Deep in the Living
Chapter 340 - 328: Heredity

Chapter 340: Chapter 328: Heredity

Zzzzz!

Steam disperses,

As the steam before his eyes gradually cleared, Luo Di found himself sitting on a metal chair, in a solitary compartment.

"Back again? Indeed, nothing is more comfortable than the original body."

Luo Di effortlessly freed himself from the chair’s restraints, and standing up, he could feel a distinct spinal support, a long-missed sensation centered around the spine that brought him great relief.

"Speaking of which, did the Game Brain come along too? Why don’t I feel it very distinctly?"

Just as Luo Di was about to self-check his brain region,

Dong dong dong~

A series of knocks came from the iron door of the current cell.

This sound instantly diverted all of Luo Di’s attention, with cold sweat sliding beside his ears. This wasn’t a normal knock; it was a call from ancient times.

Although Luo Di was not influenced in his thinking and had no impulse to open the door, his intuition told him that something about the current scene was not quite right.

Looking around the cell,

The mechanical maid who was supposed to care for his every need was nowhere to be seen, and the cell itself had subtle differences, with traces on the walls seemingly sketching outlines related to "Doors".

Luo Di was certain of one thing.

"I haven’t returned to the Human World; this is somewhere else..."

He stood up and walked to the only exit of the cell, where the knocking sound originated, and opened the door without being drawn to it.

The iron door pushed open,

And outside was not the prison corridor but a profound and Huge cave - a Huge cave Luo Di had visited before, precisely the "deep digestive tract" of the Door Ancestor.

This time, he was not physically present and was not in a state of "being digested."

Instead, some form of perception had brought Luo Di’s Consciousness here, no longer eroded by digestive juices, and his body felt no burden... it was like receiving an ancient experiential voucher.

It didn’t take much time for Luo Di’s Consciousness to reach deep inside the cave.

The expected "encounter" did not happen again.

At the deepest part, there sat only a skeleton, an ancient skeleton whose face featured an arched gate structure, with its skin patterns also related to doors.

Whether it be the shape of its fingernails, the contours of its muscles, or the structure of its belly button, everything was "Door".

Luo Di recognized instantly that this was the ancestor who had nearly swallowed a cruise ship in the ocean...

Standing before the skeleton, Luo Di subconsciously extended his arm for a touch, completing this contact spanning countless centuries.

The tips of his fingers gently rested on the skeleton’s forehead, precisely at the center of the arch in its facial structure.

The touch that came back held not a trace of anything biological; it felt like touching the weathered surface of a rock layer.

But this slight touch,

Caused the skeleton to start disintegrating at the face,

Turning into grains of sand carrying the weight of the years.

However, these fine grains of sand on the ground did not scatter with the wind. Instead, they were attracted to something, attracted to Luo Di’s body... or rather, they had wanted to burrow into Luo Di’s body from the very beginning.

Sssh sssh sssh~

The tiny grains of sand formed a stream, permeating through the pores of the skin, following the blood towards the Spine and spreading upwards along it.

This was a gift, a gift from an ancestor.

"Spine... cervical vertebra... brain..."

Luo Di could feel these materials spreading through his spine, helping to repair the Metallic Spine damaged by the digestive juices, while also intensively active in the cervical region.

It seemed to be connecting something,

Seemed to be creating a kind of intracranial regrowth structure, making the cervical vertebrae directly contact the Game Brain as if building a door between the brain and the Spine, allowing a connection between the two.

Additionally,

Luo Di also heard a language he had never heard before, yet from its subtle emotions, he could make out the meaning.

≮Thank you...≯

...

[Repair Center, Intensive Care Unit (E)]

A headless corpse lay on the ground, with an empty, brain-removed skull rolling beside it.

The Game Brain, newly formed, had already been wrapped in grey tentacles, inserted into the skull, and installed.

The ancestral material remaining in Luo Di’s body was being mobilized, not only causing no harm to the original body but also helping to repair the Metallic Spine.

After the entire Spine was filled and repaired by the ancestral material, the once Metallic shine had faded, imparting an ancient texture.

At the very top of the cervical vertebrae, what was originally the first cervical vertebra, the atlas, was further proliferating upwards, growing a number zero cervical vertebra, a segment of cervical vertebra infused with ancient material, extending deep into the skull and connecting directly to the brain.

