Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 38: Now it's my turn to torture them.

Deep underground, in a square cave where no one would hear you no matter how much you shouted.

"Help! There are ghosts!!"

The guard on duty screamed in agony, his face contorted with fear.

The reason was that there was a set of floating, jet-black armor in front of him, making extremely human-like movements, as if an invisible person was wearing it.

The guard huddled in a corner of the cave, trembling with fear.

Why did you come looking for me?!

Everything was fine at first. I was humming a song and was about to go home to rest after finishing my shift when suddenly everything went black. When I woke up, I was already locked in this cave.

"Shh-"

Wang Ji signaled to the guards to be quiet.

"I ask, you answer. Don't try to fool me. If I find any discrepancies..."

Wang Ji pulled out his cleaver and slashed at the ground beside him.

Bang!

A noticeable tremor was felt.

The guard had no doubt that if that thing landed on him, he and his armor would be cleaved in two, beyond repair.

This is an undead knight!

The voice sounds like it belongs to a young ghost?
The guards didn't dare to think too much and quickly nodded to show their cooperation.

So Wang Ji began the interrogation.

From the manor's patrol methods and terrain to its personnel composition and combat strength distribution, he revealed almost everything the guards knew.

This includes information about the new butler who has the most information about the manor.

"The new butler has a good relationship with the young master and often runs errands for him. He will most likely be with the young master during the day."

"Where does he live?"

"I...I don't know. I'm just a doorman, I don't have the authority to know these things."

Seeing the floating armor in front of him lost in thought, the guard quickly said, "Believe me, really, if I tell a lie, you can cut me with that sword!"

"Oh right, I remember! One night I saw him torturing someone in the second room on the right on the second floor. The screams coming from there were terrifying..."

"Maybe he lives there, or works there!"

"Is it."

Wang Ji paused for a moment, and seeing that the guard couldn't get any more information out of him, he asked about other things.

Like when they came last time, someone mentioned the strength of their guard captain, or whether there were any high-level sorcerers stationed here, or whether the butler and the manor owner were sorcerers, etc.

Many of these questions would be difficult for a gatekeeper to answer, and it was clear that the guard in front of him genuinely didn't know.

After being interrogated for a while, the guy began to recall his entire life, even revealing where he hid his meager salary.

However, I did manage to get some useful information out of them.

For example, the new butler seems to be the same as the old butler; he is neither a magician nor does he have any special powers.

There were only a few spell rings that were bestowed upon them.

After keeping the guards locked deep underground, Wang Ji used another invisibility potion, removed his armor, and climbed back onto the surface.

If we want to do anything here, we must do it before everyone goes to sleep tonight, otherwise the disappearance of the guards will be discovered when we take a headcount at night.

The first target is the housekeeper.

Yes, it's still the housekeeper.

It's because he knows so much.

In the very center of the manor, inside that rather large residence.

Wang Ji quietly crouched at the corner of the stairs, peeked out, and saw the new butler the guard had mentioned on the right side of the second-floor corridor.

He looked quite young, and his age was probably no more than thirty.

At this moment, the butler was standing motionless in the doorway of the largest room at the far right end.

A moment later, he was called into the house by a voice, and came out a while later, and then hurriedly ran to a certain place.

The building is indeed quite large; from the corner of the staircase to the far end of one side, there are probably seven or eight rooms of considerable size.

The young new housekeeper ran for a while before reaching the stairwell, passing by Wang Ji who was invisible, then quickly went downstairs and out.

Wang Ji didn't just stand there; he immediately followed.

Before long, the two arrived at an underground prison.

I'm quite familiar with this Wangji brand; he came here two months ago.

Before him, the steward waved his hand, and two gatekeepers opened the gate and led him into the dungeon.

Wang Ji naturally followed suit and mingled in as well.

The butler walked up to a cell and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Sign the agreement and serve the young master."

He pulled out a contract document, the style of which looked very familiar. Wang Ji recognized it; it was some kind of soul contract.

"I'd rather die."

A young voice came from inside the cell, its tone full of resistance.

The butler chuckled and said, "Then you can rest assured, you won't die."

"We have plenty of time to enjoy ourselves."

He ordered, "Close the door and get everything ready for me. I'm coming in person today."

Clang. The dungeon door slammed shut, cutting off all sound.

Wang Ji glanced at the status bar.

The invisibility period is almost over.

But he didn't continue; instead, he silently put on his armor.

On the other side, the guard took out a pile of tools from a table, and the butler chose a whip from them.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, he turned his head.

"who?!"

Boom!
Before he could react, Wang Ji slashed at the butler's hands, but the attack failed. A layer of light purple runes on the butler's body shattered under the sudden attack, and two rings on his hands broke off.

His expression turned extremely terrified.

"Stop him, stop him!"

As he gave orders to his servants, the steward quickly raised his hand, trying to activate something.

Wang Ji didn't give him that chance. With a second strike, he severed the butler's arm, stopping the activation of the magic ring.

"Ahhhhh!!!!"

The steward let out a wail, and at the same time, two guards attacked. One smashed an axe into Wang Ji's back, and the other tried to chop off Wang Ji's head with a sword. Neither of them held back at all.

Wang Ji simply turned around and swung his greatsword, smashing the two of them into mincemeat, their armor reduced to iron plates.

The sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard, including those imprisoned in jail.

"I ask, you answer."

Wang Ji grabbed the butler and tried to question him.

But this guy's willpower was really too weak; he cried out twice and then fainted from the pain.

"Tsk."

Left with no other choice, Wang Ji had to pry open his mouth and feed him a bottle of instant recovery potion.

The wound stopped healing immediately, and a new arm grew.

"Wake up!"

Wang Ji tied the butler up with the rope he had on hand, and slapped him twice, but he still couldn't wake him up.

"There's water over there, you can splash it on him. If that doesn't work, you can use hot water."

At that moment, a young man who looked to be around ten years old, who was locked up in the cell, offered a reminder.

"This trick works very well, trust me."

Wang Ji glanced at him without making a sound.

This person has probably been treated like this many times; he's a pitiful one.

wow-

"what!"

The butler woke up with a start, suddenly raised his head, and was about to shout when Wang Ji slapped him across the face.

"I ask, you answer."

"You little beast, do you know what you're doing—"

Wang Ji grabbed the butler's head and pushed it completely underwater.

Gululu…

The butler struggled incessantly, but the more he struggled, the less he made a sound, until he was almost unresponsive, at which point Wang Ji lifted him up.

Hoo-ha-

At that moment, the butler felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly took a breath.

But before he could say anything, Wang Ji pressed his head down again.

After experiencing the feeling of suffocation and near death several times in a row, the butler finally broke down.

"Go ahead and ask, go ahead and ask!!!"

Seeing that the butler had no further thoughts, Wang Ji nodded and said:
"Tell me, what happened to the person you're after?"

"The person we're wanted?"

The housekeeper was somewhat bewildered.

Which one are you referring to?

"Which one?"

Wang Ji was also somewhat confused.

"Who else could it be? It's the person you've been hunting down recently."

"Don't try to fool me, I have plenty of ways to get you to talk."

The butler's heart tightened.

He had no doubt about the truthfulness of the little devil's words, after all, the severed arm was still bleeding nearby.

The mere fact that he could so easily regenerate severed limbs gave him countless ways to torture people, and the thought alone made him shudder.

"I really don't know who you're talking about!"

He quickly replied, "Too many people have been arrested on the orders of the young master and the master. There have been four in the last month alone. I really don't know which one you're talking about!"

　Sorry, I forgot to send it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)