Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 528 Reality is cruel (4K)

"Everyone is here." Shen Fei replied from under the wall.

"very good."

Xia Shou nodded, reviewed the previously agreed plan, and then looked at the crowd below.

Under the ruins, a large group of strange-looking people stood there in a black mass, as if they were holding a grand freak show.

At the back of the crowd, there were thousands of heads covered with cloth, blinking their eyes and looking towards him. They were civilians who had not been allocated bodies.

Xia Shou's eyes briefly met with a black-haired woman in the crowd, and then he quickly looked away and looked at the punctual people at the outermost circle.

The people in the clock tower had quietly surrounded these civilians.

The timing is almost right.

Xia Shou stretched out his hand, attracted everyone's attention, and then said loudly to everyone:
"Everyone knows about the supernatural phenomena in this place, right? Xiaoyue has already told you all about it.

You should also have experienced that although you cannot control your original body, the feelings of your original body can still be transmitted back to you.

That’s the paranormal aspect of this place.

And your bodies are still in the hands of that evil cult called the Funeral Home.

In other words, as long as they want, they can torture your body at will and make you feel unimaginable pain."

Hearing this, some people in the crowd immediately started cursing.

"Those bastards! How could they do such a heartless thing!"

Some people heard this and shouted indignantly:

"We can't die in this damn place anyway. Commander Xia, just tell us! We'll let us do anything as long as it helps you! We have to teach those beasts a lesson! What do you think?"

"Yes! We must teach them a lesson!"

There are also cowards who are indecisive.

"But, but our bodies are in their hands, what can we do?" someone said timidly, and was immediately opposed by people around him.

"What are you afraid of? We have Mr. Xia here! Compared with the Institute and the Control Bureau, that is nothing!"

"That's it!"

A group of people echoed each other. Although their voices were loud, one could still hear the deep uneasiness and anxiety in their voices.

Even if they deceive themselves verbally, they know in their hearts how bad the current situation is.

What I just shouted, after all, was just self-consolation to avoid despair.

Of course, among these people, there are also some who firmly believe in these words.

In the crowd, Wang Yougong craned his neck and looked at Xia Shou who was high up, his eyes sparkling.

He shouted in the crowd: "Master Xia Shou, if you have any instructions, just tell us! Let us help you!"

Xia Shou sighed softly: "The current situation is really bad.

To be honest, you are all ordinary people, and you cannot withstand the methods used by the funeral home.

If they really get serious, you will be in trouble.

You have experienced that kind of pain. When I was fighting before, that birdman screamed. Many people have felt it, right?
But in this hell, the pain that we felt before was far from the limit. There were things that were thousands of times more painful than this.

Besides, there's no way to die here, even if your entire head is blown off.

This is not the reality you are familiar with. Even if you really think, "I am not afraid of death, so what else should I be afraid of?", it is of no use.

Because there is no death in the underworld, you can't die even if you want to.

Here, you really can't live or die.

So, death is really a relief here.

Moreover, you can't help much by following us. We are already busy with our own affairs and have no energy to protect you.

Especially protecting those who do not have bodies yet is simply difficult to do with our current number.

So, I thought about it for a long time and finally made a difficult decision.

If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want to do this.”

When he said this, the crowd fell silent. The crowd that was bustling just now suddenly became dead silent. Everyone looked at Xia Shou with fear and helplessness.

Anyone who is not stupid can guess what Xia Shou is going to say next after hearing these words. Although one cannot guess the content, one can conclude that what Xia Shou is going to say is not good news.

Xia Shou held up a finger.

“The first method is that I will free everyone.

If any of you do not want to continue to suffer, I can send him off with my own hands, without any pain at all."

Everyone below was stunned.

Wang Yougong, who had just been shouting, opened his mouth wide, his eyes wide open, a look of disbelief on his face, his mind went blank.

Was it Xia Shou who said that just now?
How could it be possible… How could the person who saved them from hell say such a thing?

Then, Xia Shou immediately stretched out his second finger.

"Then, the second option is to continue to follow me, but we cannot guarantee everyone's safety. Those who can move can continue to follow us, but those without bodies can only stay here. We can't carry so many people forward."

As soon as these words were spoken, the mouths of the heads piled together began to open and close, and the expressions on every face were extremely terrified, as if they were shouting in protest.

