Arc 7The Human-Hole Village

Wen Xishu cleared the Storytelling Club and the Desire Tower, where he reunited with a simulation of Wen Chaohua and learned more about his brother’s fate. As the Great Devourment neared its end, he entered a merged vortex and began exploring the dangerous Human-Hole Village.

  • Wen Xishu defeated Jiang Qing at the Orphanage, learned the apocalypse was coming, and cleared the restarted Chosen Train with his companions refusing Wei Ping'an’s sacrifice ritual.
  • Wen Xishu entered the Ancient Castle Storytelling vortex, survived its deadly story rounds, and used the incidents to investigate the Castle Lord and the town’s twisted residents.
  • Jessica helped Wen Xishu expose Priest, whose purification ritual summoned a simulated Wen Renjing and then Wen Chaohua, and Wen Chaohua destroyed Priest and warned Wen Xishu about Sinland and the person who could shoot down causality.
  • Wen Xishu defeated Priest’s Obsession, took three of Priest’s Sequences, and collapsed the third Orange Vortex as Albert and Evelyn said the Great Devourment was nearing its end.
  • Wen Xishu learned that two Orange Vortices had merged, entered the dangerous vortex alone, and arrived in Human-Hole Village, where Void 04 explained the pain-based economy and the black-veined holes.
  • Wen Xishu won the Pain Crystal Gem Necklace and Agony Umbilical Cord at the auction, then entered Yoshida Daibu’s grandson’s Human Hole despite warnings.
  • Wen Xishu met the Human Hole Guide, a boy in a white kimono who warned that no one had escaped alive.
Chapters 153–177 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 153Rescue at the limit

Jiang Qing used her Sequences to turn the city’s elite troops into toys and nearly broke Qin Feng, Tang Yi, and Old Tai by tormenting their memories. Just as Qin Feng was forced to shoot an orphan, Wen Xishu arrived at the Orphanage and intervened.

  • Jiang Qing learned from Fang Zhizhou that the city’s elite troops had been sent to the Orphanage, and she decided to turn Qin Feng, Tang Yi, and Old Tai into toys to confront the newcomer.
  • Qin Feng, Tang Yi, and Old Tai found the elite troops transformed into toy-sized figures, and Qin Feng realized the Orphanage was using toys to transport people.
  • Jiang Qing’s Sequences surrounded the three agents, distorted their memories, and began transforming their bodies into toys.
  • Qin Feng resisted Jiang Qing’s control, but she forced his gun toward an orphan and threatened him with the prospect of killing his own child.
  • Wen Xishu appeared in the fog and shot Fang Zhizhou, interrupting Qin Feng just as the gun went off.

Ch. 154An unleashed Sequence Ultimate, a fierce battle with the Aquarius Attendant

Wen Xishu confronted Jiang Qing after realizing Aquarius had empowered her, and she transformed into a Dominant Tier Red Eerie Shadow. As Jiang Qing overwhelmed him and his allies, Wen Xishu broke free of her mental attack by manifesting his will to survive, then turned his barrage into a force of killing intent.

  • Wen Xishu identified Fang Zhizhou as the Ruinbringer and learned from his memories that Aquarius had given Jiang Qing Black Coffin Blood to unleash her potential.
  • Wen Xishu attacked Jiang Qing, but she transformed into a Dominant Tier Red Eerie Shadow and began overpowering him.
  • Qin Feng, Tang Yi, and Old Tai helped Wen Xishu land repeated attacks using their Sequences, but Jiang Qing trapped them in the Blood Mist Dreamscape and left Wen Xishu alone.
  • Jiang Qing's distorted memories nearly broke Wen Xishu, but the other soul within him urged him to survive, allowing him to manifest the barrage messages and escape his toy form.
  • Wen Xishu spent more tower power to change his barrage from “Stay alive” to “Kill her,” frightening Jiang Qing with the overwhelming killing intent.

Ch. 155The Level Seven Mission and Libra

Wen Xishu used Mental Barrage’s Sequence Ultimate to kill Jiang Qing, then warned Qin Feng about the coming apocalypse and urged him to go to Wind City. The mission ended with Wen Xishu receiving a level-seven mission fragment and learning that his actions had changed the Strange Tower’s storylines and drawn Libra’s attention.

