Second Match

The alarm was lifted within three minutes.

Due to privacy concerns, only the project manager came. When he opened the door to the mortuary from the outside, the enormous body that should have been inside was gone.

Only the damaged freezer remained inside.

The only change was in Luo Di's backpack, which was now almost completely full.

"Mr. Luo, what about the body?"

"It's been taken care of. Please remove my record of visiting the Research Bureau today according to the instructions on the document."

"OK."

The supervisor didn't dare to ask any more questions. For some reason, the young man in front of him gave him a completely different feeling than he had a few minutes ago.

Just talking like this makes me feel stressed, and even the air is very dry, making my throat uncomfortable.

[The following morning, the Underground Eden]

The number of people at the Fighting Arena today is 20% higher than yesterday, mainly because the news that Mr. D, a newcomer, killed a werewolf with his bare hands has spread.

Moreover, the terrifying mask and leather outfit he wore made the character memorable and deeply appealing to the audience.

Just one day later, Mr. D will be playing his second match.

Furthermore, the Fighting Arena released a major announcement: Mr. D will be bringing weapons to the event, and his appearance will be different from the previous match.

His opponent was a Pseudo-Human had already won four matches.

The audience inside the stadium even made some support signs, which featured Mr. D's mask and a capital letter D drawn in blood.

The organizers were very considerate, providing Luo Di with a private rest room and making this match the grand finale.

Fifteen minutes before the match,

The squad leader, dressed entirely in latex suits, arrived at the rest room.

His fingers slid along Luo Di's neck from behind to the front.

"I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"

"Just say it."

"We have news from the sorority: the annual Sisterhood Gathering will begin in two weeks."

Sisters will be allowed to bring their 'partners' or ' Reserve Partner ' to the gathering.

Shia witnessed your fighting performance last time and has officially reported it to the sorority, and ' Grandmother ' has observed you, I'm taking this opportunity to explain your situation to ' Grandmother '.

Due to time constraints, we decided to arrange the ' Reserve Partner ' assessment for you at the Fighting Arena.

The bad news is,

Your assessment will be handled by Shia. I also got some information from her: the assessment will be scheduled for the "Third Session. "Shia is also known as the "Valkyrie" in the sorority; she's incredibly meticulous in everything she does.

The assessment assigned to you will inevitably be related to combat, mainly to prove two things:

1. You are a pure human.

2. It is strong enough.

Therefore, Luo Di, you absolutely must not activate Hell Stance in your next two battles. As long as you survive as a human, you will gain the approval of your ' Reserve Partner '.

Consider today's second match a trial run! Hopefully, we can work together better with this pig-headed guy.

The squad leader reached out and slapped the surface of an object hanging around Luo Di's waist. Although it elicited a squeal, it was clearly muffled and he dared not squeal too loudly.

Will Shia participate herself?

"No, she's wanted by the Investigation Bureau. Besides, you can't beat her without activating Hell Stance."

The third test, used to assess identity, is scheduled for about four days from now.

During this period, I will accompany you in training.

Alright, it's almost time! Hurry up and get on stage! I'm really looking forward to your partnership with this pig-headed guy. I'm betting everything on you tonight.

[The Grand Finale]

First up is the Pseudo-Human side.

Despite having secured four consecutive wins, this Pseudo-Human's reputation is poor, even appalling. His matches leave viewers with only one impression: disgusting, capable of causing severe physical discomfort.

The main reason lies in his physical characteristics and habits.

The Phobia-concretization does not come from horror literature, but from a type of insect that is most common in daily life.

When the host announced his appearance.

A dark, indistinct body darted into the octagonal cage at an extremely fast speed. The two antennae on its head, which resembled antenna panels, trembled incessantly and were covered with sensory hairs.

Its entire body was covered in jet-black armor.

The round eyes have jet-black pupils three times the size of a normal person's.

As for his mouth, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it "mouthparts".

Strong and tall,

This contestant has no name, only a nickname: "Black Cockroach".

That's right, his Phobia-concretization cockroaches.

Moreover, ever since he revealed his complete physical form, he has never turned back into a human. He has been imprisoned in the form of a cockroach, only occasionally released to fight.

His vitality is astonishing; he looks forward to the fight every day.

It seems that, in his view, this was the foraging process that humans had carefully prepared for him.

The opponents in the previous rounds were not killed on the spot, but were chewed up by him with his mouthparts while still alive, and were gradually devoured. He even ate and excreted at the same time.

The entire scene was extremely bad.

Aside from catering to the preferences of a small minority,

Most viewers protested, saying it didn't fit their expectations of a true fight.

This contestant has long lost its humanity, no longer possessing the bloody struggle between human genes; it only retains the essence of a cockroach, merely engaging in simple foraging behavior.

That's also true.

The organizers did not intend to have the cockroach participate in the event; instead, they planned to send it directly to the Research Bureau for biological dissection and pituitary gland recovery.

Who knew that Mr. D would suddenly appear, and since the two were roughly equal in strength, they were matched up.

They even came up with the promotional slogans in advance.

[Supernova VS Most Disgusting]

The cockroach is currently crawling back and forth inside the octagonal cage. Although it retains human limbs, its movements are exactly the same as a cockroach. It is sniffing the audience's scent, eager to find food.

The audience booed and gave thumbs-downs.

The host had been coated with a liquid that cockroaches dislike beforehand, so he wouldn't be harmed.

"Now, let's welcome the supernova Mr. D!"

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it, wanting to see how the image change described in the promotional material actually turned out, since Mr. D's original image was already good enough.

When everyone's eyes turned to them,

As Mr. D emerged from the passageway, he wore the same horrifying and painful mask, a full-body black coat, and Oxford shoes.

But as he entered the octagon, someone immediately noticed something was different.

"That's... a pig's head?"

As the man shouted, everyone's attention was drawn to the area below Luo Di's coat.

A pig's head, which looked like it had just been chopped off, was hanging from the waist with an ordinary iron chain running through its nose.

The decorations, combined with Luo Di's image, had a surprisingly effective finishing touch, prompting cheers from the audience, some of whom shouted out Luo Di's favorite words.

[Murderer]!

Meanwhile, a seasoned spectator recalled a Pseudo-Human fighter from a few years ago.

"Do you guys remember the ' Pig Headed Maniac ' from two years ago? I feel like this pig's head looks somewhat similar to that monster."