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  Shi Xiaobai felt a pain in his neck as all his life force was drawn away instantly and his eyes went black.

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  "Make your choice, youth!"

  A fiery voice suddenly rang in Shi Xiaobai's mind.

  "Make your choice, youth!"

  This voice repeated once again as Shi Xiaobai jolted awake. When his vision returned, he saw the three familiar lines of black text floating mid-air.

  And looking past the black text, he could see the scene of Little Fatso's intact body standing there still, while the calamity fiend was crawling out of the black hole. At this moment, only its head was protruding, and it was not moving, looking like an ice sculpture.

  "Make your choice, youth!"

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  Chapter2 If Despair had a Color

  "Make your choice, youth!"

  The fiery voice buzzed in his head. The three lines of black text in front of his eyes were still [Save Little Fatso], [Escape] and [Watch by the sidelines]. Time was similarly frozen. As if the ending had been overturned, and the story had restarted once again.

  "Was that just a dream? Has my clairvoyant ability awoken in this world?" Shi Xiaobai's mind buzzed, but as he recalled the terrifying experience from before, he could not help but shudder. However, a strong sense of fighting spirit promptly ignited in his heart.

  "If this is also the choice of the Gate of the Destiny Stone, then I, Shi Xiaobai must prevent the end of this world line. I must change Little Fatso's fated death."

  "However...being sealed by the God of Darkness, it's really hard for me to defeat Big Baldy's Scythe of Death! Could it be the first tribulation of ten thousand calamities that I, Shi Xiaobai, will be experiencing in my cycle of reincarnation?"

  "Phew, before transcending the tribulation, I must first think of a way to save Little Fatso."

  After experiencing the nightmare of gory blood and terror, Shi Xiaobai understood one thing—Humans, when killed, would die. That weak neck was even softer than tofu in front of that sharp sickle. It was even easier to break than straw. Little Fatso was completely powerless in front of the calamity fiend, unable to withstand even a single blow.

  "Damn it. To think the insidious enemy already knows Little Fatso is the weak point of Xiaobai's Hero Squad and first struck at the weak point to weaken Xiaobai's Hero Squad. That is such a despicable act. I never expected you to be such a Big Baldy. No, I must think of a way to resolve this situation."

  Shi Xiaobai was secretly worried, but no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not think of a way to prevent Little Fatso's death from happening in such a situation.

  Suddenly, the fiery voice in his head turned extremely cold and began slowly counting down. "Ten, nine, eight..."

  So there was a limited time to choosing! Shi Xiaobai began to fluster and began to lament secretly. He did not know what would happen if he exceeded the time limit, but his intuition told him that he had to make a choice before the countdown ended. He did not have any doubts regarding which to choose, but he was at a loss what to do after making the choice.

  "I can only do it that way..." At the final moment, Shi Xiaobai suddenly thought of the bleak eyes that had diminished hope. He finally decided to adopt a method he had rejected right from the beginning.

  "Little Fatso, I will definitely save you."

  At that moment, Shi Xiaobai made his choice once again.

  The still time began spinning once again the moment he made his choice. Little Fatso was still trembling but standing in the sandpit with determination. The calamity fiend was still slowly crawling out of the black hole, but this time, Shi Xiaobai did not shout for him to escape, nor did he rush forward.

  Shi Xiaobai cupped his hands in front of his mouth and took a deep breath. With his eyes closed, he used all his strength to shout, "Big Baldy, you contemptible Big Baldy! Let This King step on your empty bald head, and This King will mercifully let you lick the bottom of This King's soles! Kneel down in prostration before This King, BIG~BALDY!"

  After Shi Xiaobai finished shouting, he puffed to catch his breath. His eyes opened and said to himself that it had to succeed.

  When the calamity fiend in the black hole heard Shi Xiaobai's yelling, his raised right hand suddenly stopped. He then slowly turned his hideous head towards where Shi Xiaobai stood.

  "I've succeeded. The Art of Aggro Transference has garnered great success! Well, time to add more to it!" Shi Xiaobai was excited as he immediately shouted again, "Tremble and be filled with despair, Big Baldy! Your end is here!"

