Apocalypse — Chapter 86: The Rending Iron Maiden

Early the next morning, Xiao Yi left the Slave Dungeon feeling thoroughly refreshed and drove the Slaughterer Armored Vehicle back to Lily New City.

After parking, he returned on foot and concealed himself near Villa 026.

Far fewer zombies surrounded it now, and the residents had learned to keep a low profile. They had banned anything likely to attract the dead.

Before long, the gate opened, and the three young men from the previous night emerged fully armed.

Each wore European-style plate armor and a riot helmet. They carried long spears, with machetes and radios hanging at their waists.

Song Haojia, the man who had worn leather, also carried an AK-47 with twenty rounds. They had traded a modified vehicle to the Crown Prince Gang for it.

Their teacher, Duan Chengzhi, normally kept the rifle. Only for this expedition had he reluctantly handed it over.

Possessing a real rifle filled the three men with confidence.

Lu Xiaodong’s girlfriend handed him a red flag.

“Xiaodong, good luck! We’ll wait for your triumphant return. You’re our heroes!”

The other women encouraged and embraced their boyfriends.

Radiating pride, Lu Xiaodong accepted the flag.

“Don’t worry. We’ll return victorious!”

“Repairing the pipe is only a minor task. We’ll bring back food as well!”

The three men strode away under everyone’s admiring gaze, climbed over the fence, boarded a modified luxury SUV, and sped off.

Their primary mission was to repair the water line. Their secondary goal was to search other villas for food and weapons.

They drove straight to the pipe, parked, and divided their responsibilities. Two stood guard while the third inspected the damage.

The muscular Sun Weifei handled the repair because he possessed the most experience.

The instant he bent down, he noticed something wrong.

“Someone deliberately destroyed this pipe! Someone wants to—”

Two bodies struck the ground behind him.

Thud. Thud.

From the corner of his eye, Sun Weifei saw a man carrying a modao approach slowly.

“Who... are you?”

Xiao Yi struck his neck with one palm.

He bound all three, lifted them with a rope, dragged them back to the Slaughterer Armored Vehicle, and threw them inside.

With the three young men handled, only Duan Chengzhi and four women remained in the villa.

“If I didn’t need them to work, I would never bother with this much trouble.”

Xiao Yi had never gone to such lengths merely to capture several people.

Without the need for Lily New City’s power and water systems, he would have ignored them. One charge from the armored vehicle could have solved everything.

Keeping them alive was the difficult part.

“I’ll take these three back and control them first.”

The villa had no water, and its three fighters had disappeared. Letting the rest suffer thirst for a day or two might improve the effect.

He could also learn whether any firearms remained.

After returning to the City of Sin, Xiao Yi threw the men into the Slave Dungeon.

“Wake them,” he ordered Tang Jingyan and Shen Tingting.

The gentler Tang Jingyan poured water over their heads. Shen Tingting had grown increasingly brutal and whipped their faces instead.

Sun Weifei awakened first.

“Who are you? We have no grudge against you! Why did you capture us?”

The other two woke and stared around in terror.

“What do you want? We’re all survivors. Why treat us like this?”

Xiao Yi picked up a branding iron and pressed it against Sun Weifei twice.

“Are there any more guns in your villa?”

“Ahhh! You’ll never know! Even if you kill me, I won’t tell you!”

Xiao Yi looked at the others.

Song Haojia spat and turned away. Lu Xiaodong stared at him with hatred.

“You have some backbone. Almost like real men.” Xiao Yi clapped and smiled.

All three possessed 0% Loyalty and appeared impossible to subjugate.

“System, how many Apocalypse Coins do I have?”

【Apocalypse Coins: 758】

With six upgraded Level 2 Tombs, his balance was rising quickly.

“System, construct the Rending Iron Maiden!”

Since they possessed such courage, he could test the punishment device costing 300 Apocalypse Coins.

【Rending Iron Maiden: A punishment device belonging to the City Lord of Sin. Makes its victim experience the cruelest agony in existence without causing physical injury. Prerequisite: Slave Dungeon. Price: 300 Apocalypse Coins.】

【Rending Iron Maiden selected. Construction requirements met...】

【300 Apocalypse Coins consumed...】

【Construction in progress...】

【Construction complete!】

A humanoid torture device of dark purple metal appeared in the dungeon, radiating a ghostly chill.

It was eerie and mysterious. Staring at it created the illusion of countless tormented souls struggling and roaring across its surface.

Xiao Yi selected Sun Weifei, the most defiant captive, placed him inside, and activated Frenzied Torment mode.

Heart-rending screams filled the entire dungeon. Merely hearing them made the skin crawl.

“Bind the other two to the crosses.”

“Whip them properly. Don’t stop until I order you.”

Xiao Yi wanted these women to become more ruthless through such training.

Screams and whipping echoed without pause.

After only five minutes, Sun Weifei could no longer endure the extreme torment.

“I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything!”

“We have only one gun! There aren’t any left in the villa!”

“We studied mechanical engineering! We can dismantle and install Lily New City’s solar-power array, water supply, and purification system!”

Sun Weifei confessed everything at once.

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