The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 155 Let’s Ignite

Chapter 155: Chapter 155 Let’s Ignite

After the scream, the clerk fiercely pushed Liu Zheng.

The immense force cracked his ribs on the side and pushed him several meters away.

Indeed, as an employee of a century-old store, even as a human, she was not weak.

"Is this it?"

However, Liu Zheng was not at all surprised; instead, he scoffed with a sneer.

He strode forward again, and the cracked ribs had almost healed by the time he reached the clerk.

The clerk’s face contorted fiercely as she swung a metal fist at him.

The delicate little fist, yet it delivered a momentum that even a world-class boxer couldn’t achieve.

Even the strongest man in reality, fully equipped with protective gear, couldn’t possibly catch this punch.

Unfortunately, she was facing Liu Zheng.

No matter how he considered himself, he was far removed from the attribute of being human.

Liu Zheng puffed out his chest and caught the punch.

The pale little hand directly penetrated his chest cavity, turning into a bloody hand.

A look of triumph appeared on the clerk’s face, but it quickly turned to horror.

Because Liu Zheng not only showed no expression of pain but seemed to enjoy it somewhat.

"You’re baring your heart to me so soon; I’m truly moved."

He said, his face full of rapture.

"As a return, let me help you stretch your muscles."

Three tentacles tightly coiled around the clerk, and the fourth tentacle, holding a boning knife, was raised high.

A flash of the blade, and the clerk’s left arm was chopped off cleanly, falling on the floor with fingers still twitching a few times.

The clerk screamed in agony, tears of fear streaming from her eyes.

"Don’t cry, the more you cry, the more I want to torture you."

Liu Zheng spoke in a gentle tone while raising the knife to chop off another of the clerk’s legs.

A large amount of blood poured from the severed joint, staining his hooves red.

"You have a surprisingly high ingredient grade."

Liu Zheng was somewhat surprised by the ease of the cutting.

"Please, don’t torture me. I’ll sign for the takeout; I’ll sign for it."

The clerk struggled to hold back her tears, her lovely face twisted out of shape.

"You’re bound to sign for the takeout, but before that, you have to do one thing."

He said.

"What is it?"

"Let these people go."

He said.

"The door closes automatically; it can’t be opened without the manager’s permission."

The clerk shook her head.

She didn’t ask Liu Zheng why he wanted to rescue these pet humans, as doing so might bring another round of torture.

"Then open the Octagonal Cage. If you say it can’t be done, the next cut will be to your head. Dead people can sign for delivery too, right?"

Liu Zheng spoke with a grimace that resembled a smile.

"Even if I open the Octagonal Cage, you won’t be able to escape. In at most three minutes, the manager will notice the disturbance and come over; by then, none of you will escape."

The clerk reminded him painfully.

Because once they couldn’t escape, Liu Zheng would definitely take her as a hostage.

And the manager’s choice would surely be to destroy both the robbers and the hostage.

"That’s my problem. If you don’t do it, you’ll die right now."

Liu Zheng said.

"Okay."

The clerk didn’t dally further and pressed another button.

The Octagonal Cage slowly retracted into the ground, and the pet humans seemed dazed, as if they didn’t understand what was happening.

"Want freedom? If you do, follow me."

Liu Zheng, dragging the clerk, came to the front of the door.

A little girl named Sniper Gun stared at him for a while, then crawled toward him using both hands and feet.

Seeing this, the other pet humans followed suit, although they walked.

"Come here, stand in a single file in front of me,"

Liu Zheng said.

He initially wanted to say that bigger ones should stand sideways but considering that even the largest among these people was less than two-thirds his size, he refrained from saying it.

"You, why, help us?"

Sniper Gun asked laboriously.

"Because I want you to work for me."

Liu Zheng said.

Hearing his words, the pet humans immediately became alert, and Sniper Gun even assumed a posture to attack.

"But how could that be worse than staying here?"

He said carelessly.

"You, are, right."

Sniper Gun looked at Liu Zheng for a few seconds, then nodded after pounding her own head a few times with her fist.

