My Cell Prison-Chapter 1206 - 1205: Out of Control

The woman who claimed to be an intern appeared to be in her early thirties.

Typically Oriental in appearance, she possessed a pair of extraordinary eyes.

Pale blue in color, they even had small, sparkling gemstones set between the pupils, which looked exceptionally bright under the firelight.

Through those eyes, Han Dong could ascertain that the woman in front of him—was not human at all.

It was because the world corresponding to "The Tombs" had [People] as the main form of life that this employee had disguised herself as human... Her eyes, however, due to their special nature, had not undergone the same transformation.

Considering this, her claim to being an intern was probably true.

The human appearance she had assumed was also quite remarkable.

Compared to the other Taoist Masters, like Xu Zhengyang.

The woman wore an elegant and somewhat feminine Taoist robe, also adorned with talisman paper at her waist and carrying a Bagua sword on her back... It seemed she might even have hidden Fate Equipment.

Overall, she exuded an aura of ethereality and lightness.

Moreover, since the Black Vortex Mark existed between her pupils, her primary system must also be related to [The Eye], belonging to the same category as the formidable Eugenes.

"Sorry, because I’ve been in this world as [The Dead] for too long, I’ve lost contact with the Black Tower... I’ve not yet had the chance to introduce myself.

My name here is [Chen Xinying], as for my real name and background, we can talk about that in detail when there’s a chance to return to the Black Tower."

From the woman’s words, Han Dong could sense a hint of despair, and it seemed she cared more about her current identity than her original one from the Black Tower.

"The Dead? Broken contact?"

As Han Dong questioned, Chen Xinying looked puzzled, "Aren’t you in the state of being ’The Dead,’ haven’t you lost contact with the Black Tower?"

Han Dong immediately noticed the subtle difference between himself and Chen Xinying.

However, he chose to first answer her question:

"Whether I’m in the state of the dead depends on the definition... My body indeed belongs to the dead, but my head is very much alive.

Due to the special nature of my head, it can function normally without a supply of oxygen, and furthermore, my brain can produce oxygen indefinitely.

In addition, I do have a connection with the Black Tower, and I can return there using a ’coffin that can serve as a gateway.’"

"Impossible! You!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xinying immediately reached out to touch Han Dong’s head.

Inside the skull, she indeed felt a sense of vitality as well as sensed that Han Dong’s head was a separate entity, completely isolating itself from the outside world.

"Why is it like this?"

Han Dong briefly explained, "When I arrived at ’The Tombs,’ the connectivity with this world was already very low, causing a strong corporeal rejection by this world to the Black Tower’s transporter, resulting in my body being left outside the Barrier... Only my head was brought in, revived through the body of a local corpse.

That is to say, my head and body are separate.

I’m using the flesh of a local person to move around, undergoing training relevant to a Corpse Handler.

The head, meanwhile, is ensuring its independence, keeping itself separated from the environment."

After listening, Chen Xinying couldn’t help but exclaim, "So a very low connectivity with the world led to the rejection of the body, plus the adaptation and isolation of the head... Your luck is just too good."

"What do you mean?" Han Dong wanted to know about the experiences of her group of employees when they arrived at "The Tombs."

"Like me, who came here about a year before you to handle ’Out of control’ substances.

The moment I stepped into this world, I was affected by the uncontrolled substance—you must have noticed, there’s a big problem with the air here.

And the Black Tower didn’t mention this in their intelligence, meaning we didn’t take the necessary Defense measures at the beginning... As a result, our bodies absorbed an ’Uncontrolled Substance,’ which we here call the Corpse Transformation Factor."

Why can the living people here transform into corpse handlers with a high probability after death, and even retain their consciousness and continue to live freely as the dead?

It’s the role played by the "Corpse Transformation Factor."

Once you inhale this substance, you’re on a path of no return. Your body will slowly deteriorate and die, and the System will classify you as dead and sever the connection.

Even if you can barely stay alive, trying to return to the Black Tower would mean undergoing tests, and there’s a great chance you’ll be classified as ’Out of Control’ and denied reentry."

Han Dong remembered something.

Among the employees who entered "The Tombs," there was a formal employee who successfully returned to the Black Tower... but was executed immediately upon return, without even a chance to relay any intelligence.

"Wait, aren’t you a Taoist Master?

Taoist Master is supposed to be a position only the living can hold... why would you call yourself one of the dead? Your current state looks like a normal human, right?"

"Normal?"

Chen Xinying showed a very strange smile, one that contained both luck and a sense of melancholy.

She didn’t answer directly with words.

Instead, she made a move that left Han Dong somewhat unable to react... Chen Xinying undressed right in front of him, removing her camisole as well.

However.

The sight before him couldn’t be censored by a 404 error, nor did it pose any risk, and could be described completely.

Beneath the camisole was not human skin but a series of complex and precise machinery.

With the exception of her heart, which was still in its original form, all other parts were replaced with metal... The most important of which was the ’lung filtering system,’ used to filter out the poison in the Corpse Transformation Factor.

"My eyes are quite special. When I arrived in this world, I immediately perceived the Corpse Transformation Factor in the air.

But I was one step too late, and my body inhaled a part of it... I sought refuge in the court before death came, and with my power, I was heavily utilized by the court, designated as a Taoist Master, and obtained such a circulatory system to support my body.

Do you think this is a body a living person should have? The Black Tower has already classified my state as dead and cut off contact."

Her words were filled with various emotions, mostly despair and helplessness, but in the end, they turned into a form of compromise.

Han Dong didn’t comment much and simply replied, "...If there’s a chance, let’s go back together."

At this moment, Chen Xinying took out a metal cigarette from the metal device in her body cavity, using such a method to soothe her emotions.

"Opportunity... I’ve thoroughly adapted to living here, and it’s not bad at all. I’m also confident I can survive, so going back or not no longer means much to me."

"Since you chose to see me, it means you still have such a thought, right?" Han Dong pointed out the key issue with one sentence.

Chen Xinying was silent for a while, slowly buttoning her clothes back up.

"With your particularity, maybe you really can go back... Okay, I can help you."

Since that was the case, Han Dong continued to ask more probing questions, "Miss Chen, have you been able to determine the source of the loss of control?"

"The root cause cannot yet be pinpointed, but I have a direction.

The ’Decree of Corpse Transformation’ issued by Corpse Country must belong to the starting point of the world’s loss of control. As long as we find out who proposed the Corpse Change Order, or rather who was the first to undergo Corpse Change, we should be able to find the target."

"Does the source of the loss of control exist within zombies? And what about the monster beneath the chains? Couldn’t the origin of the control loss possibly be within the monsters?"

"Your question involves another secret within Corpse Country, one that even I, with my current status as a Taoist Master, still cannot touch. I’ve only heard some rumors.

The situation within the court is more complex than you imagine, closed off in layers like a labyrinth... You are still too weak.

If you truly want to search for the source, you must at least reach the level of ’Black Zombie’ with your current body."

"Can you help me?"

"I can, but you also have to do something for me..."