Black Door Contract

The restorative effects of the pumpkin brain fluid were astonishing. Not only had it allowed Luo Di, who had been unable to move at the time, to stand up immediately and finish off Xiao Xun, but its endless nutrients were also rapidly spreading through his body.

With Fran and Li Beite providing support in succession, Luo Di decided to ignore Jock for the time being.

He focused on his recovery, rousing every cell in his body and striving to absorb the nutrients completely.

His previously severely shriveled spine had regained its vitality... Of course, since he had fought by consuming his Origin Spinal Cord, the entire Old Spine could not be fully restored in such a short time.

After absorbing all the pumpkin nutrients, he had recovered to roughly sixty percent.

There was another problem as well.

Megin had truly been drained dry. Already incomplete and shattered, she had reached her limit after keeping her spine open for so long and accommodating Luo Di's Origin Spinal Cord.

There was no way he could use a weapon anymore.

Luo Di had to make a decision...

Jock was certainly no easier to kill than Xiao Xun, the dealer.

This clown had been renowned for his caution ever since his birth.

He could always find and make the best use of every loophole to exploit, every method of ambush, and every opening through which he could escape.

The videotape incident he had orchestrated—

actively seeking out hostile figures such as Luo Di and Li Beite, truly seizing the corpse in the final stage, and then escaping under the siege of multiple people—was enough to prove his capabilities.

Not to mention that he had already accepted the mist and received gifts from beyond the realm.

Yet there was now a rare opportunity.

Jock's sudden