"Listen to him, line, up."

It was evident that Sniper Gun had significant influence among these pet humans.

She spoke up, and the others immediately lined up in a row.

Liu Zheng sighed in relief, glad that these pet humans’ spirits were castrated, not their intelligence; otherwise, it would have been more troublesome.

He pulled out a peculiar mechanical device from his bosom, capturing the attention of everyone present.

Its shape and size resembled a heart, but it was entirely made of metal, devoid of any flesh and blood components.

Yet its complex and precise construction was like that of a sophisticated timepiece, whose smallest parts were even beyond Liu Zheng’s visual clarity.

"Thump, thump, thump."

"Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock."

The sounds of a heart beating and a clock ticking emitted simultaneously from this mechanical heart, whose monotonous rhythm contained an enthralling power.

"Name: Mechanically Incorrect Heart (Disposable)"

"Type: Prop"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect: Creates a massive explosion, with a force equivalent to 10 tons of TNT."

"Remark: If it cannot possess life, then it shall destroy life."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

This was the item the nightingale had given him—a erroneously made mechanical heart.

It lacked the capability to bestow life on mechanical creations but possessed the power to obliterate all life.

Even the nightingale could not survive the massive blast; it was indeed meant to perish along with her siblings.

However, her current situation had improved, so giving it to Liu Zheng first was no issue.

After all, if it was just a matter of self-destruction, she had many other methods.

The Sniper Gun had no idea what this civic human held in his hands, but her beast-like instincts alerted her to the terrifying power within.

Fear caused her body hair to stand on end and her pupils to dilate to their limits.

At this distance, if she burst forth with all her might, it would only take three seconds to tear this civic human to pieces.

Even though the Sniper Gun had not eaten anything for a week.

The pet humans behind her were also waiting for her command.

There was no helping it; after so many years and generations of enslavement and oppression, an immense chasm had formed between the pet humans and the civic humans.

Even the pet humans did not trust each other.

They only trusted the Sniper Gun, also known as AWM1997.

Because she had once killed a civic coming to select pets right in front of them.

However, the Sniper Gun did nothing but quietly watch.

No one knew what her brilliant yet damaged brain was thinking.

Of course, Liu Zheng did not care.

When he decided to engage in a thankless task, the thoughts of observers or those involved did not matter.

What he cared about was only how to achieve his goal.

Liu Zheng took out the suicide bomb button and then pulled out the suit with holes.

"Name: Real Man’s Suit (Disposable)"

"Type: Prop"

"Quality: Fine"

"Effect: While wearing the suit and facing away from the explosion, it creates an invisible force field that blocks all damage and negative effects from the explosion."

"Remark: A real man never looks back at explosions, for being seen from behind could lead to social death."

"Can it be taken out of the instance: No"

He donned the suit and styled his tousled hair to look more mature.

"Hello, please sign for your delivery."

Liu Zheng said to the clerk.

"You promised to let me go."

The clerk screamed.

"When did I promise that? Are you hallucinating?"

He asked curiously.

The clerk tried to struggle but was instantly dismembered by Liu Zheng.

"Well, you’ve had it tough, I’ll sign for you."

He picked up the clerk’s hand, inserted it into her severed limb, and then wrote down "Signed" on the delivery box.

"Thank you for your cooperation."

Liu Zheng gave her a bow.

"Scumbag, you will not die a good death!"

The clerk cursed in despair.

"First, I am not a scumbag."

"Second, I am indeed not going to die a good death, because I will live on, forever."

He corrected seriously.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The mechanism activated, and the lobby was unsealed.

The clerks rushed out from various rooms, one of whom was particularly huge and wielded a whip, likely the manager Xiao Mei had mentioned.

Even from a distance, Liu Zheng could feel the overwhelming pressure from the manager.

This person, might be even stronger than the nightingale.

However, the stronger they were, the more exciting it was for him to kill them.

Now, everything was in place.

All that was needed was a spark.

"Let’s ignite it then."

Liu Zheng turned around, ignoring the whip that lunged at him like a spear.

Then, he pressed the button.