Hidden Reward

With the departure of "Uncle Jock," the clown, and the departure of all staff and visitors, the amusement park, which had only recently opened, was completely abandoned, and its value was fully realized.

Outside the amusement park,

The sorority's car has already come to pick up its own way.

Wu Wen and Hua Yuan have boarded the bus, and Li Beite will also hitch a ride to a neighboring Corner City.

Meanwhile, Luo Di was standing outside saying goodbye to a "friend".

"Mia, won't you consider it?"

"No, no~ First of all, as one of the ' The Hateful Eight,' I am already part of an organization and cannot formally join another organization."

Secondly, I have some mental issues; I often can't control my murderous intent, so I'm not suited to living in groups, and I don't like being controlled by others.

Back then, because I was being controlled, I slaughtered the entire small organization, which gave me the opportunity to join the Hateful Eight.

Moreover, as an original organization of the "Sumikko Gurashi" (The Hateful Eight), the members of "Sumikko Gurashi" receive much better treatment than those of "Sororita" (The Sorority). Luo Di, why don't you consider it? There are plenty of vacancies right now!

"You only need to slaughter an entire area to qualify; with your strength, that should be easy for you, right?"

"No need for that."

"Oh right, your killings have principles, so we'll have to say goodbye for now."

Just a heads-up, don't go looking for trouble with Hunter for now. He's the undisputed strongest of the current the Hateful Eight, even that disgusting clown treats him with utmost respect.

He is also known as the ' House of Meat Eaters,' a natural enemy to us flesh-and-blood beings.

"Yes, the Joker is my primary target. I'll wait until I kill him before considering anything else."

Mia suddenly stepped forward and whispered in Luo Di's ear, "Those two women are very scary, Luo Di, don't get played to death... If you feel pressured around them, you can come to me anytime."

Luo Di simply smiled and didn't respond.

Suddenly, without warning, Mia swung a Hand Blade, leaving a fresh cut on Luo Di's chest.

Luo Di didn't mind the way the murderer said goodbye and watched the Girl leave.

Tread!

Step onto the Living Body Bus.

Wu Wen's voice followed immediately. "Oh, you're done chatting with your female colleague? Want to bring others to the sorority so you can play 'killing people' games every day? Why don't you stay with this girl for a few days before you come back?"

"Class monitor, are you coming back to the sorority with us, or are you going back to...?"

"Sisterhood." After Luo Di changed the subject, Wu Wen didn't say much, she just made a few simple complaints.

The Living Body Bus has officially departed, and it will still take almost a day to return to the sorority from here.

The car was unexpectedly quiet.

Everyone is doing their own thing.

A few fish scales appeared on Wu Wen's skin, and several water droplets appeared on her body. After this Corner Event, it seemed that she could not only imitate flesh, but also completely imitate the form of pure water.

Li Beite closed his eyes to rest, as if he was too hungry and needed to reduce unnecessary energy consumption, or as if he had obtained something and was currently digesting it.

When Luo Di looked at Hua Yuan beside him, he found that the other's eyes were fixed on him.

"Hua Yuan, it seems you've had the fewest harvest?"

"Huh? I feel like I'm the one who gained the most?"

"How so?"

"My opportunity began at Black Coffin Supermarket. While Manga Book themselves presented a huge opportunity, they also carried unprecedented dangers."

The slumber you see is a very dangerous process for me.

There is at least a 70% chance that I will never wake up, and my consciousness will continue to fall into the bottomless abyss depicted in the comic.

But as Luo Di showed me the videotape...

That primal fear was like a guiding light, constantly stimulating me to climb out of the abyss. Along the way, I was also fed a special kind of blood, which directly replenished my energy.

Finally, as the Thick Fog from the outside seeped in, I was able to climb out of the abyss.

My essence, my plant, my pituitary gland have undergone a qualitative change... However, I'm not entirely familiar with the use of the Abyss yet, otherwise I would never have let that Horse Clown escape.

Hua Yuan's pupils sank inwards instantly, as if they had truly transformed into an abyss to drag Luo Di into it.

Just as Luo Di was staring in a daze,

Her soft lips gently touched his cheek. "Thank you..."

The Living Body Bus soon arrived in Corner City, where Li Beite would transfer to the Black Coffin Supermarket to buy some more meat.

Before getting out of the car, he came up to Luo Di and gently patted him on the shoulder.

"I will report this trip to the family in detail. Father will definitely enjoy your final battle with me."