  • Wen Xishu used the killing intent from the other soul inside him to overwhelm Jiang Qing’s defenses, and the barrage made her experience the revenge of those whose memories she had distorted until she died.
  • Wen Xishu learned from the barrage that Jiang Qing had manipulated memories behind the train events, while Tang Yi and Old Tai helped the Orphanage’s children return to normal.
  • Wen Xishu told Qin Feng that the apocalypse was coming and advised him to go to Wind City, and Qin Feng promised to remember before Wen Xishu disappeared.
  • The Strange Tower restarted the floor 29 mission, changed the Maze Train into the Chosen Train, and awarded Wen Xishu the level-seven mission fragment Land of Hidden Dragons.
  • Wen Xishu gained affinity with Tang Yi, Mao Tai, and Qin Feng, unlocked their recruitment prerequisites, and drew Libra’s attention while losing affinity with Aquarius.

Ch. 156The Tail End of the Chosen Train

Wen Xishu and his companions progressed through the Chosen Train’s trials, which tested their abilities and inner qualities, while Xiao Jin remained trapped in the Fear Car and Nissen was barred from advancing by the train’s bloodline requirement. Wen Xishu, Yue Yun, A Miao, and Zheng Zai entered the final carriage, where a conductor announced the last test would require each of them to make the most important decision of their lives.

  • Wen Xishu learned that his companions’ memories had been replaced with a simulated account of their journey through the Chosen Train, and they explained how they had cleared its first eight carriages.
  • Wen Xishu and the others passed the Disguise Carriage, then entered the Fear Car, where Yue Yun, Nissen, A Miao, and Zheng Zai overcame their fears, but Xiao Jin remained behind.
  • Wen Xishu led Yue Yun, Nissen, A Miao, and Zheng Zai through the Emotion Car and the willpower trial in Carriage 14, while they continued to worry about Xiao Jin.
  • Nissen became unable to move at the entrance to Carriage 16, and Wen Xishu realized the train excluded him because he did not share their bloodline; Nissen urged the others to continue without him.
  • Wen Xishu, Yue Yun, A Miao, and Zheng Zai entered the final carriage, where a conductor welcomed them and announced that each would make the most important decision of their life.

Ch. 157The train mission draws to a close

Wen Xishu learned that the Chosen Train’s final test offered him godhood by sacrificing his companions, while Wei Ping'an explained the Hidden Dragon Plan and its links to the Swan Project, Jin Zhenyuan, Aries, and Libra. Wen Xishu and all his companions refused the ritual, survived the train, and prepared to return to the Bunker.

  • Wei Ping'an welcomed Wen Xishu, Yue Yun, Zheng Zai, and A Miao to Carriage 016 and sent each of them into a separate room for the final test.
  • Wei Ping'an told Wen Xishu about the Swan Project, Jin Zhenyuan, Ark, the Underground Fortress, and the Hidden Dragon Plan, then offered his companions as sacrifices to improve Wen Xishu’s abilities.
  • Wei Ping'an warned Wen Xishu that only one person could leave the carriage, while he tempted Zheng Zai, Yue Yun, and A Miao to sacrifice Wen Xishu for his talents.
  • A Miao and Zheng Zai refused the ritual, and Yue Yun rejected it after struggling with the temptation to take Wen Xishu’s talents.
  • Wen Xishu did not accept the ritual, and Wei Ping'an revealed that all four had refused, making them the second group to finish the train with no apostle emerging.
  • The carriage returned to normal, Wen Xishu reunited with Xiao Jin, Nissen, Yue Yun, Zheng Zai, and A Miao, and the group celebrated their survival before planning to meet at the Bunker.

Ch. 158Ancient Demon Blade

After clearing the second Orange Vortex, Wen Xishu returned to the Bunker, rejected Liu Zizai’s attempt to separate him from his teammates, and set out alone for an ancient castle mission. Meanwhile, Liu Zizai gave the Demon Blade to the jealous Miyamoto Yoshiki and urged him to challenge Wen Xishu after the Great Devourment.

