Deep in the Living

Chapter 775 Late Night
"Oh! So this is it... This school. You were hiding here when I used the mark to influence you."

Morton, who was in his arms, also sat up and looked around cautiously.

"By the way, there's a cook here! Back when I was in the dungeon, I was only able to influence you through the mark, but that cook was able to directly injure my main body using that mark as a connection."

"He must be the strongest in this school, right?"

"Do not."

"This isn't the strongest? It seems your lowly world is quite capable. No wonder you were able to use your local advantage to kill a lower-level Outer God."

However, my eye's rank is still far higher than yours. Once this body matures, I will naturally have nothing to fear. And that cook, he injured my eye back then; naturally, I'll have to settle things with him."

"Yes, we'll be able to talk in person soon. We're heading to the cafeteria for lunch now."

Upon hearing that Roddy was going to the cafeteria, Morton immediately panicked.

"Huh? I meant when this body is mature, not now. Besides, I'm on your side now, so naturally I'm on the same side as that cook."

As for the eye injury, I'll reluctantly let it go and not make a fuss about it. After all, we were enemies back then, so I can't entirely blame him."

After passing the stadium, the cafeteria is right in front of you.

However, it was already close to 8 p.m., which was past dinner time.

Roddy tentatively went up to knock on the door, but to his surprise, Hunter, wearing an apron, quickly came to open the door and his gaze fell directly on those dark eyes.

Of all the people in Vortex Town, none was more familiar with this black-eyed creature than Hunter.

For the two weeks leading up to the operation, Roddy was helping to eradicate the effects of the black eye, removing a portion of it every day.

Their eyes met.

The piglet in her arms shivered instinctively.

After confirming Black Eye's current situation, Hunter completely lowered his guard and turned his gaze to Roddy.

"How many were killed?"

"Not much, but enough."

"Okay, come in and eat."

The food was served according to each person's taste.

Hua Yuan hadn't eaten properly during this period because he was rushing to finish his manuscript at the comic shop. Every time it was mealtime, the shop manager would bring him a comic related to food.

No cooking is required; simply select what you want to eat, and the food will magically appear from the comic book.

However... while this food does fill your stomach and tastes just like real food, after eating it for a short time, you always feel like the food is talking inside your body, giving you an indescribable, strange feeling.

Back at school, I was finally able to eat normally, and the delicious food Hunter made was naturally incomparable to anything in the comic books.

Luo Di, meanwhile, was also devouring the beef noodles he had been longing for.

However, the piglet in her arms also received a special dish of braised pig's eyes with pumpkin. It was sweet, juicy, nutritious, and easy to digest, making it perfect for infants and young children.

"What is this food? It's so delicious!!"

Morton got hooked on the food and finished it in a few bites. He wanted to eat more, but he swallowed his words out of pride. Unfortunately, he couldn't swallow his saliva, which dripped onto the ground.

Seeing this, Hunter made him another one.

Morton was completely convinced. "Delicious, thank you."

……

After eating and drinking his fill, Luo Di stretched as he walked out of the cafeteria; he hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time.

Whether in the dungeons or on the eve of their exile, his entire lifestyle was off, but now it has finally returned to normal, back to this "daily routine."

After killing Jock, all he wanted was a normal daily life.

but,

Even after stretching his body, he couldn't relax.

Although his body was no longer tense, his hands were trembling slightly, the feeling of slaughter still lingering within him.

Even though the sky was covered with ashes, Roddy seemed to be able to see the moonlight.

His thoughts and ideas did not consider how to rest or how to have fun.

Instead, taking advantage of the darkness, he took out the jade pendant hanging around his neck.

The surface of the moonstone is blank, with no outline of the moon visible.

It's not that the moonstone has failed; this invisible phenomenon is simply one of the lunar phases – the new moon.

Luo Di could clearly feel a warm sensation flowing from between the moonstones, traveling along his meridians and reaching his brain. Tonight was perfect for learning and contemplation, a wonderful time for reading.

However, after glancing at Hua Yuan beside him, he decided to spend some time with her, feeling somewhat indebted to her.

