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"Damn it!!!" Altotai immediately let out a painful scream.
"Goo."
This time, Mino groaned as she was whipped, immediately staggering back several steps. She raised her head, her eyes resolute: "Again! You vile demon, no matter how cruelly you whip me, you can't shake my soul!!!"
"It doesn't hurt!! It doesn't hurt at all!!!"
Huh? Apophis wondered, did it work this time or not...? Why did Mino react so strongly? Could it be that he was faking it all along?
However, Altothai, rolling on the ground, knew its master all too well.
With great difficulty, Artotai raised the hilt of his sword and looked at Mino, whose forehead was not even covered in a cold sweat. His eyes were filled with rage.
"Are you kidding me?!"
Apophis immediately understood.
Mino had indeed been faking it, pretending not to be in pain to deflate its own self-esteem: it had said that the technique it was researching wouldn't have such a strange bug.
Since that's the case, then there's no need for it to be polite.
The whip of pain in his hand began to exert its force, and the whip lashed at Mino in front of him like a storm.
Snapped!
"Ow!"
"It doesn't hurt!" a strong voice rang out.
Bang bang! !
"Ow!!!"
"It doesn't hurt at all!!!" A voice full of contempt rang out.
*Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!*
"Awoooooo!!! Stop hitting me!!!"
"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all!!" On the floor, Mino's brows contorted in "pain," and he knelt on one knee, clutching his chest and breathing heavily. He looked up at Apophis, but his eyes showed no sign of submission; a defiant smirk played on his lips.
"You treacherous sword, if you think you can subdue me with cruel torture, you are too naive! No matter how much pain you inflict upon me, I will not feel the slightest pain!!! Because behind me lies the entire human kingdom!!!"
"Of course you're not in pain! It's me who's in pain!!!" Artotai cried out in grief and indignation.
"Can't you even be a human being?!"
"Altotai, don't back down just because of a little torture!!!" Mino turned her head and scolded angrily, "Don't forget, I'm fighting alongside you! Are you the only one feeling pain? Don't I feel pain too?!"
"You definitely aren't in pain!!! You haven't even broken a sweat!!!" Altotai cursed, seeing through Mino's clumsy pretense at a glance.
“You’re wrong,” Mino said, looking at Altottai with a pained expression.
Seeing you so indecisive...it hurts my heart!
"???"
“That’s right, Altottai.” At this moment, Apophis also stopped whipping his whip, looking at Mino with a hint of admiration in his voice:
"As expected of the strongest hero in human history, I underestimated the Mino Hero. Under such intense torture, he was able to maintain such an unyielding will, as if he were completely unaffected by the torture... Just this alone makes the title of Torture Hero well-deserved."
"On the contrary, it's you." Lowering his head, he looked at the most powerful artifact of the Holy Church before him, his voice tinged with disappointment:
"This wailing and crying is simply... disgracing your resolute and unyielding master."
"—Is this what you call a sacred artifact befitting a hero, Artotai?"
Chapter 208, Page 1000-7: A Good Example Forever (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Artotai sensed the deep contempt in Apophis's gaze.
"Wait?!"
"Autumn bean sack?!"
"Are you looking down on me... this great holy sword that has endured severe torture and remains loyal to the human kingdom?!"
The tip of Altottai's sword bounced violently on the ground, giving him a strange feeling that all the torture he had endured had been eaten by dogs.
"Are you kidding me, you bastard?!"
"I'm the real one, he's the fake one! He's faking it all, are you blind? Can't you see?!"
Altothai, somewhat exasperated, turned to Mino, who was groaning on the ground: "My lord, stop messing with me! Tell Apophis that you can't feel any pain at all!"
“You’re right, Altottai…” Mino raised his head, his face deathly pale, forcing a smile as he wiped non-existent beads of sweat from his forehead: “I actually… can’t feel any pain at all…”
"Well!"
The next moment, Mino suddenly clutched her heart in pain and couldn't help but let out a soft groan.
"This kind of torture... even if it's done a few more times... it'll be the same..."
"Even an Oscar-winning actor can't act like you!!!" Artotai's eyes widened in fury.
"What are you? A primary school student faking illness to avoid doing homework? I'll hit you!!!"
Artotai was so angry that he forgot all the pain in his body and started jumping around cursing.
“Enough, Artotai.” Apophis, standing to the side, couldn’t stand it any longer and shook his head. “You’ve disappointed me greatly—”
"Your master didn't call out... what are you calling out for?"
“Yes, Altottai.” On the ground, Mino also raised his gentle gaze, offering advice as if he were someone who had been through it all:
"To forge a sword requires backbone. No matter how painful it is, I've endured it... Even if I don't feel the pain, the blow to my body hurts your heart!"