  "You...are...courting...death!" The calamity fiend's deep blue eyes were filled with anger as its voice turned dry and sharp, as if it wanted to rip the Shi Xiaobai in the distance into shreds.

  "What did I hear? Oh, it's the cry of the weak!" Shi Xiaobai began to give a derisive laugh. As he shook his head, he wagged his index finger. Following that, he clenched his hand into a fist and pointed downwards with his thumb. His eyes were full of provocative contempt.

  "Foolish...human... This Demon will definitely...rip you to pieces!" The calamity fiend screamed out like a wailing wraith. Finally, one foot stepped out of the black hole and its body landed in the sandpit. It ignored Little Fatso in front of it and turned to walk towards Shi Xiaobai.

  Shi Xiaobai felt dread, almost to the point of not being able to stand still, but he still continued cursing, "Silence! You are just an incompetent mitochondria that breathes. Do you think you will have the chance to take a breather? Ha, your lungs are great. Why don't they work hard to produce carbon dioxide, so as to contribute to global warming? Compared to the fish in the ditches that can only use gills to breathe, you indeed are eligible to be This King's pet..."

  "Heh heh..." The calamity fiend sneered and took step after step towards Shi Xiaobai. The gigantic blackish-purple figure was filled with squirming muscles. Occasionally, deep blue eyes would open from its skin, making it look crowded and terrifying.

  Shi Xiaobai's legs began to tremble with great intensity. His mind's strong desire to live implored him to escape, but when his gaze landed on Little Fatso in the sandpit, he realized Little Fatso was still standing there waving his fists, cheering him on, as if looking forward to see how he could defeat the calamity fiend with a single punch.

  "No, if I escape, Little Fatso is doomed. I also cannot yell to Little Fatso to ask him to run, or Big Baldy might transfer his aggro."

  With these thoughts in mind, Shi Xiaobai's body involuntary took a few steps back. He then raised his right hand and said to the calamity fiend, "Do not approach This King, or you would experience the most terrifying soul suppression in this world, directly exploding your body!"

  Before his words reached their target, a cold light flashed. Shi Xiaobai's eyes stared straight ahead as he saw his right hand flying into the sky. As the setting sun's rays illuminated it, it spewed out red hot blood as red as the sunset.

  "Ah!" Shi Xiaobai immediately screamed tragically. His left hand hurriedly reached for his right side, but all he felt was moist flesh and blood. As he looked on in fear, all he saw was a stump on his right arm.

  At the moment he felt the pain, he suddenly felt as though all the light in the world had been devoured. A figure covered him in its shadow. Shi Xiaobai trembled as he raised his head, immediately realizing that the calamity fiend was already standing in front of him. The blackish-purple ugly body was occupying his entire vision.

  "Little Fatso will definitely know that I lied to him. He will definitely escape immediately. As long as I help buy him some time, he will definitely be able to escape. Just drag it out a little longer..."

  With such thoughts, Shi Xiaobai said with quivering lips, while enduring the pain and coughs, "Arms and legs, so what if one or two is given to you. So what if this body is sliced and lacerated? If your ugly sickle can slice through your destined miserable fate, then keep slicing for This King to see! Ha, ha..."

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p; "This Demon will tear you apart." The calamity fiend said coldly and calmly. It raised its right hand and swiped it thrice, forming three cold beams of light flashing past. Immediately, all of Shi Xiaobai's limbs were sliced off. His body could not help but convulse as his eyes stared so widely that they nearly popped out. An excruciating scream squeezed out from his mouth as it opened up, filling the sky.

  However, another cold arc of light flashed out, and Shi Xiaobai's tongue was instantly pulverized. His tragic screams turned into a crying whimper.

  "Dong!"

  Suddenly, a dull sound echoed from behind the calamity fiend's back. Despite it not being very loud, however, it seemed to drown out all other noises. A soccer ball covered in dirt bounced off the calamity fiend's back, and then fell to the cold hard ground.

  "Heh heh, This Demon had nearly forgotten about you." The calamity fiend's eyes turned cold and stepped on the soccer ball, bursting it. Then it turned around and headed towards the sandpit.

