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Boom!

The door leading to the underground chamber was smashed and kicked open by something.

A jet-black crawling creature rushed underground at top speed and arrived in front of the skull device that reeked of rotting brains.

Once he was certain that the priceless item had not been damaged, his rapid breathing gradually ceased.

The bizarrely structured spine covered in scales slowly returned to its most primitive state, revealing a grayish exile.

Joint changes,

Crawling canceled

The thick tail also disappeared as the spine contracted.

A disheveled, naked man stood up; his black hair, stained with dirty water, was almost reaching his shoulder blades.

His eyes have been completely destroyed, and the damage to his left and right eyes is different.

The right eye looked as if it had been bitten by a group of tiny creatures, irreparable and full of tiny gaps, with the eyeball missing.

The left eye seemed to be cursed, with a strange black blood Curse Seal covering the eye area, so that the eye could never be opened.

The nose was completely cut off.

His mouth, which also functions as a nose, also seems to have been damaged multiple times, with a strange shape and filled with teeth, so that he can easily gnaw on various hard objects.

Perhaps it's because he's been living in the sewers of the villagers for so long,

His body developed pustules, small granules, and even some gangrenous wounds. If this continued for a long time, his body would likely completely decompose and he would die.

Strangely, he didn't seem to care, as if he was ready to throw away this body at any moment.

Or rather,

The strange device made of skull in front of him was what he cared about most, far more than his own physical body.

He was more than ten centimeters taller Luo Di, and his physique was similar to that of a human. The only strange thing about him was his back muscles.

Even when standing still like this, the outline of the back muscles is quite clear, even somewhat exaggerated, too detailed, with too many wrinkles, making the muscles look like brain grooves.

The central spine separates the two sides well, resembling the left and right hemispheres of the brain, with the spine being the core connecting the two hemispheres.

His development has clearly deviated from the spine, focusing instead on the brain, or even the brain of evil plays.

After confirming that there were no problems with the skull device, his anxious heart gradually relaxed, and he spat out three teeth that he had broken in his anxiety.

He couldn't understand how the other person had found this secret room, after all, he had been hiding here for seven long years.

The fact that the underground chamber was broken into is a given. The intruder may still be hiding there, or they may have escaped while he was focused on the skull device.

If they have already escaped, he has no intention of pursuing them.

Instead, we need to consider the issues of exposure in enclosed spaces and equipment relocation.

"I... must... get out of here immediately!"

Just as he was preparing to sort and retrieve the most important skull equipment in front of him, he heard footsteps behind him.

The sound instantly put him on alert.

Reaching into the gangrenous wounds below his ribs on both sides, he pulled out two pitch-black curved knives from inside his body.

Turn around quickly and face the source of the sound.

The person who appeared was none other than Luo Di.

He didn't choose to launch a sneak attack, nor did he choose to leave; instead, he deliberately waited until this moment to emerge. Moreover, all pretense was removed, revealing his most fundamental characteristics as a spinet and monk.

He held a hastily made crystal butcher knife in his hand.

Karlien continued to carry the backpack on his back.

Luo Di showed no intention of making a move, instead displaying a relaxed expression and pointing to the peculiar skull device.

"Mr. Korlion, as you can see, the reason I disguised myself as an adult was to lure you in. I came to the coastal area specifically because of your Wanted Poster."

This object, made from a skull, is presumably directly related to your ascension.

If we fight here, we'll most likely destroy something this important... How about we fight somewhere else?

Upon hearing such remarks, Korlion temporarily relaxed his grip on the twin blades that were poised to strike at any moment. Just as Luo Di had said, fighting here would involve the skull, and he had no intention of engaging in bloodshed here.

However, he did not agree immediately, but instead raised a question:

"You are a monk with Wanted Poster... Why do you still have the aura of a spine? Have you simultaneously accepted two Hell Object and achieved perfect compatibility?"

"Yes."

Luo Di's affirmation made the other person tremble, as if he cared a lot about this matter.

