Depths of the Living
Chapter 73

The Hunt (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Thousand Feathers Thousand Sorrows and Food Grade Salted Fish)

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The match that took place on the Athletics Field has ended.

Without interference from mutated students or the support of ordinary students, the three physical education teachers, together with Cheng Hao, the former top student in the school, successfully completed their mission.

The teachers were injured to varying degrees, and one of them even cut off his own leg after being sucked in by flesh and blood.

only,

Although the operation was successful, these Pseudo-Human made of flesh and blood were really difficult to kill.

Even though his main body was destroyed and even his hidden brain was slashed, Gong Xin still managed to escape.

Tap~ Tap~ Tap

A battered and mangled monster, barely recognizable as human, ran like a hound through the passageway outside the Athletics Field, at a speed exceeding 10 m/s.

A broken and ugly head grew from the hound's belly, grotesque and constantly vomiting blood.

It was Gong Xin.

He originally planned to take advantage of the student mutations brought about by the gap, as well as the maze-like space in the gymnasium, to complete the absorption of the entire senior class and achieve the most perfect form he envisioned.

Who knew that because he targeted Luo Di, he was unable to kill him in a one-on-one situation, wasting a lot of time and being surrounded and attacked by the PE teacher who had regrouped.

The hatred was completely overwhelming.

"Luo Di! Wait a moment while I rest, then I'll definitely kill you!"

I need to replenish my nutrition now. Right! The cafeteria... Today is the important Gaokao, so the No. 4 High School cafeteria must have prepared enough meat to help me recover to normal."

Gong Xin arrived at the cafeteria area in the form of a hunting dog.

Jumping between the dining table,

Just as he was about to rush to the kitchen, he suddenly noticed a metal coffin placed in the center of the dining hall for containment.

This kind of thing was also used in stadiums before.

Gong Xin knew very well that these were abnormal derivatives used for physical fitness tests, all made from old and shriveled corpses, which held no appeal for him.

but,

As he looked at the metal coffin, he also caught a glimpse of something that filled him with dread.

It was because of this person's existence that Gong Xin decided to target all the senior students from the very beginning, wanting to reach the most perfect state as soon as possible to compete with him.

Directly in front of the square coffin,

Teacher Guo, who had just finished a task, turned his head to look at the defeated hunting dog.

Escape!

Gong Xin naturally wouldn't linger in the fight. He decisively sped up and rushed towards the kitchen. As long as he could quickly absorb the fresh raw meat, he could repair his injuries and then escape from the kitchen to other areas of the campus to regroup.

His instincts told him that he absolutely could not make an enemy of this teacher now.

The iron gate leading to the kitchen was right in front of him, and he was about to crash through it.

The iron gate suddenly twisted violently, forming a vortex-like structure, and even began to rotate.

If they get close, his flesh and blood could be caught in it and shredded into pieces.

This forced Gong Xin to immediately turn around and change his route, intending to leave the cafeteria area first and then go around to the kitchen from the outside.

However, it is precisely this pause that is the problem.

The man who had been standing in front of the coffin was now standing beside him.

"You!"

Gong Xin couldn't understand why this seemingly frail middle-aged teacher exuded such a powerful aura of pressure. Now that his escape route was blocked, he had no choice but to take a gamble.

Fully activating the body's flesh and blood, countless fleshy tentacles with slices at their ends lashed out towards the target.

But,

All attacks, whether from the front or behind, were deflected and failed to reach the thin, frail academic teacher in front of him.

"What..."

Gong Xin's thinking also went wrong.

Upon making eye contact with Teacher Guo, he discovered that the other's pupils also exhibited Vortex Structure, and were drawing his vision in, as if trying to suck his thoughts into them.

The world spun around him, and Gong Xin couldn't even stand up properly.

"What kind of monster are you!? But don't even think about stepping over my corpse to get to the corner. In that case, let's die together!"

Gong Xin ceased launching any attacks and instead spread his flesh and blood as far as possible, attempting to envelop the middle-aged man before him, preparing to self-destruct.

But before his body could fully unfold,

Teacher Guo, whose body appeared frail, took a step back and made a very standard exertion motion, striking Gong Xin's flesh with a palm.

Gong Xin, who weighs over 300 pounds, was blasted away.

His body spun rapidly during flight, like a spinning top, and completely disintegrated before even hitting the wall, leaving behind a vortex of flesh and blood on the wall.

"You're too hasty; otherwise, you might have had a better future."

After giving a brief evaluation, Teacher Guo returned to the coffin in the center of the cafeteria and activated the last containment device on campus.

at the same time,

The derivatives that had escaped from the various containment devices also gathered at the entrance of the cafeteria.

