Deep in the Living
Chapter 89 - 83 Curse

Chapter 89: Chapter 83 Curse

"Not quite right..."

Although Luo Di had only lived in this studio apartment for less than two days, despite all the furniture being arranged the same, he could intuitively feel a sense of unfamiliarity, as if this place was not an apartment.

The main thing was that the lighting in the entire house was much dimmer than before he went to sleep.

Luo Di didn’t panic, but instead immediately reached into his backpack through the zipper opening to make sure the class president was still inside.

However, the Zombie Blade that should have been with the class president was nowhere to be found.

Luo Di’s memory couldn’t be flawed; he definitely placed the two items together, both inside the backpack, ready to draw the blade at any moment of danger.

"The blade is gone, but the class president is still here?"

Luo Di searched the whole room for the Zombie Blade but didn’t find it, yet he vaguely guessed his current situation.

Since there was nothing unusual or any clues in the room, he quickly moved to the apartment door, unlocked it, and pushed it open.

According to the Corner Law, the entire city must maintain a high level of brightness at all times, even if you open the door at night, there should be a strong light immediately covering everything.

However, there was no such dazzling light, only dense fog.

The dense fog even spread throughout the entire apartment corridor, visibility not exceeding ten meters.

Because of the country’s special circumstances, it was impossible for such heavy fog to appear in urban areas.

The meteorological agency could predict in advance and intervene in foggy weather through scientific means, and in the eighteen years of Luo Di’s life, Jupiter City had never had a case of descending fog.

However, the strangeness didn’t stop there.

Paper Copper Coins were scattered sporadically through the apartment corridors, and every household’s door was adorned with crooked or incomplete "Happiness" characters.

All these anomalies, combined with Luo Di’s investigation of the missing young adults, were enough to draw some valid conclusions.

"This place is not reality.

Since touching the red envelope this morning, something must have spread within me. And ’sleeping’ is a turning point, or a trigger, that fully activates the substance spread throughout my body.

The place I am currently in, or rather, where my consciousness exists, is likely a ’special dream’ created by Pseudo-Person, even integrating the characteristics of a Corner-like Space, and should not be regarded as a normal dream.

Waking up is no easy matter,

If I die in the dream, it is very likely I will disappear like the previous four youths.

The Zombie Blade isn’t in my backpack probably due to being in a dream, unable to bring physical items, but why..."

Luo Di unzipped again to check, confirming that the "class president" was still there.

"Is it because of the pituitary gland that it entered the dream with me? The Zombie Blade also has a pituitary structure, why didn’t it come along?"

For some reason,

Although it was Luo Di’s first time encountering this, and even his vital weapon was gone, he wasn’t too nervous or uncomfortable, instead, a fleeting smile crossed his face.

Moreover, being in such a situation was what he wanted from the beginning, he had intended to enter the game as a ’victim’.

The presence of a blade didn’t matter much.

All Luo Di needed to ensure was one thing, he gently closed his eyes, his tongue against the roof of his mouth,

Click!

As the clicking sound was made, the familiar Hell Symbol immediately emerged from the depths of Luo Di’s memory, a burning sensation spread throughout his body, proving that his connection with Hell was completely unaffected.

However, he wasn’t going to directly use this power now, he just needed to confirm the stability of the connection.

"Still, better to have a blade, without one on hand, it feels like something is missing."

He returned to the apartment’s kitchen to take out the biggest cleaver, only when gripping the handle tightly could he feel the most direct sense of involvement, otherwise, it would be difficult to invoke the mood for killing.

However, just as Luo Di picked up the cleaver, he faintly felt something wrong with his body, feeling the cleaver to be significantly heavier than usual.

He spread his palms and carefully observed his hands, his arms seemed to have become thinner.

[Mingwang City, Investigative Branch, Morgue]

Four male bodies, their identities difficult to distinguish, their skin surfaces covered with marble-like patterns, all presenting a ghastly white color, were alternately lined upon autopsy tables.