But because they had no bodies, they could not make any sound and could only open and close their lips in vain.

There was a long silence at the scene. After an unknown amount of time, a woman standing at the front raised her hand timidly and asked tremblingly, "Are you...are you going to abandon us?"

Wang Yougong rushed out of the crowd and shouted incoherently:

"No, this is not right! We must have understood it wrong!

If Lord Xia Shou hadn't cared about us, we would have been taken away by those lunatics long ago!
If he wasn't going to take care of us, why did he save us in the first place?

Lord Xia Shou didn't mean that, it's... he must not have finished speaking yet!"

Wang Yougong waved his hands and spoke in panic.

The logic of his speech was a bit confusing, but some people still understood what he meant.

"Yeah, if Mr. Xia didn't intend to take care of us, he wouldn't have to save us in the first place."

"But what did Mr. Xia just say?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and fell into a state of self-doubt for unknown reasons.

At this time, someone shouted, "Everyone be quiet! Listen to Commander Xia!"

The crowd suddenly became quiet, and thousands of eyes were focused on Xia Shou.

Xia Shou sighed softly:

"Everyone! Please calm down and listen to me!

You are right. Although it was a helpless move, I don't want to find excuses for myself. You are right. We abandoned you."

"How could that be... Then why did you save us then?"

"That's right! You saved us!"

Xia Shou stretched out his arms to comfort everyone and explained:
“Because we need intelligence.

We need intelligence to defeat the funeral home, and you ordinary civilians who have been kidnapped can provide a lot of intelligence.

With this information, when we return to reality, the Control Bureau will be able to stop the funeral home's kidnapping and trafficking, and there will be no victims like you in the future.

Your assistance has helped thousands of people like you, and we are grateful for it.

But we have the will but not the strength. It is almost impossible to take everyone away from here. I am helpless to make such a decision. "

"So... you made us endure that pain and rescued us just to ask those questions and then push us back into the fire?" one person asked loudly.

Although it can be heard that he is trying hard to control his emotions, the anger suppressed deep in his heart is still difficult to hide.

Faced with the other party's questioning, Xia Shou expressed his agreement with silence.

"How can you do this... How are you any different from those bastards?"

Someone pleaded in a sobbing voice, and the latter part of the sentence was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Xia Shou showed an unhappy expression, frowned in annoyance, and retorted with a hint of anger:
“Don’t compare us with them, our positions are completely different!
The funeral home wants to use you to do things that are harmful to society.

The purpose of the Control Bureau is to save more people.

Imagine if ten people have to sacrifice, but if letting these ten people endure a little more pain before death can save the lives of another hundred people, what would you do?
You will let these ten people die without doing anything, and the next hundred people will continue to suffer.

Let these ten heroes endure some pain in exchange for the opportunity to save another hundred victims.

I think this choice shouldn't be difficult, right?

And for you, the choice is even simpler.

The pain you have endured before is insignificant compared to what you will have to endure in the future.

And if you hadn't met me, you wouldn't even have the choice to be free.

This is the endless hell, they can really make you unable to live or die.

Common sense tells you that a good death is worse than a miserable life.

But you don’t understand how horrible this place is. I guarantee that if you choose the second option, you will regret it later, regretting not letting me help you get rid of it now.”

The hundreds of people below opened their eyes wide, each of them stunned.

Even in the first few seconds, they didn't think that Xia Shou would say such a thing.

He actually said such words so righteously and confidently.

No. 102 was standing at the edge of the crowd, saying expressionlessly, "It's a skill to be able to tell the truth in such an infuriating way."

Gu Liang sighed, his expression extremely complicated: "I definitely can't do this kind of thing."

"Fuck you! What do you take us for?!"

A black-haired woman rushed out from the crowd, pointing at Xia Shou who was standing high up and cursing.

The others didn't say anything. Although their expressions and eyes showed that they agreed with what the woman said, they still didn't have the courage to shout this to Xia Shou.

Wang Yougong stared at the woman who rushed out, and remembered that when they gathered just now, she walked out of the camp where they were stationed.

At this time, Xia Shou jumped down from a high place and walked in front of the black-haired woman.

“I knew it would be like this… Never mind, I’m used to being scolded.

You may not believe it, but I have encountered this situation many times.

Even if I tell the truth, it is still difficult for ordinary people to understand me.”

