Being a Guest

Yu Ze looked at the scene before him with a wry smile.

Various divination techniques are severely limited in remote areas, but he had known this for a long time. Divination can only be most effective in a stable and mild environment like Earth.

To perform normal divination within the corner, Yu Ze would need to at least make his pituitary Pituitary Gland Sprouting and grow plant structures, allowing him to "coexist harmoniously" with the fear here, and for the fear to regard him as one of its own.

Since many things cannot be predicted, we can only judge the situation through perception.

He had heard a lot about the Exploration Bureau when he was in the Special Operations Department, including new recruit experiences and going to the Exploration Bureau headquarters.

These are relatively safe, Shallow Layer activities with little danger. They mainly help newcomers adapt to the fearful environment of corners and learn the most basic exploration and in-depth patterns.

The real exploration of the corners only begins after arriving at headquarters.

Now it's all right.

Yu Ze not only encountered a powerful, unregistered monster during his newbie experience,

On their way to headquarters, they encountered another one.

The spatial blockade and environmental changes that are now being presented are enough to show that the monster itself comes from the depths of the Corner, and its pituitary gland has developed into a mature plant that can manipulate the Fear Entity to change the spatial structure of the Shallow Layer.

This monster's level is perhaps on par with, or even higher than, the previous Joker.

"Miss You Zhen, have you seen this monster before? Your breathing rate has become very fast. You weren't this panicked when you encountered the clown before."

You Zhen's voice came from behind, mixed with rapid breathing, and her whole body was in a mess.

"I've seen him... This is the guy who slaughtered my former squad. He should be living in the Mid-level Zone, so why did he specifically come here?"

Is it because I was previously flagged, or for some other reason?

We can't... we can't possibly survive."

Yu Ze frowned. Although he could roughly guess what was going on, he did not expect that the monster in front of him was powerful enough to slaughter an entire regular exploration team.

He is not prepared to fight such a monster, and the situation is extremely bad.

The only good news is,

Their journey to headquarters was highly valued. Yu Ze believed in the capabilities of the Exploration Bureau and thought they should have already discovered the anomaly here.

Now he needs to make this "abnormality" more conspicuous and easier to notice.

Yu Ze's usual gentleness and easygoing nature vanished at this moment; even his voice changed, becoming a purely commanding tone:

"I don't care what happened to you in the past, tell me the information about this monster immediately in the most concise way possible."

You Zhen if being scolded, Youzhen's body tensed up instantly, filtering out most of her previous negative emotions. She quickly gathered the information in her brain and gave the following: "Red Door Monster, Plant Maturity, referred to by the Exploration Bureau as ' House of Meat Eaters '."

Keywords: "Meat-eating", "family", "slaughter", "sealed space"

We can't possibly handle this guy right now, let's find a way to escape.

I know you have many methods, Yu Ze, and perhaps you can find an exit from this sealed space. I will do my best to buy you time.

"There's no way to escape." Yu Ze directly rejected You Zhen one sentence. "Since you were able to escape last time, the other side must have strengthened and improved upon that point."

Moreover, the last escape was assisted by so many agents, while Luo Di and I were just newbies who hadn't even grown plants yet.

There is only one way for us to survive.

Yu Ze raised a finger and turned to look at You Zhen behind him:

"Can we unleash our full power, with the sole purpose of killing this guy, even forgetting about the Joker altogether...?"

You Zhen roughly understood what she meant and nodded, "Okay."

The brief exchange ended.

When they looked again at the Little boy at the corner of the passage, he had already stood up and extended his arm in an inviting gesture.

"Uncle and Aunt, my dad invites you to his home. He has prepared a meal, so please come quickly, or the food will get cold."

"OK."

Yu Ze immediately forced a smile in response, and took a step forward to approach her.

As they walked, he transmitted his voice to You Zhen behind him. "Let's go to the monster's house first, following its lead. As we approach, You Zhen, please tell us as much specific information about this monster as possible."

"Good."

Yu Ze chose to accept the monster's invitation. If he refused and stayed where he was, he would most likely anger the monster.

Every action they take now will determine whether they ultimately survive.

"Once we are in the 'territory' of House of Meat Eaters, our flesh and blood become very easy to cut off."

Any contact with family members could result in physical loss.

Our team used to be best at head-on combat. Mr. Kavin from the Annihilation Department was able to suppress the family members at first, but he soon found that he was getting thinner and thinner.

"Minimize physical contact, especially for Luo Di; never engage this monster in hand-to-hand combat."

Luo Di was walking in the middle, nodded, put away his knife, and let only a thin metal wire grow out of his palm.

You Zhen continued, "The family should have four members, the most dangerous of whom is a middle-aged man. We don't currently have a numerical advantage, so a direct confrontation is practically hopeless..."

"I only asked you to describe the monster, not to spout nonsense..."

A completely different aura emanated from Yu Ze, even causing You Zhen to break out in a cold sweat. This aura was entirely different from the feeling Yu Ze had given her before.

The team had now reached the corner where the Little boy was.

Led by the other party, we arrived at the door of a resident's house.

The Harelip Boy opened the door with the key hanging around his neck, took out two pairs of slippers that fit his size from the shoe cabinet, and looked at the two of them with a smile.

However, Yu Ze was not concerned with the Little boy or the slippers, but with a smell.

A smell wafted out as the door opened.

meaty aroma,

It smells a lot like the braised meat from a street-side shop, but it's richer and more fragrant.

"Come in."

Yu Ze stepped across the threshold without any hesitation and changed into slippers.

They took the initiative to enter this ordinary two-bedroom apartment.

Today seems to be a rather important holiday; all the light bulbs in the house are off, replaced by rows of red candles.

The candlelight flickered slightly as they walked by.

When we arrived at the restaurant following the scent, the Little boy was already seated.

A family of four was sitting around the dining table.

Five dishes were placed on the wooden dining table, all sealed with stainless steel pot lids, yet the aroma of meat still wafted out.

As the team leader Yu Ze sat next to the Little boy.

You Zhen and Luo Di were sitting on the other side of the table.

Although he tried his best to suppress his fear

But as You Zhen looked up at the family of four in front of her, especially the middle-aged man sitting opposite her, a deep red fear flowed into her body like mud. Her legs felt like lead, and she couldn't move at all, as if they were welded to the seat.

The rice placed in front of her was completely cold, with two chopsticks stuck upright in it.

The middle-aged man, wearing a kitchen apron, began his pre-meal remarks:

"Now that everyone is here, let's begin dinner."

Tonight's dishes are a bit special and will be served one at a time. Please be patient.

After saying that, he reached out to the first dish and lifted the stainless steel lid.

What was inside wasn't a regular stir-fry dish at all, but a hand... When she saw this structure, You Zhen suddenly looked at her own hands, but her hands were still there.

Tick-tock tick-tock~

The sound of liquid dripping came from beside her.

A strong, uneasy feeling spread through her body.

She turned her head slightly, trembling, and found Yu Ze staring wide-eyed. His arm, which was resting on the table, no longer had a hand, and he couldn't even hold chopsticks.