Debussy's "Clair de Lune" repeatedly played on the gramophone, echoing inside the European-style villa.

A man wearing deep red goggles, with a mouth full of metal teeth, was wrapped in a bathrobe, sitting on the sofa, holding a television remote control in his hand.

Kneeling in front of him was a maid with a perfectly shaped back, but the maid's neck was peculiar, as through the delicate skin, metal cables could be seen lined inside.

Above the neck, there was no head, but a twenty-inch old television set.

The screen on the television corresponded to the subway tunnel, playing the footage of Luo Di and others slaying the Living Corpses.

The man adjusted the remote control, paused the image, and zoomed in, focusing on Luo Di's left arm... that black metal arm completely unaffected by Infection, capable of easily suppressing the Living Corpses' heads.

As if stirred by something,

the man immediately made a gesturing salute,

the maid kneeling in front of him slowly stood up, walked backward, came straight in front of the man, and knelt down again.

The man opened his mouth full of metal teeth, extended a tongue emanating a strange glow, and licked... except he wasn't licking the maid's back but Luo Di's arm on the TV screen.

"Delicious."

He then adjusted the screen again, this time focusing on a subway train filled with bloodstains and various severed limbs, where Luo Di and others were sitting.

Taking out a marker, he circled Luo Di separately on the television.

He then raised his right hand and snapped his fingers gently, and with the sound transmitted, another maid "walked" over... to be precise, crawled over.

The exposed back of this maid was astonishingly covered with metal piano keys.

The TV maid returned to her previous position, and the piano maid crawled in front of him.

His fingers descended,

lightly tapping on the keys.

The sound mirrored the "Clair de Lune" playing from the gramophone, except the tune played seemed a bit eerie, and static began to appear on the television.

At this moment.

The camera zoomed in, focusing on the TV, and the scene switched to that of the train.

Luo Di and company were already seated on Line 2, with the compartment similarly hung with various severed limbs, apparently the work of the subway security.

Luo Di gave his analysis and speculation about the current situation:

"With such a major incident at the exhibition, Mr. Rose personally leads the team to handle it, yet it still requires setting up an Isolation Zone to control it, even establishing a special visitation rule to involve outside visitors to help address the problem here.

What exactly happened that even the founder of the organization, someone ranked seventh among the plants, couldn't solve immediately?

Also, strangely,

why does Mr. Rose ignore his own affairs but instead take a stable group of altered monsters against the Jiang Mansion? Could it be that he's planning to abandon this exhibition hall and intends to seize the auspicious Jiang Mansion site to establish a new exhibit?

If that's the case, the Isolation Zone we're headed to will be a very dangerous area."

Uncle Neck had a completely different idea, "Perhaps Mr. Rose's attack on the Jiang Mansion is not intended for occupation but merely to lure the Jiang Mansion to the exhibition.

Of course, regardless of the scenario, both are quite dangerous, better be careful.

We need to find out at least something to report back to the master."

Madam Linglong on the side did not like to engage in such discussions,

her thoughts were simple, once they arrived, she believed they would naturally understand the gist of the situation.

Moreover, in her view, their disguise was quite perfect, and as long as they didn't expose their identities, the three of them wouldn't face much danger.

She held a special lantern in her hand, the lampshade outside was bought in the City of Sin, and the candle inside was refined using special Corpse Oil.

Suddenly, the candle sealed within the lantern swayed slightly.

The train's broadcast suddenly turned on,

after a burst of electromagnetic noise, elegant music started emanating from the broadcast, it was Debussy's "Clair de Lune".

Both the lady and Uncle Neck heard no issue with this piano piece.

However, Luo Di reacted instantly.

Buzz!

A strong tinnitus hit,

and his unique Prometheus' Hand became restless, wanting to escape his control, the mouth structure supposed to be in the palm disappeared, severing the connection with Gust.

Just as he realized something was amiss, the pituitary initiated a self-protection program, tentacles emerged wrapping around the brain, completely removing the anomaly's influence.

Buzz!

The tinnitus ended,

and the train gradually came to a stop.

No more piano music came from the broadcast, instead, there was a sporadic artificial announcement: "Human Body... Exhibition - West District has arrived!

Please... disembark from the left, and follow... to the hall."

The compartment now only had Luo Di left, the lady and Uncle Neck had disappeared without a trace.

Even his tongue couldn't taste any trace of them, as if he had switched trains midway.

But that wasn't the most important thing.

Luo Di raised his left arm, frowning.

The current arm could neither create channel structures nor use the Hell creation ability within it, turning into a very ordinary metal arm, not even as flexible as the right arm.

Similarly,

due to the disappearance of his channel ability, the connection with Gust also vanished.

"The core technology of the Human Body Exhibition revolves around the refinement of flesh and metal... and my body structure happens to match here.

They must have used some form of biological magnetic field to greatly weaken my connection with metal.

Not only the left arm but even the abilities of Hell's Torture Room are largely restricted, I can't even construct the most basic beast trap.

Uncle Neck and the lady are strong, there shouldn't be any problem; find a way to meet up with them. Besides, my Black Spine is still undergoing final repairs within the lady's body.

Let's get off the train and have a look... it's only the left arm that's sealed, other abilities remain unaffected.

I've lost contact with Gust~ according to the teacher's character, he should come to investigate."

Luo Di unhurriedly got off the train, quickly adapting to the changes in his body.

Although his left arm had lost most of its functions, an unknown relic was embedded precisely in the palm, making it somewhat useful.

The reason he chose to go to the Isolation Zone was largely due to the "unknown relic" feeding issue. The relic itself seemed very pleased with the Living Corpses, holding a strong feeding desire.

If he could obtain a sufficient amount of feeding, the relic might become perfected."

As he stepped off the train,

Luo Di's gaze was drawn to a special symbol.

The golden rose symbol set at the top of the stairs had been removed, crushed, and scattered on the ground. In its place was a Vitruvian Man replica sewn and stitched from various human body parts.

Thud!

Luo Di's work boots stepped with an unusually loud sound, seemingly intentional.

As the footsteps spread across the silent station,

those bodies crouching at various parts of the platform, whether banging into walls, devouring corpses, or standing still, all turned their heads.

The green veins crawling all over their bodies squirmed frantically,

each revealing very special metal flesh,

or having chainsaws grow from tails,

or intestines wholly emerging from the abdomen, their ends filled with various sharp metal spikes.

or long bio-swords grew from both arms.

"Indeed, these Living Corpses are in a state where flesh and metal are combined, driven purely by biological energy... there's a possibility for a higher-level fusion of metal and flesh.

Unlike Mr. Rose's subordinates who rely on electricity, leaning heavily on metal in their constructs.

I truly came to the right place..."

Swish!

A cold metal baseball bat appeared in Luo Di's hand,

a gray mask fastened onto his face.

When facing humanoid life, Luo Di preferred solving things this way.

...

[Vortex Town, Screaming Inn]

Gust, somehow, had terrible luck today, not only losing the principal but also giving back all of yesterday's winnings.

It was at this moment,

he suddenly noticed a tongue dropping at the table's corner, and his connection with Luo Di forcibly severed.

Yet, gritting his teeth, his mind focused only on one thing.

"I don't believe in bad luck!! I must win it back today!"

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