Depths of the Living
Chapter 249

Anger

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Bathroom.

Luo Di was wiping his body with a towel; for the sake of disguise, the wound on his right shoulder from where a finger had pierced through it needed to be preserved.

He didn't feel much anger or hatred towards the trainer, because in Luo Di's eyes, everyone involved in the Orphanage should be treated the same.

Looking at the bloodshot eyes reflected in the mirror, Luo Di could only use color to suppress the murderous intent that was spreading through his mind. He needed to wait for the best opportunity to eliminate the threat completely.

Cleaning is complete.

As Luo Di dried his hair with a towel, he walked out of the bathroom and found Wendy kneeling outside the door, holding a medical box with a red cross on it.

"Master, although you need to keep the wound on your shoulder disguised, it would look more natural if you bandaged it. I also learned first aid at the Orphanage; may I help you?"

Looking at the several finger holes on his right shoulder, Luo Di realized they did indeed need treatment; an ordinary person would probably have developed pus by now. He nodded slightly and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Wendy didn't get up, but instead moved her knees to the bedside, remaining kneeling, and pursed her lips.

"Um... I might need to be behind Master for better bandaging~ Can I go to your bed? I've already washed myself and will take off my pants. Also, I just washed my nose and smelled my feet. There's no odor at all, the skin on my feet isn't peeling off, and my toenails are clean."

"Can."

"Thank you, Master."

After being given permission to get into bed, Wendy trembled and quickly took off her pants before carefully climbing onto the bed and kneeling behind Luo Di to bandage his wounds.

While bandaging her wound, she also shared the results of her investigation that day:

"Master, our luck seems to be a bit off. I made it to the archives today and quickly checked everyone's information on the computer. We'll have to wait at least 47 days for a boy named Leslie to turn fifteen."

"It's been too long."

If Luo Di were forced to suppress and pretend in such an environment for a whole month and a half, his mental state would probably be driven to the brink of collapse.

Wendy said as she bit the gauze off with her teeth, "Then there's only one way... create a riot in the Orphanage, a riot big enough to attract the Venerable One. I guess it'll require killing people, and we'll need to kill some important people."

"Is that enough trainers?"

"Kimberly? That's definitely enough~ Trainers are the most important people in the Orphanage, second only to the director."

Those who remain here as trainers are all selected serial killers, serving as vital pivots in the Orphanage's operation. If this pivot, responsible for its function, is damaged, subsequent production will be disrupted.

When are we going to make our move?

"I'll work overtime next time, let things take their course."

"Knew."

Wendy bandaged the wound with great care, even more so than she had ever done for anyone she had ever killed, and it was almost 11:30 p. m.

However, after the bandage was finished, Wendy deliberately pretended to be stupid and showed no intention of getting out of bed.

Staying on Mr. Di's bed for even a second longer was a bonus in her eyes, and she didn't care if it might bring punishment.

She even started fantasizing about sleeping in this bed tonight.

The silence lasted for about half a minute before it was broken.

"There's still some time, practice with me a bit."

"Okay!"

Although Wendy was reluctant to move her legs from the bed, she quickly got out of bed under orders and assumed the same sparring position as the night before.

But today feels a little different.

Wendy knew very well that Mr. Di had not been trained as a killing machine from a young age like she had. When the two first fought, Mr. Di used conventional and methodical techniques, relying entirely on his strength to achieve an overwhelming victory.

Tonight, Mr. Di simply adopted a simple starting stance, without any sense of pressure.

An hour passed.

Wendy squatted against the wall, covered in sweat, with sweat pouring from every pore of her body. Her eyes were wide open, a mixture of excitement and disbelief on her face.

During the more than ten years she grew up in Orphanage, she saw many so-called "geniuses," some of whom were even more talented than her.

But Wendy had never seen anyone like Mr. Di, who had made a qualitative breakthrough in just one night of training and had even mastered an extremely difficult killing technique.

This was far beyond the Orphanage's definition of genius; it could only be described as heresy. Wendy couldn't imagine what kind of monster Luo Di would have become if he had been born in the Orphanage.

"Go take a shower, you smell really bad."

