The Player's POV,Chapter 159: War [20],chickenbreast09,LemonHaven

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: War [20]

Hans finally understood everything.

With a faint smile, he looked straight into Regulus’s eyes.

"Hey Regulus, your power makes you endure the pain that that worm called Pochi must endure, right?"

That worm was really strong, insanely strong.

So, it wouldn’t be strange for it to become the main source of damage instead of Regulus.

But, there was still a problem.

No matter how strong that worm was, it was still a living being at its core.

And since it was a living being, it would definitely feel pain.

When fighting, pain was the most hated thing.

That’s why Regulus accepted the responsibility of taking all the pain that would happen to Pochi.

At that time, that giant worm would truly transform into a giant mobile weapon of destruction.

Yes, a weapon.

Because weapons didn’t feel pain.

This was a gift for Pochi.

But it was a ticket to send Regulus straight to hell.

But at least since that worm had a giant body and defenses that were more terrifying than anything else in existence, the pain it would normally receive wouldn’t be too much.

If everything had gone as planned, then perhaps Regulus and Pochi would have been able to destroy the entire Lumindra Kingdom.

If nothing had happened, then Regulus and Pochi would truly be unstoppable.

But unfortunately, Hans Varun had appeared.

Of course, this was just his guess.

"But, looking at your grimacing expression, it seems like I guessed correctly, huh?"

"...How did you know?"

The protagonist shrugged, looking indifferent.

"Only blind people wouldn’t notice."

When Hans cut off Pochi’s lower body, the worm remained motionless, showing no signs of experiencing hellish pain.

Meanwhile, Regulus, who was apparently fine, suddenly screamed in pain.

And in the experiment just now, when he inflicted a rather deep wound on Pochi, it still didn’t reveal any pain at all.

"But you, Regulus, were screaming like a madman."

The reason humans didn’t realize this was because they didn’t have the strength to inflict a wound on the worm’s body like the protagonist did.

"But, of course, if that happens, you’ll definitely go straight to hell and not be here right now."

Ignoring Regulus’s expression as if he had just eaten shit, he continued.

"No one can endure physical pain and mental pain at the same time."

Hans was revealing Commander Regulus’s secrets one by one.

It felt as if he was peeling off his clothes layer by layer.

It was amazing.

"So... you, Regulus, will have to endure the pain that Pochi endures. And Pochi, your worm, will have to endure the physical wounds, right?"

"...!"

The demon was completely stunned.

It was no longer able to keep calm.

"How!?!?!"

Just now, when Hans cut off Regulus’s right arm, a wound appeared on the giant worm’s body out of nowhere.

That was strange, because nothing could have caused such a deep wound to it except the protagonist.

And then the next moment, Regulus, who should have lost an arm, suddenly grew a new one.

"That’s really unusual, right? I observed, and realized that."

But, there was one thing Hans had to admit.

"That’s a great power."

Regulus would endure Pochi’s pain, turning it into a truly destructive weapon.

And Pochi would have to take Regulus’s wounds.

That might sound bad, but it wasn’t.

Regulus was always floating in the air, so inflicting a wound on his body was harder than ascending to heaven.

Nothing could touch him.

Literally nothing.

Unfortunately, his opponent was Hans Varun.

With a sarcastic smile, he slowly walked to the nearest hole, then looked down.

"It really is bottomless."

That was the best description the protagonist could come up with for this hole.

"What are you planning to do, human?"

Regulus glared at Hans.

He had already judged him to be an extremely dangerous enemy.

So, he could not afford to be careless even for a moment.

The protagonist, didn’t spare a glance at the demon, indifferently replied:

"All creatures do not fear wounds, Regulus, they fear the pain they will suffer when they are wounded."

And Regulus had gone against that.

Or rather, he probably had never understood that truth.

But that was fine.

"Because I will help you understand that, Regulus."

With a smile, Hans looked straight into the demon’s eyes.

"...!"

Then, the demon’s pupils immediately contracted.

"Could it be... you’re going to...?"

Regulus realized something.

But it was too late.

"That’s right."

Without hesitation, Hans jumped straight into the hole below.

"Come and eat me, Pochi!"

He shouted, not feeling any fear.

"Don’t eat him, Pochi!"

Regulus also shouted, feeling fear.

But, his order was not carried out.

Because at the very moment the protagonist’s voice rang out, the giant worm’s mouth opened wide.

***

"...It’s too dark..."

Hans couldn’t see anything.

But that didn’t matter, because he had [Night Eye].

[Night Eye] activated.

The next moment, the protagonist’s crimson eyes glowed, allowing him to see everything around him despite the darkness.

"...And it stinks..."

Unfortunately, Hans didn’t have any Ability to remove the stench.

So, he could only do it manually, which was to cover his nose with his two fingers.

Then, with a turn of his head, the protagonist successfully took everything into his sight.

Based on the body structure of a worm that Hans remembered, he was probably in its intestines right now.

The protagonist had absolutely no idea where he was.

It could be near the top.

It could be in the middle.

Or it could be at the bottom.

He wasn’t a biology major.

But, there was one thing Hans could be sure of.

That was that this worm had eaten a lot of people.

Because around the place where he was standing, there were many mountains made of human bones and skulls.

A scene that the protagonist had only seen in movies had now truly appeared before his eyes.

And that made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Then, Hans’s gaze swept down.

Towards a series of liquids that emitted an extremely disgusting stench.

"What is this?"

The protagonist frowned.

"...!"

Then, he was instantly stunned when he realized that his shoes and pants were slowly being corroded.

"Acid?!"

If humans were in here, they would definitely die within a day.

Death by acid corrosion.

It was an extremely cruel way to die.

It could be compared to death by burning.

"So this is how those people died?"

But, thankfully, Hans would live.

It wasn’t because he had a superior physique, but because he would leave this place right now.

The protagonist gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.

If Regulus could continuously regenerate, then all he needed to do was make the demon continuously suffer hellish pain.

"I’m really curious, Regulus. How much pain can your brain endure?"

Then, a ferocious light flashed in Hans’s eyes.

"Let’s do an experiment, shall we?"

[Sword Saint.]

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