Chapter 2462

2462 - The Great One

Caesar's already pale face began to lose every last trace of color…

At that moment, something strange was happening… one of the devils was touching the back of the victim's head, the second was touching the side of his head, the third was touching the center of his energy gathering, and the fourth was touching his heart.

As for the fifth, the largest of them, he extended his fiery hands toward the victim's forehead, then

Krrrrreesh

He began to pull slowly.

"…….!!!" The victim's eyes began to tremble violently, his entire body convulsed, and his silent scream grew louder little by little until it finally decided that it did not need vocal cords or an intact throat to come out, "…Aah… Aaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!"

The scream tore through Caesar's ears, and what happened after it tore through his soul… That devil pulled something material, he pulled the outer shell from the victim's skin, and he kept pulling until the topmost shell came out of his face, then he continued peeling until he reached the tips of his toes.

"…!!" Caesar's body began to shudder in terror, for this was the first time he had seen something like this. That devil was holding an outer copy of the victim, a complete shell of his outer skin, so thin that it was transparent, but its removal caused severe bleeding in the victim.

That devil examined the shell carefully for a few minutes, then

It ignited and vanished.

Then he extended his hand again toward the victim's forehead and repeated the process.

This time they did not heal him, but merely began tearing off the next Shell.

Caesar wanted to look away, wanted to flee from that place, but he was completely frozen…

The victim had been peeled seven times so far and they had not yet reached the flesh—he had been skinned alive seven times, and it seemed they would continue!!

[Alright, enough watching. Lower your head.] Mortix's voice snapped him back, [We don't want the Hooded Ones to see you!]

"…!!" Caesar quickly lowered his head and placed his hand over his heart,

Damn the Hooded Ones, I fear the Devils will discover me—I must leave!!

[Heh~ They spotted you while you were still on your way here. They simply don't care about you, for they have a Mission to finish.] Mortix laughed.

"….?!" Caesar's heart nearly stopped—those things knew he was watching?!

What exactly was that Mission? Torture unlike anything anyone had ever experienced?!

Caesar thought, and had he spoken aloud, he would not have been able to string together a sentence from stuttering.

[I have seen many of these rituals before.] Mortix began to explain, [They are extracting information from him.] Then he continued at a very simple pace so that Caesar would listen carefully, [There are people who take a soul oath not to say anything or they die, or perhaps they deliberately destroy their memories, or they set self-destruction traps if someone much stronger tries to search their memories… There are countless ways to protect memories and information, and perhaps your adoptive father follows the same approach.]

Then he continued, [The devils here have taken on the task of extracting specific information from this person, and as it appears, that information is related to the body, likely a training technique or a rare law technique, and based on the amount and quality of the sacrifices here, I lean toward it being a merged law technique.]

The devils… are currently extracting a merged law technique from this person?!

Caesar felt his body tremble,

Is that even possible?

Memories and experiences reside in the brain, but if used extensively, they also leave a trace in muscle memory, a trace in the Codes of Creation themselves… Clearly, our friend here decided to protect his secrets, so he destroyed them or destroyed all his memories and turned into a fool to protect them, but they will extract the information anyway, and they will deliver to the client a complete copy of everything that man ever trained in. As long as the contract has been signed, they will fulfill their duty without fail… He has only made things harder for himself.

Devils, or rather Jinn in general, have certain ways with concepts, concepts like Karma and the Codes of Creation and others. Those concepts are higher in status than the Master Laws that made the universe, and therefore, even if their knowledge of concepts is simple due to their long lifespans or the nature of their creation, they still have special ways that we do not understand.

Concepts… stronger than the Master Laws?

Caesar's trembling began to calm slightly,

Just how powerful are those things…

[The right question is: How powerful are they? As I explained to you, you won't need to fight any of them, just don't let anyone catch you and hand you over to a contracted devil, for that will inevitably happen no matter how powerful you are, and the matter becomes whether your opponent has enough sacrifices.]

What harmful and terrifying creatures.

Caesar took another look toward the victim, and they had already begun stripping layers of flesh, so he looked away again,

I could have gone on with my life without knowing about them.

[That's impossible, my little friend. Whoever wishes to rule the world must know what is in it, and you must reach the Heart of the galaxy and rule this world… rule the Necrofortress Galaxy!]

Are you saying I'll have to deal with those things after I rule the galaxy?!

Caesar shuddered,

I don't want to!!

[…After you rule it, you'll have a chance to deal with them, a big chance too, but you can also ignore them and prevent more rituals from being held here, for the ruler does as he pleases.] Mortix's voice seemed hesitant, [And in truth, I will support you if you stop what is happening and don't deal with them… nothing in the world is valuable enough to be worth the pollution of the soul.]

…?

Caesar was slightly surprised by his tone,

You sound as if you're speaking from experience.

[How do you think I obtained the Minor Law of Death and reached the power of a Law Dominator in it despite being merely human? Why do you think I turned an entire natural galaxy into a massive death zone?] Mortix laughed, [I was the first to create an array and make a contract with the great one, and he was the one who appeared to me without summoning and taught me everything… I was the foundation he placed for himself in this universe, I am the foundation of all the corruption you see before your eyes here and that spread throughout the entire universe. Because of my love for authority and power, I followed him and made the required sacrifices… and I and my galaxy ended up as they are today.]