Deep in the Living
Chapter 40 - 40 36 Dressing Up

40: Chapter 36 Dressing Up 40: Chapter 36 Dressing Up The exploration of the second-floor bathroom concludes here,

the extreme darkness and eeriness act like a pen writing the word “Fear” on the surface of the brain,

Although Luo Di is able to suppress this emotion through a strong obsession with the Murderer, the class president is somewhat overwhelmed, as fear-induced mental stimulation causes her to unconsciously reach out for a secure object,

naturally grabbing onto an item in the environment with a near body temperature, which, in her mind, could be relied upon.

Palm to palm,

not only warmth is received, but also a very strange sensation.

Rough, uneven, partly rigid,

nothing like the hand of a high school student, but more like the palm of a laborer in his thirties or forties.

However, this discomfort brought an additional sense of security and temporarily curbed the inner fear.

The class president’s eyes slowly moved upward, looking at the owner of the hand, towards Luo Di, who did not turn his head but silently watched the secondary bedroom in front of him.

Perhaps in Luo Di’s mind, physical contact in such a dark setting could better ensure the safety of both, making it necessary.

Thus, hand in hand, the two gradually approached the secondary bedroom to inspect for potential dangers.

Creak~ As the door was pushed, a rotten stench suffocated them.

Light poured into the room, revealing a secondary bedroom untouched by human presence for who knows how long, full of dust and cobwebs, and cluttered with various items.

This struck Luo Di as odd,

usually, places like residential communities require families to apply for residence, and the size of the house is also arranged according to the number of family members.

A bedroom should not be vacant.

However, although the secondary bedroom had been sealed for a long time, no problems were discovered.

That meant only the furthest master bedroom remained,

Sigh~

Luo Di also took a deep breath, gripping the handle of his knife tightly, and along with the class president, approached the slightly ajar door of the master bedroom.

The wooden door was painted a crimson red, but the scent it emitted was not of paint, but of a fishy smell.

As the door was opened,

the size of the master bedroom was also stretched, twice as large as the living room, large enough to compare with a master bedroom in an expansive apartment.

Yet such a large room was lit by only a single candle, which was placed in the depths of a corner, atop a mahogany-embroidered dressing table.

The bride they had encountered before was sitting there,

but her veil had been removed,

revealing a back of the head with hardly any hair left, like the surface of the Moon.

This appearance matched exactly with the Pseudo-Person who had burst into their home before, only now it no longer bore a spider-like appearance.

Its limbs had all returned to normal length and looked like a “person.”

Her hands were busy in front of her, seemingly applying makeup.

Since the mirror was completely smashed, the woman’s facial condition could not be seen clearly.

In addition, a “groom” was sitting on the master bedroom’s large bed, just like the paper man they had seen before in the living room.

Despite the lack of windows, there was a chilling wind blowing through, pressing the only candlelight on the dressing table to its lowest intensity.

At the same time, the woman’s voice echoed within the master bedroom,

“Younger humans like you usually could not escape from the palm of my hand, but you managed a perfect getaway under my sneak attack.

Indeed, this girl is very different.

Whether it’s her looks, hair, or figure, they’re the most perfect I’ve ever seen.

From the moment she knocked on my door, I knew she was the one.

Wonderful~ With this face, with this hair, I can finally marry my husband!

As for the youth, the two girls I killed before were quite pitiful.

Originally, I planned to use one person’s face and another’s hair to complete my wedding, but that’s no longer necessary.

You can stay here and keep them company, they’ll definitely be happy about it.

They were already smiling during our encounter in the bathroom.

Hahaha~”

With the woman’s laughter continuing, the candle flame flickered uncertainly,

and her head also began to turn slowly, gradually revealing her full face.

It was no makeup session at all,

the scissors and craft knife in her hand had already carved out her entire face, exposing a bloody mess of inner structure,

She was ready, preparing to put on the so-called “new face.”

Between the blood-stained faces illuminated by the candlelight, the woman’s nose split along the centerline, the fissure extending to her mouth, with both corners of her mouth also cracking open.

It formed a face with X, Y, Z three-dimensional fissures, more like a “Blood Flesh Corner,” which is key to maintaining this Corner-like Space.

As this bloody face was revealed, Luo Di too was ready for battle.

But then, sigh~

The woman did not pounce but instead opened her mouth to blow out the candle.

The only source of light in the room was extinguished, and it instantly became pitch black.

Only then did Luo Di suddenly realize something—the squad leader was holding an electric light, and even if the candle went out, the light bulb should still be sufficient to illuminate the master bedroom.

Now, only a few sparse red candles scattered on the second floor were providing a faint glow.

Luo Di turned his head to look at his side, towards the squad leader who was supposed to be holding hands with him,

However,

Under the dim glow of the fire, all that fell within his field of vision was a paper man,

The sensation in his palm also turned to paper when he saw the paper man, with spiders crawling out from inside it, biting into the back of Luo Di’s hand.

Ignoring the spider bite on the back of his hand, Luo Di tossed the paper man and then dashed into the pitch-black master bedroom with a leap.

But there was nothing left inside the master bedroom, including the paper groom seen before.

“Damn it!”

He seemed to realize something, turned around, and rushed out of the master bedroom, intending to head down to the living room area.

At this moment,

The bathroom made a sound again,

No longer the sound of dripping water but footsteps…

The paper man Luo Di had thrown out, its swollen body stuffed with spiders, walked out from inside.

However, the paper man’s head was grafted with two young girls’ heads,

Their expressions were exactly the same as when they were floating earlier, miserably smiling.

The two girls’ hair also grew wildly, entwining towards Luo Di, wanting to capture the handsome young man, to be with him forever.

However,

Through the gaps among the dark hair, what he saw was a face filled with loathing,

At this moment, Luo Di’s eyes were wide open, with bloodshot eyes, completely resembling the extremely angry murderer at the climax of a movie.

Drip~

A drop of blood fell onto the floor,

Not caused by any injury from the black hair,

Rather, Luo Di had used his own thumb to draw across the blade’s edge, feeding the blood to the “Zombie Pituitary” living inside it, while switching to a two-handed grip.

The oozing blood was immediately absorbed by the zombie skin and nerves on the blade’s surface, transported to the pituitary, and thus activating a certain change.

There was a feeling of [Sacrifice],

Offering up blood, and being granted the corresponding power.

Creak creak~ Strands of dark nerves sprang up on the handle’s surface, attaching themselves to Luo Di’s palm, resulting in some grotesque bond.

Finally,

The entire palm and wrist area were covered with zombie skin, forming a zombified structure.

Even the fingernails grew a bit longer, darkening, sturdy and sharp.

Both hands were like this,

The bite mark on the back of his hand from the spider bite was also fully healed, with the toxins inside completely eroded by the corpse poison.

Having had this “Cornered Tool” for half a year, Luo Di devoted time every night to practicing, unbeknownst to anyone.

It was about two months after getting the tool that he first heard a whisper coming from inside the blade.

“Give me blood”

Now, having passed half a year, he had long become familiar with the use of this Cornered Tool.

…

Swoosh!

The entwining black hair was completely severed,

Luo Di’s well-defined calves burst into action instantly, propelling him towards the Double-headed Paper Man ahead.

In the midst of the charge, both hands moved in unison,

[Cutting and Clawing]

One blade cut through the head of the girl on the right,

One claw tore open the face of the girl on the left,

The two incomplete heads fell to the ground, and the paper man’s body also fell.

The rigid smiles on the girls’ faces seemed to soften at this moment, becoming relieved, and were eventually devoured by the swarm of spiders.

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