  • Xiao Jin woke in the Guide’s space, worried that his performance on the Maze Train had been poor, and planned to return to the Bunker.
  • Wen Xishu received two runes after achieving Level Six Completion, then learned that important beings might notice him if he ended the Great Devourment.
  • Liu Zizai ordered Yue Yun, Nissen, Zheng Zai, and A Miao away from Orange Vortices, but Wen Xishu returned and used his Safe House authority to expel Liu Zizai.
  • Wen Xishu’s teammates chose not to join him at the Ancient Castle Storytelling vortex, and he departed alone while Xiao Jin went to the upper floors.
  • Liu Zizai summoned Miyamoto Yoshiki, gave him the Demon Blade, and told him to challenge Wen Xishu after the Great Devourment.
  • Wen Xishu entered the third Orange Vortex, hoping its ancient castle mission would lead him to more Tower Power.

Ch. 159The Novelist's Hell

At a Constellation meeting, Aries warned Sagittarius not to target someone useful to her, while the others argued over whether to interfere. In the Ancient Castle Storytelling game, Wen Xishu learned that contestants had to tell stories of their evil deeds for an audience whose anticipation affected survival, as Chef’s grisly tale began to outshine Snake-Tongued Woman’s.

  • Aries called the Constellations together and warned Sagittarius not to kill the person she considered useful, while Cancer cautioned that he had become too powerful to eliminate easily.
  • Wen Xishu chose Three Worlds Resonance after rolling triple threes, then inspected the other seven contestants and noticed that they had different audience comments and anticipation scores.
  • The castle’s voice announced that the contestants had to tell stories about evil they had committed, and that the contestant with zero anticipation would die.
  • Shifty-Eyed Man barely told a story about stealing from his neighbor, leaving his anticipation at two and revealing that the lowest-scoring contestant could be executed after the stories and incidents.
  • Snake-Tongued Woman’s story about seducing a married man sent her anticipation soaring, but Chef then described deep-frying his mistress and turning his wife into wife cakes, causing his score to surge.

Ch. 160Reuniting with an Old Acquaintance

Wen Xishu and the other seven storytellers finished sharing tales of their misdeeds, then entered rooms where those stories began to become real. Wen Xishu encountered An Jincheng, who greeted him warmly, leaving Wen Xishu unsure which version of his old acquaintance had appeared.

  • Chef, Snake-Tongued Woman, and Lecturer Man told stories that earned high anticipation scores, while Wen Xishu drew viewers in with a tale about persuading the An Family Brothers to abandon their wealth.
  • Wen Xishu reasoned that the story reenactments could endanger storytellers whose targets were stronger than they were, as Brat’s tale about tormenting a courier provoked viewers to anticipate his punishment.
  • Fool described forcing people to eat filth, and Bald Spider Man recounted killing a robbery ringleader and taking the money.
  • The storytellers’ scores placed Brat first and Wen Xishu fifth, after which servants led all eight participants to rooms for their story reenactments.
  • Wen Xishu entered his room and greeted An Jincheng, who was surprised to see him and asked whether Wen Xishu had brought them there.

Ch. 161Summoning a true god

Wen Xishu welcomed An Youxuan and An Jincheng, learned about Deep City, and offered them refuge in Wind City while the Storytelling Club’s incidents unfolded around the other participants. After the Shifty-Eyed Man was eliminated and round two began, Wen Xishu used the story-manifesting mechanism to reach the other Wen Xishu by invoking his longing to see Wen Chaohua.

  • An Youxuan thanked Wen Xishu for helping the brothers give up their inheritance, and An Jincheng described Deep City’s dangerous supernatural conditions.
  • Wen Xishu offered the brothers a safe place in Wind City, and they reacted with gratitude and awe.
  • The incidents exposed the Snake-Tongued Woman’s manipulation, the Chef’s violence, the Delivery Worker’s kindness toward the Brat, and the bald spider man’s death; the Shifty-Eyed Man’s anticipation score remained at one.
  • The Storytelling Club began its second round with a rule requiring each story’s villain to be stronger than the previous round’s villain, and the knight statues killed the eliminated Shifty-Eyed Man.
  • As the lecturer told a story about a girl, Wen Xishu called to the other Wen Xishu by invoking Wen Chaohua, and the voice in his mind asked if it could see its brother.