Xia Shou paused for a few seconds, looked around, and said calmly: "I can only show you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Shou reached out like lightning and took off the woman's head.

"what!"

Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. The people in the front row of the crowd stepped back one after another, and everyone stared at Xia Shou in fear.

He put his five fingers on the broken neck of the head and squeezed it hard. The woman's face immediately showed an expression of extreme pain.

But because she had lost her body, she couldn't utter a word.

Xia Shou stretched out his index finger and thumb and dug out a piece of cervical vertebra from the other person's neck.

Then, he turned his head to face the crowd, holding his head with one hand and pinching a cervical vertebra with the other.

"You see, it's already separated, but I just need to pinch it like this."

Xia Shoujiang's cervical vertebrae were cracked so much that an obvious crack appeared. The woman's face was distorted hideously, and all rationality disappeared from her face.

Xia Shou sighed softly: "I know this is cruel, but this is the situation now. What I did is what the funeral home can do to you at any time.

Gu Liang, come and help her heal."

Gu Liang trotted over, consumed some of his flesh and blood, and reassembled the damaged organs.

After completing the meticulous treatment, Xia Shou pressed the other person's head onto the body again.

The moment the woman gained control of her body, she let out a shrill scream.

She fell to the ground and fumbled backwards, trying her best to get away from Xia Shou.

"What did you scold me for just now?" Xia Shou asked.

The woman was trembling all over, her teeth chattering, her face full of fear: "I was wrong! I was wrong!"

Xia Shou spread his hands to everyone and sighed sadly: "That's it, human will is nothing in the face of extreme pain.

The reality is cruel. Morality, justice and persistence are all very fragile. Follow me, what would you do if the funeral home did this to your bodies?
Forget about sticking to your own will, we should be thankful that you don't betray us.

Let alone anything else, who among you has the courage to come out and experience the cruel thing I just did to this lady?
If there is anyone who can endure this pain and still follow my instructions, then I believe he can help.

There is no need to do anything complicated. I can only give simple commands like stand at attention, march in step, turn right, and turn left.

As long as you can do it, I will admit that everything I said just now was wrong, and you can treat it as nonsense.

So, who's coming?"

The whole place was dead silent, no one stood up.

After all, no one wants their bones to be dug out and broken, and the extent of what happened just now was already considered gentle. The human head has more than just these parts.

Bones without pain nerves can respond to such tremendous pain. The supernatural phenomena in the underworld cannot be explained by biological science.

“It seems I don’t need to say more.

Now, those who want to be freed can stand up.

Those who have bodies and can move can continue to follow us, but whether you can keep up is your own business.

If you want to stay here, I won't stop you.

I know you must hate me now, but I have done my best.

I promise that after we leave, we will gather a large force from the Control Bureau and come back to rescue you.

I can swear to you all.

I will do everything in my power to save you...if I can.

Phew - I'm a little tired. I'll give you some time to think about it."

After he finished speaking, Xia Shou pointed at the woman he had just tortured, and then pointed at several people in the crowd.

"You, you, you, and these few people, all step out, No. 102, bring them all over here."

"Wait, why? We...we haven't thought about it yet." A person chosen by Xia Shou said with a frightened expression.

Xia Shou sighed impatiently: "You must be very dissatisfied with me just now, I can see it from your faces.

In this case, I will help you choose, you just stay here and leave your precious body to someone who agrees with me and can understand me. "

"No! No! I can understand it, I understand it now!"

"Master Xia Shou! Please, give me another chance!"

Several people who were targeted begged for mercy.

They didn't want to follow Xia Shou, but as long as they were not mentally retarded, they knew how precious it was to have a body that could move in this hell.

But in the end, they were dragged away, and some of them who resisted fiercely had their heads cut off on the spot.

"You can also pick out the people who are dissatisfied with me that you just saw, and make a careful selection from these people." Xia Shou said to the people in the clock tower.

"Then, move them away so that they don't influence the rest of the people's thinking.

As for the others, whether to stay or go, think it over carefully... Of course, those who don’t follow me will definitely not have a body.”

After saying that, Xia Shou turned and walked away.

Wang Yougong stood among the crowd, watching Xia Shou and those who were picked out, walking farther and farther away, and finally disappearing in the ruins.

He felt as if something was missing in his heart.

(End of this chapter)