Chapter 99 - Getting Captured

Just as Narukami was about to take a step forward. He felt something hit his leg. He ignored this as his regenerative ability was fast but then, he realized the wound didn't close at all.

He frowned as he dropped to his knees. Shortly thereafter, two people came at him with one of them clapping their hands.

"Very good. To think two Sorcerers could do this much damage to our HQ," the man was without a doubt the Commander and beside him was Hawk.

A young man with sharp eyebrows as sword and handsome facial features.

Turning his head around, Narukami saw both of them. His expression didn't change at all.

"You're mini boss 1 and you mini boss 2," said Narukami as he pointed them with his finger respectively.

The reason why his wound didn't regenerate was because the bullet penetrated his skin made out of special silver material.

"Say what you want. Your end is here," Hawk said as he came to Narukami's side.

"Because I couldn't move, does not mean I'm powerless." Narukami's entire body was engulfed in a black bud. Suddenly, however, it disappeared as his teleportation failed!

If Narukami could make an expression right now, it would be that of a frown. He was panicking inside.

What was going on?

"Ahaha! You're such a fool, do you think we don't know who you are? You think you can make a ruckus here and escape alive?" The Commander mocked and continued with a deep voice, "don't underestimate us, brat."

Right after that, the Commander gave Narukami a powerful punch. He couldn't avoid it as fatigue came from his legs and began to spread. 

If it was any other time, he could avoid this simple punch but the abnormal sense of fatigue coming from his legs were unbearable.

His muscles began to lose their strength and his circulation of spiritual energy halted. 

He started to feel sleepy as his eyes' luster gradually faded away.

Crap, I mess up.

Pow!

That was Narukami's last thought before his vision went dark.

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In a deep underground prison where many people in tattered clothes and skinny, only left with skin and bones locked in a cell. Narukami's body was thrown into the cell like he was a ragdoll. His body hit the wall before landing with a loud thud. His eyes were closed and wounds all over his body.

Narukami was panting heavily as his ears were ringing. This was one of the effects caused by their torture.

His eyes were lifeless as his lips pale and dry. He was so skinny that his cheek sank, accentuating his skull.

It had been three hours and their torture already made him like he was being prison and tortured for many years.

Fortunately, his pain tolerance was high and even if he got ironed on his back. His expression wouldn't change, much less let out a scream

The people who proceed with the torture were disappointed that Narukami didn't make expressions or screams. It was as though they were torturing a statue!

Hell, they even doubt that they were torturing a human or not. Narukami's reaction was out of place!

Heh, if you think you can hear my scream. Don't waste your time, he mocked them inwardly.

His pain tolerance was indeed high but the damage they had done to his body was beyond imagination. If his body wasn't tempered thanks to his advancement in Levels.

He would be dead by now!

His regenerative ability turned out to be useless after they injected him with some kind of serum.

Narukami didn't worry about himself but more especially Ryu. Lifting his head up, he saw him hung upside down.

His legs were nailed on a platform and his arms were spread, it was also nailed. Leaving him glued on the upside down cross.

"Narukami, you still alive," said Ryu weakly. After he said this, a drop of blood fell down out of his mouth and landed before Narukami.

"How's your condition?" Narukami asked as he raised his body as if nothing. In the process, blood gushed out of his hideous wounds of being slashed by a whip and deep cut of a sword.

For Narukami, these were like ant bites.

Different case for Ryu who lived peacefully. This was perhaps his first time getting such a treatment.

"It's terrible. They give me some ointment on my stomach and it aches so much that I want to rip my stomach apart with my nails," Ryu smiled as he sighed heavily.

Narukami was amazed as he pondered, "you're calmer than I thought."

Ryu answered as he prepared for such a question, "I'm the one who caused this. It's only right for me to do this, I don't want to make you feel bad."

Logically speaking, he was right. If not for Ryu recklessly moving forward. They wouldn't be here in the first place.

Narukami didn't blame Ryu. A subordinate's mistake was his responsibility.

This simply meant his capability as a captain was far too lacking. 

"Don't worry, I didn't blame you at all. It's my fault too. Though, I would appreciate it if you did not do the same thing again," said Narukami gently.

Of course, to others. His flat voice was the only thing they heard, not at all sound gentle but Ryu who had been together with him. Through hard times and not.

He could tell.

"Aaah, it's kind of undeserving of me to have such a nice captain such as you. If you punish me, I would have felt better," Ryu complained and felt better about it.

He was a strict person. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't get a punishment from something he had done wrong.

Knowing this, Narukami put on a ponderous position and responded, "then no playing games for a week."

Ryu was baffled and laughed, "ahaha! What the hell, it's as if my grades fall harder than the beat of my favorite EDM and my mom punishes me."

This was Narukami's original intention.

"Well, are you satisfied with it?" Narukami confirmed.

"Very," Ryu quickly replied.

Ryu's laugh was quite loud. The guard's heard it and wore a puzzled expression. They were in a prison and being tortured day and night. This place was also gloomy and extremely eerie, therefore, hearing someone suddenly laugh instilled fear in their hearts and cold shudders.

Someone laughed in a place like this! It was as though hearing a laugh from an abandoned and creepy building.

The guard's reflexively wanted to run but they endured that feeling. They quickly check Ryu and Narukami's prison cell.

Hitting the prison bars as hard as it could be with their black baton, the sound of metal clanging spread into the dark hallway of the prison.

"What are you two laughing about, freaks! Know your place!" One of the guards yelled and Narukami looked at him.

For a second there, a cold glint flashed over Narukami's eyes and the guard's eyes dilated as he took a few steps back.

Faint sweat flowing across his cheek from his forehead.

The guard acted tough as he smiled smugly albeit forced. He kicked the prison bars and said arrogantly, "What's with that gaze! Are you trying to hurry your deaths? Just to let you know I can get you tortured again without a break!"

"Go ahead." Narukami stood as he went to his bed and closed his eyes. The bed had a thin blanket made out of wood.

It was uncomfortable but better than sleeping on the cold floor.

He had no trouble sleeping in the cold. Hell, his body was even fond of this temperature.

The reason why was because the floor was an uncomfortable place to sleep. It was uneven and many insects and rats once in a while crawled on it.

He didn't want one of them to enter his ears or his mouth.

Seeing his threat didn't have any effect. The guard infuriated, "You don't believe me? Fine! I'll f*cking tell them that you're torture will have no breaks and 24/7!

"Let me see your expression by then!"

"Shut up," said Narukami nonchalantly as he shot the guy with an ordinary look.

However, his ordinary look was in truth a look of annoyance. His expression was stolen and he couldn't get it back unless certain conditions were met.

The guard didn't feel anything when he got a look but he did, however, felt strange. Wouldn't words like that be said with glaring eyes? Why was his expression… bland.

At this moment, his heart thumped as his vision changed. He was standing on blood reaching his knees and lifting his head, he saw a Narukami standing on top of a mountain of corpses.

Looking down at him in disdain and uninterested eyes. Before this person the guard was no different than an ant, could be crushed at any moment.

Fear and despair filled his heart. He was sweating profusely.

Soon enough, his expression changed to panic as he rushed away, screaming frantically as if just saw a monster.

His partner that had come with him was shocked. He quickly chased after him.

"What did you do?" Ryu asked.

"A simple illusion to know his place," Narukami simply replied.