Deep in the Living-Chapter 477 - 463: Peers

Whew...

Luo Di adjusted his breathing while putting away the two Blood Stones.

"The ninth one~ harder to collect than I anticipated. Although every household has a steady income of Blood Stones, to completely kill these things, I have to activate the cinematic effect each time.

Both the pituitary and the physical body are heavily consumed.

I always feel like my stamina isn’t what it used to be?

It seems there was a huge energy storage structure inside me before, which was taken away during this game... Resting should help me recover, at least the plant pot ensures the pituitary won’t starve; I just need to recover my stamina.

So far, I’ll have enough safe rest time after each killing spree since these villagers seem unconnected."

Luo Di pulled some food from the suitcase to replenish his energy. frёeweɓηovel_coɱ

This was the eleventh house Luo Di had infiltrated,

and he had basically reached the center of the village, collecting the following information:

1. Each household contains 1~2 individuals tainted by blood.

2. These individuals are basically irrational, similar to zombies, yet extremely hard to kill. They must be wiped out using rule-like methods to obtain Blood Stones.

3. The wooden houses in the village do not have those symbol-engraved stone Blood Pools. To exchange items, they have to be collected and brought to the initial villa.

Overall, everything seems to be going smoothly; as long as stamina is maintained, collection will stabilize.

As Luo Di was about to infiltrate the next house, his peripheral vision caught something moving outside the window, prompting him to quietly step to the window.

"What is that?"

Due to fog-imposed visibility limitations, Luo Di could only vaguely make out a crimson foot passing through the fog, dragging something behind it.

Even with just this partial glimpse,

it made Luo Di feel intensely uneasy.

He was certain that it was different from the ordinary townsfolk who drop Blood Stones; any encounter might be a fierce battle, putting even himself at risk.

After confirming that it had left, Luo Di refocused his attention.

But when he turned around to look at the girl in the wheelchair, his eyes were suddenly filled with killing intent.

The tension in his muscles was audible from his arms.

Previously unoccupied, the wooden house now housed someone else... a foreign woman.

Mia, with her light blonde hair in two thick braids and freckled face, was lying on the wheelchair, gently rubbing her nose against the sleeping girl’s face, inhaling her scent.

Mia held a long-handled axe in her hand, inconsistent with her appearance, stained with blood.

When Luo Di refused her on the train earlier, he had read her eyes that bore killing intent, aware that she, like him, belonged to the Black Door System, both being "Murderers."

"Luo Di, I’ve figured out why you care so much about this girl... She’s indeed beautiful. Even I want her so badly, want to cut off her head and place it by my bedside. This way, every morning when I wake up, it reminds me to become more beautiful."

"Stay away from her."

As Luo Di issued the warning, his calf muscles were already tense, ready to charge at the first sign of murderous intent.

Who would have thought,

Mia obediently stepped back, making an innocuous surrender gesture.

"Sorry, did I give you the wrong impression? We are allies, after all, what I said was just a joke. I happened to be active here, this village reminds me of my hometown.

When I saw you through the window, I sneaked over."

Luo Di didn’t trust her; he could smell a stench emanating from her.

"By the way! Luo Di, do you know what these are for? I’ve collected so many, feeling they would be useful, but not knowing where to use them."

Mia suddenly pulled out a bundle of burlap bags from behind, opening the rope seals to reveal numerous crimson Blood Stones, at least twenty.

Such a number of Blood Stones stunned Luo Di for a moment.

He had barely paused from the villa to the village, continuously lurking and hunting in various buildings, collecting just nine.

Her collection efficiency was high, indicating a more efficient killing method.

Informing her about the villa where Blood Stones can be exchanged would turn them into competitors. By then, even if Luo Di cleared out the village, there wouldn’t be many Blood Stones left.

Just as Luo Di was about to shake his head in denial,

Mia suddenly clasped her hands behind her back, dragging the bloodstained axe forward, maintaining a toothy grin, clearly a staged smile.

"Luo Di, I can tell, you’re different from me.

Although we both chose to become Murderers, you can’t enjoy routine slaughters. Instead, you chose this ’career’ to achieve some goal.

You wouldn’t go slaughter these flesh and blood beings for no reason, you must know the purpose of these Stones.

How about this?

We cooperate temporarily, evenly splitting however many Blood Stones we obtain in the end.

And clearly something dangerous is roaming this village~ If we both encounter it, we can join forces to eliminate it, reducing the danger.

I wouldn’t want to die in such an endless Corner event. You too, right?"

While speaking, Mia had come close to Luo Di, her tense smile almost touching him.

Luo Di also observed her closely, feeling the metal baton in his hand might swing at any moment.

Lips parted for a reply:

"Okay."

"Yay!!"

Like completing a task, Mia jumped with excitement, even dropping her axe.

The pent-up killing intent instantly dissipated like it might twist the room.

Luo Di’s grip on the baseball bat gradually loosened, his palm slick with sweat.

He could tell this woman was a bit unhinged, resembling B-grade movie Murderers, with some mental issues, obsessing over certain matters.

It wasn’t wise to confront such a mental case now.

"Luo Di, you just push this lady, I’ll handle the killing; I particularly enjoy doing it, especially slaughtering these blood-and-flesh hybrids.

I truly enjoy killing... Since I woke up on the train, I’ve wanted to kill you all.

Oops~ did I say something wrong?

Sorry, this habit has been hard to break. Whenever someone gives me the stink-eye, I kill them.

When you refused me previously, I nearly acted. Luckily, I held back! Otherwise, I’d have no friends, now we’re friends, right?"

"Sort of."

"Hooray... Let’s go!"

Mia slung the long-handled axe over her shoulder, humming a country tune.

Instead of detouring through the back door, she went to the second-floor window and jumped straight into the neighboring wooden house, followed by sounds of hacking.

Luo Di could only push the wheelchair around,

when he entered the next wooden house, the slaying had ended inside.

Mia stood amidst a pool of blood, the hacked flesh attempting to regenerate but succumbing to "decay infestation."

Flies of unknown origin crawled over the flesh, breaking down each piece bit by bit... Even appearing to dance frantically on the flesh like Mia.

From this view, Mia’s abilities did suit handling these things, a temporary alliance seemed right.

After decay ended,

Mia bent down to pick up the Blood Stones off the floor, grinning as she tossed them to Luo Di.

"Impressive."

Upon receiving Luo Di’s verbal praise, she immediately leapt into a cheerful country dance, then hefted her axe to continue.

At this moment,

plants sprouted again from the ears of the girl in the wheelchair, raising an arm to point to the chimney fireplace.

Luo Di quickly extinguished the flames and found a metal handle inside! With a tug... Creak! A sound of a secret door opening came from beneath the floor.

Pulled back the rug,

revealing a staircase leading Underground.

Mia looked on in surprise, "Wow! She can find such things asleep, amazing... Luo Di, should we continue collecting Blood Stones, or explore down there first?"

"Let’s head down; her intuitions are usually spot-on."

"Alright then, I’ll go first! You guys follow behind; if there’s any danger, I’ll handle it."

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