Depths of the Living
Chapter 265

Imprisoned

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On a street a few hundred meters from the Mercury Hotel.

Five men in black, shrouded in special raincoats, have arrived, though they were slightly delayed due to a train problem.

The personnel responsible for sensing had just finished inspecting the car wreckage.

"The target cleaved a speeding 2006 Chevrolet Malibu in two with a single strike, and a brief battle ensued... which could hardly be called a battle."

Lunar Overseer Benjamin unleashed his physical mental power in a counterattack, but to little avail, and has since retreated to the Mercury Hotel.

"Let's go."

The five-person team quickened their pace. The Mercury Hotel had a cooperative relationship with headquarters. According to their investigation, the "culprit" who caused the Moon Eclipse Event was fully capable of inflicting devastating damage on this branch.

Push open the door.

The expected sounds of fighting did not come, nor did it smell blood; instead, there was the distinctive fragrance of the Mercury Hotel.

The Black manager stood behind the counter, smiling as he greeted customers.

As the five people entered, the manager gestured to indicate the direction of the restaurant.

As they ascended the stairs, a member of the team whispered, "Benjamin's vital signs have ceased; his pituitary gland has been damaged."

The captain then gave the order, "Prepare for suppression; if the target shows serious resistance, authorize the killing."

By the time they arrived at the second-floor restaurant area, all the hotel security personnel had left.

The record player on the bar was playing Bach's Goldberg Variations, the beautiful melody interspersed with the sounds of metal cutlery clattering against porcelain plates.

A burly young man was sitting in the very center of the restaurant, with a large amount of food piled up in front of him, and he was eating heartily.

The Suppression Squad also looked towards the corner where the smell of blood was wafting.

Benjamin, the inspector of the Moon City, is in a state of brain malformation and enlargement, except that his entire enlarged head has been split in half, like a walnut that has been cut open.

Just as the team members were preparing to suppress the youth who had caused all this,

The captain raised his hand to signal them not to make any moves, and instead they dispersed to stand in different areas of the restaurant, blocking all possible escape routes.

Or sitting,

Or standing,

They waited quietly as the young man finished all the food on the table, enough for about ten people.

"Thank you for waiting," came the young man's voice.

"Luo Di, you will be temporarily detained in the General Investigation Bureau's containment room while awaiting the completion of the investigation into this Moon Eclipse Event. At that time, you will be sentenced for the crimes you have committed."

Come with us.

The captain saw Luo Di's eyes; they were eyes that showed no murderous intent whatsoever, but rather eyes that were completely relieved and relaxed.

The captain only put the most basic handcuffs on Luo Di before they left together.

As he was about to leave the hotel, Luo Di apologized to the black manager, after all, he had left behind such a foul-smelling corpse in the restaurant, a corpse that could have made the entire Moon City stink.

A week has passed.

What would normally take at least a month for a full investigation, incident handling, and criminal trial was completed in just one week.

Luo Di was convicted of serious intentional homicide, disrupting public order, and causing the Moon Eclipse Event; he should be sentenced to death for these crimes.

However, additional findings were discovered based on the investigation results from Moon City.

Inspector Benjamin and the group of Surveillance Officer killed by Luo Di committed serious crimes by abusing their positions, including but not limited to murder, child trafficking, illegal imprisonment, human trafficking, and pituitary abusives.

Because of Luo Di's massacre, the festering sores on the entire dark side of the moon stopped growing.

The World Bureau will dispatch multiple teams of investigators to analyze and address the current situation of Moon City. If necessary, Moon City will be stripped of its special zone status, and dark-side simulations will cease. Instead, it will be managed in the same way as other cities.

The World Bureau will decide, with the unanimous agreement of the jury.

As a "High-Value Death Row Inmate," Luo Di is sent to the Border City Prison and placed in the highest level of solitary confinement. His behavior during his time in prison will be observed to determine whether to carry out the death penalty.

These death row inmates often possess formidable strength while retaining their humanity. Their existence is of great value to the Federated States, to exploring hidden corners, and to counter Imposters. Their execution will not be carried out until their value is lost.

A fully sealed armored vehicle drove into the prison area, located in the Outskirts, with castle-style buildings.

