The Stench of the Old Days

Strange. We were getting along just fine before, so why did it suddenly cut off... Looks like getting information out of it won't be that easy. Following the Corner's design philosophy, I'll have to handle this prison guard interview myself.

There was no problem when I asked conceptual questions, but the connection broke the moment I asked about the inside of the dungeon.

Of course, the eye itself might have had a problem.

Everything in this dungeon is more or less messed up. That eyeball must have undergone Physiological Deconstruction too. Its consciousness is probably diseased and unstable.

The next time I can contact it, I'll try asking about that eyeball's identity and origins... I should also ask about the flock of crows I encountered earlier.

Luo Di looked at the half-burned torch and fixed his gaze on the source of the stench beside the kitchen.

However, he first chose to head toward the pile of corpses.

He carefully cut open the corpses' skin, but only rotten fluid flowed out. It was completely useless for fueling the torch.

These corpses had merely fused together due to the dungeon's environment, forming a low-level living creature. They posed no threat.

Having confirmed this, Luo Di could only head toward the source of the stench. Perhaps he could find some oily fuel inside.

The closer he got,

the more he could feel the stench's vitality. When he glanced downward, Luo Di seemed to see countless maggots crawling all over his body, saliva still dripping from every maggot's mouth.

After shaking his head, the maggots vanished.

When he looked up again, he had already reached the door.

The cracked, mottled wooden door could barely keep anything sealed anymore. The smell was continuously spreading from within.

He tried seeping mist through it, only to find