His terror gradually twisted into manic laughter.
After that, Harold bought "deaths" from Xila every so often.
About a year later, Harold was no longer satisfied. That was when Xila recommended a more advanced service.
The "volunteers" were no longer the victims.
They were innocent people who had been abducted.
Some were hung up, some tied to chairs, others strapped to beds. Harold tortured them to death with knives, pliers, clubs, hammers, flamethrowers, and cruelties too horrific to describe.
As their screams rang out, Harold felt himself ascend.
[Anger +1% Anger +1% Anger +1% ...]
The messages scrolled through Geralt's mind.
Even after witnessing all kinds of brutal supernatural events, even knowing this was only a memory, even priding himself on his rationality, Geralt was furious.
Rage burned in his chest like a volcano about to erupt.
How could human beings be so cruel?
Hell was empty; the demons were here on earth.
Half a month earlier, Harold had suffered a sudden heart attack and died despite attempts to save him.
Next came Harold's memories as a ghost.
On the first day, Harold wandered aimlessly in a daze.
On the second, he came to his senses and tried to leave the villa, but an invisible force stopped him.
On the third, Harold became one of the Wraiths through his own negative energy alone. He could appear before the living, affect their world, and had awakened a special ability.
A monster in life, one of the Wraiths in death.
Scum!
The Memory Carousel was long, but only an instant passed in reality.
At last, the Book of Proverbs changed:
Page [1]—Personal attributes: [Profession: Demon Hunter Lv. 1]
Page [2]—The Goat-Horn Hammer and vacuum cleaner icons had changed.
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Category: magical artifact