The Living and the Livestock

"Mask"

The first Characteristic Ability granted by the Corner System.

The object was created based on the mask designed by Luo Di.

Once Mask's ability is used, most of the gray tentacles buried in Luo Di's body will be activated and cannot be released on their own.

These tentacles are condensed and spread throughout the mask, arranged like living threads.

At first glance, it looks no different from an ordinary mask.

A closer look reveals slender, worm-like tendrils wriggling inside the mask, each tinged with a faint gray hue, as if capable of piercing through nerves.

Even someone like Benjamin, who has dedicated half his life to studying the brain,

When I saw this mask, I felt as if my brain was being touched, occupied, and penetrated by these tentacles.

but,

His mental defenses, which he had set up deep within his mind, were triggered, and he immediately regained consciousness.

Looking at the murderer less than twenty meters away, he held nothing back and took out all ten syringes from his suit compartment and inserted them directly into his brain.

The milky liquid in these syringes is all pure brain marrow, the product he extracted from the brains of countless poor people over the years.

A single overdose injection, combined with his demonstrated abilities as a system user,

A distortion has occurred.

His brain was swelling rapidly, and his skull was also growing wildly, reaching about two to three times the size of a normal person. His hair was falling out, and his scalp was covered with blood vessels about the thickness of a little finger, which were also milky white.

Even Benjamin's pupils were glowing white.

He had never been in such a state before, nor had anyone ever forced him into it.

The wreckage of the car that had trapped him trembled and was covered by a soft white light.

At that moment, Benjamin had an epiphany, and his thinking reached a higher level.

"Ah! No wonder all those geniuses are rushing to the corner to 'die'."

It seems I was short-sighted. Extreme Death Threat will cause the brain of a living organism to generate a strong will to survive, and this will lead the living organism to a higher level.

Very good!

I want to go to the corner too.

I also want to see what true fear is really like.

I will abandon what I have in Moon City in order to pursue a higher level!

Before that, I'm going to kill you...

The words had barely left his mouth.

The car door, enveloped in a soft white light, was forcibly removed and spun at high speed like a sharp blade, flying towards Luo Di... This was purely driven by the mind, without relying on any physical body.

The car door was about to cut through Luo Di's body.

Bass!

Something with a metallic sheen flashed by quickly.

The iron gate was cut in two and flew to both sides of the road.

The speed at which the blade was drawn was so fast that the process of the slash was not even visible.

Immediately following.

The cars were dismantled by a dense, visible spiritual force, and the pieces, large and small, were shot toward Luo Di at near-bullet speeds.

Because they were fired simultaneously, their speed was extremely fast.

No matter how fast the blade strikes, it's impossible to cut it all off. In Benjamin's view, there will always be a piece that can touch Luo Di's body, cut through or pierce his flesh.

However, Luo Di himself was not prepared to draw his sword.

A hot breath escaped from his mouth.

His left arm was scorched with intense, hellish marks, his palm outstretched and facing forward.

"Tool Construction"

Ding ding ding!

A series of metallic clanging sounds rang out.

All the car debris and parts were flung away.

The heat and steam spread rapidly in front of Luo Di, and a heavy and enormous Iron Maiden blocked his way.

Made of Hell Metal, it is indestructible.

These high-speed car parts can only leave a few white marks on the surface at most.

Moreover, the Iron Maiden of today is somewhat different from the one used to house Nawenty.

Although it is still a product of hell, it appears more refined, with some metal bearings even featuring a gray polish.

Blocking complete.

The Iron Maiden immediately transformed into sharp iron wires and retracted into her left palm, the torture instruments were retrieved, and her left arm was replenished.

The road was littered with scattered metal debris, and half of a car lying more than ten meters away had been completely dismantled.

Benjamin, who had been enhanced in the brain, did not attack, but instead used the time bought by the metal fragments to escape quickly.

They fled to the Mercury Hotel, just one street away.

Benjamin's powerful mental energy transformed into a shimmering white light that enveloped his body. He didn't need to exert any physical force at all, and he moved rapidly toward the Mercury Hotel in a state of near-floating motion.

He sensed that Luo Di was not catching up and was still following behind at a normal walking pace.

That would be best.

That way he can get to the Mercury Hotel smoothly.

Just when Benjamin thought everything was going well,

His mental energy detected something flying rapidly towards him, so fast that he couldn't dodge it in time. He could only rely on his mental energy to quickly condense a protective shield to block it.

But in Luo Di's eyes, such a protective shield was simply trash.

It is completely incomparable to the color barrier formed by the color monster on the island.

Moreover, Luo Di is no longer the same person he used to be.

The weapon hurtling toward Benjamin at high speed was the butcher's knife thrown by Luo Di, who had tensed all his muscles.