You are welcome to visit "Formless Villa" anytime. Maybe I can get more opportunities to go out, or even have the chance to experience the Human World.

Remember to come see me; I don't mind sharing some family secrets.

Luo Di also had a basic plan for the future. "The Joker has achieved his goal for this period and he is seriously injured. He should not have any external activities in the short term, so there is basically no possibility of finding him."

I probably won't be staying in the Sorority for too long. I'll likely return to the Exploration Bureau after a while, and maybe even travel to the Human World. I'll contact you then.

"Good!"

Just as Li Beite was about to leave, Luo Di hesitated for a moment before finally asking a question that had been weighing on his mind:

Do you think Mr. Question Mark has a problem?

Li Beite didn't turn around, but simply responded casually:

"I can't kill him right now, otherwise I would have already done it at the amusement park... Bye!"

Raise your arm above your shoulder and give a two-finger farewell gesture.

Even such a simple movement was quite strenuous for Li Beite, who almost stumbled and fell, disappearing into the crowd looking completely weak.

Next came the journey back.

Luo Di wasn't sleepy at all in the car, even though Wu Wen and Hua Yuan, who were in the same car, had already fallen asleep from exhaustion.

He kept his eyes on the window, constantly releasing his gray perception to ensure there was no sneak attack and that the vehicle was on the right track.

4:30 a. m.

The vehicle came to a smooth stop in front of the sorority's apartment building.

Although the Grandmother might also want to steal this hidden reward, given the current situation, the Sisterhood is the only and best place to deal with it.

As soon as I entered,

A rope was lowered down, and a woman was found hanged at the top of the stairs.

"Sister Yu".

"Not a single one died. They all returned safely? As usual, we need to check if you were being followed, marked, or mentally enslaved."

As soon as the words were spoken, the noose appeared around the necks of the three people, and the noose was released only after they had experienced death.

"Grandmother is out running errands recently, so I'm temporarily in charge of the apartment. I'll report on your situation when Grandmother returns."

Yu Lu originally wanted to call Luo Di to the basement for a good chat, since she had sensed that Luo Di was almost dead before, and now that he had come back alive, he probably had a new understanding of death.

But the hanging incident made her realize that Luo Di was in a state of high tension, as if he had something very important to deal with.

"Go and get some rest. Luo Di, come and talk to me about death when you have time."

"Good."

Stepping onto the stairs,

Crossing the corridor,

Open the door.

Click!

The moment the door lock closed, Luo Di was finally able to exhale the breath that had been building up in his heart all the way.

Wu Wen and Hua Yuan were now fully awake, eager to see what Luo Di had obtained.

Hua Yuan opened his mouth,

Endless flower stamens burst forth, embedding themselves in the walls of the entire room, ensuring complete isolation between the inside and outside. Fortunately, Grandmother wasn't home, so no one would know what had happened.

Hiss~ Heat is released.

The Iron Maiden that had consumed almost all of Luo Di's Hell Metal, appeared in his hand.

Before opening,

The three people inside the room adopted a defensive posture, ready to use all their strength to resist any possible attack.

Luo Di pressed a button on the surface of the Iron Maiden with his finger.

The gears rotate, and the device changes.

Having become Great Demon of Hell Luo Di has become capable of designing torture devices with great precision. This is the restraint device that Luo Di designed based on the shape of fingers.

The Iron Maiden's "fully enclosed" structure has been replaced by a "semi-enclosed" three-section structure.

Three iron rings lock the two joints of the fingers and the tip of the fingers.

The spiked structure representing the torture chamber is inserted between the fingers, using pain and high temperature to suppress nerves and stabilize this "hidden reward".

Theoretically speaking, a finger that requires the entire Mist System to suppress cannot be controlled so easily.

The main reason is that Luo Di has obtained the "permission"; although he did not accept the finger, he is the holder of the reward.

This withered, rotten finger was writhing wildly among the instruments of torture.

Even with Luo Di, the holder, suppressing it,

The fingers continue to influence the surrounding environment.

Wooden finger-like structures have started to grow on everything, from the bed and wardrobe to the floor.

This was Hua Yuan's first time encountering this thing. She immediately let her black hair fall in front of her, and a kind of abyssal barrier was formed to block out this influence.

Wu Wen had already experienced it once inside the incident. Currently, she was using her absolute control over her body to limit the various finger-like effects, but she could still see the wriggling of finger structures beneath her skin.

Luo Di finally asked the question he most wanted to know:

"What's this?"

