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Chapter 220: Tang San: It's Not My Fault…
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
After the video ended, a wave of fervor to find Tang San swept across the entire continent!
After all, the scenes shown in the previous video were truly terrifying. Although people gained countless benefits from the Abyss's invasion, countless others also died because of it.
No one could guarantee that they wouldn't be one of the unlucky souls sacrificed after the Abyss's invasion.
If they could withstand the initial tide of the Abyss and wait for the planet's energy concentration to rise, they would naturally gain endless benefits and usher in a new era. However, according to the future video, that would likely be two or three hundred years in the future.
By that time, most people of the current era would likely be dead, either from old age or at the hands of invading abyss demons.
Therefore, for the vast majority of people, it was better if the Abyss didn't invade. While the future shown in the video was beautiful, they themselves would likely not live to enjoy it, so naturally, they didn't wish for the Abyss to invade.
At this moment, Tang San had become a continent-wide wanted criminal! Almost all factions and nations on the continent jointly declared that Tang San must be found, whether alive or dead! Even providing clues would yield generous rewards.
In an instant, the entire continent was thrown into an uproar, sparking a massive, continent-wide search for Tang San.
This left the father and son, Tang Hao and Tang San, in utter misery. For their own safety, they could only disguise themselves and try to display their martial souls as little as possible. They were now like rats in the street that everyone wanted to beat. Once their whereabouts were exposed, they would become enemies of the entire world.
The name Tang San had become a complete taboo.
Many people with the same name even changed theirs, just to avoid any association with Tang San, the enemy of humanity. After all, people were desperate to catch Tang San. Upon finding the slightest clue, even if it was just a shared name, they might suspect you were Tang San himself, then seize you and hand you over to Spirit Hall, or simply act without thinking, preferring to kill an innocent rather than let a culprit escape.
In fact, ever since the video ended, many people named Tang San had suffered undeserved misfortune simply because they shared his name.
Now, the name "Tang San" had become a derogatory term. It represented baseness, shamelessness, insidiousness, malice, a traitor to humanity, a demon, a stinking dog turd, trash… it was a synonym for everything vile.
When cursing someone, saying, "You're just a Tang San," was considered the most vicious insult in the world.
Although Tang San and his father were in hiding, all information regarding Tang San was quickly dug up by the enraged masses.
Thus, almost everyone knew that Tang San originated from Holy Spirit Village. His father, Tang Hao, was the once-famous Haotian Douluo. However, because his wife sacrificed herself for him, he was forced to hide with the newborn Tang San, living a decadent life and drinking all day. Later, Tang San studied as a work-study student at Nuoding Academy, and then Shrek Academy…
In short, anyone who had ever had the slightest connection with Tang San was now desperately trying to distance themselves from him, and many even exposed scandalous details. For instance, Tang Hao often defaulted on his bar tabs, and Tang San himself was known to have poor character during his school days, always being too heavy-handed, and so on.
Old Jack, the Village Chief of Holy Spirit Village, the dean of Nuoding Academy, and Flander, the dean of Shrek Academy, all publicly declared: "That boy Tang San isn't close to us! That boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing; we were also deceived by him."
Tang San, who should have been basking in endless glory and doing as he pleased, had now, due to a single video of the future, been reduced to a rat in the street that everyone wanted to beat.
This made his heart seethe with hidden resentment!
He hated those who were once close to him but were now desperately trying to distance themselves, viewing their actions as a blatant betrayal! He also hated Ye Cheng, who defeated him in the future video.
But what he hated most was the mysterious question-and-answer session that had exposed his future!
At this moment, practically abandoned by the entire world, the dark side of Tang San's heart was completely exposed. He even desperately wished for the Abyss from the video to find him as soon as possible. Then he could implement his plan to sacrifice the entire world to the Abyss. He would make those who betrayed and scorned him pay the price!
Tang Hao looked at the silent, unusually gloomy Tang San, a flicker of worry in his heart. At the same time, he struggled with the thought: should he abandon this son?
After watching the previous video, he already knew that this "good" son of his would eventually destroy the entire world!
He would become a minion of the Abyss, bringing disaster upon the entire world!
Of course, Tang Hao wasn't some saint; as long as the deceased weren't his kin, he couldn't care less. He wouldn't even bat an eye if countless more died. What truly made him consider abandoning Tang San was the fact that he himself didn't appear in the future video.
This made him suspicious, wondering if the future Tang San had killed him. Or perhaps his own death from some unknown cause had led to Tang San's drastic change in temperament?
Tang Hao couldn't be sure, so he hesitated.
