Deep in the Living-Chapter 522 - 504: Second Home

[Nation’s Edge, Port City - Mingwang City]

Inside the city hub bus station,

a young man walked out from the exit. Even though it wasn’t summer yet, the temperature here was unusually high, a full 10℃ higher than the Capital City.

Passersby had already changed into summer attire, and there were many buses heading to the port, indicating that island vacation services were open again.

However, this heat that seemed unbearable to ordinary people wasn’t much to the young man; even if it increased by several dozen degrees, it would still be his comfortable temperature.

He didn’t leave immediately, seeming to be waiting for someone.

Soon after, two girls also in summer outfits walked out of the station.

One wore little white sneakers, yellow shorts paired with a white t-shirt with a pink bear, and her hair was tied in a ponytail.

The other wore a standard summer school uniform, black round-toed little leather shoes, white breathable leg socks, a gray pleated skirt, and a white short-sleeved school uniform with a bow tie at the chest, with standard black straight bangs.

The driver couldn’t help but take a second look at the trio when they got into a taxi, especially at the school uniform girl. For some reason, it was difficult to look away, even affecting his driving.

"Hua... don’t cause any trouble here."

"I’m not doing it on purpose, is this okay now?"

Hua Yuan covered her face with her hair, scaring the driver almost to the point of pressing the accelerator hard and suppressing his desire instantly.

He vaguely felt something was off about the passengers, promptly pressing the "Pseudo-Person Recognition" button inside the car.

This was a new device developed recently by the Investigation Bureau, currently being used nationwide in public places and transport vehicles.

Once activated, the device would send a scan of the passengers to the database for comparison, and if the suspicion level exceeded 30%, the local Investigation Bureau would be alerted.

To his surprise, the device in the taxi returned results in less than three seconds.

Simply because when it scanned Luo Di’s face, it immediately determined it to be absolutely safe, not wasting verification resources.

At the same time,

The City Investigation Bureau also learned that "Luo Di," a former investigator, had actually returned.

[Fifth Hospital]

Luo Di, who got out of the taxi, almost couldn’t recognize the place where he had stayed for several months and which was like a second home to him.

The Fifth Hospital had now grown to an intimidating scale, absorbing many medical students from Luo University in the Capital City, its size five times what it used to be and still expanding outward.

However, Luo Di hadn’t even walked through the door before confirming one thing.

"The Dean and the others aren’t inside..."

As a Great Demon, Luo Di was more sensitive to detecting Hell’s aura, tracing it to its source across the street from the hospital, walking over 500 meters, pinpointing a location.

[Deep Blue Internet Cafe]

"Hey handsome, here to go online?"

"Looking for someone."

Luo Di’s gaze had already locked onto one of the private rooms; fortunately, the customer there had just ordered three bottles of iced soda, which the network administrator was about to deliver.

"Mind if I take it in for you? I happen to know the people inside."

Luo Di’s words weren’t a question but a command, laced with a gray aura.

The female network administrator promptly handed over the soda basket and cautioned, "Please, but do be careful, the guests in there are a bit strange, don’t knock on the door, just deliver the drinks directly without speaking too much.

Of course, if you’re their friend, it shouldn’t be an issue."

This confused Luo Di, "Do they come here often to surf the net?"

"Started about a week ago, every day from 2 PM to 8 PM, sometimes staying even later."

"Got it." fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

Luo Di quickly arrived at the private room door, took a deep breath, and pushed in.

A puff of smoke immediately hit him, filling the room with haze. The sight gave Luo Di a bit of PTSD, thinking he’d stumbled into the mist again.

But in the next moment, a familiar voice snapped him back to reality.

"Middle lane missing, can’t you signal?"

"Didn’t I signal? Need me to book an eye doctor appointment for you to check your sight?"

"Quit arguing, come help me in the jungle."

Greasy keyboards, flickering screens, three instant noodle cups drained of even the broth, and an ashtray overflowing with cigarette butts.

Three gamers, varying in age, were engrossed in a competitive game.

Luo Di’s arrival went completely unnoticed, so he pretended to be the waiter, handing over the iced sodas one by one.

One chubby fellow immediately grew two arms from his eye sockets; one twisted the cap open while the other lifted the soda to his lips, his sweating body shivering with delight as the cold drink went down.

Luo Di originally planned to impress them by boasting about the special gate he constructed from monster corpses and his current state as a Great Demon.

Little did he expect this scene,

Only Hook among the three glanced at him when his screen went gray, squeezed Luo Di’s arm with his hand, and nodded approvingly.

Finally, when their game ended, the three continued bickering before finally turning their heads.

Droopy-eyed, acne-ridden skin, disheveled greasy hair, with traces of instant noodle stains on their clothes.

Not to mention their true identities,

Even equating them with a human dean and chief doctor would be difficult.

