The whole world of punishment had quavered under Hei Anjing's sudden outburst. The area Hei Anjing is the Hell of Ice. The 10th level in the Eighteen Levels of Diyu.
A land of neverending frost, no other living things only ice mountains and everlasting snow. The temperature in this tenth level is below 0 degrees Celsius. No ordinary human or creature would be able to survive in this place.
Hei Anjing in his elven form was spreading a domineering aura that shook and cracked the land under his foot. Some creatures who had been frozen into ice were able to break free but some had long died. Even though they were able to break free, the dangerous aura Hei Anjing spread is enough to make them explode. In the end, only Hei Anjing was left alive in that Ice Hell.
System Yang hadn't done his best and brought every Cleansing Talisman and alcohol from his Master's dimensional space. He used all of it on Hei Anjing until the whole figure of his master was disinfected from head to toe. He personally used a soft handkerchief and used alcohol to clean his Master's face tainted with mud. Only when Hei Anjing smells the scent of disinfectants does his rage slowly fade at a controllable level.
Hei Anjing had the time to finally look around and saw that he must have destroyed the cave he is in as he was so pissed off just now.
"Good job, Yang. But I can't stay in this kind of place, should I leave?" said Hei Anjing and looked at the scarlet sky.
He circulate his qi in his eyes and saw that above him is another area like he is in now but the contents are different from his Icy Hell land. He then looked down and witnessed the same thing under his foot. There are other areas below him as well.
Hei Anjing spoke, "Nine above and 8 below. 18 levels. The Eighteen levels of Diyu. How fun~ there are so many levels to play with~"
He then lightly stomped his feet and controlled the ice and snow within the land. He made an ice mansion for him to use temporarily.
[You're not leaving, Master?]
"No. I haven't heard of the missions for this game mode yet. I can wait for it. It is better to take a bath properly instead. By the way, let out Oreo's parents patrol in the land for a bit. Though my son brought Oreo with him home, Snowy and Blackie had stayed. They haven't left the dimension for a while. Let them play by themselves in this area. They can't be killed anyway as I gave them immortality." said Hei Anjing.
[As you ordered, Master.]
After Hei Anjing entered the Ice mansion, two huge mutated Tibetan Mastiffs appeared in thin air. One had fur white as snow and the other had fur as black as the midnight sky. These were some mutated animals Hei Anjing had brought away with him from the Apocalypse world they had gone to. The parents of Oreo, who is Ye Jingxia's pet dog.
System Yang temporarily materializes his human form and the two huge beasts cuddle him. Every time System Yang enters his Master's dimension to cooking he would give these little ones some dog food from Vearth. Those are high-class divine beast food enjoyed by mystical beings. Snowy, Blackie, Roi, and Reine love eating it. Because of that, most beasts under his Master and Lord God's ownership were close to him.
Zhi Yang, "Patrol the area and clean up the monsters. Go!"
ARFOOAAR!!!
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Chu Mo's Point of View
"Arg~ Where the hell is this!?" said Chu Mo as soon as he woke up. But the moment e made a movement he bump his head directly on the metal cage walls hurting his head.
BANG!
Chu Mo complained while holding the bump behind his head, "Why the hell put a warden inside a cage!? This is insane ba~"
When Chu Mo opened his eyes he saw himself stuffed in a small metal cage hanging above with the other multiple metal cages like his. They were hanging above the ground for at least 10 floors above the ground. In short players without any means of flight are unable to escape the cave even if they were to pry it open.
Same as the other areas, heaven and earth are dyed in blood. Only the moonlight can help them see their surroundings. Chu Mo who is now using his human player identity as Reaper was wearing all black clothes on him. Even his head was covered in a hood and half of his face was covered in a black cloth.
Though Chu Mo wasn't chained like the others his cage is so small that even though he is crouching he had to bend his back and knees to fit the metal cage.
Sighed~
RUMBLES~ The sound of heaven and earth-shaking madly.
Chu Mo let out a long sigh and was thinking what he should do next when suddenly he felt the whole world shake and a familiar overbearing aura touched his skin, he could hold back the shiver climbing up his spine.
His surroundings are full of screams and cries from the newbie players that died in their games and fell in this land of punishment.
AAAAHHHH!
WHAT IS HAPPENING!?
EARTHQUAKE!?
Would this cage fall? I don't want to fall on my death!?
Idiot! Some say things like that!?
Wuwuwu~ I swear I died. Why am I here?
The whole world is still shaking but Chu Mo was calm as he recognized whom the owner of this aura possessed.
"That's… That's Lord Hei just now. What happened? Why did he get angry?" asked Chu Mo about the sub-system he got from System Yue. This sub-system is just an A.I. without a soul but it can converse with him and answer all his questions.
He used this sub-system to pretend as a player when he took over Player Reaper's identity. That was the original Chu Mo's human identity like his boss Yan Lou. His sub-system took an avatar form of a star. While Yun Ming's guide system took the form of a cloud.
The sub-system star replied, [Answering to the Warden's questions. Venerable Lord Hei was suddenly in rage when he woke up surrounded by dirt. For an OCDic person like the Venerable, it wouldn't be surprising that he would lose his temper. He woke up in an icy cave and the interior was covered in rare moss. The worst part is that most of his limbs were chained and mud dripped from the ceiling to his forehead.
In his anger, his cave and chains even the near land before him had turned to dust. The Venerable also threatened to kill the Heavenly Laws who put him in such a place. Report end.]
