Crimson

Hoo... Ha...

The Gray Mask is removed, and the texture of the film gradually fades.

Due to the smooth unfolding of the movie's plot - "The serial killer killed this undefinable Flesh and Blood Monster."

This finally killed the crushed mass in front of them completely; the splattered pieces of flesh no longer coalesced but slowly turned into blood.

"It takes so much effort to kill something like this, huh? What is this...?"

When all the scattered flesh and blood dissipated,

An irregularly shaped stone, about the size of a little fingernail, lay on the ground. It was dark red and emitted a foul, fishy odor.

Luo Di subconsciously reached out his left hand, as if trying to construct something to hold the stones, but found that there was no structure in his palm.

What am I doing?

Luo Di directly used his tentacles to touch it, confirming that the stone contained only a trace amount of energy, so absorbing it wouldn't make much difference. However, its overall structure was very solid, and its appearance was even somewhat... beautiful.

After a brief moment of thought, I temporarily stored this thing between the skin and flesh of my palm, pressing it down with gray, hoping it might serve as a clue later.

Luo Di also made his gray tentacles mimic the form of the other's flesh and blood.

They grow from small holes and multiple roots, and they do look somewhat similar.

"This completely inhuman flesh and blood structure, especially the fleshy roots growing from between the fleshy pores, seems to have some similarity to my gray tentacles, or even a very slight resonance."

However, they don't seem to be closely related in essence. Let's keep an eye on them later. There should be more than one such flesh and blood creation.

The intensity is really high; I need to produce movie-quality effects right from the start.

We need to optimize the killing method, otherwise my pituitary gland might be completely drained.

"Given the commotion from the fight, the fact that nothing else came to attack basically means there's nothing else in this cabin... Let's explore a bit; perhaps we can find some useful clues."

Luo Di looked at the stairs leading to the second floor, then at the Girl was still asleep.

Squat down, hold hands, and lift up behind your back.

It is actually lighter than the Girl looks.

Not to mention lightness,

The Girl herself seemed to be friendly with Luo Di.

When their bodies touched, the plant that grew from her ear quickly wrapped around Luo Di's body, acting as a kind of shoulder strap, turning her into a human backpack.

Luo Di vaguely felt that this kind of "combination" was somewhat familiar, as if he had had a similar experience with a woman before.

This freed up Luo Di's hands, making things much easier.

Upon arriving on the second floor,

There was indeed no one else there, yet there was a locked house. Furthermore, incomprehensible symbols were drawn on the door in blood.

When Luo Di's senses attempted to penetrate...

The bright red symbol sprouted blood-like structures, blocking all perception.

"Similar to that monster before... the blood has been given life?"

Luo Di didn't force his way through the door. Now that he had confirmed that the gray color was effective against this kind of thing, all he needed to do was place his right hand on it.

Gray diffusion.

The tentacles, like windshield wipers, erased the symbols and markings on the door and pushed it open!

The scene inside the room surprised Luo Di.

Tick-tock tick-tock~

Fresh blood dripped from mid-air.

All furniture, decorations, and clutter in this bedroom have been removed. A circular pool structure has been created in the center using stones.

The same symbols as those on the door were carved into the pool with a chisel, only larger.

Six corpses were hanging from the roof.

This corresponds to the man downstairs' wife, parents, and three children.

A series of deep, densely packed holes are pierced into the soles of the feet with a sharp object to ensure that blood can drip continuously from the body.

The pool was filled with water.

"Some kind of evil ritual?"

As Luo Di approached the pool overflowing with blood, his palm suddenly emitted a red light, and he quickly manipulated his tentacles to remove the Red Stone he had just obtained.

The previously ordinary gallstones are now glowing red.

Luo Di's intuition told him that he needed to put the stones in.

Reach out and throw it!

Thump!

The stones were submerged in bright red.

Glug glug! The blood pool seemed to boil, or as if something was breathing and bubbling inside.

The blood pool, which is simply piled up here and is actually no more than ten centimeters deep, currently feels bottomless.

It looks like something is gushing out from below.

Luo Di sensed a strong sense of danger and gripped the baseball bat tightly.

He was prepared to smash the wall and escape, but before he did, he wanted to see what it was.

Wow!

Several tentacles made of pure blood emerged from the pool.

Immediately following this was the source of these tentacles: a Blood Lotus Seed Head pod.

