With the spread of the plague affecting the entire island, the offspring in the deep pits were all drawn away, crawling toward the outer parts of the island, and the mist dissipated due to the plague.

Luo Di didn't waste any time, leaping down to the very bottom of the deep pit.

"Katayama's 'bomb' must have been in special preparation for a while, far more effective than any prior release during the Dungeon events.

Teacher Guo seems to have made ample preparations.

This form of plague release can indeed make the entire island fall, disrupt the system here, and even kill off the young offspring in the vast ocean.

But correspondingly...

The beings that came from the Outer Realm, which can be called deities, will surely rush back at the first moment.

How will Teacher Guo manage to fight alone?

Even if he could destroy the [Passage] connecting to the Outer Realm, if Teacher Guo's main body is destroyed, the other side can still build another, albeit taking more time.

Forget it, this isn't something I should think about… Teacher Guo certainly considers much more than I do; I simply need to do my job well."

Just as Luo Di began to move, preparing to find Mr. Question Mark's confinement area.

A sensation of itching spread throughout his body, and he quickly rolled up his sleeve to look at his arm.

The special combat uniform provided by the humans was actually being affected at this moment...

To know that Luo Di, whether in the City of Sin conducting operations or infiltrating the island afterward, was not affected by infection, almost forgetting this threat.

Currently, at the base of this deep pit.

The surface of the combat uniform appeared densely packed with dimples, a nearly physical form of hole effect seemingly wanting to penetrate the clothing, intending to affect Luo Di's flesh.

[Open Spine]

Decisively, Luo Di invoked Hell Mode, allowing his bone marrow to flow throughout his body, letting the Moon Pit structure form on his skin surface, finally easing the situation.

"The 'anomaly concentration' deep in the pit is far higher than the outside, with an infection effect estimated at over five times greater.

If I sustain any structural damage at this concentration, I could be directly infected… Mr. Question Mark has been imprisoned here long-term while also being influenced by the offspring from the Outer Realm.

Can he really hold on?"

Despite being skeptical, Luo Di began to follow the sensation to search.

In any case, he needs at least to see Mr. Question Mark, to assess his condition.

And as Luo Di focused on exploring, something began growing on his shoulder.

Glancing sideways, there was a vertically rigid flower stem, with a flower slowly blooming at the top, opening like a barrier, eventually forming an umbrella-like structure.

The entire island was raining, with some snail shells falling into the deep pit.

The soft umbrella surface provided effective cushioning so that the falling snail shells didn't break, effectively blocking the plague's influence.

Since Hua Yuan is assisting on this front, Luo Di can fully focus on finding people.

The bottom of the deep pit was mostly deserted, with most of the monsters marked as "food" confined above, facilitating the offspring's feeding.

After a simple search, Luo Di identified a general location.

About several hundred meters away at the edge corner.

A very inconspicuous black prison door, seamlessly embedded there, with extremely low presence compared to other cells.

Upon seeing this small, pitch-black metal door, Luo Di's tongue was faintly sensing the Question Mark structure nearly scraped off.

"It's here!"

Using his Disguise, Luo Di approached step by step, closing in to within ten meters of the prison door.

Thump!

His heart pounded… a strong sense of palpitations struck, his tongue curled severely in his mouth.

Danger approached.

Yet this danger wasn't from inside the cell but nearby.

Half of the Outer God's offspring, supposedly distracted by the explosion, returned and all faced their hollow-featured faces towards the front of the door.

Even though they couldn't detect Luo Di's Disguise, they sensed someone nearing.

The reason is simple,

This cell contains the "most delicious food,"

They constantly want to eat the food inside the cell, even frequently engaging in fierce competition among themselves.

Only they never manage to eat the "food" inside,

Every time the prison door opens to feed, a strange method always blocks it.

Because of this, they regard the contents of this cell as a delicacy, with pheromones covering the area, detecting any creature, even kin, approaching immediately.

What happens here, their [father] also knows.

Rather than stopping it, he encourages such competition, offering a promise that anyone able to eat the contents of the cell will receive his special gift.

"Six of them actually found their way here. It seems the things inside the cell have a strong allure for them... Even though they haven't seen me, they can sense my presence.

If I attempt to open the door, I'll inevitably be exposed.

Hua Yuan, get ready to strike!

Unless we kill all these things, there's no way to open the door properly. Besides, they're somewhat infected with the plague; their bodies should be weakened."

"These non-human creatures look like frogs, disgusting as hell. I don't want to tear these frogs apart with my hands. Anyway, Luo Di, you've grown much stronger, right? Just let me see how you and Miss Megin cooperate.

Umbrella, I'll always hold it up for you, so focus solely on fighting."

"Alright."

Phew... a wave of scorching breath exhaled from his mouth.

Luo Di's right hand gradually reached for the cervical spine, and Megin was ready on her end, prepared to Open Spine at any moment!

All targets are non-human entities over ten meters in size, making sword slashes more efficient.

Just as he was about to pull out the Black Spine,

whoosh! A strange sensation suddenly emanated from Prometheus' Hand, and a passage inexplicably formed inside his arm, with something sprouting from his palm.

At this moment, the oppressive feeling of being surrounded by offspring completely disappeared, replaced by an absolute sense of security.

Looking down,

a tongue not belonging to Luo Di actually grew from his palm.

Curiously,

even though Luo Di was very familiar with this tongue, he suddenly couldn't recall whose tongue it was, struggling to remember the name of the biology teacher at school.

The tongue slowly lifted into the air, its tip sensing the specific situation here.

In just one second, it gathered all the information,

before suddenly stretching like a long whip, sweeping towards the mature offspring encircling Luo Di.

"What!?"

Luo Di hadn't reacted yet, but all six offspring, similar in stature to giants, were instantly cut in half at the waist, their facial holes emitting piercing screams immediately.

Moreover,

their wound surfaces were smeared with a biological saliva, akin to a special liquid culture medium.

Dense clusters of tongue fungi rapidly grew, eroding these offspring through a "licking deprivation" method, allowing no chance of regeneration.

In less than half a minute, all six mature offspring were completely disintegrated.

The tongue retracted,

spat!

A mouthful of frog-type mucus was spat on the ground, cleaning completed.

Right after,

the tongue began to pry open Luo Di's palm, enlarging the hole more and more... a slippery, invisible object emerged from it, falling to the ground.

As the opponent's transparent saliva slowly faded,

a familiar face appeared before their eyes, with a red tongue tattoo beneath the right eye.

"Gust?!"

At this moment, Luo Di finally recalled the name and quickly completed the related memories.

"Hey! Luo Di, have you found the holding place already? Let's not waste time; we should hurry inside and check Mr. Question Mark's situation."

"Senior, why are you here? Do you not need to assist Teacher Guo over there?"

"My task is similar to yours; I just need to help everyone complete the disguise, detonate the bomb upon landing, and the entire mission will be complete. No assistance is needed for Teacher Guo's side...

Since the bomb has successfully detonated, and I have nothing else to do, I naturally came to check out your situation."

Gust seemed visibly anxious, having already placed his hand on the cell door.

The highly corrosive saliva directly damaged the door lock.

But as he saw the inside of the cell, his tongue suddenly stiffened.

Luo Di immediately followed inside, his body trembling slightly, "This..."

An almost skeletal form was bound at the center of the cell, with parts of its skin stuck to the surface. Holes covered nearly 90% of its body structure.

Just looking at it filled them with overwhelming discomfort.

There was no sign it was a living person; its condition was worse than any infected individual.

Just as they intended to further inspect the situation, the skeleton moved... trembling fingers writing words on the ground.

"Do not disturb, give me... time..."

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