Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 373: Hurry up and Say Thank You for the Boss’ Cultivation_1
"A human?" A ’Player’ clad in extravagant clothes, a condescending sneer on his face, looked at Wang Linchi, his tone filled with arrogance.
"Drop your arrogance and apologize to the Boss right away!" The ’Player’ possessed by the Shadow of Gluttony’s face darkened.
He hadn’t expected the patient lurking in this residential area instance to be Arrogant Envy.
The adversary used to have paranoid personality disorder. Even after becoming an Erroneous Sin, his character remained arrogant and prone to envy. He couldn’t stand anyone being better than him and looked down upon and scorned all those he deemed inferior.
So, naturally, when he saw Wang Linchi, his condition flared up.
"The Boss? Hmph, it seems the Director is getting old and muddled, actually asking me to cooperate with a human. I say we kill our way back, and I’ll become the Director instead!" A glint of cunning flashed in Arrogant Envy’s eyes.
However, this very act made a vein throb on Wang Linchi’s forehead.
"You brat, what was that flash I saw in your eyes just now?" Wang Linchi stood up, his voice grim.
"What?" Arrogant Envy didn’t react in time. The next instant, he saw Wang Linchi reach out and grab his head.
"How dare you touch me—"
CRACK!
Before Arrogant Envy could finish, Wang Linchi crushed his head.
However, he didn’t die instantly. Instead, his disguise shattered, and he transformed into a bizarre, Human-faced Snake-like shadow. In color and form, it somewhat resembled the Shadow of Gluttony, except the Shadow of Gluttony was more like a formless sludge of shadow.
The Human-faced Snake sloughed off the ’Player’s’ body and immediately activated its killing rule, preparing to eliminate Wang Linchi on the spot.
But before Arrogant Envy’s killing rule could take effect, a large, clawed hand seized its head.
Saint Master, as his bodyguard, appeared instantly.
"You brat, you don’t have a shred of perceptiveness, do you?" Wang Linchi said, taking out a Philosopher’s Stone.
"Wait, Boss, there’s no need! Really, no need!" the Shadow of Gluttony hastily tried to stop Wang Linchi. "If this explodes, we’ll be exposed!"
Wang Linchi, however, sent the Shadow of Gluttony sprawling with a slap. "Get lost! This brat is too arrogant. I’ve been too lenient. Today, I’ll make him understand what a fate worse than death truly means."
The grand scheme? Wang Linchi couldn’t care less about any grand scheme. Besides, the current grand scheme belonged to the asylum’s Director; what did it have to do with him? At worst, he could just quit this instance and go wreak havoc in another.
The asylum’s Director must have other plans; otherwise, why would he send an Erroneous Sin like Arrogant Envy?
He undoubtedly knew Arrogant Envy’s personality. So why send him to deliberately antagonize Wang Linchi? It suggested Wang Linchi was merely a part of his scheme, and he probably wanted to deal with Wang Linchi as well.
He also wanted to gauge Wang Linchi’s reaction. If Wang Linchi tolerated it, he would surely be targeted further. If he couldn’t resist and took the bait, perhaps that would please the Director even more. Maybe something intended for Wang Linchi was hidden within Arrogant Envy.
But Wang Linchi chose a third option: to directly control this Arrogant Envy.
Saint Master forcefully pried open Arrogant Envy’s mouth. It had to be said, it truly was a Human-faced Snake; even its human-like face had inherited some serpentine structure, allowing Saint Master to wrench its jaws incredibly wide.
"Still acting arrogant, brat? Let’s see if you can keep it up," Wang Linchi said, shoving the Philosopher’s Stone into its mouth. He followed up with a couple of hard punches, ensuring the stone went down smoothly into its stomach.
Once this was done, Saint Master finally released the Human-faced Snake.
"You... you despicable human! How dare you— AARGH!" Arrogant Envy glared at Wang Linchi with hatred. Before it could finish speaking, the Philosopher’s Stone inside it began an elemental reaction. Excruciating pain surged through it, causing it to howl and writhe on the ground.
"Boss, this... isn’t this a bit much? We’ll still need Arrogant Envy to open the connections between all the instances," the Shadow of Gluttony interjected hesitantly, pleading on Arrogant Envy’s behalf.
"That’s your Director’s problem. What does it have to do with me?" Wang Linchi retorted with a cold laugh.
He wouldn’t fall for it. He wasn’t desperate for this "meal." As long as he didn’t act, there would be no success or failure; the only one who stood to lose was the Director.
"I... I give in! I give in!" Arrogant Envy surrendered amidst the pain.
But Wang Linchi acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing, leisurely saying to the Shadow of Gluttony, "If you’re so concerned about the grand scheme, you can take its place and suffer."
