Disaster

Hua Yuan held the oars, and the wooden boat glided slowly across the lake.

Her appearance hadn't changed much; there was nothing wrong with her face. In particular, the beauty mark under her eye amplified her beauty even more. Even now, Luo Di would be captivated by her beauty if he looked at her, unable to look away.

This visual appeal goes beyond simply appreciating the concept of beauty.

It's more of a "coercive" effect.

Once Luo Di's gaze fell on Hua Yuan, it was as if countless slender, soft arms were cradling his face.

He moved his lips.

It scraped against the bridge of his nose.

Stroking his earlobe,

Even the eyeballs can be fixed in place.

He shifted his gaze entirely to Hua Yuan.

Hua Yuan herself did not mind such gazes at all, and even turned her body to the side to show the most perfect angle as much as possible.

When their eyes met completely, a question was raised.

Have you seen Wu Wen?

Despite the seemingly risky question, Luo Di did not hesitate and replied directly, "I've seen it before."

"Didn't you just arrive in the corner...? How come you've already seen her? Could it be that that woman has already manifested and gone to the Human World to see you?"

"Yes, but it must have cost a considerable amount of money."

"You can now manifest your avatar..." After receiving a definite answer, Hua Yuan clenched his teeth slightly, but quickly regained his composure.

"That's right, that's the real her. One day, I'll crush Wu Wen!"

Hua Yuan quickly concealed her Ominous Sign and turned to Luo Di with a charming smile. "Mr. Di, your pituitary gland is already saturated. Why don't you let it sprout? If a plant could grow, you wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

You're currently in a corner; all you need to do is stay in the "greenhouse" for a while and meditate properly for it to sprout. Our sorority currently has such a greenhouse; would you like me to take you there?

"No~ I have two systems within me, and I need to advance them simultaneously."

Tell me more.

The wooden boat moved across the lake, and Luo Di briefly recounted his experiences in hell. When he mentioned the crow, Hua Yuan looked disgusted, as if he had a great prejudice against the crow.

When the discussion later touched on the formation of the Old Spine and the integration of the two systems, Hua Yuan crossed her legs, moved her head forward, and seemed to see flower stamens about to grow in her eyes, listening very attentively.

"Building Gate of Demon Ascension, and walking through it will allow you to leapfrog your rank... It's definitely different from the corner. You actually want to use monster corpses as materials to construct the gate, that sounds really interesting."

Even I am very much looking forward to seeing what that door will ultimately look like.

So that's the real reason you came to me, or rather, to the Sorority, Luo Di! You're using the Sorority to avoid the threat of the "The Hateful Eight" so you can hunt ordinary monsters freely.

Sure, our sorority is short of 'henchmen' anyway, Grandmother likes you a lot, so it doesn't matter if we add another man like you.

However, you must spend one night with me before you see your Grandmother, to repay my kindness in saving your life.

"Are Sister Eye and Shia both here?"

"Of course he'll be there. You'll see him tomorrow. It's a pity Wu Wen isn't here, otherwise you two could meet earlier, and I could have taken you both down with one blow."

It has to be said, Wu Wen is truly remarkable.

For a long time, my Grandmother had tried every means to find her, but she couldn't find a trace of her.

Since you've met, perhaps she's given you some details about her whereabouts? Would you like to share that with me? I wouldn't mind bringing her over myself.

Luo Di shook his head. "I don't know. She just used an incarnation to go to Hell. She didn't tell me the specific location."

Hua Yuan stared into Luo Di's eyes and was certain that the other party was not lying.

"Tsk! She won't even tell her boyfriend her home address or her contact information, she just tells you to find her in a corner."

This woman is incredibly cunning, Mr. Di. You really need to be careful, lest she manipulate you and ruin you. You might as well just come with me; she's 100% sincere towards you."

Luo Di only glanced at Hua Yuan before shifting his gaze to the lifeless lake and the stems standing upright on its surface.

"Is this lake yours?"

"Yes, to put it nicely, it's a 'garden' that my Grandmother gave me as a reward; to put it bluntly, I'm just responsible for looking after it—it's a job. But only I can do this job."

Because of this important identity, I hold a high position in the sorority.

This is all thanks to Mr. Di; my essence changed, and my inherent abilities were unleashed on that island.

Although my quirky nature still exists, I've focused more on gardening, which helps suppress my desires to some extent.

"The body that sank to the bottom of the lake is..."

