Chapter 656 - 430: The Slaughtering Day Begins (2)

"No!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Hakawa Yuuma let out a heart-rending roar.

Before he could even process the immense shock.

The black-robed man, moving like a specter, viciously plunged another blade clean through his sister’s chest.

His sister’s body, like a puppet with its strings cut, slowly collapsed, her eyes filled with pain and reluctance to leave.

She looked toward Hakawa Yuuma, as if wanting to say something more, but her eyes closed forever.

In just a few short seconds, both the sister he had grown up with and his adorable junior had died right in front of him.

The intense shock was like a heavy hammer slamming viciously into Hakawa Yuuma’s heart.

His eyes were bloodshot, the sockets seeming to split open with hatred as he struggled frantically.

Veins bulged on his body like writhing little snakes. Every muscle strained as he tried to break free of his bonds and stop the black-robed man’s evil deeds.

However, his struggle was doomed to be in vain. The ropes bit deep into his skin.

Blood trickled slowly down the ropes, but it couldn’t change the tragedy unfolding before him.

As the last woman, the long-haired Akiyama, had her throat slit, she instinctively clutched at it with both hands.

She tried to stop her life from ebbing away, but blood still gushed from between her fingers. Her gaze gradually dimmed, and her body slowly crumpled to the ground.

The bodies of the three women lay quietly on the ground, the blood pooling around them into a shocking puddle.

After doing all this, the black-robed man reached up, lifted his mask, and revealed the ordinary face of a Young Man.

This Young Man’s eyes were terrifyingly calm, without a single ripple, as if killing several people was no different from crushing a few ants.

At the same time, Hakawa Yuuma’s gaze fell upon him.

He stared intently at the Young Man before him, his eyes as dark as an endless abyss, devoid of any light—only a bone-deep, soul-searing resentment.

It was as if he wanted to burn the Young Man’s face into his memory.

"Ding! Side Quest One: Get Acquainted.

Now complete. Detected that Hakawa Yuuma has formed an impression of unforgettable, all-consuming hatred toward you.

He will not forget it even in death.

Hidden quest requirement met: Hakawa Yuuma’s mental state is on the verge of shattering.

Reward upgraded: one thousand points of remuneration, one B-Level Book Ticket, one Yin-Controlling Body Crystal! (Note: Item rewards will be settled upon completion of the main quest and return to the Reincarnation Bookstore.)"

Hearing this notification, the Young Man—Hu Qi—showed a flicker of movement in his eyes.

’As expected, this method leaves a very deep impression.’

’As the protagonist, Hakawa Yuuma is never short on female companions.’

’There’s his half-sister, with whom he has a complicated relationship.’

’The gentle and quiet junior who always follows him silently with adoring eyes.’

’The cool and aloof senior who plays hot and cold.’

’Additionally, when the day of slaughter broke out and Shenmu City descended into chaos, he also met a bank employee in black stockings whom he saved, a charming, married woman with a slender waist and long legs, and so on.’

’Setting aside the plot of this world, [Shadow of the End], this protagonist’s harem is quite large, with more than a dozen women.’

’And according to the novel’s plot, almost every one of them is his true love.’

’This protagonist is a man with a heart full of universal love.’

’As long as a woman is passably attractive, he’ll take anyone from over ten to under sixty.’

’Now, Hu Qi had slaughtered three of his beloveds right in front of him, completely shattering the mental state of the protagonist named Hakawa Yuuma.’

"...I won’t let you go... No matter who you are... I will kill you..."

Hakawa Yuuma’s eyes were blood-red and his lips trembled as he squeezed the words out through his teeth, wishing he could subject Hu Qi to death by a thousand cuts.

But he was just an ordinary person right now. He couldn’t do anything but rage impotently.

Just as he finished speaking, a sharp pain shot through his head, as if millions of steel needles were piercing his brain simultaneously. His vision went black, and he passed out.

「At the same time.」

Across from him, the three female corpses at Hu Qi’s feet gradually faded and disappeared.

Ignoring the other man, Hu Qi turned and walked out of the warehouse.

「Afterward.」

Vera and Zhou Zhipeng walked inside.

After waking the unconscious Hakawa Yuuma by dousing him with cold water, the two were startled by his condition.

The desperate, near-death expression on his face couldn’t be faked; they didn’t understand what Hu Qi had done.

Because of what had happened, Hakawa Yuuma’s entire demeanor had become numb. He was like a walking corpse, his eyes vacant, unresponsive to everything around him.

Left with no alternative, the two resorted to inflicting physical pain on him, and only by doing so did they finally complete the task for Side Quest One.

...

He didn’t know how much time had passed. When Hakawa Yuuma regained some consciousness, he was met with the stench of rotting garbage. The smell was pungent and nauseating.

He opened his eyes.

The sky was gray.

He found himself lying on the cold ground, a chill seeping into his back that made his body tremble slightly.

By his feet, a gray rat was rummaging through the trash.

Hearing the movement, the rat’s ears twitched.

It glanced at Hakawa Yuuma with its beady eyes before darting into a nearby pile of trash and disappearing in an instant.

He tried to move but found his entire body ached.

"Xiaoli, Junior Sister Xia Ri, Senior Sister Akiyama..."

He seemed to be recalling the earlier scene.

His face contorted in pain.

However, at that very moment, a phone began to ring.

He paused for a moment before finally taking it out.