Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1813: Chapter 1036: Corrosion

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Light appeared before his eyes, and even through his eyelids, it was somewhat glaring. After an unknown amount of time, Yang Xiao slowly awoke in a dazed manner, lying on the bed.

"You woke up? How do you feel?" A familiar voice came from ahead.

It took more than ten seconds for Yang Xiao to clearly see that it was Tong Han before him, and he also found the surroundings familiar—it was his previous residence.

He was back, and this was the grand mansion of the Jiu Mountain Family.

"You’ve been in a coma for three days. Jiushan Cangxuan personally came to check your condition, saying you’ve suffered from severe spiritual power exhaustion, but fortunately, it hasn’t affected your body much. You need to rest," Tong Han patiently explained to Yang Xiao.

"This mission was very successful; Miss Jiu Shan and Beiyu Ye have both returned. I’ve seen them, and everyone is well," Tong Han continued.

"How... how is your body?" Yang Xiao’s mind was still muddled. He clearly remembered that the reason he entered the Secret Realm this time was because of Tong Han.

"Jing Lan has already checked me, and the backlash caused by that Resentful Eye has been completely resolved. Rest assured."

Upon hearing the satisfactory answer, Yang Xiao finally nodded, and the heavy stone in his heart also settled down.

"Sato Shouta..." After a long silence, Yang Xiao spoke hoarsely.

At the last moment, Sato Shouta’s gaze was forever engraved in his mind, unshakeable, along with the few bars of chocolate hidden in the inner pocket of his clothes—scenes that Yang Xiao found hard to let go of.

Tong Han, having learned the whole story from Jiu Shan Sha Yue, tried to comfort Yang Xiao, but when she met his eyes, she was at a loss for words.

"Miss Jiu Shan has already ordered an investigation into Sato Shouta’s family. She promised to notify us as soon as there’s news, so just focus on recuperating; there’s nothing you can do now." In order to prevent Yang Xiao from worrying, Tong Han told a small lie.

Yang Xiao understood Tong Han’s intentions. With the ability of the Jiu Mountain Family, investigating an ordinary person shouldn’t take so long, but Tong Han was right—given his current condition, with his mind muddled and body weak, even getting out of bed was difficult, let alone doing anything else.

Sato Shouta had already died in the Nightmare World, and it had been a long time; Yang Xiao didn’t know how to face his parents.

Sato Shouta’s greatest wish was to go home and apologize to his mother in person, but unfortunately, he no longer had that opportunity.

Some things, once missed, are forever lost. Yang Xiao hoped to slightly remedy Sato Shouta’s regrets; he would go see his mother on his behalf.

He wondered how Sato Shouta’s father’s business was doing; if it wasn’t going well, he could ask the Jiu Mountain Family to offer some assistance.

This was also Jiu Shan Sha Yue’s intention.

Every time he closed his eyes, Sato Shouta’s image appeared before Yang Xiao.

To be honest, he wasn’t a person of great ability or someone with special talents in any area; he was just a very ordinary rich second generation.

In the real world, someone like him wouldn’t even qualify to know oneself, but in that damned Nightmare World, in that place that devours people without spitting out the bones, his trust in oneself was rare and sincere.

Until the last moment, when Nishimura Yuna drew her knife and charged towards him, Sato Shouta’s first reaction was to push him aside and shout: "Mr. Yang, watch out!" freewebnovel.cσ๓

The Nightmare World was a place that could turn people into ghosts, but it was thanks to people like Sato Shouta that Yang Xiao could maintain the balance of humanity and preserve his true self.

Those who neglect life willy-nilly and are extremely self-centered have no good end; the Nightmare World is not a stage for one person alone.

Hasegawa Hideji, Qingshui Cangjie, Heize Lin... these guys were also very strong, but ultimately buried by their ambition and cruelty.

"Don’t be sad anymore. You saved Sato Shouta, freed him, and gave him a last dignity. If I were him, I’d be happy to have met you in the end," Tong Han said softly, "Yang Xiao, you are the most reliable friend; everyone likes you."

After a long while, Yang Xiao, with red-rimmed eyes, nodded, "Thank you." freewebnovel.cσ๓

"Next time you see Miss Jiu Shan, remember to comfort her too. After all, she personally put an end to Sato Shouta, and she’s not feeling well either."

"She always feels like she hurt your friend, but she did it for you; she didn’t want to make things hard for you. Miss Jiu Shan is a kind-hearted person, she’s just not good at expressing herself," Tong Han said.

"There’s one thing I want to discuss with you: Miss Jiu Shan intends to hire you as her Sword and Sword Servant. She admires you a lot; what do you think?"

Yang Xiao looked at Tong Han; back in the Nightmare World, Jiu Shan Sha Yue had already made this request, but Yang Xiao hadn’t agreed directly—he needed to seek Tong Han’s own opinion.

Tong Han is his friend, deeply aware of his brother’s ability and skill; if someone ranked those Yang Xiao trusted most in the world, Tong Han would be in the top three.

"If I stay, does it stabilize your relationship with the Jiu Mountain Family?" Tong Han suddenly raised his head to ask.

"You don’t need to consider this. No matter what choice you make, I’ll support you. Compared to you, the Jiu Mountain Family isn’t as important," Yang Xiao didn’t want to influence Tong Han’s decision because of himself.

Just then, the door was suddenly knocked on; Tong Han had just come to his senses when he saw the door pushed open, and it was the Jiusan Family Master Jiushan Cangxuan who had come.