"I, Tang San, swear I will destroy you at any cost!"
Tang San's roar echoed through the dim, icebound space, laden with intense hatred and humiliation.
Tap, tap, tap.
Puppet Tang San slowly walked up to him and looked down at him from above, his scarlet eyes filled with cold mockery.
"Original."
"Still talking about destroying him? What will you use? That mouth of yours?"
Tang San lay on the ground, one hand and both legs pierced by sleeve arrows. Blood gushed from his wounds, spreading into a red puddle on the ice.
Gritting his teeth, he braced his remaining right hand against the ice and tried to get up, but the moment he exerted himself, a tearing pain shot through his wounds, sending him crashing back down.
Puppet Tang San crouched to meet Tang San's eyes.
"Does it hurt?"
Tang San glared at him with bloodshot eyes, saying nothing.
"I know it hurts even if you don't say anything."
Puppet Tang San reached out and gently patted Tang San's cheek, looking at him with contempt.
"But Master said to let you enjoy yourself."
He stood, stepped back twice, and raised his right hand.
His sleeve shifted slightly, and the mechanism clicked again.
Three streaks of dark light tore through the air, this time piercing straight through Tang San's right arm and both shoulders.
Tang San was pinned to the ice by the sleeve arrows, all four limbs and both shoulders pierced. Blood spread beneath him like a dark red flower slowly blooming.
"Aaah!"
His screams echoed through the Mystic Ice Illusion Realm, mingling with Tang Hao's howls as he was whipped nearby, like an ensemble rising from the depths of hell.
Puppet Tang San watched him expressionlessly, as though looking at a lifeless object.
"Scream as loudly as you