Deep in the Living-Chapter 194 - 186: The Greenery at the Holiday Center

[Holiday Center’s Exterior Parking Lot]

"How did you all get injured like this? Is Eye Sister’s eye okay? We still need you to find the real body later on."

The sudden concern from Hua Yuan left the three sisters on the bench staring at each other in amazement,

If it were before,

it would surely have been a mocking jibe, with even Shea having preemptively thought of all the sarcastic lines Hua Yuan might say.

But the Hua Yuan before them now seemed like a different person, with neither her words nor her expressions carrying any trace of mockery, as if she truly cared.

Shea looked at her own missing arms and replied:

"No... no big deal, just some superficial wounds on all of us.

As long as I find any living person, I can transplant their arms onto myself. As for A’yan, her eye injury has been promptly treated by Isabella; she just needs to wait a bit to fully recover.

We came back along the coastline and encountered some troublesome ’Descendants’ in the dock area.

A kind of being that infects you with numerous parasites upon contact, these parasites are immune to A’yan’s Pupil Skill, Isabella’s aging, and my virus.

We could only kill it using the most primitive methods."

Hua Yuan also stepped back and leaned against Luo Di, her head gently resting on his shoulder,

"It seems the situation is the same~ After Mr. Di and I came out of the cave, we also encountered troublesome things in the forest, even my Invasion was immune to it.

If it weren’t for Mr. Di, I might have died there."

"You... would die?"

Although Shea felt that the parasitic floating corpses were difficult to deal with, it wasn’t to the point of costing their lives. So what kind of terrifying existence had cornered Hua Yuan into a dead end?

"Yes, and then after we killed it, we obtained a ride permit and a reward? You guys must have gotten some too, right?"

Hua Yuan displayed the fish bone stick she had received, which might be effective in killing those Descendants immune to Corner’s abilities during their subsequent search.

Shea shook her head, "We didn’t get any physical rewards, just a ride permit and some drinks in the vehicle.

However, the drinks looked very suspicious, so none of us drank them. It seems like the Descendants you encountered are a bit more troublesome.

By the way, if Hua Yuan couldn’t handle it, Mr. Di... could?"

Seeing Shea’s skepticism, Hua Yuan’s hand quickly landed on Luo Di’s shoulder.

"Mr. Di is really powerful."

Hua Yuan did not directly reveal Luo Di’s identity as the ’Connector,’ but instead cast a meaningful glance at Isabella.

Then she briefly outlined the conversation with the Monster Avatar in the cave, as well as the situation with the ’Search Game.’"

There are only 15 hours left now,

"Let’s not waste time talking~ Since we’ve already come to the holiday center, we should thoroughly search the place."

"Let’s go."

Almost all the lights at the holiday center were kept on, forming a stark contrast to the pitch-black cave and the Forest of the Dead that was only faintly lit by some starlight.

It feels a bit too bright, much brighter than the normal holiday area from a few days ago.

Some places that shouldn’t be luminous seem to be emitting an odd glow.

Luo Di involuntarily looked up, searching the sky for the source of the brightness.

The stars in the sky were not just shining; they were actively emitting colors.

He then lowered his head and looked at his own body, especially the skin exposed to the air, as if he could see the strange color flowing over the skin surface from a certain angle.

He pondered internally:

"The color of the stars is the calamity... being outside at night will affect you. This thing is truly unpreventable, and there’s a reason ’Warrant’ offers such high rewards.

Since Hua Yuan already knows my identity, there’s no need to hide it~ After all, I’m an ’outsider’, and the likelihood of being targeted is high.

The calamity might not affect the four sisters for the time being, but it could penetrate into my body at any time."

Luo Di made a decision, retrieved a packet of ultra-thin and disguised vacuum-sealed bags from a compartment in his backpack.

Opened it, and put it on.

A piece of special material’s black coat enveloped his entire body,

The sleeves snugly encased Luo Di’s wrists, growing extra black gloves; the same was true for the pant legs.

’Investigator Outfit - Protective Mode’

However, the hood’s coverage was still insufficient, and Luo Di seemed determined to make additional protective modifications to his head.

His left hand touched his face,

Click clack click clack~

Wire spread, sulfur breath exhaled.

A precise piece of hardware was already fitted onto Luo Di’s head.

However, because Luo Di was wearing a hood and leading the group, the sisters were yet unaware of the changes to his face.

But this sudden release of heat also made the sisters become alert.

Shea, in particular, showed her fangs reflexively, displaying the nature of a zombie, and even without her arms, she wanted to leap forward and bite Luo Di.

