More Painful Things

What exactly is Mr. Hook's status in the True Hell? How powerful is he really? This is an unknown to Luo Di, and the other party has never brought it up.

All that is known is that Mr. Hook is the owner of this torture chamber and also a member of a group called the Order, codenamed [H].

Luo Di didn't know how big the real gap was between the two. When the difference in rank was too great, the word "sparring" was no longer applicable.

On the surface, it seems that Luo Di will benefit from this, supplementing his spine with nutrients through the sparring.

In reality, Hawke was the one who was hiding the truth the most. He wanted to use this sparring match to achieve a special purpose, a problem that was inconvenient to discuss Bright Side with Luo Di.

Because of the "Hell Covenant," he couldn't directly poach a promising talent like Luo Di, nor could he remove the other's spine and replace it with metal.

However, apostles like Luo Di, who are still in the early stages and mainly live outside the realm, are not subject to the strict supervision of the True Hell, and cannot contact the forces of the spine-splitters before they are split open.

Since the other party showed great pain tolerance and physical talent, Hawke wanted to conduct an experiment.

"While maintaining his status as a spine-wielder, add another identity to Luo Di."

Such an experiment is extremely risky, and the only material available is a special spinal cord patient like Luo Di. He must be extra careful and proceed step by step.

From the very first moment the two met, Hawke drew up a detailed plan.

In the early stages, Luo Di was first given relevant knowledge and tried the most basic painful training.

This includes foot restraints, hooks hanging from the back, and so on.

After developing the most basic physical qualities, Luo Di was given a "Torture Chamber Arm" under the pretext of having lost an arm.

I thought it would be difficult to accept, but to my surprise, the other party was able to master it in a short time, showing a higher level of adaptability to torture devices, and even created a mask inspired by animal traps.

Nowadays,

Now that Luo Di is able to force spinal surgery, he must speed up the process.

Using the pretext of exchanging ideas, the most important and final step in conducting experiments is to explore these ideas.

The opening scene immediately sets the tone for suffering, immersing Luo Di in it, with every part of his body in a state of torment, thus warming up the experimental area.

When the time is right,

Two hooks taken from Hawk's back were inserted directly into his body, reaching the depths of his flesh and soul.

A finger flicked across the surface of the hook, and the vibration carried strands of "Essence of Suffering" into the body through the hook tip.

The risks remain high; if not handled properly, it could cause irreversible spinal fractures in Luo Di, turning him from an excellent Outer-Realm Apostle into a complete waste.

But it is also a rare opportunity.

Hawke spent so much time nurturing an outsider because he saw Luo Di's exceptional qualities and believed he was capable of doing it.

"Hold on! Survive!"

Luo Di couldn't hear Hawke's words at all.

He felt as if every tube in his body was being pierced by wires, and the excruciating pain was coming from every inch of his body. This pain was beyond the senses and could not be blocked by the brain.

it hurts,

It hurts so much.

I felt like every inch of my body had reached its limit, and it could collapse completely and turn into rotten flesh at any moment.

but...

Luo Di never lost consciousness; he remained conscious.

Because deep within his mind lay an even more painful memory and a strong obsession with not being able to die.

The sixth day after the "Fourth Middle School Incident" ended.

Thanks to the life force brought by the Hell Spine, Luo Di's injuries have basically healed, and he has met the criteria for discharge.

He clearly remembered the arm that was wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen in the school infirmary, but he never mentioned it.

It wasn't until her classmate Li Xiaoying woke up after receiving treatment that she revealed the matter of her severed arm, more than ten hours had passed in between.

The arm was severed in Zombie Transformation- like state. Even though it was frozen, due to the lack of blood supply from Luo Di, the original host, it was already stiff and black when it was found, and could no longer be transformed back into a normal human arm.

Taking it back is completely impossible.

However, Luo Di himself had no intention of reattaching the arm, believing that the "severed arm" had caused a series of irreversible consequences.

When Director Wang from the Research Bureau found him and told him about the rotting of his severed arm, Luo Di, who had remained silent all along, suddenly made two requests.

1. He hoped to hand over the useless and Deep Rot severed arm to himself to deal with.

2. He hopes that instead of burying his family members in the ground, he can personally send them to be cremated.

Director Wang didn't say much and readily agreed.

Luo Di left the hospital alone with his cremation certificate. His body had already adapted to the change in his center of gravity caused by the amputation of his arm. He took a car to the cemetery not far from his home.

I declined the cemetery manager's help.

Even with only one hand, Luo Di was able to skillfully dig and carry corpses. The cemetery had a cremation area where corpses that were older or had decomposed prematurely were cremated.

Luo Di took the headless corpses out of the vacuum bag.

After hugging each other, they were placed on a conveyor belt.

He stood still, waiting quietly, listening to the sounds coming from inside the incinerator.

Holding the urn containing the ashes, I returned to the grave.

