Deep in the Living
Chapter 404 - 392 Parking Lot

Chapter 404: Chapter 392 Parking Lot

Luo Di’s main attention remained on this special boss, who was also one of the rulers of the City of Sin, known as the mysterious entity called "Question Mark".

Of course, he wouldn’t use Crow Colt’s special vision to spy, lest he offend the other party.

Just ordinary visual observation.

He didn’t get the high-level oppressive feeling like his grandmother, but rather felt nothing at all, not even a hint of breath; the person gave Luo Di the impression of an ordinary human.

Until the other party took out the so-called ultimate reward for the winner, Luo Di’s gaze slowly shifted to the plant pot, which was dark and had a strange human face sheen.

Very strange,

Compared to the amazement of others, Luo Di didn’t feel much. He just felt that the plant pot was very exquisite, and it seemed to contain a rich energy related to fear.

"Hua, what is this?"

Hua Yuan immediately frowned, gently poking Luo Di’s forehead with his finger, "Huh? Do you not even know about plant pots... Wait, what did you call me?"

"Hua Yuan, what’s up?"

"Tsk~ Nothing. Our luck is really good this time. Previously, the ultimate rewards were also precious but not to this extent."

"Hurry and tell me about it."

Hua Yuan stood with his hands on his hips, raising his head, looking at Luo Di from a higher position: "What’s going on, a mere male servant dares to speak to the master like this? But as your master, I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll tell you.

This is a pot specifically used for cultivating plants, also known as the ’Fear Dish’.

Any monster that has achieved Pituitary Bud would choose to purchase a plant pot after earning their first pot of gold in the Corner.

This item can be brought into the pituitary space, serving as a culture dish for the pituitary, allowing plants to take root in it for stable growth.

The soil in the plant pot continuously provides nutrients from the Corner, greatly aiding the maturity of the plant and its development after maturity.

Monsters without plant pots differ significantly in development from those with plant pots, even if their innate traits are completely identical.

You haven’t budded yet, so you can’t feel this urgent need.

Once you bud, your pituitary will require a large supply of nutrients, and even a slight lack will give you a strong sense of weakness and hunger... If you lack nutrients for a long time, you could even end up being devoured by yourself."

"I got a rough idea."

Luo Di had experienced a similar feeling before, which he compensated for by eating a lot of brains. He thought the sensation would be even stronger once he budded.

"What’s different about this plant pot? How does it differ from a regular plant pot?"

"Once you understand how plant pots are formed, you will know the difference. You’re aware of the concept of ’Fear Entity’, right?

As the depth of the Corner increases, the concentration of fear entities increases, not only forming various events but also disasters like the one covering the Sisterhood’s area.

Fear entities have many expressions, sometimes even gathering into a substantial form.

To obtain a plant pot, you need to take a ’container’ to collect fear entities, collecting some after completing each event, or directly collect the condensed material in extremely dangerous areas.

Once the collection reaches a certain amount, the fear entities within the container will undergo a qualitative change, transforming into soil that is bonded with the container itself, forming a plant pot.

Most plant pots are collected from the shallow middle layers, while better ones are completely collected from fear entities in the middle layers. The process is very time-consuming and thus the price is quite high.

Currently,

the plant pot displayed by Mr. Question Mark is even more advanced.

I can sense that the fear entities inside not only come from the middle layers but also include deeper, more mysterious, and richer elements.

You should know, currently, most monsters can only operate in the middle layers of the Corner and have yet to find a formal ’connection port’ leading to the deeper areas.

The middle layer is basically the current limit of depth exploration.

This then determines the value of this plant pot, which is estimated to have been personally collected by Mr. Question Mark from the ’Dungeon’, and he personally made it.

Such a precious thing could fetch an astronomical price even on the market, and it’s unexpectedly offered as a reward, so the difficulty level of this Death Grand Challenge is expected to be very high.

Anyway, I believe in you, Luo Di~ Make sure to win, and then lend me this plant pot for half a year, since you haven’t budded yet."

This explanation from Hua Yuan touched on several points that Luo Di didn’t know, but he didn’t ask questions, only needing a rough idea of the meaning and value of the plant pot.

With this understanding, Luo Di also decided to give it his all, to show the results of his Hell training.

A voice followed from Mr. Question Mark’s reticulated head:

"This Grand Challenge is carefully designed by me, it will last longer than before, and its brutal level will be higher. Additionally, there’s no guarantee that someone will survive to the end, there’s a high chance that I won’t be able to give out the rewards I hold.

But everyone needn’t worry, since it’s my design, the game will be fun, and where there’s death, there will certainly be a path to survival.

Without further ado, let’s start the first round of the Death Grand Challenge.

[Deep Lost].

The attending servants will proceed according to the drawn numbers to ten extremely disorienting spatial scenes, find the exit within a fixed time to advance to the next round.

Begin the draw.

Each person can only take one, no exchanges allowed."

With a snap of Mr. Question Mark’s fingers,

intense clusters of paper balls fell from the ceiling like snow.

With the specific scenarios and difficulty levels unbeknownst to anyone, there’s no need to fight over them; everyone casually caught the slips landing nearby.

Luo Di also securely grabbed the slip above his head, unfolding it to see the number [7], which seemed an ill omen in the Huaxia Country.

Just when Luo Di thought they would proceed to the corresponding exit based on their numbers,

Mr. Question Mark snapped his fingers again... Snap!

Crack! The floor beneath him suddenly disappeared, causing his entire body to plummet.

Or more accurately, all servants holding a slip of paper, regardless of whether they’d opened it, encountered the same situation, falling toward an unknown area.

Luo Di, with his strong adaptability, sensed the problem through the balance provided by his Game Brain.

What was happening wasn’t a fall; rather an ascent.

Like riding a pitch-black elevator speeding upward among coffin-like black buildings, heading to some area, opening the first Death Grand Challenge.

Sure enough,

Luo Di didn’t feel the impact of hitting the ground but managed to stand steadily as the darkness gradually faded, revealing a completely changed scene.

The ballast of the fluorescent light buzzed softly.

A cold and moist breeze brushed against his face, allowing his tongue to taste a hint of gasoline.

Vehicles were neatly parked within the marked areas on either side,

and the sign at the end pointed [Exit→, Buildings 51-66↑, Buildings 1-50→, Buildings 66~99←].

"Underground parking garage?"

Luo Di quickly assessed his surroundings,

finding no danger,

nor any other contestants, estimating that everyone’s starting positions were very far apart, unlikely to meet soon.

"According to Mr. Question Mark’s tone, finding the exit here is quite challenging, likely that the garage exit doesn’t lead to the actual exit.

But it could also be that he’s playing a trick on us, toying with our minds.

Anyway, let’s first check out the garage exit."

Considering the time constraints, Luo Di moved immediately, but the sound of his leather shoes was minimized to nearly silent. In such an underground garage structure, any noise could travel long distances, potentially bringing trouble.

Just as Luo Di reached the signpost, preparing to turn right,

Click~ his tongue suddenly clacked,

the clicking even caused a slight tear and bleeding at the root of his tongue, abruptly halting Luo Di, beads of sweat rolling down his temple.

He had never experienced such a strong Danger Perception,

Without hesitation,

his spine propelled him,

sprinting in full force in the opposite direction, heading towards another parking area.

It was shortly after Luo Di left the current parking area when the fluorescent lights flickered wildly, and a "person" came walking from the direction of the exit.

A person clad in a suit, leather shoes, but with a cloth sack over his head.

Sniffing the traces left in the air, continuing to track in a walking form.