American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 137 You Make Me Look Silly

Using Hoffman's headless body as a skateboard, Xiao Xian slid all the way to the entrance of a secret room.

"Is this room number b363?"

"Let me out!!" Hoffman's voice came from his bulging belly, sounding somewhat muffled.

"Don't force me to shove both your legs in too, or rather, would you prefer me to shove your head into that black guy I met in the first level?"

Xiao Xian said coldly, "Can't you tell the difference between the big and small kings, huh?" Xiao Xian had no sympathy for Hoffman, a demonic killer, nor did he have any interest in trying to reform him. Angels weren't the only ones who could defeat demons; even more wicked demons could do it.

Of course, if it were a succubus, Xiao Xian could sacrifice himself to reform her.

"...This is it." After a moment of silence, Hoffman chose to follow his heart. He knew that Xiao Xian was not just talking; his current condition was proof.

"What are the conditions for passing this level?" Xiao Xian asked.

"Alive." Hoffman no longer expected Xiao Xian to be killed by his own mechanisms. This was not human at all, but a demon. What human could shoot lasers from their eyes, fly, and tear steel as easily as tearing paper?

"The traps inside are certain death for ordinary people. Inside is a small room with a knife, a box with a very small opening, and several huge, slowly descending gears on the ceiling. Once inside, you need to cut off pieces of flesh from your own body and throw them into the box to pause the chainsaw's descent for half a minute, but it will continue to descend after that."

"No wonder none of those who volunteered survived; so this is how you set up the traps."

Xiao Xian curled his lip, pushed open the door and walked into the room. Just as Hoffman had said, there was a knife, a box, and a huge gear slowly descending from above.

Most people at this level either torture themselves to death, torture themselves first and then give up in despair, only to be cut into many pieces by the saw teeth, or do nothing and wait to be killed by the saw teeth.

Of course, there is another way, which is to slit one's throat with a knife.

Shrugging, Xiao Xian used his heat vision to destroy all the jagged edges on the ceiling, then flew to the door, burned the lock, and walked out confidently.

"Take me to another room," Xiao Xian said, looking at Hoffman, who was trying to get his head out of the ground.

"The final hurdle is in Jigsaw's hands," Hoffman answered honestly, with a hint of obsequiousness in his tone. "Now, can you get my head out?"

"Let's see how you do. Oh, you don't have a chance to do anything. Amanda, take me to Jigsaw." Xiao Xian said, cutting a few steel bars off the iron gate with his hands.

"W-What are you going to do?" Hoffman felt a sudden pang of fear, but since his head wasn't outside, he couldn't see anything.

"I just wanted to tell you that immortality isn't that strong," Xiao Xian said, pinning Hoffman's limbs to the wall with steel bars. "You'll stay here."

"Wait! Don't go! I admit I was a bit arrogant just now!" Hoffman shouted, but Xiao Xian and Amanda had already gone far away.

"Jigsaw is right here." Amanda walked to a room on the top floor, pushed open the door, and said to Xiao Xian.

"What's going on here?" Entering the room and looking at the old man lying on the hospital bed, Xiao Xian asked in confusion. Jigsaw in the movie was indeed an old man who was getting old, but the Jigsaw in this world had become weird. How come he still looked like this?

"This space can only guarantee that my disciples and I will not die, but it cannot guarantee that we will not get sick or suffer." Jigsaw struggled to get up from the bed and leaned against the headboard, looking at Xiao Xiandao.

"It's been a long time since anyone has been able to pass the first four levels. And it's even more unprecedented for someone to pass without any damage at all. Young man, you are very special."

"I see. What's the content of the fifth level?" Xiao Xian asked, looking at Jigsaw lying on the hospital bed. "I can't wait to get through it."

"The fifth level is very simple. You just need to put your hand on this device," Jigsaw said, pointing to a device on the bedside table.

"Like this," Xiao Xian said, placing his hand on it.

"That's right, it will show you how much life you have left. Life is so short, people should cherish every day. Those who don't value life need to be tested to understand its preciousness. You still have a long life ahead of you now, but as time goes by... wait, are you sure you put your hand on it?"

Jigsaw lay on the bed, sharing his insights. When he talked about Xiao Xian's lifespan, he looked up at Xiao Xian's remaining lifespan and saw a row of 9s filling the monitor screen.

"It's on. Oh, you mean this number? I'm a bit different from most people." Xiao Xian looked at the number on the instrument without any surprise. Super regeneration gave Xiao Xian's cells unlimited vitality and number of divisions, so his body never aged, and his remaining lifespan was naturally off the charts.

"Cough cough cough~~" Jigsaw watched Xiao Xian cough violently, and it took him a while to recover. After a moment of silence, Jigsaw spoke earnestly to Xiao Xian.

"Although you have a long life ahead of you, you should know that being alive does not mean being healthy. Look at me, I am alive now, but I can only lie in this hospital bed. If it weren't for my ideals, I would have chosen to die long ago. For me, death is actually a relief."

"I won't get sick. My body will always stay young. I don't really understand what you're talking about. By the way, have I passed the fifth level yet?" Xiao Xian looked at Jigsaw lying on the bed, looking like he was going to teach him a lesson.

"Cough cough cough~~~" Jigsaw coughed even more violently after hearing Xiao Xian's words.

"You mean you won't die, get sick, or age?" After a long while, Jigsaw finally recovered and looked at Xiao Xian incredulously, asking, "How is that possible? How can there be an immortal human being in this world?"

"You yourself have become part of the freaks, and you're telling me this? Aren't you and your disciples immortal here too?" Xiao Xian glanced at Jigsaw and said, "Hurry up and let me pass the test and become your disciple! We can talk slowly later if we want to chat."

"." Xiao Xian's words made so much sense that Shuji couldn't refute them at all. He hadn't died even after all that and still existed in a special, independent space. Since there were anomalies like himself, it didn't seem impossible for there to be another anomaly like Xiao Xian who was immortal and disease-free.

"But then what's the point of all this?" Jigsaw exclaimed in shock. "You're making me sound stupid. If I had known about immortality, I wouldn't have had the time to teach others about the preciousness of life. I would have pursued immortality long ago."

They don't need to be immortal, they just need to be able to cure their illnesses. If they could cure their illnesses, Jigsaw wouldn't be playing this game of life's meaning with others; he would have gone to seek treatment long ago.

(End of this chapter)