Decryption

The Sixth House - Clothing Store

Event Participant: Luo Di, Nosh Li Beite.

The letter instructs you to choose any color of clothing, go to the fitting room to change, and wear close-fitting clothing with no other clothes underneath. After you are dressed, simply stand in front of the dressing mirror to check yourself, and the door to the next room will open.

Please take off your clothes as soon as possible, otherwise it could be very dangerous.

Solid-color clothing should be hung on hangers (primary colors).

Red trench coat, green leather jacket, blue Turtleneck Sweater.

Luo Di, leaning on his cane, and Li Beite, who was missing half a head, didn't hesitate much and each chose one.

Luo Di chose red, Li Beite took blue, and they each headed to the locker room.

These garments all have question mark labels on their necklines, but the inherent danger of the garments cannot be detected; it is estimated that the danger would only be apparent when worn.

Remove the monk's robe and inner garment.

Whew~ Taking a deep breath, Luo Di put the trench coat on.

The next second, the seemingly normal buttons on both sides immediately adhered to the skin, and some kind of probe was inserted under the skin, connecting to all the ribs.

Bone sucking!

Luo Di could feel his ribs decaying rapidly. He quickly left the dressing room and went to the only full-length mirror in the room to admire his appearance. His chest was visibly collapsing.

After admiring himself, he opened the door latch halfway.

Li Beite had also changed into a blue sweater; the yarn was digging into his skin, sucking his blood, and he was in a state of blood loss and dehydration.

As he presented himself in front of the mirror, the door to the next room opened.

They now need to figure out how to take off their clothes.

However, the two exchanged a glance and did not immediately take off their clothes. Instead, they took the opportunity to experience the interaction between the question mark and their bodies.

Luo Di closed his eyes, blocking out all external influences.

The "Question Mark Decryption" is made concrete through the power of the playful brain.

A huge 3D question mark icon floated in front of Luo Di; in the previous level, he had only torn off a small part of the sticker on the surface of the question mark.

Because the clothing is worn for extended periods, Luo Di has more time to decipher the question mark.

Reaching out, he slowly peeled off the sticker on the surface, revealing the secret hidden beneath the huge question mark. Luo Di was so engrossed in it that he forgot about the harm the clothing was causing him.

until...

"Luo Di!"

A piercing sound reached my consciousness, as if an unspeakable monster was about to crawl out of the darkness.

He suddenly opened his eyes and used the blade to cut open his clothes.

When the clothes fell to the ground... clang! A sound like bones hitting the ground rang out.

An almost complete ribcage was found inside the clothing.

Correspondingly, Luo Di's ribs were almost completely drained, and his entire upper body was shriveled up, relying solely on the support of his Old Spine.

Because this is Mr. Question Mark's method.

No function that could replace a rib could be achieved.

Neither iron chain frames nor tentacles can achieve this; they can only deprive the internal organs of the protection of the skeleton, leaving the upper body in a "hollow" state.

Breathing is also affected, and the efficiency of gas exchange becomes very low.

Li Beite looked at the human in front of him and said, "Luo Di, are you really courting death?! If I hadn't called you... you probably would have been dried out by these clothes."

"My code is about 38% decrypted. What about yours?"

Luo Di didn't waste any words and only talked about Question Mark Decryption.

Li Beite's skin was completely peeled off by the sweater, and he had lost more than 50% of his blood, making him look like a dried corpse. However, he was still in good condition, as if he had not been injured at all.

Upon hearing the proportion Luo Di gave, he immediately gave a thumbs up. "So fast! I estimate it's exactly 30%... and I can't estimate as accurately as you. Your brain seems very good at this kind of thing, and your control over your body is also very high. Amazing, Luo Di!"

Luo Di didn't want to waste words, but looking at the other person's finger gestures, he couldn't help but remark, "A thumbs-up means praise, a thumbs-down means the opposite."

"Oh, oh, oh~ I only read in the book that it says to give a thumbs up, without specifying the direction. I didn't realize that different directions can have completely different meanings. Humans really do have a lot of details! Thanks, if I had encountered someone with a bad temper, I probably would have gotten a beating."

Li Beite quickly rotated his thumb back to its normal position.

Luo Di looked at the dark doorway. "Hopefully the next room will be similar to this one, so I'll have more time to work with the question mark."

Li Beite, however, looked Luo Di up and down, who was even having some difficulty breathing.

"Can you hold on? I think I already know the secret about Mr. Question Mark. Now the more important thing is whether Luo Di can survive."

"I've studied medicine with my family, and I can tell that, Luo Di, your condition is very bad right now; you might die."

"Walk."

After hearing Luo Di's reply, Li Beite said nothing more.

The two of them, supporting their battered bodies, walked toward the next room, but the scene before them made Luo Di gasp, and even Li Beite showed a rare pout.

