《The Villain's Perspective》


 Chapter 1: I want to be a hero

    ¡®I want to be a hero.¡¯


    Lucifer had a dream, which was to become a hero. That dream had been with him since he was a child who had never experienced life. The first time he saw a hero was when he watched a cartoon about superheroes fighting against villains to protect the world.


    The moment when superheroes joined forces to defeat the bad guys, Lucifer had thought they were so cool. That was also when he started to admire them. Heroes were his first role models.


    When people grew up, they often forgot their childish dreams and mainly focused on things that were actually useful for their future like basketball, soccer, studying, etc.


    Lucifer''s friends were the same, they used to admire heroes in movies like him but when they grew up, each of them had a different idol. Only Lucifer still idolized heroes in movies.


    When he grew up, he wrote a novel about heroes, people who went to save the world from supreme entities. But because he didn¡¯t get much attention from the readers, he had to stop the novel after producing more than 600 chapters.


    ¡°Damn!¡±


    Lucifer cursed while going through the negative comments about his work. Although there were occasional comments praising his work, most of them said that his work was trash and he should have ended it already.


    He had spent more than 2 years writing this novel and now all he received were curses from the readers?


    Lucifer pursed his lips and left the computer. He tiredly lay down on the soft bed in his room while still pondering over those curses.


    ¡®I guess I should stop¡­¡¯


    Just like that, he fell asleep without realizing it.


    Lucifer had a dream, a dream about him accompanying the characters in his novel to save the world. It was a beautiful dream.


    ***


    Suddenly, Lucifer felt like he was lying on something cold and hard, definitely not his bed. It was not like lying on a comfortable and mellow bed at all. Lucifer, who was still sleepy, groped around.


    ¡®What is this?¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t sense the comfy mattress anywhere, instead, he felt a freezing and solid floor made of metal.


    Lucifer woke up instantly and looked around in panic. He was worried that he had been kidnapped while he was sleeping.


    His efforts to look around seemed to be in vain because the place he was in was completely covered in darkness. The only source of light in the room was from the red ceiling lamps hanging on the ceiling. Even so, he still couldn¡¯t see his surroundings clearly.


    Lucifer was so anxious that he didn¡¯t dare move even an inch.


    After a few minutes of calm, Lucifer regained his composure and began to assess the situation around him.


    Even though he couldn¡¯t see anything around him, he could guarantee that there were many people in this room. They were smashing things and screaming to get out of this place.Stolen novel; please report.


    ¡®I¡¯m glad I¡¯m not standing near them.¡¯


    Lucifer felt lucky that he wasn¡¯t standing near the people who were destroying things around them, otherwise he would have died long ago.


    Lucifer put his hands on his hips, but suddenly dozed.


    ¡®What the hell is this?¡¯


    Lucifer had a muscular body from going to the gym every day, but now his hips seemed very small and limp. Lucifer hurriedly felt around his entire body.


    ¡®What¡¯s going on?¡¯


    It seemed like his muscular body had turned into a skinny body, although there was still some meat, there was no muscle at all.


    Lucifer was completely motionless. He had thought that he could work with the others in the room to escape, but that hope had completely disappeared after he checked his body.


    The hope of escaping from this place had become 0%.


    Lucifer closed his eyes, accepting his cruel fate, but then suddenly a strange sound rang out in his ears. Lucifer opened his eyes to see what the sound was.


    Once again, Lucifer was completely taken aback. He couldn''t remember how many surprises he had received just today.


    In front of him was a line of text.


    [Open/Close]


    ''Is this what they called a system?''


    ''Open.''


    Immediately, a system panel appeared in front of Lucifer. Surprised by its appearance, Lucifer unconsciously took a few steps back. Then he glanced around to check if anyone else could see it besides him.


    Fortunately, it seemed that no one could see his system board. After almost making sure, Lucifer turned back to the system board and read each word carefully.


    ***


    Name: Lucifer


    Destiny: ???


    Destiny Rank: ???


    Ability: ???


    Experience: ???


    Ancient name: ???


    Potential: Uncountable


    ¡®What the hell¡­¡¯


    As Lucifer expected, the system board looked quite similar to the ones he saw in anime, so he wasn¡¯t too amazed by it.


    However, what caught Lucifer¡¯s attention the most were Destiny and Destiny Rank. Lucifer might not understand the rest, but he knew the other two very well. That was the power system he had included in his novel.


    ¡®Wait, does that mean that I have been reincarnated into my novel?''


    Lucifer was feeling content and concerned at the same time. He was glad that he had been transported to this world because his life in the old world could be said to be shit.


    But he couldn''t help but worry because he knew more than anyone that this world was very harsh and cruel, just a small mistake and he could die immediately.


    But it was all just speculation, there was no guarantee that Lucifer had been reincarnated into this world because he didn''t remember mentioning a place like this in the story.


    While Lucifer was still lost in his thoughts, a voice suddenly rang out throughout the entire room, pulling him back to reality.


    "Hello everyone, how are you all?" It was a deep and pleasant voice, perhaps it came from an old man.


    The room immediately lit up after the man''s greeting, allowing Lucifer to see clearly the room he was in.


    In this room were all kinds of people, men, women, the elderly, and children. They were all gathered in the same place, looking worried and tense.


    Ignoring that, this room was very tall and wide, it was covered by four snow-white walls and did not have a single window. There was only one metal door here, which was probably the only exit. Above, Lucifer saw a glass panel, behind it were a few men who looked like doctors or professors.


    Lucifer was completely stunned. Not being able to see his surroundings clearly had already made him a little nervous, but seeing everything around him obviously made him even more frightened.


    As the author, Lucifer knew exactly what this place was like. All the features of this room match the description of an illegal laboratory, where humans would fight to the death, leaving only one person alive.


    This was the place where the main character and his friends will clear the laboratory in chapters 300 to 330.


    ¡®Are you kidding me¡­¡¯


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 Chapter 2: Welcome to hell

    ¡®Damn it, why did I have to reincarnate into this bullshit place?!¡¯


    Lucifer cursed his luck. Ever since he was born, he had never been blessed with luck even once. It could be said that Lucifer¡¯s luck was even below negative.


    Putting that aside, what Lucifer needed to do now was to escape from this place. In his current state, defeating everyone here was completely impossible.


    Lucifer¡¯s current body probably couldn¡¯t even take a punch from those muscle-bound guys over there. Even though he had a system, he didn¡¯t have any Abilities to activate.


    Lucifer tried to recall how the protagonist had destroyed this place, but he soon realized that the protagonist had simply used his own terrifying power to destroy this place.


    ¡®That¡¯s probably why my novel is being called trash like that.¡¯


    Lucifer quickly moved his eyes around the room, looking for anything that could be used as a weapon for self-defense.


    ¡®Oh, right!¡¯


    Lucifer remembered that he had added a cabinet containing a few weapons at the end of the room. But in order to unlock it, he needed a password. Even for the author, memorizing a series of numbers that only appeared a few times in a novel with over 600 chapters was almost out of the question.


    But even so, he had to try if he wanted to survive.


    Lucifer ran past the people who were staring blankly at the transparent glass, not understanding what was going on. While running to the cabinet, he accidentally bumped into a few people, but he didn¡¯t have time to stop and apologize.


    ¡°You people must be wondering what¡¯s going on and why you¡¯re here, right?¡± The voice continued.


    The man continued to speak, but luckily Lucifer was already standing in front of the password entry board.


    ¡°The reason you¡¯re here is very simple. You¡¯ve been sold by your family members, the people who you trusted the most!¡±


    Lucifer didn¡¯t have time to listen to the man¡¯s words. He knew that once the man explained how to get out of here, this place would become a blood-soaked battlefield.


    What he needed to worry about now was unlocking the armory, Lucifer didn¡¯t have much time left.


    ¡°So do you want to get out of here?¡± The man continued.


    ¡°Yes!¡± A series of yeses came from below.


    While the man was still speaking, Lucifer had already tried over 20 passwords, but none of them worked. Since he had a small body, the people in front of him had accidentally covered him so that he wouldn¡¯t be noticed by the people above.


    ¡®Maybe having a small body isn¡¯t so bad after all.¡¯


    Lucifer tried all the passwords he could think of but none of them worked.


    ¡®Think you idiot!!!¡¯ Lucifer cursed himself for his stupidity.


    Suddenly a series of numbers popped up in his mind. Lucifer¡¯s eyes lit up as if he had found gold, he quickly entered the number 1306 into the password table, it was the day his parents died in a traffic accident. Luckily, it was the correct password.The narrative has been illicitly obtained; should you discover it on Amazon, report the violation.


    Lucifer expected a huge door to open but instead there was only a small door that was just big enough to fit a pair of shoes. But this wasn¡¯t too bad because not everyone would have a weapon. Thanks to that, Lucifer¡¯s chances of survival would be much higher than the others.


    ¡°It seems like everyone wants to get out of here. But what to do, there¡¯s only one person who can get out.¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°That means, the only one who survives will get out of here, now go and kill each other.¡± The man no longer used a naive tone, but instead used a disdainful tone.


    After hearing that, no one dared to say anything, all of them were dumbfounded. 5 minutes had passed and no one had died yet. That was why the man looked very dissatisfied.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you guys kill each other? If you don¡¯t kill each other, everyone will die!¡±


    After he finished, a series of bullets were fired down below, taking the lives of dozens of people. By hiding behind the others, Lucifer was still alive.


    ¡°Arghhhh!!!!¡± Everyone screamed after witnessing that horrifying scene.


    ¡°Welcome to hell you piece of shit!!!!!¡± The man above laughed heartily.


    Knowing that they would all die if they didn¡¯t kill each other, the people in the room started to slaughter the remaining people. It seemed that the muscular men had the upper hand since they were a lot stronger than the rest.


    The men continuously targeted the elderly, children, and women to murder them, showing no signs of stopping. This place had completely turned into a literal hell.


    Lucifer couldn¡¯t do anything but watch from far. He knew that if he rushed forward to join the battle, the chance of him dying was very high, even after he had received a weapon.


    Lucifer turned his face away, not daring to look at this inhuman scene because it made him feel nauseous and disgusted.


    At that moment, a black muscular man saw him. He let out a terrifying laugh and instantly charged towards Lucifer with his arms wide open.


    ¡°Don¡¯t come here!¡± Lucifer shouted but he still didn''t stop.


    The moment his fist was about to collide with Lucifer''s face, Lucifer used all his speed and dodged to the side. His fist smashed through the sturdy wall and got stuck there.


    ''Is he really going to use all his power on a child?''


    Taking advantage of the moment when his hand was stuck, Lucifer charged towards his chest, took out a black dagger from his pocket and stabbed it straight into his heart.


    The black man screamed, but because the stab wound was quite shallow, he was still alive. Not giving him time to react, Lucifer used all his power, stuck the dagger into his chest and then twisted it to the side. Lucifer forced himself to push past his limits. His whole body felt like it was going to explode at any moment, but Lucifer knew that he would die if he stopped even for a second.


    Blood flowed like a waterfall from the stab wound on his chest, the black man died instantly.


    After making sure that he was completely dead, Lucifer quickly looked around to see what the current situation was. As he thought, there were only some muscular men left now, they had probably killed the rest.


    Lucifer didn''t care much about them, he used the body of the big guy to hide and pretended to be dead. He understood that after there was only one survivor, the doctors above would take the corpses to a big cage and let the pigs consume the corpses.


    The battle in the distance was still going on fiercely, but because his vision was completely blocked by this giant, he couldn''t grasp the current situation anymore.


    After about 2 minutes, there were no more screams or the sound of fists colliding. It seemed like the battle had completely ended.


    Suddenly, Lucifer heard the sound of the door being opened, followed by many footsteps and carts.


    ''It''s about time.'' He thought to himself.


    "Congratulations, you''re the only survivor, what''s your name?" The man¡¯s voice rang out.


    ¡°I¡¯m Lucian.¡±


    ¡®Huh? Is that the Lucian I know?¡¯


    Lucian was the name of a character that Lucifer created in the novel. Lucian was one of the main character¡¯s companions in this world, but Lucifer didn¡¯t explore Lucian¡¯s past much.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t expect him to appear here!¡¯


    Although he had found an important character in the plot, Lucifer couldn¡¯t do anything. If he went out now, he would definitely die immediately.


    With no other choice, Lucifer closed his eyes and pretended to be dead after hearing footsteps near him. Lucifer had been placed in a separate box without being discovered to be alive.


    ¡®What a stupid security.¡¯ Lucifer chuckled to himself.

 Chapter 3: Pig pen

    The road to the pig pen seemed longer than Lucifer thought, it had been 4 minutes and he still hadn''t reached the pig pen. Lucifer didn''t want to waste any time, so he took out the 2 weapons he found after unlocking the password just now.


    The first was a black dagger that he had just used to kill the black man. There was still a bit of that man''s blood on the blade, but he didn''t care much about it. It is still usable.


    For Lucifer, the dagger was his ideal weapon. It was light, keen, and very flexible. Although its range wasn''t too great, for an amateur like Lucifer, it was the perfect weapon for beginners.


    Next was a gun with 6 bullets inside. Since he wasn''t a weapon expert, he didn''t know what kind of gun it was. Lucifer only needed to know that it could cause damage and increase his survival rate.


    The reason why Lucifer didn''t use a gun to defend himself in the previous situation was because he wanted to save the bullets and the sound of the gun would attract unnecessary attention. It might cause everyone in the room to see him as a threat and team up to kill Lucifer first.


    While Lucifer was still admiring his two gorgeous weapons, the cart carrying his box suddenly stopped.


    ¡®I guess this is the end.''


    Lucifer immediately entered a state of pretending to be dead to fool the guards.


    The boxes were opened one by one and the corpses were thrown to the ground without any mercy. Although it hurt as hell, Lucifer still had to endure it if he wanted to escape.


    After finishing, the guards left the pig pen and closed the door, leaving the pigs to deal with the corpses.


    These pigs were actually very docile, if we didn¡¯t move, they would think that we were food and absorbed us. So the way to avoid being eaten was to move.


    Lucifer instantly stood up. The pigs stared at him for a moment but didn''t care much, they slowly walked past him, heading to the other corpses and devoured them deliciously.


    ''Disgusting.''


    Lucifer walked around the corpses to see if there were any survivors. If there were still survivors, he wanted to work with them to escape from here. After all, escaping alone was too risky.


    The situation didn''t seem as good as Lucifer thought. He had gone around the pile of corpses twice but in the end only picked up 2 people who were still breathing but unconscious. They must have been lucky to survive the shooting.


    Lucifer carried the 2 people away from the pigs who were still happily enjoying the corpses and placed them on the ground. Then, he leaned closer to the 2 people so that he could see their faces clearlier.


    The person sitting on the right was a girl wearing a cloak. The reason Lucifer knew that the person was a girl was simply because of the curves of her body. She was wearing a mask, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn¡¯t take it out.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.


    ¡®Did I create a character like this in the novel?¡¯


    Next was an old man with shoulder-length silver hair. He had a white mustache, exuding elegance and sharpness.


    ¡®Wait, is this the man¡­¡¯


    Lucifer paused for a moment and stared at the old man more closely.


    ¡®It really is him.¡¯


    ***


    While waiting for the other two to wake up, Lucifer decided to organize the things he had written about this inhuman laboratory in the novel to increase his survival rate. Right now, information was the key to success


    First, this place¡¯s name was Hell, the purpose of this place was to train humans to kill the supreme entities.


    Next, the people here didn''t seem to care about making money because if they wanted to, they could have taken the organs of the dead and sold them. It seemed that this place was funded by someone very wealthy and powerful. But who, Lucifer couldn''t remember because the Hell Arc had ended a long time ago.


    Finally, the guards here were divided by the color of the clothes they wore. The lowest ones were white, followed by green, and finally red.


    While Lucifer was still pondering, he suddenly noticed that the other two were slowly regaining consciousness. After they were completely awake, both of them seemed very shocked and overrated.


    To calm them down, Lucifer gave each of them a kick in the stomach. The old man needed to be kicked three times to calm down while the girl only needed one.


    After making sure that they were completely awake, Lucifer began to mention their current situation. At first, the old man seemed to be in disbelief, but then he had to accept this cruel reality. As for the girl, since she was wearing a mask, Lucifer wasn''t sure what she was thinking.


    ¡°So what should we do now?¡± The girl asked Lucifer.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but we need a plan to get out of here.¡±


    While the three were still talking, the door suddenly opened, and two guards in white clothes came in. It seemed like they were carrying someone¡¯s corpse.


