Facing the Crimson

Luo Di hung inside the cave like that for a full four hours.

He did not struggle at all and remained remarkably obedient.

The reason was simple. Not long after Pan Yang had been made into an umbilical cord, another monster in the cave—perhaps panicked and frantic after witnessing that indescribable scene—had tried to escape while Pan Yang was being selected.

The result was—

The moment he began struggling, the fibers on his body grew wildly until they all burrowed into him, thoroughly invading even his brain.

Once the Flesh Fibers had completely invaded him—

The monster's face split open down the middle. Fleshy tendrils floated in the gap, while his body underwent drastic changes, turning him into a creature enslaved by the Flesh Fibers.

The fibers themselves were incredibly dangerous. Even if Luo Di truly managed to break free, he would inevitably be discovered.

The best option was to wait.

Who would have thought that after waiting for four hours, no support from Vortex Town came, nor was there the slightest sound from outside.

It was certain that the schoolteachers either could not find this place or could not enter this cave... There was another possibility: Teacher Guo had not noticed that they had "gone missing" at all.

Just as Luo Di considered the worst-case scenario and prepared to make a desperate escape—

A fiber monster with a split face and dislocated limbs crawled in. It looked like another transformed person who had tried to break free and been invaded by the fibers.

However—

When this transformed person reached Luo Di, a change began to occur.

The twisted posture gradually returned to normal, the disordered limbs shifted back into their proper positions, and the split face closed as well.

After tearing off a layer of cosmetic face mold, a