Not only does it possess the added power and speed, but the surface of the blade is also coated with a gray hue, which allows it to track targets Gray Mark.

When the blade touched the pure white spiritual barrier...

The gray covering the blade actually peeled away the barrier.

It's like they have a restraining relationship, which can directly break the magic.

"What!?"

Benjamin couldn't understand why such a strong mental barrier, capable of blocking even bullets, couldn't stop the blade at all, and didn't even achieve the slightest deflection effect.

There was no time to dodge.

Click~

Benjamin's spine was shattered by the blade, which then pierced through his body from the front.

Pfft! As Benjamin spat out a mouthful of blood, the connection between his brain and body was completely severed, and a heart-wrenching image appeared on his front.

If an ordinary person had already collapsed and was waiting to die...

However, he was able to continue floating and moving using his mental energy. He just needed to divert his mental energy to stop the bleeding, seal the wound, protect his intestines, and retract them into his body.

As for the broken spine, we'll have to wait until we survive to figure out what to do.

The Mercury Hotel was just ahead, and its warm lights were already shining on him.

The will to survive once again pushed the brain's potential, and mental strength carried this partially paralyzed body to the hotel.

I floated up the steps and pushed open the door to enter!

When the bright crystal chandelier came into view, Benjamin felt as if he were being reborn.

Perhaps it was because of the lunar eclipse tonight, but the black manager in charge of this lunar branch was actually standing at the front desk greeting customers with a smile on his face.

"I request the highest level of hotel protection! I will bear all the costs myself."

The manager nodded and responded with a smile:

"During the lunar eclipse, the hotel will implement special management measures. The upper-floor accommodation area has been sealed off. Guests arriving during the lunar eclipse are requested to move to the restaurant on the second floor to wait for the eclipse to end."

As per your request, I will deploy all hotel security personnel to the dining area to provide you with security services.

"Okay, and while you're at it, give me some of the evening nutrition meal."

"No problem."

Benjamin took the stairs next to him directly to the restaurant area.

As the manager said, the place was already full of hotel security personnel. In addition to personnel equivalent to investigators, there were even some special Pseudo-Human that I had never seen before.

A minute passed.

Bite!

The hotel door opened, and another guest arrived.

The mask on Luo Di's face had been removed to avoid instilling fear in the innocent. However, the butcher's knife remained in his hand, his eyes bloodshot, revealing his murderous intent.

"Mr. Luo, as the district manager of Mercury Hotel, I have an obligation to remind you. If you commit murder on the hotel premises, it will be a serious violation of the group's rules."

Your membership will be permanently revoked, and you will be subject to a permanent arrest warrant from the group.

Despite the manager's reminder, Luo Di didn't stop but followed the scent towards the stairs. As he passed the reception desk, he replied:

"I'm just slaughtering livestock."

The manager looked at the completely unfamiliar young man in front of him and suddenly realized, "Oh, I'm sorry! I mistook you for someone else. Welcome to the Mercury Hotel, Mr. D."

Clang!

The restaurant door was pushed open forcefully.

The heavy sound of leather shoes echoed once again.

At the same time, it was accompanied by a completely different kind of murderous intent, spreading like hellish lava, with ashes scattered on every dining table.

The security guards seated there did not get up to stop it; they simply watched silently. Or rather, they were already overwhelmed by the murderous intent, and even foresaw that any attempt to intervene would result in their immediate death.

Several of them were about to get up when they felt a direct wave of killing intent emanating from Luo Di, as if a gray blade was hanging above their heads.

The heavy sound of leather shoes finally reached the corner.

Benjamin, who is partially paralyzed, is sitting here with freshly served sashimi in front of him.

He remained calm, even slowly putting the sashimi into his mouth.

There were no complaints about the Crystal Hotel's service, nor any discussion of the massacre, the lunar eclipse, or the power displayed by Luo Di.

Benjamin was only thinking about one thing, something he just couldn't understand.

"How strange... Our first conversation was quite 'pleasant,' so why did your mindset completely change after just a few minutes downstairs?"

What exactly happened that made you willing to ruin such a promising future, willing to be sentenced to death, and willing to give up pursuing what you yearn for?

What exactly happened downstairs?

After you cross the pedestrian crossing, who did you meet, and what privileges were you given?

Why did you suddenly decide to kill me?

I really want to know. After all, there's nothing in the entire Moon City that I don't know. Could you sit down and have a proper chat with me? Perhaps...

Click!

A cracking sound came from above Benjamin's head.

The dripping blood stained the field of vision red.

Benjamin subconsciously touched his severed head and looked at the young man before him one last time.

He noticed that the way the other person was looking at him had changed.

This is a view from above to below.

It's not about judging a person, but about looking at a slaughtered animal.

There is naturally no way for humans and livestock to communicate...