Wendy looked surprised; she had never experienced showering twice a day before. "Oh... can I shower again? Thank you, Master. But you've sweated a lot, Master; I guess your wound will need to be re-bandaged."

"I'll wash off the sweat first, then I'll come out and re-bandage you."

Wendy scrambled into the bathroom, and before she was even completely dry, she ran out with a basin of water and a towel.

Little did they know that Luo Di had already fallen asleep on the bed, and they could even hear his soft snoring.

He was already sleep-deprived last night, and today was another full day, which pushed Luo Di's body to its limit. He fell asleep as soon as he lay down on the bed, and his sleep schedule was forcibly reversed.

even so.

Wendy went to Mr. Di's bedside as usual, used her learned stealth skills to slowly lift Luo Di's clothes and gently wipe him with a damp towel.

Once you've made sure it won't disturb your sleep, gently wipe away the sweat from your body.

During the process of wiping the body

Luo Di was fast asleep, suddenly started talking in his sleep, as if this act of wiping his body while sleeping had happened before.

"Squad leader..."

This was the second time Wendy had heard this word. Although she didn't know who the class monitor was, she knew that the person held a very important place in Luo Di's heart.

A hint of envy flickered in her eyes, but it didn't linger; it vanished in a flash.

Wendy knew very well that she could never remain in Mr. Di's heart, and she was already completely satisfied with the current situation.

Dry your body.

Re-bandage,

Then cover yourself properly with the bedding.

Gazing at Mr. Di's sleeping face, her pituitary gland immediately stimulated her brain to secrete desire-related substances, forcing her to bend her neck and lower her body to try to press her lips against his.

But in the end, it just hovered above the lips and didn't completely fall down.

Lips and teeth moving.

A voice that didn't belong to the murderer softly uttered. "Thank you..."

Wendy suppressed her inner desires, something she would never have been able to do before.

It wasn't that her self-control had become stronger, but rather that she seemed to be gradually adapting to the grayness that occupied her brain. Even without Luo Di's command, she could use this grayness to suppress the desires in her brain.

It felt like I was experiencing what "rationality" was for the first time.

She also suddenly began to understand the people she had killed before, and began to understand what humanity is.

Time passed day by day.

I had unknowingly spent five whole days at the Orphanage.

Because he hadn't been working overtime for the past few days, Luo Di hadn't had a chance to make his move. Killing just a cook or apprentice wouldn't be enough to lure the mastermind out; he had to be patient.

He hasn't been idle these past few days.

During the day, he used his apprenticeship to gain a basic understanding of the Orphanage's internal layout, and the various internal routes were already mentally constructed. At night, he would take the time to learn killing techniques from Wendy, and his skills became increasingly proficient.

Furthermore, Wendy revealed that Kimberley was the trainer specifically in charge of the children's movie viewing, and that Kimberley had a habit of frequently going to the toilet ever since she was studying at the Orphanage.

This habit can be used to create an accidental death.

Finally, on the seventh day, we had another big kitchen cleaning, and I worked overtime until 10 p. m. again.

The situation was exactly the same as last time. On his way back to the dormitory, Luo Di heard the sound of a movie playing again. Tonight's movie was "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," a B-movie that he really liked.

However, the Back Gate of the screening room was not open today.

Kimberly, the trainer in charge of managing movie screenings, did not go to the restroom.

Since that was the case, Luo Di went ahead to the restroom next to the screening room and waited quietly for the other party to come over halfway through the screening.

Sure enough, less than ten minutes later, the same footsteps as that night were heard. Luo Di, hiding in the men's restroom stall, was ready to kill.

but,

The footsteps didn't come in; instead, they went into the women's restroom next door.

"Isn't this person a man...?"

The situation has changed.

Luo Di quietly made his way to the women's restroom on the side, keeping his footsteps low.

The sounds emanating from inside the women's restroom made his hidden killing intent uncontrollable; veins bulged on his forehead, and blood vessels seemed to pierce his eyes.

The spine began to twist.

Luo Di used to treat everyone in the Orphanage the same, but now he has changed his mind.

Even if it weren't to lure the powerful figure behind the scenes, Luo Di would still kill this beast, which is worse than a pig or a dog.

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