David wanted to stand up, but found his belly too big and got stuck, so he had to sit and comment:

"Luo Di, you’re back! Your Demon Ascension is not bad, the fusion of your system is pretty good! Have you gone back to Hell for certification yet? Better hurry, dragging it out isn’t good."

Luo Di responded honestly: "Okay, I was planning to go to the Fifth Hospital to find you guys, who knew you were here. By the way, what’s the situation here?"

David attempted to suck in his stomach and spoke in a low voice: "The entertainment facilities on your side are really deep, the world view corresponding to this game is truly good, most heroes would still be very strong even in Hell.

We are acquiring related abilities and knowledge through entertainment, it’s a kind of advanced growth process, and you probably find it hard to understand right now."

Luo Di felt a bit awkward and changed the subject: "By the way, are the seniors able to move freely now?"

David continued to respond: "Currently, the movable range is up to five kilometers around, we haven’t expanded it recently, playing games is more important."

"Oh~ is that so... I heard from the net manager earlier that you guys log off around eight in the evening? How about we go back to the Fifth Hospital together at that time?"

David grew arms from between his eye sockets to cross them in a gesture of refusal: "No way! After logging off, we are going to have a barbecue and watch a match, probably until around midnight.

You can go to Hell by yourself! Certification is very simple and doesn’t require us."

A young doctor with glasses next to him chimed in:

"David is right on this matter, you just need to let Hell Will feel your Demon Ascension and complete the certification.

There’s no need to go to Chaos Nest City for a Demon Transformation Ceremony, it’s just a formality, not very meaningful.

Since you have already fused the growth of two systems together, developing either side is the same. So far, your gains and growth in the Corner seem to be more and faster."

"What I mean is, I hope to ask the seniors about the next step in Demon Ascension? As well as the coordinated development of related abilities."

"Hell Will will guide you, you manage it yourself, we’re going to start the next round."

"Alright... then I’ll go to the Fifth Hospital alone."

Luo Di cast a last hopeful glance at Hook, but he had already clicked to start the game and was even the host.

However, Hook’s voice still came over:

"Luo Di, you’ve been frequently using torture devices lately, that’s impressive~ keep it up."

"Okay, got it."

As Luo Di walked out of the internet cafe, he looked up at the blazing sun, momentarily wondering if he had fallen asleep on a long-distance bus and was dreaming.

Until two sisters came from across the street with iced milk tea and handed it to his mouth.

"Settled everything so quickly? Isn’t Mr. Hook accompanying you back?"

"They have things to do, I’m going back to Hell alone."

"Alright, Sister Hua and I just discussed it, you handle the Hell matters yourself.

We plan to book a ticket for an island vacation, you might take several days or even a half month, right? Then when you come out, we can head back to the Corner together."

"It might not take that long, why don’t you just hang around the area?"

"Sounds good! We’ll book a hotel, go watch a movie, do some shopping, you go on. By the time you come out, maybe the three of us will still have time to revisit the island."

"Okay."

Wu Wen made a phone gesture then pulled Hua Yuan away,

the latter seemingly also wanting to do many things because she hadn’t returned for a long time and had been cooped up in the Sisterhood too long, completely ignoring Luo Di.

Sigh... Luo Di let out a deep breath.

For some reason,

this "home visit" process turned out completely different from what he imagined, and Luo Di felt a bit lonely walking alone on the street.

However, when he arrived at the gate of the Fifth Hospital,

three City Investigators were already waiting there, one of whom was the bureau chief himself.

"Chief? Why did you come in person?"

"Luo Di, after all, you are our talent from here, now a formal investigator, and the country’s most valuable talent, so I should come to see you.

By the way, I wanted to ask if you’re free recently?"

"No need to be polite, just say what you need."

"Recently, a newly established hospital here had some issues, several investigators were affected, and we believe there’s a high possibility of a [Monster Avatar]."

"Monster Avatar? Shouldn’t such matters be handled by investigators from the Capital City?"

"We’ve reported it over there, but the General Administration is short on staff lately, and since we haven’t had any investigator deaths, only some influence, no one has been sent over yet.

Personally, I think the situation might be more complicated than expected, I was planning to go to the headquarters tomorrow to report the situation, coincidentally you came by, so I’d like you to take a look at this."

Luo Di had already glanced at the file in his hand, although it wasn’t his responsibility now, he was willing to take it for the chief’s sake.

"Let me see the file first, but I need a day or two, I have a personal matter to attend to, can it wait?"

"Two days is no problem."

"Alright, then let’s keep in touch."

Luo Di took the file bag and walked into the hospital, opening the materials on the way.

However, the information puzzled him.

"Hmm?

Several investigators experienced severe somnolence after going to the hospital, and this somnolence currently cannot be alleviated, even worsening, with no detectable brain issues..."

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