  "Mm… Mm… Mm… Mm!" Without limbs, he was unable to stand, and without a tongue to say any words, Shi Xiaobai gagged as two bloody streams of tears rolled down his cheeks.

  If despair had a color, then it was definitely Shi Xiaobai.

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  Chapter3 Have you experienced Despair?

  Little Fatso's tragic screaming and crying echoed in the park in succeeding fashion. It was as if his cries would shatter the evening afterglow, drowning all light.

  With all four limbs severed, and his tongue in pieces, Shi Xiaobai lay there bleeding profusely. He let out whimpers of anger, hate and worry. It was unknown what "magic" the calamity fiend had cast on him before leaving him. A black glow enshrouded him, and the stumps of his four broken limbs were no longer bleeding. The pain was intense enough to knock him out, yet he found it impossible to go unconscious.

  The screams of Little Fatso and the cruel laughter of the calamity fiend assaulted Shi Xiaobai's ears, making him imagine all kinds of scenes with the calamity fiend torturing Little Fatso. Unlike the previous decapitation, the calamity fiend seemed to torture Little Fatso with extreme patience. Shi Xiaobai knew that the calamity fiend was venting his anger that had arisen from his provocation.

  "Sorry, Little Fatso. I was unable to save you, and instead, I harmed you." Shi Xiaobai felt extremely agonized. For him, mental torture was much worse than physical torture, making it easier for him to break.

  Little Fatso's screams gradually weakened till they disappeared. It was a long process, so long that it seemed to cross millennia.

  "It's your turn. Remember this Demon's name, Sahadun. It will accompany through the short remaining life of yours with extreme pain." The calamity fiend's cold voice echoed, and immediately following that, the sound of the calamity fiend's footsteps could be heard.

  Shi Xiaobai slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the incoming ordeal.

  "Make your choice, youth!"

  Suddenly, the fiery voice boomed once again in his mind as Shi Xiaobai opened his eyes instantly. All he saw was the still scene of the calamity fiend sticking its head out of the black hole from the past. Everything had once again returned to that moment when time had stopped. He was still alive, and everything was as perfect as before.

  However, Shi Xiaobai was not dumbfounded, nor was he pleasantly surprised. He did not have an ounce of emotion and only faced it with an ashen face, as if he was a walking zombie. Previously, he had attempted to deceive himself by thinking it was a clairvoyant dream, but now, he finally reached the point when he needed to carefully think things through.

  Why was he returned to the moment before making the choice twice in a row? So it was not a dream, nor was it an illusion, but because he had failed. He had failed to "Save Little Fatso", resulting in time being reset.

  "What will happen if I were to choose the other options?" That was the first thought Shi Xiaobai had. His eyes landed on another line of black text—"Escape"!

  "If I were to immediately escape, I'll definitely be able to succeed...Then, time would probably not reset to this point in time. I will not die, while Little Fatso will probably be killed, but at least he wouldn't be tortured..."

  "But.. I really want to.. save him!"

  Shi Xiaobai's eyes, which had just lit up, turned cloudy once again. His thoughts turned dark, as the voice inside him began to laugh in derision.

  "You can't save him. You are a weakling. You are garbage. You can't protect anything."

  "Do you understand? You are neither a protagonist, nor are you a hero.. You are just an ordinary student found commonly on the streets.. But if you had to become a protagonist in a certain piece of work, then you would definitely end up in a tragedy..."

  "You can't even save yourself, so how are you to save others?"

  "It's not fair? The unfairness in this world boils down to the person in question being inadequate. Little Fatso will die, because he doesn't have the ability to survive.. but you can, you can live on!"

  "Run, run, run! As long as you run, you can survive!"

  This voice had an enticing charm to it, as it made Shi Xiaobai's eyes slowly turn red. If he were to choose "Save Little Fatso" once again, it would only be causing the tragedy to repeat itself once again. However, if he were to choose "Escape", then his suffering would come to an end, and he would be liberated.

  Scenes of bloody brutality flashed past Shi Xiaobai's mind, as if it was bewailing the pain and horror he had previously suffered. It seemed to persuade him to be firm in having the will to escape.