It is bright red, made of pure blood, yet it has the shape of a lotus seedpod, with round holes of varying sizes on its surface, seemingly storing something inside.

The lotus seedpod continued to rise; it was not a plant, but the head of some being.

Beneath the lotus seedpod lies a slender body constructed entirely of blood vessels, each one pulsating as if alive.

When such a guy fully reveals himself

Blood began to seep into the entire room, and even Luo Di started bleeding from his nose and his heart was racing.

"Hemophobia"

A mental illness that should never have appeared in Luo Di was forcibly imprinted on his body. When he saw the dense clusters of bright red blood in front of him, he felt dizzy and nauseous.

Suppress it! Luo Di suppressed the discomfort with sheer willpower.

Just then.

The showerhead monster seems to want to communicate with Luo Di, but the form of communication is not language.

He raised his right hand,

The tendrils of the vascular structure spread forward, gradually approaching.

call...

Luo Di took a deep breath.

He couldn't tell whether the other party was friendly or malicious; at least the other party didn't attack immediately but approached slowly.

Luo Di quickly made a decision: he planned to "establish relations" with the other party in the same way, and to flee immediately at the first sign of danger.

Gaga~

Gray tentacles emerged from Luo Di's palm and approached him.

There was no repulsion reaction when the two came close together.

Snap!

The gray tentacles actually entangled themselves with these Blood Tendril tendrils.

From a certain angle, the scene even looks a bit like a handshake.

A high-level voice conveyed the message, seemingly from a different dimension than Luo Di's, but from a much deeper place. The blood-soaked individuals that had emerged were merely projections.

"Can you hear me... Crimson voice? Continue hunting those succumb to bloodlust and bring me the [Bloodstone] that has condensed within their bodies."

Those who offer sacrifices to me will be rewarded.

As he spoke, the showerhead tilted forward, allowing Luo Di to see the entire planar structure of the lotus seedpod.

Among those lotus eyes of varying sizes, different objects were stored.

Luo Di is currently in "contact" with the other party, he can clearly see the number of bloodstones corresponding to these objects.

1. Blood Seal, corresponding to the same symbol as the pool room—10 Bloodstones.

2. Bloody Skull - 20 Bloodstones.

3. A Test Tube of Pure Blood - 40 bloodstones.

4. Pulsating Blood Heart - 60 Bloodstones.

5. The book located in the center of the lotus seedpod, soaked in blood - 99 Bloodstone.

Inspection complete.

Before Luo Di could relay any words or ask any questions.

The Blood Tendril fades, and the flesh disappears.

The Blood Lotus Seed Head were submerged beneath the water, and the crimson of the entire house vanished, returning to tranquility.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Luo Di wiped away the blood from his nose, and his hemophobia disappeared.

This was the first time he had encountered such an existence, which could forcibly inflict corresponding phobias on the individuals around it simply by appearing as a projection.

"Collecting stones? Offering rewards? Things seem to be getting interesting... Maybe getting such a reward can greatly help me survive in this unknown Corner Event and reduce the impact of fear? Maybe I can even actually take the reward out?"

Now that we have a clear goal, we don't need to run around aimlessly like headless flies anymore.

Luo Di returned to the first floor, intending to put the Girl back in her Wheelchair.

"Hmm? You don't want to get down?"

Although the other person was asleep, the plants tightly bound Luo Di's body, and it was only with great difficulty that he was pulled off the back of the blanket and put back into the Wheelchair.

Although carrying her like this wouldn't be in any trouble, Luo Di couldn't be completely sure that the Girl wouldn't hurt herself.

It's best to avoid prolonged physical contact until the other person is fully conscious.

Leaving the villa,

Following the country road, we soon arrived at the Shiyin Town, as indicated by the road sign.

Various dilapidated wooden houses are scattered around, corresponding to a village located on the outskirts of the city.

These wooden houses all share a common characteristic, or rather, a characteristic of the entire village.

Animal carcasses were hanging on wooden houses, streetlights, and stone walls, their bodies completely drained of blood. Some of the carcasses even had buckets used to collect the blood underneath them.

The Thick Fog that permeated this place was tinged with a pale red.

The smell of blood in the air can even be tasted directly by the tongue.

Although Luo Di did not see a single "person" active outside, he still did not enter through the main gate. Instead, he climbed the stone wall and secretly slipped inside.

even so,

From the window of a wooden house, however, a crimson gaze was fixed on the outsider...