Deep in the Living-Chapter 537 - 519: Asymmetry

Sizzle!

The static noise of the old television blared,

Luo Di quickly switched to movie mode, but did not imitate Jason or transform the environment into Crystal Lake. Because the rules stipulated that altering the house was not permitted, offending ’Father’ due to an unknown danger would be truly disadvantageous.

He held the knife handle in one hand and gripped the steel pipe with the other, alert to the red-dressed woman who might have already infiltrated the room.

The irregular mirror in the bathroom no longer had any extra reflections, yet at some unknown time, a string of chaotic blood-red words appeared on it.

"Come out..."

Luo Di swiftly returned to the bedroom, although there was no one inside, the door had somehow been left ajar.

Gusts of cold wind blew in.

According to the butler’s advice, one should never go out at night. Although the specific reason wasn’t explained, judging by the butler’s demeanor, it must be incredibly dangerous late at night, even Lebeite had warned about this.

However... Luo Di wanted to try.

It wasn’t merely an act of recklessness; he sensed an opportunity mixed within the danger.

"Father placed me in this semi-open structure of the top floor, moreover, it’s a room where hardly anyone stays, there must be a purpose behind it.

I’m targeted by the red-dressed woman precisely because I live here.

Gamble... I must gamble! My time is limited, any opportunity must be seized."

This Invisible Manor trip, while mainly aimed at winning over Lebeite, would be ideal if there were other gains. At worst, confronted with actual danger, Luo Di still had escape methods.

Making up his mind,

Luo Di temporarily put away the bat, placed his palm on the door handle,

abruptly flung open the door!

It was already past eleven at night, and the outside was virtually pitch black.

The kerosene lamps mounted on the trees were dimmed, and even the trees themselves seemed to retract, as if fearing something.

Luo Di poked his head out,

The semi-open corridor was completely empty.

Having decided, he did not hesitate and stepped out.

He had left the room, yet encountered no danger. He continued to the edge of the semi-open corridor, looking down.

Sure enough,

he saw the red-dressed woman again at the same spot below.

She too held a kerosene lamp,

though her other hand was no longer dragging a large black bag, but gestured to him with her free hand.

Judging by her hand’s indication, it seemed she wanted Luo Di to not take the stairs, but to jump directly from the semi-open corridor.

A height of over ten meters seemed unlikely to kill someone.

The only thing to be cautious of was that once he left the mansion, he’d be exposed to [sound hazard], even though Luo Di’s tongue had been removed by ’Father’, he still needed to be wary of it.

Breath...

Taking a deep breath.

Luo Di propped himself with one hand over the balcony, decisively jumping from the top floor.

Mutation occurred,

The height that seemed merely over ten meters suddenly became strange when Luo Di vaulted over the railing, the whole space appeared to stretch like the manor had been over a hundred meters tall all along.

Reflecting on previous actions within the manor,

although he seemed to have traversed five floors, each vertical height between levels exceeded ten meters.

"A perceptual bias due to asymmetric structure? Although I can endure this height, the fall might produce a loud noise... luckily prepared."

Luo Di had prepared for adaptive measures since deciding to leave,

currently, various methods to slow the fall were available, the most straightforward being entering Great Demon Form and unfurling wings, but Hell’s heat might expose his nighttime departure, perhaps even alert ’Father’.

Palm opened,

Crow Colt shaping.

Acquiring Corner traits, in the brain formed the black pituitary Crow Colt, now possessing greater adaptability and shaping ability.

Segment by segment, bones grew from the palm, unfurling feather-like umbrella tips at the top.

No crow calls or wing-flapping sounds,

merely reducing speed through increased air resistance,

allowing Luo Di to land steadily and silently.

Upon landing, the umbrella retracted into the body, his gaze never left the red-dressed woman.

Luo Di scrutinized her asymmetrical facial structure.

Due to his first close observation, he perceived a strong sense of danger.

Unlike ’Father,’ who fully concealed any aura, making it impossible to discern his monstrous tier, the red-dressed woman did not excessively hide her threat level which seemed akin to grandmother status.

Most importantly,

Grandmother had never intended harm towards Luo Di, interactions were comfortable, with minimal tier-induced pressure.

But it was different with this woman,

as Luo Di stared, an ’asymmetric’ concept rapidly invaded.

Uncomfortable, uneasy.

Luo Di began to feel his "ordinary person" body structure was erroneous, needing adjustment.

Thus he forcibly plucked out his own eyeball, tore off part of his nose, and sliced away a portion of the chin’s structure with a blade, thus rendering the face asymmetrical, feeling comfortable.

Just as he intended to continue asymmetrically adjusting both sides of his body.

An abrupt mental tremor occurred, realizing that continuing would likely transform his human essence.

[Great Slaughter]

Didn’t attack the woman ahead, but targeted himself with Consciousness Slash.

Without any sound of blades piercing the air,

The invisible blade cleaved his body from the center, muffled the sound as much as possible, staying under the limit.

Self-slaughtered, then leveraged "Undead" trait to reconsolidate.

Through resurrection, forcibly dispelling the ’asymmetric’ thought invasion, Luo Di no longer stared at her visage, slightly lowering his usual gaze.

Indeed,

merely averting his gaze from her face reduced the asymmetric impact significantly, rendering it temporarily safe.

Having experienced the recent asymmetry, Luo Di instantly connected it with the manor’s overall style, easily deducing her identity.

Luo Di made a decision, stepping forward boldly, approaching the woman head-on, ignoring danger and advancing.

Their garments nearly brushed against one another.

He shifted his head forward, pressing his lips against her irregular earring, softly whispered:

"You are Lebeite’s mother, aren’t you?"

"Quite a good young man... already sprouting leaves can curb psychological infiltration, seems my Lebeite has a good eye. However, befriending him isn’t enough yet.

Heard Lebeite’s friend is visiting today, my ’ingredient’ gathering was somewhat rushed, upon returning for inspection, found some were missing.

Never should this be allowed, my Lebeite’s nutrient intake mustn’t have any discrepancies.

Tonight, with the remaining time, follow me to the back mountain.

If you survive, even gather quality ingredients, then as a mother, I’ll permit you to be friends, even allow you to call me ’mom’."

Luo Di didn’t inquire about what’s in the back mountain or the precise gathering details,

he knew this was the opportunity he sensed, having captured half, the rest just required seizing without excess words.

"Alright, let’s go."

"Hold this kerosene lamp, the darkness is known to devour people."

Out of nowhere a kerosene lamp appeared in Red-dressed woman’s hand and was handed over.

Whether coincidence or intentional,

When Luo Di accepted, their hands touched.

Initially, Luo Di felt a cold delicate sensation, but pain soon throbbed from the back of his hand, glancing down, noting misalignment of his fingertips and bones.

The red-dressed woman too sensed warmth through the touch, her face adorned with a smile.

"So warm, then going to the back mountain won’t be as cold."

The red-dressed woman turned to lead the way, Luo Di followed closely behind.

Under close horizontal observation, Luo Di noted more details.

Emerging beneath the red dress were two asymmetrical legs,

One leg white and slender, donned in red high heels,

The other fleshy and moist, barefoot on the ground.

Perhaps attributed to continuous asymmetric exposure, Luo Di felt little discomfort as he synced with their identical pace frequency, following along.