Ch. 162God's warning

Wen Xishu considered telling a story about Wen Chaohua, but his trembling Scorpion Dagger and a powerful warning across space and time convinced him to change course. Far away, a sapphire-haired archer sensed the dangerous karmic connection, failed to aim at its source, and vowed to find it.

  • Wen Xishu asked the other soul in his body about Wen Chaohua, and the fool recalled how his brother had trusted and defended him despite his lies.
  • Snake-Tongued Woman's anticipation score fell as her second story lost the audience's interest, while Brat scored highly by describing how he had poisoned three stray dogs and posted their deaths online.
  • Wen Xishu's Scorpion Dagger trembled violently as he considered telling a story about Wen Chaohua, and the fool pleaded to see his brother.
  • Wen Xishu warned the fool that Wen Chaohua might be powerful enough to kill him, then decided to switch stories and apologized to the audience for the delay.
  • A long-haired archer with a sapphire-blue bow sensed a flickering karmic target, lowered his weapon when it vanished, and vowed to find the person behind the connection.

Ch. 163Cracking the Storytelling Club

Wen Xishu used the third round’s new rule to turn the Storytelling Club’s audience into the victims in his story, sending his anticipation score soaring. As the next Incident began, he prepared to use the club’s power to uncover its origins and obtain the Invitation Letter.

  • Wen Xishu told a story about Jack and Jennifer seeking him out, while Chef implied that he had served a customer the meat of his wife and child, and Fool revealed that he was a serial killer targeting disabled people.
  • During the Incident, Wen Xishu reunited with Jack and Jennifer in Moen City, learned that Jack could give Mental Barrage physical form using emotion, and invited them to seek help in Wind City.
  • Chef died during his Incident, while Brat, Lecturer Man, Fool, and Wen Xishu survived; Snake-Tongued Woman’s anticipation score collapsed, and the statues killed her before announcing the third round’s multiple-victim rule.
  • Wen Xishu realized that the audience, not the other storytellers, was the key to the game, then told a story mocking the commenters who had been demanding violence and trying to uncover his secrets.
  • The angry commenters drove Wen Xishu’s anticipation score to 405, and he looked forward to using the next Incident to bring them into his story and investigate the Storytelling Club’s origins.

Ch. 164Those Who Hid Behind the Comments

Wen Xishu discovered that the Storytelling Club’s audience were townspeople whose memories and personalities had been altered, and he urged them to help expose whoever was controlling them. Most remained afraid, but Miao Sha believed him and agreed to resist, leaving Wen Xishu ready to confront the hidden force alone if necessary.

  • Wen Xishu entered a small-town crossroads surrounded by hundreds of confused spectators and recognized the dead Snake-Tongued Woman, Miao Sha, among them.
  • Wen Xishu questioned Miao Sha and learned that she remembered being a kindergarten teacher but had lost the memories of her time in the Storytelling Club.
  • Wen Xishu concluded that the spectators were former townspeople who had lost the game and had their memories and personalities twisted by an outside force.
  • Wen Xishu told the crowd they might be victims of a monster and asked them to help expose it, but many feared resisting the master of the old castle.
  • Miao Sha stepped forward to support Wen Xishu, and he left the crossroads determined to confront the hidden enemy even without the crowd's help.

Ch. 165Castle summoner Wen

Wen Xishu used the fourth round’s shuffled incident rooms to tell a story that implicated the Storytelling Club’s mastermind and summoned powerful enemies into his room, though his anticipation score plunged. As the male lecturer and Brat told their stories, Wen Xishu focused on the strange reaction his brother Wen Chaohua had caused in the Scorpio Knife and awaited the coming battle.

  • The knight announced that the killer had scored lowest in the third round, executed him, and revealed that the audience’s perversity scores would double and the incident-room order would be shuffled.
  • Wen Xishu found support from Miao Sha and began a story claiming the Storytelling Club’s owner had twisted the town’s residents, making the lecturer and Brat question their own natures.
  • Wen Xishu described how he had obstructed Ahn Young-jae’s Reverse Seven Project and wronged the Ghost Bride, Jiang Qing, and the Shoe Woman, adding them as backup against the Castle Lord in his incident room.
  • The audience gave Wen Xishu’s disjointed story little support, and his anticipation score fell from 400 to 24, giving the male lecturer and Brat hope that he would be eliminated.
  • As the male lecturer and Brat told their stories, Wen Xishu recalled that the Scorpio Knife had reacted strongly to Wen Chaohua and waited for the monsters’ coming confrontation.