They're not even going to act anymore.

Right in front of them was a trap room.

A circular pit, eight meters in diameter, is located in the center of the house. The pit is filled with maggots with question mark-shaped structures and mouthparts resembling those of lampreys.

The letter's request was very simple.

Jump into the worm pit and find the key hidden inside to proceed to the next room.

If the previous rooms only stripped away parts of the body's structure, this room can completely devour the human body.

All senses were unable to penetrate these swarms of insects, so they could only jump down and reach out to explore.

Li Beite had already sensed the danger posed by these insects and could roughly estimate the time it would take for his body to be completely devoured. If he didn't resist, he estimated that he would be eaten up in less than half a minute.

Moreover, once you go down, even if you manage to climb back up, it will probably be difficult to get to the next room.

Just as Luo Di had initially estimated, the two of them working together to clear three rooms was already their limit.

Standing on the edge of the pit, Luo Di's eyes were resolute. "This time, we'll jump down while keeping our brains in sync. We don't need to look for the key!"

Focus all your attention on deciphering the question mark... Once you've deciphered it, then consider the key.

"Are you sure? It's very possible that we'll be completely devoured before we even finish deciphering it."

Luo Di didn't respond, only giving a look.

Li Beite grinned broadly. "In the books I've read about humans, they're basically all timid, born with a fear of death... Luo Di, you're completely different. You have absolutely nothing to do with what's described in the books. I'm getting more and more curious about the Human World."

"In that case, I'll unleash my true power to clear the game."

Li Beite's seemingly frail body appeared to have undergone some kind of change, but this change was not external, but internal.

You can't see anything from the camera footage; only Luo Di, who was standing next to him, could sense it.

The Old Spine straightened instantly.

A primal sense of fear lingered in my heart.

Luo Di suddenly looked at Li Beite's abdomen, as if there was something inside, something very terrifying.

"What are you looking at, Luo Di! Connect to me now."

"Um."

Crackling sounds rang out as gray tentacles sprouted from Luo Di's forehead, burrowing into his brain and connecting their thoughts, sharing the progress of deciphering the question mark.

Connection established.

The two jumped forward in sync.

Thud! The moment they fell into the deep pit, the question mark-shaped worms immediately began to gnaw at their bodies, and once they made a hole, they would burrow inside.

This time, Li Beite did not focus on deciphering the question marks.

Since Luo Di can decipher the code faster than him, this task will be handed over to him, and he will ensure that Luo Di is not completely devoured by these insects.

Buzz!

The intangible realm is released.

Only one question mark worm was allowed to burrow into Luo Di's body; any other worms that tried to burrow into him or Luo Di's body were crushed into mincemeat.

Deciphering the question mark with minimal physical exertion.

Although the worms in the pits could be produced without limit, their production rate could not outpace Li Beite's annihilation speed.

An existence of extreme terror lurks within Li Beite's body; with just a gentle squeeze, targets within a fixed range will be obliterated.

However, the only worm that crawled into Luo Di's body quickly laid eggs in a short period of time, turning into dozens or even hundreds in less than a minute.

Li Beite cannot be directly crushed inside Luo Di's body, as the shattered insect body contains toxins that would accelerate physical decay.

Just as he was worrying that Luo Di might die because of this, he discovered something strange.

Although the number of worms inside Luo Di's body was constantly increasing, their rate of consumption was decreasing. Moreover, as Luo Di drew closer to death, the rate of consumption by the worms almost dropped to zero.

"Hmm? Mr. Question Mark is holding back... no, is it Luo Di's ability?"

Li Beite shifted some of his attention to Luo Di's mangled body and noticed that the worms crawling between the flesh seemed unable to gnaw at it anymore.

A strange aura lingered within Luo Di's body, preventing death from occurring.

"Undying?"

A few minutes passed,

Completely disfigured and devoid of human form, Luo Di actually smiled as he completed the final decryption before losing consciousness.

As Luo Di shared the decryption results...

The two immediately modified their body structure.

Li Beite stopped killing the insects and allowed them to crawl all over their bodies. However, this time, the insects did not bite them; they merely crawled over their skin.

"Awesome!! Luo Di!"

Li Beite praised her using human vocabulary she'd picked up from who-knows-where.

Luo Di could only manage a wry smile. Right now, he had trouble even standing up, and maintaining basic breathing was already his limit.

edge of the pit,

Li Beite carried Luo Di, who was only left with his upper body, up the mountain.

Blood holes on the skin.

No ribs

Completely unrecognizable

Even their eyeballs were eaten clean.

However, Luo Di's mutilated body remained immortal, with its blood vessels rearranged to correspond to the secret pattern behind the question mark.

This internal arrangement is like a key, preventing the substances in the question mark structure from harming the body. The secret of the Mr. Question Mark in the final level has been deciphered.