Deep in the Living
Chapter 356 - 344 Hunting

Chapter 356: Chapter 344 Hunting

Outside the film set.

Bento distribution area.

The green-haired young man deliberately chose a bento with a higher meat content, and after obtaining permission, he took three servings, just because his body currently has a large energy deficit.

Of course, he appeared intact, not even his clothes were damaged.

Holding the bento, he moved to the front row area to watch the movie shoot,

where only three beings were present.

The green-haired young man with the bento went to the right side, standing next to one of them, appearing very restrained. The other was sitting with legs crossed on a deck chair, resembling a fresh medical school graduate, refined and wearing thick glasses.

"Lord Eye."

"Where did you get this ability? You can actually create a tumor avatar almost identical to your main body?"

"After discussing with Luo Di, Agatha, and the others, this is likely an influence brought by the Door Ancestor.

My tumor has been imbued with some ancient attributes, which, combined with a magic wand bought from the guild and the Hell Magic I’ve recently learned, allows me to create a perfect avatar.

Unlike before, where I could only make some mindless tumor crystal monsters."

"A gift from the Door Ancestor? Anything else enhanced?"

"Hmm... I feel the flow rate of pus in my body has greatly increased, amplifying the plague effect."

"When can you open the door?"

"It should be soon."

"Good."

With the praise from Lord Eye, Calen immediately opened the bento and devoured three big bites. Who would have thought the evil play provided bento would be unexpectedly delicious, and he opened his mouth wide and swallowed the box whole.

After Calen finished chewing, Lord Eye continued to ask:

"What do you think of this creature from the Otherworld?"

Calen understood this was Lord Eye testing his [insight], which the other valued most, and hurried to respond:

"Very strange, very strong, immense pressure! Even if I combined with Agatha, we wouldn’t have much chance against it. This is the first time I’ve encountered such a bizarre being.

Moreover, the one that came to us wasn’t the main body; it should be some kind of descending avatar, a consciousness projection.

The one called ’Squad Leader,’ also Mr. Di’s spouse, seemed to have known in advance this thing would follow, so they arranged a vessel in the hotel to host it, with a certain docking symbol drawn on it.

Ultimately, it likely forcefully descended on the vessel prepared with the film set’s effects.

The main body should be stronger, much stronger... But if we can kill the descending avatar, it might weaken some of the main body’s power."

"Have you observed the essence of the opponent’s methods?"

Calen paused; this was the question he feared most.

If he had observed the essence, he would have already shared intelligence with Agatha to unite against the enemy. Instead of repeatedly trying and eventually being forced to gouge out his eye.

He could only summarize from the last collected intelligence now.

"Sound... Flash... No... Should be a photo?"

Oculus nodded, "A very special ability, touching the ’Rule Edge,’ your defeat is quite normal. The entity’s main body in that other world should indeed be very strong, comparable enough to some of our elite Great Demons.

Moreover, for a direct confrontation, he’s even better."

"Lord Eye, it sounds like Mr. Luo Di’s world is very dangerous?"

"Indeed, we have invaded so many worlds and have never seen the likes of it. Also, their world structure is odd; the entire world seems to be still developing.

However, speaking of true uniqueness, Luo Di’s partner seems even more special.

She’s remarkably clever to devise a ’three birds with one stone’ strategy at such a young age.

She can aid Luo Di in perfecting the Old Spine,

eliminate this huge threat with our help,

and gain David’s favor along with an evil play identity."

"Hmm... that female is indeed dangerous." Calen couldn’t help but think of the feeling last night when he was glanced at by the Squad Leader between the walls, as if his entire skin no longer belonged to his control.

"Do you think Luo Di can beat it?"

Calen shook his head, "Not alone, even if his Old Spine can saturate and Open Spine, it would be very close. But with two people cooperating, it’s hard to say... Also, I can’t see the [Open Spine] form of that Old Spine, so I need to observe further."

"Your observational skills need more practice."

Feeling criticized by Lord Eye, Calen devoured three more mouthfuls and stopped speaking.

...

[Inside the hotel]

Agatha, nearly consumed by fear,

when she heard the heavy footsteps coming from the stairwell, it was as if a hand was reaching out to her, pulling her from the swamp called fear, pulling her to the edge, allowing her to breathe.

Although her body was "synchronized" with the photo, leaving her unable to make any moves,

her speech was unaffected; she instinctively wanted to call out the other’s name, wanted to call for help.

But her sidelong glance, besides spotting the huge shoe descending, also caught a girl’s head dangling on the belt.

And this head was angled just so as not to be seen by others, staring at Agatha,

the tongue wriggling~

The girl’s head was slowly opening its mouth, a forefinger actually curled around the tongue. With the tongue’s movement, the forefinger was raised, making a hush gesture.

Soon, the tongue retracted, the eyes turned vacant, seeming as if nothing had happened, as if the head hanging by the waist was just a dead thing.

Such a short and eerie exchange calmed Agatha, preventing her from shouting Luo Di’s name and halting the filming.

After all, according to the script, she doesn’t know Luo Di.

The murderer in the stairwell had come down,

Pak!

A black-gloved hand clamped around her neck, and with an arm’s strength, it directly threw Agatha, tossing her several meters away into another corridor.

The murderer had a hunting priority,

the girl before him, bound, dismembered, and eyes brimming with fear, lost her qualification as prey, temporarily removed from his priority list.

The gaze from under the mask turned towards the man inside the counter, also the man competing for his prey.

Unexpectedly, the other was also engaged in slaughter here, something Luo Di would never permit since this hotel had been his hunting ground from the start.

The man with the camera hung on his chest, slightly lean, however, stared wide-eyed, fixedly at the head hanging from Luo Di’s waist.

"You killed Wu Wen?!"

The man grew instantly furious, his originally slim body seemed to slowly swell, almost bursting his shirt. But he sniffed vigorously, calming his anger quickly.

"You already had Wu Wen’s scent on you, this guy is best at disguises, maybe playing dead now? If I am not mistaken, are you two in a relationship?

Splendid!

This is my favorite kind... Don’t worry, I won’t kill you! I will twist your limbs off and bind you to a chair, allowing you to watch me and Wu Wen..."

Before he could finish.

The man suddenly saw a beam of light, like moonlight shining on his face.

Unlike the sudden burst and sharpness of a flash,

it was cold, gentle, seemingly spreading across the skin, seeping into the flesh.

Swoosh!

The man’s head was directly cleaved in half, his speaking tongue splitting down the middle.

Luo Di’s expression remained unchanged; he merely regarded the man in front of him as an intruder into his territory, a competitor for his prey, whom he prioritized for slaughter at the highest level.