Hua Yuan shook her head. Although she had joined the sorority, she spent most of her time in the Flower Garden and rarely came into contact with the outside world, so she didn't know much.

From the moment the incident ended until her return to her apartment, Wu Wen kept reviewing the relevant information stored in her mind, and the related speculations were completed.

"1. It is necessary to use fog, which represents one of the phobias, to hide and suppress it."

2. After we ended the incident, the videotape, this important medium, was directly destroyed.

3. The fear distortion brought about by the fingers themselves can cover up Luo Di gray pituitary gland and Hell System that you took from Mr. Kraft, and it can also cover up my pure flesh and blood pituitary gland. Now it seems that even the unknown system that Hua Yuan just obtained can be affected.

The priority is infinitely high.

4. According to your description, Luo Di, once you accept the finger, you can reach a higher level.

Objects that can do the above four things

Based on my current limited understanding and after multiple speculations, I can only arrive at one answer, a rather vague one.

"Squad leader, stop keeping us in suspense, everyone's waiting to see."

"This should be something that existed from the very beginning of the corner's formation, the earliest Phobia-concretization. It may even be the earliest part of the corner, an origin."

Of course, this is only a part, a very small part.

The reason that "videotape" exists is...

It is because the deep-seated Fear Divinity in the Corner Depths were attracted by this thing, gathered together to form a complete whole, and presented in the form of a literary thing like a videotape.

Of course, it can also be books, CDs, etc.

This "medium format" is used to target Mid-level Zone for selecting exceptionally talented individuals.

Those who complete the videotape will only receive the basic rewards. Of course, even these basic rewards are quite tempting for all the monsters in the Mid-level Zone.

Neither Luo Di's "Blood Bible" nor my fish are rare treasures that cannot be bought with cash.

If the incident proceeds normally, the videotape will not be destroyed.

It will most likely be collected in a corner and then randomly placed in another area, until one day a participant discovers the deepest secret within.

This videotape likely changed hands several times before being discovered by the Joker.

Finally, it was completely destroyed by you.

Luo Di stared at his fingers and continued to ask, "What use is this thing if I refuse to accept it?"

Wu Wen shook her head. "I don't know. This is far beyond my comprehension."

To be honest, once you accept it, you can probably reach the level of Mr. Question Mark Grandmother directly, and even gain the qualification to go to the deeper levels.

But if you don't accept it

You'll need to figure out how to use it gradually.

In my opinion, it all boils down to two points.

1. Try to absorb the most primal essence of fear from within your fingers, which represents the Essence of the Corner.

2. A certain qualification.

As far as I know, the reason why people like Grandmother and Mr. Question Mark have remained in the middle level for so long is precisely because their plant development has reached a "limit".

Even though they are highly talented and have obtained a lot of resources through their organizations, they still find it difficult to break through, and they don't even know how to do so.

This finger might be useful for breaking through, or it might correspond to some kind of "qualification" to go deeper or reach higher levels.

Therefore, try your best not to let your Grandmother know, even if you are the only man allowed to participate in the sorority activities and are well-liked by her.

"Wu Wen, I have an idea."

"Explain."

"If I take the finger back to the Human World and go to the incubator to ask Mr. Kraft's alter ego, will I get a definite answer?"

He should have already broken through, right?

I am by no means the first person in this corner to obtain such an item; Mr. Kraft may have obtained something similar before me.

Luo Di's leaps in thinking surprised Wu Wen for a moment. "Wow, you've really become smarter! No wonder you outsmarted me in this whole affair."

"That might really be possible. Mr. Kraft is one of the very few who has already touched upon the Corner Depths of this world. When we return to Earth, count me in... I also want to know what this thing really is."

"I'll join too!" Hua Yuan raised her hand as well. "Also, I want to leave the sorority now... There's a spot available on the Hateful Eight' side, hehe."

"Grandmother will be very angry, Sister Hua."

Luo Di did not participate in the sisters' conversation.

His gaze remained fixed on the surface of his fingers; this was the first time he had carefully examined the reward he had fought so hard for.

With his gaze as the holder,

The fingerprints at the tips of his fingers seemed to change as he looked at them.

The originally irregular fingerprints began to rearrange themselves, slowly forming corner symbols.

As the fingerprints formed, Luo Di suddenly heard a sound, a whisper coming from a distant corner:

Do you want to know more about me...?

Buzz!

Luo Di decisively looked away and activated the mechanism to completely seal his fingers.

"Let's set off tonight! If you want to sleep, we can do it back in the Human World..."