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Capítulo 3: Have you experienced Despair?

Little Fatso's tragic screaming and crying echoed in the park in succeeding fashion. It was as if his cries would shatter the evening afterglow, drowning all light.

With all four limbs severed, and his tongue in pieces, Shi Xiaobai lay there bleeding profusely. He let out whimpers of anger, hate and worry. It was unknown what "magic" the calamity fiend had cast on him before leaving him. A black glow enshrouded him, and the stumps of his four broken limbs were no longer bleeding. The pain was intense enough to knock him out, yet he found it impossible to go unconscious.

The screams of Little Fatso and the cruel laughter of the calamity fiend assaulted Shi Xiaobai's ears, making him imagine all kinds of scenes with the calamity fiend torturing Little Fatso. Unlike the previous decapitation, the calamity fiend seemed to torture Little Fatso with extreme patience. Shi Xiaobai knew that the calamity fiend was venting his anger that had arisen from his provocation.

"Sorry, Little Fatso. I was unable to save you, and instead, I harmed you." Shi Xiaobai felt extremely agonized. For him, mental torture was much worse than physical torture, making it easier for him to break.

Little Fatso's screams gradually weakened till they disappeared. It was a long process, so long that it seemed to cross millennia.

"It's your turn. Remember this Demon's name, Sahadun. It will accompany through the short remaining life of yours with extreme pain." The calamity fiend's cold voice echoed, and immediately following that, the sound of the calamity fiend's footsteps could be heard.

Shi Xiaobai slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the incoming ordeal.

"Make your choice, youth!"

Suddenly, the fiery voice boomed once again in his mind as Shi Xiaobai opened his eyes instantly. All he saw was the still scene of the calamity fiend sticking its head out of the black hole from the past. Everything had once again returned to that moment when time had stopped. He was still alive, and everything was as perfect as before.

However, Shi Xiaobai was not dumbfounded, nor was he pleasantly surprised. He did not have an ounce of emotion and only faced it with an ashen face, as if he was a walking zombie. Previously, he had attempted to deceive himself by thinking it was a clairvoyant dream, but now, he finally reached the point when he needed to carefully think things through.

Why was he returned to the moment before making the choice twice in a row? So it was not a dream, nor was it an illusion, but because he had failed. He had failed to "Save Little Fatso", resulting in time being reset.

"What will happen if I were to choose the other options?" That was the first thought Shi Xiaobai had. His eyes landed on another line of black text—"Escape"!

"If I were to immediately escape, I'll definitely be able to succeed...Then, time would probably not reset to this point in time. I will not die, while Little Fatso will probably be killed, but at least he wouldn't be tortured..."

"But.. I really want to.. save him!"

Shi Xiaobai's eyes, which had just lit up, turned cloudy once again. His thoughts turned dark, as the voice inside him began to laugh in derision.

"You can't save him. You are a weakling. You are garbage. You can't protect anything."

"Do you understand? You are neither a protagonist, nor are you a hero.. You are just an ordinary student found commonly on the streets.. But if you had to become a protagonist in a certain piece of work, then you would definitely end up in a tragedy..."

"You can't even save yourself, so how are you to save others?"

"It's not fair? The unfairness in this world boils down to the person in question being inadequate. Little Fatso will die, because he doesn't have the ability to survive.. but you can, you can live on!"

"Run, run, run! As long as you run, you can survive!"

This voice had an enticing charm to it, as it made Shi Xiaobai's eyes slowly turn red. If he were to choose "Save Little Fatso" once again, it would only be causing the tragedy to repeat itself once again. However, if he were to choose "Escape", then his suffering would come to an end, and he would be liberated.

Scenes of bloody brutality flashed past Shi Xiaobai's mind, as if it was bewailing the pain and horror he had previously suffered. It seemed to persuade him to be firm in having the will to escape.

Suddenly, the scene flashing through his brain stopped on the soccer ball. That ball that had flown through the twilight sky and had gently hit the calamity fiend. It was very gentle, but yet it seemed as heavy as gold.

Expression and emotion returned to the youth's black eyes of eternal luster. An unyielding conviction emerged from the bottom of his heart.

"I choose..."

...

...

It was truly a long evening. It was clearly the final struggle before the arrival of the night, yet it refused to give up. It clung onto that last ray of light, releasing that remaining warmth.

Regardless, time began turning once again.

The calamity fiend's neck peeked out of the black hole. Little Fatso still looked like a resolute wall that would make its final stand before it fell. The tragic scene was about to begin immediately.

"Hahaha! O great Lord Sahadun, this lowly one.. this lowly one has been kowtowing to the Demon World for thousands of years, and have finally awaited your arrival, so as to witness how this ruined world will lie prostrate beneath your feet after a long and hard wait!"

A flattering but eccentric voice suddenly emerged. Shi Xiaobai had suddenly knelt down on the ground, fully prostrating himself and doing it three times with his arms stretched out. Every time his forehead hit the hardened ground, it would emit a clear thud.

