Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1772: Chapter 1016: Purging the Traitor (Part 2)

"You’re wise, Leader. It’s not good for us to directly kill people, and... having those people do it is more intimidating. We really need unity."

"But... what’s the reason?" Heize Lin asked curiously.

"If we want to put him to death, we must find an unforgivable charge," Qingshui Cangjie said sharply. "Intentional troublemaking, instigating defection."

"That’s a good charge, but before that, we need to silence him so he doesn’t have a chance to argue." Heize Lin added, "Cut off his tongue, chop off his hand, just make sure he doesn’t die."

"Very cautious, but this matter can’t be handled by just the two of us. It’s everyone’s business. We need to deal with it publicly, logically, and share the risk." Qingshui Cangjie was cunning, well aware that everyone had to be bound together, and no one could escape on their own.

"Heize understands!" Heize Lin bowed respectfully again.

The next morning, Yang Xiao was awakened by a knock at the door, "Mr. Yang! Mr. Yang, are you in there?" Sato Shouta’s voice came from outside, sounding very energetic.

Yang Xiao groggily got up from the desk, having taken a short nap while waiting for dawn. He was indeed tired.

He walked over to open the door and saw the lively Sato Shouta; the other person’s mental state was good. For some reason, seeing him dispelled much of the gloom that had been lingering in Yang Xiao’s heart.

"You look pretty good." Yang Xiao had thought Sato Shouta’s state would be very low after seeing Takagi Sayo’s corpse last night.

Sato Shouta revealed a bitter smile, "I couldn’t sleep at first. Whenever I closed my eyes, Miss Takagi’s corpse would sway over my head. But as it swayed, I got dizzy, and then... then I fell asleep."

Faced with this explanation, Yang Xiao didn’t want to say anything more; he could only think that fools have their blessings.

The two left the seventh floor, came to the first-floor lobby, where the people were already gathered. But the atmosphere was very wrong. Hasegawa Hideji sat alone on a distant sofa, while the others gathered near the service desk, clearly divided into two camps.

Without a doubt, Hasegawa Hideji was isolated, which he deserved.

Seeing Hasegawa Hideji’s indifferent attitude, Yang Xiao knew he wouldn’t last long. Today, they were going to deal with him.

He was also curious about how Qingshui Cangjie would eliminate him.

Seeing everyone gathered, Qingshui Cangjie came out, waved to Hasegawa Hideji, indicating him to come over, "Mr. Hasegawa, could you come over for a moment?"

Qingshui Cangjie’s face was not to be refused, so Hasegawa Hideji walked over arrogantly, angrily glaring at Tong Han who was facing him.

As he approached, the ever-silent Heize Lin quietly blocked his retreat. Yang Xiao, Tong Han, Jiu Shan Sha Yue, and others spontaneously surrounded him, instantly alerting Hasegawa Hideji, his hand unconsciously reached for his waist.

"What do you mean?! What are you doing!?" Hasegawa Hideji panicked a bit.

It’s considered unlucky to kill teammates in missions, so even with great resentment, no one usually kills directly. This was Hasegawa Hideji’s confidence; he just had to be careful not to be tricked to death by others using Ghost.

"Hasegawa Hideji, do you still not know your crimes?!" Heize Lin shouted fiercely from behind.

"Shing," Hasegawa Hideji pulled out a dagger from his waist, feeling the malice from those around him. He feared today’s matter would not end well.

"You forced Takagi Sayo to her death. Sakurai Miyuki’s death was also caused by you. You’re the murderer!" Takeuchi Tomoya roared, his eyes red. As a newcomer, he naturally understood the plight of newcomers the most; Hasegawa Hideji was a nightmare for them.

He now understood Takagi Sayo’s words written on the wall: unless Hasegawa Hideji died, none of the newcomers had a chance at survival. This guy was evil to the core!

"You want to die?!" Hasegawa Hideji didn’t expect the first person to reprimand him to be the cowardly newcomer Takeuchi Tomoya, who originally didn’t dare raise his head in front of him.

