Deep in the Living-Chapter 482 - 468: Crimson Reward

The blood rain gradually ceased, and the remnants of the moon emerged. freewebnøvel_com

The fog surged in like a tide, eager to cover the village once more.

Yet, there wasn’t a single living person to be found on the surface of the entire village,

if one had to search,

beneath a certain eave, there was an iron barrel with a sleeping girl inside. Although it didn’t provide shelter from the rain, not a single droplet of blood was inside the barrel. She slept soundly, completely indifferent to the outside world.

Not far from there,

the ground had been smashed open in a large, irregular gap, as if a scene of damage from some large-scale battle.

Moonlight happened to fall into the pit, illuminating the scene below.

If one’s gaze ventured inside, they would be subjected to a domain interference, transforming conventional visual perception into a B-movie texture cinematic effect.

Currently, the texture of the film itself was dissipating, and the slaughter seemed to have ended.

Luo Di,

wearing a gray mask,

was using a metal baseball bat to smash each rotten blood vessel structure, ensuring there wasn’t a single intact piece left.

The cinematic content of killing the target was continuously acting upon the shattered flesh.

The rotten Mia,

held a head with a blood lotus structure in her right hand, both in display and using her extreme decay to suppress, erode, and destroy the opponent’s most crucial structure.

Both of them were in a state of severe blood loss,

with nearly every part of their bodies bleeding, suffering from severe hemolysis, relying entirely on the unique "undead" ability of the Murderer to sustain themselves.

This joint slaughter lasted half an hour,

and it must be said that the target’s vitality was astonishingly strong, in terms of Luo Di’s slaughter targets, the regeneration ability was the most terrifying one, likely related to the so-called divinity.

If not for Mia’s presence, relying on Luo Di alone might have ended with him being exhausted to death.

Due to the complete destruction of the entire structure,

the head in Mia’s hand soon couldn’t hold up, the center lotus began to discolor, decay invading.

Splat!

Withering,

the entire head turned into a pile of rotten sludge and fell to the ground,

strangely enough, the structure of the blood lotus was preserved intact.

The influence of the [Blood Phobia] faded, marking the complete death of the target.

Smack!

Mia lay on the ground in a spread-eagle position, completely exhausted. The corpse spots on her face gradually reverted to their original freckles.

"Form Dispel"

Mia’s body showed multiple irreparable decayed cracks, using newly grown maggots to consume the decay in the wounds, filling in fresh flesh.

It was clear this extreme state of decay also caused her considerable harm.

Of course, this bit of harm was insignificant compared to the slaughter boost brought by decay itself.

"Wow! This kind of guy, tainted with a bit of divinity, is so hard to kill, no wonder dungeons are so dangerous.

By the way, where did our Blood Stones go? It seems all the villagers’ Blood Stones were destroyed along with their self-detonation... what do we use to trade for something now? Was this a wasted effort?"

Mia’s thoughts were too scatterbrained, sinking into slaughter one moment, now wearing a bitter melon face.

"Right here"

Luo Di moved closer with somewhat weaker steps, his spine continuously generating stem cells for rapid hematopoiesis, allowing him to quickly recover from the state of severe blood loss.

He picked up the lotus, gave it a gentle tap.

The filthy exterior shattered, revealing a giant, gem-like Blood Stone before their eyes. It wasn’t just about size; its internal crimson purity was much higher.

In addition, the surface of the gem was covered with dense small holes, symbolizing "lotus."

"This thing shouldn’t be counted as just a single Blood Stone. Turning it in directly might be enough. Can you get up? Mia."

"Do I look like I can move? I need some time to rest, can’t you just carry me on your back?"

Reflecting on the half-hour-long cooperative battle, despite Mia’s foul nature, she was absolutely reliable as a teammate.

Considering her terrible condition made it unlikely she’d regain mobility soon, Luo Di turned his body and crouched down.

As Mia propped herself up, just about to climb onto his back.

Buzz! A sense of danger struck again.

It reminded her of the earlier similar situation, thinking of the girl in the iron barrel. Although she wasn’t scared herself, she needed to ensure her safety in her current condition.

"Forget it, Luo Di, grab the burlap sack nearby. It’s there in the corner, probably used by the Pig Head Butcher for stuffing people."

"You should be adept at this, no need for me to elaborate."

Packing complete,

Luo Di returned to the village’s surface with the sack on his shoulder, picking up the iron barrel under the eaves with his other hand, transferring quickly between huts to minimize exposure to the outdoors.

Soon he returned to the earliest villa.

Mia also crawled out of the sack, her wounds almost fully healed, and she saw the altar built of stones. She immediately sensed the same bloody odor similar to their previous battle, only purer and more intense.

Plop!

The Blood Stone entered the pool,

causing it to bubble.

Gurgle gurgle~

What seemed like a shallow blood pool transformed again into an Abyss structure, and the room began seeping with fresh blood, while the lotus head’s presence floated in the pool.

Mia noticed something peculiar and was horrified.

"This is... a genuine divine projection!

This creature’s true form should correspond to the "Fear Essence" in Corner Depths, the very root of divinity! What kind of event are we actually experiencing that we ran into such an entity?"

[Blood Phobia] came into effect again.

However, this Blood Phobia didn’t cause hemolysis, it was merely the purest, most primal fear of blood, filling them with awe for blood.

Crunch crunch~

One by one, crimson tendrils grew from the party’s palms, attempting to establish a dialogue.

Mia quickly waved her hand to signal Luo Di to do it, expressing that she didn’t care as long as the rewards were evenly distributed later.

Gray tentacles coiled upward, establishing a connection.

’You actually brought back a superior offering, "Lotus Blood Stone" is equivalent to 200 ordinary Blood Stones! The blood desecrator in this area has been eradicated, thank you so much.

Redeem what you wish.

At that time, I will leave this "cassette".’

’Cassette?’ Luo Di caught a key term and quickly inquired: ’What exactly is this place? What kind of event have we been caught up in? What do we need to accomplish to leave?’

’Blood stains allowed my accidental descent. This is not my domain, high-level constraints restrict information, I cannot disclose it to you.

Redeem the reward you desire, strive to survive.

If you resonate with blood, I look forward to meeting you in the depths.’

The being had explained as much as they could, and Luo Di didn’t press further, grateful for such existence to waste so much breath speaking with him.

The blood lotus lowered, displaying items from between the lotus eyes.

Although 200 Blood Stones were substantial, they couldn’t be fully exchanged.

While discussing with Mia at one side, the girl sleeping in the iron barrel surprisingly grew plants from her ears, raising her arm, pointing at one of the blood holes.

After some discussion, they made a decision.

All the blood permeating the room dissipated, along with the blood pool being emptied, and the inscribed symbols on the interior lost their luster, making summoning impossible.

Luo Di felt that this entity of pure blood had already departed, returning to the unreachable profound depths.

However, the scent of blood still lingered.

From the three "rewards" in Luo Di’s hands.

A test tube of pure blood.

A beating blood heart.

An ancient book with a cover woven from blood vessels.

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