Deep in the Living
Chapter 361 - 349 Body

Chapter 361: Chapter 349 Body

The avatar descends.

It’s a unique way for the corner monster to reach the surface of the Earth.

This is quite different from how Luo Di projects his consciousness to the True Hell.

Because the rules of the [Corner] are very strict,

all individuals who reach the Corner, even those who have obtained the qualification to survive and have acquired properties, are still strictly confined.

It’s even said that they are "imprisoned" in the Corner, forbidden to leave.

The entire Corner is more like a closed space,

unlike the True Hell, which is completely open and even continues to invade other worlds.

Any monster wishing to leave the Corner must pay a great price and also faces strict time and capability restrictions.

Even the [Grandmother] in charge of the Sisterhood can only descend to the Earth’s surface for no more than a month each year.

The Squad Leader, using many resources, completed the descent for the first time and had, at most, a week.

Moreover,

The descent is not merely a simple world projection; it requires partitioning part of the core pituitary and using a highly similar human body as a vessel to carry the pituitary.

Instead of calling it a consciousness carrier, it’s more like a vital split of the self.

The level of the avatar would be limited to human extremes, and the pituitary would remain in the seed stage. This is a significant weakening for the monster itself.

Most importantly, once the avatar is killed, the main body suffers great backlash.

This is why the vast majority of monsters are unwilling to perform avatar descents. Although there are many corner monsters, those that descend as monster avatars to the human world are few.

Not to mention that if they do anything too conspicuous in the human world, they might get a Corner warrant.

Wei Junzhe, a monster of considerable fame who even has a private residence,

had no intention like the Grandmother to develop organizations or train newcomers and had long severed ties to the human world.

He wouldn’t waste the energy and undertake risks to send down an avatar.

But this time,

for his personal desire, his extreme yearning for Wu Wen, he fell into a special trap set for him early on.

...

Lighting the black candles,

in the depths of the underground arranging the "Avatar Ritual."

Pfft!!

A large mouthful of fresh blood sprayed like a rainbow, arcing onto the ceiling,

Wei Junzhe’s consciousness returned to the main body,

knees falling, palms touching the ground.

His seven orifices continued bleeding, dripping onto the ground like raindrops. The entire world before him twisted and distorted, falling into a state of [forced weakness].

This weakness could last a day, three days, or even longer.

This is the cost of the prohibition against leaving the Corner.

Wanting to go out requires bearing such risks, even if Wei Junzhe did not voluntarily go out.

"I... I must hurry back to the residence, grind those women’s pituitaries into a liquid, and water my plants with it so I can recover soon.

I must leave, must leave!"

Blink~ Ka! Flash refreshes.

Yet this infinite ability belonging to his main body was not easily usable at the moment.

Unable to reset the punishment from the Corner, as if this punishment resided in a higher dimensional rule, the forced refresh barely restored him slightly, stopping the violent shaking of his vision.

As he supported his weak body to stand, he glanced at the corner of the ritual and saw the girl Wu Wen, who should have been kneeling, was nowhere to be found.

"Damn!"

The next second,

Pa!

A foot stamped on his neck, pressing his barely supported body completely to the ground, crushing it.

The five toes deeply embedded in his neck, pressing the arteries, restricting the trachea.

Wei Junzhe wanted to resist but found he couldn’t even support himself, let alone blink; his flesh and skin had been completely controlled due to the girl’s ’touch.’

Forced weakness prevented him from accessing much of his pituitary ability.

The current situation offered no chance of breaking out, a sure defeat.

Even facing death, Wei Junzhe contorted his face in a snarl:

"Sure enough, women are so despicable, only using such underhanded tactics. You don’t even dare engage in a direct fight; a woman like you will die in the Corner Depths sooner or later."

"Huh?"

The Squad Leader tilted her black hair, bent low, staring intently with her round eyes at Wei Junzhe pinned to the ground.

"Have you misunderstood something? Haven’t you realized your real purpose yet? Haven’t you been illuminated by the moon already?

Is there a possibility,

that you were merely chosen by chance, as an essential part for me and my boyfriend to increase intimacy? And your effects were even better than expected, elevating him to a new stage, enabling him to reach the Corner sooner.

Moreover, did you ever consider I let you secretly photograph on purpose? By the way, your photography skills are lousy, you made me look chubby."

The photographer was about to say something but was silenced as the Squad Leader’s toes pressed on his vocal cords, stifling his sound.

Following that,

The Squad Leader began "undressing" in front of him.

Not just removing clothing but peeling off the skin as well, revealing the true form inside.

The black candles illuminated this pure internal flesh,

As Wei Junzhe beheld such a "beautiful" scene, his facial muscles began to tighten, and his pupils shimmered with true physical fear.

The Squad Leader’s voice emerged from within the flesh, as if reverberating from an immensely deep cave.

"You are indeed strong; killing you directly would require considerable effort... Now it’s much more convenient."

"Goodbye, Wei Jun... um~ I can’t quite recall your name, sorry."

Buzz!

The Squad Leader’s body transformed into liquid at this moment, seeping into his form.

Wei Junzhe writhed wildly on the ground like a maggot, convulsing and twitching. An eerie scene unfolded as his skin began to crack, peel, and shed.

It seemed to be undergoing a sort of rebirth shedding,

When the outer layer of Wei Junzhe was completely shed, the Squad Leader emerged anew from within.

She redressed in the "clothing" she had just removed, returning to her simple girl appearance, with a camera and a key in her hands now.

Following a newly gained brain memory, the Squad Leader quickly arrived at the entrance of a sinister residence.

Using the key to unlock the door, she entered this private residence.

She inhaled the strange scent in the air, walked towards a row of bedrooms covered with photographs, freeing the girls inside, undoing their neck collars.

"Wei Junzhe is dead... Those who want to leave can go now. Those who want to follow me, stay here."

A half-hour passed,

Out of ten girls, only two left, remaining behind to clean themselves inside the house.

The Squad Leader, looking relaxed, leaned on the sofa, holding a remote control flipping through channels, seemingly unimpressed by any TV program.

One of the girls even prepared some snacks and delivered them to the Squad Leader, receiving praise.

When the Squad Leader finally found a late-night show,

Static interference buzzed.

The originally normal TV screen began to flicker, then a vortex appeared in the center.

Upon seeing this,

The Squad Leader instantly dropped her relaxed demeanor, sternly shouting, "Everyone back to your rooms!"

She also quickly straightened up, much like attending class at school before.

The vortex seemed to open a special passage.

A tall, thin figure emerged from the television, its facial features indistinct as if they were rotating at different frequencies.

"Mr. Guo, I was planning to come to you tomorrow morning, as I’ve just finished up here."

"You did well, Wu Wen! I’m just curious, how is Luo Di doing?"

"Rest assured, he is indeed your favorite student, Mr. Guo.

He is magnificent now, and will surely deliver the results you are most satisfied with."

As the Squad Leader explained, she also spit out a nearly shriveled plant pituitary from her mouth, containing the battle footage of Wei Junzhe and Luo Di.

"Very good, rest for a day tomorrow, then come back to class the day after."

"Mr. Guo, take care."