Danger Approaches

The conversation during the massage was remarkably profound.

Luo Di believed he had seen quite a few strange and bizarre Corner Monsters,

including Gustav, who was all about tongues,

Mr. Question Mark, who had a handsome face but kept it covered all year round and treated everything as a game,

and the "landlord," who was himself an inn and rented out his own flesh year-round.

Yet Professor Noel Karsdinov, whom he had met by chance, was completely different.

When Luo Di had first met him,

he had smelled a "stench" on him, the scent that all evildoers inevitably gave off.

Just as Professor Noel had said, he had once been one of the butchers at the Human Exhibition Hall and among the earliest followers of Mr. Rose.

During the exhibition's early days, he had secretly committed many malicious acts.

Although the stench still clung to him, it had become very faint. That also suggested that he had stopped doing such vile things long ago and instead devoted much of his time to studying.

Using a false identity, he had pursued advanced studies at Luo University in the human capital. Not only had he graduated successfully, but he had remained at the school to teach and had even earned the title of professor. His entire mind was focused on research.

As a monster, he no longer pursued greater power or the evolution of fear,

but instead sought the most fundamental kind of knowledge.

Luo Di gazed at the Tree of Life before him and watched the Academic Knowledge flowing through it. His heart unexpectedly calmed.

A particularly unusual monster also came to mind—Hunter.

The Hateful Eight Leader, who had likewise undergone a tremendous Personality Transformation.

To some extent, the two shared certain similarities.

They had discarded their past obsessions, discarded the