Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Fury of Fiction

Contrary to what they thought, the barber was not as angry as he appeared.

Although at the beginning, there was indeed a mixture of sadness, helplessness and anger that burst out from the bottom of my heart.

But with the barber's self-control, it can be easily suppressed.

And the reason why he took advantage of the situation to use this anger to draw flames, and even did something close to Tovatus's style...... In fact, it is also to increase the deterrent power of the "godfather".

Make a ruthless move at one time to ensure that this kind of thing will not happen again in the future. This is not only for their own safety, but also for these uncensored people who may be used as pawns by others to test themselves.

But it was deliberately played with ruthlessness and cruelty.

…… But when he used this spell to burn a person alive, hurt the body of others, and dominate the life and death of others, he also inexplicably felt an extremely strong sense of pleasure when he wantonly released his anger.

- That's not your own anger.

At that time, the barber reacted...... He's not one of those people.

It was the power of "anger" from the dream world that kept filling his heart and making his emotions in this area swell.

Like a lit bonfire.

At first, it was only a tiny beam of flame, but as it gradually burned, the flame spread out – and eventually it reached the limit of what the campfire could withstand.

That false anger is gradually filling the flesh and becoming more real.

This is also because the barber himself is rational enough to recognize emotions that belong to him and those that do not.

But if it's a different person...... You might think you're so angry in the first place.

I see.

It's no wonder that mages' personalities become more and more extreme.

As long as the spell is used with all its might, a certain type of "group subconscious" in the dream world will come with this force.

…… But in that case, the essence of spell is not also a kind of psionic ability, right?

It's just that instead of transmitting data in the form of a "chip", you can "download" the emotions you need directly from your dreams......

However, because mages generally do not specifically exercise the "Blue Shift" value, they tend to lose the rationality to control this force.

The barber tried his best to control his brain and began to think.

He began to try his best to dilute the constant stream of "anger" transmitted from the dream world, trying to separate his true emotions from this false anger.

- But because of this, the godfather's gaze, which was not focused on someone's body, and his expressionless face, made him seem even more angry.

Originally, the person who was caught by the godfather also tried to intercede with the godfather.

But looking at the godfather's serious face at the moment—he was silent.

He didn't dare to do any more clever things, so he could only point to one of them:

"It's him, it's all him!"

The mercenary, who still had the scars on his face, did not dare to be angry with the godfather, and instead directed all his anger and hatred at the shortest, rodent-related man: "It has nothing to do with me...... It really doesn't matter! It was he who said, 'The Godfather's existence has made the upper echelons of the organization unhappy, and if we can make a fool of him, we will be able to stand firm!'" We were just confused and believed his nonsense...... It's true, Godfather! ”

Before the others even had time to raise any objections, the rat spirit had already pulled his legs and ran.

There is no doubt about this, and it also proves that the man's words are indeed right.

The barber didn't react for the first time, and within the effect of the "desperate aura", there were still people who could move and escape.

- Although they belong to the same "melting pot" school, the personality of the barber is completely different from that of strangulation.

What he is angry at is something heavier than "anger"—so the "anger" evoked by strangulation is such a bright flame as blood.

Because he was angry at his weakness. His anger was directed at his weak self.

The barber's flame was as dark red as embers.

His anger was mixed with despair for the world and lamentation for the fate of the people.

Therefore, he could not turn himself into flames and move at high speed like a strangulation—he could shape the flames into chains, lassoles, and weapons, and he could also show the despair and heaviness he felt.

What ordinary people are angry about may be just a word, an action, or a look from someone; It may be that someone else abandoned his choice in the past...... A little clearer, it is only angry at one's own weakness and angry at the indifference of others.

But no one realizes what the source of all this is.

It is precisely because the barber realizes the root of all this misfortune and despairs to shake it all that his anger, which is "born of sobriety", is powerful.

This power is turned into a spell, which is the "Despair Aura".

He made everyone feel their powerlessness.

It's as if they all have a vision of a barber – to give them a clear view of what kind of behemoth they have to deal with, how powerless they are. The anguish and powerlessness that seem to be unable to do anything will turn into an incomparably heavy heart of despair, which will suppress their bodies and souls at the same time.

Unless it's psykers and mages who induce emotions that are themselves related to "despair", that will greatly increase their power.

All other types of psionic abilities and spells are banned by this power.

This is also the first time that a barber has used this spell in the real world.

The initial effect was unexpectedly good.

Not only are their psionic abilities locked up by the "Godfather", but they can't even move—as if they're crushed under a crumbling tower of countless bricks, and the slightest movement of it could collapse and bury them alive and smash them to death.

That kind of fear made them unable to move when they were burned to death.

But this man was the first to break free from this control.

The despair that the barber had poured into him did stop him from using his desire to invoke his psionic energy, but it could not stop him from escaping.

Because it is this fear of "not daring to do anything" that has turned into a panic of "running away".

The emotions that filled his heart did not dissipate, but he chose a completely different way of acting.

…… It turns out that this spell still has this limitation.

In this way, it also has the potential to drive people crazy......

The barber pondered expressionlessly, his right hand clenched weakly—pulling a lasso of flame from the void.

He took his lasso around in the air a few times, throwing it like a lasso.

It was extremely precise in its grip on the neck of the fleeing man, who fell to the ground.

The scorching flames scorched his neck in an instant, and his face turned red from the heat of the blood.

"Come back."

The barber made a low, hoarse voice.

Instead of pulling it back, he put it on his arm and slowly withdrew it.

The man tried to call for help at first, then cursed, then wept and wailed.

After just four or five laps of dragging, he completely lost his resistance – and even lost consciousness.

When the Godfather dragged the man back in full view.

With a wave of his hand, the flames dissipated, the cracks on the sides of his neck and cheeks dissipated, and his pupils gradually turned dark blue again.

But the scorching heat in the air around him, and the long hair he wore loosely, proved that none of this was a hallucination.

The godfather's face once again showed a gentle smile, and he patted the face of the trembling leopard mercenary.

"It seems that you are very unanimous.

"Then find a place to hang him, my godson."

“…… Yes, Godfather! ”

He trembled and turned pale: "I'll go, I'll go!" ”

As for whether this would offend the "high-level" of the curtain of ignorance, he couldn't care about it at all.

Even when he pointed out the man, he had already offended the high-ranking person.

Now, he can only hug his godfather's thigh and pray that the other party will not abandon him.

And...... I hope that the prestige of the godfather will be able to suppress the man.

In the blink of an eye, his position was completely reversed.

How much he hoped that the godfather was a weak man, how much he hoped that the godfather was just a bluff...... Now he just hopes that the godfather can crush all these conspiracies.

It's better to single out the culprit behind all this and kill them - only then can he rest assured.

“…… I'll show you the way! ”

The mercenaries were like tame dogs, tucking their tails.

One by one, he walked up to the barber, respectfully called his godfather, and bent down.

And the godfather was very forgiving of their disrespect, smiling and touching everyone's hair.

- because the barber knows.

From now on, these people are the tools to help promote their power.