Due to Master Jiang's health issues, Jiang Mansion has always been under lockdown. During the Outer Realm invasion, the Jiang Mansion, which was already overwhelmed, was completely sealed off.

As such,

the Jiang Mansion had no contact with the Lame Walker and its Derivatives from top to bottom.

Considering this, Luo Di immediately stood in front, prepared to personally deal with the individual suspected to be an "Infected" and then explain it in detail to the others.

Just as he was about to use a Consciousness Slash,

something unseen moved even faster,

like a kind of invisible Yin Qi, different from Master Jiang's dominant, widespread Yin Qi. This Yin Qi was more like a slithering serpent or a stretched neck.

The running monster was instantly choked,

and then a force yanked out its head, forcibly extending it, snap! The entire head, along with the spine, was pulled out from its body.

The headless body fell heavily to the ground.

Yet this thing wasn't completely dead,

both the extracted [Head] and the [Body] without spinal support remained "alive."

Its swollen abdomen, resembling a pregnant belly, was the first to explode, but instead of a fetus, eight metal spider legs emerged.

Even without spinal support, it could still move normally, and you could clearly see how these spider legs were perfectly integrated with the flesh, with some cables already spiritualized.

This must be the "technology" of the Human Body Exhibition.

However, the body hadn't crawled far before the invisible Yin Qi invaded again... every part of it was pulled, tearing it into pieces of varying sizes.

This scene made Luo Di glance at Uncle Neck and roughly discern a power expression from him, 『Uncle Neck can perform Yin Qi Transformation like Master Jiang, expressing it as "tearing"... the form of the Yin Qi also relates to the neck.』

Quickly afterward,

the monster's head started to move again, rapidly wriggling with the help of face tentacles, dragging the entire spine towards them.

Just as Uncle Neck was about to make another move,

Luo Di placed his palm on the other's shoulder: "Uncle Neck~ I'll handle this."

"Sure."

As the head approached,

Luo Di revealed his metal left arm, pressing the thing firmly to the ground, immobilizing it.

Its tadpole-like tentacles could only scrape the surface of the arm, unable to penetrate.

Luo Di didn't kill it directly but rather had another method... His palm held a hidden item, a pendant stored in advance.

"Unknown Relic"

Although this item was unremarkable, possibly mixed with Outer Realm attributes, as long as it fell under the monster category, it could be tried.

Unexpectedly,

the Relic seemed quite excited, as if it preferred such grotesque monsters.

In the blink of an eye,

the head pressed under the palm was completely erased.

From the outside, it looked as though Luo Di's left hand possessed some devouring or splitting ability.

(*To avoid reading confusion, although Luo Di and the others disguise their identities, they still use normal titles for communication among themselves)

Luo Di also returned to the team, using a form of contact-based inner communication to converse:

"Linglong, Uncle Neck, this thing seems to have only the 'form' of the Outer Realm and doesn't possess that exaggerated infection capability, leaning more towards the Exhibition's Human Body Refining.

After all, the Outer God is dead, and the relevant Infected died on the spot; I saw it with my own eyes.

Based on the contact with my arm, this thing does have some transmission capability, but it's quite ordinary, likely requiring 'blood contact' to be effective."

Uncle Neck couldn't help but be curious, "What is the Outer Realm infection like?"

"No rank limitations, no condition requirements... any Infected, even just an ordinary human, once they have any form of contact with you, the hole will spread over.

Moreover, it's not just living beings; even walls, light bulbs, tiles, and other inanimate objects will be affected. Just touching it spells trouble.

Mr. Question Mark was the first to be targeted back then, and even he was directly hit."

"I had to take care of the master and manage the affairs of Jiang Mansion back then, so I could only stay within the Jiang Mansion and couldn't contribute."

"If Uncle Neck is interested, there will be opportunities to come to Vortex Town later... the issues with the Outer Realm are far from over. We've just momentarily won a gamble, but there's still a long way to go."

"If the master's health remains unchanged and I smoothly retire from the steward position, I will come and try my hand."

