Chapter 1111 "William"
【Orphanage in Black Mountain】
Dormitory area
It’s a rare break after lunch.
Students of different ages rest in their corresponding dormitory floors. Everyone basically uses this time to relax a little in the corridor.
The floor where "four to five years old" is currently located,
The 'cruelty' course has not yet been fully implemented for orphans of this age, or in other words, the real selection has not yet been carried out. Physical punishment is mainly used, and there are few eliminations.
Therefore, the number of orphans between floors is relatively large, with the majority of them being [sleeping for fourteen people].
Yi Chen, who was only four years old, was walking alone on the way back to bed. The passage that was originally filled with laughter immediately fell silent.
"The genius is back, everyone, get out of the way~ (quietly)"
"Don't talk nonsense, be careful of getting beaten~ I don't want to get beaten."
Yi Chen has long been used to everyone's rejection.
Although murderous intent does appear inexplicably at certain times, Yi Chen's ego is unwilling to do so. He does not want to become a monster in the orphanage.
The reason why everyone is unwilling to be with someone like Yi Chen is mainly because he is too good and never gets punished. Even if he is called to Director Cao's office for violating regulations, he can come back intact.
Both talented and privileged.
This caused some of the resentment of the children who had long been oppressed by the orphanage to be transferred to Yi Chen, a privileged person.
certainly.
Yi Chen also has his own bottom line. If someone dares to attack him in private or do something that affects his life, he will definitely repay him twice as much. His own personality also makes it difficult for him to make friends.
Back to the dormitory,
The roommates were sitting farthest away from him and chatting.
Although it felt like the group of people were talking quietly in lowered voices, it could be heard that the relevant topics were all related to him.
Yi Chen took off his shoes and sat on his bed.
He took out from under the pillow a book that he had received as a reward for winning a competition at the orphanage not long ago - "In the Mirror".
This is also Yi Chen's first time reading foreign novels. Due to Director Cao's private tutoring and his own talent, he was basically fully literate at the age of four without any dyslexia.
He likes a character named "William" in this book very much,
The William in the book is not a real person, but another version of himself that the mentally ill protagonist sees in the mirror. William's personality is completely different from the withdrawn protagonist. He always appears to help the protagonist at critical moments and gradually becomes his closest friend.
As a child, Yi Chen also wanted to have such a friend, but there were few things like mirrors in the orphanage, so he drew a brown-haired [William] consistent with the description in the book on the wall next to his bed. Try to be your imaginary friend.
Since Yi Chen basically had no chance to talk to his peers, his desire for communication prompted him to gradually start a conversation with 'William' on the wall.
Of course it was all one-sided chatting with him,
Talk about your name and interests,
They talked about their hatred of the orphanage and their fantasies about the outside world. Even after going to bed every day, they would try to share interesting things or complaints about today’s experience with ‘William’.
Although it was just a one-sided confession, it could give Yi Chen a psychological balance.
It probably lasted more than two months.
One day, a roommate in the next bed was emotionally unstable because he was unfairly punished. He was lying on the bed trying to sleep, but he could always hear whispers coming from Yi Chen, which made him even more upset.
I couldn't hold it back for a while, so I came directly to Yi Chen's bed and cursed:
"Why do you chat with imaginary things every day? Can you be quiet a little bit! It's so fucking uncomfortable to live with a freak like you."
The words made the man even more excited. He walked to the wall with 'William' engraved on it and wanted to completely destroy it with his nails.
Just when he was about to take action,
Snap!
The man's neck had been strangled and slightly lifted off the ground, and in front of him were Yi Chen's cold eyes.
Although he is only over four years old, he actually possesses such strange powers. This man's face has already started to turn purple.
The other roommates were just watching the show, and no one came to help. They didn't want to offend a weirdo like Yi Chen.
Critical moment,
A hand suddenly pressed on Yi Chen's wrist, stopping this dangerous murderous act.
When Yi Chen looked along his arm, he was stunned.
The brown hair, the same height as himself, and a very similar face made Yi Chen couldn't help shouting a name.
"William."
The tight palm slowly loosened, and the roommate who survived the disaster was so frightened that he peed his pants and crawled away quickly.
When Yi Chen came back to his senses and looked over again, William had disappeared.
But Yi Chen could feel the remaining warmth on his wrist, and he was sure that 'William' really existed.
From then on, Yi Chen would occasionally see the seemingly existing 'William' at the corner of the passage, among the crowds, or in a dark corner.
As the chat continued, the frequency of William's appearance also increased day by day.