Downstairs in the dormitory.

Roddy almost climbed the wall again, but then remembered that the dungeon issue was resolved, and the potential danger in the darkness now hung over him. This time, instead of climbing the stairs, he went through the main door.

Just as I was about to go upstairs, the lights in the dormitory manager's office came on.

"Hey! This is a boys' dormitory, no..."

Just as the dormitory supervisor was about to say something, he realized that the woman he had just seen had disappeared, as if he had imagined it, and there was nothing inside the tattered cloth that Roddy had hung in front of him.

"It's alright, go upstairs and rest, Roddy."

"Ah."

In reality, Hua Yuan has always been there; it's just that Black Eyes uses a visual concealment technique.

Walking in the dark stairwell, Luo Di also asked in a low voice, "You scared me to death back then. For a long time, I didn't dare to walk in such dark places."

"Tch~ In the entire dungeon, I am the one who has been in the deepest contact with darkness and has the best understanding. It's no problem for me to scare a lowly life like you with my mental mark."

However, you're a bit of a charlatan! Fine, I won't hold it against you. It's good you're out, it's good you're out!

"Morton, you're free to do whatever you want tonight. You can stay at school or wander around outside."

Morton immediately understood the meaning of those words, and looked meaningfully at Roddy and the girl beside him. "I understand, I understand! I never intended to sleep with you anyway. Now that I've determined that the cook poses no threat to me, I'll go for a stroll outside."

I am currently physically weak and have difficulty moving around, so I won't go too far. I will most likely just stay within the school grounds for an inspection.

See you tomorrow morning!

As the piglet crawled out of the bag, the surrounding darkness immediately surged up, clustering around its dark skin and resembling a humanoid body.

He looked like a man with long, black hair, a slender build, and a slightly hunched back.

Just as they were about to completely disappear into darkness, about to vanish...

Suddenly turning his head, a pair of dark eyes shone upon him, and a voice followed: "Roddy."

"what's wrong?"

"I have another question. When I first came to this school, I saw a question mark structure. What kind of personality does the guy behind that structure have? Would he attack me on his own initiative?"

"No, Mr. Question Mark can analyze the essence of things. Since he saw me bring you back, he must already know the cause and effect of the matter."

"Mr. Question Mark... Your inferior world is quite interesting. Alright, I'm off!"

Roddy then remembered something and added, "Just a reminder! Make sure you stay on campus. If you absolutely must go out for a stroll, don't go near the villa area outside. There's a very dangerous person there."

"Alright... However, no matter how dangerous it is, it's still a low-level life form that hasn't become a god. Although I am still weak, I'm not likely to be killed by the natives."

Besides, I can be considered your honored guest in a way.

The sound gradually faded into the darkness.

Morton emerged from the darkness outside the dormitory building a second later. "It would have been better if this guy hadn't said anything. Now that he's brought it up, it's really intriguing... He should know how powerful Benyan is, yet he still said it was extremely dangerous."

I want to see what dangers lurk in this tiny indigenous city.

……

At midnight.

[Abandoned villa area]

Second floor bedroom.

The darkness disintegrated into dust here, and crimson flesh enveloped everything.

A piglet with a single eye on its face huddled in a corner, shivering, with a foul-smelling bodily fluid flowing out.

at this time,

The door opens.

"Brother, let me do it~ Since this belongs to Luo Di, I have something to ask him."

The crimson hue receded, but did not leave; it remained inside the room.

A young woman walked over with a professional smile on her face, squatted down, and reached out to touch the piglet's head.

"You said that Luo Di brought a girl named Hua Yuan back to school, and the two of them went to the dormitory. They even sent you away. Is that true?"

"Yes, it is."

“Okay, then you don’t mind coming with me, do you? Let me see for myself what Roddy is up to in the middle of the night.”

"I don't mind...you..."

Morton suddenly saw a sight that shocked him: the girl in front of him also had a black eyeball, though not quite as big as his, but somewhat similar.

"Brother, are you going too?"

The man in the corner nodded.

(End of this chapter)