"Great!"

Luo Di then approached the body torn into pieces, since it was completely dead, and the Relic, although not picky, wouldn't eat such dead things.

Holding a severed hand and a severed foot in his hands, weighing them up and down, he quickly drew a conclusion.

"Similar to Human Body Refining.

This thing has pale skin, with joint structures, spine, and some internal organs all featuring small orifice structures.

He must have had something extracted during his lifetime, experienced brief death, then underwent reinjection to become like this.

It was this extraction and reinjection that gave him this strange body structure. What exactly is the Human Body Exhibition trying to do; what kind of creature are they aiming to research?"

At that moment,

a series of heavy footsteps approached, along with mechanical sounds and light.

The team remained vigilant, looking toward the front of the passage.

They saw a "policeman" almost the same height as the passage walking toward them.

His body was covered in metal over 90%, entirely comprised of precision-designed mechanical metal, painted in a dark blue police style.

Only the structure of his head remained organic.

However, the two eyeballs on it had been replaced with metal prosthetic eyes, providing efficient biological recognition and danger detection capabilities.

He had four arms,

with the normal left and right arms each holding a special electric baton, and the policeman himself seemed to be powered by electricity, as currents flowed visibly from some exposed cables and joints.

The two arms protruding from the back,

one holding a flashlight, providing illumination.

One grasping a charred half-corpse, seemingly an anomaly monster just dealt with.

"Since you've successfully dealt with the Living Corpse, you've gained the qualification to proceed to the Exhibition. I'm a security officer for the Exhibition, currently responsible for the safety of the subway area. Please follow me."

The three exchanged glances and followed behind this security officer.

The inside of the platform was even more chaotic, scattered with charred and smashed Living Corpses everywhere, some even nailed to the wall with steel pipes.

Similarly,

there were more than a dozen security personnel patrolling this area, each possessing remarkable strength.

Some could directly emit high-temperature flames, even using high heat to enhance operational efficiency.

Some were equipped with various modern weapons, capable of firing armor-piercing rounds and executing internal explosions.

Others wielded double blades, engaging in direct physical slicing.

As metro security, they shared a common feature: full metal modification, electricity-powered. This body structure seemingly allowed effective handling of these so-called Living Corpses, reducing the probability of being affected.

Additionally, there were two different platforms here, one on the left and one on the right, seemingly leading to different areas of the Exhibition.

Security led the group to the ticket office.

He himself bent down and walked inside, pulling out two tickets of distinctly different colors, one blue and one red.

"The Exhibition has currently encountered some abnormal issues on the research level, resulting in the emergence of a large number of unstable Living Corpses. The entire exhibition hall is currently focusing on eradicating the Living Corpses, hoping to restore normalcy soon.

Under Mr. Rose's leadership, we've sealed off the Living Corpse group in the Exhibition's eastern area, called the [Isolation Zone].

The Exhibition's western side has essentially returned to its original state and is open to the public.

This is also why the Exhibition currently implements special opening measures. Visitors are required to at least possess the capability to deal with Living Corpses without being infected.

Since you meet the requirements, you can make the following two choices for your visit:

1. Choose the blue ticket, take Line 1 to the Exhibition's West District, and visit normally.

But only limited to outer activities; those not yet restored and relatively important exhibition areas are off-limits, with a visit duration of about two hours.

2. Choose the red ticket, take Line 2 to the Isolation Zone, assisting the Exhibition in cleaning up the Living Corpses.

You will receive a special Living Corpse detector, and each time you clean a Living Corpse, the device will fill up. Once its value is completely overflowed, you will gain "VIP" status.

Then, you'll be able to visit the Exhibition's core area and have the chance to meet the Butcher team or even Mr. Rose, with the opportunity to become a member of the organization."

Luo Di threw in a question: "How is a Living Corpse formed?"

"My authority does not allow me to answer that question."

"... We'll discuss it a bit."

After some discussion, the three of them each took a red ticket, received a metal device resembling a thermometer, and headed to the Line 2 platform under the security's arrangement.

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