Hell Awakens

The burial pit was dug.

The food cart tipped over.

The jaw was completely removed, and the body, with its brain ripped out, slid into the perfect pit, waiting to be buried.

Just as the blonde girl was about to shovel down to fill the pit, she suddenly noticed intricate scars on the corpse's two arms.

The blonde girl was very familiar with the pattern corresponding to the scar, more so than anyone else.

However, you need to bring both arms together to see the complete pattern corresponding to the scar.

Instead of immediately closing her arms, she pulled out a blood vessel thread from her body, put it on the left and right hands of the corpse, and then filled the pit and buried the body.

After the backfilling was completed, the soil was leveled.

The Girl then placed her palm on the ground.

A kind of special ability was released.

The soil, which appeared to have been turned over, was immediately covered with a layer of green grass, becoming indistinguishable from its surroundings.

She then took off her umbrella, gently jumped onto the tree behind her, about four meters above the ground, and used the previously wrapped blood vessels to move the body's arm buried in the soil.

The scars etched on the surface of the arm are perfectly pieced together to form a symbol with special meaning.

The Girl even covered her body in advance using some means.

But the expected shock and heat did not come.

She carefully jumped down from the branch and gently pressed her ear to the spot where the body had been buried.

Thump!

A powerful pumping sound came from below.

It was less like a heartbeat and more like the beating of War Drum.

Upon hearing the sound, the Girl didn't linger and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Silently, without even leaving a footprint or a breath.

Pain, Color and Death

This is the information that can be extracted from Luo Di's last memory fragments.

All memories of "Luo Di" were interrupted, as if the projector had been damaged during playback.

The dazzling scenes that should have led to the climax of the plot were all reduced to the darkness of death due to "brain damage".

However, this darkness seemed somewhat strange.

Although it has nothing, it still has warmth.

Luo Di's consciousness, which should have been completely extinguished, transformed into a small dot, fermenting in the warm darkness.

The fermented and swollen [consciousness] was no longer as stable and regular as before; it was more like a bloated and rather undignified ball of flesh.

This newly fermented ball of flesh and consciousness also lacks a "brain" to reside in.

The instinct of consciousness is urgently seeking a place to reside, otherwise it will perish again in a short time.

On the other side of the warm current,

At the bottom of the darkness,

It seems to have a new home that can accommodate the consciousness-filled flesh ball.

No longer as delicate as the brain, it no longer needs the protection of the skull.

No longer as incompetent as the brain, no longer just hiding away and manipulating the body to face the outside world.

The new home has the most robust structural organization, a perfect neural network that can coordinate the entire body to fight together, and the courage to actively expose and display itself to the outside world.

Its name is [Spine].

The irregular fleshy mass of consciousness was pulled downwards.

They reached the spine and began their initial union.

The Hell Symbol suddenly lit up.

A certain intuitive and strong connection was established.

The consciousness that had just taken root in the spine was immediately called upon and projected there, guided by the Hell Symbol.

Having left the current world, they journeyed to the distant reaches of deep space.

They eventually arrived at a giant, scorching, and arid world.

"Consciousness Projection - Extraterrestrial Spinal Man"

The viscous, warm liquid enveloped Luo Di's entire body, a sensation akin to being nurtured in the womb, giving Luo Di a feeling of new life, as if he had just been born.

It seems that his consciousness was not only projected onto him, but also possessed a brand new physical body.

With the completion of consciousness projection,

The biological tube inserted into the mouth to provide breathing air was removed.

His breathing channels were taken away, and the intense feeling of suffocation forced his body to start moving and struggling.

Raise your arms and tear open the membrane.

Luo Di's body flowed out along with the nutrient solution and fell from a great height.

After falling tens of meters, it crashed heavily to the ground.

However, the ground was also relatively soft, so the fall did not cause any injury. Instead, it quickly brought Luo Di back to his senses, allowing him to assess the current situation.

"This isn't my body..."

Luo Di looked at his arm, which was supporting him on the ground. Although it had some similarities to a human arm, the skin and internal structure were very different.

"Skin" - The skin is thinner, whiter, and more attached to the Muscle Tissue, and to some extent, the muscle structure and special bone arrangement are visible.

"Muscle" - accounts for a larger proportion, and the shape of the muscle is no longer fixed.