Ch. 166God's Hiding Place

During the Storytelling Club’s Incident phase, Wen Xishu entered Brat’s room while the lecturer was sent into a strange realm with several powerful dead beings. They joined forces against the Priest, who ended the Incident after Jiang Qing was destroyed, but the encounter forced him to remember a forbidden secret.

  • Wen Xishu entered Brat’s Incident Room, where children who had been bullied by Brat threatened him.
  • The lecturer encountered Jiang Qing, Ahn Young-jae, Qiao Xi, and the Ghost Bride in a misty realm, and the Priest appeared after Ahn Young-jae sensed him hiding.
  • Ahn Young-jae revealed that the Priest had invaded their minds, prompting the dead beings to attack him together while Qiao Xi summoned Divine Guards.
  • The Priest fought back through a dark church, destroying Jiang Qing’s Slender Ghostly Shadow form and creating an opening to use his authority as Castle Lord to end the Incident.
  • Ahn Young-jae returned to Qi City as the Ghost Bride and Qiao Xi crumbled away, while the Priest panicked after being made to remember something forbidden.

Ch. 167The kind Ruinbringer

Wen Xishu accepted an Invitation Letter that sent him to the Desire Tower’s past, where he investigated the curse afflicting a peaceful town and traced it to Priest’s church. As he approached the church, Jessica identified herself as the town’s villain, Ruinbringer.

  • The Castle Lord, who was also the Priest, used the Invitation Letter’s reset ability to send Wen Xishu to the Desire Tower.
  • Wen Xishu learned in the Rest Area that the Great Devourment was being dismantled quickly and entered the Desire Tower’s thirtieth floor.
  • Wen Xishu questioned a child and learned that townspeople had been turning wicked, that Priest claimed to cure them, and that dogs had recently died near Andrew.
  • Wen Xishu sensed that Priest was inside the church and suspected that he was the source of the town’s evil, despite having lost his Tower Power.
  • Jessica stopped Wen Xishu and revealed that she was the town’s villain, Ruinbringer.

Ch. 168Teaming up with a Ruinbringer

Wen Xishu learned from Jessica, a purified Ruinbringer, that Priest was secretly the source of the town’s evil and that confession could expose him to powerful summoned victims. After deciding to trust Jessica and hearing her plan, Wen Xishu began considering how to exploit the difference between real victims and their simulated counterparts, then asked when they would act.

  • Jessica told Wen Xishu that Priest had purified her, and that she had discovered Priest was creating the town’s evil while retaining memories across loops.
  • Jessica explained how Priest’s confession ritual summoned simulated victims and let him purify evil and absorb their power, and she warned that the summoned victim had to be powerful enough to challenge him.
  • Wen Xishu weighed Jessica’s account against what he knew about the Strange Tower and decided to trust her.
  • Jessica proposed confessing to Priest while Wen Xishu hid inside the Church and waited for the purification domain to appear.
  • Wen Xishu realized that a simulated victim might avoid the danger of summoning the real person, and he asked Jessica when they would make their move.

Ch. 169Chaohua

Wen Xishu and Jessica lured the priest into the church and used Jessica’s loop-born power to draw out Wen Renjing, creating an opening for Wen Xishu to summon the being he had been waiting for. The priest’s black liquid receded to reveal Wen Chaohua, whom Wen Renjing recognized as an old friend.

  • Wen Xishu convinced Jessica that tormenting someone powerful could summon them, and Jessica agreed to confront the priest despite knowing her loop would end if he fell.
  • Jessica provoked the priest in the church, and he trapped her with a glowing cross and black liquid that forced her to confess.
  • The priest’s power brought forth a simulated Wen Renjing, whose Desire Sequence briefly suppressed the priest’s evil thoughts before the priest overwhelmed him with the evil he had absorbed.
  • Wen Xishu confessed his own deeds while resisting the priest’s mental invasion with his willpower and the Wooden Fish.
  • Wen Xishu pointed behind the priest and summoned a figure whose immense pressure overwhelmed the priest’s power.
  • The black liquid receded to reveal Wen Chaohua, and the simulated Wen Renjing recognized him as a longtime friend.

