Deep within the Obsidian Prison,

drip, drip~ In a prison that was supposed to be dry yet damp, liquid surprisingly dripped down.

Moreover, this liquid was somewhat viscous. If observed under a microscope, one would discover a kind of "bacteria" with tongues contained within.

Once the liquid touches a living being, these tongue-shaped bacteria would immediately adhere, attempting to "restore" the entity back to its original state.

A dark-skinned girl in a coma (with a severed arm) in the prison slowly regained consciousness after part of her body was moistened.

Unfortunately,

though her physical fatigue recovered, her severed arm showed no response.

Megin suddenly woke up, only to find a gray-haired young man crouching beside her, trying to smear saliva on her severed arm.

"Master, how did you end up here? Is this saliva…"

"My teacher is helping me heal my body, and healing you as well in the process... However, it seems your severed arm shows no sign of regeneration.

The teacher's healing methods are quite advanced, arguably the best in the Middle Layer, yet it still doesn't work?"

Megin shook her head, "My soul is shattered, ordinary repair is useless. That's why the Overlord decisively abandoned me, choosing and adapting to a brand-new weapon.

Soul repair is an extremely difficult task, let alone my arm being completely destroyed on the spot, with the soul annihilated.

Recovery would require soul reconstruction... which is almost impossible."

"The entire soul of the arm is shattered? What if I give you another arm? A complete one, with a soul, and then adhere it with the teacher's saliva, is there any chance of repair?"

"The arm of a Great Demon?"

"No... a monster's arm."

"Impossible~ The soul is very sensitive and fragile, with a 'rejection' property. Randomly attaching an arm not only won't be usable, but might also damage my body's soul.

I couldn't even attach a Great Demon's arm, let alone a completely different system's monster arm.

Thank you for your concern, Master, but I'm feeling okay for now. After the previous battle, I've readjusted to the Open Spine.

If that great sword form is not quite to your liking, Master, I can try to gradually modify it."

"No need for intentional changes, that is your Open Spine form and prioritizes stability. Let's keep it like this for now, I will contact you if there is anything.

Regarding arm repair or attachment issues, I'll talk with the teacher... Since you've been in True Hell and haven't recovered, perhaps it's time to discard conventional concepts and try new methods."

"Got it... I will follow your arrangements, Master."

Luo Di woke up,

The firewood in the fireplace burned vigorously, providing light and heat.

Yet this firelight was trapped indoors, unable to seep out even a bit.

The entire wooden house seemed isolated in a strange space, and the view outside the window was completely distorted.

He was already seated at the dining table,

with the entire infiltration team present as well.

Teacher Guo, dressed in a white shirt, had his hands clasped in front of him, pressing against his nose, yet his seemingly spinning eyeballs remained fixed on Luo Di.

"Gust said you obtained 'important intelligence' during the raid?"

"Yes, a monster spared no expense, even breaching the Outer Realm contract to bring out the intelligence."

Luo Di opened his palm.

Rattle, rattle~

A number of seemingly ordinary casino tokens tumbled out, so many that they piled up on the table.

The tokens had no textual hints, nor did they store any objects or memory cells within them.

They were just the most ordinary tokens, divided into blue, green, white, and red colors.

Among them, blue and green tokens were the most numerous, white followed, and there was only one red token.

Due to frequent use, these tokens had more or less chip marks, and these chips were stained with other colors.

Perhaps it could be seen as a puzzle, with the chip's color corresponding to the color of the adjacent token.

Teacher Guo immediately saw the clue, waved his hand.

All the tokens began to sort themselves automatically under the influence of a vortex, spread out on the table.

"Is this... a map?"

The blue tokens formed the outermost layer, representing the outer sea,

The green tokens were circled together, representing a special island.

Various white tokens dotted different areas of the island, corresponding to important or heavily guarded regions.

And a lone white token was located at the edge of the outermost coast, corresponding to the 'Dock.'

Additionally, to the north of the island, a lone red token was placed. Presumably, this was the most important Outer Realm invasion point, the location of an Outer Realm passage, which was the very objective of their infiltration this time.