    Fortunately, the three of them had managed to hide in the fat pigs, so they were not discovered by the two guards. The two guards approached the pigsty and threw the corpse in for the pigs to devour.


    But they still hadn¡¯t left the pig pen after finishing their job. Both of them took off their helmets and took out two cigarettes. They smoked and chatted to each other.


    Lucifer was too panicked to follow the conversation of the two. All he could think about was to stay as quiet as possible so as not to be found out.


    The other two seemed to be thinking the same thing as Lucifer. All three of them understood that if they made even the slightest noise, death was inevitable.


    The two guards were still chatting happily with each other, they had been in here for 5 minutes, and those 5 minutes were more than enough time to make Lucifer''s body numb.


    ''Wait a minute.''


    Lucifer suddenly remembered that Hell had a lot of guards and they also managed them very loosely. So if only two of them disappeared, they probably wouldn''t care much. And if it was the white guys, they wouldn¡¯t care even more.


    Lucifer exchanged glances with the other members about assassinating those two. The old man naturally disagreed, shaking his head. Meanwhile, the girl stayed silent for a long time before agreeing with his idea.


    The two guards were still laughing and joking, not knowing what was waiting for them.


    Lucifer and the girl jumped up from behind them at the same time. Lucifer covered the mouth of the guy on the left with one hand and stabbed him in the chest several times in a row. He died in just a few seconds.


    Meanwhile, the girl easily broke the neck of the guy on the right, killing him instantly.


    ¡®Amazing.¡¯


    Lucifer couldn¡¯t help but admire the girl.


    Afterwards, with the old man¡¯s help, the three of them took off their clothes and threw their bodies to the pigs.


    After that, all of them returned to their old place and discussed their upcoming plans.

 Chapter 4: Seventh floor

    Finally, the three of them came up with a plan to deal with the upcoming events. They all agreed that information was the most important thing at the moment. They must have some knowledge about this place to escape.


    After discussing for a while, they came to a decision that two people must wear these white uniforms and go around this place to collect necessary information. But the question now was who would be the one to collect information.


    Finally, Lucifer and the old man would be the ones to collect information because Lucifer had a dagger and he could protect the old man if needed. Meanwhile, the girl would stay in the pig pen and wait for them to return.


    Lucifer put on the pure white uniform, then he checked the other uniform before handing it to the old man. Unfortunately, these two guards did not carry any weapons, if they did, Lucifer would have given the girl a weapon for self-defense.


    Up until now, Lucifer had only said that he had a single weapon, a dagger, he did not tell the other two that he had a gun. Lucifer was worried that they would get greedy and steal his gun. After all, the most unreliable thing was humans.


    After preparing everything, the two said goodbye to the girl and walked out of the pigsty.


    Compared to the pig pen inside, the two were standing in the middle of a beautiful and modern corridor that must have been at least a few dozen meters long. However, the pigsty seemed to be the only room here, besides it, there was only an elevator to move between floors.


    Based on the image of the number 6 on the wall, Lucifer could guess that this was the 6th floor. They waited for the elevator to arrive and stepped inside. There were a total of 7 floors in the elevator and they decided to go from the 1st floor and down gradually.


    ***


    The elevator door leading to the first floor opened, welcoming them were a few people wearing white and red uniforms who were also waiting for the elevator.


    If it was before, he would probably tremble when he met them, but now that he was in disguise, he wasn''t as nervous as before. The two of them calmly bowed to the others and left the elevator.


    Compared to the empty 6th floor, the first floor was a bustling cafeteria filled with all kinds of delicious food. Among them were some dishes that Lucifer had never tasted before even in his previous life.


    His stomach was rumbling, but since he was on duty, he had to restrain his appetite. In the end, Lucifer and the old man both chose a simple sandwich, and they also bought another one for the girl who was waiting for them.


    While waiting to pay, Lucifer suddenly realized that he didn''t have any money. He turned to the old man, who was thinking the same thing as him. Lucifer was speechless.


    He glanced at the counter, realizing that the other people didn''t seem to need to pay in cash, instead they had to swipe some kind of card, which looked quite similar to a staff card.


    Lucifer hurriedly rummaged through his clothes to find the card. Fortunately, he found it in his pocket.If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    The worry gradually disappeared and Lucifer paid for his sandwich.


    Lucifer and the old man headed towards the elevator while enjoying their simple sandwiches.


    ***


    The second floor had many numbered rooms, the atmosphere here was completely different from the first floor. There was no one in the hallway, the second floor made Lucifer feel a little creepy.


    Suddenly, Lucifer noticed that the first and second floors were exactly as he described. So it was possible that the third floor was the room where they had just killed each other. The fourth floor was the training room. The fifth floor was the laboratory and the sixth floor was the pig pen.


    But the odd thing was that Lucifer never wrote that there was a 7th floor in his novel, the 6th floor should be the last floor. Unable to hide his curiosity, Lucifer and the old man went down to the 7th floor together.


    As soon as the door opened, a dirty, dark and moldy hallway hit their eyes. The atmosphere of this place made Lucifer feel nervous.


    The deeper he went, Lucifer saw many cells, there was no doubt that this place was exactly like a prison. Lucifer tried to look inside but because it was too dark, he couldn''t see anything.


    Suddenly an arm touched both Lucifer and the old man''s shoulders. Both of them jumped and turned their heads, realizing that the person who was placing his hand on their shoulders was a guard wearing a red uniform, meaning that he was the highest ranking person.


    "What are you two doing here?" He asked while pulling out a gun from his pocket.


    At that moment, Lucifer realized that if he answered that guy''s question wrong, both of them would definitely die.


    Seeing that Lucifer and the old man didn''t say anything, the guard continued:


    "Give me your employee cards." He held out his hand.


    Both of them immediately handed their employee cards to the guard. He received the two cards and turned towards the light so he could see the cards clearly.


    While he was checking, Lucifer couldn''t help but feel frightened. His heart was beating like crazy, perhaps it could explode at any moment. Lucifer turned to the cell, and suddenly he noticed a tentacle inside it.


    It didn''t take long for him to realize that the purpose of the 7th floor was to imprison monsters that were created by the supreme entity. Perhaps All the cells here contained at least one monster.


    While the guard was still attentively reading the two people''s employee cards, Lucifer quickly took out a bullet from his gun without no one noticing.


    After a while, the guard turned back to them and asked them to take off their helmets. The old man trembled as he looked at Lucifer. Nevertheless, Lucifer was not concerned at all, he seemed to be calmer than ever.


    Lucifer quickly threw the bullet into the cage without the guard noticing. The bullet disappeared into the darkness but Lucifer could guarantee that it would hit the sleeping monster inside.


    As expected, a moment later the monster roared, waking up all the remaining monsters. All of them tried to destroy the cage to escape.


    The red guard panicked and asked for help right away while Lucifer just calmly looked at him. As he had thought, the guard ordered him and the old man to run away.


    ¡®As expected.¡¯


    The two of them returned to the elevator and went back to the 6th floor. They returned to the pig pen, where the girl was waiting for them.


    ¡°We¡¯re back.¡±


    Lucifer spoke up after opening the door to signal to the girl that it was them and she didn¡¯t have to hide.


    The girl slowly stood up from behind the pigs and asked,


    ¡°How¡¯s the situation? Have you guys gathered any information?¡±


    Lucifer threw the girl a sandwich, she accepted it without asking much.


    She immediately ate the sandwich deliciously, it seemed like she hadn¡¯t had anything to eat for a long time.


    Lucifer and the old man got closer to her and slowly sat down on the dirty ground, then they shared all the information they had gathered today with the girl.

 Chapter 5: Move secretly

    ¡°Hey, why don¡¯t we just run out of here through the main entrance? Can¡¯t we just wear this suit and leave freely?¡± The girl asked while chewing the sandwich, causing the food to splatter everywhere.


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk while eating.¡± The old man complained.


    ¡°No, I heard someone say just now that there¡¯s no free entry here. If we want to leave, we have to take off our suits and hand over everything. We¡¯ll be arrested immediately after taking off our helmets, so¡­¡± Lucifer answered the girl¡¯s question.


    ¡°Moreover, the main entrance here is heavily guarded. Not even a mosquito can get through.¡± Lucifer continued.


    Of course, hearing this conversation was a complete lie. Since he was the author, he knew very well how Hell worked. Escaping from here without a plan was impossible.


    ¡°Is that so¡­¡± The girl¡¯s mood dropped.


    ¡°But leaving that aside, why don¡¯t we introduce ourselves? I¡¯m Esper.¡± Lucifer said.


    There was no need to reveal his real name now, so Lucifer decided to create a fake name for himself.


    ¡°I¡¯m Mastro, nice to meet you all.¡±


    ¡®Mastro is indeed his real name.¡¯


    ¡°I have no intention of revealing my real name. But you can call me Mask.¡± The girl spoke up.


    Lucifer thought for a long time, he didn¡¯t remember creating a masked character like this. Just wearing a mask that couldn¡¯t be removed was enough reason for her to be a supporting character or maybe even a main character.


    Putting that aside, Lucifer took out his employee card from his pocket. He stared at it for a while before speaking.


    ¡°Hey everyone, why don¡¯t we move to another location?¡± We have killed the two guards so we can have their rooms.¡± Lucifer suggested changing rooms.


    Because it seemed like they would be stuck in Hell for a long time, so they couldn¡¯t live in this grimy and stinky pigsty. It was too obvious and easy to be discovered by the guards. Coincidentally, thanks to killing the two guards, they had received two free rooms.


    Mastro¡¯s eyes lit up after hearing about moving to the second floor. He must have been holding himself back all this time to stay in this dirty, smelly pig pen.


    ¡°Moving to another place is fine.¡± Mask also agreed with Lucifer¡¯s idea.


    ¡°Then how about we secretly move at midnight?¡±


    The reason Lucifer suggested moving at midnight was simply because that was the time when most of the guards would be asleep, leaving every floor empty. Even so, there would still be a lot of guards standing at the main entrance, but since the three of them would only go to the second floor, they didn¡¯t need to worry too much about it.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    Both of them nodded without asking Lucifer the reason.


    ***


    Although none of the three of them had a watch, since Lucifer had just looked at a clock hanging on the wall while he was collecting information, he knew exactly what time it was.


    It was currently 12 midnight, their plan was to move at 11, but to be sure, they decided to move back to 12 midnight. Most of the guards were probably asleep by now.


    Lucifer and Mastro put on their white uniforms and tiptoed out to check if anyone was there. The hallway on the sixth floor was as empty as ever.


    The three people carefully walked towards the elevator. They didn¡¯t dare to make the slightest noise.


    Every floor the elevator passed, their hearts almost stopped beating. If the elevator stopped at even one floor, they would definitely be found out immediately. Because of that, Lucifer''s mind was now spinning with anxiety.


    Noticing that her teammate was about to faint from anxiety, Mask pinched Lucifer''s arm out of nowhere. Lucifer could sense a terrible pain in his arm but didn''t dare to scream out loud for fear of attracting attention.


    He immediately turned back to Mask but she just smiled and apologized softly.


    Luckily, they reached the 2nd floor without being seen by anyone. Their rooms were numbers 33 and 34, located right next to each other. Without hesitation, the three of them hurriedly headed towards their room numbers.


    At that moment, the door to room number 25 opened. A guard in a green uniform came out from the room but he didn''t turn towards them but headed straight to the elevator.


    ¡®I might actually die if I keep getting surprised like this again.¡¯


    Lucifer, Mask, and Mastro sprinted as quickly as they could to rooms 33 and 34 without making a sound. Lucifer threw Mask the key to room 34 while he and Mastro entered room 33.


    ¡®We made it in time¡­¡¯


    Mask and Lucifer gasped after the door was completely closed.


    After regaining his composure, Lucifer looked up to admire the room. Needless to say, it was much nicer than the pig pen he had just stayed in.


    ¡®It would be an insult to compare the two rooms.¡¯


    This room was exactly like the rooms in hotels. It had a bathroom right next to the door, a bed, a couch, a television, and a desk with a computer on top.


    While Mastro was still going around the room, Lucifer instantly moved towards the computer and turned it on. The computer had no password so he could use it right away.


    Lucifer opened the news.


    [This year''s Hero Rankings.]


    [Atlas Academy awards 100% scholarships to potential students.]


    [The top 13 heroes defeated a dangerous terrorist.]


    [The heroes joined forces to capture a transnational drug trafficking gang.]


    ''As expected...''


    After seeing the word ''hero'' so many times in the news, Lucifer was absolutely certain that he had been brought to the world in his novel. But the most crucial question now was why he had been brought here.


    Just as Lucifer was about to turn off the computer, he recognized that he had not checked the files on the computer. Who knows, it might contain important information related to Hell.


    Without wasting any more time, Lucifer opened the folder right away, and what caught his eyes was a file named ¡°the participants of this experiment¡±. This file had only appeared a week ago, so there was a high chance that it contained information about Lucifer¡¯s identity.


    While he was diligently checking each file, Mastro was sleeping pleasantly on the only bed in the room.


    ¡®He didn¡¯t even bother to ask for my opinion.¡¯


    Lucifer entered his name into the search bar, and surprisingly, a file named Lucifer immediately popped up on the screen. Unable to wait any longer, Lucifer clicked on the file with his name on it.

 Chapter 6: Who am I?

    [Sales contract.]


    [Product price.]


    [Sales date.]


    [Proof of money transfer.]


    Lucifer flipped through the seemingly unnecessary folders. Finally, after a while, he had found what he had been looking for all this time.


    [Basic information of the product.]


    Without stopping, Lucifer immediately clicked on the folder to open it. He was eager to know what kind of person he was in this world.


    The first thing that popped up on the screen was the image of a skinny boy with black eyes and a layered two-block hairstyle, slightly messy. The boy had a pair of black dead eyes. The boy might have to suffer a lot in his past.


    After reading through all the words in the basic information carefully, Lucifer was able to come to a few conclusions.


    First, his name and date of birth in this world were exactly the same as in the old world.  What a coincidence. Moreover, this body was 15 years old, which was 5 years younger than Lucifer in his previous world.


    Next, he was born without a healthy body, but a sickly one. But because his family was not well-off, he was not sent to the hospital for proper treatment. Over time, Lucifer''s illness had gradually become more serious. Although it had vanished, in return he had to live with this skinny body.


    Lastly, there was his family. If he had to describe Lucifer''s family, he could sum it up in one word: "Trash." Both parents were addicted on gambling and couldn''t live without alcohol. And they were willing to sell their only child just to get more money to gamble.


    ''What a bunch of trash.''


    Lucifer felt sorry for the owner of this body for having to be born and raised in such a toxic environment. Lucifer suddenly wondered if he was the one who killed the owner of this body.


    ''This is really tiring.''


    Lucifer turned off the computer and lay down on the sofa near the TV. Although it wasn¡¯t as comfy as the bed, it was more than enough for him. Lucifer pondered for a moment about what he should do in the future.


    Since he appeared in Hell, most of the plot had changed. He could escape from Hell, but that also meant that most of the plot in the future would be different.


    The author¡¯s privilege would be gone. One of Lucifer¡¯s advantages in this world was knowing the future, but he was afraid that he would have to face a future he didn¡¯t know about.


    Perhaps this was what people called the butterfly effect. Just a small change could completely affect the future ahead.


    ¡®Well, whatever. No matter how much it changes, it doesn¡¯t matter. Life is unpredictable anyway.¡¯


    Lucifer reassured himself, believing that he could still live well even if he couldn¡¯t predict the time ahead. He still knew the settings and the things that could make him stronger in this world to prepare for an uncertain future.


    Lucifer fell asleep without realizing it.


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    The next morning, Lucifer woke up. He looked around the room, noticing that Mastro was no longer in bed and the uniform he usually wore was also gone.


    ''Maybe he went to have breakfast.''


    Lucifer got off the sofa and went to the bathroom. After more than 10 minutes, he put on the remaining uniform in the room and walked out, going to the first floor to have breakfast. Lucifer also did not forget to buy food for Mask.


    A day of work for the guards was simple and leisurely. Lucifer did not have to do much other than cleaning, taking turns guarding the main gate, and monitoring those who passed the test while they were training.


    It was unbelievable that the guards were paid so much just to do such mundane, routine work. Perhaps the main reason their salaries were so high was because this was an extremely dangerous job that could even lead to death at any moment.


    Having a lot of money was good, but being able to spend it was even more essential.


    Lucifer finished his shift at 5pm. Before returning to his room, Lucifer stopped by Mask''s room to see if she was okay.


    In contrast to Lucifer, Mask seemed to be enjoying this place more than he thought. She had spent most of her time watching TV and sleeping. She didn''t need to work and still had food served to her.