Chu Mo's lips were twitching with what he just heard. Though he knew how bad Lord Hei hates dirty things, he never thought it would be bad enough to destroy a world. After all, he is someone who used to live on the battlefield.
"Isn't he an infamous Evil God? How could he hate dirt that much?"
[In the battlefield, the dominant one is more blood and death. Moreover, his arm had an option to keep itself clean of dust, mud, and dirt. I heard from System Yang that he wanted to remove blood on it too but stop so as it would destroy the other people's minds due to the huge disparity of strength. Only the powerful can control what is around them after all.]
Hearing this Chu Mo couldn't help but think that thankfully the one he is serving is the Lord God. At least, Ye Xiajie wouldn't care as long as he completed his tasks and mission. But betrayal equates to death.
The tremors suddenly halted and the screams around him had slowly stopped but the commotion in the clusters of hanging cages continues.
[Is the Warden not going to look for your partner? Because he allowed me to leave a tracker on him before entering this world, I can pinpoint his location.]
Chu Mo's mood brightens, "Really? You know where Ming'er is?"
[According to the result of the locator, Prisoner Yun should be a few hundred meters below the land.]
The warden observed the eerie forest below them. The trees were black from the roots to the top and its peaks were pointed like spearheads. One who couldn't fly would definitely get skewered to death if they fell out of their cages. But for someone like him, Chu Mo had no problems with the flight. He could use wind elements after all.
Chu Mo asked, "How thick is the land below? The levels were layered hah."
[Each layer is 10 inches thick. The warden could create a hole on the layer with one punch.]
"I see. Let's wait for the announcements first. Learn the mission then look for my wife next. Once I found my wife we can look for the big bosses next. They wouldn't be in danger in this kind of playground after all. Moreover, we might end up angered ourselves if we took the fun Lord Hei wanted to enjoy." said Chu Mo.
[Affirmative!]
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Han Ya's Point of View
The moment Han Ya opened his eyes, he saw himself chained upside down hanging above a huge boiling pot of water. His face was expressionless and his eyes were deadpan as he continues to observe his current situation and surroundings.
Manager Tian spoke, [Boss, you're awake. Please be careful your situation at this moment is not good.]
The water below him was bubbling due to its high temperature obviously it was boiling enough to melt anything. Looking around him there are few players like him. Hanging upside down looking fearful at the boiling water below. There are some skeletons with little flesh remaining on the bones clanging their jaws as if trying to speak. These skeletons are still alive.
HIH!! What is this!?
Where the hell am I!?
It's so hot in here!!
Fuck! It is boiling water in that pot!!
What the hell is happening here!? Let me go! FREE ME!!
CLANG! CLANGS~ The sound of metals shaking crazily.
Suddenly the world shook and the dangling chain had all loosened their hooks. All players regardless of being bones or full of flesh felt the gravity pulling them down to the pot of boiling water.
[Boss. Activate your bloodline! That boiling water would instantly melt all your flesh! DAMN! What in the world is happening! The whole place is shaking!!!]
Aaaaahhhhhhhh!
No. No. No way!!! Save me!!
I want to go home!!!
No! We're falling! I don't want to die!!!
PLOP!!
Han Ya reacted right away and activated his bloodline. When he fell inside the extremely hot pool, he felt his flesh burning and churning as it melts. Even his skin instantly peels within the water. The extreme pain of burning and drowning can be experienced together in this state. Despite all this suffering Han Ya's expression remained emotionless.
The players that fell in the water were immediately pulled up after the shaking of the land stopped. It was the demons who worked for hell who had pulled them all out.
GUGGLED~
These demons were speaking in demon language and most players couldn't understand them but these are the translation of their conversation.
"These sinners are so unlucky! The fell in the cauldron when the world shook!"
"Ayayaya~ Some of them instantly died! What to do~?"
"Forget about these weaklings~ Did you feel that just now!?"
"You mean that icy aura that shook the whole Diyu? Of course! I was napping just now and suddenly woke up because of it."
"Gosh! I've only felt those when facing Lord Yan Lou okay!?"
"Even Lord Chu didn't possess that kind of strength!"
"I heard it came from the Icy Hell layer. They also said most demons who were on patrol instantly died when that aura exploded like that."
"Most of the sinners in the Hell of Ice had all died too."
"Don't tell me!? That's a sinner!? With that much strength, he should be placed in the Hell of Weighing Scales instead."
"Yes, we should prevent him from leaving this place!"
"But I heard that the place is already occupied. The strongest player, Abyss, was said to be imprisoned there!!!"
"Hiss! For real! That Lord Abyss!!!"
"Unbelievable right!?"
"What's more surprising is that they said he went to this place to look for his wife and allowed himself to be thrown to the lowest layer of hell. There is also a signed contract as proof."
"Is this for real!? He is so arrogant!! Can he even escape the Hell of Weighing scale? The prisoners who were imprisoned there had to shoulder the whole weight of hell and all the other seventeen layers!!"
"You can't believe it right? After all, Lord Abyss is still a human."
Han Ya and Manager Tian, who overheard that conversation, were stunned. They knew who Lord Abyss they were talking about. That player's real name is Lou Yan and he happens to be the lover of Player Hei Anjing. Player Han Ya and his manager can only stare at each other speechless and stunned.. They didn't expect to hear something about Player Abyss first than the other members of their team.
