Depths of the Living
Chapter 431

Classroom

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A shop-style room.

The space is still not large.

There is a checkout area, completely dark inside, with only an exquisite metal balance scale protruding from the outside, seemingly indicating that transactions need to be conducted through the scale.

The blonde girl "class monitor" was gently adjusting the scales with his hand, while his azure eyes were fixed on Luo Di had just entered the room.

She had no obvious injuries and seemed to have never played the game that Mr. Question Mark set up in the final level, but rather reached the third room through pure teammate killing.

"We were pretty lucky to run into each other before any of us got eliminated... Luo Di, it seems you got here without fighting."

"In your style, after the killing, there will definitely be the lingering aura of the victims, and you will also release a murderous aura."

"The other side has abstained."

"Is that so?" The class monitor walked over and took Luo Di's right hand. "It seems you've already played Mr. Question Mark's game. The situation isn't too bad; you've only lost feeling in two fingers."

Luo Di looked at the blonde girl in front of him and asked, "Class monitor, what exactly is this body of yours?"

"Didn't Mr. Question Mark say it? Depth Servant, counterpart control... A monster I once saved voluntarily offered itself up and was completely taken over by me as a low-level clone."

After all, my Pituitary Plant is already mature and ineligible to participate in the Death Grand Gauntlet; I need a lower-level clone like this.

"How much would it affect you if I died?"

"Anyway, I won't die, so don't worry about how much of an impact it will have..."

The class monitor maintained her usual smile as she paced around the room, stretching her body and arms. Occasionally, she would even jog and jump, as if preparing for something.

"The letter is here."

Luo Di quickly found the envelope and took it.

"Oh! Okay." The class monitor smiled and reached out to pinch it.

Just as the two were about to open the envelope together and obtain the contents of the letter inside...

A sound rang out from inside the room:

"The participant has refused to open the envelope, requesting the cancellation! The battle will begin in five minutes."

Once the fighting begins, participants cannot abstain until one side is completely incapacitated or dies.

Just as Luo Di stared wide-eyed at the blonde girl beside him, the girl's eyes had already met his, her words laced with sarcasm and contempt:

"Luo Di, are you really that naive? Do you really think you can be with me until the end?"

The so-called shared victory that Mr. Question Mark mentioned simply doesn't exist. You've clearly been living in the Human World for too long, to have such a naive idea.

You're not stupid; you should have seen through the true nature of this game long ago.

Choosing to cooperate will result in physical damage, and this loss will increase as you go deeper into the house.

We're in this level now, with shops, scales, transactions... but we don't have any currency.

Therefore, it is highly likely that we will need to cut off a part of our own body and place it on the scale, and the amount needs to be large enough before the other side will place the key to open the door.

We'll probably all lose half an arm or some internal organs.

This "loss" is Mr. Question Mark's tactic; the lost portion will not be returned until the game ends.

If we become crippled, what will we use to fight the other contestants? Choosing to kill from the very beginning is the best way to win.

So, Luo Di, you should abstain.

I will keep winning; this potted plant is very important to me.

The squad leader's speech could also be heard by the audience in the waiting room.

When Hua Yuan heard this, he immediately bristled, his eyes darting around like a kaleidoscope as he looked at Wu Wen, who was not far away. Wu Wen was already in a daze, her consciousness immersed in the game.

If it weren't for Mr. Question Mark's territory, Hua Yuan would have really wanted to beat this woman to a pulp.

But then she suddenly realized something, and her hatred instantly turned into jealousy. "Damn it~ Wu Wen! Showing off your love in public, why don't you just die already!"

She wouldn't even look back at the screen.

"Sister Yu, I'm going to sleep for a while. Wake me up after this room is finished."

A full and enormous flower blooms at your feet, supporting Hua Yuan's body like a recliner.

"Good."

With Yu Lu's response,

A noose was already attached to Hua Yuan's neck, and it would automatically lift up when the time was up.

[Inside the shop]

"Just give up already, Luo Di, or do you want to stay with me a little longer and give up when time is up?"

The class monitor's smile was exactly the same as when he took the entrance exam for college.

Luo Di simply stepped back, leaning against the wall and gently rubbing his newly grown Wisdom Tooth against his cheek with his fingers. "Class monitor, if you're going to pretend, at least do it properly. Are you afraid I won't see through you?"

"Pfft~ After all, we haven't been together for a long time. If I don't act a little fake, what if you misunderstand? If that happens, you'll be directly associated with the sorority, and I'll be at a huge loss."

Luo Di tilted his head slightly and glanced at the other person. "Shall we begin now?"

"If you're ready, come on over. You only have half an hour anyway."

Since you're my boyfriend, I'm giving you a warning: I'm really powerful now... I killed the monsters in the first two rooms that I teamed up with.

I am now in a completely different league than I was in college entrance exams, and I have surpassed my performance on the island.

Moreover, I won't let the water out... not even a little bit.

What I said before wasn't a lie; I really need Mr. Question Mark's planter. So, don't die, Luo Di.

"OK."

The two sides have reached a kill agreement; the scene will change according to their subjective memories.

As a voice rang in their minds,

A giant question mark imprint appeared directly on the floor of the shop room. As the question mark unfolded, the entire space expanded, stretched, and changed.

Once a classroom is formed, even desks and chairs will appear.

The ground beneath the class monitor's feet rose slightly, revealing a wooden lectern structure in front of him.

Luo Di leaned against the back of the classroom, blood seeping from the soles of his shoes, with a headless corpse lying not far beside him.

The class monitor stood on the podium with his hands on his hips, looking around, and for a moment he couldn't see any flaws in the space.

"Wow! This method is a bit over the top. I clearly put up mental defenses, but I couldn't defend against it at all. Well, this kind of scenario is perfect for the two of us."

Come and cut me down, just like you and Hua Yuan went to the Abyss of Slaughter before, use all your strength to cut me down.

There are over five thousand people watching our performance right now.

If you perform poorly, these monsters will look down on you in the future...

Luo Di, who had been leaning against the back, had already stepped onto the podium area!

The gray butcher's knife fell diagonally, aimed at the Pseudo-Human, and struck his head, severing his pituitary gland.

Crack! The skull fractured.

The blade almost sliced open the squad leader's entire head, and Brain Tissue and related fluids could be seen flowing out from the cut surface.

I just don't know why it couldn't be completely cut open; it seems to be stuck by some structure.

Even if the blade is completely inside the brain,

The squad leader's azure eyes remained bright, and he still maintained his smile. His partially cleaved mouth was still able to perform basic functions and speak normally.

"You don't even have the strength to chop someone up, yet you call yourself a serial killer? Didn't I tell you? I won't hold back... If this continues, I'll kill you."

As he spoke, his hand had already swung out!

Snap!

A palm strike landed on Luo Di's chest, seemingly light and gentle, but Luo Di staggered back several steps, knocking over several desks in the process.

Pfft! A mouthful of blood mixed with fragments of various organs spurted out.

The class monitor herself also showed a surprised expression, because her right hand, which had delivered the slap, was actually holding a scorching hot animal trap.

The pain spread through the palm.

When she finally managed to tear the animal trap off her hand,

A wave of heat swept over me, and when I looked up... the entire aisle of the classroom was covered with animal traps on the desks, and Hawke's signature curved hooks hung from the ceiling.

Luo Di, meanwhile, took off his monk's robe, sat at the back of the classroom, and used his blood to draw the long-lost Hell Symbol on his body.

The scene looked so familiar that Wu Wen was slightly moved.

"Tsk... Do you really want to kill me?"

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