Chapter 174: Twisted Auction
The auction starts soon.

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Pain Auction. I see that you are all ready to expose your most private parts.”

“We also expect that the pain tester will give new values ​​this time! This time, the mysterious pain auction has updated several new items.”

“Unfortunately, the initial pain threshold requirements are very high.”

The auctioneer was wearing a suit, but he didn’t need to wear a suit. He looked like Shishio in Rurouni Kenshin, but also like a mummy.

His whole body was wrapped in bandages because he had suffered a large-area burn not long ago, which caused him to experience a huge amount of pain.

“I won’t waste any more words. Let’s take a look at the first auction item. A bottle of bitter wine produced by the auction.”

“It is said that every drop of this wine can bring back huge painful memories, making people drunk and living a life worse than death.”

A bottle of Japanese sake was placed on the auction stand, drawing cheers from the audience.

“It’s actually a wine that can cause mental pain. Isn’t this an energy replenisher?” exclaimed the man covered in tattoos.

“If I drink this wine, I won’t have to torture myself in the short term!” said an old man. The old man’s ten fingers were all gone, but he had steel needles inserted into his palms as if to replace the ten fingers.

“It’s such an exciting thing at first. Maybe there will be some amazing treasures in this auction!” said a one-eyed boy.

The auctioneer, covered in bandages, was very satisfied with the reaction:

“Although I really want to give this bottle of wine to a certain warrior and ask him to destroy the man cave and restore peace to our Toujiang, unfortunately, the rule of the pain auction is that the one with the highest pain will win!”

“The starting price for this wine is twelve pain points!”

After the auctioneer finished speaking, there was silence in the audience.

Twelve points of pain…

That is equivalent to the pain of having a tooth extracted without anesthesia when their bodies are intact and their pain tolerance has not been trained.

“Why is the starting price so high?”

“Who can do this?”

“Is it too high? My whole body is as hard as iron, except for that spot…”

People began to talk about it.

At this moment, there was a young man with firm eyes. He didn’t say anything, but Wen Xishu saw the comments.

[My superpower is that I can sense the creatures around me. I can overlook the low-dimensional world like a high-dimensional creature… I have a small map in my mind, and I can clearly sense the location of everyone, so I don’t need eyes…]

[I came here with the hopes of the whole village on my shoulders! I can’t fall here! ]

Wen Xishu thought to himself, this barrage is really long, this Jiangren family has too much inner drama.

[Watch out everyone! This is a once-in-a-lifetime awakening for men! ]

The boy suddenly raised his hand:

“This item! It’s mine!”

After everyone looked at him, he really enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention:

“I, Tanaka Shoutai, will be the hero who destroys the man cave!”

After saying this, Tanaka Shotasu inserted his hands into his eyes.

Eyeballs burst, flesh and blood splattered, and the gurgling sound of flesh and blood being stirred made Wen Xishu feel the double phantom pain of vision and hearing.

“It’s really cruel… If we make a movie about this painful setting, it will surely satisfy many people who are curious about the past. Kashima is still too conservative. Toe is the real ace in the hole.”

The handsome young man not long ago, the next moment, had turned into an ugly man who had lost his eyes and had only two blood-red whirlpools on his face.

And with the strength brought by the huge pain, the boy’s body recovered instantly…

Soon, the vortex of flesh and blood began to fill up, and the two blood holes that were dug out of the flesh and blood began to heal rapidly, and the face actually began to become smooth…

Soon, a face without eyes, only nose, mouth and ears appeared.

[No… Impossible, why can’t I see it! My extra-dimensional perception is clearly in my mind, why is it suddenly gone! ]

The boy was panic-stricken, but without his eyes, no one could tell what expression he was making.

The auctioneer exclaimed at this moment:
“The pain value is thirty points! Oh my god, the pain value is thirty points! It includes thirteen points of physical pain and seventeen points of mental pain! Oh! Xiangtai! Deep down, you must be very afraid of losing these eyes!”