Furthermore, he didn't like the Abyss, nor did he wish to become a demon. If his very race changed, would he still be himself?
Most importantly, A Yin wouldn't like the Abyss either, nor would she want him to become a demon.
He let out a long breath. After a fierce internal struggle, Tang Hao finally made a decision. He would not abandon Tang San.
Because he currently had nothing. His only hope to avenge the Clear Sky Sect and destroy Spirit Hall was his son, Tang San, with his twin martial souls.
Therefore, Tang San was his hope for revenge. Unless there was absolutely no other choice, Tang Hao would never abandon him!
"Let's go."
Tang Hao stood up and walked ahead.
"Father, where are we going?" Tang San snapped out of his gloom, resuming his usual calm and refined demeanor. As if nothing had happened, he followed closely.
"It's no longer safe outside," he said. "I'm sending you to a place. Only there can you gain the experience and time you need to grow."
"What place?" Tang San asked, confused.
"The City of Slaughter!"
Tang Hao said succinctly, "That place is both a prison and a paradise for sinners! Only there will you not be an enemy to the entire world, because most of the people there are lunatics bent on their own destruction! They also have no so-called sense of justice."
"The City of Slaughter… but the video already exposed that I once hid there…" Tang San hesitated.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place," Tang Hao reasoned. "Besides, it's not a place just anyone can enter." He then stopped, turned to look at Tang San's face, which resembled his wife's, closed his eyes, and swung his fist!
"Bang!!!"
Tang San was sent flying by the blow, the bones in his face shattering inch by inch. When he struggled to his feet, his once handsome face was now completely disfigured. Ghastly and terrifying!
"Fa… Father… why?…"
Tang San's teeth were naturally gone, and the bones in his face were so completely shattered that even speaking was extremely difficult.
"To be safe, you cannot expose your identity!"
Tang Hao looked at his already disfigured face and said, "So I had to ruin your appearance. Remember, in the City of Slaughter, you cannot use any abilities that appeared in the video, and you absolutely cannot reveal that you are Tang San!"
"Under… stood…"
Tang San was silent for a moment before saying indistinctly.
At the same time, the fire of hatred in his heart burned even more fiercely!
Why? Why must he suffer this tribulation?
It's not my fault; it's the entire world's!
(end of chapter)
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
After the video ended, a wave of fervor to find Tang San swept across the entire continent!
After all, the scenes shown in the previous video were truly terrifying. Although people gained countless benefits from the Abyss's invasion, countless others also died because of it.
No one could guarantee that they wouldn't be one of the unlucky souls sacrificed after the Abyss's invasion.
If they could withstand the initial tide of the Abyss and wait for the planet's energy concentration to rise, they would naturally gain endless benefits and usher in a new era. However, according to the future video, that would likely be two or three hundred years in the future.
By that time, most people of the current era would likely be dead, either from old age or at the hands of invading abyss demons.
Therefore, for the vast majority of people, it was better if the Abyss didn't invade. While the future shown in the video was beautiful, they themselves would likely not live to enjoy it, so naturally, they didn't wish for the Abyss to invade.
At this moment, Tang San had become a continent-wide wanted criminal! Almost all factions and nations on the continent jointly declared that Tang San must be found, whether alive or dead! Even providing clues would yield generous rewards.
In an instant, the entire continent was thrown into an uproar, sparking a massive, continent-wide search for Tang San.
This left the father and son, Tang Hao and Tang San, in utter misery. For their own safety, they could only disguise themselves and try to display their martial souls as little as possible. They were now like rats in the street that everyone wanted to beat. Once their whereabouts were exposed, they would become enemies of the entire world.
The name Tang San had become a complete taboo.
Many people with the same name even changed theirs, just to avoid any association with Tang San, the enemy of humanity. After all, people were desperate to catch Tang San. Upon finding the slightest clue, even if it was just a shared name, they might suspect you were Tang San himself, then seize you and hand you over to Spirit Hall, or simply act without thinking, preferring to kill an innocent rather than let a culprit escape.
In fact, ever since the video ended, many people named Tang San had suffered undeserved misfortune simply because they shared his name.
Now, the name "Tang San" had become a derogatory term. It represented baseness, shamelessness, insidiousness, malice, a traitor to humanity, a demon, a stinking dog turd, trash… it was a synonym for everything vile.
When cursing someone, saying, "You're just a Tang San," was considered the most vicious insult in the world.
Although Tang San and his father were in hiding, all information regarding Tang San was quickly dug up by the enraged masses.