Ch. 170The Formidable Wen Chaohua

Wen Chaohua appeared to rescue Wen Renjing and Wen Xishu, then annihilated Priest and revealed that he was a simulation created by the Badlands Divine Kingdom. Before disappearing, he warned Wen Renjing not to use his Sequence and directed Wen Xishu toward the Wen Family Old Residence to learn the truth.

  • Wen Chaohua emerged from the black liquid, drew it away from Wen Renjing, and began healing him while greeting Wen Renjing and Wen Xishu.
  • Priest summoned the Punishment Knights to attack Wen Chaohua, who erased them with Divine Rebound and annihilated Priest.
  • Wen Chaohua told Wen Renjing that they were both simulations and warned him not to use his unique Sequence, then embraced Wen Xishu.
  • Wen Chaohua said Sinland had set its sights on Wen Xishu and told him to visit the Wen Family Old Residence once his Magic Resistance was high enough.

Ch. 171New causality

Wen Xishu reconciled with the simulated Wen Chaohua, learned a secret about a hidden god, and was forced back into the Three Towers’ simulation. After Wen Chaohua and Wen Renjing set out to change the Desire Tower, the simulation simplified the Strange Tower’s thirtieth-floor challenge, leaving Wen Xishu to face the Priest’s lingering obsession.

  • Wen Chaohua apologized to Wen Xishu for the Wen Family’s destruction and revealed that the real Chaohua might be found after Wen Xishu dealt with the person who could shoot down causality.
  • Wen Chaohua transferred the Priest’s memories to Wen Xishu, revealing a hidden god whose death could strengthen the Twelve Zodiac Signs.
  • The Strange Tower restarted the thirtieth-floor mission and began modifying the memories of players without Invitation Letters.
  • Wen Renjing accepted that he could not return to the Bunker and asked Jessica to explore the Desire Tower with him and help change the world.
  • The simulation showed that the Priest’s death had reduced Ancient Castle Storytelling to Church Storytelling, with the Priest’s Obsession remaining as the final judge.
  • Wen Xishu learned that defeating the Priest’s Obsession would now conclude the challenge and noted that he had a story that would make it hate him.

Ch. 172The Ancient Castle Storytelling Came to a Close

Wen Xishu ended the Strange Tower storytelling session by confronting the Priest’s Obsession, sparing him, and gaining three Sequences. After the third Orange Vortex collapsed, Albert and Evelyn discussed the Great Devourment’s near end and Wen Xishu’s next challenge: uncovering the Academy’s secrets.

  • Wen Xishu reminded the Priest of their past encounter, and the Priest’s Obsession recognized him and feared him.
  • Wen Xishu ended the storytelling session, and the Priest’s Punishment Knights killed the bearded man and the middle-aged woman.
  • Wen Xishu intimidated the Priest with the Phoenix Glove and Scorpio’s Cheating Knife, then demanded the Priest’s Sequences.
  • The Priest gave Wen Xishu three powers, and Wen Xishu spared him before leaving the Strange Tower.
  • The third Orange Vortex collapsed, and Albert and Evelyn agreed that the Great Devourment was nearing its end.
  • Albert said Wen Xishu would likely destroy another Orange Vortex before turning to uncover the Academy’s secrets.

Ch. 173Improvements across the board

After destroying the third Orange Vortex, Wen Xishu gained six sequences and returned to the Bunker, where his efforts brought every resident an extra year of life and greater disease resistance. He told Albert that he had encountered his elder brother, Wen Chaohua.

  • Wen Xishu inspected his new sequences, including Personality party, Stick to the Rules, and Perfect Parry, then chose which four sequences to equip.
  • The Guide explained that Wen Xishu’s unusual progress through the Strange Tower had earned him a faction-wide reward, while the three Guide heads discussed his interest in their laughter after he left.
  • Bunker residents celebrated the destruction of the third vortex, then received a message granting them one extra year of life and a twenty-five percent increase in disease resistance.
  • Wen Xishu returned to the Safe House, where Albert and Evelyn welcomed him and learned that he was ready to face the next vortex.
  • Wen Xishu asked Albert to clear the room, then revealed that he had seen his elder brother, Wen Chaohua.