It was like some kind of placenta,

Like some kind of throne,

Cradling the brain above,

Directly establishing a connection with the brain, the Game Brain also became a part of the cervical vertebra, seemingly transforming into a brand-new whole.

As the core spine undergoes repairs, Luo Di’s fragmented flesh also begins a rapid regeneration.

The head nurse, with fifty years of service, had never witnessed such a phenomenon, mainly because "Ancestral Injury" itself is relatively rare.

Most seafarers hardly ever encounter an Ancestor,

and the few unlucky ones who do encounter an Ancestor typically sink and die in the sea, leaving no possibility of being brought back for repair.

The number of Ancestral Injuries the Repair Center deals with annually does not exceed three cases.

At this moment, the IV tubes by the head nurse’s eyes swayed outside, allowing a clearer view to observe the changes within Luo Di’s body.

"Mr. David, this Outer Realm Apostle can indeed achieve compatibility with multiple systems.

It’s truly astounding that the Ancestor is actually helping him, and moreover, assisting him in achieving the [Trinity]; although I cannot comprehend why a deceased Ancestor would help an outsider.

But such an existence, once it returns to the Spines, will pose a huge threat to us in the future.

I suggest we directly..."

Before she could finish,

The head nurse suddenly felt unable to speak, as if she had also lost all control over her body.

Crack!

Her head, or rather half of her head, landed on the ground.

Everything below the bridge of her nose had been ground into mush.

Standing to the side, David simply made a downward pressing gesture with his hand, his face expressing impatience.

"You really do talk too much!! How could the Repair Center allow someone ’overburdened with details’ like you to be a manager, it really needs to be sorted out."

Just as the head nurse’s half head tried to move,

David’s hand pressed down another 1cm.

Crack! The remains of the head nurse’s head were completely crushed.

"Whew~ Much quieter now. Such a scene is a rare sight. Since my employee is carefully selected by the Ancestor, let him develop properly.

No matter whether he stays with the Spines or with us, it will be beneficial to our situation.

The entire development of True Hell is like a play.

When new and interesting characters join in, it makes the play much more intriguing.

Moreover, Mr. Di’s world is a civilization that places great emphasis on cultural development. This is quite rare; most worlds only focus on expanding their military power, utterly boring.

If that side is truly interesting, I must find a way to visit... Lately, I don’t know why, but I feel that staying in the Grand Theater is utterly meaningless, I want to go out for a stroll."

...

Sizzling~

Steam disperses,

Luo Di once again awakens on the metallic chair, only this time the sensation of reality is very strong, and the maid produced by [Atomic Military Industry] is beside him changing the nutrient fluid.

Just as Luo Di prepares to get up from the chair, a voice from Hell reaches him.

≮Personal information has undergone significant updates, the original Hell Item ’Metallic Spine’ has fundamentally transformed≯

≮A new Hell Item - ’Old Spine’ has been created. Due to certain areas of the Hell Item still not being saturated, the [Open Spine] feature is temporarily sealed≯

*The brain-spine area is in a state of rebirth; it’s recommended to use Evil Play to achieve saturation and completion.

*The opening of the new Hell Item will be vastly different from the past.

...

Luo Di easily breaks free from the chair’s restraints and looks towards the mechanical maid beside him.

"Excuse me, do you have a mirror here?"

The maid nodded, the metal on her body surface immediately switched to a high-reflective material, showing Luo Di the condition of his back that he wished to see.

The protruding, steaming Spine on his back was no longer the familiar metal but was now covered with a layer of ancient ash,

Both ashen and gray,

Ancient and plain,

More perfect and textured than the former metallic spine.

Furthermore, the length of the spine had extended, and the anticipated balanced state between the brain and the spine was not achieved, but rather it had integrated into something even better.

Aside from the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and coccygeal vertebrae, Luo Di now had an additional cranial vertebra.

Beholding his spine, feeling the physical enhancements from his experiences in Hell, Luo Di now wanted to go see the Corner.

Moreover,

In his contact with the Door Ancestor, he also found the true answer for the Gate of Demon Ascension.

The gate he intends to build doesn’t necessarily have to rely entirely on Hell...