At these words, the Shadow of Gluttony immediately lowered his head, pretending he hadn’t spoken. He wasn’t stupid; how could he possibly take Arrogant Envy’s place?
Given Arrogant Envy’s personality, it was already unpopular in the asylum, and they had no close relationship. There was no way he’d be foolish enough to stand in for it.
"Taking my place would be your honor! AARGH!!!"
"Damn it! When I recover, I’ll make you pay!"
Arrogant Envy, realizing it was no match for Wang Linchi, naturally redirected its resentment towards the Shadow of Gluttony.
Wang Linchi was quite pleased with this development. Shifting contradictions, right? If they couldn’t vent externally, they’d turn inward—as long as it wasn’t directed at him, the one on top.
The Shadow of Gluttony was aghast. Damn! So, you bully the weak and fear the strong, huh?
The more Arrogant Envy acted this way, the less the Shadow of Gluttony moved. He recalled how rebellious he himself had been when he first met Wang Linchi. After a round of torment, he had not only learned to endure but had also developed keen perception, becoming adept at reading people and currying favor—a first-rate sycophant, truly.
"Tell me, how does the Director plan to connect all the instances?" Wang Linchi asked.
The Shadow of Gluttony remained silent; he didn’t know about this.
"I... Stop it first, then I’ll tell you!" Arrogant Envy tried to bargain.
"Not talking? Fine then. You can continue suffering slowly. I can just switch to another instance," Wang Linchi said, not indulging it in the slightest, and made to leave.
Hearing this, Arrogant Envy’s human-like face turned green with terror.
You can leave, but at least deactivate this thing first! Looking at his expression, he’s clearly unwilling! Arrogant Envy thought.
"Just tell him. Otherwise, even if you go back, the Director won’t spare you," the Shadow of Gluttony chimed in, ostensibly helping.
Of course, he wasn’t helping that idiot Arrogant Envy, but Wang Linchi. After all, his life was currently in Wang Linchi’s hands.
The Director? That’s a problem for later.
"Wait, I’ll talk! I’ll talk!" Arrogant Envy couldn’t afford to care about much else at this point. It was indeed mentally and psychologically afflicted, but its afflictions didn’t prevent it from wanting to cling to life.
It was composed of arrogance and envy—both inherently negative traits, not positive ones.
So, being a bit of a life-cherishing, death-fearing coward was quite normal for it.
"I’ll give you ten seconds. Summarize it concisely. Try any tricks, and I’ll toss you to the Game System," Wang Linchi said, sitting back down.
"I can overlay all the instances together for ten minutes! As long as you can break this overlay, everything can descend into this large-scale instance!" After the brutal torment, Arrogant Envy immediately became compliant.
"Not bad. A very succinct summary." Wang Linchi was quite satisfied and subsequently stopped the Philosopher’s Stone’s elemental reaction.
Feeling the pain within its body disappear, Arrogant Envy scrambled to its feet and reassumed its ’Player’ disguise. However, its eyes were filled with terror when it looked at Wang Linchi.
Fear was a given; not fearing would be the real problem.
Then, it turned to look at the Shadow of Gluttony, its eyes filled with venomous resentment and hatred. But with Wang Linchi present, Arrogant Envy didn’t dare act immediately.
The Shadow of Gluttony noticed this too and felt somewhat dejected; he was truly an innocent victim in this.
It doesn’t dare retaliate against the one tormenting it, yet it wants revenge on the one who pleaded for it? What kind of logic is that? he thought. But then again, considering its bizarre personality, it was only to be expected.
"Enough with the loaded glances. Speak. When do you plan to start?" Wang Linchi was pleased by this development. What was not to like about causing them trouble while enjoying the show?
Hearing this, Arrogant Envy’s eyes darted around, and it then said, "I’m injured. I might need... AARGH?"
Before it could finish, it felt the pain surge back, even more intense than before, rendering it unable to even speak, only capable of whimpering helplessly.
"My meaning is, act immediately. I’m not asking when you *can* do it. Understand?" Wang Linchi shook his head. It seemed this thing needed a bit more "disciplining" before it became as submissive as the Shadow of Gluttony.
"Un...der...stood..." Arrogant Envy stammered out through gritted teeth.
"Good that you understand. I’ll give you another ten minutes, as a lesson," Wang Linchi said leisurely.
The Shadow of Gluttony chimed in from the side, "Aren’t you going to hurry up and say, ’Thank you, Boss, for your guidance’?"
Arrogant Envy shot the Shadow of Gluttony a look that could flay him alive, but it still forced out, word by word, "Thank you, Boss, for your guidance!"