"Great! Fantastic! I can't believe I've encountered Dual System the Devil in a place like this... This must be an arrangement by the Hell's Essence, designed to give me a direct understanding of the so-called Dual System before I even cross the threshold."

After I kill you, I will carefully examine your Metal Spine, meticulously suck the spinal cord within, and figure out how you simultaneously accepted two Hell Object.

Luo Di replied without changing his expression, "Alright, so where shall we fight?"

"Turning right outside, there's a rest area for the tumor-carrying people not far away, let's go there... Your Emissary Lord. To be given the title of messenger before even ascending to demonhood, you must be highly regarded by the Spine People."

"Hehe, let's go."

Caught off guard, Luo Di turned and stepped onto the stairs of the secret chamber, preparing to head to the area the other party had mentioned.

Who knew,

Just as he turned around...

A sense of danger suddenly swept over them.

"Didn't the Spine Clan tell you never to turn your back on your enemy? Besides, you didn't seize that excellent opportunity to ambush me before; you could have at least hurt me."

So naive, how did you even catch the eye of the spineless?

As expected, those fools in the Chaos Nest had long since become numb to power; sooner or later they would be relegated to the lowest rung of the power structure and completely disintegrated.

The twin swords had already reached Luo Di's back.

The speed is so fast,

It is almost impossible to dodge or turn to block.

It seems, as Korlion said, that Luo Di's act of turning his back on the enemy was too foolish and did not deserve the attention of the Spine.

Cut!

Double-edged swords intersecting.

It looked like they were about to sever Luo Di's completely exposed nape of the neck.

This is also Korlion's most proficient method of killing enemies, making it almost impossible for him to miss.

However... something strange happened.

The backpack behind Luo Di suddenly trembled, as if it contained a curled-up person who had suddenly stood up and blocked the execution site.

However, whatever it is, Korlion is confident he can cut it down.

He has reached a very high level in the artistic conception of "slashing", and can even achieve "pre-slashing" in his consciousness. This is why Luo Di felt that his head was cut off before.

but.

This pre-emptive strike had no effect; the contents of the backpack seemed utterly unafraid and indifferent to decapitation.

The twin swords fell!

Bite!

A loud noise echoed through the underground chamber.

Korlion was jolted back several steps by his own strike, his hands numb. There was no trace of blood from the decapitation on the blade, but rather some fluorescent green crystal fragments.

Luo Di, on the other hand, was unharmed and even used the force of the slash to fly out of the underground chamber.

At the same time, Luo Di's expression changed, his tongue swirling in his mouth, and a teasing sound came from above:

"Useless! You couldn't even kill him with a sneak attack?"

No wonder you were exiled by the Spine People and came here to find another way... Even if a piece of trash like you were to truly ascend to demonhood, you'd still only deserve to rot and decay in the sewers.

These words were not only transmitted through the air, but also directly to Korlion's brain through the Gray Mark.

The volatile emotions of the spine were instantly ignited, and anger overwhelmed everything, making Luo Di a target to be killed.

Click click click~

Spinal twisting,

Korlion climbed the stairs as fast as he could, chasing after Luo Di's scent.

Just as he stepped out of the secret door of the room, he felt a hot metallic sensation on the sole of his foot, as if he had stepped on some kind of pressure plate.

The spring contracts!

Whoosh!

A sharp pain shot through his right foot, then spread throughout his body, completely halting his movement.

His mouth processed the information in his surroundings and discovered that a full-metal animal trap was clamped tightly onto his thigh, the serrated teeth and wires already embedded in his flesh.

"Instruments of torture?"

Just as he was wondering,

A sudden wave of pressure came from the side, and before anyone could react, a massive iron rod was already striking.

Click click click~

The sound of bones shattering echoed through the sewers as Korlion's body shot out like a bullet, gushing blood.

Numerous tiny iron pillars grew from the shattered parts of his body, blocking regeneration and worsening his injuries.

and,

Although his body was knocked away, his right leg remained trapped in the animal trap.