Chapter 324 Sugo's Nightmare

"who are you?"

After entering the room, Sugo Nobuyuki did not immediately confront Lin Yan angrily. Instead, he asked in a very gentle tone, as if he were asking a friend with whom he had a good rapport.

"Lin Yan".

Lin Yan had long forgotten what Sugo Nobuyuki looked like in the anime. Looking at this refined-looking man, Lin Yan immediately thought he was a hospital staff member.

"Asuna is my friend, I'm just here to visit her."

Lin Yan didn't want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings, since this time it wasn't like the destruction of the Mitsui Group, where his appearance had already been seen by surveillance cameras.

Murder is nothing to be ashamed of, but if you don't want to destroy the whole society, you have no choice but to leave.

"Lin Yan... Ah, I remember him, he's the hero who defeated Kayaba Akihiko in the end of the game!"

As the administrator and shareholder of the Fairy Kingdom in the game built on SAO, Nobuyuki Sugo pays more attention to the world of Aincrad than others, and has even done special research on Lin Yan.

In the heat of the moment, I couldn't match Lin Yan's appearance with the one in my memory, but after hearing the name, I immediately understood.

"Many people were guessing that you were the one who uploaded your consciousness to the internet, but I never expected that you were actually still alive." Nobuyuki Sugo looked at Lin Yan, who was tall and strong, and was more than a head taller than him, and felt a little scared.

But then I thought of another thing: there's no more time now.

Moreover, Lin Yan appears to have an excellent demeanor, suggesting he is a well-read intellectual.

The most prominent characteristic of this type of intellectual is their strong sense of self-respect. Once they clearly state their identity, it becomes much easier to manipulate them.

Moreover, Nobuyuki Sugo's family background was far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

He was confident that, apart from conglomerates or top political families, no one else could have a higher status or position than him.

Thinking this, Nobuyuki Sugo straightened his back even more and a confident expression appeared on his face.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Nobuyuki Sugo, and I am Asuna's fiancé."

"Mr. Nobuyuki Sugo."

Lin Yan enunciated each word carefully, a playful look in his eyes.

I never expected this. I thought I would have to find out where this guy lived, but I stupidly delivered myself to his door.

I tried it. In the original anime storyline, the place where Kirito first met Sugou Nobuyuki was also in Asuna's hospital room.

"This may be hard for you to accept, but no matter how deep your feelings are in the game, reality is what it is, and Asuna's parents have entrusted her to me."

Nobuyuki Sugo pushed up his glasses, about to put on a victorious expression and savor the defeat, astonishment, and resentment on his rival's face, when he noticed Lin Yan sitting by Asuna's bedside, his expression unchanged, only his already dark eyes becoming even more profound.

"Oh, I see. That's a real shame."

Lin Yan's voice was indifferent, revealing no emotion. However, Sugo Nobuyuki thought that Lin Yan was going to back down. His twisted mentality made him laugh out loud, and he was about to say something.

Just then, the door to the ward was pushed open, and the two nurses who came to change Asuna's dressing immediately greeted Sugo Nobuyuki respectfully:

"Mr. Sugo, you are truly deeply in love with Ms. Asuna."

"Haha, yes, after all, Asuna is my fiancée." As he spoke, Sugo Nobuyuki greasyly reached out and touched the nurse's buttocks, but the nurse did not show any disgust; instead, she looked shy.

Lin Yan: "..."

“I plan to marry Asuna in a week, and now her helmet…” Sugo Nobuyuki glanced at the destroyed game helmet on the ground and the vital signs monitor next to it, and said to Lin Yan, “I still have to thank Mr. Lin Yan. If you hadn’t successfully removed the game helmet, I’m afraid my marriage to Asuna would have been a bit of a regret.”

"The helmet, the helmet has been taken off!"

The nurse stared wide-eyed at the half-game helmet on the ground, incredulous, while Asuna's heartbeat and pulse remained perfectly normal.

"I never expected it to go so smoothly. We must inform Lady Yuki of this matter immediately!"

"no need!"

Just as the older nurse took out her phone to call Asuna's mother, Sugou Nobuyuki raised his hand and refused her call:

"I'll inform Aunt Yuki about this myself. I also want to give her a surprise." Sugo Nobuyuki sat down on the chair next to Asuna's bed. When he reached out to hold Asuna's hand, he found Lin Yan holding Asuna's delicate little hand right in front of him.

His eyes immediately darkened, and he placed his hands on his knees.

"No need to thank me, there's much more good news waiting for you soon," Lin Yan said with a sneer.

"Sugo, you and Asuna can't be together because you're about to die."

"Oh?" This was the first time in his life that Nobuyuki Sugo had received a death threat, especially in front of others. The two nurses' eyes widened upon hearing Lin Yan's words, ready to call the police at any moment.

"Mr. Lin Yan, please don't get upset. After all, our family and Asuna's family have always maintained a very good relationship, so it's perfectly normal for your aunt and uncle to marry Asuna to me."

"I know that you two might be in a romantic relationship in the game, but that's only in the game."

He said calmly, his face still bearing the arrogance of a victor: "Don't worry, once Asuna wakes up, I'll make her apologize to you properly. Marriage, even in a game, is not something you can joke about like that."

"This is the first time someone has dared to provoke me like this."

Lin Yan shrugged, about to say something more, when he heard the nurse behind him walk over, looking disdainful:

"Hey! You're not welcome here. Mr. Xu Xiang is a director of this hospital. What right do you have to say such things to Mr. Xu Xiang?"

