Hehe, I Want to Eat Hot Dogs

The fire of sin burned Iliphis, allowing him to see many things.

Those were things he absolutely did not want to remember.

At the same time, the Zane Dungeon received a large amount of Spirit Power from him.

"Marvelous."

In dungeons, adventurers' emotions are also categorized by quality; the higher the quality, the greater the Spirit Power they can emanate.

Based on his own observations, Gong Qiying summarized the differences in the Spirit Power emitted by different emotions.

The highest quality emotion is fear, or rather, dread, fright, or panic. It belongs to negative emotions.

The second most popular emotion is happiness, which is a positive emotion.

Then come a series of negative emotions such as anger, greed, jealousy, and sadness, while other positive emotions are ranked after all the negative emotions.

It is worth noting that although fear and happiness rank similarly, the former is almost three times more valuable than the latter.

In other words, fear is the most valuable emotion, but why does happiness rank so high? Gong Qiying is also puzzled by this.

At first, he thought that fear and happiness could not coexist, so as long as there was fear, that was the initial operating strategy of the Zane Dungeon.

Later, through experiments with some enthusiastic volunteers, Gong Qiying discovered that the two were actually complementary!

Who says you can't be afraid when you're happy?

Whether you experience fear first and then happiness, or happiness first and then fear, you can generate far more Spirit Power than with a single emotion!

Therefore, the operating strategy of the Zane Dungeon shifted to a strategy of giving adventurers a hard time followed by a reward, or vice versa, in order to extract Spirit Power as efficiently as possible.

Thanks to the enthusiastic and selfless volunteers who dedicated themselves to the experiment; their names are as follows: Si Telan, Lu Lu Wo, and Leon.

Sometimes, Sain would make an exception and give adventurers a pure sense of happiness through rewards, allowing them to deepen their bond with the dungeon.

With pure happiness comes pure fear, which sometimes arises as well, since always indulging adventurers makes them forget the fear of being dominated by Sen.

If Gong Qiying were to act any less humanely, he could first feed all the adventurers Happiny, making them feel the ultimate happiness, and then unleash the Nightmare God Darkrai to give the adventurers the most terrifying nightmares.

But I feel like if they keep doing this, the adventurers will eventually go insane.

Now, Iliphis is experiencing is pure fear.

"This is."

He stared blankly at the dimly lit, blood-stained torture chamber. Looking down, he realized he had been transformed into a child, with two unrecognizable corpses tied to the torture rack—his biological parents.

These are his childhood memories.

"Hey, you're next." The fat interrogator licked his lips, sticking out his tongue and revealing a lewd expression.

Iliphis involuntarily took a step back.

He never had any noble birth; people all thought that his parents, who now lived in the Leyndell, were just ordinary farmers.

But in reality, he just grabbed those two farmers from the roadside and manipulated them mentally before turning them into his parents. After all, to enter the Leyndell circle, one must have a normal background.

His biological parents were actually from the Warrior Country. Their hometown was attacked by demons, so they had to flee. By a twist of fate, they ended up in the Kingdom, where they were captured and enslaved. Later, they were bought by a minor nobleman with a peculiar fetish, and that's how they ended up in this torture chamber.

Looking at the torture chamber, Iliphis's eyes held not only disgust but also a hint of Remembrance.

The lewd-looking interrogator chuckled as he approached him, but he remained calm, for in his memory, he had escaped this interrogation.

At that time, this aristocratic family, who had some rather perverse ways, suddenly barged in and adopted him. I don't know why, but they must have been planning something even more disgusting.

The nobleman raised Iliphis his own son and used Hypnosis Magic to erase Iliphis's memories of his parents. After that, the nobleman and the torturer taught him all the torture techniques they knew.

Iliphis remembered that he was initially unwilling, but the feeling of inflicting pain was more addictive than the Blood Therapy Potion. He quickly surpassed his teacher, and even during the torture, his Unique Talent awakened. While regaining his memories, he also gained control of the entire minor noble family.

However, his good fortune didn't last long. When the minor nobleman went out hunting, he provoked someone he shouldn't have, and a mysterious organization broke in at night. Everyone except Iliphis was killed. As for why he was spared, that remains to be seen.

"How lucky! It turns out to be Unique Talent. I never thought I could complete the mission here."

"We still have a bunch of weapons waiting, one isn't enough."

These people seem to be capturing individuals with Unique Talent. Why? To power up their weapons?