It may have obvious protrusions, be curved, or be blocky.

However, Luo Di's current physical body seems to have just been "born". His arms look rather thin, but you can clearly feel that his Muscle Tissue has huge room for growth, which is far beyond what a human body can do.

The "bone" is no longer a strip of bone encased at the innermost part, but a segmented structure similar to a spine. Part of the arm bone is also exposed on the back of the arm and can be seen directly, extending all the way to the back of the hand at the very tip.

Luo Di could also sense the growth potential of bones; attributes such as hardness and density might grow along with the body.

The only similarity between this arm and Luo Di's original body is the Hell Symbol engraved on the inside of the forearm.

His body also changed, possessing similar thin skin and nascent muscles and bones that could grow and be shaped freely.

It just appears very thin at the moment, or rather, in a primitive state of being, like an unpolished gem, a newborn baby.

Perhaps this is Luo Di's physical body in the True Hell.

Or it can be called the "shell".

Luo Di was puzzled by the physical body used to house his projected consciousness. After all, switching from the Fifth Hospital to the torture chamber didn't require a physical vessel.

Of course, there's no need to think about the question of flesh and body now; the answer will come naturally in the future.

He only needs to know two things:

1. He did not die.

2. By ultimately sacrificing himself, he fed the spine, allowing his consciousness to project into the True Hell in its true form, to its true home, the territory of the spine.

Luo Di could clearly feel that he, or rather this body, was no longer primarily based on his brain.

The spine was given the highest priority, and the essence of consciousness was incorporated into it.

Perhaps only now can I be called a true "Spine Master".

He also subconsciously reached up and touched his face.

Sure enough, the facial structure also changed.

Useless organs, such as ears and nose, have been removed, making the whole head much simpler.

The functions of hearing and smell are transferred to the spine and surrounding skin.

Only two things remained on his face.

1. A mouth that can be used to bite and kill enemies, and to eat.

2. It can be used to observe war and gain insight into the enemy.

Luo Di adapted quickly, gradually standing up and beginning to observe his surroundings.

He is currently in a "circle".

The large circle formed by the high wall of flesh and blood was about the size of two stadiums.

The so-called wall of flesh and blood is the origin wall that gave birth to Luo Di's body.

The top is also covered with a large number of swollen, abscess-like structures, each containing a similar shell curled up inside.

perhaps,

Once a spinet from the outside world is recognized, their consciousness projection will come here and receive a "body" that allows them to move normally in the True Hell.

Come here, newborn spine warriors!

The Hell language drew Luo Di's gaze toward the center of the circle.

Words can move a person to the spine.

Luo Di suddenly fell into a daze and began to move like a zombie. When he came to his senses, he had already arrived at the center of the current area.

Ten enormous, towering spines encircled the area.

Like a building, like a throne, and like a scepter.

The voices of hell were emanating from the tops of these spines, instructing, torturing, and initially accepting Luo Di.

Facing Luo Di, this newcomer from out of town, there was not a trace of concern in his words; instead, there was oppression, anger, and even a desire to completely crush him.

"Outsider, distant apostle! We should welcome your arrival and your joining us."

But there is an odor of others mixed in with you, your spine contains components that do not belong here, and you dared to make contact with the [Order Group] ahead of time and desecrate the essence of the spine with metal.

This impurity,

This arrogance,

This betrayal,

We should have slaughtered you on the spot, sucked your spinal cord, and spat on your nerves.

However, you are the first apostle in ten thousand years to use "self-killing" to feed your spine. The perfect "death" makes your consciousness no longer completely dependent on the brain, but merged into the spine.

What unwavering loyalty!

As long as the spine remains, you will never perish.

Such perfection, even if impurity, should be forgiven.

But before granting a pardon, please answer one question for me.

Do you like war?

It was another question-and-answer session of this kind, Luo Di had already accumulated some experience with his Grandmother, so he didn't directly answer whether he liked it or not.

Instead, it issued a request.

"Please temporarily project my consciousness back to my original body in this world, and I will answer this question with my actions."

Moreover, so-called war is fought through physical combat, not through verbal agreements.

There is no direct response above the spine.

After a moment of silence, a voice came:

Your request has been approved.

Blood suddenly surged from where Luo Di stood, turning the red earth into a pool of blood, and his body fell into it.