Thus, almost everyone knew that Tang San originated from Holy Spirit Village. His father, Tang Hao, was the once-famous Haotian Douluo. However, because his wife sacrificed herself for him, he was forced to hide with the newborn Tang San, living a decadent life and drinking all day. Later, Tang San studied as a work-study student at Nuoding Academy, and then Shrek Academy…
In short, anyone who had ever had the slightest connection with Tang San was now desperately trying to distance themselves from him, and many even exposed scandalous details. For instance, Tang Hao often defaulted on his bar tabs, and Tang San himself was known to have poor character during his school days, always being too heavy-handed, and so on.
Old Jack, the Village Chief of Holy Spirit Village, the dean of Nuoding Academy, and Flander, the dean of Shrek Academy, all publicly declared: "That boy Tang San isn't close to us! That boy is a wolf in sheep's clothing; we were also deceived by him."
Tang San, who should have been basking in endless glory and doing as he pleased, had now, due to a single video of the future, been reduced to a rat in the street that everyone wanted to beat.
This made his heart seethe with hidden resentment!
He hated those who were once close to him but were now desperately trying to distance themselves, viewing their actions as a blatant betrayal! He also hated Ye Cheng, who defeated him in the future video.
But what he hated most was the mysterious question-and-answer session that had exposed his future!
At this moment, practically abandoned by the entire world, the dark side of Tang San's heart was completely exposed. He even desperately wished for the Abyss from the video to find him as soon as possible. Then he could implement his plan to sacrifice the entire world to the Abyss. He would make those who betrayed and scorned him pay the price!
Tang Hao looked at the silent, unusually gloomy Tang San, a flicker of worry in his heart. At the same time, he struggled with the thought: should he abandon this son?
After watching the previous video, he already knew that this "good" son of his would eventually destroy the entire world!
He would become a minion of the Abyss, bringing disaster upon the entire world!
Of course, Tang Hao wasn't some saint; as long as the deceased weren't his kin, he couldn't care less. He wouldn't even bat an eye if countless more died. What truly made him consider abandoning Tang San was the fact that he himself didn't appear in the future video.
This made him suspicious, wondering if the future Tang San had killed him. Or perhaps his own death from some unknown cause had led to Tang San's drastic change in temperament?
Tang Hao couldn't be sure, so he hesitated.
Furthermore, he didn't like the Abyss, nor did he wish to become a demon. If his very race changed, would he still be himself?
Most importantly, A Yin wouldn't like the Abyss either, nor would she want him to become a demon.
He let out a long breath. After a fierce internal struggle, Tang Hao finally made a decision. He would not abandon Tang San.
Because he currently had nothing. His only hope to avenge the Clear Sky Sect and destroy Spirit Hall was his son, Tang San, with his twin martial souls.
Therefore, Tang San was his hope for revenge. Unless there was absolutely no other choice, Tang Hao would never abandon him!
"Let's go."
Tang Hao stood up and walked ahead.
"Father, where are we going?" Tang San snapped out of his gloom, resuming his usual calm and refined demeanor. As if nothing had happened, he followed closely.
"It's no longer safe outside," he said. "I'm sending you to a place. Only there can you gain the experience and time you need to grow."
"What place?" Tang San asked, confused.
"The City of Slaughter!"
Tang Hao said succinctly, "That place is both a prison and a paradise for sinners! Only there will you not be an enemy to the entire world, because most of the people there are lunatics bent on their own destruction! They also have no so-called sense of justice."
"The City of Slaughter… but the video already exposed that I once hid there…" Tang San hesitated.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place," Tang Hao reasoned. "Besides, it's not a place just anyone can enter." He then stopped, turned to look at Tang San's face, which resembled his wife's, closed his eyes, and swung his fist!
"Bang!!!"
Tang San was sent flying by the blow, the bones in his face shattering inch by inch. When he struggled to his feet, his once handsome face was now completely disfigured. Ghastly and terrifying!
"Fa… Father… why?…"
Tang San's teeth were naturally gone, and the bones in his face were so completely shattered that even speaking was extremely difficult.
"To be safe, you cannot expose your identity!"
Tang Hao looked at his already disfigured face and said, "So I had to ruin your appearance. Remember, in the City of Slaughter, you cannot use any abilities that appeared in the video, and you absolutely cannot reveal that you are Tang San!"
"Under… stood…"
Tang San was silent for a moment before saying indistinctly.
At the same time, the fire of hatred in his heart burned even more fiercely!
Why? Why must he suffer this tribulation?
It's not my fault; it's the entire world's!
(end of chapter)