The calamity fiend had only crawled out halfway and was just about to kill the child that had scolded it "Big Baldy", but when it heard Shi Xiaobai's words, it immediately turned its head over and said in disbelief, "You..Human, how do you know this Demon's name?"

Shi Xiaobai stood up from the ground and said with a passionate stare, "This lowly one has been waiting here all along for your arrival! You are this lowly one's king, and the ruler of the cosmos. How can this lowly one not know of your great name!"

"Your grandeur is darker than the night, your existence is more scarlet than blood. It is your body and your supreme volition. Your Excellency Sahadun, this lowly one swore by his blood before the coming of darkness. For those foolish creatures who obstruct your very path, this lowly one is willing to devote his body, and burn his soul, so as to become a small stepping stone for your magnificent exploits. This lowly one will die without regret."

Sahadun's gaze turned soft, as he slowly eased up on his vigilance and animosity. As one of the weaker existences amongst the calamity fiends, this was the first time he had received such veneration.

"Big Brother, what's wrong with you? Big Brother..." Little Fatso spoke in a confused and terrified voice.

Sahadun was jolted awake. That kid who shouted "Big Baldy" deserved death! Sahadun immediately raised its right hand, about to slash off Little Fatso's neck.

"Wait! O' great Sahadun! Listen to this lowly one first!" Shi Xiaoba anxiously piped up.

"Oh?" Sahadun stopped his action and looked at Shi Xiaobai with a scrutinous gaze. Its vigilance and animosity rose once again.

"This person has reviled your magnificence—he has committed a sin that is deserving of a thousand deaths! He absolutely should not be put to death easily. He must experience all sorts of torture before he can die with an aggrieved heart! And only then can that relieve this lowly one's hatred for him!"

Shi Xiaobai's voice was filled with anger and hatred. He took a few gentle steps and walked towards the sandpit.

"Big Brother?" Little Fatso's eyes were brimming with tears. He looked at Shi Xiaobai with eyes of deep disbelief, but he still had a tiny flicker of hope left in him.

Shi Xiaobai took no notice of it and said politely to the calamity fiend, "This lowly one believed that compared to physical torture, the pain from mental torture would be many times worse! This lowly person will rip apart the remaining hope that he possesses, making him despair with no form of reprieve."

Shi Xiaobai turned to look at Little Fatso and said coldly, "You foolish and contemptible human. You thought your Big Brother is really a hero? You think your Big Brother will save you? No, all of them were lies. They were all fake, understand? Do you feel despair?"

Shi Xiaobai appeared to laugh crazily and was already standing beside the sandpit. Suddenly, he lifted his leg and forcefully kicked Little Fatso. Little Fatso immediately flew backwards as he cried in pain.

"O' great Sahadun, please take a rest first. Let this lowly one tell this foolish human what despair is."

Shi Xiaobai walked towards the fallen Little Fatso, with his eyes appearing as if the most cruel demon resided within.

"Foolish human, have you ever experienced despair?"

  1. Zhu Zhu (朱竹)'s name is a homonym to pig (猪, zhu)

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"Heroes are unable to save this putrefying world. Magnificent Lord Sahadun will destroy it and kill those useless heroes along the way!"

"Big Brother..."

"I am not your Big Brother. I am Sahadun's most loyal servant. Whatever I said to you was just a lie. Foolish mortal, your feebleness has never changed. You are only a fatty who has snot dripping down your nose, forever abandoned by your friends! You are the lowliest existence in the world!"

"Mommy..."

"Your fantasies will be shattered by me. Your pride will be trampled by me. Your insolence against His Excellency Sahadun will be met with the cruelest of punishments!"

"Little Rat, Little Lei..."

"Tremble and be filled with despair, mortal. Lord Sahadun is here! Your end is here! This world's end has come! Your friend and the little girl you like will all die. They will die without proper burials because of you!"

"Boohoohoohoo..."

"..."

Shi Xiaobai placed his foot on the fallen Little Fatso. With a ferocious look, he kept shouting, while Little Fatso wailed loudly under his foot, sounding depressed and looking utterly helpless.

Sahadun immediately watched this scene with interest. Having a lowly status in the Demon World, it had never been exalted before. Furthermore, this human's showcase of a show titled "Despair" was quite fascinating. It was a rare indulgence for it to witness how despicable humans would lose their humanity in a bid to survive, slaughtering one another.

"So the best way of torturing humans is to make them experience despair." Sahadun liked this newfound knowledge. Its three eyes looked at the youth whose back was facing it. Then suddenly, a cold glimmer appeared.

"Foolish human, do you think that by fawning over this Demon, this Demon will spare your life? After you have finished torturing that little fatty, this Demon will torture you and make your hopes of surviving turn completely into despair. Haha, what a great thing, this thing called despair. This Demon will definitely relish in your despair."

With this thought in mind, Sahadun felt an increasing sense of anticipation. However, it soon found itself impatient. This was because it realized that the youth in front of it was only using words to torture Little Fatso. Nothing else was done other than the first kick causing Little Fatso to be slightly injured. After that, everything was just an empty show of strength.