Of course, Shea was the only one who had a significant hostile reaction on the scene.

"Investigator!?"

Just as Shea reacted with alarm the next second, smack! A hand firmly pressed her down.

Hua Yuan’s finger was placed on her lips, "Shh, keep it down~ If we attract something bad from the holiday center, it would be troublesome.

Mr. Di is not only an investigator, but also a Connector.

It’s for this reason that we were able to walk out of the forest alive.

I’ve already figured out Mr. Di’s stance. He, like us, wants to kill whatever is hidden on the island, so there’s no need to be nervous. This might just be our winning card."

Since Hua Yuan said as much, Shea naturally let down her guard, but she still had one thing she couldn’t understand, "How is that possible? How did he manage to fool Grandma and Little Eye? Could it be..."

Shea glanced at Eye Sister next to her, whose silence said it all.

Just then,

Hua Yuan’s fingers intrusively dug into Shea’s skull, full of wounds, moving back and forth over the pale surface of the zombie’s brain.

"Alright, alright!

Don’t let insignificant issues occupy your already limited brain. We only have one goal right now: as long as we can survive and reach the Corner, nothing else matters.

Right, Mr. Di?"

At Hua Yuan’s call, Luo Di, walking at the front, turned his head, revealing the Jaw Splitter on his head and the red breath he exhaled under the shining light.

Even Hua Yuan, who knew Luo Di’s identity, was startled by his appearance but then held her cheeks, utterly infatuated.

At that moment,

Isabella suddenly stepped forward, walking beside Luo Di and took the initiative to hold his hand.

Though Hua Yuan found it very uncomfortable to watch, she didn’t step forward to cause trouble.

"Tsk~ So you’re the only one with a partner? Shea and I are the same."

Hua Yuan subconsciously reached for Shea’s hand, only to find she couldn’t catch anything and then remembered that Shea didn’t have hands.

And so it went.

Two in front, three behind, they walked along the main road into the holiday center.

Just as they were about to cross the arched iron frame with the "Holiday Center" sign, at the crossroad ahead, a man approached from the side,

A man in a suit and leather shoes, wearing a manager’s badge, with a tattoo of the Mercury Group on the back of his hand.

His steps were elegant, his figure upright.

One glance told you this man had put a lot of effort into etiquette training.

It’s just that his image was a bit strange.

Above the collar of his white shirt and black suit was a neck, but above the neck wasn’t his head; instead, there was a potted cedar tree.

Luo Di had seen such potted plants in the lobby on the first day he arrived at the hotel.

Since there was a bonsai on the neck,

In substitution, the manager was holding a larger flower pot in his hands. His head was conveniently placed within it, features concealed by the pot, with only his slick-haired pompadour hairstyle left exposed.

The voice also came from within the flower pot:

"Welcome to the holiday center! I am the temporary person in charge here, Mr. Cedar.

Please allow me to reintroduce the rectifications and related rules of this place to you.

Please listen carefully, as any inattention might pose a risk to your lives.

The holiday center is currently divided into five major areas, which are:

[Beach Area],[Commercial District],[Amusement Park Area],[Ghost House Area], and the most central, currently-closed [Hotel Area]

To qualify for staying in the hotel, you need to get a ’Passport’.

Please draw lots from me, one for each person, and proceed to one of the four areas according to the instructions on the lot. You can obtain your individual Passports by participating in the corresponding area’s activities.

Since there are five of you, one of you will draw a blank lot.

The person with the blank lot may freely choose to accompany someone to their designated area.

Remember, you can only go to the area indicated by the lot. After getting the Passport, you also need to go directly to the hotel, and you are forbidden to go to anyone else’s area, otherwise terrible things might happen.

Also, the Monster Avatar that you have been seeking all this time is deep within the hotel, so please do your best."

The crowd was shocked, not expecting such important information to be divulged directly. If the target is in the hotel, then the search area would be greatly reduced.

Hua Yuan proactively asked, "What if we do not follow these rules and go directly to the hotel?"

The manager explained very ordinarily, with the head held in his hands:

"From the moment you stepped into the holiday park area, the Countdown has also started.

Any violation of the rules will accelerate the timing, speeding up the detachment of your heads. Once detached, please promptly find a pot like mine to hold it, otherwise, you will die outright.

As long as you enter the hotel successfully, this condition will disappear on its own."

With the manager’s explanation, everyone felt a wave of discomfort at their necks.

Without exception,

New fresh plant stems sprouted at everyone’s necks.

Once they mature, their heads will be replaced by plants, turning them like the manager.

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