Ch. 174A double-yolk egg

Wen Xishu learned that Wen Chaohua had survived and planned to investigate the sealed Wen Family Old Residence after the Great Devourment. He entered a merged Orange Vortex and arrived in Hujiang, where a woman welcomed him to Human-Hole Village and invited him to a Pain Auction.

  • Albert told Wen Xishu that Wen Chaohua had once been offered a way to sneak out of the Bunker, and Wen Xishu asked about the sealed Wen Family Old Residence.
  • Albert agreed that Wen Xishu could visit the old residence after the Great Devourment ended and warned him that two Orange Vortices had merged.
  • Wen Xishu chose the merged vortex, which involved pain, happiness, and Human Holes, and entered it alone despite its danger.
  • Wen Xishu arrived in a tilted, floating house in Hujiang, where his Magic Resistance struggled to make sense of the garbled information around him.
  • Wen Xishu chose Unimpeded Passage from the Madman's Dice and gained Scorpio's Pause ability, then met a woman who welcomed him to Human-Hole Village and asked if he was ready for the Pain Auction.

Ch. 175An immortal name of pain

Wen Xishu arrived in Human-Hole Village and learned from Void 04 about its cursed holes, the Black Vortex, and the Pain Auction, where suffering served as currency. Void 04 brought him to the auction, where the bizarre patrons’ interest in his unmarked body made him suspect that the mission would be exceptionally dangerous.

  • Wen Xishu questioned Void 04 about Human-Hole Village and learned that human-shaped holes appeared after people died and were linked by black veins to a Black Vortex that cursed the region.
  • Void 04 explained that people could trade suffering for Pain Currency at the Museum and use pain to activate superpowers.
  • Void 04 stabbed herself to generate energy, opened a portal, and warned Wen Xishu not to hurt himself because he was still an Unmarked Person.
  • Wen Xishu entered the Pain Auction with Void 04 and noticed that his unmarked, uninjured body drew the attention of the attendees.
  • A stud-covered man praised Wen Xishu’s body and talked about making Pain Currency from him, leaving Wen Xishu to question the difficulty of the mission.

Ch. 176A twisted auction

Wen Xishu watched bidders inflict pain to compete for auction items and learned that suffering became currency inside the Pain Auction. When Rena claimed she had enough Pain Points for a life-saving necklace, Wen Xishu revealed his unmarked body and entered the bidding.

  • The auctioneer opened the bidding for Wine of Agony, and Tanaka Xiangtai gouged out his eyes for Pain Points but lost his perception ability.
  • The Half-Headed Old Man outbid Tanaka by piercing his heart and won the wine, then used a sip of it to recall his family’s suffering.
  • The auctioneer introduced a Pain Crystal Gem Necklace that negated fatal injuries, and the Half-Headed Old Man’s Pain Points stalled at forty-two as he tried to raise them.
  • A father slit his own throat hoping his daughter Rena would suffer, but she felt relief at his death and inherited enough Pain Points to bid for the necklace.
  • Wen Xishu revealed his unmarked body and announced that he would take the necklace.

Ch. 177The Little Angel in the Human Hole

Wen Xishu won several pain auction items and entered Human-Hole Village, where he investigated the Human Holes and stepped into the one formed by Yoshida Daibu’s grandson. Inside, he met a boy who called himself the Human Hole Guide and warned that no one had ever left alive.

  • Wen Xishu used pain to earn points, won a pain necklace, and agreed to explore Yoshida Daibu’s grandson’s Human Hole.
  • Wen Xishu won the Agony Umbilical Cord but passed on items that caused memory loss or physical damage.
  • Void 04 teleported Wen Xishu to Human-Hole Village after cutting open her abdomen, and she said the curator believed he could dismantle the Human Holes.
  • Wen Xishu found the grandson’s Human Hole on the village outskirts and entered despite hearing warnings to stay away.
  • Inside, Wen Xishu found a rainbow-lit tunnel and met a boy in a white kimono who identified himself as the Human Hole Guide and said no one had ever escaped alive.
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