As Luo Di asked the question, his gaze shifted to the depths of the lake. At the very bottom of these flower stems, what they were connected to and rooted in was not soil, but corpses.

The stem grows from the corpse's mouth, using its brain as its main source of nutrition.

Hua Yuan reached out and gently touched a stem growing from the lake surface. "What else could it be? It's either the corpse of one of you humans, or the corpse of a monster, or a dangerous object created in a corner..."

In any case, their pituitary glands are of extremely high value.

My ability allows me to plant flowers inside their corpses, soak them in lakes, and wait for them to bloom. Once the flowers bloom, they can be harvested.

Once processed, the most precious Flower Nectar can be obtained.

The remaining petals can also be used for bathing to nourish the body.

It can increase the value of the pituitary gland by 3 to 5 times. This is one of our sorority's secrets. Because of the Flower Nectar, everyone can grow faster than ordinary monsters.

Of course, only those sisters who perform well can receive it.

"If you, Mr. Di, do a good job for the sorority, you might also receive Flower Nectar, which could be very helpful in opening doors for you."

"Can't you give me some privately?"

"No, Grandmother will check the accounts..." Hua Yuan suddenly stopped rowing, crawled over to Luo Di, pressed herself against him, and whispered in his ear, "If you spend good time with me tonight, I'll see if I can get you some Flower Nectar."

Luo Di remained silent, then changed the subject again. "Hua Yuan, with your current strength, can you defeat that clown?"

"You can't do that, those are the ' The Hateful Eight '."

If I could beat him, I might choose to leave my Grandmother and get the title of one of the Hateful Eight for fun, after all, I'm a very, very bad person too.

"OK."

Hua Yuan suddenly climbed off Luo Di, her expression turning serious.

"Alright, let's stop chatting and get to shore soon."

"Quickly close all your eyes, including the eyes of your stinking crow."

"Close your eyes?"

"Hurry up, or you'll find yourself in a situation worse than death. If you can't do it, I'll help you plant flowers in your eyeballs."

"You can do it, is this okay?"

Luo Di put the crow in his mouth again, closed his eyes to isolate the clown, and covered his eyelids tightly with his tentacles.

"Hmm? You're quite adept at using Mr. Kraft's tentacles; you've sealed them off well."

Hua Yuan's eyeballs rolled out of their sockets and fell into the lake, seemingly no longer needed. Two more flowers grew in place of the empty eye sockets.

Just as Luo Di was about to ask why he had closed his eyes,

Tap~ The wooden boat docks and leaves the lake.

Without the Thick Fog obscuring the view from the lake, something shone down, instantly making Luo Di's hair stand on end and his spine straighten.

An ancient aura emanates from the pores, forming a protective layer on the body's surface.

These are all spontaneous protective behaviors, simply because the Old Spine detected an extreme external threat, which is ten times or more dangerous than the Shallow Layer Fear Entity.

It felt as if countless maggots were crawling on the surface of my skin, moving rapidly, sniffing, and searching for an "entrance."

It seems that as soon as you open your eyes, these things will crawl into your eye sockets, invade your optic nerves, and penetrate your soul.

Even the Old Spine, which is associated with the True Hell, will be severely affected.

In particular, Luo Di pituitary gland, which is about to be damaged, will undergo a complete transformation with the invasion, becoming something else entirely, an uncontrollable and dangerous substance.

"Hua Yuan, what is this...?"

"Huh? You don't even know this? You actually dared to follow that clown to the Mid-level Zone to find me. You're too bold!"

It seems the disaster level in the area where the clown is located is relatively low, far lower than here.

"Disaster?"

"Fear of Disaster - [Gaze]".

It primarily covers the area where the sorority is located. Any conscious being active in this area must absolutely not open their eyes outdoors, especially not gaze at the sky.

Everything is primarily indoors, or like where we just arrived, in the misty lake that is shrouded in fog year-round.

Once you glance at it, even if it's just for a moment.

You will be distorted from the very root of your soul; everything about humanity and cognition will be crushed, so be very careful.

"A terrifying catastrophe, a gaze... upon some Fear Entity existing in the sky?"

"Divine entity, Essence of the Corner, this is the most dangerous place in the corner."

"Are there other disasters in the other areas of the corner and middle floors?"

"Of course there are, and there are specific disaster ratings, so trying to operate in the corners or middle levels is a very dangerous thing, so you must be prepared."

Otherwise, you might die before you even encounter the monster.