Chapter 47 - 47 – Bad Guy

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n“No! Nick! I’m sorry! Please, let me go!” Horua shouted in panic as he tried to get past Nick.

nNick just shoved Horua forward, making him fall on his ass.

n“This is for your own good, Horua,” Nick said with a serious tone. “You have to work with the Dreamer! You have to!”

nHorua could feel the dead eyes of the Dreamer on his back, causing his mind to spiral further into panic.

n“I can’t! No!” Horua shouted as he tried to leave again.

nNick gritted his teeth and pushed Horua away again.

n“I don’t want to do this either, but you have to!” Nick said.

n“Why?! Why do I have to?!” Horua asked in a mix of betrayal, rage, and terror. “What did I ever do to you?! I thought we were friends!”

nNick didn’t immediately answer.

n‘I can’t tell Horua that Wyntor would have killed him if he left. If he knows, he will become enraged and do something stupid! He might try to cause Wyntor as much damage as possible, which would be spreading all secrets that Horua knows.’

n‘I can’t let him do that!’

n‘Not because it will hurt Wyntor but because it will mean that Horua will die.’

n‘Horua is a kid, and it’s my fault that I didn’t see that sooner!’

n‘If he gets too angry, all of this suffering will be for nothing, and he will die anyway!’

n‘I can’t allow Horua to die!’

n‘And for that, I have to be the bad guy.’

n‘It’s my responsibility anyway. It’s only right that I also pay the price.’

n“This is for your future, Horua!” Nick shouted. “You do not know how lucky you have been in the Dregs until now!”

n“If you don’t take the plunge now, you will forever remain in the Dregs!”

n“You’re lying!” Horua shouted back. “You were willing to let me go, but then, you talked to that other guy!”

n“And now, you’re suddenly forcing me to do this!”

n“It’s him, isn’t it?! He’s the one that forces you to force me!”

nNick grew more anxious and gritted his teeth even more.

nBANG!

nHorua felt like the world was turning.

nThe next moment, he felt himself hitting the ground.

nHorua’s world spun, and it took a while for him to think clearly again. 𝒊𝓫𝙧𝙚𝒂𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝒎

nThat’s when he saw it.

nBlood.

nTeeth.

nNick had backhanded Horua, breaking three of his teeth in the process.

nLuckily, the three teeth were still baby teeth, which meant that the real teeth were still there.

nYet, Horua still felt an incredible amount of pain at this moment.

nBut stronger than the pain was the shock.

nNick had hit him.

nNick had never hit him before.

nEven more, this wasn’t just an innocent slap.

nNo, this was a strong backhand that caused Horua to bleed.

n“You will thank me later,” Nick coldly said.

nYet, contrary to how Nick appeared on the outside, he actually felt absolutely disgusted with what he was saying and portraying.

n‘Thank me later? As if!’ Nick thought with gritted teeth. ‘If I were him, I would hate me for the rest of my life!’

n‘I’m not his family, and I’ve only been his friend for a couple of months.’

n‘I have no right to force him to do any of this.’

nNick took a deep breath, but he made it seem like he was breathing in deeply out of frustration and anger.

n‘I’m so sorry, Horua.’

nNick slowly walked forward.

nBANG!

nAnd Nick kicked Horua towards the middle of the Containment Unit.

n‘I’m sorry.’

nHorua rolled into the middle of the Containment Unit as he looked with pure shock at Nick.

nIt was like Nick had transformed into someone he had never seen before.

n‘Is this who he really is?’ Horua thought in fear, shock, and betrayal.

n‘Was everything else just an act?’

n‘Did he just want me to sign the contract so that he can force me to do things?’

n‘Is this who you really are?’

nYet, Horua didn’t say anything.

nSilence.

n“Go work with the Dreamer,” Nick said coldly. “I will stay here until you’re done.”

nAt that moment, Horua remembered that he was in the Containment Unit of the Dreamer and slowly turned around.

nJust two meters behind Horua was the Dreamer.

nIt hadn’t moved until now, and it was still looking at Horua with its dead eyes.

nHorua’s mind froze.

nHis heart rate shot past 200 beats per minute, and his world began to swim.

nHorua started to breathe very rapidly, which only increased his dizziness.

nAnd then, he fell over.

nHorua had lost consciousness due to his overwhelming shock and fear.

nWhen the Dreamer saw that, it slowly turned to look at Nick.

n“He will be working with us from now on,” Nick said slowly.

n“You are allowed to feed off him for the next eight hours, and if he survives, he will continue to work with you.”

n“If he doesn’t, I will be the only one working with you from now on.”

n“If everything goes well, I will also search for a third person to work with you.”

n“Don’t do anything stupid,” Nick said coldly.

nThe Dreamer slowly turned to look at Horua again.

nThen, it slowly walked towards Horua’s head.

nAnd it stopped.

nThe Dreamer simply stood beside Horua’s head and looked fixedly at his closed eyes.

nA moment later, Horua’s eyelids twitched, but at that moment, Nick noticed that the Prephyx in the Containment Unit increased.

nNick only hoped that this increase didn’t mean that the Dreamer wanted to attack.

nLuckily, the increase of the Prephyx didn’t sound the alarm, and Horua’s eyelids calmed down two seconds later.

nHorua’s breathing changed, and his body involuntarily moved into a more comfortable position.

nHe was asleep.

nWhen Nick saw that, he sighed and sat down in front of the door.

nFor a while, Nick just took some shaky breaths, and he slowly put his head in his hands.

nThe Dreamer started to feed.

nThe Zephyx container was being filled.

nYet, Nick wasn’t happy.

nNot even one bit.

nThe source 𝙤f this content is 𝙡𝙞𝒓𝙚𝓪𝙙.𝒄𝓸𝓶

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