Screams of agony, hatred and fear filled the entire dungeon.
The Alarm Girls were targeted first. They hadn’t even made sense of their current situations yet when they were already howling in pure pain. They were forcefully awakened from their unconscious states when boiling hot water was splashed on the lower half of their bodies.
It would’ve been better if they didn’t wake up at all because the moment they opened their eyes, their worst nightmare began.
The remnant-controlled Iris was like a crazed demoness from hell. She didn’t know any proper torture techniques nor did she know how to use the torture instruments available in the room. But it didn’t matter. Her maniacal cruelty was enough to inflict the worst pain possible to the Alarm Girls even without following a set method of torture.
"Damn you to hell, Iris Long! You’ll pay for this!" Wanwan screeched at her.
Iris cut off her tongue.
Feifei and Wanwan were so frightened that they stopped cursing and screaming.
"P-please...forgive us! We were wrong...we shouldn’t h-have gone against y-you... Please Iris...d-don’t this to us," Feifei begged.
Iris also cut off her tongue.
"Nooooo!" Meimei shrieked. "S-stay away from me! You’re not human! You’re a devil!"
Iris froze. The cruel expression on her face was replaced by horror. The bloody knife in her hand clattered to the floor. She staggered back and started trembling. Then she doubled over, falling to her knees. She groaned as she tried to wrestle for control against the bloodthirsty remnant within her.
Lu Zihao ran to her and pulled her in his arms.
"N-no. I don’t want to d-do this..."
She cried out as her expression kept on changing. Tears ran down her eyes. The remnant within her was drunk with the scent of blood. It was far from appeased yet. It wanted more cruelty and violence in order to satisfy its desire for revenge.
However, Iris couldn’t stomach such brutality, especially since it was done by her own hands. As she continued fighting against the crazed remnant within her, the disconnect between her and her body was dangerously reaching its limit. If the struggle continued, the connection would snap.
The remnant battered against her will. It was like trying to restrain an out of control wild beast with nothing but her own body. Reasoning with it was futile.
Lu Zihao somehow sensed the dangerous situation within her. Panic flooded him and he shook Iris. "No! Little sister, listen to me!"
Her consciousness was gradually fading away, but she still forced herself to look at her brother. It felt like some phantom white mist was melting the connection between her and the body, trying to suck her away into a world of nothingness.
"Don’t fight against it. Let it get its revenge," he told her in a desperate tone. Cold fear enveloped him seeing her eyes slowly losing the light of life. No! He wasn’t going to lose his sister a second time! "Please, Evelinka. Let go just this once. Consider this as a gift to the original Long Xiulan for letting you use her body." fгeewebnovёl.com
Iris held onto her consciousness, struggling to hear her brother’s words. It felt like she was drowning, big and angry waves buffeting against her, pulling her down to the dark depths. Her brother was now her only lifeline.
"Remember, it’s not you. Treat your body like you’re sharing a car with another driver. Even if the other driver runs over and kills someone using your shared car, it doesn’t mean that you’re also guilty of the same crime. You’re not the one driving that time." Lu Zihao patted her cheek, but when she didn’t respond, he slapped her instead to keep her awake. "Little sister! Listen to me! Don’t fight against it this time! Otherwise...no!"
"Big brother..." she said in a weak, almost inaudible voice. Then her eyes fluttered close.
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