These derivatives gathered together, opened their mouths, and sprouted colorful tentacles from their bodies.

As the tentacles emerged, the derivative lost its dominance and turned back into the original corpse, all collapsing to the ground.

The tentacles intertwined, fused together, and formed a somewhat incomplete human head.

Using the tentacles on its neck as appendages, it can achieve the most basic movement.

The tentacles exerted force,

With a leap, he landed on Teacher Guo's shoulder.

A standard American accent came from the rotten, porous mouth. "With your unique qualities, you're bound to gain a foothold in the corner, or even be given a name."

If you have any problems in the future, I'll help you out again.

"Um."

Just as the two walked out of the cafeteria and were about to go their separate ways,

A wave of heat swept in from afar.

Even the usually composed Teacher Guo showed a serious expression, easily leaping over the wall and turning her gaze to the source of the heatwave, the Teaching Building area.

The strange head on the shoulder whispered, "Are the other two Pseudo-Human fighting? You could go and pick up the scraps; that would save you a lot of time."

"No... it's something else, something very dangerous has been born."

"Is that so? There are really a lot of variables at your school. Are you confident?"

Yes, but there's no need to rush over.

Waiting for the outcome might be a good option. There seems to be a student I have high hopes for there, and as a teacher, I should give him enough room to grow.

[Teaching Building - Class 5, Senior High]

A pool of blood, which should have congealed, was now swirling on the wall, seemingly observing the situation.

Despite being covered in wounds and having only one hand, Luo Di stood up again.

The protruding spine on the back is particularly noticeable and constantly releases steam.

Whew... Hah...

The heavy, deep breaths sounded like the engine of some wild machine being started.

The Zombie Transformation mouth structure seemed to fit perfectly with the current hellish changes, and puffs of white mist were exhaled with each breath.

The curved spine caused Luo Di to lean forward, his right arm hanging in front of him, the blade of his knife just touching the ground.

No running,

He walked towards the class monitor on the podium at a normal walking pace, the blade scraping against the classroom floor, making a series of cutting sounds.

At this moment, the squad leader was sweating profusely and was forced to zip his jacket up to his navel to cool down.

"If the speed remains the same, it's not a big problem, and we still only have one hand."

As Luo Di strolled over leisurely, the squad leader was already highly focused.

"They're here..."

Luo Di had already moved into attack range, his taut arm clearly gathering power.

The squad leader even made a dodge move in advance.

"Top pick"

The arm hanging on the ground suddenly rose and slashed diagonally.

The squad leader dodged ahead by jumping, then plunged his claws into the ceiling, fixing his body in mid-air.

However,

The scene before her made her pause for a moment.

Luo Di's seemingly ordinary upward slash actually sliced the all-metal multimedia podium in two, even cutting the blackboard, which the blade hadn't touched, and the corpse hanging on it in half.

There were even signs of deep burning between the cuts of the corpse, and smoke was constantly rising from the cuts.

In the instant she was stunned,

There was a "crack" sound from the joint.

That dark red back seemed to transmit the intense heat of hell to every part of the body through blood vessels and nerves.

Steam began to rise from every pore on Luo Di's body.

The spine drives the whole body.

Using the left foot as a fulcrum,

Twist your waist and turn your back.

With his feet spread about 180 degrees, he swept his leg upwards, aiming directly at the squad leader hanging from the ceiling. The speed was so fast that it was like a variation, far exceeding the previous one.

"So fast!"

The sudden change left the squad leader with no time to dodge perfectly. Even if he wanted to cut the kicking leg, it was too late. He could only barely manage a blocking motion.

Click!

When the high sweeping instep struck the squad leader's hands that were blocking in front of him,

Even with the protection of the investigator's combat suit (simplified version), the squad leader's arm bones were broken by the kick, and he was sent flying as if he had been hit by some heavy impact.

Bang!

The classroom window was smashed.

But she still didn't stop, and then smashed through the glass of the classroom opposite, finally falling down in the middle of the desk.

The massive bleeding caused by ruptured internal organs forced blood to gush up the esophagus and spurt out of the mouth.

Wow!

The squad leader didn't stop because of the pain; instead, sensing danger, he rolled to his side.

The moment the body rolled away, the intense heat spread.

The dark figure leaped over from the opposite classroom, slamming its feet heavily onto the spot where the class monitor had just been standing, even deforming the metal desks and chairs.

A pair of emotionless, jet-black eyes were staring at her sideways.

The squad leader had seen this scene in a movie.

It was exactly the same situation as the murderer targeting the blonde woman.

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