NOVEL NEXT Chapter 304: The Field of Mercy
Noah, with Lucie on his shoulder, appeared back in a very special place.
This place was a new one, one neither his wives nor any of his close ones knew anything about. It was a place he personally constructed for one purpose.
To torture Bari.
But the place didn't look like a place of torture. It was a middle-sized field with glowing white-silver flowers and trees all around, giving it a soft but mystical vibe. The sky was silver, with a pure white orb of sun hung above.
The field was filled with silver sheep who were going on with their lives peacefully, eating the grass on the ground without a care.
And at the center of the small field, where a small river with pristine white water flowed, Bari was standing there with her real body, without being chained.
She had been brought to life by Noah with his soul abilities combined. Then, with his creation affinity, he created her exact body and gave it to her.
By all accounts, Bari should have been happy. She revived and got to live in such a beautiful place.
Yes, she should be happy.
But Bari couldn't stop her body from trembling and her mind from being filled with harrowing fear since the moment she was brought here.
The place was beautiful, with even special sheep all around, who every time tried to be close to her as if wanting to speak to her, but she always ignored them.
Because to her, this place is a hell decorated as paradise. She wanted to get out of it so badly, but she couldn't.
Instead, she chose to end her own life because she knew whatever was waiting for her here would be much worse than death.
But that too didn't work.
Every time she killed herself, she revived.
She tried again and again until she couldn't anymore. Now she was standing there, looking at the white river, her thoughts filled with desperation and unfathomable fear.
'What did I do? What did I do? What did I do?' Bari was repeating this question again and again.
She was regretting heavily touching Sari. Immensely even. If she could rewind time, then surely she would not even get close to her.
But right now—
"Hey, how do you find this place?" Noah's voice echoed behind her as Bari jerked in fright. She snapped her head around with ridiculous speed and saw a face that haunted her and caused her nightmares to no end.
It was an abnormally beautiful face, but to Bari…it was the face of the Devil.
She started to shiver, the light became darkness in her sight.
Noah smiled, seeing this. "Why are you trembling already? I didn't even start yet," he said softly, then the grass on the ground twisted and grew to form two beautiful and detailed chairs made of white flowers.
"Come and sit down beside me, will you?" Noah said as he sat on one of them.
Bari hesitated for a moment, but seeing the empty smile of Noah was enough to make her run and sit on the chair with a trembling body and soul.
She was living a nightmare.
Noah then spoke loudly, "All of you, come here."
Instantly, all the sheep listened to his orders and appeared before him and Bari.
There were dozens or so.
"Tell me, Bari…do you recognize them?" Noah asked with a smile, pointing at the sheep.
Bari instantly felt something was terribly wrong. A sudden chill cut through her heart as she steeled herself and looked at the sheep.
But nothing came to her mind.
"Okay, let me help you," Noah said, then clicked his finger. Instantly, all the sheep transformed into different beings.
Men, women, old, young.
All of them—
BADUM—!
…were beings Bari knew. After all—
"Mother…father…? Leah…? Haun…?" Bari started to say the names of each of them, her mind going blank the more she realized that…
All of them were people very dear to her. People whose lives and well-being were more important to her than anything else.
Noah clicked his finger again and they were transformed back into sheep. He turned his head toward Bari and saw her looking at him with wide, terrified eyes. Her eyes were literally dilated from fear. Her body was trembling so much the chair she sat on started to creak.
Her breathing became ragged and tears started to fall from her eyes.
She was extremely afraid. No—she was so afraid that Lucie, the emotionless, could almost feel her fear.
That was madness, but the worst — or maybe the best — thing was that Noah hadn't even started yet.
"I've heard of special cultures where people sacrifice sheep on special occasions." He smiled emptily.
"Why don't we try? Don't worry, in this place…"
"I am life. I am death. They won't die until I will it."
"No…no…no, please…mercy…have mercy…" Bari started to cry and beg, but Noah didn't even look at her.
Instead, he took out a very dull knife and placed it in Bari's trembling hands.
"Go. You have the honor to kill them," he said, then sat more comfortably, his legs crossed over each other.
Bari's eyes widened.
'Me…? Kill my own parents…? My loved ones…?' She couldn't do that…no, she couldn't…she couldn't.
She started to repeat it again and again.
But—
"If you kill them in a satisfactory manner, I will release you," he said to Bari. Then he turned towards the sheep.
"And you…I will release you and give you back your original bodies if Bari doesn't kill you."
Then he turned back to Bari. "And oh—I might add that if you don't kill them and they escape…"
He smiled.
"You will be chained to a tree and I will send a very special bird to come every day to eat your whole intestines and organs and brain over and over again. And I will make sure the pain is doubled each day until…"
"…eternity and beyond. So choose carefully."
"What will you do?"
"Will you let your loved ones go and suffer eternal punishment?"
"Or will you choose yourself, escape this place, and let your loved ones be slaughtered here every day?"
He smiled innocently.
"I am curious. Tell me, you lowly rapist."
At his words—
Bari's mind was completely overtaken by deep, harrowing, profound, and unmistakable horror.
Yes.
Now she realized who she dared to rape. But unfortunately for her…
It was too late for regret.
—End of Chapter 304—