The Intern Investigator responsible for receiving Luo Di, the youngest member of the branch, Marco Rubio, was also here.

Additionally present was Marco’s mentor, a seasoned investigator responsible for his growth during his internship, puffing on a cigar, an Italian who gave an impression akin to the mafia in both appearance and attire.

"Mr. Como, is this really okay?

Based on the information received from Jupiter City, Mr. Di has never handled a ’curse-related’ incident. Is it really alright for us to deliberately withhold information and let him enter the situation alone?

Moreover, his mental state is not very stable, making him more susceptible to being completely eroded by this type of mental curse.

He might even become a more dangerous entity than the incident itself."

The smoke was exhaled,

Como looked at the four emaciated mummies in front of him, almost devoid of flesh, and spoke softly:

"I’ve reviewed the data.

For someone who managed to survive the ’Four Middle School Incident,’ and under extreme conditions, achieved ’World Connection,’ even killing a perfect Pseudo-Person, such a talent definitely has the qualifications to go to the Capital City, to work for the World Bureau.

But his mind has faltered, and such a flaw could bring unpredictable risks.

The anomaly specifically arranged for him this time, along with the deliberately provided incomplete clues, are all orchestrated by the bureau.

If he becomes mentally deranged due to such a common curse incident, then indeed he cannot be employed by us, nor by the country. If he were to go to the real Corner, he would inevitably be turned against us; preemptively eliminating such a risk is not necessarily a bad thing.

But if he can resolve this type of curse incident targeting the mental level on his own, it will suffice to show that his mental condition is no longer an issue and meets the strength expected of a Connector.

Moreover, this also provides an opportunity for him to establish a connection with our bureau."

"The teacher is indeed strict, I wonder how that guy is progressing. It’s quite difficult to kill such a remote curse Pseudo-Person alone."

...

[Youth Apartment]

Luo Di stepped on a path littered with paper money and arrived at the elevator of the apartment, ready to go downstairs and check the situation.

Ding!

As the elevator doors opened, Luo Di’s body trembled slightly, almost swinging the kitchen knife to chop out.

Crammed inside the cabin were four young men with bowed heads, gloomy faces, and fully dilated pupils, exactly the four missing young men Luo Di had seen in the video tape.

Everyone indeed had handsome looks,

Moreover, they were all dressed in groom’s attire, albeit slightly different, but all themed in red.

The four young men just stood there with no direct inclination to attack Luo Di.

Except that one of them always kept his index finger on the elevator button, quietly waiting as if they were there to pick up Luo Di as the "fifth person."

As long as he didn’t go up, they would continue to wait like this.

Luo Di, as if drawn by something, or possibly eager to meet the person behind the scenes, walked into the cabin with a bewildered expression.

The youth next to him immediately moved their fingers, sliding on the cold elevator buttons, continuously moving upward, finally touching the button at the top.

[33]

Luo Di clearly remembered that the first time he took the elevator, there were only 32 floors,

However, he did not attempt to escape forcefully but followed the four men to the so-called top floor.

Ding!

The elevator doors opened again, directly arriving at the rooftop area of the entire apartment,

The dense fog pervading the entire building happened just not to spread here, staying only at the border area,

Following the four groom-dressed youths out of the cabin, the moment Luo Di stepped onto the rooftop, a gust of wind mixed with paper money blew towards him.

After a brief obstruction of the sight,

The spacious rooftop unexpectedly had five wooden stools added along with a film projector placed behind the stools, and a large piece of leather-made screen was erected.

The four youths quickly took their seats in a jogging manner, leaving the middle position empty.

The movie was about to start.

As Luo Di’s attention was captivated by this scene, the elevator behind had disappeared, leaving no exit on the entire rooftop.

Moreover, he could distinctly feel something draining from his body,

During the elevator ride to the rooftop, Luo Di’s weight had already dropped by 6kg.