Whenever Yi Chen is about to make an extreme decision,
Whenever he has strong emotional ups and downs,
Or when encountering some extreme danger, William will appear at close range or even have physical contact with him,
Even when Director Cao was called to the office for verbal brainwashing, William would always stand by and cover his ears, or tell him some interesting stories to distract him.
A very difficult final test,
Yi Chen put himself in a very dangerous situation due to his mistake in the opening, and even Director Cao was worried about it.
Director Cao was also keenly aware that whenever danger came, Yi Chen's attention did not pay attention to the source of the danger, but instead looked at a meaningless empty space.
After successfully passing the final test, Director Cao pulled Yi Chen into the office alone and seriously analyzed the major issues that arose in the exam but also asked about the point that made her curious.
"You almost died several times, but your attention was distracted... What on earth were you looking at?"
Perhaps it was to survive the disaster, or perhaps he was glad that he survived, Yi Chen subconsciously replied, "William...William is helping me."
But he immediately realized the problem,
He actually knew that William might not really exist, and he knew that others could not see it.
If Director Cao knew about this, he might be sent to a psychiatrist or even forced to take antipsychotic drugs.
However,
Director Cao showed a very gentle smile, hugged Yi Chen,
"William? My dear... the student has finally made a good friend. Teacher, I am very happy. Don't worry, the teacher will keep this secret with you."
That's it,
Yi Chen and "William" lived together in the orphanage until the day when the time was right, Yi Chen launched his escape plan.
Strangely enough,
William, who is always there at critical moments, was nowhere to be seen during the escape.
Yi Chen, who is now more than ten years old and has a mature mind, cannot care about so much. He knows that he only has this one chance, and any hesitation will lead to failure.
Kill the security guard,
Walking around the maze structure of the orphanage,
Climbing over dozens of meters of city wall,
But what he saw in front of him was not the big city he longed for, but a no-man's land.
Yi Chen dragged his broken body and ran on the almost endless road, but his speed could not match that of Director Cao who was chasing behind him.
After confirming that he could not escape, Yi Chen held the stolen pistol in his hand early,
When he was caught up, Yichen put the muzzle of the gun into his mouth in front of Director Cao, and resolutely chose to commit suicide.
On the eve of death.
In addition to seeing Director Cao's ferocious face trying to stop him from committing suicide, Yi Chen also saw another person standing in the middle of the road.
A friend who never appeared during the escape, a friend who always accompanied him during his life in the orphanage,
William stood in the middle of the road, tilting his head and looking at Yi Chen,
Watch it very carefully,
Looking at it very familiarly,
Very friendly look,
Watching very calmly,
It seems to affirm and support Yi Chen's current behavior. Perhaps this is the only way to escape from the orphanage.
Bang! Gunfire.
The bullet was shot from the back of the head, the shattered brain wiped out consciousness, and everything in front of him ceased to exist.
……
"William..."
Under the abyss.
The Dead Sea collapsed and Yi Chen, whose internal organs were completely destroyed, was gradually dying. He thought of the past and his familiar playmate.
But something is different this time.
Yi Chen didn't want to die yet, he still wanted to use up his last strength to fight.
However, William did not just stand there, but conveyed a message with his eyes, a message that asked him to wait a moment.
"Huh..."
William, whose left arm had lost its shape and with less than 20% of the total effective cells, took a deep breath. Looking at his body and mind that were gradually collapsing, William showed a cheerful smile.
After confirming that Yi Chen could still move, William turned his attention to the inside of the skull.
"Little Putao, just follow the plan...I beg you."
"It's not the last minute to watch Ben Grape! If Ben Grape dies accidentally, try to collect more Evil Sun fragments to help me bury them back to their old location in the Seven Days Cemetery. You should still remember it, right?"
"Of course."
William used all his strength to make a huge snap of his fingers.
Snap!
Above the stage, the 'stage light ball' hidden on the top of the abyss began to slowly lower. Its size was completely equivalent to the evil sun of the past.
But the lamp ball is just a shell, and it still lacks the inner core.
At the same time,
The little grape embedded in the center of his eyebrow turned into a beam of ash and rushed straight away, shooting into Ruben before he could react.
In an instant, a gray yet warm light shone down, and everyone present felt the most essential nourishment of the disease, even the original deceased.
Only Ruben frowned,
【Evil Yang Reappears】
As the same focal celestial body as the "Crescent Moon",
Coupled with the fact that Ruben had been burned by the evil sun many times in previous battles, Ruben could not ignore it and even regarded this evil sun as William's last trump card.
One bent his knees and jumped up, heading straight towards the evil sun.
Withstanding the maximum energy level of the evil sun's impact, it penetrated the entire evil sun with just its physical body, and the dark and hot firewood fragments fell in the air.
