Wild Cats and Dogs

Instead of heading straight for the gate, Luo Di turned around and went back to the bus.

He raised his foot and kicked the driver, who was wrapped in bandages... smack! He kicked the man out of the cab and sent him crashing heavily onto the edge of the tunnel.

Perhaps due to the fragility of his body and his old age, the fall resulted in the breakage of an arm and a leg, and his neck was almost torn apart, barely held together by a piece of skin.

The fact that no blood was flowing from the body further confirms that this is a mummified corpse from which blood had been drained.

As for who this driver is, Luo Di believes he must be one of the missing persons who went missing before, and who knows what happened to him to become like this.

Seeing the driver, who had been kicked several meters away with severed arms and legs and his head only connected to a piece of skin, Luo Di felt relieved and turned to rejoin his team.

"You're quite cautious, fellow villager," Yu Ze said, giving a thumbs-up in praise.

For Luo Di, this was something ingrained in his very being. Having watched countless B-movies, he not only deeply loved the character of the serial killer but also learned a very important lesson – "finishing the job."

The team reached the end of the tunnel.

A rusty iron gate is embedded between the walls.

A wooden sign, severely eroded by wind, hangs on the side of the door, with only the words "retirement" faintly visible.

The heavy iron gate not only had a ground lock, but also had iron chains as thick as a thumb wrapped around the railings, completely sealing it off.

After confirming that the door could not be opened by normal means, it was finally Anna's turn to demonstrate her skills.

She had already confirmed the material and hardness of the iron gate, so there was no need to try any tricks; she could simply break it open with brute force.

Just as she was about to take out the axe from her backpack,

Yu Ze, who was standing next to him, suddenly sensed something, did some quick calculations, and glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

I don't know when,

A humanoid shadow emerged from the depths of the dark tunnel, its features and shape obscured by the darkness.

The shadowy figure plunged a syringe into the driver's brain and tore off the talisman from his forehead.

At the same moment, a copper coin was already between Yu Ze's fingers.

He could have easily thrown the coin to interrupt the action, but just before he threw it, he hesitated, put the coin back, and pretended not to have noticed anything.

After injecting the driver with some kind of substance, the dark figure quickly disappeared into the tunnel.

Whoosh!

Veins, writhing like tentacles, grew from the driver's wounds, reconnecting his head, hands, and feet. Moreover, the driver's entire body functioned at an alarming rate, and he practically leaped back into the driver's seat in an instant.

The commotion was noticed by Luo Di, and when he turned around, the bus had already started moving again. He was surprised that the body, which had been shattered into pieces, could still be restored.

Yu Ze then shouted:

"Watch out! The driver seems to have been brought to life by something."

The words had barely left his mouth when the bus sped up and pulled up.

They didn't have enough time to break down the gate; the only option was to hide.

The moment before the impact,

Luo Di and Anna simultaneously jumped to the left to dodge, while Yu Ze dodged to the other side.

Boom!

The speeding bus crashed into the sturdy gate, uprooting several ground locks that were embedded in the ground.

The metal gate that was smashed open was also caught under the wheels, directly causing the bus to overturn.

The battery pack located under the vehicle was also punctured by the sharp edge of the iron door. The intense friction caused by the rollover also caused the temperature to rise continuously, and tiny flames appeared at the gap in the battery pack.

An explosion is imminent!

Despair!

The sound of a snapping tongue echoed.

Having just dodged the impact by rolling, Luo Di's tongue flicked as he sensed danger once more.

Just as he was about to pull Anna away and run off, he felt his body being lifted up by something strong and powerful.

Anna adjusted her stance even faster, hoisting Luo Di onto her shoulder with one hand and running away.

Boom!

A violent explosion came from behind, and flames shot into the sky.

Fortunately, the tunnel was quite sturdy; it only developed some cracks but did not collapse.

The two people, who had already run dozens of meters away, were not affected by the blast wave.

Anna stared at the burning bus at the gate, her eyes quickly scanning the surroundings, trying to find Yu Ze's whereabouts, but she didn't see any movement from him.

"Hey, you can put me down now." A voice came from my shoulder.

"Oh~"

Anna then realized that Luo Di was still on her.

The two slowly approached the burning bus, and Anna kept calling Yu Ze's name along the way, but there was no response.

Luo Di, however, seemed to have seen the problem.

"No need to shout anymore, that guy can't possibly die in something like this."

It's possible that Pseudo-Human created this Corner Space forcibly separated us during the car crash. Or perhaps Yu Ze deliberately used this accident to separate us.

