514 Terror and the Scar ? (1/2)
Everyone began to inch away from Xiao Ming as his words rang in their heads with the sole exception of Black Panther. He nodded his head and introduced himself, ”Hi, I'm Black Panther, Xiao Ming's acquaintance. However, I was thrown here for a different reason: voluntarily causing hurt.”
William could not help suppress his laughter when he noticed Black Panther's hideous face, ”Causing hurt? You are capable of that? How many did you hurt?”
”A hundred odd?” Black Panther replied with a depressing sigh, ”All of them were my best buddies. I didn't want to but I was drunk.”
William began to eye this man from head to toe. How could a village bumpkin like him possibly hurt 100 people?
Xiao Ming then directed his gaze towards William and asked, ”My foreign friend, how may I address you?”
”Just call me William,” William replied in his usual cool tone.
Xiao Ming continued with another question, ”Then how did you end up here?”
William heaved a long sigh before his eyes drifted skywards, ”I have also been asking myself the same question.”
”You don't know?”
William let out a soft chuckle when he noticed the two puzzled expressions staring at him, ”You guys will never understand. True power does not lie in the hands of the apostles wielding the swords or guns. In a battle against them, you'll at least understand how you lose.
However, I don't even know how I lost to the apostle I fought against. Anyway, I found myself here the moment I woke up. My wife gave me a call asking for a divorce. She told me that all my life savings were gone and I owed someone another USD 1,500,000.”
William scowled at the recount of his experience, ”True terror is when you don't even know what hit you. But when you wake up, you realize everything is gone, be it your wife, money, house. You wake up with a mountain of debt.”
Xiao Ming knew the pain he was experiencing and consoled him, ”I can understand what you're going through.”
With that said, William once again buried his head in his palms. It was like his body was blanketed in a cloak of grey.
”Hmmm?” Zhao Yao stroked his chin thoughtfully and remarked, ”That sounds like a scary apostle.”
However, Black Panther started to shake his head furiously and reasoned, ”That's nothing. I bet you were drunk. Let me tell you, the scariest apostle is none other than Master Brainless.”
Zhao Yao could not help but interrupt, ”Hey, are you talking about the Headless Horseman?”
Black Panther shot this seemingly ordinary man a look of disdain before continuing, ”What do you know? Headless Horseman is a title given to him by the public but the police told me that his true identity is Mr. Brainless.”
One by one, the veins in Zhao Yao's forehead began to pop up, ”Is that so? Do you happen to remember anything else which the police mentioned?”
”How am I supposed to remember all that? Anyway, stop interrupting me. Hmm, what was I about to say? Oh yes, the scariest apostle is definitely Master Headless. You have no idea just how strong he is. His ability has fully surpassed the combat powers of the human race. One punch of his could tear a 10 story building into half. He doesn't even have to return the millions of dollars he owes. If only I have half his power, then I wouldn't have to return any of my debt.”
Zhao Yao answered, ”… does that even constitute as a compliment?”
While Black Panther was immersed in his outlandish storytelling, the previously stationary Nessie started to let out a sinister laugh, ”All of you are still too young, too naïve. You have no idea what true terror actually is. Bankruptcy? Divorce? Hahaha, a punch that can tear a building in half? Hahahaha.”
Black Panther immediately refuted when he heard Nessie's disdainful laughs, ”Hey, then tell me what is the strongest power!”
”All the powers you've mentioned are remarkable in their own rights. However, it is nothing compared to the monster that I fought.” Nessie shook his head before continuing, ”That fine day, I was involved in a mission to attack a cat café.