    ''So jealous¡­''


    Lucifer returned to his room, where Mastro was sitting on the bed reading a book. He had probably just finished his shift.


    ***


    A week had passed and Lucifer''s two companions had changed significantly compared to the first day.


    First was Mastro, who was trying to speed up the escape campaign from this place. Perhaps reading the same books over and over again and watching the same boring TV shows was enough to make Mastro felt uncomfortable.


    On the other hand, I didn¡¯t know if it was because of having too much fun, but Mask was suffering from a serious illness. She had been like that for 2 consecutive days, but Lucifer couldn''t do anything but take care of Mask himself. If Mask was discovered, all 3 of them would definitely die.


    Since one of their members was sick, Lucifer and Mastro had to work harder to find a way out without being caught by the guards here.


    They worked hard in the morning and in the evening, they had to constantly go around the 6 floors to find a suitable, non-dangerous exit.


    ***


    Today was the 9th day they had been trapped here . Mastro was gradually losing his patience, so he became more irritable recently. Meanwhile, Mask¡¯s illness showed no signs of recovery.


    Currently, Lucifer was observing the people who had passed the training trial. If he saw anyone slacking off, he had the right to punish that person.


    All the people training here were very tough and full of potential. Especially Lucian, whose growth rate was much faster than the others.


    In just 9 short days, he had climbed from the bottom of the rankings to become the 3rd ranked person.


    ¡®As expected of the future companion of the protagonist.¡¯


    While Lucifer was observing Lucian, a hand was placed on his shoulder. Lucifer quickly turned around, realizing that the person was a guard in a red uniform. He ordered him to gather on the 1st floor.


    ¡®Did I do something wrong?¡¯


    Lucifer trembled, afraid that his identity had been found out. But surprisingly, there were also many people called up to the first floor besides him.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening here?¡± Lucian asked the guard standing next to him.


    The guard turned to Lucifer but didn¡¯t say anything. He was a man of few words.


    Not receiving an answer, Lucifer turned away, not paying any more attention to the guard standing next to him. Suddenly, he noticed an item at his feet.


    Curious, he picked it up and put it in his pocket, telling himself that he would check it when he returned to the room.


    ¡°Everyone, gather!¡± It was the voice of the man he had seen on the first day.


    He was standing on a table and ordering all the guards to stay quiet.


    ¡°We suspect that there is a spy in here! So please cooperate to find him. You just need to show us your employee badges and take off your masks.¡±


    Lucifer was startled, afraid that he had been discovered.


    A red guard began to check each person, he was getting closer and closer to Lucifer.


    Lucifer closed his eyes, ready to accept his fate. That was what he thought.


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear me? Show me your employee card and take off your mask.¡±


    Lucifer slowly opened his eyes, realizing that the red guard was giving orders to the guard next to him but the guard seemed to have no intention of obeying.


    ¡°So you¡¯re the fucking spy? Got you!¡±

 Chapter 7: I killed a hero

    ¡°Didn¡¯t you hear what I said?¡±


    The red guard threatened the white guard standing next to Lucifer. His killing intent was so obvious that Lucifer couldn¡¯t stand still. Normally, he would have lost his balance, but he forced himself to stand as steady as possible.


    Just a small action was enough to make the red guard paid attention to Lucifer.


    On the other hand, the guard standing next to Lucifer still didn¡¯t say anything.


    Seeing this, the red guard pulled out a gun with intricate patterns carved along the gun body. It could be seen that this gun was much more special than normal ones.


    The guard next to Lucifer unconsciously stepped back after noticing the gun being pulled out.


    Immediately after, a gunshot rang out. The bullet pierced through the white guard¡¯s thigh, causing him to fall to the floor immediately. The clean white floor was now dirty due to blood flowing from the wound.


    ¡°You bastard!¡± The white guard shouted, it was obvious that he was a hero who had infiltrated here.


    The hero groped all over his body as if he wanted to find something. 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 10 seconds had passed but the hero could not find what he wanted. The hero immediately quivered.


    On the other hand, the red guard remained still to see what the hero would take out but was disappointed after seeing his body shaking like a leaf.


    ¡°Die.¡±


    The guard raised his gun to the hero¡¯s head. Just as he was about to pull the trigger, the hero used all his strength to knock the gun away. He then became invisible.


    ¡®So that is an Ability.¡¯


    The red guard then ordered Lucifer, who was standing next to the hero, to chase after him. With no other choice, Lucifer had to obey if he wanted to live.


    ***


    Although the hero had turned invisible and ran away, his blood was not. It was still very visible, so Lucifer just had to follow the blood trail.


    He didn¡¯t need to worry about being ambushed because one of the hero¡¯s legs was almost immobile. Coupled with the amount of blood that had flowed out, the hero¡¯s death was only a matter of time.


    Lucifer followed the blood trail, recognizing that he had arrived at the 6th floor without realizing it. The blood trail ended at the pig pen, the hero must have gone there.


    Without hesitation, Lucifer entered the pig pen. He held his gun in his hand because his opponent was a professional hero, so it was likely that a dagger wouldn¡¯t be enough to fight him.


    ¡®What is this?¡¯


    Unexpectedly, the hero had collapsed onto the filthy ground, completely motionless. The hero could no longer hold on.If you encounter this tale on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it.


    Lucifer knelt down, bringing himself closer to the hero.


    ¡°Any last words?¡±


    ¡°Yes, please¡­destroy this lab¡­for me¡­¡± The hero struggled to form each word.


    ¡°I have¡­an item¡­to call for help¡­from other heroes¡­¡± The hero continued.


    Lucifer took out a white orb-shaped item that was as tiny as a marble he had picked up and brought it closer to the hero.


    ¡°Is this it?¡±


    The hero was amazed to see that Lucifer had the item, he didn¡¯t say anything but nodded. His death was approaching.


    ¡°I will fulfill your wish.¡±


    Lucifer put the orb back in his pocket and pulled out a gun. He pointed it at the hero.


    Lucifer hesitated for a moment but then decided to shoot him in the head. The bullet was fired, penetrating the hero¡¯s brain, killing him instantly.


    This wasn¡¯t his first time killing someone, but for some reason, Lucifer felt quite uncomfortable after killing the hero. It was different from when he killed the black man.


    Maybe his first time killing someone was for survival, but he didn¡¯t have any noble purpose in killing the hero. He was simply following orders from his superiors.


    Or was it because the hero was a good person, and he felt regretful for killing him?


    Lucifer stared at the hero¡¯s face after he died. He was smiling.


    ¡®It¡¯s hard to understand.¡¯


    ***


    After completing the assigned task, Lucifer walked out of the pig pen, leaving the pigs to deal with the hero¡¯s corpse.


    He took the hero¡¯s uniform and returned it to the red guard, who was sitting on the first floor, reporting that he had completed the task. The red guard took the uniform and informed Lucifer that he would be rewarded for completing the task.


    Hearing that, Lucifer bowed to the guard and returned to his room.


    Before going down to the second floor, Lucifer stopped by the cafeteria to buy some food for Mask. Sick people need to eat a lot to have the strength to recover from illness. Lucifer picked up a simple bowl of white porridge, yogurt, and a small cake.


    Carrying the food, Lucifer stopped by Mask''s room. She still didn''t look any better. Her entire body was burning hot and her breathing was also getting heavier by time.


    Lucifer gently placed the food next to her bed and returned to his room. Mastro was waiting for him there. It seemed like he had something important to say because he seemed very serious.


    "Is there anything you want to say?¡± Lucifer asked while taking off his uniform.


    ¡°What do you think about us escaping from here? Just the two of us?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Lucifer asked calmly.


    ¡°We just need to tell them that Mask is the intruder, to be sure, we can kill a few guards and put them in her room. That way, the guards will mobilize a large number of people to capture her. The security at the exit will also be looser and we can kill the remaining ones at the exit to escape.¡± Mastro explained the plan.


    ¡°You mean to sacrifice Mask to escape?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡®You¡¯re still as trash as ever, Mastro.¡¯ Lucifer chuckled to himself.


    The moment he met Mastro in the pig pen, Lucifer immediately recognized him based on his appearance. Mastro was an important character in the novel, but he was not a hero but an antagonist.


    Because of him, the protagonist''s two friends died and he also caused a mass massacre using his unbelievable power. The protagonist had to spend a lot of effort and sacrifice a lot just to defeat him.


    In general, Mastro was a trash villain.


    At first, Lucifer intended to kill him as soon as he saw him in the pig pen, but then he decided to spare Mastro because he could still be used. But of course he could not let him live.


    After hearing Mastro talked about giving up Mask, Lucifer decided that the death of a great villain was getting closer.


    ''Thanks to that, I don''t have to feel guilty about killing you, Mastro!''

 Chapter 8: Protagonist owes me a favor

    ¡°So, what do you think about it?¡± Mastro waited for Lucifer¡¯s answer.


    Lucifer sighed inwardly, he knew that Mastro¡¯s true personality was gradually being revealed. Which meant that he would have to kill him so that he wouldn¡¯t cause any harm in the future.


    ¡°Of course not.¡± Lucifer answered calmly.


    Right now, Lucifer could have killed him immediately but he didn¡¯t do so. Mastro could still be used, he would use him until he was completely useless.


    Mastro seemed surprised by Lucifer¡¯s answer. He never thought that Lucifer would answer like this.


    ¡°I won¡¯t let Mask be sacrificed.¡±


    Seeing this, Mastro sighed in frustration. He reached for the book under his pillow and read it in silence. The two of them didn¡¯t communicate with each other for the rest of the day.


    ***


    The next day, while Lucifer was reading the news on the computer, Mastro suddenly called out to him.


    ¡°Hey Esper!¡±


    Hearing Mastro called his fake name, Lucifer turned towards him. Mastro was standing in front of the door, wearing the white uniform he had been wearing since he got it.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lucifer asked, pretending to be confused.


    ¡°I have something to tell you, can you come with me for a moment?¡±


    Lucifer was silent for a long time before deciding to follow Mastro¡¯s words. He put on his uniform and left the room with Mastro. The two of them went down to the third floor together, to the place where they had to kill each other to survive.


    The place was strangely quiet. Perhaps the third floor would only be crowded when they were taking the test to find the strongest. Currently, Mastro and Lucifer were the only two people here.


    ¡°Do you know why I called you here?¡± Mastro asked while reaching into his pocket to find something.


    ¡°Let me guess. Are you planning to alert them that I¡¯m an intruder, causing them to gather here so you can escape?¡± Lucifer replied in a gentle tone.


    Hearing that, Mastro¡¯s face stiffened. It could be seen that Lucifer had guessed Mastro¡¯s intention correctly. But Mastro instantly regained his usual gentle expression.


    Mastro pulled his hand out of his pocket, taking out a black marble that was identical to the one Lucifer had from the hero. It was highly likely that the marble was used to alert all the guards in Hell.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to know what I was thinking.¡± Mastro pretended to be surprised.


    ¡®Of course I know what you are thinking. After all, I¡¯m the one who created you.¡¯


    Lucifer pulled out the gun in his pocket right after. After using one bullet to throw at the monster and one to kill the hero, Lucifer now had four bullets left.


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    ¡°What the hell!¡± Lucifer shouted.


    Not giving Mastro time to react, Lucifer immediately fired a bullet at the arm holding the marble. The bullet flew through the arm, causing the marble to fall to the ground.


    Mastro screamed as he held his bleeding arm. He then pointed the gun at Lucifer while trying to get closer to the marble.


    Lucifer continued to shoot a bullet at Mastro¡¯s leg, making him unable to move anymore. Because Mastro was wearing a mask, Lucifer couldn¡¯t tell what kind of expression he was making.


    Mastro immediately fired at Lucifer. A large number of bullets were flying towards him at a speed that tore through the air. After using up all of his bullets, Mastro tried to crawl closer to the item.


    At that moment, a bullet flew through his back, causing him to spit blood from his mouth.


    ¡°How?¡±


    Lucifer was still alive after taking dozens of bullets. Needless to say, that surprised Mastro a lot.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if you know, but every protective suit is equipped with an item that blocks bullets coming from all directions. And the day I gave you that protective suit, I had deliberately disabled that function.¡±


    Mastro was speechless, his mask fell off, showing a face with a terrified expression.


    Lucifer approached Mastro, who was lying motionless in a pool of his own blood. But Lucifer didn¡¯t do anything to him, only walking towards the item Mastro had dropped.


    ¡°What are you going to do?¡±


    Lucifer turned to him without saying anything. He deliberately disabled his own suit. Then, he shot the last bullet into his own hip, but not deep enough so that he could still move normally.


    Lucifer tried to endure the pain but eventually screamed.


    Meanwhile, Mastro was still watching the whole process. His face was completely distorted, he didn''t understand what the hell Lucifer was doing.


    After the bullet pierced his hip, Lucifer immediately smashed the black spherical object. Alarms immediately rang everywhere.


    Mastro tried to stand up with the help of his remaining arm and leg. But then he suddenly lost his balance and fell. Mastro suddenly felt exhausted. He didn¡¯t have energy to do anything.


    "It finally worked. That would be strange after bleeding like that and not passing out.¡± Lucifer said.


    Mastro looked up at Lucifer with resentment. He couldn¡¯t say anything more because he had lost all his strength.


    The footsteps became clearer and clearer.


    ¡°You know, I¡¯m a big fan of heroes. But I¡¯ve realized that heroes only appear after criminals have acted. So I have to deal with criminals before they act, right?¡± Lucifer gave a contemptuous smile.


    After that, Mastro collapsed, unconscious on the spot. Those were the last words he heard before he died.


    The guards immediately rushed in, roughly counting, there were over 100 of them. It didn¡¯t take long for all of them to realize what was happening here.


    They thought that Lucifer was their comrade because he was holding the remaining pieces of the item just now. On the contrary, they all believed that Mastro was the intruder because he was holding a machine gun tightly in his hand, all the white guards were not allowed to carry weapons, let alone a machine gun.


    More than 5 guards rushed to Mastro and killed him immediately.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡±


    A red guard asked Lucifer, perhaps he had noticed the blood flowing from his waist. Lucifer had to shoot himself because he had another plan in mind.


    The red guard approached him gradually. As soon as the two of them were only a few dozen centimeters apart, Lucifer pretended to lose his balance and fall. The purpose was to be able to steal the key placed on the red guard¡¯s waist without being discovered.


    Lucifer slowly stood up and quickly put the key in his pocket. He then lifted his uniform to show the red guard the wound.


    Although he was shot, the bullet only grazed his side a little, so to put it simply, it was not life-threatening at all.


    After that, Lucifer asked for permission to return to his room and was allowed. The red guard didn''t seem to ask to see his employee card. Perhaps it was because the guard was focusing all his attention on Lucifer''s wound and the person lying in the pool of blood over there.


    ¡®Hey main character, I had killed Mastro for you. Take in mind that now you owe me a favor.¡¯

 Chapter 9: Making up a plan

    Lucifer sprinted back to his room and closed the door instantly. The room had become a lot more comfortable without Mastro in it.


    Lucifer quickly jumped onto the bed that Mastro had used to experience the soft feeling it brought. Indeed, the bed was very cozy and pleasant, but because it was soaked with Mastro''s scent, Lucifer couldn''t stand the smell of it.


    He sat up and returned to his familiar sofa.


    He had killed another person today. It seemed like he was more used to killing people, or perhaps he was only willing to kill bad guys like Mastro.


    Lucifer rummaged through the room to find a first aid kit. He quickly disinfected the wound and bandaged it. The whole process took longer than Lucifer thought because this was the first time he had bandaged a wound like this himself.


    After calming down, Lucifer decided to look at his system panel.


    ***


    Name: Lucifer


    Destiny: ???


    Destiny Rank: ???


    Ability: ???


    Experience: ???


    Ancient name: ???


    Potential: Uncountable


    Everything was still the same, nothing had changed. Lucifer felt a little disappointed and worried. He needed to get a Destiny as soon as possible if he wanted to survive in this harsh world.


    But that wasn''t the problem he needed to worry about right now. Right now, he needed to come up with a plan to escape from here with Mask.


    After Mastro''s death, the security in Hell would definitely be ten times tighter than before, making escape much more strenuous than previous.


    ¡®Fuck you Mastro!''


    Lucifer cursed Mastro in his mind. But it was thanks to him that Lucifer was able to steal the key from the red guard.


    ''At least I should show some respect to him.''


    Lucifer''s time in Hell was not useless unlike Mastro and Mask. He had discovered a lot of interesting things that he could take advantage of after exploring Hell every single night.


