A Restless Night

[Pluto City - Fifth Hospital]

Dean Hawkins is staying in the hospital tonight and shows no intention of going home.

He now has a large family and doesn't need to worry about family matters at all; on the contrary, his family members are often concerned about his health.

Seeing that the old man is more and more energetic every day, his family feels at ease letting him stay in the hospital. They are not worried at all even if he doesn't go home, and they can just have a video chat occasionally.

His office drawer was filled with wires that he had bent by hand, all of them bent into a standard hook structure.

After completing the extra work tonight, Dean Hawkins, as usual, got up and practiced a set of Tai Chi.

Suddenly, a strong urge arose.

Despite his best efforts to restrain himself, the addiction was stronger than ever, forcing him to stop his Tai Chi practice and eventually come to his desk.

Take out one of the wires, insert the hook into the skin on the back of your hand, and then pull it out from the other end.

It's not just as simple as running through.

The dean even pinched the end of the hook, gently lifted the skin forward, and even began to slowly pull it, as if he was about to tear the skin off.

The pain he experienced brought him immense pleasure, and he was full of energy even though it was late at night.

As he raised the hook higher and higher, the pain reached its limit, and a voice rang in his ears.

"Hawkins ..."

Upon hearing the sound, the dean's office seemed to transform into a dark preaching room, but he didn't resist it; instead, he began to wander around the room.

It seemed he had been there many times in his dreams, and he wasn't afraid at all; on the contrary, he felt like he was coming home.

It was during Dean Hawkins' stroll through the preaching room that this happened.

His true physical body

The body in the office, after a blink of an eye, had its entire eyeballs covered by a black film, and its body exuded an aura of pain that could make all the hooks in the drawers tremble and come alive.

"Call..."

Hawke will return to this world again, but not for long; he'll probably be allowed to watch a movie.

Just as he was about to watch the movie "Saw" that he hadn't finished watching last time.

Buzz~

A sharp pain came from his left hand.

He realized something and took the elevator to the top floor of the hospital.

Standing on the edge of the rooftop, looking in the direction from which the pain was coming, it seemed as if one could directly glimpse the ocean beyond the city, and glimpse that special island shrouded in starlight.

"Luo Di, are you in real trouble?"

This tiny world, to think it could hold such a troublesome thing... Even though it's just an avatar, it's still far too bizarre. Ah! This is a disciple I finally managed to meet; I can't let him disappear!"

The hospital director jumped directly from the top floor, landing firmly on the lawn on the first floor, and strode towards the hospital gate.

The security guard, who was dozing off, saw that it was the dean and quickly got up to greet him, "Dean, you're working so late! Take care of yourself~ Do you need me to take you home?"

The dean didn't even glance at him and walked straight towards the door.

But the foot that was about to step out the door froze in mid-air, and finally withdrew.

"It's alright, you can continue your shift. I still have some things to take care of."

"Yes, Dean."

Hawke is still confined to this hospital area, which is highly similar to the torture chamber. If he tries to leave, his consciousness projection will be bounced back to the original world.

"Those who live in hell will continue to slash on the battlefield even after they die... You brat, stay alive."

[Ten minutes ago]

The Sister Eye, who was deeply integrated with Luo Di, was forcibly separated when passing through the hotel's main entrance, resulting in her eyeball being squeezed out separately.

It's as if this is the true purpose of the gate.

Splat!

A single, moist eyeball squeezed through the fleshy crevice and landed on the cold hotel floor.

Hair quickly grew on the surface of the eyeball. When the hair spread out to the size of a lotus leaf, the Sister Eye's body quickly stood up and transformed into her usual appearance.

As far as the eye could see, we were completely inside the body of a giant creature.

More than half of the floor tiles were covered by some kind of mucous membrane, and inside these membranes were embedded white blood vessels that radiated a white luster.

This color is even more dangerous than the previous green.

"Di..."

More than ten eyes grew from under the black hair of the Sister Eye, opening up a global vision, but no matter how she observed, she could not find any trace of Luo Di, not even a trace of his aura.

It was at this moment that

Three dark figures quickly approached from one direction of the hall, but Sister Eye was not alert because she had already clearly seen the faces of the figures.

The visitors were Hua Yuan, Shia, and Isabella.

Hua Yuan looked puzzled. "Where is Mr. Di?"

"I came in with him... and he's gone. It's as if we were... separated in a gap. Sister Hua Yuan, your guess is right, there are subtle colors in Mr. Di's mind."

I didn't tell him this, just as you suggested, Sister Hua Yuan. I was planning to wait until we met up with you, but then..."

Sister Eye was also very worried about Luo Di's condition, and even her speech became much clearer.

Hua Yuan's eyes immediately darkened, revealing a strong sense of aggression. She tried to contact Luo Di using "Thought Transfer," just like when she got lost in the cave before.

But now, no matter what, they can't get in touch. Something beyond longing has completely shut Hua Yuan out.

However, Hua Yuan was not surprised.

She seemed to have anticipated this worst-case scenario.

"As expected, Mr. Di has been receiving special attention since he arrived on the island. The thing behind this island, that hidden monster incarnation, seems to be very interested in Mr. Di."

Both the nightmare and the encounter in the cave prove this point.

Perhaps the monster's avatar saw through Mr. Di's identity as a connector from the beginning and wanted to target him.

Or perhaps Mr. Di held a special attraction for him.

They might have known each other before.

This so-called experiment or game was essentially designed to manipulate Mr. Di.

Let him walk back to the hotel from the cave, which is equivalent to crossing the entire island. Along the way, he will be exposed to different kinds of starlight colors, allowing these colors to permeate his brain.

And this pure white that permeates the hotel is the final piece of the color puzzle.

If my speculation is correct, the reason why the monster incarnation here is lurking is because its essence, which descended to the human world, is incomplete.

He wanted to use this island to conduct carefully planned experiments to select the most suitable vessel to house him, a body that could complete his incomplete avatar.

He initially only wanted to attract those outstanding Pseudo-Human who accepted the "Corner Wanted Order, but he didn't expect that Mr. Di, a better connector, would come to the island.

Enough with the nonsense! Quickly find Mr. Di's location, and you'll surely find the monster's incarnation.

"Sister Hua, why didn't you let me tell Di beforehand..."

"It's no use, it was too late when we first landed on this island."

The scourge is rooted in his mind; to eradicate it, the monster's incarnation must be killed!

Rather than alerting the enemy, we should play along. Using Mr. Di as a reference point to locate the monster's avatar might offer a glimmer of hope.

I never expected to be forcibly separated as soon as I entered the hotel. I thought it would only happen when we reached a certain floor...

"Can he still live?" The small-eyed man seemed very worried about this.

Hua Yuan's tone was now completely cold. "Once it is confirmed that Mr. Di has been completely possessed by the monster incarnation and there is no possibility of separation, I will personally kill him."

Just as the four sisters were about to take action,

The entire hotel lobby became agitated.

One by one, hotel staff and guests with wriggling tentacles and body structures detached from the human realm began to appear, peeling off from the flesh and blocking the four people's path.

The same night.

On a night bus traveling from Earth City to Pluto City.

A young man who was sleeping was suddenly awakened by a dream. He did some calculations with his fingers and his face turned ugly.

He showed the driver his ID and then got off the bus midway through the journey.

What happened next was a scene the bus passengers would never forget.

The young man pulled a string of copper coins from his waistband and scattered them into the air.

A flash of golden light,

Copper coins were made into swords.

The young man stepped onto the sword and disappeared into the night sky at a speed far exceeding that of a bus.