Deep in the Living
Chapter 66 - 66 62 Resisting Death

66: Chapter 62: Resisting Death 66: Chapter 62: Resisting Death On the track and field,

One of the Seam Creators, Gong Xin, suddenly took on a grotesque fleshly form,

Having absorbed over a hundred students before the battle, his flesh reserves seemed inexhaustible; he was even certain that he was the strongest entity on campus.

The two-plus years he had spent in disguise, he had absorbed at most ten people,

The large-scale slaughter happening right now was what he had long desired, transforming toward the most perfect “form” in the process.

Gong Xin’s “Fear Embodiment” was derived from a foreign horror film he watched as a child with his father, his first experience with gory horror themes, titled “The Thing”.

After watching the film, seven-year-old Gong Xin plunged into a prolonged fear of physical transformation, often dreaming of his body undergoing such mutations.

Now,

His form was revealed as follows:

“Head”: The original head area was replaced by two scythe-like fleshy tentacles,

Gong Xin’s actual head was mobile, not fixed in place on his body, primarily active around the abdominal area, occasionally protruding his facial features to express various emotions.

This mobility ensured the safety of his [brain pituitary].

“Limbs”: Two legs remained unchanged, like a normal human’s.

His right hand, through proliferative stacking, was capable of long-distance, large-scale strikes, and assimilative absorption.

His left palm grew a sword-like sharp bone, half a meter in length, with ultra-high bone density, effective in cutting through hard objects.

“Abdomen”: The entire bulging belly was completely split open, with four fleshy tentacles with spiked ends growing inside, also capable of secreting acid.

Even in such a form, Gong Xin was still dissatisfied; he wanted to absorb more people, to pursue a more perfect posture and was more confident in becoming the sole survivor of this screening.

As Gong Xin advanced towards perfection,

Luo Di’s condition was the complete opposite,

His body covered with various depths of cut wounds and some piercing wounds reaching his organs; had it not been for the zombie skin, he would likely be reduced to chunks of flesh.

The worst was his severed arm.

His entire left arm had been cut off, even if the wound was immediately covered with zombie skin, the impact of the lost arm was still significant.

His offensive capability was greatly diminished, forcing him to change his initial attack pattern, adding kicks while slashing and even biting directly if necessary.

Still,

Even as Luo Di burst forth with a performance far surpassing his norm, entering the state of [Heart Flow], he couldn’t bridge the gap.

His stamina was nearing its limit, and his movements slowed down.

His tongue tasted a flavor, a familiar one named “death”.

Yet, unlike before, death didn’t taste bitter; it even hid a hint of sweetness,

The Luo Di of the past was not averse to death; in fact, he had long been prepared to face it.

But today,

Tasting it again during the Admissions exam period,

Luo Di tasted a stimulating bitterness, even a nauseating bloodiness, triggering a strong repulsion in his body.

“I can’t…

die”,

For the first time, Luo Di had such a thought pop into his brain, the first time in years he actively resisted death.

Swoosh!

As another acid-secreting spiked tentacle pierced through his waist and abdomen, the intense flavor of death seeped into his taste buds, stimulating Luo Di’s brain, digging up memories treasured in his mind.

He remembered being invited by the class president to join in Simulation Practice, making what’s called “friends” for the first time.

He remembered dining out with others for the first time,

He remembered doing push-ups with Little Gao during break, talking from academics to life, to the point where he spoke as much in one day as he used to in a month.

In the very end,

Bubbles emerged deep within his mind; when the bubbles burst, the most intimately gentle voice, as if fingers lightly skimmed across his palm, came to life.

“Luo Di~”

Winter break, early morning, sitting on the steps outside,

The class leader with her cheeks red from the cold, buried in a scarf, was waving and greeting him.

Luo Di had to survive and leave the track field, had to stick to the promise to meet up with the class leader at the teaching building.

Swoosh!

Four spiked tentacles struck at once,

Luo Di, nearly depleted of strength, still executed a perfect slash, severing each tentacle that came at him.

But the next second,

The arm with bone-spike blades swung down toward his head.

It was less than thirty centimeters away, far too close to dodge.

Just when it seemed ready to slice off Luo Di’s head,

Snap!

Gong Xin’s arm exploded into fragments at the wrist, the hand with the bone-spike blades was blasted away.

Someone intervened!

Gong Xin’s facial features bulged out from the side of his torso, his rapidly spinning eyes immediately locked onto the intruder behind him, grinding his teeth in fury.

The homeroom teacher Ruan Zhijun stood in a standard shooting stance, holding a Magnum revolver in hand; the large-caliber bullets could deal significant damage to flesh and blood creatures.

Pulling the trigger again, the bullet hit squarely on that protruding face in the torso, simultaneously shattering the two legs he used to stand.

Although the shooting seemed effective, Ruan Zhijun had not the slightest joy of victory; he knew all too well how difficult it was to kill a Pseudo-Person.

“Luo Di!

They’ll take you to the infirmary, leave this to me…

You’ve done well holding out for so long.”

As soon as the words fell,

A metallic arm wrapped around Luo Di’s abdomen, hoisting him onto the shoulder.

Looking down, it was the deputy class leader, Gao Yuxuan,

Gao Yuxuan burst into full speed, retreating toward the direction of the teaching building,

Xiao Ying, who had previously not been allowed to leave the Sports Center, also followed out,

She, with equally swift movements, picked up the severed arm, completely disregarding the “Corner effect” the zombie limb might have on her, running towards the exit alongside Gao Yuxuan.

If this arm could be properly preserved, it might be reattached with the advanced equipment in the infirmary.

Pfft!

Just as Luo Di, carried by Gao Yuxuan, relaxed slightly, he spat out a large amount of blood, his injuries already severe.

Yet even so, his gaze was still fixed on the center of the track field.

Gong Xin, whose legs had been shattered by the large-caliber bullets, had grown several deformed limbs from his back, arching backwards, seemingly gaining even greater speed.

Not only that,

Gong Xin also further mutated his body based on the current encirclement, with numerous retractable flesh tentacles growing from within, and constructing multiple layers of bone on his body’s surface to shield against bullets.

“Luo Di, don’t worry about them.

It was because the incident was so sudden, a large number of students mutated under the Seam’s influence, creating utter chaos.

Moreover, no one knew the capabilities of this Pseudo-Person, the fact that he could assimilate flesh and blood through mere contact, leading to this predicament.

Now the teachers are prepared, they will surely subdue this guy.

Quickly explain what happened when you came to the Sports Center, as well as the class leader’s problem, and I’ll analyze what we should do next to handle it better.”