    A few days ago, Lucifer received a message on his computer saying that next week they would transport more humans here and let them kill each other to find the strongest one. Therefore, the security on the 1st and 3rd floors would be extremely tight, while the other floors would have less security.


    Moreover, Lucifer learned that the people here had surveillance cameras covering the entire area within a 5km radius, which meant that even if he used the item to call the heroes, the bad guys had already escaped.


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    But because Lucifer had promised a hero that he would destroy all of them and also because Lucifer didn''t want to let the villains escape, he couldn''t use the item at the moment.


    In addition, Lucifer often sneaked out of his room at night and went to the 7th floor because that was when the security would be the lowest. There, he had known that the cells that held the monsters needed a key to open.


    And it seemed that these monsters slept a lot. They usually woke up at 7pm and went to sleep at 10pm. They would only be active for around 3 hours before going back to sleep.


    Most importantly, most of the guards would usually gather on the 2nd and 1st floors at 5pm for dinner, so the other floors would be less guarded.


    Lucifer took out an old key from his pocket, it seemed to be related to the locks of the cells on the 7th floor because they all looked old and the red guards always brought a key wherever they went. There was a high chance that this key could be used to open all the cells on the 7th floor because all the locks there looked identical.


    Lucifer stared at the key for a moment and then smirked.


    ¡®I think I have had a plan!¡¯


    ***


    Lucifer¡¯s plan would be as follows:


    The truck carrying the sold people would arrive here at 4pm. During that time, most of the floors would be deserted because Hell would concentrate most of its manpower on the 1st and 3rd floors.


    Taking advantage of the time when the guards on the 1st and 3rd floors were gathering to escort the truck and having dinner, Lucifer would sneak down to the 7th floor to unlock the cells. Since the monsters only woke up at 7pm, he didn¡¯t have to worry much about being attacked.


    After finishing his job, Lucifer would go up to the security room on the 1st floor and set the timer for the doors to automatically lock. He couldn¡¯t disconnect the cameras because only the red guards could do that.


    When the monsters woke up, they would get out all over this place and destroy everything that caught into their eyes. The guards would go downstairs to try to stop them while Lucifer would take Mask out of here in the meantime.


    When the guards realized that they were no match for the monsters, they would tried to escape but couldn¡¯t because all the doors were locked. As a result, the monsters will eat all of them.


    Once they were out, Lucifer just needed to inform the heroes and that''s it.


    ¡®I guess that plan was perfectly fine!''


    Lucifer can''t help but feel proud of himself for coming up with such a thorough plan.


    ***


    Lucifer went upstairs to have dinner, since Mastro was no longer around, the money in his card would be completely his.


    Lucifer knew that he was about to leave, so he attempted to spend all the money in the 2 cards on food. His dining table was full of expensive dishes like lobster, caviar, raw salmon, steak, mashed potatoes, etc.


    There were a few guards who glanced at his food, but Lucifer didn''t pay any attention to them.


    ''You guys are all going to die anyway.''


    After finishing the meal, Lucifer also bought a lot of tasty and nutritious food for Mask. Her current condition was not getting any better, and was even getting worse as time went on.


    Lucifer told himself that he had to leave at all costs and let Mask go to the hospital.


    He gently placed the food next to her bed so as not to wake Mask up. Just as he was about to turn away, Mask suddenly started talking in her sleep.


    "Stay here..."


    Lucifer immediately reacted to Mask''s words.


    "I''m really lonely..."


    He could see a few tears flowing from Mask''s mask. It turned out that illness could change a person''s personality this much.


    Lucifer brought the only chair in the room closer to Mask¡¯s bed and held her hand. A satisfied smile appeared on Mask¡¯s lips.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, we¡¯ll get out of here.¡± Lucifer whispered into Mask¡¯s ear, not sure if she could hear him or not.


    After making sure that Mask was asleep, Lucifer gently pulled his hand away and walked out of her room and back to his own.


    Lucifer¡¯s face immediately became serious after getting back to his room. He had known that 3 days later, many people would be brought here.


    ¡®3 days later is the end of Hell.¡¯

 Chapter 10: D-Day (1)

    Today is the end of Hell. Lucifer thought as he prepared everything he needed in the room. For now, he would bring along his familiar dagger, a gun that had no bullets inside, a white marble, and the key he stole.


    Lucifer also decided to bring along some snacks and a healing kit in case of emergency. At that moment, his computer screen suddenly turned on.


    [All staff, please gather on the 1st floor.]


    Lucifer saw the announcement and put on his white uniform. But he didn''t leave the room yet, he waited until all the guards had gone to the 1st floor before going out. His target was the 7th floor anyway.


    5 minutes later, the 2nd floor hallway was completely empty. It seemed like everyone had gone to the 1st floor, but even so, Lucifer still couldn''t let down his guard.


    Before leaving, he glanced at Mask''s room and checked her quickly.


    Lucifer crept to the elevator, holding a knife in his hand in case he encountered any enemies. Luckily, the elevator door opened without anyone inside.


    Lucifer breathed a sigh of relief and pressed the button to the 7th floor.


    ***


    Before the elevator opened at the 7th floor, Lucifer quickly hid at the edge of the elevator in case someone entered the elevator from the 7th floor. As he had predicted, a green guard entered the elevator.


    It seemed that he didn''t notice Lucifer because his back was turned to Lucifer. Lucifer immediately pulled out his knife and stabbed the guard from behind. Blood spurted out like water. The moment Lucifer pulled out the knife was also the moment the guard died.


    Lucifer decided to leave the guard''s body here and destroy the elevator so that no one could use it anymore. Now there were only 4 out of 5 elevators that were still functioning.


    Lucifer went deeper into the 7th floor, to the area where the monsters were held. Using the key he stole, Lucifer unlocked all the cells he encountered.


    ¡°Hey, is anyone there?¡± Suddenly a voice rang out.


    Lucifer was frozen, he instantly hid in a monster¡¯s cell. The footsteps were getting nearer and nearer to him. Lucifer was so nervous that he didn¡¯t dare to breathe.


    Suddenly he heard snoring coming from the cell where he was hiding, Lucifer reflexively turned towards the snoring sound. It was a stupid choice.


    Lucifer almost lost his balance and screamed out loud when he witnessed the monster inside the cell. At first, he thought that monsters in this world wouldn¡¯t be that scary, but he was completely wrong.


    Near Lucifer was a skinny monster with pale skin, long arms, and sharp claws. It had a lifeless face, pale eyes, and a grinning mouth. It seemed even more horrifying than the monsters from horror movies.


    Fortunately, it was still sleeping. On the other hand, the footsteps were getting closer and closer to Lucifer. He took out a dagger from his pocket.


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    After the guard passed the cell where Lucifer was hiding, he immediately jumped out, covered the guard''s mouth, and stabbed him in the neck, killing him instantly.


    ***


    The 7th floor had a total of 20 cells, meaning there were at least 20 monsters in each room. It was highly likely that they were Beast level, although it was the lowest level in the ranking, but with that number, they could become much more threatening.


    It didn''t take Lucifer long to unlock the entire place. After finishing his work, Lucifer used the elevator to go to the first floor to blend in with the guards. Before going up, he wiped the blood stains on his clothes.


    It seemed like they were moving from the first floor to the third floor now.


    ¡®That¡¯s good, there will be fewer guards on the first floor.¡¯


    The security room was a room located quite deep on the first floor, the path to it was quite winding but that wasn¡¯t a big problem for Lucifer. He had gone to the security room every day just to memorize the route.


    Luckily, the route to the security room was almost completely devoid of guards.


    ¡°May I enter the security room?¡± Lucifer knocked on the door and asked for permission properly.


    ¡°Come in.¡± A voice came from behind the door.


    Without hesitation, he entered the security room and closed the door. This room wasn¡¯t too big but it wasn¡¯t too small either. The special thing about this place was that it was completely covered with technology devices. There must be at least 8 computer screens in here and some devices that Lucifer had never seen before.


    Inside the room was a red guard who was monitoring the camera outside. In his pocket was a handgun.


    ¡°What do you need?¡± He asked Lucifer.


    ¡°I saw someone go down to the 7th floor when the announcement was to gather on the 1st floor.¡± Lucifer tried to stay calm.


    Hearing that, the guard immediately checked the camera on the 7th floor. In Hell, the 1st floor, the 2nd floor hallway, the 3rd floor, the 4th floor, the 5th floor and the 7th floor were the only places with cameras installed.


    A moment later, the computer screen showed an image of a green guard being stabbed from behind by a white guard with a dagger.


    The red guard zoomed in and stared closely at the dagger.


    ¡°Is this the dagger on the screen?¡± Lucifer asked.


    He immediately stabbed the red guard to death, not giving him time to answer the question.


    Then, Lucifer kicked the corpse off the chair and sat on it. After that, he searched for the system so that he could close every door in Hell.


    [Power off.]


    [Spray water.]


    [Signal.]


    [Interference.]


    ¡®Here it is.¡¯


    [Close the door.]


    Lucifer immediately set the closing time to 7:10. To be extra sure, he even set a timer for the power to automatically turn off at 7:30. That way, the humans wouldn¡¯t be able to see anything and the monsters would have an advantage.


    After finishing his work, Lucifer locked the entire system so that no one could edit it anymore and destroyed the key used to lock the system.


    Before leaving the room, he glanced at the red guard''s corpse. A thought appeared in Lucifer''s mind.


    ***


    Currently, Lucifer was walking proudly down the hallway to Mask¡¯s room. The reason he could be so carefree was because he was wearing a red uniform, which meant he had the highest rank in Hell.


    Before putting on this red uniform, he had wiped off the blood on the outside, there was still a bit of blood on the inside. Although he was annoyed by the blood on the inside, in return, he had more authority and a gun with 6 bullets inside.


    ''It feels really good to have so much power.''


    All the green and white guards had to move aside so that Lucifer could walk. They became much more obedient when they met someone with a higher rank.


    Lucifer entered Mask''s room and took out the white uniform he had hidden inside. Even though Mask still had a high fever, she was still able to move a little.

 Chapter 11: D-Day (2)

    ¡°Hurry up and put on this uniform.¡±


    Lucifer handed Mask the white uniform.


    Mask tried to sit up even though she was still very exhausted. She received the white uniform from Lucifer using both hands.


    Lucifer glanced at the clock, realizing that it was already 6:40 pm. There were only about 20 minutes left until the monsters woke up and killed all the humans here. After checking the time, he then turned back to Mask.


    He suddenly dozed, his face was as red as a tomato. Lucifer quickly covered his eyes with both hands and shouted:


    ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    The reason was very simple: instead of changing clothes in the bathroom, Mask was taking off her T-shirt in front of Lucifer. Lucifer could witness everything very clearly, but luckily she was still wearing a bra. But from the beginning, she only needed to put on the uniform, so taking off her clothes was unnecessary.


    Mask looked at Lucifer blankly, not understanding what he was doing. Perhaps she couldn''t think properly because she was seriously ill.


    "You don''t need to take off all your clothes. Just put on your uniform!" Lucifer said while still covering his eyes.


    Mask looked down at her body, her cheeks suddenly reddening a little.


    "Ah..."


    Realizing her mistake, she instantly put her t-shirt back on and put on her uniform over it.


    It took a few minutes for Lucifer to dare to take his hands off his eyes. Luckily, Mask had put on her uniform properly.


    Lucifer slapped himself in the face because of the dark thoughts that were appearing in his mind. Mask was sitting next to him, blankly watching Lucifer hurt himself.


    Suddenly, Lucifer''s eyes turned to the clock on the wall. Five minutes had passed and they still hadn''t started moving. They had completely wasted those 5 minutes.


    Unable to waste any more seconds, Lucifer immediately grabbed Mask''s wrist and led her out of the room. As long as they were in the hall, a hand suddenly touched Lucifer''s right shoulder. Perhaps it was Mask¡¯s hand?


    "Hey Mask, we don''t have time to stop."


    Lucifer turned to the left to face Mask. But Mask was on Lucifer''s left, so who was on his right? Lucifer didn''t dare to look back because of fear, someone''s hand was still touching his shoulder.


    Lucifer slowly turned around to face the owner of the hand. He shouldn''t have done that. Lucifer should have just taken Mask and kept dashing forward.


    On Lucifer''s right, a person, or rather an entity, or rather a monster in the shape of a human was standing there. It had 2 arms, 2 legs, a head, 2 pairs of eyes and a mouth.


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    However, its entire body was pitch black. Its two eyes looked lifeless and emotionless, and its mouth was open a little.


    ¡°Where are you guys going?¡±


    The monster¡¯s voice was transmitted directly to Lucifer and Mask¡¯s minds. It didn¡¯t need to open its mouth to speak.


    Lucifer gulped and grabbed Mask¡¯s hand. Having watched many horror movies, he knew that if they ran in this situation, the monster would definitely chase after them. So Lucifer did something that had never been seen in any movie.


    ¡°We¡¯re planning to escape from here.¡± Lucifer didn¡¯t run, but stood still and answered the monster¡¯s question.


    ¡°20 seconds.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give you 20 seconds to run.¡±


    Without waiting for the monster to start counting, Lucifer grabbed Mask¡¯s hand and pulled her towards the stairs right away. They had to skip the elevator because 20 seconds was not enough time to use the elevator.


    ***


    Lucifer had made a mistake in his planning. He forgot that the monsters would wake up around 7pm, not exactly 7pm. That meant they could wake up a little before or after 7pm.


    20 seconds was a short amount of time for others, but for Lucifer, 20 seconds was more than enough.


    Using all his stamina, he reached the 1st floor in just 15 seconds. Lucifer counted each second in his mind as he ran. For him, 1 second was more precious than gold.


    The 20 seconds were up, he was now in the middle of the cafeteria and in front of him was the door leading to the exit. It was guarded by 2 white guards and 4 green guards. All of them were holding pistols.


    As soon as they noticed Lucifer, all the guards seemed a little confused but then they all raised their guns towards him. Even if he was wearing a red uniform, he still had to follow the procedures if he wanted to go out.


    ¡°Watch out!¡± Lucifer shouted.


    All the guards were disturbed, they didn¡¯t understand what he was telling them to be careful of.


    ¡°Got you.¡± The monster¡¯s voice went straight into Lucifer¡¯s mind once again.


    Immediately after, it appeared from behind him and smiled. It pressed Lucifer¡¯s head down on the stone floor right away. The impact was so strong that it caused the floor to crack.


    Seeing the monster, all 6 guards were shocked. They endlessly fired bullets at it but the monster was unharmed. It slowly walked closer to the 6 guards while taking a barrage of bullets.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Lucifer tried to stand up, he reached into his pocket, took out a white marble and immediately smashed it. Now he just hoped that the heroes would come here as soon as possible.


    Lucifer turned to Mask, it seemed that she was not hurt by the monster¡¯s attack, but instead it seemed that Mask had reached her limit. Lucifer had no choice but to let her sit and rest in the corner of the room.


    As for the monster, it had taken all the bullets but still did not have even a scratch. Seeing this, all 6 guards threw their empty guns at it and tried to run away from this place.


    Just as they were nearing the door leading outside, the monster¡¯s arm grew longer and shot towards the 6 people and grabbed all of them to take them back here. Then, it stood in front of the door so that no one could escape.


    Its smile had disappeared without a trace.


    Lucifer checked the time, it was already 6:51. If he didn¡¯t run quickly, the remaining monsters would wake up at the same time and killed every person here.


    After a while of silence, the monster suddenly extended its arm and stabbed through the white guard¡¯s chest. The monster then retracted its arm.


    Everyone present saw obviously that the monster¡¯s hand was holding the white guard¡¯s heart. The monster then put the heart into its mouth, chewed it a few times, and smiled with satisfaction.


    After making sure that the place where Mask was sitting was safe, Lucifer left her behind and approached the only white guard on the first floor.


    ¡°Everyone! Use everything you have and kill it!¡± Lucifer shouted.

 Chapter 12: D-Day (3)

    After hearing the command, the four green guards charged towards the monster like zombies with an amazing speed.


    ¡®For real?¡¯


    Lucifer was completely taken aback. He had expected that they would not listen to his orders and try to run away, but no. It turned out that their loyalty to this place was greater than Lucifer thought.


    The four guards got closer and closer to the monster. Seeing this, the monster stretched out its arms and swung around wildly, destroying everything it hit. Just one hit would have been enough to kill them, but the guards did not back down.


    They easily dodged the monster¡¯s strikes and approached nearer and nearer to it. Since they had no weapons, all they could do was to use martial arts.


