Torture

Yu Sheng finished the leaving procedures and exited the Whitesea Building and instead of going the usual route he took to craft the Basic Sniper Rifle, he ran to peak of the closest hill, taking a high vantage point where he could aim for the back of the building.

After taking the vantage point, he set up his equipment and aimed, lining up perfectly with the two mortal guards, killing them both in one shot.

However, the shot was extremely loud, letting out a huge 'Bang!' sound, it exposed Yu Sheng's position and his goal instantly.

Inside Whitesea Building, the alarm began to ring as employees found out about Yu Sheng.

"Someone has killed the guards at the rear! I am sure they are planning a seige on us!" Someone screamed.

Wilfox heard this and became enraged.

'Could it be Yu Sheng? He left around ten minutes ago, there is a high chance it is him. Damn it! Has he been concealing his strength this whole time?' His anger grew past the point of no return.

"Send half of our available Transcendents there! Make sure to leave him alive or my anger will instead be vented on you!" Wilfox commanded.

He knew that half of their personnel was more than enough to deal with Yu Sheng, all he wanted to achieve was complete certainty that he would be captured, on the off chance that Yu Sheng possessed some hidden talents.

Yu Sheng sprinted down from his vantage point, which was located at the peak of a mossy hill near the back of Whitesea's building, and entered the back garden of the building through the back entrance. He had already killed all the guards here, so he could easily enter.

He ransacked each guard's body and found four weapons of the same type.

[WPA05 Pistol] - 20 DMG per shot, fires at a rate of 350 rounds per minute.

Yu Sheng put one of them in his inventory and disassembled and analysed one, increasing his Wisdom stat by three.

After that he crouched close to the back door entrance to the main building, eventually breaking through the glass and running for his life from the assault of magic, bullets and unknown objects flying towards him from the Transcendents that Wilfox had organised.

He hid behind a wall and composed himself, before equipping a pistol and peeking out, killing a weaker Transcendent but also sustaining great injuries to his left leg, rendering it useless.

This plan was not well thought out, I didn't account for Wilfox mobilising his personnel. Yu Sheng gritted his teeth. I cannot win here, meaning, this is a failure. I shall retreat, this is my only option!

The back door was wide, it replaced the need for a wall there. Yu Sheng was hiding behind a short wall that was placed there to defend against attacks from the front, the Transcendents were behind the wall.

He could easily escape, but there were bound to be even more Transcendents in the back garden but it would most likely be less than the ones inside.

Yu Sheng made a break for the door, breaking the glass a second time after it had regenerated(another example of futuristic tech).

He ran through the back garden at his fastest speed, successfully exiting it and noticing the many Transcendents stationed around the surrounding area, he ran the opposite direction of them and finally the sounds of shooting and magic projectiles halted, but Yu Sheng kept on running until Whitesea Building was but a dot in the skyline.

When he stopped, he noticed the many grave injuries he had suffered, two on his left leg, one on his right shoulder and one just above his hip on the left hand side.

They hurt like hell, but he had to endure it for now until he escaped Cavastine.

Haha, I am safe. That was a major failure, if I return, I need to be a lot stronger.

At the moment when he thought he was safe, he suddenly felt a kick from his rear that broke his spine and rendered him unconscious.

Behind him, a figure whose face was obscured by a black mask licked his lips and cracked his knuckles.

It was Wilfox!

…

Yu Sheng opened his eyes to an empty white room. It seemingly stretched on for miles without ceasing, the ceiling dripping with mould and rot.

In front of him was Wilfox, he was standing beside a unkempt desk littered with medicinal tools, such as syringes, nail pullers and scalpels.

"Well, well. You finally came to." He said in a mocking tone.

"I personally raised you for seventeen years. Even when everyone else believed you were nothing but a failure, a piece of shit, worthless and a waste of space, time, money and resources, I stuck with you. And this is how you repay me?"

"I don't think I have been this angry in over fifty years, it was to the point that I came back here, to my playground. Welcome to Hell."

Saying that, Wilfox walked over to Yu Sheng with a nail puller in his hand, removing all of his nails, much to Yu Sheng's dismay.

He let out a bone-chilling scream, tears instantly began running down his face. He tried to speak, but nothing came out.

He looked down at his feet, seeing his nails that were somehow regenerating and also noticing the large pool of blood that was already present before he awoke.

Interface?

The interface did not respond.

"Did you think that Transcendence was all fun and games, that you would gain immense power with no drawbacks? You failed to realise anything, anything at all. Have you eaten or drunk once in your entire life? Have you ever used the restroom or even felt the urge to?" Wilfox asked.

No…

"You know why that is? It is because Transcendents are not human, they cannot be understood with the same logic. Once you develop hunger, your life will become a nightmare. Right now, you are not evil or good, you are quite neutral. With hunger comes the necessary choice, become a pacifist bitch or become a demon and be shunned by society."

Hunger? What do Transcendents eat? Yu Sheng wondered.

His curiosity was cut short by Wilfox, he sliced every area of his skin, blood flowing out from every single crevice of Yu Sheng's body.

He screamed in anguish, but it was useless.

Nobody would hear him.

He realised that he was tied to a chair with extremely tough rope, his pants and top were ripped off at the legs and arm, exposing most of his body.

A few seconds later, his body regenerated and Wilfox began slicing him again.

This continued for several more rounds until Wilfox left the room entirely, leaving Yu Sheng completely by himself.

The pain… The pain… The pain…. Yu Sheng's sanity was slowly slipping as he constantly muttered to himself and shivered profusely.

His nails had turned a deep red colour, seemingly influenced by the large quantities of blood continuously flowing from Yu Sheng's body.

His interface was gone, his only assistance was now gone. Suddenly, his stomach rumbled and his muttering changed into something else.

The hunger…