"This is definitely not a metaphor, this is far more than just a metaphor!" The blade of Altotai grotesquely twisted, and uncontrollable pain surged through him.
"—It truly hurts my heart, damn it!!!"
Altotai was slightly off-balance at this moment. What happened to the soul link between the hero and the familiar?! What happened to the shared destiny of joy and sorrow?!
It's the whole thing that got beaten up! How come that glutinous rice is completely unharmed?!
“Altotai, your mind is in turmoil…” Mino admonished with a stern expression, watching Apophis’s sword tremble violently. “This is not good!”
"Who do you think ruined my mentality?!" Altothai exclaimed, his mentality exploding.
“Altotai, your performance today was indeed below the standard of an elite artifact,” Apophis commented from the side. “In this respect, I advise you to learn more from the interrogation hero beside you. Such a steadfast and unyielding role model is the most valuable spiritual asset of every artifact.”
“That’s right, Artotai.” Hearing Apophis’s praise, Mino’s face suddenly glowed, his body stopped hurting, he stopped panting, and even stopped sweating. He said with a rosy complexion:
"I will always be your best role model!!!"
This time.
Altotai's sword had turned completely red-hot—
"You, you all..." Altothai's voice trembled, whether from pain or anger, it was hard to tell.
I was furious listening to Apophis's tone of putting one down while praising the other!
Seeing its owner's proud and smug attitude only made it angrier!
Seeing Apophis regain control of the Whip of Pain, preparing to "Break the Weapon of Nore," Altothai made a sudden decision!
"Wait, wait a minute!"
Altottai suddenly roared, "I'll confess!!!"
"Oh?"
Apophis paused, glancing at Mino with some surprise before he asked hesitantly, "Your master is still persisting... are you really not going to persist a little longer?"
"No need!" Mentioning this only made things worse; Altottai's tone became as resolute as if he wanted to join the Party.
"I confess!!!"
"Hey! Wait a minute, Altottai! How could you just give it away like that?!" Mino's eyes widened instantly: "It hasn't even asked you what '1000-7' equals yet?!?"
“I’m sorry, my lord.” Turning his head, Artotai’s expression had darkened. “Once, I wanted to make a good holy artifact.”
"But now, I have no choice."
“Masaka, you mean to…” Mino looked horrified, took a few steps back, and shook his head repeatedly: “No, don’t do this, Altottai!”
"Or, or I could have them replace you with some soft, sweet demons to torture you! That would be absolutely amazing!!!"
"You're the only one having a good time!" This only made Altottai angrier.
Having made up its mind, the sword tip was planted in the ground, and it looked calmly at Apophis:
"You guessed right, when the God of All Weapons was designing it, he did indeed set up a backup plan that could be countered by humans."
"Oh?"
When discussing the ultimate weapon, Altotai's tone became more serious: "The power of the God of All Weapons as a single soldier is simply too terrifying. In order to prevent other accidents and certain special situations... when the God of All Weapons was built, some hidden contingency plans were indeed left in several spells, which can subdue it if it goes out of control!"
"So, what exactly is that backup plan? And how does it work?" Apophis pressed, naturally not easily trusting Altothai's information unless the other party provided a full explanation.
"A password, or rather, a key!"
Altottai, however, didn't seem to care much and stated bluntly:
"As long as we can find a way to implant that key into the God of All Weapons, we can paralyze it! Even the power of the sacred artifact itself will be sealed!"
"The principle should be easy for you to understand. The God of All Weapons actually assimilates all the sacred artifacts into a whole, so that the sacred body of the artifacts can easily control them... And as long as we can find a way to make the emotions of the sacred artifacts that make up the God of All Weapons fluctuate violently, we can easily disintegrate this whole, and even make the sacred artifacts themselves suffer a backlash!"
“I see.” Apophis pondered this interesting truth for a long time before letting out a soft laugh: “I must say, humanity’s talent in creation is remarkable, but its wisdom in mutual checks and balances… is truly beyond our reach.”
"Now that you mention it," Apophis said, his gaze carrying a half-smile. He quickly understood.
"Altotai, the method you concealed last time... concerning the way to undo the backlash from Saint Lena, is it related to this?"
“You… still found out.” Altothai hadn’t expected Apophis to be so perceptive, and could only nod helplessly. As a sacred artifact, it was too difficult to hide one’s thoughts from the other party, let alone from that old fox Apophis.
"If the power of herbs and the source of the artifact cannot alleviate the backlash of the Heart of Ice, then we can only seek a power that is even greater: the emotional power condensed by the sacred artifact... Under the impact of a large amount of emotion, all backlashes can be effectively alleviated."
Altottai shook his head and said:
"However, that will only work when the God of All Weapons completely collapses... and when the emotions of countless sacred artifacts are truly released."
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