    One person used Taekwondo, one used Systema, one used Karate, and one used Muay Thai.


    Surprisingly, the physical attacks seemed to be able to damage the monster as it was being pushed back by the perfect coordination of the 4 guards.


    ¡®Could it be that this monster is only immune to bullets?¡¯


    Meanwhile, Lucifer was still standing in the same place, observing each person in admiration. Next to him was another white guard, who seemed to not have the courage of the others.


    Suddenly, Lucifer saw him reaching into his pocket to look for something. It didn¡¯t take long for the guard to find what he was looking for, it was a black marble. Lucifer instantly knew this person¡¯s intentions, but he couldn¡¯t let him alert the others.


    His plan would be ruined if the white guard did that, so he had to stop him no matter what.


    The moment he was about to break the marble, Lucifer quickly pulled out his pistol and shot the guard in the middle of the chest. Although the uniform could block shots from a distance, it could not block shots from a close distance.


    Because of that, the guard died right away and the marble was not destroyed yet. It seemed that the remaining four were so concentrated on the battle that they did not pay attention to the gunshots that had just occurred.


    ¡®Lucky¡­¡¯


    Lucifer picked up the marble and put it in his pocket safely.


    ***


    Although the four green guards coordinated very well with each other, their stamina was not limitless. After a while, their attacks had slowed down and the monster gradually regained the upper hand.


    Unexpectedly, the monster retracted its arm, returning it to its original state. The monster then used the lower part of its fist to slam down on the Karate user¡¯s shoulder, causing him to step back and hold his shoulder in pain.


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    ¡®Is that Tetsui Uchi, a technique in Karate?¡¯


    Then, the monster bounced up and spun around, delivering a kick to the Muay Thai user¡¯s head. He was sent flying, unconscious on the spot.


    ¡®Is it Taekwondo¡¯s Twimyo Dollyo Chagi now?¡¯


    Not stopping there, the monster used its shin to kick the other two in the ribs, causing them to cough up blood. Needless to say, that kick was utmost powerful.


    ¡®Is the monster using Muay Thai¡¯s Roundhouse Kick now?¡¯


    There was no way a monster could have learned such martial arts to use them in combat. So the only logical answer was that the monster had copied the techniques from those four people.


    It might seem unbelievable that a monster of the lowest level could do such a thing, but it was also possible that it was a special one.


    If it could copy the moves of different martial arts, then the battle would become much more strenuous. They would have to defeat it without using any martial arts.


    ¡°Everyone, step back! The monster can copy our martial arts techniques!¡± Lucifer shouted, informing the others.


    Understanding the situation, the four of them jumped back instantly, keeping their distance from the monster.


    Although monsters of even the lowest level were strong, they were not immortal. It was still possible to defeat them. Because it was Lucifer who wrote that in the novel after realizing that Beast-level monsters were still too strong for normal humans.


    ¡°Everyone! Can everyone buy me some time? I need to observe the monster carefully to find its weakness.¡±


    ¡°But what should we do? It can copy our moves, right?¡± the Taekwondo user asked.


    ¡°Then use the moves it has learned. Don¡¯t use other moves so that it can copy them!¡± Lucifer shouted.


    Right after that, the four of them charged in to attack the monster at the same time, while Lucifer remained standing outside to watch the monster carefully.


    ***


    Sure enough, if they didn¡¯t use new moves, the monster wouldn¡¯t be able to copy them. The evidence was that it only used the moves it had just used, it hadn¡¯t utilized any other moves.


    In addition, the monster could stretch its arms, but not infinitely. It could only stretch them to about 10 meters at most, but that was still too long.


    ¡®Oh right!¡¯ A thought flashed through Lucifer¡¯s mind.


    ¡°Everyone, gather here!¡± He shouted.


    As they received the order, the four of them stopped striking the monster and ran back to Lucifer.


    ¡°I have a plan everyone.¡± Lucifer tried to speak as quietly as possible because he wasn¡¯t sure if the monster had intelligence or not.


    ¡°The plan is very simple, we just need to grab its two arms tightly and run around the monster¡¯s body so that the arms will wrap around its body. Then, we¡¯ll use all our strength to pull, if we¡¯re strong enough, maybe the monster¡¯s arms will break and we can take advantage of that opportunity to kill it.¡± Lucifer continued.


    ¡°But what if it pulls its arms back while we are pulling it?¡± The Systema user asked.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple, just do your best to pull the arms back, at least that will interrupt the monster¡¯s movements. I¡¯ll take advantage of that opportunity to finish it off.¡± Lucifer said with a firm voice.


    The other four nodded in agreement to Lucifer''s plan without asking how he would kill it. They had complete faith in Lucifer. Maybe because he was wearing a red uniform.


    That made Lucifer feel quite bad.


    The remaining four stood up and stretched, preparing for their "all or nothing" plan. This would be their first and last plan. If it failed, all of them would die.


    In front, the monster was still standing still, doing nothing but staring at the group of people in front of it.

 Chapter 13: D-Day (4)

    Currently, the monster had already returned its arm to normal. So in order for the plan to work, the four guards had to try their best to make it extend its arm again.


    The four asked Lucifer how to make it extend its arm, and his answer was to strike and retreat, constantly keeping their distance. That way, the monster would have no choice but to lengthen its arm.


    Just like that, each person charged forward to attack the monster once and then immediately retreated. At first, the monster seemed to have no intention of extending its arm, but after a few strikes and retreats, it had no other choice but to do it.


    Its arm grew longer rapidly. Then, it swung its arm randomly. Just like last time, the power of the blows was extremely strong.


    Even so, the four guards were still able to dodge those attacks and get closer to the monster.


    ¡®That¡¯s right! Keep going!¡¯


    The other four divided the work as follows: the Karate and Systema users would pull the right arm, while the Taekwondo and Muay Thai users would handle the left arm.


    They held the long and loose arm tightly. Without hesitation, they sprinted around the monster while still holding its arm.


    The monster suddenly stopped, not understanding what they were planning. Taking advantage of its daze, the four rushed even faster than before. They ran 1 lap, 2 laps, 3 laps, then 9 laps.


    The monster was bound by its own extended arms, it could no longer move freely like before. After running 10 laps, the four guards instantly stopped and used all their strength to pull the arms in opposite directions.


    The monster made a pained expression, a black liquid that looked like tears flowed from its eyes. Yet it did not scream.


    It tried to pull back its arms but it was unable to as it was fighting against four martial artists. A monster that had been locked up for years could not have more strength than those who had been training their bodies every day.


    ¡®That¡¯s right! Keep going!¡¯ Lucifer cheered from afar.


    The four guards used everything they had to pull the monster¡¯s arms, Lucifer could see the raised lines on their foreheads even from afar.


    ¡°It¡¯s about to break everyone! Keep going guys!¡± The Muay Thai user spoke up to cheer up his comrades.


    The monster immediately understood that it could not compete with these four people in pure strength, it then shortened its arms right away. However, the speed at which its arms were retracted was rather slow because the guards were pulling it back.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Recognizing that they couldn¡¯t hold on any longer, Lucifer pulled out the dagger from his pocket and charged at the monster.


    He jumped up at its body, using his two legs to wrap around the monster¡¯s waist to prevent himself from falling or losing his balance. Then, he raised the dagger over the monster¡¯s head using both hands.


    Immediately after, the monster was hit by a series of stabs from above. Lucifer stabbed the monster¡¯s eyes several times, then moved to other parts of its face.


    Some kind of white liquid flowed out from the wounds, it was sticky and viscous like blood.


    The monster leaped up and down several times and ran around the completely destroyed cafeteria in agony. But because Lucifer had secured himself by wrapping his legs around the monster¡¯s waist, he didn¡¯t fall to the ground.


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    The only thing Lucifer could think of at the moment was to stab the monster as much as he could. He had to keep stabbing, stabbing until his arms had no more strength left.


    Lucifer stopped counting the number of times he had stabbed after it exceeded 40 times. He had stabbed the monster so many times that its face was deformed. It no longer looked like a human face but a battlefield.


    The monster had stopped moving while Lucifer was still stabbing it non-stop. The 4 guards holding the monster were also being slammed down by the monster a few times, and because of that, their armor¡¯s defense mechanism was completely broken.


    Even when the monster was dead, Lucifer continued to stab.


    ¡°That¡¯s enough, sir!¡± A voice rang out, but Lucifer didn¡¯t care anymore.


    ¡°Sir, that¡¯s enough! The monster is dead!¡±


    Someone had separated Lucifer from the monster. Only then did he realize that the monster was no longer alive.


    Lucifer glanced down at his hand that was holding the dagger. The glove was completely torn, revealing Lucifer¡¯s skinny hand. The monster¡¯s white blood was smeared on the dagger and his hand.


    After calming down, Lucifer put away the dagger and wiped his hand that was covered in the sticky white liquid.


    Lucifer turned to look at the four guards wearing green uniforms who were resting nearby. Most of their uniforms were torn due to the previous battle, but their masks were still intact.


    ¡°How are your uniforms?¡± Lucifer asked as he approached them steadily.


    ¡°Although the protection mechanism is broken, you don¡¯t need to worry too much! We¡¯ll buy another one.¡± The Systema user replied on behalf of the group.


    Hearing that, Lucifer glanced at the clock in the distance, which was still intact since it was quite far from the location where the battle took place. It was now 6:59. There was only one minute left until all the monsters woke up.


    ¡°How long have you been working here?¡± Lucifer asked.


    ¡°We¡¯ve all been here for over 10 years!¡± The Muay Thai user replied.


    ¡°What do you think of this job?¡±


    ¡°We think it¡¯s quite fascinating.¡± This time, all four of them answered at the same time.


    Hearing that, Lucifer smiled in relief.


    At that moment, an alarm rang out everywhere. The four guards hurriedly looked around and listened to the announcement carefully.


    ¡°All the monsters have escaped from the cell! Request all staff to bring their weapons to stop the monsters!¡±


    Hearing that, the four of them immediately stood up and tried to drag themselves to the elevator. They were completely exhausted but still tried to help the others.


    ¡®Never turn your back on the enemy.¡¯


    A gunshot rang out, then the Karate user fell to the ground. There was a hole in his back.


    The next two shots rang out almost at the same time. The Systema user and the Muay Thai user died instantly.


    Now only the Taekwondo user was still alive. He slowly turned to face Lucifer. There, Lucifer was loading his gun to prepare for the final shot.


    ¡°Why¡­¡± The Taekwondo user asked in despair.


    ¡°It¡¯s simple, you guys are bad guys, and I can¡¯t forgive you. You said you enjoyed this job, remember?¡± Lucifer calmly replied, the next bullet already loaded.


    The Taekwondo user lost all composure. He shouted as he charged at Lucifer.


    ¡°Normal humans have no chance to win against guns. Especially from a far distance.¡±


    Lucifer pulled the trigger. The bullet that was fired pierced through the Taekwondo user¡¯s chest. The Taekwondo user lost his balance and fell to the floor right away. Even so, he was not completely.


    ¡°You piece of shit¡­¡± Those were his last words.


    ¡°Are you describing yourself?¡± Lucifer asked back.


    Then, Lucifer looked at the dead body of the Taekwondo user with cold eyes.


    ¡°If you are reincarnated, live a good life in your next life. Also, I have a lesson for you, never trust anyone.¡±


    Leaving the dying Taekwondo user alone, Lucifer walked to where he placed Mask and carried her out of this place.


    ¡°I told you we would escape.¡±


    In the end, Lucifer and Mask had successfully escaped together. However, this could not be called an absolute victory because Lucifer was still injured in some places while Mask was seriously ill.


    Lucifer gently sat down on the ground and listened to the sound of the siren that had been going up for a while. For some reason, he felt that this sound was melodious and pleasant.


    Lucifer had successfully escaped from Hell. The beginning of his adventure in this world had ended satisfactorily. Lucifer thought about his future, an uncertain future that awaited him ahead.


    Could he survive in this world? Lucifer did not know. But he was sure that he would try everything to survive in the world based on the novel he had written.

 Chapter 14: A new journey

    While Lucifer was resting with his eyes closed, enjoying the cool air of nature, he heard a strange sound near him. He slowly opened his eyes, and a system notification appeared in front of him.


    [Congratulations, you have received your Destiny]


    There was no word in the dictionary that could describe Lucifer''s happiness right now. He had just successfully escaped from Hell and received a Destiny that would help him a lot in the future at the same time.


    Previously, Lucifer had hoped that he would receive a Destiny related to heroes and of a high level. So now he was very excited to check his Destiny.


    [Your Destiny is Villain]


    Lucifer froze. Without hesitation, he immediately opened his system panel.


    ***


    Name: Lucifer


    Destiny: Villain (Unpredictable)


    Destiny Rank: Nothing


    Ability: Not yet received.


    Experience: [0/3000]


    Ancient name: ???


    Potential: Uncountable


    Lucifer didn''t know whether he should be happy or sad after looking at his system panel.


    On one hand, he felt sad because the Destiny he received was Villain, the complete opposite of a hero. Moreover, if someone found out that his Destiny was Villain, he would have a bad ending. But fortunately, people in this world had the right to keep quiet about their Destiny. So Lucifer didn''t need to worry too much about being discovered by other people.


    On the other hand, Lucifer felt very happy because he could increase the level of his Destiny to the highest level, which was Unpredictable. Destiny was divided into many levels as follows: Nothing => Awakened => Ascended => Transmigration => Reborn => Super => Supreme => Deity => Above all => Unpredictable.


    Of which, Unpredictable was the highest level. In the novel he wrote, the number of people who had received the Unpredictable level could be counted on one hand. And the protagonist was one of those people.


    He was probably able to achieve the Unpredictable level thanks to his Potential being Uncountable. But Lucifer''s current Destiny Rank was only Nothing, so he still had to work hard to reach the maximum level. To do so, he had to increase his Experience.


    In order to collect Experience, Lucifer had to destroy supreme entities at different levels. But the problem was that with Lucifer''s current body, it was almost impossible for him to kill even a Beast level monster.


    ''I need to become stronger. No, I must become stronger.''


    [You have obtained your first Ability.]


    [Your Ability is Shadow Movement.]


    [Ability Description: Shadow Movement allows the user to become one with the shadow and move through the shadows or shades. While in this state, the user can still be attacked. The time limit is 10 minutes and the cooldown is 30 minutes.]


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    ¡®Here it is!¡¯


    At first, Lucifer was a little worried about not receiving an Ability when awakening his Destiny, but now he didn¡¯t have to worry anymore because his first Ability notification had appeared.


    Basically, this Ability allowed Lucifer to move through shadows or shades. Wherever there was darkness or shade, he could use this Ability. It seemed that the skill was useful for escape and assassination.


    ¡®It really is an Ability related to Villain.¡¯ Lucifer thought.


    Lucifer then opened his system panel again.


    ***


    Name: Lucifer


    Destiny: Villain (Unpredictable)


    Destiny Rank: Nothing


    Ability: [Shadow Movement]


    Experience: [0/3000]


    Ancient name: ???


    Potential: Uncountable


    Sure enough, Shadow Movement was displayed in the Ability section. Right now, since Lucifer¡¯s Destiny Rank was Nothing, he could only have one Ability in the Ability section. If he wanted to have more Ability slots, he would have to level up.


    While Lucifer was still looking at his skill board, Mask, who was resting her head on Lucifer¡¯s lap, started to groan.


    ¡°Um¡­¡±


    It seemed like her illness was getting worse by the second. Lucifer stopped looking at his skill board and glanced up at the starry sky.


    ¡®The heroes are really late.¡¯


    ***


    Hell¡¯s headquarters was located in the middle of a dark and dense forest. Normally, places like this would have a lot of monsters, but Hell had a barrier that prevented monsters from entering.


    Currently, Lucifer had been sitting here for 5 minutes. He kept looking at the starry sky and then back at the dark forest around Hell to kill time while waiting for the heroes.


    5 minutes had passed, but Hell¡¯s alarm was still ringing endlessly. It could be seen that they were still struggling to deal with the monsters below.


    There were only 5 minutes left before all the doors in Hell would be completely closed, trapping everyone else inside.


    While Lucifer was still immersed in nature, he suddenly heard running and panting sounds from inside the building. It seemed like someone was trying to escape from the monsters below.


    Lucifer gently pushed Mask away and went near the main entrance to see who was running up. He pulled out his gun that had only 2 bullets left and mentally prepared himself in case it was a monster or a guard.


    The running sounds became clearer and clearer.


    Inside, a guy about Lucifer''s age was sprinting towards the exit in a panic. That boy had golden hair and blood-red eyes. There was no doubt that he was Lucian, one of the protagonist''s companions.