With the first, there was a second. Sato Shouta couldn’t hold back; he showed his face and injuries on his body to everyone, all left by Sato Shouta beating him early on. Each wound was evidence, silently accusing his violence.

"You... you two bastards..." Hasegawa Hideji trembled with anger but dared not make a move. The two were hiding behind others while he was already surrounded by several veteran players.

Yang Xiao, Tong Han, Qingshui Cangjie, Heize Lin, Jiu Shan Sha Yue, Beiyu Ye... these people each took their positions, blocking all his retreats, their eyes cold as ice, clearly unfriendly.

After weighing the pros and cons, Hasegawa Hideji compromised; he smiled and put away the knife, bowing to everyone with a cheeky grin: "Sorry, everyone, I was immature before. Please, don’t hold it against me. I was wrong; I’ll change. In such a world, only by uniting can we break through. The situation is not clear yet. We need everyone’s effort. I admit I have some ability; I will help you all earnestly. Really... sorry!"

"Too late." Tong Han gave him a death sentence without mercy.

"How can it be too late?" Hasegawa Hideji panicked a bit but tried to cover it up; his smile became unnatural, "Ms. Tong Han, I offended you before. Please be tolerant."

"Your face is really disgusting." Beiyu Ye shook his head. If only at the last moment, this guy could be tougher, he might admire a trace, but now he sees just a cowardly villain who’s scared of power.

"Mr. Qingshui, please say something fair. We need unity, right?" Hasegawa Hideji looked to Qingshui Cangjie for help; he understood in his heart that the only person who could save him now was him.

Seeing this, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but chuckle coldly in his heart; Hasegawa Hideji might never know that the whole matter was planned by Qingshui Cangjie.

They gathered everyone here today just for the formality; it was a belated judgment. They had already sentenced Hasegawa Hideji to death in their hearts.

"Hasegawa Hideji, it’s not that I won’t save you, it’s that you’ve committed unforgivable crimes. You harmed us, killed innocent teammates, and destroyed unity. Your sins are unforgivable." Qingshui Cangjie sighed, pretending a merciful and reluctant appearance, "Considering our acquaintance, we won’t act first. You... resolve it yourself." frёewebnoѵēl.com

"Mr. Qingshui, you can’t say that; I... I am still useful, you need me!" Hasegawa Hideji panicked completely. This statement almost sentenced him to death; he believed he still had some ability.

"We need you to die now." Yang Xiao further despised the guy, couldn’t help but say: "Hasegawa Hideji, if you leave, leave cleanly; please leave some dignity for yourself."

Facing everyone’s gaze, Hasegawa Hideji knew he had no way to survive; he immediately sprang into action, first thrusting a gun forward, then turning around pulling out the dagger, stabbing at Tong Han, "It’s all your fault, damn woman!"

The stab was unexpected, but Tong Han had been on guard against him, and she narrowly evaded, just as Hasegawa Hideji tried to follow up with another stab, someone was faster than him; a blade arc flashed, and the knife in Hasegawa Hideji’s hand fell to the ground, along with his hand.

"Ah! Aaah!!" In pain, Hasegawa Hideji clutched his bleeding severed arm, screaming.

Jiu Shan Sha Yue, who wielded the blade, stared expressionlessly at him. Then Heize Lin, standing behind, also struck, delivered a hard elbow knocking Hasegawa Hideji down, tying him up with Yang Xiao’s help.

Yang Xiao didn’t forget to use clothes to bind the severed wrist, stopping his bleeding; after all, he couldn’t die just yet.

"Don’t kill me! Don’t kill me, killing will bring retribution!" Hasegawa Hideji struggled and begged loudly, "Mr. Sato, Mr. Takeuchi, I was wrong! I really was wrong! Speak for me!"

The next moment, in front of everyone, Heize Lin used the dagger’s handle to smash Hasegawa Hideji’s front teeth, pried open his mouth, and cut off his tongue.