Listening to Mr. Gust's endless life story,

Luo Di was neither shocked nor frightened; instead, there was an unusual calmness mixed with a touch of interest.

He was well aware that this self-narration might not be entirely true, but as long as part of it was true, it was enough, as long as he could judge Gust's stance.

In the self-narration,

Gust's reason for being trapped here was "corner death," a reason that sounded completely nonsensical, but Luo Di believed it.

Because when Luo Di obtained the [finger] that represented qualification,

he had already discovered the death lurking behind,

he saw a death entity that could not be normally perceived by the naked eye,

even the finger that made contact with him was a deceased person's finger.

It was after the videotape event that Luo Di was so eager to improve himself, as he had already sensed something was wrong with the corner,

perhaps partial death, or maybe complete death.

According to Gust's current explanation, the essence of the corner might have already completely died, retaining only a fixed rule for the simplest management.

Whether it's the establishment of the organization, the selection of personnel, or the arrangement of the fear system, they are all [rules] set in advance.

As long as one follows the rules, they can delve deeper into the corners, continuously grow until reaching the deepest point.

But these rules did not impose restrictions on outsiders.

This allowed betrayers to move freely, even causing important areas like the dungeon to be distorted.

"Mr. Gust, do you also have [qualification]?"

"Of course, if you have it, why wouldn't I have it? Do you think your talent is unparalleled? Before I came here, I was collecting tongues in the Middle Layer and accidentally encountered a special object."

"A videotape?!"

"Yes, an old videotape. But the holder wasn't me; it was a guy who was very good at playing games and solving puzzles.

I was also very interested in his tongue, but unfortunately, I never got the chance to obtain it.

After that event, my relationship with that guy became terrible. He even tried to kill me several times.

By the way, you know him too."

"Mr. Question Mark?"

"Yes~ He even wanted to actively interfere with your tongue, cut off the connection with me, but didn't do it completely, maybe he missed me a bit.

I bet he surely said a lot of bad things about me by your ear, didn't he?"

"Pretty much… so how did you both participate in the videotape event?"

"He invited me, of course. He's smart and knew well that the videotape was extremely difficult, so he had to ensure all participants were very capable.

Indeed, the participants at the time were all quite competent.

Besides me, they should have established a strong foothold in the corner.

"Grandmother?"

"Yes, a very pretty woman with a moist and long tongue, but her personality was too fiery, not my type."

"Maximus?" Luo Di learned this name during the establishment of Vortex Town, belonging to the owner of the Invisible Manor.

"Who is this? I don't know him well, is he great? I haven't returned to the corner for a long time."

"The founder of a certain organization in the corner, he's currently active in Vortex Town and very interested in combating Outer Realm forces."

"Oh! Sounds like an interesting person, hopefully, I get to meet him someday... there were eight people who participated in the video event back then.

Mr. Question Mark not only had a sharp mind but also had a way of winning over people, forming a team with a troublesome zombie who participated at the same time. The two of them had no gaps in their cooperation.

It was natural that he won the grand prize.

Unfortunately, they didn't realize that there was something else hidden deep within the videotape. My tongue had licked every corner, every plant since the beginning of the event, tasting a different flavor.

While they fought, I secretly took the item away."

Luo Di was a bit confused, "According to that, you and Mr. Question Mark seem to have no direct conflict?"

"There indeed wasn't inside the event, but afterward I secretly followed and tried to collect his tongue while he was resting, which got discovered.

I was slightly upset due to the failed attempt, so I revealed the hidden rewards of the videotape event.

I don't know why, but a second ago, he was quite normal, not even angry about the tongue matter. He even gentlemanly invited me to join him, claiming he was creating the biggest and most interesting organization in the corner, and that zombie had already joined.

Upon realizing I was the biggest winner of the videotape event, he exploded!

He expanded his domain as if he wanted to kill me.

I naturally had quite a few tricks up my sleeve and decisively retreated, considering that the zombie was also there, confronting the two of them directly was still very challenging for me.

Then he completely clashed with me. Mr. Question Mark has some mental issues~ try to minimize contact."

"Alright."

"Stop the nonsense and quickly help me break the seal."

"Okay."

The conversation lasted for quite some time. Luo Di had already formed a conclusion in his heart long ago, but he was somewhat nervous before taking action. After all, he was about to release a truly monstrous being.

A man with a strong sense of possession, wanting to turn the entire corner into a tongue plantation.

But come to think of it,

without the earliest tongue, Luo Di wouldn't have become a Connector, wouldn't have reached this point, wouldn't have met the Squad Leader, and perhaps would still be living in a world where his family existed, unable to catch up with the Joker's pace.

Ashes drifted down… Slash!

Luo Di basically stood still,

all the chains suspended from the top of the cave snapped away.

"You, this guy, have some skills..."

The remaining chains fell, resembling long hems hanging behind Gust.

His face, which had been friendly due to the conversation, was suddenly veiled in darkness, or rather, his skin turned dark, becoming demon-like.

His pupils were reduced to a tiny black dot,

his freed tongue wriggled wildly in the air,

a moment ago, still on the huge hand sculpture, he skated his way in front of Luo Di.

Though only slightly over 1.8 meters tall, in Luo Di's vision, he almost occupied the entire picture.

A black hand with sharp claws reached out,

an ultimate demonic aura swept over, completely different from the demons in True Hell, it was a fear form unique to Gust.

Luo Di subconsciously wanted to touch the vortex in the palm, as he could even smell the scent of fear.

Bam!

The black hand landed squarely on Luo Di's shoulder, the demon's whisper echoed by his ear:

"You... your knife skills are so good, can you give me a shave?"

"Huh?" Luo Di froze for a moment, "Now?"

"What else? If I go out, I'll go straight in search of a barber… I haven't had a shave in decades, my hair has grown to the ground, full of deteriorated saliva, it's too inconvenient."

"How should I shave it?"

"Just above ear level would be fitting, enough to block noises and focus on my sense of smell."

"Alright."

After a series of tidy-ups,

Luo Di even utilized Hell's hot wind to dry his wet hair, using ashes to remove all the dirt from his hair.

His naturally neat white hair, lean physique, ragged clothes covering the lower half, matched with a slightly somber face and a tongue tattoo under his right eye.

The overall look wasn't bad, just a bit bent due to not standing for a long time.

"Oh? Seems like Hell World's abilities are quite useful… let's talk more after we get out."

"Where are we going?"

"I planned to directly look for those Outer Realm intruders, but from what you've said, it seems a specific organization against the Outer Realm -[Vortex Town]has been established."

"Yes, I was originally heading there, but got ambushed on the way."

"Take me there, let me see if this organization is worth anything, if they're strong enough, really capable of helping me clear the 'backyard,' I might consider joining temporarily."

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