"It seems I'm not the only one who doesn't welcome Mr. Lin Yan." Sugo Nobuyuki sneered as he pulled the nurse into his arms. "Although I'm grateful that you saved Asuna, your attitude is far too arrogant, so please leave."

"I was originally planning to kill you with one sword, but after hearing how arrogant you are, it's too easy on you."

At this moment, the aura that Lin Yan had been suppressing suddenly burst forth.

Instantly, an invisible pressure filled the air, as if a mountain was pressing down on their chests, making it hard to breathe. Almost instantly, Sugo Nobuyuki and the nurse felt their breathing becoming increasingly difficult, as if they were about to suffocate at any moment.

"There are many beings in this world that you can't afford to offend, and I'm the first one."

Lin Yan's tone was indifferent, but the oppressive feeling grew stronger, making the two of them feel dizzy. Even the nurse behind them turned pale and collapsed to the ground. When she looked up, she could only see Lin Yan's eyes.

Cold and aloof, like a god wielding supreme power!

"Yes, I'm sorry..." The nurse's face was ashen. The feeling of suffocation made him instinctively try to survive and struggle, but the oppressive feeling made him unable to move, as if he were bound by invisible shackles.

“The physical torment is temporary. I just happened to discover a very interesting magic that even I in another world have never used.” Lin Yan pointed his finger at Sugo Nobuyuki’s forehead with great interest.

Although it was just a finger, it made his heart race and an immense pressure crash down on him.

Sweat streamed down his face. Sugo tried to scream in terror, but the sound got stuck in his throat. He could only watch as the seemingly terrifying fingers pressed down on him.

Virtual Barrier - Consciousness Prison.

A trick that can imprison consciousness and torment the soul to the point of collapse essentially induces the soul to break down from within through various forms of torture and fear. During this process, the nerve signals throughout the body feel as if they have been doused with hot oil and are being crawled and gnawed by countless ants, causing unbearable pain.

The only condition for activating a spell is that the caster's mental power must be overwhelming the target.

Unfortunately, in the spiritual realm, a field rarely explored by humans, everyone combined is no match for Lin Yan!

The instant his fingers touched his forehead, an invisible magic was activated. Sugo Nobuyuki could only feel his spirit, consciousness, and soul trapped in an endless vortex, with countless surging demons rushing out from below. The powerful oppression filled him with fear and despair, engulfing him entirely.

Sugo Nobuyuki trembled as he tried to find a way out, but all around him was darkness, without any glimmer of hope, only endless fear.

This can only be considered an appetizer.

Sugo's consciousness suddenly plunged into an even more terrifying hallucination; he felt himself in a decaying, dark underground palace. All around him was endless darkness and a nauseating, unsettling stench of decay, accompanied by the sound of breathing coming from an unknown source.

Not even a sliver of light could penetrate from any direction, but as his eyes slowly adjusted to the darkness, Sugo found that he could barely make out what was in front of him.

It was a wet, rotten corpse, its flesh and bones separated, its color and texture incredibly horrific and disgusting, and it was emitting a horrifying stench!

The corpse's chest was still rising and falling, its mouth and nose were still breathing, its tattered chest and abdomen were opening and closing, and its mouth was also opening and closing. If you listened carefully, you could even hear its painful groans.

Nobuyuki Sugo screamed in terror, but his shrill cry vanished into thin air. The next instant, the corpse before him disappeared, replaced by an even deeper darkness.

In the darkness, he heard the pattering of footsteps beside him. A strong sense of unease and fear surged within him, as if something was watching him from the shadows.

Xu Xiang started running, but no matter how hard he ran, he couldn't outrun the footsteps and breaths behind him. It was as if an invisible force was pulling him, making it impossible for him to break free.

Suddenly, Sugo Nobuyuki felt a sharp pain, as if countless needles were piercing his body. He clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground in agony. In the endless darkness and fear, his body twisted and distorted. In reality, the nurse could only see Sugo Nobuyuki's eyes momentarily glaze over, followed by an expression of emptiness she had never seen before on his face.

The message conveyed by that expression was absolute fear and terror. Just looking at that expression made her feel a strong sense of unease and physical discomfort.

"Well then, it's your turn next."

Lin Yan slowly stood up. The powerful pressure made the nurse turn pale, her pretty face filled with terror.

"If you want to stand up for other people's problems, the first thing you should consider is whether you have the ability to do so."

Lin Yan spoke slowly and deliberately, extending his hand as he said:

"In that case, I will punish you by making you have the most terrible nightmares every night you fall asleep from now on."

As soon as he finished speaking, a purplish-gray light, symbolizing a nightmare, flew out from Lin Yan's fingertips.

In an instant, the light landed on the nurse's forehead and disappeared from the spot.

"Lin, Lin Yan..."

Just as Lin Yan finished doing all this and was about to tidy up the scene, Asuna's voice suddenly came from behind him.

He turned around and saw Asuna had opened her eyes.

She struggled to sit up, but it seemed that even the slightest movement exhausted her strength.

Asuna's face was unnaturally pale, like a withered flower, and a gust of wind blowing from the window further accentuated her frail body.

"you're awake."

Lin Yan smiled. Anyway, the matter was done. He just had to wait and see when Sugo Nobuyuki would be unable to bear the torment and choose to commit suicide.

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