Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 938 Introductory Punishment

In the pitch-black corridor, the flaming longsword resembled a torch.

Wu Xian followed the red line carefully and quickly.

Luo Caixia and Qi Liang followed closely behind, and the sounds coming from behind them sent chills down their spines, as if it were the two of them, not the prisoners, being devoured by the giant corpse worms.

The cracking sound of bones breaking made Qi Liang's bones itch.

The crunching sound of chewing flesh made the fat on Luo Caixia's body feel a phantom pain.

These prisoners, who had previously remained silent no matter how much they were pushed and shoved, now cried out in despair and terror after being swallowed by the giant corpse worms, adding an unsettling soundtrack to the dark environment.

The only good news is that because of the sheer number of prisoners, the giant corpse worms have to eat them one by one, which severely slows down their progress.

Under immense psychological pressure, the three finally passed through the ordinary prisoners' cells and arrived at a relatively spacious and well-lit area.

It was a torture chamber.

Wu Xian and the other two had passed through this place before. At that time, the place was deserted, and they only glanced at it briefly before quickly passing by.

But now the three of them have to stop, because there's no road here!
And even the red thread that had guided them here suddenly snapped, leaving them disoriented and unable to move forward.

A row of blood-stained wooden tables were laid out, and on them were neatly arranged various instruments of torture: long needles for branding characters, pepper spray in jars, branding irons in braziers, finger-crushing racks, clamps, and stern-beating sticks...

In addition, there were several white-faced, red-lipped paper figures dressed as prison guards standing in the torture chamber.

The paper jailer in the center said expressionlessly:
"There are rules at the Gate of Death. When a new prisoner arrives, a punishment shall be chosen to injure his skin and flesh and to break his spirit, so that he shall obey discipline. Only after serving his punishment may he proceed. This is the punishment for entering the gate!"

Wu Xian didn't care about this or that. Before the paper figure could finish speaking, he stepped over the table and swung his long knife upwards, turning the paper figure into ashes. But then another paper figure spoke the same words, and the ashes from the paper figure formed a new paper figure in the corner.

"New prisoners have arrived; a selection process must be undertaken..."

Wu Xian's face turned ashen; it seemed that violence was not an option.

There might be a way to pass through this area without being tortured, but that would take time. The giant corpse worms are closing in from behind, and the prisoners might not be able to hold out for long.

So the fastest way to get through here is to obey the rules, be punished, and leave as soon as possible.

After discussing it, the three of them each chose a form of punishment.

Wu Xianxuan was given twenty lashes as a warning.

He possessed naturally thick skin and a golden robe, along with a dragon tendon and tiger bone bracelet, making him incredibly tough and resilient; a mere twenty blows couldn't harm his vital energy.

Qi Liang chose 'tattooing'.

This punishment, also known as tattooing, involves using a needle dipped in lacquer to tattoo characters on the body to leave a mark on the criminal. There are also other forms of tattooing, such as tattooing the face, arms, hands, and 'hidden tattooing' which involves tattooing characters behind a woman's ear without disfiguring her appearance.

Judging from the various punishments laid out on the table, this punishment should be the least harmful to the body. Moreover, Qi Liang also used a little trick: he endured this punishment in a zombie state, so he not only did not feel pain, but his injuries could also recover quickly once he was out of the zombie state.

Luo Caixia chose to drink chili water.

Born in Chongqing, she has been a spicy girl since childhood. She has a fiery personality and can handle spicy food, and she considers herself to have a strong resistance to chili water.

After the three chose their instruments of torture, paper figures simultaneously executed each of them.

Wu Xian lay on the ground, and the paper figure raised a hard wooden stick with a tung oil sheen on its surface, then swung it down and hit him on the buttocks.

Bang!
Wu Xian's eyes widened suddenly as a piercing pain shot through him, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

This doesn't feel right!

The stick wasn't particularly forceful, but Wu Xian felt that his naturally thick skin, golden robes, and enhanced physical attributes were all ineffective. This punishment was a genuine injury that completely ignored the power of divine worship!

After the punishment began, the paper figures let out a deranged laugh, one of them even saying in a sinister tone:

"The gatekeeper should have told you before you entered, 'If you value your life, don't come in.' Since you chose to come in, then use your lives to bear this entrance punishment. There are no ranks in the punishments within the Gate of Death; from immortals to mortals, no one is spared for their crimes..."

As he was being struck with the stick, Wu Xian glanced to his left and right.

Qi Liang was pinned to a stool by a paper figure, and a rusty iron needle, about the length of a chopstick, was used to prick his face little by little with black ink. Each prick caused blood to flow incessantly, and Qi Liang's face contorted in pain, with veins bulging on his forehead. Even in his zombie state, the pain was not relieved in the slightest.

Luo Caixia is also having a hard time.

She thought drinking chili water was just drinking, and that the small can of chili water was only one liter, so she held the can and gulped it down.

But to her surprise, someone pressed her face up, held her nose, and shoved a dirty cow horn funnel into her mouth, then forced her to swallow it.

Furthermore, the liquid in the jar was not just chili water, but a medicinal broth made by boiling together chili peppers, black pepper, ginger, mustard, and other spicy ingredients. After the broth was poured in, her tongue felt like it was on fire, her throat felt like it was being crawled over by spicier peppers, and the spicy taste rushed into her nasal cavity and straight to her brain, causing her vision to turn blood red instantly.

This kind of pain was something she couldn't accept, even though she had eaten spicy food since childhood.

The three screamed in agony, their cries momentarily drowning out the screams of the prisoners being devoured.

After the torture was over, one of the walls in the interrogation area disappeared into thin air, and the three of them saw the disappearing red line again.

Wu Xian struggled to get up, feeling excruciating pain in his waist and hips. Even taking a step forward was unbearable. However, he had been through a lot and could run away even after falling from a height and fracturing a bone. He could still endure this injury that did not break any bones.

Luo Caixia coughed incessantly, had difficulty breathing, her face turned red, and tears, snot, and sweat kept pouring out.

Qi Liang's face was covered in blood, and a large '黥' character was tattooed on his cheek. The blood and ink mixed together, staining the front of his clothes red. The intense pain made it impossible for him to even put on the corpse exorcism mask.

"Quickly, get a box of wound medicine."

Luo Caixia hurriedly took out the wound medicine, which could quickly stop the bleeding and heal the wound. Sharpening the axe before chopping wood would not delay their work; making the injury less severe would also help them escape.

However, Qi Liang, who was bleeding the most, refused the medicine powder that was offered to him.

"Did you hear that? The screams have stopped."

Wu Xian's expression hardened; this meant that the giant corpse worms had devoured all the prisoners and were about to crawl into the interrogation area.

Qi Liang covered his face and threw the corpse exorcism mask in his hand to Wu Xian.

"Do you remember the order in which we came in? The regular prison area, the torture area, and the death row area. We'll go through the same order when we get out."

"Leaving the torture chamber is definitely not the exit, but the even more dangerous death row area."

“I know my own condition. It’s already quite remarkable that I’ve made it this far. Given my current state of physical and mental exhaustion, I definitely won’t be able to safely get through the death row.”

"Rather than endure some more terrifying frights, be ambushed by evil spirits with chains and lose the chance to be resurrected, it's better to stay here and find a quick end..."

Qi Liang looked sincerely at Luo Caixia:

"Sister Luo, I suggest you stay here with me."

"Among us, only Wu Xian must survive. As for you and me, it doesn't matter whether we die sooner or later; the only difference is whether we can be resurrected or not..."

"So, please help me out."

(End of this chapter)