ABCFWGR Chapter Fifty-Six: Making a Mistake and Paying the Price

His response was a burst of thin mist.

Master Zhang quickly retreated, then immediately began chanting and gesturing, intending to blast the Nightmare Demon away.

However, when he followed the instructions in the spell book and tried, the Nightmare Demon showed no response.

"Smack!"

Gu Chen slapped him across his wrinkled face. "You think you can control a Nightmare Demon, you useless fool?"

"I can't, can you?" Master Zhang's eyes were nearly spitting fire.

If it weren't for the fear of being attacked from behind, he would have killed the boy first. But now, he didn't dare to act rashly.

The Nightmare Demon circled in the air, jubilant.

It seemed to be celebrating its return to the open air.

"The one who rings the bell must also untie it!" Gu Chen casually said.

"Hmm?" Master Zhang didn't understand what he meant by that.

But soon, Gu Chen explained the meaning of his words through action.

Gu Chen kicked out, and Master Zhang shot into the air. Before he could react, the Nightmare Demon, like a goalkeeper, swooped down.

Its translucent body swiftly engulfed Master Zhang.

"No! No!! No!!!"

Master Zhang erupted in a terrified scream. He knew better than anyone what fate awaited him.

The Nightmare Demon had found its target, and it was not going to release any more gentle mist.

With no anesthesia, Master Zhang's mind was clearer than ever. He vaguely heard the triumphant "woo woo" of the Nightmare Demon.

The next moment, chunks of flesh were torn from his arms, and the Nightmare Demon, not sparing even the bones.

"Crunch, crack..."

The sound of bones being chewed reverberated, constantly stimulating Master Zhang's cerebral cortex. Extreme fear permeated every corner of his body, causing him to tremble like leaves.

"Kid... No... Mr. Gu, save me!"

"You must have a way to save me, right? Ahhh! It hurts so much, please save me!"

Clearly understanding every detail of his own consumption but unable to do anything about it, was simply the greatest torture in the world.

"Those who died horribly on you must feel the same as you do now."

Gu Chen remained indifferent. "From the moment you summoned the Nightmare Demon, your fate was sealed. I'm just speeding up the process for you."

"In your next life, remember to be a good person!"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhang's voice became distorted with anger: "Watching me die in such a miserable way, are you a good person?"

"Ahhh! Save me! Let me live, and I'll definitely start over!!!"

This time, Gu Chen ignored him.

Gu Chen was not a defender of justice, perhaps not even a good person, but in living in the world, one must have boundaries.

If Master Zhang had only used sorcery, Gu Chen might have given him a merciful death. But summoning a Nightmare Demon, even death would be too good for him.

"No! I don't want you to save me. Just give me a quick death!"

Master Zhang was on the brink of death, only wishing for a swift end.

His limbs had already been gnawed clean, and soon it would be his body's turn.

After devouring for a while longer, the Nightmare Demon finally stopped because Master Zhang had been completely consumed by it.

"Thud!"

In mid-air, the Nightmare Demon transformed into a humanoid form and crashed to the ground, staring straight at Gu Chen.

Because it could only take on the form of the person it had devoured, it now looked like Master Zhang.

"Hehehe!"

The Nightmare Demon's expression was vacant as it emitted a strange laugh, seeming to find Gu Chen even more delicious.

"Come here."

Gu Chen waved at it.

The Nightmare Demon hesitated for a moment, its eyes blank, but still took a couple of steps forward.

"Phew!"

Gu Chen's palm landed on its head.

Instantly, like a fart, the Nightmare Demon evaporated into nothingness.

"Giving you a taste of your own medicine. Daring to play with fire when you can't even tell the king from the pawn?!"

"Not even able to distinguish between big and small dangers, and you dare to call yourself a Nightmare Demon?!"

Gu Chen disdainfully clapped his hands.

Back then, when the Seven Kingdoms' demons invaded Daxia, there were many summoners of Nightmare Demons.

Those few Nightmare Demons with intelligence, not to mention targeting Gu Chen, felt guilty just for looking at him.

It was only this unintelligent Nightmare Demon that dared to spy on him.

Exiting the dream realm, Gu Chen sat up, stretching lazily. "Almost forgot, there's still Li Hongtao to deal with. What a hassle in the middle of the night."

...

Ten minutes later.

A tall figure appeared outside the bamboo building in Shilipo.

From afar, Gu Chen could see Li Hongtao, crouching with his head wrapped in his coat, shivering.

It's no wonder Li Hongtao was scared.

Just ten minutes ago, there were occasional screams of agony from inside the bamboo building.

Staying put already took a great deal of courage.

"Ahhh!"

When Gu Chen kicked Li Hongtao's backside with his toe, Li Hongtao jumped in fright.

In a street-dance-like manner, he fell to his knees, clutching his head and wailing, "Please... please don't kill me! I swear I don't know Master Zhang. If you want revenge, don't come to me!"

"You don't know him? Then how do you know his name?" Gu Chen taunted.

"... " Li Hongtao stuttered, unable to speak.

Since there was nothing to say, he might as well kowtow for mercy. His head banged against the ground like it didn't cost a thing, making a loud thud.

Just a greedy coward who bit off more than he could chew.

Gu Chen wasn't interested in dealing with him. He kicked a small stone with his toe, smashing the bamboo building's gate open.

An old smell wafted out.

The smell of corpse oil.

Gu Chen waved it away and immediately saw the scene inside the house: blood and limbs everywhere, even a row of copper corpses stacked against one wall.

Clearly, these were all the sins committed by Master Zhang.

An unnamed fury rose within him.

"Bang!"

Gu Chen stomped on Li Hongtao's head, causing him to bleed profusely.

"Do you want to live or die?" Gu Chen's voice was cold and devoid of emotion.

"I want to live, I want to live..." Li Hongtao didn't hesitate, immediately making his choice.

"Good, you chose your own path, and I'll give you this chance."

Gu Chen pointed his index and middle fingers like a sword at Li Hongtao's head.

Then he lifted his leg.

Following that, Li Hongtao slowly climbed to his feet, repeatedly saying, "My name is Li Hongtao. I murdered the people of Shengxuan's prestigious family. I set fire to the bamboo building in Shilipo..."

As he spoke, he pulled out a lighter and set the bamboo building on fire.

Then, under Gu Chen's icy gaze, he walked towards the police station at the foot of the mountain, never stopping his mantra:

"My name is Li Hongtao. I murdered the people of Shengxuan's prestigious family. I set fire to the bamboo building in Shilipo..."

Tears streamed down Li Hongtao's face.

His mind was clear, but his actions were uncontrollable.

From then on, he would live in this state until death, living worse than death itself.

Gu Chen gave him a chance; it was his own choice to live, not Gu Chen forcing him to live.

If he chose death, Gu Chen would give him a swift end.

Making a mistake meant facing punishment.


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