Teacher Guo's eyes brightened, he had already slightly probed that Unknown Area, had seen parts of the scene and island contours and could confirm the authenticity of this token map.

"Well done~ This map can save us a lot of time, reducing the risk of exposure.

Additionally, our assault team is making rapid progress on the City of Sin side, with significant results.

The [Outer God] who came alone from the distant Outer Realm, causing large-scale infection in the Middle Layer and creating Angel Envoys, has already begun to intervene actively. Maybe even his true form will come over personally."

"Outer God? Who attracted his attention? ... Grandma and them? Or Mr. Jia Wen?"

"Hunter."

...

[True Death Game]

In front of the Experimental Department's final zombie suppression device.

Apart from the huge central device still functioning normally, all other facilities have been destroyed, with countless bodies scattered around the scene.

The Carnivorous Family. Hunter stood here.

He still maintained his gentleman's attire, with only a bit of blood staining the cuffs of his sleeves and the legs of his pants; the rest remained clean.

Lying before him was a creature that forcibly surpassed plant maturity by borrowing divinity from the Outer Realm, reaching the same level as Hunter and Jia Wen.

It was the Director of the Experimental Department, a monster recruited by Mr. Question Mark, named [Cassius].

He thought he could seize the company for himself, but was defeated by an outsider.

His entire body was devoured and taken over.

Only his head remained on the ground, the top of it fully expanded, the crazily proliferating brain presenting a huge honeycomb shape, its surface full of various hole structures.

He was considered one of the most powerful Angel Envoys in the City of Sin.

Yet now he was immobilized.

He could clearly feel and see a Fear Entity shaped like a mouth floating behind Hunter, ready to envelop his brain in an instant if he made any movement.

He thought of thousands of ways to break the situation but each ended with him being eaten.

"Turn off the device and release Jia Wen."

Cassius, however, showed no intention of compromise, and his exposed brain began to convulse, emitting a strange sound:

"This is a specially designed device by Mr. Question Mark for preventing the First Generation Zombies. Once activated, it means Jia Wen has betrayed and needs to be eradicated and can't be stopped.

However~ since my master has already descended,

whether Jia Wen, this zombie, is contained or not won't affect the overall situation, after all, even Mr. Question Mark is already gone… Insect of the Corner, quickly run away!

What my master brings is something beyond death. Even if I die here, I will be reclaimed by the Abyss, becoming a part of it.

I will witness the extinction of the Corner and all human civilization, watching as my master crushes you one by one."

At that moment.

Crack! A crack appeared on the surface of the container.

A large amount of sealing liquid streamed out as the container shattered.

A zombie, pale all over, fell behind Cassius and grabbed hold of his remaining brain.

"How could it be… Jia Wen, you!?"

Jia Wen stared with pale eyes, gazing at the brain tissue before him:

"Who said the boss is gone? How could the boss die at the hands of worthless beings like you.

Disrespecting the boss, you truly deserve to die… Your current status was given to you by the boss, you ungrateful dog."

Just as he was about to deliver the killing blow,

Snap!

The zombie's arm was grabbed, and Hunter politely said: "Captain, let me handle this. Killing him directly has no value, you should rest a while."

Jia Wen already ground his molars to powder, took a deep breath, and finally suppressed his raging emotions.

"Okay..."

Hunter squatted down, staring at the exposed brain, or rather, at the holes on its surface.

Deep and ominous chewing sounds, resembling those of teeth, echoed through the corridor, traveling to an unseen depth:

"What kind of worthless creatures are you from the Outer Realm? The Angel Envoys you create have an intolerable taste.

As a higher life form, I can't swallow lower species like you.

Because it's so disgusting, here's your chance.

Within a day, get out of the Corner… otherwise, I don't mind turning you all into slop, to feed the pigs."

Suddenly,

Hunter's eyes changed, and Jia Wen, who was resting nearby, sensed something as well,

The perspective shifted to the city's sky.

True Death Game, company building, boom!

A webbed hand, larger than the entire building, suddenly stretched out from the top and instantly obliterated half of the building.

Something is coming...

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