Host, Please Be Honest! What Exactly Are You?

Chapter 629  Pain & Regret

Why was the ending so contrasting from the beginning? Bam! "The Key." "Hmph! You'll have to pry it from my—"

Bam!

"The Key." "Listen here mortal, I don't know what you're talking-" Bam!

"The Key."

"Damn you Mortal. When I regain my full-" Bam!

"The Key." "_"

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! (-_-) [The onlookers.]

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It all happened too fast. One minute the baby was arrogant, and the next, it was pleading for its life with snot oozing from its nostrils. Can they say that this was the most dramatic and hectic thing they've ever seen before?

The boy… oops… it should be the one these people called Grandmaster, was handling the strongest creature here, as though it were a true baby. Bam! They've seen a baby get beaten so hard it began speaking in tongues. During the other battles, their saviors at least got injured here and there. But when it was the Grandmaster's turn, not so much as even a speck of dust or stain of blood had touched his attire.

~Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! They began feeling sympathy towards the creature that wasn't even given an opportunity to speak anymore. It was attack after attack after attack. Heck!

At some point, it dug its nails into the ground, trying to crawl away while pleading with them to help beg for its life. (!-!)

Hello? Aren't you so supposed to be some omnipotent being? So where did your earlier arrogance go? It was shocking to watch, that's for sure. Soon, the creature had no choice but to confess to where it kept the key. Hey… Clem Shi was taken aback when it mentioned that the key was actually in one of the stacks of keys he had for his shed and other things. All keys in that stack were massive and huge, and had several purposes. Apart from the shed, there's a Barn to the East that he inherited from his Grandparents. The keys look massive and very medieval. Clem Shi didn't remember the last time he actually picked up those keys. In a flash, the Grandmaster with the baby… He then reappeared again, holding the clunky sets of keys around a very thick metal bangle.

What was he doing? Many wondered while watching Dorian speak to the keys. What shocked them the most, was that the keys actually responded to him in a way of their own. He spoke something they couldn't make out, leading to all keys trembling and vigorously vibrating.

Then, the rest of the keys began to distance themselves from a lone key that wasn't vibrating. Bingo. Several people subconsciously knew that this was the key the Grandmaster was talking of. But if you ask them, it looked pretty normal to them. What was so special about–

Oops… The key began trembling after the Grandmaster calmly swiped his hand over it. Then, it changed into something more hideous and grotesque than any of the creatures they saw tonight. Blugh~

Several people gagged and gagged, wondering how a key can look more terrifying than the actual monsters around them. This only proved that the true owner of the keg must be a being that might make them faint at a single glance. What a shocking night this has been. Clem Shi and the others felt the mysteries of the world around them.

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Good...

Returning its appearance back to ordinary, The Grandmaster took out a handkerchief and wrapped the key into it. "Now then, since business is over…finish them off." "What? Exorcist? You all are— No! You despicable human, you pro-"

Dorian paused, throwing his head behind his shoulders. "Promised? When did I say that?" "_" Well, it was the first time the baby has been scammed by a human before. Were humans always so dishonest? It's true that the human hardly said a thing and didn't verbally promise at all. However, didn't it stop torturing it, meaning the human agreed to its deal?" The baby opened and closed its mouth severally, not knowing what to say at this time. It felt a pain of rage, frustration and all sorts of negative emotions swell up in its body. If only it were strange enough to take these bastards down… if only its master knew of the existence of exorcists, then it would see who laughs last. Of course, in its eyes, no matter where exorcists existed or not, it won't change the course of history that its master's have been planning since the dawn of time. Sadly, it won't be here to witness its master destroy this despicable human race that didn't know their place. Apart from the joy they get from hunting humans, why do you think it's necessary for any powerful underworld being to feed off humans? That's because the fear they emit, once absorbed, could add the strength of a creature. Fear wasn't the only thing tasty and strength-enhancing. Collection of souls, promises (AKA contracts) that remove heaven's will on a human's fate, and so many other things, made humans the perfect target for them all. All creatures, even his Looked Beelzebub, have killed countless humans from the time of his descent into the underworld. Killing, strengthened their will too. Whether they kill humans, or kill each other, all made cultivating within the underworld sweet and fast. Of course, what they do to humans, can also be done to enemy Underworld beings too. It's just that the joy and taste gotten out of it is not the same. Sure, you can have an army of mindless people. But — that would be far more energy exhausting since it means that this army won't be able to think for themselves without you telling them to go left, right, up, or down. No true ruler wished for this. This means they will have to stay out in the underworld, since their armies can't think without them. Their armies can follow instructions even if they leave. But anything out of the instructions, the army would look away from it, since it didn't fall into the categories of things they must keep watch of. .

All in all, underworld creatures can also grow stronger by killing other underworld creatures. However, no killings bring more rewards than humans. There was just something about them that was practically too irresistible to pass up. And humans… Well, there were plenty. Not just in this world, but in the millions, billions, trillions, gazillions and infinite world's out Even though many of them weren't permitted to go to other worlds, they still felt there was plenty of human food to go around in this world. As the baby thought all its 90,000 years of hunting years in this world, it had a look of hatred burning bright.

That's right, it was 90,000 years old, which though impressive, was nothing compared to true stinger beings that have been alive for millions, billions and trillions of years. "Mark my words human, you will regret what you've just done now." "Hmmm… sure, sure, sure… Now hold still and stop squirming." Obediah mumbled, flipping through his now enlarged book to find the special incantation for the unique situation.

And then, with the others, they forced the creature's true self out of the baby. Grahhhhhhhh~

The winds picked as a never ending stream of greenish black smoke shot out from the unnaturally enlarged mouth. The eyes of Clem Shi and the Drays now turned moist again when staring at the left over baby body that was basically a dress suit. "You bastards!" They are the baby from the inside!

All that was left was an overly attached human suit and various broken bones within. .no internal organs remained, talk less of blood or anything else. Seeing their grandchild's body in this state, made both Mr. And Mrs. Dray faint in despair. "My Grandbaby…" "My—" They passed out like a quenched flame. Clem Shi was too distraught to bother with them, as all he wanted now was to hold his child's designated corpse in apology. "I'm sorry… I'm sorry… I'm sorry… son, I'm sorry for you and your mother." He failed... He, Clem Shi, failed! The mere thought of suicide bombarded his blind, like evil whispers. How will he live with himself now? It wasn't just Clem Shi and the Drays who felt the pain, but the other families who had their children of 3, 4 and even 6, possessed and eaten from within. They, more than anyone else, felt that their own failure was far more than Clem Shi's family. As a mother, Liana could tell her baby wasn't hers. But what about the other mothers? How could they have been so blind nit to see that their children were being eaten and killed from within? During the time of eating, their children probably screamed and begged inside their bodies for their parents to save them. But what did they do? They didn't notice a thing! … Several mothers fainted too, already looking 20 years older than they already were. None will be able to ever understand the pain boring through their hearts right now. How do you get over such depression? Who's gonna anyone believe their story? If anything, they might end up getting locked up just like Liana. Several parents passed out with swollen teary red eyes, in apology. 'My baby… please, forgive us.'