Freddy glanced at the rooftop, a cruel smile curling at the corners of its mouth. "Oh, looks like the time is just right."
It said this and then closed its eyes.
After closing its eyes, it appeared simultaneously in the dreams of all the Central Continent team members!
Freddy instantly appeared in front of Zheng Zha, who only felt a flash before the other left hand wearing the Reincarnation Watch was neatly cut off.
Freddy picked up Zheng Zha's arm and looked at the countdown on the Reincarnation Watch, smiling knowingly. "Only one minute left?"
Zheng Zha had no idea whether Freddy was saying this in his dream to scare him or if Freddy really knew about the existence of the Lord God.
Zheng Zha couldn't understand.
He couldn't see clearly.
But one thing was certain.
It was terrifying!
Freddy didn't give Zheng Zha any time to think.
Under Zheng Zha's ghostly gaze, Freddy raised its claw.
Just as it was about to strike, a blinding light burst from the bottom of the human little hill!
It was the Radiant Flash stored in Yujin's bracelet!
"Shhh!"
The dazzling white light illuminated the dream worlds of every Central Continent team member!
The light came from Freddy itself, waking them all instantly!
On the street, Freddy stared blankly at the blinding light emanating from beneath the human hill and swiped its claw directly at it!
"Slap, slap~"
People were sent flying, falling to the ground like rain.
But there were too many of them—one swipe wasn't enough. Freddy swung his claws two more times before the crowd finally scattered, revealing the body buried underneath—Yujin.
At that moment, the word "terrifying" wasn't enough to describe him. "Monstrous" was more fitting.
His chest and left arm were still his own, though shredded beyond recognition. Torn skin, exposed flesh, blood dripping endlessly.
And on his shoulders—three heads were crudely stitched together. Each wore a different expression: one twisted in fear, another frozen in agony, and the last eerily calm, almost peaceful.
The stitches were rough and uneven, as if sewn in a hurry. The skin around them was pulled tight, giving off a grotesque, nauseating sense of madness.
Even worse—his right arm was no longer an arm. It had become a woman's leg, wrapped in blood-soaked stockings and a broken high heel.
At the end of that leg was a gaping, fleshy hole where a hand should've been. Inside it, an eyeball rolled, staring straight at Freddy, filled with pure hatred and defiance.
Beneath his torso, six arms were fused into his hips, bracing his body upright like some abomination from a nightmare.
This version of Yujin was beyond anything a normal mind could comprehend.
Even Freddy—a demon dragged straight from hell—was momentarily stunned.
What kind of thing was this!?
Yujin's body crawled along the ground in a twisted, unnatural motion. Each movement was difficult, yet filled with relentless determination.
He didn't retreat. He didn't run. Instead, he dragged himself straight toward Freddy.
For the first time, Freddy felt something strange—fear. His body leaned back slightly.
He hadn't taken a step, but his aura had faltered.
Because at his core, Freddy was nothing more than a coward who preyed on the weak, a lunatic who found joy in tormenting children from the shadows.
But Yujin—his entire being burned with the will to live. Every inch of his skin, every shard of his bone screamed with the desire to survive.
There was no fear in his eyes. Only defiance.
Defiance against fate itself.
His body might've been broken, but his spirit was stronger than ever.
Why!?
Why must I suffer this much!?
The night of the clan's massacre.
The prison of Impel Down.
The exile of the illegal immigrants.
The victims turned into human pigs.
The ashes left after nuclear fire.
I will live!
"I have to survive! I have to pay them back twice over!"
"Ah!"
Freddy felt a wave of unease facing this monster!
Every step Yujin crawled forward seemed to taunt Freddy's fear and cowardice.
Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Freddy's heart raced uncontrollably. Finally, it retreated—retreated to the side of the road.
On both sides, the people who had once been Freddy's dream servants stood behind the crawling Yujin, gathering around him. Gradually, they formed an even larger monster.
As Freddy kept retreating, his body shrank. His disfigured face slowly healed, and his tattered clothes and hat returned to a clean state.
The tape that had held the claw blade in place crumbled little by little. With a metallic clang, the claw blade fell to the ground.
Freddy's body finally became small again. It looked like a child.
A pitiful creature with darting eyes, too afraid to make eye contact, whose inner world was as weak as his appearance.
"Don't… don't… don't come near me!"
"Don't come near me!"
"I… I… I know… I know I was wrong!"
High above, Yujin locked Freddy in place with his remaining Sharingan.
In that instant, Freddy saw countless past scenes!
The white kitten that had trusted him, walking to his feet, only to be crushed between two glass panels as he jumped.
The black puppy from the neighbor's house that often rubbed against his pants, poisoned by isoniazid—originally used for tuberculosis treatment but fatal to dogs.
The six-year-old girl, Melia, who brought him yellow flowers, only to have all her fingernails pierced and tortured to death with toothpicks.
The eight-year-old boy, Mien, who called him "big brother," pushed into the boiler.
All these beings, once tortured and killed by him, now flew from all directions. Their eyes, identical to Yujin's, fixed on Freddy.
They said nothing. They simply judged Freddy with their gaze—no movement, no words.
Freddy flailed his hands wildly. He trembled, trying to pick up the claw blade from the ground, but even this simple action was nearly impossible for him.
From the crowd, a little girl with a pink hair clip appeared.
Yujin remembered—this was the cheap daughter that the Lord God had assigned to Zheng Zha.
The girl walked toward Freddy and hugged his ankle.
Then, the next victim imitated her, grabbing Freddy's arm.
Slowly, everything that Yujin had suffered began to happen to Freddy all over again.
But Freddy did not have Yujin's near-indestructible life force and willpower.
He trembled, his breath weakening, his eyes refusing to stay open.
A familiar voice echoed faintly in his ears:
"Combined Ninja Art: Flame Wind Chaos!"
The fire engulfed Freddy, along with the souls pressing down on him.
These souls, ignited like gasoline, instantly amplified the flames.
The Flame Wind Chaos, which had little effect on Freddy before, now multiplied in power hundreds of times over.
Amidst the agonized screams, Freddy's body gradually faded, until he disappeared completely.
At the same time, an emotionless mechanical voice entered the minds of all surviving Central Continent members:
"Return to the Lord God Space in thirty seconds."
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