Wearing electrified shackles, a metal mask, and a collar, Luo Di once again arrives at the "Border City Prison," or as some call it, "The Old City Prison."

It's just that compared to the last time I came here...

Besides the change in his identity, Luo Di also underwent a crucial change.

His pituitary gland was completely replenished. The pituitary gland that was originally missing half of its original size, which was also the more difficult part to feed, was completely and highly saturated on the night of the lunar eclipse.

There seemed to be a faint shimmer of moonlight on the surface of the pituitary gland.

When Luo Di stepped into the prison, he still had the same spinal pulsation as before, but this time Luo Di was able to cover and suppress the spine with gray.

If someone were to peer into Luo Di's spine at this moment, they would find that the entire Metal Spine is permeated with gray.

After a series of checks, Luo Di's prisoner assessment level was released, and he was even given a brand new title.

[S-Class - Moon Eclipse Murderer (Extremely Dangerous)]

Luo Di was not only given a special prison uniform that restricted his physical movement, but also branded with an "S" on his neck, indicating his level of danger.

They were placed in the deepest part of the prison, also known as the "Old City Sector".

Only prisoners with a danger level of A or higher are held there.

When Luo Di first visited Wendy in prison, she was placed in the front section because her danger assessment was only C. Therefore, Luo Di had only ever been to the front part of the prison, or even just the tip of the iceberg.

Having returned here as a death row inmate, I finally understand why the prison's name includes the word "city."

On the way to the depths of the prison, one must not only pass through many long corridors, but also ride in a "prisoner transport vehicle" located inside the prison.

We finally reached our destination after venturing a full six kilometers.

Strangely, despite being deep inside a prison specifically for holding dangerous prisoners, Luo Di didn't see any prison guards.

All you see are old, peeling walls, giving you the feeling of going back to the 1970s or 80s.

There are no patrol officers here, only a few cameras in operation.

But as Luo Di walked deeper into the prison, into the so-called "Old City Sector," the area where dangerous criminals were held, he realized that Roddy was a prisoner.

He felt a pressure, a pressure from the environment.

The prison is quite large, and although the cells are all relatively wide-spaced single cells, at least a hundred dangerous prisoners are held there.

Luo Di was not taken directly to his cell, but was required to meet with the warden before entering prison.

The closer he got to the warden's office, the stronger the sense of oppression became, and the more intense the unease that it caused on Luo Di's back.

Luo Di even began to speculate that the warden might be connected to Hell, or perhaps even a connector linked to the True Hell.

Old City Sector, top floor.

Accompanied by a prison guard, Luo Di arrived at a door that was completely stained red.

"Warden, death row inmate Luo Di has been brought here."

The heavy, red-stained iron gate opened inward.

In the blink of an eye,

Luo Di felt as if he had entered a deep and vast palace.

A king with flowing red hair sat on his throne, wearing a golden crown.

He holds a golden scepter in his left hand, representing power.

The right hand holds a gold dumbbell, representing strength.

Instead of royal robes, he displayed a near-perfect physical physique, with every muscle line flawless.

This is not a the Devil from the True Hell, nor a connector related to hell... but a flesh-and-blood king who enjoys violence and fighting.

The reason why Luo Di's spine reacted so strongly was not due to hellish resonance, but rather because it sensed something strongly related to war, killing, and fighting.

The warden in front of us is someone who shares this interest.

In the blink of an eye,

The office has returned to normal.

There is no such thing as a throne.

Some of them are mechanical Wheelchair specially customized by [Atom Military Industry].

A man who only retains his upper body, or even the left half of his upper body, is "sitting" in Wheelchair, or more precisely, embedded in or connected to the Wheelchair.

The Wheelchair's sensors allow him to lie down or sit up, and can even support him to stand for a period of time if necessary.

Only the right half of his body remains, showing traces of his past exercise, but he has become emaciated due to a long period of inactivity.

At the same time, various needles were inserted into the right arm, delivering a special fluid to support the body.

This is the warden, the ruler of the Border City Prison.

Even with his physical body decaying, his voice was deafening. "Mr. D, a celebrity from the Pluto City Underground Fighting Arena, welcome to my empire!"

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