Chapter 286 - I Shall Battle for Another Thousand Years in Here (1/2)
When it comes to his internet, Fang Ning’s procrastination was instantly cured. He went straight to the Draconic Penitentiary and heard Anderson’s voice from afar.
“You’re a War Demon after all, so proficient in everything combat-based. Within a few minutes, you’ve already understood the essence of spiritually-controlled mech battles. So much smarter than those other souls. That’s a shame, we can’t arrange for you to carry bricks.
“Sir Warden is a kind man, you have to thank him. As long as you work hard to earn money, you can have the pills. You’ve lost your life, but your spirit lives on.”
‘What is this situation?’
Fang Ning heard Anderson’s tone of voice and thought, ‘The supervillain Lei Tian, who was still so hot-blooded and claimed to fight for another thousand years, would give up within minutes?’
He arrived at Lei Tian’s cell and saw Anderson who was instilling him with the re-education of love and justice.
Anderson turned around and greeted him. Their attitude was extra respectful, it was as if Anderson was greeting the emperor himself.
Their respect came from the amazement at the Venerable Dragon God’s might as well as an indescribable gratitude.
In the Upper Realm, due to their background as a Soul Consumption Demon, they were strong but often looked down upon.
Even other demons were treating them the same way. It was why they could only survive with their talent and wide knowledge.
If they seek shelter from the strong individuals, they would be doubted and would never hold an important position, otherwise, they would not have descended so early.
On the other hand, War Demons were always demon lords’ right-hand demon, there were even War Demons who became demon lords themselves.
Lei Tian had a chance to become a demon lord himself, but he missed his timing.
If Vigilante A had not interrupted, he would definitely become a demon lord.
Many of Anderson’s clansmen had been hunted down by Lei Tian’s clansmen as well. They actually had it coming… Who could permit a clan whose sole purpose was to consume other souls?
However, Anderson would not have thought of that. They could only see that the elite among War Demons was currently living under his management.
Now that they feel avenged, the satisfaction could not be expressed.
However, Anderson was smart. They would not rub salt into the wound. Instead, they would tell the facts while slipping in a few ambiguous insults.
“Sir, the War Demon was nothing like other War Demons. His cooperation was never seen before. I didn’t even have to do much before he asked to join our spiritually-controlled mech battle team to help you accrue wealth. From what I can see, his talent could become a star in the game without any problems.”
Fang Ning nodded. It was a shame that his game book was not with him. He would’ve been able to see that Lei Tian’s hobby was ‘battling and anything combat-related.’
Individuals like this who do not believe in fate or gods while being obsessed with something were easy to handle.
His two other neighbors were not so easy. It had already been months, but they were still praying for a miracle to happen, their faith was not shaken at all.
Lei Tian heard it and huffed. “As long as I can still battle, what’s wrong with cooperating with you? As for a Soul Consumption Demon like you, how could you understand a true warrior’s heart?”
Fang Ning did not waste time and asked him directly, “Your oath, the curse, can you take it back?”
Lei Tian shrieked in laughter. “What, true dragons like you would be afraid of my oath to Heaven’s Path coming true?”
‘Nonsense, if I weren’t worried that the internet would be disturbed, would I come and look for you immediately?’
Of course, Fang Ning would not say that. He reprimanded Lei Tian, “You insolent demon! I am the guardian of the public, so how could I allow demons to spread chaos and strife? You might be able to battle all you want, but how would the citizens live?”
Lei Tian said nonchalantly, “If they want to live, they can be a warrior. If they’ve won, they can stay, if they’ve lost, ah well, reincarnate and try again.”
Fang Ning’s face darkened. He despised the powerhouses who do not care about normal people’s lives and who think they could arrange the fate of normal people as they want.
First of all, Fang Ning had always thought of himself as a normal person.
Second of all, which of his internet, online games, webnovels, and all the other entertainments could be provided by the so-called powerhouses?
They were all supplied by the normal people who worked in basic services industries. This would not have changed even if it was a new era.
If everyone became warriors in order to defend themselves, what else can he do for entertainment?
Lei Tian felt a mysterious sense of danger. His Persona Partition activated on its own and the alters ‘Fight’, ‘Flight’, and ‘Hold’ appeared.
‘Flight’ was desperate. “Is our host really that stupid? What is this place, he dares to talk back to the manager of this place? Did he want to expire completely?”
‘Hold’ said helplessly, “I don’t know if he is really stupid, but I do know that he’s gonna get it.”
‘Fight’ was also not as indignant as before. “I could tell, this prison was so odd, it may not be able to break out of here.”
Lei Tian heard that and immediately knew that he had said something wrong.
He did not expect the manager of the prison to be so powerful.
Even the feared Soul Consumption Demon was listening to him, but he actually cared about normal people?
With the secret technique of splitting his soul, he was able to find the most suitable means of handling a situation in a split second, despite his craze for battle.
Because of that, he was seen as an intelligent and sly War Demon.
Everyone including the Heliotrope, Claude, and Black Cat Tom thought the same.
Obviously, at this point, all three of his alters did not want him to raise a grievance with the manager.
He immediately tried to remedy the situation he got himself into and said, “My oath was already sworn. The Lower Realm’s Heaven’s Path was not something to be trifled with. It had already accepted my Demonic Energy, so I think it is already looking for someone to gift this Demonic Energy to cultivate the Path of Demons.
“If lions were created, tigers would exist to counteract them, and so will wolves and eagles. The fight for domination had always happened in nature. Since Vigilante A cultivates the Path of Heavenly Punishment, he should know this. The Heaven’s Path was not a consistent thing. All lives were nothing special in its eyes, as it only cares for their value.
“I can’t take my oath back, not in this lifetime. However, the Heaven’s Path here is really fair. After it accepted my sacrifice of Demonic Energy, it allowed me to continue battling. This place is really nice, actually. I shall battle for another thousand years in here!”
In the end, its true color was shown as he shrieked in laughter again.
‘This *sshole was really impervious to reason, definitely a chaotic bastard.’
Having listened until now, Fang Ning had already understood why Lei Tian’s explosion was so strong, yet no one was able to capture any of his smoke clouds.
Only the System was able to imprison his soul completely. Not only was the System strong, the bigger reason was that the Heaven’s Path was fulfilling this masochist’s wishes. Otherwise, the System would only be able to imprison an incomplete soul.