"Deliberately?"

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't make much difference which way it is. Let's stay as close together as possible so we don't get separated. We'll go in once the fire gets a little smaller."

"Good."

The fire gradually subsided.

With the help of the flames, they gradually became able to see the scene behind the gate.

A comprehensive nursing home with a hospital-like style stands at the end of the night, with only sparse, thin streetlights, like the hair of an elderly person, illuminating the spacious front yard area.

Using a gap in the broken wall, the two crossed the still-burning wreckage of a bus and officially entered the nursing home's territory.

Anna looked up in astonishment, "It's huge! This building must be at least ten stories high... I thought it would be one of those smaller buildings, only three or four stories. This is practically a 'gap'! What kind of Pseudo-Human could create such a large Corner Space all by itself?"

Luo Di shook his head; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Such a large Corner Space, which can be hidden in reality, has already surpassed his current understanding of Pseudo-Human.

This only proves one thing: the Pseudo-Human is quite special. Their "Imposter Years" and "Corner Depth" are unmatched by ordinary, Mature Imposter.

Perhaps even compared to Teacher Guo, who won the "Fourth Middle School Incident," he might not be much worse.

However, Luo Di was not afraid at all; he was now far superior to his former self.

He was even a little excited and expectant, excited that there was such a rare prey to hunt, and at the same time looking forward to the squad leader's ultimate purpose in choosing this event.

Perhaps sensing Luo Di's excitement, something seemed to be wriggling under the skin of his brand-new left arm, as if it wanted to pierce through the skin and be exposed.

"Luo Di, look at the lawn!"

Anna's words interrupted Luo Di's momentary state of excitement, and his gaze turned to the lawn area in the courtyard not far away.

Previously, due to the attraction of the nursing home and the dim lighting, I did not immediately notice the unusual thing on the lawn.

Numerous cat and dog carcasses were scattered in the front yard, and occasionally a few would even fall onto the concrete path.

Did stray cats and dogs from the city accidentally wander into this place? Or were they deliberately lured here? Did the environment of the nursing home cause their mass deaths, or was there some other reason?

Luo Di also caught a stench, not just the stench of a corpse, but also a faint mix of other smells.

"Wait here for me, I'll go check on the body."

Considering the unknown and the danger, Luo Di raised his hand, signaling Anna to wait where she was.

He moved closer to the nearest wildcat carcass.

After all, Luo Di is connected to the True Hell and already possesses the strength to confront Mature Imposter head-on. Anna, on the other hand, is still only considered human and possesses only a Corner-transforming item, so he should handle the initial exploration as much as possible.

Bass!

He pulled the Zombie Blade from his backpack and held it firmly in his hand.

The feral cat's corpse gradually came into view. It had no obvious external injuries but was simply old and dead. Its body was shriveled and wrinkled, and its fur was just stuck to its skin. It would fall off completely if it moved even slightly.

"A mummified corpse, similar to the driver from before... Could it be that entering this nursing home accelerates aging? Unlike the weight loss I experienced in my Nightmare Space last time, this is real physical aging."

Keep getting closer,

When the distance is less than 1.5 meters,

The wild cat that should have died... Hiss! After letting out a strange cry, its withered eyes suddenly looked at Luo Di.

The entire corpse suddenly leaped up, lunging straight at Luo Di's face.

Not only that,

Hiss~ Tiny blood vessels emerged from under the wild cat's skin, measuring 5-10cm in length.

Faced with the situation before him, Luo Di could have cut it in half in mid-air with a single strike, but the stench he smelled bothered him greatly.

Moreover, although the wild cat's whole body was shriveled, its abdomen was noticeably swollen and bulging.

Considering all these factors, Luo Di decisively abandoned the idea of directly killing him.

He raised his arm to shield himself.

Snap!

The dead cat, which had jumped up, landed on my arm and began to scratch and claw wildly.

Moreover, the thin, elongated blood vessels emerging from his body seemed to want to penetrate Luo Di's arm, as if trying to inject some kind of substance.

But his entire right arm was indestructible; even if a wildcat's claws broke, they couldn't break the skin.

[Deep Zombie Transformation]

Give it a hard flick!

The dead cat was thrown five meters away by brute force.

Before it could even stand up,

Whoosh!

The rapidly spinning Zombie Blade flew in with pinpoint accuracy, slicing his body in two.

Just as the dead cat's body was cut open, an incongruous gray aura emanated from it, seemingly the cause of the cat's aging and mutation.

If you engage in close-range combat, you might inhale this aura into your body.