    His body was covered with life-threatening wounds. He must have tried to fight a monster before giving up.


    Lucifer lowered his gun after realizing it was Lucian.


    ¡°Help!¡± Lucian shouted as he ran towards Lucifer.


    A few seconds later, Lucian passed out right after he had gotten out of the building through the main entrance. His body must have been completely overloaded.


    ***


    It was already 7:09. There were only a few dozen seconds left before all the doors would be completely locked. Lucifer was currently chilling in the middle of the entrance with a gun in his hand. He would shoot anyone who tried to escape.


    A few seconds later, the doors of all the elevators opened at the same time. From there, dozens of guards and professors were rushing towards the slowly closing door.


    ¡°Please save us!¡± They shouted after seeing Lucifer.


    Because they were too busy sprinting and didn¡¯t pay attention to the obstacles around them, they all slipped and fell down because of the pool of blood from the battle just now. It was too late for them to escape in time.


    They stared at Lucifer with a blank, pleading, and desperate gaze.


    Outside, Lucifer took off his mask, revealing a contemptuous smile and raised his middle finger at them.


    The door was completely closed. The last thing Lucifer saw was the desperate faces of the people inside and the monsters pouring out from the elevators and the stairs.


    ¡®That¡¯s what you deserve.¡¯


    Lucifer glanced around again to see if any heroes had appeared. As a result, no one had come to save them yet. Maybe they were just late or even worse, they didn''t receive the distress signal.


    Lucifer closed his eyes and prayed that they were just late.


    Suddenly, Lucifer''s heart stopped beating for 2 seconds. He sensed his entire body froze from the cold. His eyeballs widened and his breathing instantly became heavier.


    A message appeared in front of Lucifer:


    [Warning: You have been infected with an unknown virus. This virus will turn you into an Error-level monster.]


    [Time until transformation: 4 years]

 Chapter 15: The destroyer of the world

    Name: Lucifer


    Destiny: Villain (Unpredictable)


    Destiny Rank: Nothing


    Ability: Not yet received.


    Experience: [0/3000]


    Ancient name: ???


    Potential: Uncountable


    Curse: [Error-level monster transformation: 4 years]


    Lucifer was completely speechless after checking his system panel again. He checked his system panel more than 3 times today.


    As the author, Lucifer knew what this transformation was. This was an extremely rare disease in the world. Only 1 in 1 billion people had this disease. Once infected, that person would become a monster of any level.


    Meanwhile, Lucifer not only contracted this disease but also became a supreme entity of the Error level. The supreme entities were also divided into levels similar to Destiny ranks: Beast => Giant => Superb => Giga => Tyrant => Legend => God => Leader => Upon everything => Error.


    In which, Error was the rarest and most menacing level. Although there had not been an appearance of an Error-level entity in Lucifer''s novel, it could be said that it was strong enough to completely clear a continent in just one day.


    Now, Lucifer would become such a monster after only 4 years. When that time arrived, he would turn into the destroyer of the world.


    But Lucifer still had hope. Although the world still had no way to cure this disease yet, as an author, he knew a feature that could help him to solve this situation.


    Instead of calling the transformation a disease, it would be more correct to call it a poison. Lucifer had written in the novel that if a person was infected with a poison stronger than the current poison, which was the transformation in this case, it would be completely erased.


    The transformation had a level of 90/100, so Lucifer just needed to drink a poison with a higher level.


    After consuming that poison, Lucifer would just need to drink the antidote for that poison and he would return to normal.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Lucifer cursed his bad luck. Or maybe it was lucky that he was still poisoned at such a low rate, and even transformed into an Error level.


    But there was a huge problem, Lucifer would die immediately if he drank the stronger poison. But that problem could be solved by enhancing his resistance.


    Lucifer had also mentioned in the novel that if he drank each weaker poison and gradually increased it, his resistance to the poison would also improve steadily.


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    ¡®But the problem is where should I find those poisons¡­¡¯


    Putting that aside, Lucifer needed to think about what he should do from now on.


    At first, he had planned to go to the city where humans lived, but he had given up on that idea right after receiving the notification from the system. The heroes had a tool to detect those infected with the transformation. And since there was no cure for it yet, the heroes would have no choice but to kill those infected.


    ¡®If I follow the heroes to the human city, I will definitely die.''


    Lucifer¡¯s remaining choice was to go alone and survive on his own. Nevertheless, Lucifer didn¡¯t know where he should go, but it was definitely better than following the heroes.


    After deciding his path from now on, Lucifer standed up and checked Lucian¡¯s clothes to see if he had anything useful. Unfortunately, he had nothing.


    Lucifer sighed in frustration. He had to leave now because the heroes could come here at any time.


    But before leaving, Lucifer returned to Mask¡¯s place and checked on her condition. Mask was still sleeping pleasantly, but suddenly she said something in her sleep:


    ¡°Don¡¯t go, Esper¡­¡±


    ¡®Is she talking in her sleep?¡¯


    Lucifer felt that she was adorable, then he whispered into her ear:


    ¡°We will meet again. Goodbye, Mask.¡¯


    After that, Lucifer left without looking back.


    ***


    Currently, Lucifer was walking carefully in the pitch-black forest. He had left his uniform behind because it was no longer necessary.


    Lucifer didn¡¯t know how long he had been walking, maybe 10 minutes or maybe 1 hour.


    Thanks to the barrier around Hell, Lucifer didn¡¯t need to worry too much about the monsters lurking in the forest. That was why he chose not to use his Ability yet. Lucifer would only use his Ability after leaving the barrier.


    ¡®What is that?¡¯


    Suddenly, something that seemed to be a barrier caught Lucifer¡¯s eyes. Although it was a bit blurry, Lucifer could still see it. Lucifer tried to put one of his hands through the barrier, but fortunately, his hand was not severed like in the horror movies.


    ¡®So this is the end of the barrier¡­¡¯


    After passing through this barrier, Lucifer would have to face many monsters with terrifying power similar to the one he had just faced. But if he was unlucky, he would encounter monsters of a higher level.


    Even so, Lucifer still had to move forward. With that determination, Lucifer stepped out of the barrier and used his Ability to merge with the darkness immediately.


    Lucifer had completely merged with his shadow. He was no longer standing on the ground, but in his own shadow. Since the entire forest was dark now, Lucifer could move freely in the forest.


    Lucifer could move at a speed equivalent to sprinting, he could also climb up the tree trunk easily because everything around him was covered in darkness, meaning that he could go anywhere he wanted..


    ¡®This Ability is better than I thought.¡¯


    Lucifer excitedly experienced his Ability, forgetting his original goal. After about a minute, Lucifer finally remembered his main goal. Then, Lucifer leaped down from a large tree trunk while he was still merged with his shadow.


    Then, he charged forward. Lucifer didn¡¯t know where he should go in this situation, so the best choice was to just charge straight ahead. The forests might be super massive, but if he kept going in one direction, Lucifer would be able to get out of here.


    ¡®But what should I do after escaping? Find a village? Or should I find a laboratory?¡¯


    Lucifer decided not to think about the curse anymore and focused on the current situation. He still had 4 years left before he became a monster anyway.


    ***


    Lucifer didn''t know how long he had been going. He kept using Shadow Movement right after its cooldown. Ever since leaving the barrier, he hadn''t stopped to rest once.


    Occasionally, Lucifer encountered a few monsters, but since their speed wasn''t that fast, Lucifer could use Shadow Movement and escaped easily.


    If he could, he wanted to stop to kill those monsters, but he didn''t have the capacity to do so right now. Every second and minute was precious to Lucifer, he couldn''t waste them.


    The forest gradually became brighter. Dawn was coming and the darkness was gradually fading away.

 Chapter 16: Blood is water

    The sun was slowly rising from the eastern horizon. It spread a cozy and bright light throughout the entire forest, dispelling the dangerous and freezing night.


    But Lucifer didn¡¯t like it at all because it meant that he wouldn¡¯t be able to use Shadow Movement as freely as before. Now, Lucifer could only jump over the shadows created by the trees when using Shadow Movement.


    On the other hand, low-level monsters would usually be less active in the morning. So not being able to use Shadow Movement wasn¡¯t that big of a problem to Lucifer.


    That was, unless Lucifer encountered a monster of Giga level or higher.


    Although Shadow Movement¡¯s movement ability was limited in the morning, it was still faster and more convenient than normal walking. So Lucifer kept on using Shadow Movement to go forward.


    Lucifer didn''t bring much food with him, he only had about 5 protein bars, so saving food was the right thing to do. Lucifer had promised to himself that he would only eat one bar a day.


    But thinking and putting it into practice were two completely different things. At the end of the day, Lucifer had finished 2 protein bars in just 1 day. The remaining food was only enough for Lucifer to survive for about 2 days. But if he held on, he would survive for 5 days.


    ''Now I have to find a water source.''


    Although food was essential, water was even more important, especially in this situation. Lucifer had read in books that humans could survive for 1 to 2 months without food but would only survive for 2 to 4 days without water.


    So the most urgent task now was to find a lake, a pond or anything that contained water.


    But the unusual thing was that Lucifer had been moving since last night but he still hadn''t discovered a lake or even a pond.


    ¡®I guess I should change direction.¡¯


    Lucifer then decided to go slightly to the left in front to find a water source. He didn¡¯t bring a water bottle with him, so he was quite thirsty by now.


    If it was urgent, Lucifer would have to drink his own urine. But if he had to, he would rather end his life than do that. For Lucifer, drinking urine was even worse than death.


    Just like that, Lucifer continued to dash at full speed.


    ***


    Lucifer had experienced 2 sunrises since he started his journey. Currently, he was experiencing his 3rd and probably last sunrise.


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    Although it had been 2 days, Lucifer still hadn¡¯t found any water to drink, and the weather wasn¡¯t even raining. Now, he only had 1 protein bar left.


    Lucifer could feel his death getting nearer and nearer if he continued like this. His steps had slowed down significantly due to fatigue. Lucifer felt like everything around him was spinning.


    He was dizzy.


    Lucifer began to think back on his choice. What would it be like if he chose to follow the heroes? If he was going to die anyway, he would at least want to die in a comfortable place rather than somewhere in the jungle.


    Then, Lucifer began to think about Mask and Lucian, the two people he had left behind.


    ¡®I wonder if Mask has recovered from her illness? I wonder if she will be worried about me when she wakes up? I wonder if she will recognize me when we meet again?¡¯


    ¡®Oh right, I didn¡¯t ask her for her real name or tell her my actual name.¡¯


    Lucifer began to regret not asking Mask¡¯s real name.


    Suddenly, Lucifer heard a rustling sound behind the bushes. He instantly activated Shadow Movement, merging with the shade formed by a nearby tree.


    Now he had two options: First, check where the sound came from or run away like a coward.


    After some deliberation, Lucifer had come to a conclusion, which was to check where the sound was from. If it was from a monster, Lucifer could simply use Shadow Movement to get away.


    Lucifer slowly moved closer to the source of the sound by jumping over the shadows of the trees.


    ¡®Isn¡¯t that¡­¡¯


    Lucifer was delighted after witnessing what made the sound. It was from a harmless-looking deer.


    Deer was an animal. And animals definitely had blood. Blood was a liquid. And water was also a liquid. Therefore, deer¡¯s blood was like water, both of which could be drunk.


    Lucifer ignored the dangers of drinking blood from a deer because he was extremely thirsty right now. If he didn¡¯t drink the deer¡¯s blood, he would have to drink his own urine.


    Now, Lucifer had to be extremely careful. Just a small mistake could cause Lucifer''s water source to run away.


    So Lucifer gradually moved through the shadows of the trees to get closer to the deer. Fortunately, it seemed that because Lucifer was one with the shadow, the deer did not notice him. It continued to graze calmly without knowing that death was approaching.


    Lucifer readied the dagger he had been using since he was in Hell. Although it was a bit dull, it was still usable.


    At present, Lucifer was only a few centimeters away from the deer. He had to act as quickly and decisively as possible if he wanted to kill the deer. He had to deal with it in just one hit.


    Lucifer took a deep breath, then he canceled the use of Shadow Movement right away. Lucifer immediately appeared from a shade created by a tree right next to the deer.


    The deer was shocked and accidentally fell to the ground. Lucifer quickly used one hand to grab the deer''s neck tightly to prevent it from running away while using the other hand to stab the deer in the neck.


    The deer died instantly, blood gushing out like a waterfall from the stab wound on its neck. Lucifer instantly brought his mouth close to the deer''s neck and drank its blood in satisfaction.


    The deer''s blood was very fishy and warm, completely different from plain water. But for Lucifer now, the deer''s blood was even more delicious than water. Lucifer drank until there was no more blood flowing out from the deer''s wound.


    Lucifer had drunk all the deer''s blood, his thirst was also somewhat quenched. Although consuming animal blood was threatening, Lucifer did not regret it at all because it allowed him to continue living.


    As expected, that night, Lucifer was unable to move because of a stomach ache. He had to rest on a tall tree to avoid being discovered by the monsters.


    Lucifer groaned in pain. But he still did not regret his actions in the morning because it allowed him to continue surviving for a few more days and saved a protein bar.

 Chapter 17: A gigantic cliff

    The next morning, Lucifer woke up in tiredness. To be more precise, he hadn''t slept at all because of the pain that had tormented him all night. Even so, he had to keep going forward.


    Lucifer jumped off the tree that he had used last night and used Shadow Movement immediately to keep moving. Even though he had proceeded for quite a while, he still couldn''t escape from this jungle.


    ''I have to keep going...''


    He decided to leave the deer''s corpse behind because he couldn''t carry it with him. That would slow down Lucifer''s speed. Moreover, he didn''t have a fire to roast the meat.


    Although he felt regretful, Lucifer had no other choice.


    ***


    The stomachache from last night was gradually disappearing. Thanks to that, Lucifer could now move more comfortably. He didn''t feel hungry at all, so he decided not to eat the last protein bar today.


    Since it was morning, Lucifer didn¡¯t encounter any low-level monsters wandering around the forest. Therefore, he didn¡¯t need to worry too much about them.


    It was already noon, and Lucifer hadn¡¯t stopped to rest since he started his journey again in the morning. He didn¡¯t feel tired because moving through the shadows didn¡¯t consume Lucifer¡¯s stamina.


    ¡®This Ability is better than I thought!¡¯


    Lucifer once again exclaimed at Shadow Movement¡¯s convenience and usefulness.


    Suddenly, Lucifer saw light ahead. It was very clear because it wasn¡¯t blocked by trees. Lucifer thought he had found a way out, but he wasn¡¯t.


    After rushing towards where the light was clearly coming from, Lucifer was completely blocked by a majestic cliff. There was no way out, only a magnificent cliff blocking his path.


    Lucifer stared at both sides, realizing that this cliff seemed to stretch to the horizon without any end. Lucifer tried to glance further, but all he could see was that cliff.


    Because of that, Lucifer had no other options but to run along this gigantic cliff to find its end.


    ***


    He had been sprinting for more than 30 minutes, but he still couldn¡¯t find the end of the cliff. On the contrary, Lucifer was completely exhausted from sprinting at full speed. Since the weather was really hot and the sunlight was too bright, Lucifer even felt a slight headache.


    ¡®I must have sunstroke.¡¯


    He instantly returned to the woods to rest. After 10 minutes of relaxing in the shade created by a lot of trees, Lucifer had become a little better.


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    If Lucifer¡¯s calculations were correct, this rocky mountain would be much further, and finding its end would take a lot of Lucifer¡¯s time. Therefore, he had no choice but to wait until night to use Shadow Movement to climb to the top of the cliff.


    ¡®But the time to use Shadow Movement is 10 minutes. And this cliff will definitely take a longer time to conquer.¡¯


    Lucifer observed the cliff carefully, he noticed that it had a few protruding parts. Lucifer could cling to it while waiting for Shadow Movement to cool down.


    He had had a plan in mind, now all Lucifer needed to do was wait until nightfall.


    ***


    He had spent the afternoon sitting on a tree in case he encountered a wild animal or even a monster. Currently, the sun was already fading in the horizon and the moon was gradually going up.


    Lucifer had never looked forward to the night to come this much.


    After a while, the sunlight had completely vanished in the forest and the entire surrounding area was covered in a mysterious darkness. Without delay, Lucifer leaped down from the tree.


    ¡®Hmm?¡¯


    The ground he landed on felt softer and warmer than normal for some reasons. Instantly, the ground rose and fell evenly.