Hence, Sahadun angrily boomed, "Enough! Let this Demon personally torture him!"

With his back facing Sahadun, Shi Xiaobai's expression immediately changed. His eyes flashed with an intense struggle as he suddenly kicked Little Fatso's belly with all his strength. Little Fatso immediately cried out as he went into a fetal position while grabbing his stomach.

Shi Xiaobai continued to kick Little Fatso's body forcefully before turning around to speak politely to Sahadun. "May Your Excellency Sahadun please give this lowly one a chance. Let this lowly one kill this foolish human who dared offend you. To be able to contribute my meagre strength for Your Excellency is all the meaning of this lowly one's existence!"

Shi Xiaobai's eyes were full of respect, madness and infallible loyalty.

Sahadun turned silent for a moment before it nodded in agreement. To it, for humans to kill their own kind so as to survive, resulting in such an inhuman scene, made it extremely pleased. Besides...the greater the hope, the greater the despair. For this, it was willing to go along with the youth's request, resulting in the most realistic illusion.

After Sahadun had agreed, Shi Xiaobai turned around and forcefully kicked Little Fatso a few more times before saying politely, "Your Excellency Sahadun, this lowly one knows of a mystical technique. Once it is used, the person hit by it will seem to experience an abyssal hell, craving a death that he would not be able to receive!"

Sahadun's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of vigilance, but it could not feel a single shred of psionic fluctuations from the boy. Hence, although it was alert, it was also very curious. As a result, it said, "Hurry, this Demon's patience is running out."

"Yes!" Shi Xiaobai nodded with excitement. He immediately clasped his hands and placed them before his chest, while he began chanting.

"The nigritude of the burning inferno! Burn unto my body! With the key of darkness, open up the doors of my goal! When the sky is shrouded in a red veil, the land and I will prostrate before you! Awaken, awaken, awaken! Use my blood and make it the most cruel Cursed Flame!"

Shi Xiaobai extended his arms as he cried out loud. He looked up into the sky, as if he was summoning the power of some form of darkness.

"Fragments of the King of Demons, the demonic command of the God of Torture, let the infinite nightmare demons descend upon us, scatter the boundless bones, and let the soul-devouring wraiths rain down their curses on the sinner in front of me..."

Shi Xiaobai shouted in vehement earnestness, as he constantly changed his actions. He appeared devoted yet passionate. It looked like he was really about to summon a terrifying existence and unleash an extremely amazing mystical spell.

However, a few minutes later, Shi Xiaobai was still chanting away. Sahadun immediately harrumphed coldly, "How dare you fool this Demon?"

Shi Xiaobai turned around and showed fearful reverence. He said with a placating smile, "I'm almost done. The only flaw of this mystical technique is that it requires a long chant. However, please rest assured Your Excellency, once this mystical technique is unleashed, it would definitely let you witness the cruelest form of torture in the world!"

A cold glimmer flashed in Sahadun's eyes. Its patience had been completely worn off. It suddenly raised its right leg and kicked Shi Xiaobai in the chest. Shi Xiaobai immediately cried out as he flew backwards, landing heavily outside the sandpit.

"Your pathetic life will be spared temporarily. Watch and you will see how this Demon tortures humans. The cruelest form of torture in the world? This Demon will show it to you!" Sahadun immediately looked downwards at Little Fatso, whose face was completely covered in tears and snot. Sahadun revealed the cruelest smile.

"Stop!" Shi Xiaobai felt like his chest was being ripped apart after being kicked. However, when he heard Sahadun's words, he immediately screamed.

Seeing Sahadun raise his right arm's sickle, Shi Xiaobai's eyes stared painfully as he shouted towards the sky loudly. "Hero! Hero! Hero..."

Sahadun was momentarily stunned as a derisive smile appeared on its face. It said, "Foolish human, so you were actually trying to stall for time. Unfortunately, this world doesn't have Heroes. You will not succeed in waiting for a Hero. Once this Demon is done torturing this foolish pig to death, true despair will be bestowed unto you."

Shi Xiaobai turned a deaf ear to Sahadun's words. He was in a frenzied state and constantly shouted "Hero". Every shout seemed to tear his throat apart as it echoed throughout the park, as if it was about to break past the gloomy mist of despair.

When Little Fatso heard this, he too began yelling together with him. The yelling that intertwined with a weeping accent echoed alongside Shi Xiaobai's yelling, as they resonated into the most heart-wrenching wails.

"Hero! Hero! Hero..."

"Shut up!" Sahadun bellowed in anger. Without any further hesitation, it swiped its sickle-shaped right hand towards Little Fatso's neck!

"Clang!"

A silvery moonblade blocked Sahadun's sickle!

A not-so-tall figure had suddenly appeared between the calamity fiend and Little Fatso.

A charismatic voice filled with warmth, regret and anger echoed.

"The Hero is here!"

  1. Zhu Zhu (朱竹)'s name is a homonym to pig (猪, zhu)

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