Iliphis didn't know the details. At that time, he couldn't fully utilize his talents and could only barely escape from those people. After that, he realized the importance of having a stable power and the desire for his own country arose in his heart. He wandered around and eventually formed the Light Eagle Legion.

He has been investigating the origins of those mysterious people ever since, but so far he has found nothing.

Back to the present, Iliphis couldn't help but look towards the doorway.

He remembered that the minor nobleman would come in before the interrogator touched him.

There's nothing to be afraid of anymore; it's just a memory.

"Here you are, let me take good care of you."

A foul stench emanated from the interrogator, whose fat hand reached for Iliphis.

Iliphis remained calm and composed, showing no sign of panic.

They were even thinking about how to scold the other person later.

He maintained this composure until he was hung on the cross like a chick.

"Why?"

Wait, wait, isn't something wrong? This isn't going according to the procedure I remember!

Perhaps it was because his body shrank and his mind became more childlike, but he felt that he had difficulty controlling his emotions. When he saw the interrogator stripping off his clothes piece by piece, he couldn't suppress his fear, which even overwhelmed his urge to vomit.

Does this mean he's going to be interrogated here?

He could endure ordinary torture, but this interrogator...

Absolutely not!

When the torturer's large hand reached for Iliphis, he looked terrified, and his thoughts were aloud in the space.

"Don't lift it!"

"Hehe, they're cute even when they're small."

The interrogator brandished the pliers in his hand, with scalpels, needles, hammers, and durians laid out behind him—all sorts of secret tools that could bring unexpected surprises.

Iliphis used to enjoy watching torturers torment others, but now that it was his turn, he would rather die than be treated like that!

No wonder he had such hallucinations after being burned by the fire of sin; it turns out that this was the thing he resisted most in his heart.

Hehehe.

The interrogator twirled his nimble fingers—what perfect hands they were, practically born for torture.

He stuck out his long, greasy tongue and licked his lips, then chuckled strangely:

"Hehe, I want a hot dog!"

"No!"

Not only the interrogator, but also the shadows of those he had interrogated and those he had killed appeared here. They twisted their bodies, all staring at him, each with only one target:

Eating hot dogs.

Iliphis, now a little boy, wanted to call for help, but at that moment he suddenly realized that he couldn't even remember anyone he could trust, so he could only call out to the person with the highest combat power in the Light Eagle Legion.

"Gers, help me!"

At the same time.

"Iliphis?"

Elsa, who had been resurrected by the campfire in Irithyll's kitchen, suddenly raised her head and looked towards the distant cathedral. For a moment, she felt that Iliphis was calling her.

She looked up for a while, then lowered her head again.

"It's probably just my imagination."

Her entire tone could only be described in three words—utterly indifferent.

Ever since she realized that Iliphis had Backstab, she felt wronged and angry. No matter what his reasons were, she was still angry!

In her interactions with the Skyrim Strategy Team, her emotions are undergoing a process of completion. She is no longer as dull as before, and her thoughts and feelings are no different from those of a normal person. At most, she may seem a little slow to react because of her old habits.

It's all thanks to the excellent interpersonal skills master Lu Lu Wo and the sunny and cheerful boy Ta Mi's teaching.

After she returned to "normal", Iliphis everyone. Things that she thought were reasonable before now seemed very odd.

What's even stranger is that everyone in the Light Eagle Legion felt that there was nothing wrong with Iliphis, and that the problem must lie with them.

Unable to find anyone to talk to, Elsa returned to her usual taciturn nature while in the Light Eagle Legion.

Then, I felt incredibly light-hearted every day when I went to find the Skyrim Strategy Team.

Deep down, she had gradually distanced herself from the Light Eagle Legion, who treated her like a beast of burden. She continued to stay there entirely because of Iliphis's initial help.

But now, the other party's actions have completely turned her into a salted fish, too lazy to even turn over.

The idea of leaving the Light Eagle Legion flashed through her mind for a moment.

Even she herself was startled.

On the other side, Gong Qiying was also "frightened".

"What's the deal with this Iliphis?"

Seeing the continuous influx of Spirit Power, and looking at Iliphis struggling and entangled in the Sin Flame, he was afraid of ruining the other party.

"What did this guy see that made him act like this?"

Gong Qiying stared at him with pity. Poor child, he must have had a very difficult life.

Out of humanitarian spirit, he was about to have Sulyvahn Phantom finish off Iliphis when the mercenaries rushed over.

There's no other way, so let's take out the mercenaries first and Iliphis.

"You really have a great group of friends."

Gong Qiying said sincerely.