    ¡®Oh shit¡­¡¯


    Lucifer trembled, slowly moving his eyes down to his feet. There, he was standing on a huge bear. Lucifer unconsciously stepped back, which caused the bear to wake up right away.


    The bear stood up, causing Lucifer to fall straight to the ground. This bear must be at least 5 times larger than Lucifer. Lucifer immediately understood that if it hit him once, he would be finished.


    A series of scenarios raced through Lucifer¡¯s mind.


    Normally, if he encountered a bear, running was not a good idea because the bear had an incredible speed. If he played dead, Lucifer would definitely be eaten by the bear. Fighting it with this skinny body was even stupider.


    In the end, while the bear was still glaring at Lucifer and hadn¡¯t made a move yet, he decided to use Shadow Movement to run towards the cliff.


    However, Lucifer had forgotten that he could still be attacked while merging with the shadow.


    Seeing Lucifer merged with the darkness, the bear immediately raised its hand and struck down. Its strike hit Lucifer, causing his body to almost shatter.


    ¡®Luckily it didn¡¯t use all its power.¡¯


    Immediately after that, Lucifer dashed towards the cliff as fast as he could so that he could climb up. Right behind him, the bear was still chasing after him.


    Even if he was using Shadow Movement, his scent wouldn¡¯t disappear. Taking advantage of that, everything the bear needed to do was just simply following his scent.


    As said, the bear was an animal that had an incredible speed. Thus, it only took a few seconds for it to catch up to Lucifer. Even though it had caught up, it couldn''t see him anywhere, so it just smashed randomly on the ground.


    A series of powerful smashes were directed at Lucifer like a storm. Perhaps that was the end for him.


    ''Damn it! I don''t want to die!''


    Suddenly, he recognized that the smashes that were coming towards him slowed down a lot, or maybe it was because he was thinking at an even more terrifying speed. There was no doubt about it, it was definitely Adrenalin.


    Normally, Adrenalin would be secreted more if a person was near death. It might seem useless, but no, Adrenalin would enhance everything in the body while it was being emitted.


    Thanks to it, the bear''s attacks became much slower while Lucifer''s speed was accelerating. He easily dodged the smashes and accelerated towards the vertical cliff.


    Once he started climbing, Lucifer would not be able to go back anymore. If he get down while climbing, the bear down there would certainly kill him in the most horrifying way possible. This would be his first and last chance.


    Lucifer had to handle the current situation well if he still wanted to live. Just like that, Lucifer started climbing the cliff. If he failed, he would die.

 Chapter 18: Failure leads to death

    Lucifer had been climbing for 5 minutes in the state of blending with the darkness, but he hadn¡¯t even ascended 1/10 of the cliff. And that he was even climbing at a faster pace than usual.


    It could be said that the height of this cliff could be compared to one of the tallest mountains in the world.


    Lucifer didn¡¯t dare to turn his head back to take a look because he was afraid that he would lose balance due to nervousness. He had somewhat understood why people often said that they never glanced down while they were on a high mountain.


    Since he was merged with the shadow, Lucifer wasn¡¯t too anxious about falling. But it would be a different story when he returned to his normal state because of the time limit for the Ability. When that moment arrived, Lucifer would have to use everything he had to cling to the protruding parts of this cliff to avoid falling down.


    ¡®I wonder if that bear down there has left yet?¡¯


    5 minutes later, the duration of Shadow Movement had ended. Lucifer was forced out of his shadow state. Luckily, there were some small protrusions of the cliff nearby.


    Lucifer quickly grabbed the two protrusions with both hands. Strong winds continuously blew at Lucifer, if it wasn¡¯t for him holding onto those protrusions, he would have been blown away long ago because of his skinny body.


    Ignoring the bear below, if Lucifer let go now, he would die from falling to the ground instead of being killed by the bear.


    Lucifer prayed for Shadow Movement¡¯s cooldown to be quicker while trying to resist the powerful gusts that continuously blew towards him.


    Even nature didn¡¯t want Lucifer to survive.


    ¡®Damn it!¡¯


    Lucifer gritted his teeth. For him, the time of 20 minutes even passed slower than a century. Lucifer began to feel angry and regretful. He was angry at his useless body and regretted his decision to climb this cliff.


    19 minutes had passed, only a few seconds left until Shadow Movement''s cooldown ended. Lucifer counted every passing second in his mind carefully.


    [Shadow Movement can now be used again.]


    After the system notification appeared in front of him, Lucifer immediately activated his Ability. He became one with the darkness once again. Lucifer felt lucky and joyful. He had somehow survived those 20 minutes of hell.


    But suddenly Lucifer recalled that he would have to go through the same situation a few more times. He paused for a moment to ponder whether to go down or continue climbing.


    ''I''ll continue ascending.''


    In the end, Lucifer chose to keep on conquering this vertical cliff. He continued to climb this cliff at a rapid pace.


    ***


    Another 10 minutes passed, and Lucifer still couldn¡¯t see the top of the cliff from here. But there was a silver lining, the protrusion he was holding onto this time seemed a little wider than the last time. Thanks to that, Lucifer felt a little more relaxed.


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    Lucifer tried his best not to stare down because he was afraid that he would lose his grip due to the terror.


    The powerful breezes continuously hit Lucifer¡¯s body, trying to push him down. But Lucifer wasn¡¯t someone who would give up that easily. He tightly held onto the protrusion, pressing his body against the cliff and trying to brace himself against the power of nature.


    ¡®I won¡¯t die! I¡¯ll get out of here alive!¡¯


    Another 20 minutes passed, and Lucifer immediately used Shadow Movement again and to keep on climbing.


    ***


    After a few pauses and continues, it seemed that Lucifer had gradually gotten used to his current situation.


    Although having to hold on to the protrusion for 20 minutes had cost him quite a bit of stamina, the good thing was that when he entered the shadow state again, not only would Lucifer not lose any stamina, he would even recover his stamina.


    Lucifer was also able to search for and hold on to the protrusions more easily. It seemed that climbing this mountain had strengthened Lucifer''s endurance, stamina, and reflexes a lot.


    If he encountered the strong breezes from the natural, Lucifer would simply press himself against the cliff and hold on to the protrusion harder. That way, no matter how frail he was, he wouldn''t be pushed away by the force of the wind.


    Currently, Lucifer had ascended 2/3 of the mountain. He was steadily getting closer to the top.


    After the Shadow Movement time ended, Lucifer instantly held on to 2 overhangs. But it looked like these 2 overhangs were quite small this time. With no other choice, Lucifer dug his nails into both overhangs to keep himself from plummeting down.


    10 minutes passed without anything happening. Everything was still tranquil. Nevertheless, this didn¡¯t make Lucifer felt better, instead, a shiver ran through his spine


    Suddenly, Lucifer felt his nose getting a little wet.


    ¡®Huh? No way¡­¡¯


    Just as he feared, the weather started to rain. It was not a gentle drizzle but a huge storm with extremely strong gales.


    A series of gusts much stronger than before attempted to push Lucifer off the cliff, forcing him to drop down. To avoid that scenario, Lucifer used everything he had to hold himself up.


    Suddenly, the overhang he was holding on the left suddenly separated and fell down below. Lucifer had lost a place to hold on to. Now, he could only rely on his right hand.


    Despite the increasingly strong gales, Lucifer still had to hold on to the protrusion on his right side. It was too small for both of them to hold on to, so Lucifer could only use his right hand to keep himself from falling.


    ¡®I have to find another place to hold on to.¡¯


    Lucifer hurriedly glanced around but couldn''t find anything that could help him in this circumstance. He also couldn''t dig his nails into the cliff because it was made entirely of rock.


    After about 5 minutes, the storm finally disappeared. Nonetheless, Lucifer couldn¡¯t be happy because his right hand felt like it was melting. He was gradually losing strength. Every muscle in his right hand felt like it was about to explode at any moment.


    Lucifer gradually fell into despair.


    Lucifer had never believed that failure would lead to death like everyone said, but in the current situation, he had to accept that they were right.


    ¡®Only 5 minutes left! Hang in there!¡¯


    Lucifer tried to calm himself down. He counted every single second in his head.


    ¡®How could time pass so slowly!¡¯


    Lucifer was almost about to cry.


    ¡®10 seconds, 9 seconds, 8 seconds, 7 seconds, 6 seconds, 5 seconds, 4 seconds, 3 seconds¡­¡¯


    ¡®Almost there¡­¡¯


    Lucifer felt like he was going to die. His right hand had completely turned into a pile of scrap. He could no longer feel it or control it. There were only 3 seconds left before Lucifer could use Shadow Movement again.


    But when there were only 2 seconds left, Lucifer¡¯s right hand suddenly slipped. He immediately fell at a terrifying speed. Lucifer was in hopelessness.


    [Shadow Movement can now be used again.]


    Without hesitation, Lucifer regained his composure and activated Shadow Movement right away. He merged with the darkness on the cliff once more.


    ¡®I¡¯m still alive¡­¡¯


    Without delay, Lucifer immediately rushed up. Because of the fall just now, he had fallen behind, but not too far from where he had been. He had no time to waste.


    ***


    Finally, after more than 3 hours, Lucifer had successfully conquered this cliff. But in return, his spirit was completely worn out and his right arm still showed no signs of recovery.


    ¡®Yes¡­¡¯


    Lucifer did not feel proud or happy after conquering the mountain. He simply felt like he had been liberated.

 Chapter 19: Kill or be killed

    Lucifer''s whole body felt like it was about to fall apart. If he could, he would just fall asleep instantly. Having been holding himself up for several hours, Lucifer would fall asleep immediately after closing his eyes.


    People often said that the higher you went, the thinner the air became, but Lucifer didn''t feel that way even after climbing to the top of this cliff.


    Lucifer could still respire normally like usual.


    The night was gradually disappearing and the sun was slowly rising from the horizon once again. Dawn was coming. Lucifer couldn''t remember how many days he had spent in this world because he was too focused on survival and living.


    Lucifer couldn''t think of anything else now, he wanted to sleep so bad, he had to sleep. Just like that, Lucifer slowly shut his eyes because of the intense drowsiness.


    Suddenly, Lucifer heard many footsteps approaching him. He tiredly opened his eyes to check where the sound came from. It hadn''t even been 1 minute since Lucifer closed his eyes.


    Unexpectedly, a few meters ahead of him, there were 3 wolf-like monsters that seemed to be Beast level, staring at him. They all had jet black fur with a hint of purple. Their fangs and claws seemed extremely keen, enough to pierce through a large rock. Furthermore, all 3 monsters had bloodshot eyes and were drooling while staring at Lucifer.


    ¡®No way¡­¡¯


    Lucifer fell into complete despair once again. He had just escaped a threatening situation that could have led to death not long ago, and now he had to face 3 more Beast level monsters.


    But Lucifer still did not surrender to fate, he had to continue living. With that determination, Lucifer tried to stand up. His whole body was trembling, not because of fright, but because he had no stamina left.


    But Lucifer still had to try to survive. Lucifer angrily shouted at the three monsters:


    ¡°If you want to eat me that bad, come here, you dogs! I¡¯ll kill you all! I¡¯ll kill all of you and survive!¡±


    Lucifer had gone completely insane after having to constantly face the obstacles that the world gave him. He quickly pulled out his dagger and swung it around in the air.


    Right now, Shadow Movement was still in a cooldown state, so he had to rely entirely on his body that was weakening over time. But of course, that wouldn¡¯t stop Lucifer from killing those monsters and continuing to live.


    ¡°Hahahahahahaha!!!!¡±


    Lucifer laughed like a madman, his purpose was to scare those monsters and make them retreat. But it seemed that it didn¡¯t work because the three monsters were still glaring at Lucifer.


    Realizing that his plan wouldn''t work, Lucifer immediately took off the black T-shirt he was wearing all this time and wrapped it around his right forearm.


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    "Come here, you dogs! Kill me if you can!"


    After being shouted at by Lucifer, a monster in the middle dashed forward first. It bounced towards him and widened its mouth, revealing keen teeth with a bit of blood on the inside.


    Without delay, Lucifer quickly used his right forearm to block the bite. Because the forearm was covered in the T-shirt, he didn''t receive too much damage from the bite. After blocking the monster''s bite, Lucifer stabbed it repeatedly into its back.


    Kill, kill, and kill were the only things that came to his mind at that moment. In the end, the monster let go of Lucifer''s arm and died as soon as its body came into contact with the ground.


    [You have received 1 Experience from killing a Beast-class monster.]


    Lucifer took a few deep breaths and turned to glare at the remaining two monsters with hatred. Now, he only cared about one thing: Kill or be killed.


    ¡°Come on you piece of shit!¡±


    The two wolf monsters charged at Lucifer. They were aiming for his dagger. One of them pounced on the dagger but was punched in the face by Lucifer and sent flying quite a distance.


    The other opened its mouth and jumped towards the dagger in his left hand. This time, Lucifer didn¡¯t punch it like he did with the previous one, but stabbed the dagger into the monster¡¯s mouth. The dagger went deep into the monster¡¯s body, tearing apart everything inside.


    [You have received 1 Experience from killing a Beast-level monster.]


    Meanwhile, the other one seemed to be still unconscious from the punch just now.


    ¡°Hey, what¡¯s wrong with you? Aren¡¯t you standing up? Why are you so different from the one I met in Hell, even though you¡¯re both Beast-level monsters? Or perhaps the one I encountered in Hell was a Giant-level monster?¡±


    Lucifer said as he trudged towards the monster. He firmly grasped the dagger that was covered in the blood of the two monsters just now.


    The last monster quivered, as if begging for forgiveness from Lucifer.


    ¡°What? You want me to forgive you? Then if I begged for your forgiveness just now, would you let me live?¡±


    Lucifer glared at the monster with scorn.


    [You have received 1 Experience from killing a Beast-class monster.]


    ***


    After killing all three monsters, Lucifer decided to rest under a tree to let his body recover. Every 10 minutes, he would slap himself once to chase away the sleepiness.


    Right now, Lucifer felt betrayed and resentful. As the creator of this world, he had to go through so many dangers that could lead to death right after being summoned here. Being transmigrated into a novel seemed great, but it wasn''t.


    ''At least give me a god tier skill, a safe place, or even a healthy body!''


    Lucifer wanted to sob but held back because he was a man, and man should never cry.


    Every 5 minutes, he would look around to see if there was any danger. If a few stronger monsters appeared now, Lucifer wouldn''t even be shocked anymore.


    ***


    After more than an hour of rest, Lucifer''s body was now a little better. It was less painful, but his right arm still couldn''t function casually.


    He couldn''t waste any more time resting. He had to keep moving to get out of this forest as soon as possible.


    Lucifer stood up, put on his black T-shirt to keep warm, and finished the last protein bar. Although he felt a little regretful, he had to do it.


    ¡®Oh, right!¡¯


    Lucifer suddenly slowed down. He recalled that after killing those wolf monsters, a notification from the system had appeared, but because he was too focused on the monsters at the time, he decided to ignore it.


    Lucifer immediately opened the system panel while still walking forward.


    ***


    Name: Lucifer


    Destiny: Villain (Unpredictable)


    Destiny Rank: Nothing


    Ability: [Shadow Movement]


    Experience: [3/3000]


    Ancient name: ???


    Potential: Uncountable


    Curse: [Error-level monster transformation: 4 years]


    As expected, Lucifer now had 3/3000 Experience needed to level up his Destiny Rank.


    ¡®So killing a Beast-level monster gives 1 experience? Then I guess I will have to work harder.¡¯

 Chapter 20: Please help me

    ¡®I¡¯m so tired¡­¡¯


    Lucifer had been walking for a few hours, the sun was now at its zenith, indicating that it was midday. Since his body had not yet fully recuperated, Lucifer had to stop every hour to rest for a while.


    Even when using Shadow Movement, Lucifer still had to stop to rest before he could continue moving forward.


    Just an hour ago, Lucifer had found a large lake with crystal clear water. Thanks to that, his thirst had completely disappeared and his body had also become cleaner after a few days without bathing.


    Although it was regretful, Lucifer still had to say goodbye to the lake.


    Fortunately, other than the three monsters he had encountered before, Lucifer had not encountered any other monsters up to now. Sometimes he even mistook harmless animals for sickening monsters.


    ¡®I almost killed some harmless animals¡­¡¯


    Just now, Lucifer almost killed a family of rabbits because they were making rustling noises in a bush. Lucifer thought it was a monster until he checked the bush.


    Another day had passed.


    ***


    It was now the second morning since Lucifer conquered the cliff. After a night of sleep, Lucifer¡¯s body had completely recovered from the injuries. However, his right arm was still a bit difficult to control, so it probably needed more time to get better.