  Suddenly, the scene flashing through his brain stopped on the soccer ball. That ball that had flown through the twilight sky and had gently hit the calamity fiend. It was very gentle, but yet it seemed as heavy as gold.

  Expression and emotion returned to the youth's black eyes of eternal luster. An unyielding conviction emerged from the bottom of his heart.

  "I choose..."

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  It was truly a long evening. It was clearly the final struggle before the arrival of the night, yet it refused to give up. It clung onto that last ray of light, releasing that remaining warmth.

  Regardless, time began turning once again.

  The calamity fiend's neck peeked out of the black hole. Little Fatso still looked like a resolute wall that would make its final stand before it fell. The tragic scene was about to begin immediately.

  "Hahaha! O great Lord Sahadun, this lowly one.. this lowly one has been kowtowing to the Demon World for thousands of years, and have finally awaited your arrival, so as to witness how this ruined world will lie prostrate beneath your feet after a long and hard wait!"

  A flattering but eccentric voice suddenly emerged. Shi Xiaobai had suddenly knelt down on the ground, fully prostrating himself and doing it three times with his arms stretched out. Every time his forehead hit the hardened ground, it would emit a clear thud.

  The calamity fiend had only crawled out halfway and was just about to kill the child that had scolded it "Big Baldy", but when it heard Shi Xiaobai's words, it immediately turned its head over and said in disbelief, "You..Human, how do you know this Demon's name?"

  Shi Xiaobai stood up from the ground and said with a passionate stare, "This lowly one has been waiting here all along for your arrival! You are this lowly one's king, and the ruler of the cosmos. How can this lowly one not know of your great name!"

  "Your grandeur is darker than the night, your existence is more scarlet than blood. It is your body and your supreme volition. Your Excellency Sahadun, this lowly one swore by his blood before the coming of darkness. For those foolish creatures who obstruct your very path, this lowly one is willing to devote his body, and burn his soul, so as to become a small stepping stone for your magnificent exploits. This lowly one will die without regret."

  Sahadun's gaze turned soft, as he slowly eased up on his vigilance and animosity. As one of the weaker existences amongst the ca
lamity fiends, this was the first time he had received such veneration.

  "Big Brother, what's wrong with you? Big Brother..." Little Fatso spoke in a confused and terrified voice.

  Sahadun was jolted awake. That kid who shouted "Big Baldy" deserved death! Sahadun immediately raised its right hand, about to slash off Little Fatso's neck.

  "Wait! O’ great Sahadun! Listen to this lowly one first!" Shi Xiaoba anxiously piped up.

  "Oh?" Sahadun stopped his action and looked at Shi Xiaobai with a scrutinous gaze. Its vigilance and animosity rose once again.

  "This person has reviled your magnificence—he has committed a sin that is deserving of a thousand deaths! He absolutely should not be put to death easily. He must experience all sorts of torture before he can die with an aggrieved heart! And only then can that relieve this lowly one's hatred for him!"

  Shi Xiaobai's voice was filled with anger and hatred. He took a few gentle steps and walked towards the sandpit.

  "Big Brother?" Little Fatso's eyes were brimming with tears. He looked at Shi Xiaobai with eyes of deep disbelief, but he still had a tiny flicker of hope left in him.

  Shi Xiaobai took no notice of it and said politely to the calamity fiend, "This lowly one believed that compared to physical torture, the pain from mental torture would be many times worse! This lowly person will rip apart the remaining hope that he possesses, making him despair with no form of reprieve."

  Shi Xiaobai turned to look at Little Fatso and said coldly, "You foolish and contemptible human. You thought your Big Brother is really a hero? You think your Big Brother will save you? No, all of them were lies. They were all fake, understand? Do you feel despair?"

  Shi Xiaobai appeared to laugh crazily and was already standing beside the sandpit. Suddenly, he lifted his leg and forcefully kicked Little Fatso. Little Fatso immediately flew backwards as he cried in pain.

  "O’ great Sahadun, please take a rest first. Let this lowly one tell this foolish human what despair is."