Corpse

"Your play sparked a massive frenzy; your play has been recognized."

You have qualified to participate in the premium theater.

"Since you have acquired Hell Object, it is unfair to the other participants. Therefore, your consciousness will be temporarily separated here. During this period, please remain in a new body carefully chosen for you."

"Please strictly abide by the relevant regulations. If you violate them during the participation period, your true form will also be punished accordingly... So let the sacrificial bells ring once more."

When!

The dull tolling of the bell was like a giant hammer striking the surface of the heart.

Thump! His long-silent heart began to beat again, and Luo Di's consciousness gradually awakened, but all he could see was darkness.

It was not night.

However, with a large number of corpses piled up on Luo Di's body, he immediately realized something was wrong with himself as he forcefully tossed the bodies aside. The entire process lacked any clear support from his spine; he could only use the bare strength of his arms, and even that strength was very limited.

After finally getting rid of the corpse, Luo Di was able to stick his head out.

Subconsciously wanting to breathe fresh air, but finding that the act of "breathing" was impossible, and touching his face, there was no mouth, no nose or eyes, and no hair.

There wasn't even a skull.

Even more bizarrely, the skull was missing, leaving the head in an open position.

When Luo Di reached up and touched the inside of the open skull, it was completely empty.

It has no brain, and not even a drop of blood.

However, despite lacking a brain and eyes, Luo Di can still think and has a black-and-white field of vision with a viewing distance of about 10 meters.

Using this limited perspective, I examined the pile of corpses I was currently in.

The pure white corpses were piled up into a small mountain about ten meters high. Although all the corpses had human shapes, they were just like Luo Di's current body, without facial features. The open skulls were empty, and even the smell of Luo Di's brain, which he was most sensitive to, was not retained.

Luo Di began to consider the situation at hand:

Could it be that the merchant ship of our ancestors was severely damaged and was washed to the Hell's Dark Side by the waves?

The villains boarded the ship and dragged everyone away, then conducted a 'questionnaire' check on the surviving passengers. My stored memories were accepted, and now I'm being thrown here to participate in some process of obtaining "Hell Object"?

As for my true form, it was sealed off and even imprisoned by evil tricks.

A cunning scheme, adept at manipulating the mind, detached my consciousness and placed it onto this corpse.

Luo Di quickly analyzed the situation. At least he had survived the shipwreck. It was just that the way this evil scheme had been carried out was truly strange and difficult to judge.

Those who survived the shipwreck were at least seriously injured, not to mention Luo Di.

Logically speaking, it would have been easy for Evil to discover the unique black spine structure on Luo Di's body and confirm his identity as a spine user. He could have chosen to kill him, but he didn't.

Based on the current situation of his involvement in a certain drama, the mischief may have also provided healing services to Luo Di's true form.

but,

Before the wounded soldier could wake up, the villainous act forcibly probed his memories and took it upon himself to have Luo Di participate in some kind of test to obtain Hell Object, and even chose a temporary body for him.

"Since my true body is in someone else's hands, and this is the Hell's Dark Side, let's cooperate for now... By the way, this corpse is really weak; none of my abilities have been projected onto it."

No spine

There is no metal.

Since the body lacks even a brain, the pituitary gland, which is the easiest organ to project onto, cannot radiate.

The weapons they just bought from the Chamber of Commerce are useless, and they don't even have monk's robes.

It's a complete blank slate. This body is probably comparable to an ordinary human, even somewhat fragile. If it encounters anything even slightly dangerous, I'd likely be killed.

Luo Di tried throwing a punch and found that the intensity was about the same as when he was in junior high school. He was quite disgusted by this weakness, but he could only accept and adapt to the situation.

Using his high vantage point atop the pile of corpses, Luo Di began to observe his surroundings.

The sky was pitch black, without moon or stars.

At a viewing distance of ten meters, the amount of information that can be seen is quite limited.

The pile of corpses was located on a stone road, completely blocking it. Behind them was a sheer cliff with no end in sight, as if jumping off would be tantamount to surrendering.

On both sides of the road are crooked forests, plants that are rarely seen in the Bright Side Hell, but here they are abundant.

These trees are all black, even their leaves are black, perhaps they can grow in this area by absorbing sunlight.

Judging from the area that can be seen in front of us, the road in front of the pile of corpses should be the only possible route forward.

As Luo Di stepped down from the pile of corpses, a voice suddenly rang in his head. It was a voice he had heard when he was unconscious before, like a female voice, pleasant to the ear but somehow unsettling.

The festival bells have rung! Chosen participants, find your brains quickly and obtain your official identities. Otherwise, your bodies may collapse and disintegrate after a certain period, forcing you out of the competition.

"Searching for the brain?"

Obtain identity?

Some kind of the Devil's game?

Is this how they select members for a prank?... There probably isn't a bunch of fresh brains sitting there, ready to be used as soon as they're found.

I'm afraid I'll need to carry out killings, or something like a gruesome assassination.

"This kind of physique alone is definitely not enough; I need to find something to defend myself."

Luo Di turned to look at the pile of corpses behind him. Although there were only corpses, their physiques varied. He quickly identified a particularly decomposed and emaciated corpse and examined its limbs.

Grab the corpse's right arm and pull hard.

Click!

He easily tore off the nearly rotting arm.

You can use this slender arm as a nunchaku simply by "shaking hands".

Officially set off,

Luo Di looked down into the dark forest on either side of the road. In his current physical condition, he dared not enter, in case there were any Hell Beast inside and he might be swallowed whole. He could only continue along the only road in front of him.

It must be said,

This road is surprisingly similar to highways in the Human World, resembling a cement road.

He hadn't walked far along the road when Luo Di suddenly lost his focus, staggering and nearly falling. Seeing his slightly trembling arms, Luo Di quickened his pace.

After walking along the road for about a kilometer, a different structure finally appeared ahead.

A dilapidated and abandoned wooden house stands alone on the right side of the road.

Most remarkably, firelight was seeping out from between the planks of the wooden house, the first light source Luo Di had ever seen since arriving here.

The main entrance to the wooden house was unlocked.

Luo Di did not open the door himself, but instead used the severed hand he had picked up earlier to slowly push the door open.

Creak~

The door hinges emitted a sound like the groan of a dying old man, which was particularly clear in this silent area, causing Luo Di's heart to ache slightly, as if something was coming from the dark woods.

First, gently toss the severed hand into the house.

Without triggering any traps, Luo Di silently entered and bent down to pick up the arm.

No danger or living people were found inside the house at the moment.

But it has the feel of everyday life...

"It seems that this drama was planned in advance, and I may be able to obtain the brainpower I urgently need here."