The soil was filled in one by one, just like it had been done for every holiday before, except this time the soil was filled in very firmly so that it would never be dug up again.

After finishing his business at home, Luo Di did not leave the cemetery.

He then went to the newly expanded area of the cemetery.

Here stands a brand-new tombstone, surrounded by petals and footprints that haven't been cleaned up yet.

A photo of a young man was pasted on the tombstone, with his name engraved below it.

Gao Yuxuan

Luo Di's expression remained unchanged.

He took out the lighter he had prepared beforehand.

A small bottle of high-concentration alcohol,

Several pieces of lychee wood, capable of suppressing evil spirits.

And that badly rotten zombie left arm,

Ignite and burn.

In Luo Di's view, it was the loss of his left arm that led to Xiao Gao's accident that night. If he hadn't been injured, everyone could have acted together.

As his arm burned, Luo Di also bowed three times before the tombstone.

When he stood up after the final bow, his right hand gripped the tombstone tightly, and his previously lifeless eyes widened and became bloodshot.

"I'm sorry... I will definitely kill them all."

Hatred, anger, and extreme killing.

This series of emotions sustained Luo Di as he gradually regained consciousness amidst his pain. His Red Vein Through Eye brightly, and the murderous intent he exuded even erupted in a small area.

As Luo Di gradually regained his self-awareness, he gradually began to endure the pain within his body.

The Essence of Suffering flowing through the body seemed to consciously "submit," acknowledging this human being. The essence no longer stimulated the whole body, but flowed normally along the blood vessels.

Luo Di's body is stabilizing.

Hawke naturally noticed this stability as he sensed the killing intent surging from Luo Di's body and the intense aura of hatred.

Hawke finally understood why this young man had been chosen by the Spinewalkers' forces. Even he had to admit that the young man before him was simply too suited for killing.

"You actually did it..."

The tamed ' Essence of Suffering ' is flowing along the veins into Luo Di's spine.

Quite coincidentally, the "Hell Spine" is starving, hungrier than ever before.

Even though this Essence of Suffering tastes more bitter than anything else, the spine still chooses to devour it.

While replenishing nutrients, it also absorbed the essence of pain.

Hawke could clearly see that a thin wire was growing along the midline of the spine, representing that [suffering] would become Luo Di's "Second System".

"It's done!"

Just as Hawke was excited about the success of the experiment, he suddenly sensed a faint sense of danger coming from the young man lying on the ground with bloodshot eyes.

Luo Di absorbed the Essence of Suffering, and his entire spine was no longer hungry.

The satiety level of the spine increased from 15% to 25%, which shows that the amount of "Essence of Suffering" is indeed quite large.

His body also recovered as his spine ate.

However, Luo Di's consciousness did not return; he was still trapped in painful memories from several months ago, and he was almost consumed by hatred.

He no longer remembered the "sparring" incident, but instead regarded the situation before him as a life-or-death duel.

To defeat this powerful opponent, he must give it his all and use all his trump cards.

Tap! The parched tongue slapped against the burnt-spotted mouth.

Deep in Luo Di's throat, accompanied by the vibration of his vocal cords, he screamed with all his might:

"Open!"

The already arched spine underwent further changes.

Steam rises,

Sizzle!

The Investigator uniform quickly adapted, with seams on both sides to create a gap for the spine.

A series of serrated structures formed on the surface of the spine and began to rotate like a chainsaw.

Due to the combination of the Suffering System, a metal wire can be faintly seen in the middle of the spine, which has also joined the operation.

"What kind of spine shape is this!?"

Mr. Hook had initially wanted to examine the spine, was stunned by what he saw. He had never seen anything like it in his personal experience and found it difficult to give a specific assessment.

He wanted to observe carefully and study the quality of this ridge shape.

But Hawke realized the danger.

Having just accepted the Suffering System, if Luo Di continues to undergo forced spinal surgery while his spine is still unsaturated, his body will inevitably be reduced to ashes.

Luo Di's state was almost insane.

Completely ignoring the hooks stuck in his shoulders, he pounced on Hawke like a primal beast, his gaping maw opening as he wildly swung his blade.

Whether it's mobility, suppressive power, or the intensity of killing intent, it's all far superior to before.

But the next second...

Snap!

A lightning-fast finger strike, exceeding the limits of perception, landed lightly on Luo Di's brow.

There is no pain, but rather an unusual attack that goes straight to the brain.

All sensory perception was instantly severed.

Luo Di's eyes glazed over, and his body, which had been tumbling through the air, crashed to the ground in a deep coma. The spinal surgery was abruptly interrupted after only one second and he returned to his original state.

at the same time,

Wu Wen, who had been standing outside the door, had actually come here.

Completely disregarding Hawke's opinion, she placed her hands on Luo Di's back.

Streams of energy, the opposite of aging, were injected into Wu Wen's arms during the process.

Hawke watched this scene and nodded silently, seemingly acknowledging the Girl before him.