Deep in the Living-Chapter 484 - 470: The Night

[VILLA BEDROOM]

In an abandoned wooden villa like this, don’t expect much comfort. Just having an enclosed space that doesn’t leak wind or rain is satisfying enough.

Outside the window, not a single trace of light can be found. Some unknown darkness covers the night.

No need to investigate, no need to attempt anything. Just staying indoors reveals that venturing outside on such a night is certain death.

"Sleep time"

Such words are scattered inside the bedroom as well.

"It seems that if we don’t sleep at night, we’ll be targeted by some terrifying life? Hurry up and sleep, don’t do anything else."

"Okay." Mia, who is always a bit crazy, had already laid down on the bed. The next second after responding, she was asleep.

Luo Di glanced at the girl inside the iron bucket, intending to take her out and place her on a relatively comfortable bed.

Unexpectedly, he was "rejected" by her. The girl seemed to like staying in the bucket so much that parts of her skin adhered to it.

Luo Di didn’t insist; in fact, it made things more convenient, not needing even a wheelchair.

Indeed, as Mia said, after the girl absorbed the divinely charged blood, she seemed only about fifteen years old.

The iron bucket was placed by the bedside, and the three huddled together as closely as possible in case of any surprises.

Just as Luo Di closed his eyes, suddenly...

A fierce wind blew!

The already somewhat unstable wooden house creaked loudly, and the glass windows shook violently, showing cracks with the risk of shattering at any moment.

Considering the potential breakdown of the room’s enclosure if the windows were destroyed, something might intrude from outside.

Luo Di quickly got up and retrieved some planks from other parts of the villa to plan to seal the window completely.

Just as he approached the window swiftly, preparing to secure these planks.

Crack!

The window shattered.

Some small glass shards even embedded themselves in Luo Di’s face.

But such flesh wounds were insignificant, and he hardly felt anything.

Strangely, the planks remained uninstalled, held in his hands. Or rather, Luo Di was just frozen in place, motionless.

Without the barrier of the window,

Luo Di could directly see the situation outside.

In the darkness where there should’ve been nothing, he saw something, rendering him unable even to blink.

The wind roared loudly,

The entire wooden villa creaked,

Amidst various noises, Luo Di heard an unusual sound, both like footsteps and like a slithering noise.

He traced the sound’s origin,

In the depths of that darkness,

there seemed to be something darker than darkness itself.

Through comparison, a rough outline could be discerned,

like a human,

coming from afar, neither stepping on the ground nor flying in the air... As if walking "up" from a very deep place, seemingly not even in the same dimension as Luo Di.

As it approached,

Though his tongue was sealed and suppressed, Luo Di’s tongue slightly trembled at that moment. Intense crisis swept through his body, yet he couldn’t divert his gaze or move away from the window.

Darkness had fixed him there, stripping him of bodily control.

Those who haven’t yet slept will receive darkness’s blessing.

Luo Di refused to sit idle,

His consciousness dived again into the Blood Bible within the cultivation chamber, reading quickly, striving to grasp its contents.

Both consciousness and body endured extreme pressure.

Blood flowed from his seven orifices, his vision stained red.

Just before darkness struck, Luo Di successfully managed to sleep with his eyes closed, no longer receiving darkness from outside.

He stood there and fell asleep.

In the darkness,

a dark arm emerged, etched with strange symbols and emitting thick black smoke.

When such an arm reached through the window, the entire villa was consumed by darkness, just like the room previously used to summon Blood Lotus.

The arm gently rested on Luo Di’s shoulder.

Permeating skin, inspecting brain.

Ensuring the target was asleep, it withdrew its hand, taking the darkness away.

Suddenly, numerous dark eyes opened inside, watching the other two.

Whether the girl in the bucket or Mia on the bed, both were already asleep.

Upon confirmation,

Darkness peeled away,

The wood house returned to its original state, the arm retracted from darkness and slowly departed.

...

In the dream.

Incoherently describable strange symbols sketched the words "The Next Day" inside Luo Di’s mind, emphasizing time issues.

Following this, these symbols collectively formed the city’s name [Wenslim], seemingly stressing this important location.

The symbols dispersed.

Exhale!

Luo Di abruptly opened his eyes and sat up, his back drenched in cold sweat.

Surveying his surroundings, he actually slept the entire night amid scattered glass shards. Seeing scant white light seeping in eased the stone weighing on his heart.

"After nightfall, one must promptly sleep, I almost got killed. Must pay attention to this in the future."

Luo Di stood up, cleared the glass shards from himself, and directed his gaze outside.

The fog seemed denser than yesterday, visibility restricted to within five meters, and there was a constant feeling of something dangerous lurking in the mist.

Combining the dream’s seen texts, an unease struck him.

"We must enter the city today, or similar dangers as last night might occur. Mia! Let’s prepare..."

Suddenly realizing Mia, who should’ve been lying on the wooden bed, was gone, even the iron bucket was missing, leaving only him in the bedroom.

He quickly pieced together various unsettling scenarios,

considering Mia’s mental illness and murderer nature, she could have certainly done something extreme. Moreover, their "collaboration" had technically ended yesterday.

Upon this realization, Luo Di rapidly hurried downstairs, perhaps tracking her by residual scent might be possible.

But before fully descending the stairs, Luo Di caught a scent.

A pungent aroma of meat mixed with a tinge of firewood scent, this sudden delectable scent provoked growling from his stomach.

Ordinarily considered good, especially since Luo Di barely ate yesterday, his body was overly exhausted.

But presently, this meaty aroma prompted worse imaginings from Luo Di.

He moved to the kitchen,

Timber beneath the stove was ablaze,

A huge iron pot was stewing the source of this delicious scent.

Mia, clad in a cowboy dungaree, hummed as she cooked the pot’s contents, picking up a blood-streaked piece of meat and chewing, tasting, and adding more seasoning.

Luo Di had already taken a baseball bat in hand,

When about to approach, he discovered the iron bucket beside the stove, the girl still asleep inside.

Mia’s voice came: "Want to kill me, Luo Di? Think I cooked this little girl while you slept?"

"No..."

"No need to deny, for a murderer this is quite normal logic. But I wouldn’t harm a companion.

The fresh meat and vegetables were found in the basement, it’s almost ready~ Prepare to taste my culinary skills."

Half an hour passed.

Luo Di let out a big satisfied burp, hunger entirely resolved. Opposite, Mia grasped the iron pot, guzzling the leftover broth.

The two confirmed they both dreamt of "The Next Day" and "Wenslim City."

"I resolutely won’t use the sewer... Something dangerous lurks below there. I suggest directly following the railway, with our sprinting speed we should soon reach the city."

"As long as we can enter the city."

After confirming the entrance route,

with the iron bucket in hand, and packed belongings.

Squeak!

Together, they pushed open the villa’s wooden door, just about to step outside but suddenly retracted.

Amidst the dense fog, they saw "something," saw something extremely unsettling.

Luo Di saw his family, a trio seemingly faintly standing, even floating... beckoning him to come over.

While Mia saw an old woman covered in wrinkles, whose eyes were just like hers.

As cold sweat dripped from Luo Di, Mia already shut the wooden door.

"Why don’t we try the sewer?"

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