    Other than the lake he found yesterday, he still hadn¡¯t found any lakes, rivers, or streams yet. This made Lucifer felt a little disheartened.


    Another two days had passed.


    ***


    It was now the fourth day since Lucifer conquered the cliff. His entire body had completely recovered, and because of that, Lucifer was able to move even at night to save more time.


    Up until now, Lucifer still couldn¡¯t find a source of water to drink. Because of that, his thirst was returning. In the worst case, Lucifer would have to drink animal blood again.


    He shivered as he recalled the stomach ache he had experienced the night he drank the deer¡¯s blood. If possible, he didn¡¯t want to experience such pain again.


    Lucifer¡¯s steps were no longer as steady as before, he almost fell several times due to fatigue, hunger, and thirst.


    After walking for a while, Lucifer stopped at a rather steep slope. Now he had to walk down that slope, but it was still quite threatening even for Lucifer - who had successfully conquered a vertical cliff.


    ¡®I don¡¯t know if I should wait until it gets dark or go down right now. But it¡¯s only dawn now.¡¯


    After pondering for a while, Lucifer had decided to go down the slope right now. He didn''t want to waste time waiting for the night to come and he also believed that he could do it.


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    That was a big blunder.


    After walking for about 100 steps, Lucifer suddenly tripped over a rock. This caused him to keep on rolling down the steep slope without being able to stop.


    Lucifer could feel his body being scratched and blood flowing all over his body. But he couldn''t pause. There was nothing for him to hold on to on this slope, the ground was too slippery and there was no darkness to use Shadow Movement here.


    With no other choice, Lucifer had to put his faith in his own endurance, praying that his body wouldn''t be too badly injured.


    ***


    After rolling for more than 5 minutes, Lucifer''s body finally stopped rolling. But in return, his entire body was sore. He could no longer move, at least for the next hour.


    Since he had been up for two nights, sleepiness was quickly approaching Lucifer. He tried to clench his teeth to endure it, but it was completely useless.


    Lucifer knew that if he slept now, there was a high chance that he would be attacked by monsters or dangerous animals in the forest. Even though he knew that, he still couldn''t resist the drowsiness that was getting closer to him.


    Suddenly, Lucifer heard a few barking dogs and footsteps approaching him.


    "What''s going on here?"


    An old man''s voice rang out.


    Lucifer didn''t care if that man was a good or bad person. Now, if he wanted to live, he had to get help from him. With all his remaining strength, he tried to say a cry for help:


    "Please help me..."


    Then, Lucifer fell asleep instantly. Leaving his fate in the hands of that old man.


    ***


    ¡®Where am I?¡¯


    When he opened his eyes again, Lucifer realized that he was somewhere completely covered in white. He couldn¡¯t be sure if he was dead or not.


    Lucifer didn¡¯t know how long he had slept, but the important thing now was to find a way out of this strange place.


    Lucifer started moving aimlessly, he didn¡¯t know where his destination was, but he believed that if he tried, he would find a way out. After all, hard work never betrayed someone.


    Suddenly, Lucifer noticed a group of people consisting of people who seemed to be around his age, meaning around 15 years old. They were huddled together and chatting happily. Seeing this, Lucifer immediately rushed towards them.


    ¡°Hey!¡±


    Lucifer shouted to attract the attention of the others.


    As he expected, after hearing the scream from afar, the group of people suddenly stopped and turned towards Lucifer with expressionless faces. This made Lucifer feel a little creepy.


    In that group of people, Lucifer could see a girl with green hair. A boy wearing glasses with an intellectual look. A muscular boy who looked trustworthy. A girl with blonde hair and a cold face. And many others.


    Then, the group of people spoke in unison, loud and clear enough so that Lucifer could hear:


    ¡°Please help us.¡±


    ¡®Huh?¡¯


    Lucifer didn¡¯t understand what was happening and what they were trying to convey. But right after that, all of those people vanished into nothingness and the place he was in immediately shook violently.


    ***


    Lucifer opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a soft bed in a room made entirely of wood.


    Lucifer attempted to sit up while his body was still a little sore. He glanced around the wooden room. It wasn¡¯t very special, there was only a bed, a wardrobe, a table, a chair, and a window.


    There were many trees outside, but there weren¡¯t any other houses. It seemed like the house he was staying in was still located in this forest.


    ¡®Where am I?¡¯


    Lucifer was feeling very confused. The reason was because the world in the novel he wrote was set in a futuristic world, where everything was very modern and convenient.


    But the room he was staying in had an ancient style, which didn¡¯t fit in a world where technology had advanced greatly. There were several hypotheses in Lucifer''s mind:


    First, the owner of this house was poor, extremely poor. He had to live in this place because he had no money to buy a proper house.


    Second, the owner of this house was someone who loved old things and couldn''t get used to the modern world. That''s why he moved to live in this place.


    Third, he was a dangerous person with his own goals, so he had to live in a place like this.


    But no matter what the reason was, Lucifer still owed the owner of this house a favor. Thanks to that person, he was able to survive after falling asleep.


    Suddenly, the door to the room opened. There, an old man with a thick beard was standing there holding a tray of food. Seeing that Lucifer had woken up, he smiled gently.

 Chapter 21: Old man in the forest

    The old man slowly entered the room, then placed a tray of food including eggs, a large bowl of vegetable soup, and a few slices of bread on the table. Then, he turned to Lucifer and asked with concern:


    ¡°Are you feeling better, little boy?¡±


    But Lucifer didn¡¯t pay much attention to his question at the moment. He had been starving for a long time and hadn¡¯t had a proper meal since leaving Hell. Now, Lucifer just wanted to devour those delicious dishes immediately.


    But of course, he still had to answer his benefactor¡¯s question:


    ¡°Yes, I am feeling better now! Thank you for saving me earlier!¡±


    Hearing that, the old man smiled gently and left the room to let Lucifer continue to rest. As soon as the door closed, Lucifer instantly jumped out of bed and dashed straight to the pile of food that the man had just brought in.


    Lucifer forced himself to eat as much as he could. This was the first time he felt so grateful for food. Eggs, soup, and bread were simple dishes, but to Lucifer right now, they were no different from delicacies like steak, caviar, salmon, ¡­. Even more tasty than those things.


    Fortunately, the man had brought in a lot of food, so Lucifer could consume as much as he wanted. Lucifer was so joyful that he cried.


    ¡®He must be a good person!¡¯


    Suddenly, a slice of bread fell next to Lucifer¡¯s bed.


    ¡®Five-second rule!¡¯


    Lucifer rushed to the bread and luckily picked it up within five seconds. Now, just a single slice of bread was more precious than gold, silver, and jewels.


    Lucifer happily put the slice of bread in his mouth while still lying on the floor. Suddenly, something under the bed caught his attention. It wasn¡¯t exactly a thing, but rather a line of words.


    Curious, Lucifer endeavored to push the bed away, but with his strength, it was completely impossible.


    Realizing that, he stood up, looking around the room for a flashlight. Luckily, Lucifer found a rather old but still usable flashlight in the desk drawer.


    He laid down on the floor like before and shined the flashlight under the bed.


    It wasn''t a line of words but a series of different names: Aether, Kains, Seraphine, Luna, Greg, Ryan, ¡­


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    ''What is this?''


    After reading these names, Lucifer suddenly remembered the people he had met in his dream before waking up to reality. Lucifer still clearly remembered what they said but he didn''t understand what it meant.


    Lucifer sighed deeply and returned to the table to finish the food.


    ***


    After finishing eating, Lucifer had absolutely no idea what he should do. This room was too bland, there was no TV, no computer, or at least a few books for hom to read. The only thing Lucifer could do was sleep and wait for time to pass.


    But of course, Lucifer couldn''t waste time like this. He decided to leave the room to explore this house.


    Just like that, Lucifer left the room while holding the food tray. He planned to leave it in the kitchen if he could find the kitchen.


    This house was quite small, only enough for about 3 people to live in. It had a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and two bedrooms. Since it was quite small, Lucifer found the kitchen quite quickly. Of course, the entire house was made of wood.


    Even though he had gone through the entire house 3 times, Lucifer still couldn''t find anything to entertain himself with. He only found a few documentary books in the living room.


    Strangely, it seemed like the old man had gone out because he couldn¡¯t find him even though he had walked around the house. Furthermore, the front door was locked and the windows were closed.


    ¡®Where is he?¡¯


    Suddenly, the sound of a car engine was heard outside. Then there were heavy footsteps coming towards the door. The door immediately opened and the old man from earlier slowly walked into the house.


    Seeing Lucifer, he instantly smiled gently. Lucifer didn¡¯t know how to react to that smile so he just smiled along with him.


    ¡°You can walk normally now, right?¡± The man asked.


    ¡°Yes! Although my body is still a bit tired.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Levy, nice to meet you. What¡¯s your name?¡±


    Just as Lucifer was about to tell the old man his real name, he suddenly paused. He thought of the cries for help from the people he had met in his dream. Moreover, Lucifer still didn¡¯t know if the old man was a good or bad person.


    ¡°I¡¯m Esper!¡± Lucifer decided to use his fake name.


    ¡°Esper? That¡¯s a beautiful name.¡±


    ¡°Thank you!¡±


    ¡°I think you should rest now, I¡¯ll give you some work in the next 2 days. Can you handle it?¡±


    ¡®So that¡¯s why he saved me? Well, it doesn¡¯t matter. I need something to do anyway so I don¡¯t waste time.¡¯


    ¡°Okay! I¡¯m willing.¡±


    Hearing that, the old man smiled and entered the bedroom. After seeing him disappear, Lucifer went outside the house to explore.


    ***


    As Lucifer had thought, this house was still located in the forest. It had a huge lake right in front of the entrance, so Lucifer didn¡¯t have to worry too much about water.


    He also found a car behind the house and a smaller house nearby.


    Curious, Lucifer approached the house. The closer he got, the louder and clearer the barking of dogs became. There was no doubt that this was a doghouse.


    ¡®What is this?¡¯


    Lucifer looked inside the doghouse through a window and was completely stunned. There must be at least 100 dogs inside. Even in the previous world, Lucifer had never known anyone who kept this many dogs.


    ¡°That¡¯s my Ability.¡± The old man¡¯s voice immediately rang out from behind Lucifer.


    Lucifer turned to the old man in surprise. Then he asked him back:


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°My ability is to attract dogs within a 4km radius. That¡¯s why I have so many dogs.¡± Mr. Levy slowly explained to Lucifer.


    Lucifer nodded as if he understood. Then, he said goodbye to Levy and continued walking around the house.

 Chapter 22: The deadly lake

    Two days had passed. During those two days, Lucifer''s entire body had completely recovered from the injuries. Now, he could function normally, even slightly better than before.


    Lucifer could feel that, thanks to constantly facing death, his strength, stamina, and speed had also improved a little. Now, Lucifer''s strength was closer to that of a normal person.


    It''s just that his body was still a little skinny.


    Today was the day Lucifer would have to work. In the previous world, Lucifer wasn''t a person who liked to work, if possible, he wanted to rest and do what he liked.


    But in this world, Lucifer would rather work than go out there and continue to face death.


    After getting ready, Lucifer walked out to meet Levy. The old man was staring at the lake without paying any attention to Lucifer. It was only when Lucifer touched his back that Levy turned around.


    ¡°Are you ready?¡±


    ¡°Yes!¡±


    Then, Levy led Lucifer to a boat made of wood, on which were many sacks of the same size. Lucifer felt a chill down his spine when he saw the boat and the sacks.


    ¡®Could it be?¡¯


    There was a high possibility that those sacks contained human corpses, and the job the old man mentioned last time was to hide those corpses by throwing them into the lake.


    Although Lucifer really wanted to ask the old man what was inside, he didn¡¯t dare. He didn¡¯t have the courage to ask Levy that question. Lucifer was afraid that he would be the one lying inside that sack after finding out what was inside the sack.


    Lucifer tried to stay cool and stood up on the wooden boat.


    ¡°What should I do now?¡±


    ¡°Take it.¡± Levy handed Lucifer an oar.


    ¡°Your mission is to go to the middle of the lake and throw these sacks into the water. Also, I advise you not to check what¡¯s inside if you don¡¯t want to have nightmares tonight.¡± Levy continued.


    It was obvious. There were definitely corpses inside these sacks. Lucifer gulped and received the oar from Levy.


    Then, he used all his strength to row the boat to the middle of the lake.


    When he looked back, Levy was no longer there. Perhaps he had other work to do.


    Lucifer picked up each sack and threw them into the freezing water. All of the sacks sank as soon as they came into contact with the water surface.


    Suddenly, Lucifer stopped after throwing five sacks into the lake. The reason was because he was very curious, he was curious to confirm his guess. He wanted to try to see what was inside.


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    ¡®Just a small peek!¡¯


    With those thoughts, Lucifer stopped what he was doing and hurriedly opened the sack.


    As Lucifer had guessed, inside were human corpses and a few stones to make the sacks sink.


    Even though Lucifer had killed many people with his own hands, he still couldn''t help but feel nauseous when he witnessed what was inside. Inside the sack were dismembered body parts. There were 2 arms, 2 legs, 1 head, and a torso, and they were all separated.


    Lucifer tried to hold back his nausea when he witnessed that scene. But then he noticed that some of the flesh on the torso, arms, and legs had disappeared. As if someone had intentionally cut them out of the corpse.


    After confirming his guess, Lucifer hurriedly closed the sack and returned to work.


    ***


    A few dozen minutes later, Lucifer got back to the cabin after he had finished throwing all the sack into the lake. There, Levy was waiting for him, holding a glass with an orange liquid inside.


    After Lucifer''s boat arrived, the old man quickly walked over to him and handed Lucifer the glass he was holding just now.


    Lucifer took the glass without asking anything about it.


    "Thank you!"


    "You''re welcome!"


    After finishing that liquid, which was orange juice, Lucifer''s next task was to chop wood. Although it was a hard job and required a lot of muscle, it was still better than throwing corpses into the lake.


    Lucifer went behind the house, grabbed an axe, and split each log in half.


    ***


    It was now afternoon, Lucifer had finished all his work since midday. Now, Lucifer was working out in his room.


    After going through many dangerous situations, Lucifer came to the conclusion that he had to exercise his skinny body and gain some muscles if he wanted to increase his chances of survival.


    Since there was no gym or weights around here, Lucifer could only do sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, etc. In short, he must work out without any equipment.


    ¡®That is enough for today¡­¡¯


    Lucifer had just finished 50 push-ups with a break, and now his whole body felt like it was about to fall apart. He was sticky and covered in sweat.


    ¡°It¡¯s dinner time!¡± Levy¡¯s voice came from outside.


    Lucifer glanced at the window, realizing that the sky was no longer bright. He quickly stood up and went to the kitchen.


    Since arriving here, Lucifer had only eaten eggs, vegetable soup, and a few slices of bread. Although they were delicious and Lucifer enjoyed those dishes a lot, he had indeed started to crave other foods. These dishes had started to make him feel a bit bored.


    Lucifer quickly ran to the kitchen, there, Levy was reading a newspaper while waiting for Lucifer.


    On the table were many delicious and eye-catching foods. Lucifer could see grilled meat, salad, rice, stew, fried meat. Since Lucifer hadn''t eaten meat for a long time, he was looking forward to enjoying the juicy pieces of meat on the table right away.


    Without saying much, Lucifer sat down and started putting rice in his bowl. Then, he took a piece of fried meat and dipped it in some unique sauce to enhance the flavor. Just as Lucifer was about to put the meat in his mouth, his face suddenly turned pale as a sheet.


    For some reason, Lucifer suddenly recalled the image of some pieces of meat on the corpses that had been cut up that he had seen in the morning. He slowly lowered the fried meat and stared at the other meat on the dining table.


    ''Could it be...''


    Indeed, Lucifer had never seen such a special-shaped meat like this in his life. A terrifying thought popped up in his mind. He didn¡¯t want to believe it but he had to when he looked closely at the shape of the meat.


    Meanwhile, Levy was stuffing a lot of meat into his mouth and chewing it. It looked delicious to him, but Lucifer was no longer in the mood to eat.


    ¡°Is something wrong?¡± Levy asked in a worried voice.


    Realizing that he was making a horrified face, Lucifer immediately adjusted his mood to avoid suspicion.


    ¡°Nothing!¡± Lucifer shook his head vigorously and carefully put the fried meat back in its place.


    That dinner, Lucifer didn¡¯t touch a single piece of meat and only ate salad and rice. Luckily, the old man didn¡¯t notice his strange behavior.