“You… What did you do to me?!”
Pei Nan struggled frantically, but her entire
body was paralyzed. She couldn’t even move a finger.
As a Half-Step Grandmaster, she had never
experienced anything like this before.
It felt like an ant facing a mountain --- utterly
powerless.
“Don’t be nervous. I’m not going to kill you.”
Dustin smiled slightly and walked slowly toward
her, locking eyes with her. “I’m going to ask you two questions. If you answer
honestly, I’ll let you go. But if you lie, I’ll make you regret everything
you’ve done today.”
“Hmph! Just kill me! You think I’m afraid of
you?!”
Pei Nan looked as if she were ready to die
without fear.
To her, death meant returning to the embrace of
the True Bone God --- it would be a release.
“I said I won’t kill you. But I will
make you suffer a little.”
As he spoke, Dustin flicked his finger. A
silver needle shot forward and pierced Pei Nan’s body.
“Ahhh!”
As the needle entered her body, Pei Nan
instantly felt an unbearable, searing pain, and screamed in agony.
The worst part was --- it only got worse. The
pain surged in waves, each stronger than the last, seemingly endless.
“What did you do to me?! If you have the guts,
just kill me!” Pei Nan roared, her face twisted with pain.
But there was nothing she could do. She could
only scream helplessly and endure the torment --- not even able to end her own
life.
“Already begging for death? I’m just getting
started.”
Dustin pulled out another silver needle and
smiled. “I have 108 of these. Each one I use will double your pain. I rarely
use this technique. Consider yourself lucky today --- you get to experience my
specialty.”
“You monster! You’ll die a horrible death! The True
Bone God will punish you!” Pei Nan howled, her face distorted with rage.
“My first question: where is your so-called
True Bone God?”
As Dustin spoke, he flicked another needle into
her body.
“Ahhh!”
Pei Nan screamed even louder.
Cold sweat poured down her body. Her muscles
twitched uncontrollably.
And yet --- she couldn’t move. The
soul-crushing pain pierced deep into her very spirit.
An ordinary person would’ve passed out long
ago. But somehow, Pei Nan remained conscious.
It was as if an invisible force was keeping her
awake --- forcing her to endure every second.
“No rush. I have all day to play with you.”
Dustin’s expression didn’t change as he calmly
launched needle after needle into her body.
Pei Nan’s cries of agony echoed endlessly --- shrill
and piercing, enough to make one’s scalp crawl.
By now, Margaret and Su Lan had returned to the
scene.
Once Dustin forced the red mist to retreat, the
danger to them had disappeared.
Now, they simply watched from the side,
cold-eyed, as Pei Nan was punished.
Someone like her --- a remnant of the Bone Cult
who ruined countless lives --- deserved no sympathy.
If not for Dustin being here today, both of
them would be dead.
And not just them --- the entire village, the
whole town, maybe even the whole of Pucheng --- would’ve been turned into
ruins.
If that had happened, the death toll wouldn’t
have been one or two people --- it would’ve been over a million.
To someone this evil, even dismemberment would
be too kind.
Time passed, minute by minute.
Pei Nan’s screams never ceased.
After nearly two hours, she finally broke. She
couldn’t take it anymore --- and gave in.
“I’ll talk… I’ll tell you everything… Please…
just stop hurting me…”
She was soaked in sweat, face pale as death.
Her muscles spasmed uncontrollably from the pain.
It was her body’s natural reaction --- completely
out of her control.
She had thought her willpower was strong. But
in the face of this endless torment, it meant nothing.
The pain chipped away at her resolve, eating at
her sanity.
She now truly understood what it meant to be
unable to live or die.
She couldn’t take it anymore. She only wanted
relief.
“See? If you’d done this sooner, it would’ve
been over by now.”
With a wave of his hand, Dustin withdrew over
thirty silver needles from her body.
Instantly, Pei Nan felt her body relax --- as
if she had entered heaven.
“I’ll ask again. Where is this ‘True Bone God’
you keep talking about?” Dustin asked.
“The True Bone God… is everywhere. As long as
there are enough sacrifices, the True Bone God can be reborn in the Bone
Sanctuary… and from there, rule the world,” Pei Nan said weakly.
“So it seems your so-called god hasn’t appeared
yet?”
Dustin nodded slightly. “Which means, you
created this plague to revive this so-called True Bone God?”
“Yes… Only the True Bone God can lead the Bone
Cult to its peak,” Pei Nan replied, no longer hiding anything.
At this point, her spirit had broken. She was
answering purely out of instinct and fear.
“Good. Second question --- how many members
does the Bone Cult still have? And where is your headquarters?” Dustin asked
again.
“I don’t know how many members there are.
That’s under the control of the Three Great Elders. As for the headquarters,
it’s located in ---”
Before she could finish her sentence, there was
a loud BANG --- Pei Nan’s head suddenly exploded. - Ton
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