440 The Agonizing Screams, One of the Worst Tortures Anyone Could Experience (1/2)

Day 80 - 5:40 PM - Pagsanjan River, Maytalang I, Lumban, Laguna

The remaining men stared at the nightmare before them. This situation should not have been happening. They all wanted to believe that it was nothing but a dream. Unfortunately, they were facing a harsh reality.

They were already on the way back to their base after a successful hunt. Aside from collecting things from a few survivor groups, they also managed to capture a few women to play with.

It should have been a bountiful day if they did not decide to stop and surround two people who were minding their own business.

The arrogance they had, had taken away their ability to judge the situation. This gang had more people in their group. They also had deadly weapons at their disposal.

Unfortunately, all of these things were worthless in front of real, genuine strength.

They could not even do anything but freeze on the spot.

Watching their comrades die one by one.

Not even able to help or run away.

***

Mark stared at the next person he was about to ask the same question.

From the skinny man that died first, several heads were already rolling on the concrete. He asked several of the men already, and he was unsatisfied with their answers. Thus, they were beheaded in a flash.

Now, there were only eleven people left, including the already dying Mutator.

Mark then threw the necklace on the next man he was going to ask. He already experimented on this necklace on the previous men. There, he found the use of this thing.

This Agimat was able to ward off any magical or psychic attack that affects the mind of the wearer. It was the very reason why the leader was unaffected by his [Emotion Induction] in the slightest. To prove this fact, the next person fell on his knees after the necklace made contact with his hand. He was released from Mark's mental pressure.

However, there was one thing. The wearer was not protected from other kinds of magical attacks. One of the dead bodies were severely scorched after he threw a ball of fire on him. Another was festering after he hit that person with a surge of miasma. The necklace remained intact, but the person did not.

Mark bent down on the next man and asked.

”The same question. Do you know anything about this necklace?”

To Mark's satisfaction, unlike the previous men that were still afraid despite being free from the mental pressure, this one looked calmer. Now, looking at this guy, he did not seem to wet himself like the others.

The man then asked Mark.

”I don't understand. What exact answer do you want to hear?”

Of course, if this person was calmer, that was the question he would say to Mark. After all, unlike the first one, some of the previous men Mark killed gave one or two answers. However, they were still murdered brutally.

Since this one was different from the previous ones, Mark decided to change the question.

”Alright, have you seen another necklace that looked similar? At least, something that could be connected to that one.”

Hearing that, the man racked his brains. And fortunately, he remembered something.

”Our leader...”

”Say it louder.”

Mark said as the man's voice was nothing more than a mumble.

”I don't know if that is what you are asking for, but I remember seeing our leader wearing a necklace that looked like a large ring. Both that ring and this necklace looked similar.”

Hearing that, Mark pointed at the armless Mutator.

”That isn't your leader?”

”No... Sir... He is our leader's younger brother.”

That made Mark nod. He also thought the same before. In fact, the armless man looked nowhere qualified to be a leader of a criminal group like this. At most, he could be a right-hand man.

”Alright, thank you for the information.”

Mark said as he reached for the necklace on the man's hand.

”Are you going to spare me?”

The man asked with a bit of hope. After all, Mark seemed to be satisfied with his answer.

Nevertheless, the harsh reality kicked him down once more. After the necklace left his hand, he immediately froze in place.

”Spare?” Mark glanced at the man sideways. ”Why should I? After looking at my wife with indecent eyes, you think that any of you will live? Keep dreaming.”

Mark said as the man's head separated from his body.

The man had his eyes widened as he realized what had happened in his last moments.

Hearing those words, the remaining men had lost all hope. Furthermore, Mark already had the answer he wanted. The next goal was to find the base of these animals.

And thus, Mark's body blurred as the veins on his body glowed red. By the way that his body seemed to have lost its substance, he certainly left his position at that moment. When his body returned to normal, and the red glow on his body vanished, each of the remaining men fell down with their heads detached from their bodies.

It was a gruesome sight, and yet, both Mark and Mei barely had any reaction on their faces.

”Gege, you can just ask that gorilla there if you want an answer, right?”

Mei asked as she pointed at the armless Mutator.

To that question, Mark smiled.

”Well, I want to give them some hope before killing them. I can't have anyone looking at you like that die easily. At least some mental torture should be done.”

Mei looked at Mark with a sweet smile. He might be keeping his cool, but he was still angry.

”Ok, your turn.”

Mark said while looking at the armless Mutator lying on the concrete. He was bleeding to death, but as a Mutator, he would not die quickly. The muscled man was still conscious despite the pain. He also had some resistance to Mark's emotion induction because of his reigning trait. The only thing pinning him on the ground was the weakened body, and the pressure Mark was giving out.

”Just kill me already, you f*cking monster. My brother will avenge me. He will mess with that b*tch of yours in front of you.”

He sure was fearless.