However, it still takes some time to destroy the overall structure.
With Little Grape helping me buy time,
William pulled the video tape out of his body, returned to his most ordinary state, and quickly walked to the dying Yi Chen.
William still kept his smile,
Keep that familiar and kind smile,
It is exactly the same as the painting on the wall beside the bed in the orphanage.
Rumble~ The evil sun is gradually collapsing, and the falling pieces of firewood serve as the background.
William spread his arms, staggered his steps, and lowered his head to greet Yi Chen:
"This is the final stage I have laid for you, Mr. Yi, and it is also my final stage.
What follows is the final play, the final play that I have been planning since my birth, one that will surpass all the plays performed so far. ”
After all,
William's skull opened on its own, exposing his [brain hole] on the stage for the first time, a brain hole with a pure white aperture and a dark interior,
It's just...like a loop of rope.
William continued, "In this way, Mr. Yi can be considered as having [died] once, which will be considered as complete atonement, and he does not need to commit suicide after doing all this.
I can feel that there is a larger and higher world beyond all planes, and it is definitely not the [above] that Ruben imagined.
But there are other wonderful, beautiful, multi-species worlds.
Yi Chen, you must go take a look, just like when you climbed out of the orphanage's high wall, the glory outside will definitely make you very happy, and maybe you can make better friends.
As for me,
I have been tired for a long time, especially since I have never slept well since entering the evil circle. Constantly absorb knowledge, constantly think about every detail of the plan, and constantly overturn and reconstruct to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
I am so tired every day, so tired that I often want to stop, but I can't.
Finally,
Although there were some hiccups along the way, it’s finally now, and it seems like I can really have a good rest..."
Yi Chen wanted to say something, but his vocal cords were exhausted and his tongue was dry.
The shrinking visual window could only see William's mind. For some reason... his eyes that should have been equally dry were slightly moistened.
The body that could no longer move supported Yi Chen and stuck his head forward,
Slowly,
Instinctively,
Naturally,
Put the whole head into the brain hole, tighten it tightly, and die resolutely, just like when you escaped from the orphanage.
The windows of my eyes were finally swallowed up by darkness,
All perception, all consciousness, all existence dissipates at this moment.
……
boom!
The riddled evil sun was completely shattered, and the warmth that briefly illuminated the abyss was dispersed by dreams.
Ruben in the "self-dream" state was unscathed, and the lines drawn on the surface of his body already showed that he no longer existed in this dimension.
When Ruben, who was suspended in the air, looked at the 'main target' below again, he immediately locked onto William who was in a strange state.
"Dead? What happened to his head?"
Ruben descended quickly, confusion written all over his face.
All of William's cells have withered away, leaving only a gray spine and a circle of brain connected to the top that has almost stopped and may disappear at any time.
Looking at such a mental structure, Ruben suddenly sensed something.
He inserted his arm into it, using the color to penetrate deeper and grab something, and then dragged it suddenly.
[New Moon] was actually dragged out.
"No wonder my dreamland enveloped the entire lesion and I couldn't find the crescent moon. It turned out to be hidden here... It made me look at you with admiration again, William.
When it's all over, I will recreate you in the new world. ”
Because Rubena's action of forcibly pulling away from the crescent moon caused damage to the mind that was already at a standstill, it quickly shrunk and disappeared completely.
Looking at the crescent moon that was already soaked in chaos, Ruben seemed to see a picture of the future.
"It's finally time to wait for this, let's start detaching! Wait...did I overlook something? Did William fight with me for so long alone?"
Ruben looked at such a tragic abyss scene and recalled the previous duel with William. He always felt that something was not right, as if something was missing.
At this time,
Sweeney Todd arrived at the scene at this time,
He originally wanted to report the second disaster's murder and William's conspiracy, but after seeing all this, he stopped saying anything and just stood quietly admiring the boss's final transcendence.
Ruben put one hand on the surface of the new moon and asked doubtfully, "Todd, who is the current representative murderer of [The Tenth Disaster]?"
"The tenth disaster? Boss, why do you ask this question? Didn't the crew disintegrate after Miles died? There is no tenth disaster in the evil circle."
"No? Then how did Michael Myers, the former Tenth Disaster, die?"
Todd looked confused. He also felt that something was wrong, as if he had lost a memory, "Hi~ It seems that he was killed by someone. Boss, you suddenly asked me like this, but I really can't remember it for a while..."
He couldn't continue in the middle of what he said, and his eyes were dark... Combined into big chapters, that's all for today. I wrote all day and went to do some cervical massage in the evening
(End of chapter)