Chapter 896 - The Last Painting (2/2)

“We are not going to fix heaven. We are going to build a sanctuary that they can use to take a break. And no one will stop them from leaving. No one’s life is perfect all the time. Half of the time, it is filled with pain and conflict, but that is a complete life. We are not trying to change their life; we are merely providing them a break whenever they need it.”

This was the first time that the Red Specters behind the door had heard someone say something like that. They felt like Chen Ge had a point, but once they gave it a closer look, they realized that something did not feel so right.

“Okay.” The old headmaster stopped speaking, but there was still concern in his eyes.

While Chen Ge’s group were discussing, the situation outside the school changed again. The man hiding in the storm was attacked from the back. He had a pact with Chang Wenyu, but at the last moment, Chang Wenyu betrayed him. Everyone was out for themselves. They were merely using each other. Trust and friendship were rarer than diamonds behind the door.

“Chang Wenyu!” The door was just before him, but he could not reach it. The man in the storm yelled crazily. He wished to tear Chang Wenyu into pieces.

“We are all one step away from becoming something more than a Red Specter. The person who pushes this door open and becomes the real owner of the school’s consciousness will become a Greater Red Specter.” Chang Wenyu understood that well. “Did you think I would help you become that? If you gain this moveable door, you will use it to trick more students into entering it and use their pain and despair to strengthen yourself.”

“Isn’t that how the door should be used? The world has abandoned you behind the door. They bullied and tortured you. Now you finally have the method to take revenge, to make them feel the same thing—don’t you want that‽” The man in the storm kept screaming. He had sacrificed a lot, but he had gotten nothing in return, and he might lose his life.

“Even now I have no understanding why the door appeared. This kind of thing is better destroyed.” The rune behind Chang Wenyu slipped into the door. The door slowly turned red, and blood leaked out from the gap. “Look, no matter how well the door hides it, it is still flowing with human blood. It is a monster that depends on despair and pain to survive.”

The cracks on the door grew bigger, and every student in the school heard the pleading, but the sound was different, like it came from their own hearts. The pleading door influenced all the students, including the painter. Since the mirror broke, the power the he could borrow had lessened. His large body was slowly dwindling, and the arms behind him were shriveling as he dragged them weakly behind him.

Perhaps because Chang Wenyu had left the school and did not rely too much on the door, she was not affected that much. If anything, her presence only grew stronger.

“This door accepted you when you were at your most despairing moment, but now you want to destroy it. Without it, where will the other despairing people hide? Do they have the face the cruel world alone?” Even though the painter had greatly weakened, there was a glow in his dark eyes, like everything that had happened was still within his expectations.

The blood vessels that covered his skin revealed a corner, and the painter turned to look at Chang Wenyu.