Chapter 1373: Chapter 1371: Seclusion and Cost (Also a Leave Note)

Restrictive device – Hyper-space Restrictor

This underground area was once built by Handsome Jack shortly after his promotion to King Level, using a fortune to create a facility for adapting and training his body.

When he found it of little use later on, he considered the potential emergencies that could occur within the company and decided to enhance and modify the existing facilities.

He even provided his own detailed parameters for the modifications.

The final product, a secret room, capable of locking down a King of the same level… and when positioned right at the center of the device, it could even exert a restraining effect on a Middle Position Old King.

At present, before the device was activated, Han Dong was already pressed down on one knee.

Dead-man’s Pose

His entire body sandified, foregoing the weight of internal organs and skeleton.

Only with the help of the buoyancy provided by Yellow Sand could Han Dong maintain basic mobility.

“Dumps… hasn’t arrived yet?”

Just as he thought this.

Buzz!

The metal secret room door he was facing was diagonally torn open by a sin-filled chop strike… The infiltrating Cutting Qi caused Han Dong intense pain, and tiny slashes were branded on the surface of his body.

In a fit of rage, the Beheading King changed his form yet again, with the sins restrained within now visibly externalized,

The bandages swayed in the air, entwined by Sinuous Threads,

Seven differently sized bone arms grew from his back, each holding a Famous Knife from the throne,

As for the Beheading King’s own Flowing Light Orthodox Sect, it was still in his right hand,

Facing the Beheading King breaking through the door and the sealed secret room, Han Dong, who had exhausted all Space Energy, had no way to escape and could only make a seemingly helpless expression.

Before the chop strike arrived, he spoke in the standard language of the Black Tower:

“The King is indeed powerful; no matter what methods I use, I can’t surpass this level of perception… Surely there must be even stronger entities corresponding to the Guilt World? I’d really like to see that.”

The Beheading King wouldn’t be fooled again this time, and would not waste time on conversation.

It was due to curiosity about Han Dong during their first encounter that led to inappropriate chatting, which allowed him to escape.

Her mind in utter chaos, she only wants to swiftly execute Han Dong and then pursue the young man connected to the Abyss.

“Rest assured, I will shatter both your body and soul… through Sinuous Threads, I will strip your consciousness, and bring it back to the Guilt World! You will then meet the original sin – [Infant].

The court of original sin will judge your committed sins, and you will be imprisoned deep in the Heart of Sin, enduring eternal pain and unceasing atonement.”

“Pain? Sounds pretty exhilarating to me…”

Far from fearful, Han Dong even spread his arms after hearing the Beheading King’s words, adopting a posture as if desiring to be executed.

“Die!”

The Beheading King stepped close in front of Han Dong, exactly in the center of the secret room.

The Flowing Light Orthodox Sect raised above his head,

The seven Famous Knives also suspended in different positions, each emitting different offensive attributes to ensure that Han Dong would be killed utterly and without reservation… This time there would be no mistakes.

However.

The spreading of his arms was also sending a signal to Han Dong.

Little Yellow, the robot integrated with the control room, pressed the activation button. Yttrium gold prepared in advance by Han Dong was fed into the energy combustion chamber, firing up the Hyper-space Restrictor at full capacity.

Buzz!

“Holy shit!”

In that instant, Han Dong felt as if his brain was being crushed into a pulp, with all the energy inside him thrown into disarray.

It was not just the force of gravity but also a terrifying spatial magnetic field at work in the secret room… especially at the core.

Even Han Dong, who had prepared, lost his self-consciousness the moment the device was activated.

Only the self-protection provided by the Faceless Skull and tremendous willpower allowed his consciousness to gradually return after a few seconds… barely maintaining 5% of his basic functions.

As for the body of the deceased, it was completely annihilated by the effects of the restrictive device.

A head wrapped in Tentacles fell to the ground.

Yet the scene before Han Dong was shocking; the Beheading King was still maintaining a standing posture.

“Isn’t this enough… Forcing a stand against restraint devices by reducing your domain!?”

In a hazy field of vision.

The Beheading King remains unbowed, with a knife edge plunged into the ground as support.

Strands of sin wrap forcibly around the wrist, slowly raising the Flowing Light Orthodox Sect in hand, determined to execute Han Dong right here.

At the same time, in Han Dong’s mind, came intermittent electromagnetic voices: “Boss… quick… leave! The next phase… will be fatal!”

Han Dong has depleted everything, maintaining 5% of consciousness for basic thinking and observation is already the maximum limit.

[Borrowing God] might work, but it’s not certain he could escape smoothly amidst devices that restrain [The King], not to mention a furious Beheading King standing in the way.

Compared to borrowing god, Han Dong has more faith in another matter at present.

The Beheading King stubbornly resists the device’s restraint, has lifted the famous knife once again.

At the same moment, a shadowy corner is undergoing a countdown.

5,

4,

3,

2,

1!

Buzz!

Buzz! An energy field in the shape of a cube rises instantaneously, just enveloping Han Dong’s head.

Upon closer inspection, the energy field even emits a prismatic luster, resembling a refractive cubic crystal.

‘Magic Cube’ – the peculiar artifact that is soul-bound with Dumps.

This artifact had been concealed in advance at the room’s center, just waiting for Han Dong’s arrival.

This was also exactly what Han Dong had requested earlier in the control room.

Calculating the time to lure the Beheading King into the trap, Han Dong must personally go in and there was a high chance his energy would be depleted at the last moment, trapping him together with the Beheading King in the device.

A third party’s help was essential.

Dumps was the best assistance… seizing the critical moment without fail to transfer Han Dong out.

Han Dong trusted Dumps to possess such capability, without even inquiring about the specific methods, directly entrusting his life to him.

Timing to perfection, not a fraction off.

The soul-bound artifact also has the containment function, recalling back to the owner’s hand the moment it wrapped around Han Dong’s brain.

At this time, it just moved to ‘phase change’ that Little Yellow had just warned about; the restraint device went full power, entering the operation mode of [Absolute Lockdown].

Rings of Yttrium gold-powered metal rings have appeared around the Beheading King, restraining all movement.

“Ah!!”

The combined scream of hatred and rage echoes through the secret room.

Dumps catches the Magic Cube with one hand, while attempting with all his strength to force the heavy metal door closed with the backup door handle in the other hand, resealing the secret room.

Just as the backup metal door is about to close.

Buzz! Chop strike incoming.

Neither Dumps nor Han Dong expected, at this moment, that the Beheading King could still unleash a powerful chop…

However.

Dumps shows no intention of letting go.

The current situation is what Han Dong fought for with all he had; letting go now would mean all efforts have been in vain.

Boom! The metal door closes.

Slash! Fresh Blood splatters everywhere.

Dumps’s right arm, along with part of his right side, is completely severed… eyes darkening, his body collapses heavily downwards, breaking in two.

Ps: I’m heading home for the Festival, and originally planned to take a break on the third day of the new year, but since I reached the climax of the story, I had to finish this part before asking for leave. The plot will gradually move towards its highest climax, namely the London battle.

My leave has been somewhat long (three days), as Afei belongs to those unprepared without drafts in stock, I hope everyone can forgive me~ Spending time with family, I will also start to secretly stockpile drafts, laying a foundation for the upcoming final battle.