Everything From Five Years Ago

"In the main hall!"

Yun Feiyang rushed into the main hall, only to see the demon holding Hard hostage.

On the other side stood Douglas, holding a scepter and pointing it at the demon.

Just as Yun Feiyang tried to approach, a barrier emerged, blocking his path.

"Damn it, a spell formation again!"

The demon turned his head to glance at them and cursed, "Damn Mage, stop getting in my way!"

Hard shouted in a panic, "Mr. Mage, save me! I'll do whatever you want!"

"Shut up! No one can save you today. I said it, and even if God himself came, it would be useless!"

"You're Steve, aren't you?"

"Hmm?"

The demon turned his head to look at Yun Feiyang.

"The demon is just your disguise. You're using Transformation Magic, right?"

"Not bad!"

The demon simply dropped the facade, dispelling the Transformation Magic and turning into a handsome man in his thirties.

"Steve, it really is you. Let Hard go!"

Steve sneered and said to Douglas, "Don't be in such a hurry, it'll be your turn soon!"

As he spoke, he prepared to kill Hard...

"Stop!"

The village chief walked over!

"It really is you, Steve. Why are you doing this? Have you gone mad?"

"Mad?"

Steve laughed out loud. "I am indeed mad, ever since the moment Kathy died!"

Yun Feiyang took the opportunity to ask, "What exactly happened back then? You wouldn't mind telling us, would you?"

"Of course. Even if you didn't ask, I would have made the truth public. I want you all to know the filth of this Church and see these people for who they really are!"

Douglas's expression turned ugly, but he couldn't stop him!

Taking advantage of a moment when Steve wasn't paying attention, Yun Feiyang quietly took out the Compass Key and pressed it against the barrier.

"What priests, what saviors of the world—they cloak themselves in holy garments, but their secret deeds are more demonic than any demon!"

Steve pointed a hateful finger at Douglas, "Back then, Kathy came to the Church to pray, but she was bewitched by this beast and then raped!"

"It wasn't just him; everyone in the Church had a hand in it. They took advantage of Kathy's trust in the Church and took turns... Beasts, a bunch of goddamn beasts!"

The village chief's expression changed drastically as he interrogated Douglas, "Is what he says true?"

Douglas let out a cold snort, neither speaking nor answering.

"You tell me, why did you do it?"

Hard, feeling threatened, lacked Douglas's composure and immediately spilled everything.

"It was Kathy. She was just too beautiful. When Douglas stripped her bare and brought her to us, we just couldn't help ourselves, so we..."

"I was wrong, I was wrong! Please spare me! Everything was forced upon me by Douglas; he is the mastermind!"

Steve was trembling with rage, "Just because she was beautiful, she had to be persecuted by you? Unforgivable! Unforgivable!"

The village chief stomped his feet in anger, "The world is going to ruin! The world is going to ruin! You will all face retribution!"

"Retribution? Of course they will face retribution!"

A fierce light flickered in Steve's eyes as he raised his staff high and thrust it downward.

The staff pierced from the top of the head through to the chin; Hard was dead beyond any doubt.

Yun Feiyang glanced at the Compass, which was in the process of unlocking, and asked, "What about Adeline? What did she do to Kathy?"

"What did she do? That woman is the most perverted of them all!"

Steve asked, "You saw that Secret Room, didn't you?"

"You mean..."

"That's right. That is where Kathy was tortured into madness by that woman, which is why I had to kill her in that very place using that very method!"

Yun Feiyang sighed, "A Church like this is better off destroyed!"

"You think so too? Then are you still going to stop me now?"

Yun Feiyang shook his head, "Feel free. Even if you didn't kill such scum, I wouldn't let them live either."

"Wait!"

The village chief asked, "What about Parker? Why did you kill him?"

"Because he deserved to die!"

"Why? Did he do something too?"

Steve's face twisted into a snarl. "Because he saw Kathy naked back then, and he mocked and harassed her!"

The village chief looked at him in disbelief. "Just because of that? Most of the people in the village saw Kathy running through the streets back then!"

"They deserve to die too!"

"You... you really are insane!"

Yun Feiyang frowned. "What about Kathy? She was just traumatized back then, why did she die? Was it really suicide?"

Suicide was just the village chief's story; no one in the village had actually witnessed it with their own eyes, so it couldn't be taken as truth.

Combined with Steve's extreme way of thinking, Yun Feiyang had a bad feeling.

"No, she didn't commit suicide. Back then, she kept saying sorry to me, saying it wasn't her fault, begging for my forgiveness, but..."

Steve raved madly, "How could someone as perfect as her have such a stain! It was unforgivable, inexcusable!"

"So you killed her?"

"Yes. Only death could wash away the filth on her. Only in death could she be the perfect Kathy again!"

These words made everyone present turn pale!

A madman. This man was a true madman!

"Kathy didn't commit suicide. It seems you were wrong about that too!"

Mira and the other two also arrived at Yun Feiyang's side.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you all to go back?"

"No, I'm not leaving until I get to the bottom of this!"

Mira asked Steve, "Then what about my parents? Did their deaths have anything to do with you?"

"You are..."

After staring at Mira for a moment, Steve realized, "So, you're the girl from the Strauss family!"

"You guessed right. Their deaths were indeed related to me... no, I should say, they were my saviors!"

"What do you mean? Explain yourself!"

Mira and the others were frantic!

They had assumed their parents died in an accident, but they never expected there to be a hidden story. It was no wonder they were so anxious!

"It wouldn't hurt to tell you the truth; consider it a repayment of a debt."

Steve looked at Douglas and said, "Back then, I came to the Church to take my revenge, but I couldn't beat this old guy. They chased me all the way to the edge of a cliff, and in a desperate gamble, I jumped."

Steve turned his head to look at Mira and the others. "I was lucky. Your parents happened to be at the bottom of the cliff. They were unfortunate; I landed right on top of them, and they served as my cushion!"

"What? It was like that!"

"You killed my parents!"

Mira pounded on the barrier, glaring at Steve. "I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

Yun Feiyang hadn't expected the truth to be so bizarre. Mira's parents had died truly unjustly!

"Although I feel sorry for you, it was thanks to them that I was able to escape with my life and learn the skills to come back and take my revenge!"

"Don't say another word! I will definitely kill you!"

Mira grabbed Yun Feiyang. "Get rid of this thing! I want to kill him, hurry!"

"Don't be anxious. He won't be able to escape!"

Yun Feiyang glanced at the Compass Key. Seeing that it was taking a long time to undo the barrier, he frowned.

At this moment, Steve looked over and said disdainfully, "It's useless. I spent a lot of effort on this barrier. With that little trinket of yours, there's no way you can break it in a short time."

It turned out he had noticed Yun Feiyang's small movements long ago, but he simply hadn't bothered to pay attention to them. This served as further proof of his arrogance!

This was going to be difficult!

Just as Yun Feiyang was thinking of a countermeasure, he suddenly heard a scream from Steve!

It turned out that Douglas had launched a sneak attack. The staff in his hand emitted a beam of light that engulfed Steve, slamming him against the barrier!

"Haha... Steve, oh Steve. You were no match for me back then, and you won't be now either!"

"As long as I have this Light Scepter, no one can do anything to me!"