Wen Xishu didn’t know whether to sympathize or laugh at the joke.

This Tanaka Shoutai, the pain of having his eyes gouged out was only thirteen…

The remaining seventeen points are the inner mental pain of discovering that one has lost his super powers after having his eyes gouged out.

How ironic.

The creator of this painful rule always feels like a person who is full of malice towards the world.

Wen Xishu looked around…there was not a single healthy person.

A truly distorted world.

“Is there anyone who can offer a higher price? Thirty points!”

“Thirty o’clock once!”

“Thirty-two!”

“Thirty o’clock…”

Just when the hammer was about to be struck, a man with only half a head appeared.

“I want to try it too. This is such a good wine, so of course I, a drunkard, must try it.”

The old man was a burly man with a white beard, but half of his head was cut off. It was said that he had done that by fighting with someone who had the ability to control magma.

The old man punched himself in the chest with his terrifying brute force, creating a hole in his chest.

The beating heart was actually taken out by the old man.

“My superpower is to cancel certain death-related things, like dying without a heart, dying without a head.”

“But the pain is there!”

“There are also relatives of my old man in that man cave. My child was also turned into a man cave in there. Don’t argue with me. You only feel pain a few times a month. Why are you playing with your life?”

A steel needle pierced through the beating heart, and the half-headed old man screamed in pain, but soon he felt a sense of pleasure that made him feel unusually comfortable.

“Hahahahaha! It feels so good! It hurts so much!”

“My pain is greater than yours!”

The half-headed old man laughed wildly.

At this moment, he seemed like the richest man in the entire auction. He looked at everyone as if he was mocking everyone’s poverty.

The auctioneer exclaimed:
“What a terrible pain value! The pain value is as high as… 39 points! I actually saw the physical manifestation of heart-wrenching pain!”

“39 points at a time!”

“39 points twice!”

“39 points three times!”

“Deal! This bottle of exquisite wine that can bring back painful memories is yours! Congratulations!”

The half-headed old man happily took the wine. Afterwards, the pain values ​​on his body seemed to materialize into some kind of energy, turning into a strange white mist… and spreading inside the auction.

This was a scene that everyone had seen, except Wen Xishu, who was seeing it for the first time.

Wen Xishu was thinking…

“Is there someone in the Desire Tower who collects pain?”

“His obsession made everyone start to pursue pain. Pain can bring powerful self-healing abilities and superpowers…so pain became currency, and auctions are the place to trade currency.”

“That white mist is the power that the half-headed old man gained from his pain, or currency. If it is not used for auction, it will become some kind of power, but if it is used for auction, it will become currency.”

Unlike others, Wen Xishu knew that this place was a strange tower. He also knew that this was a world of obsession and that there were many rules here.

He noticed that when Hollow 04 committed seppuku at the beginning, the pain produced did not produce any white mist. It can be seen that outside the auction, pain only brings supernatural energy.

And inside the auction…pain is converted into currency.

“Now it seems that the Pain Auction is probably a dungeon mission on its own, but the resources obtained from this dungeon mission are used to deal with another dungeon mission – the Man Cave.”

“It looks like one obsession world is trying to destroy another obsession world.”

“Whether it’s the man cave or the pain auction, it’s full of mysteries now.”

Wen Xishu’s thoughts were soon interrupted.

Because Xu04 said:

“Sir, you…are not going to bid? You just watched the whole process. You should know that you are an amateur and have never been polluted by the smell of painful money.”

“As long as you take off your clothes and show your flawless body, many people will give up competing with you. After all, competition has a price.”

Competition does have a cost.

For example, Shota Tanaka, who had his eyes gouged out.

Although the physical and mental pain of having his eyes gouged out allowed him to hold thirty coins… but obviously, he lost his superpowers, which was not worth the loss. Even so, his pain was surpassed by those who came after him, so that he did not even get the auction item.

Wen Xishu said:
“I’m still waiting for the right props for me.”

The auctioneer soon took the stage:
“The second item is not simple. It is one of the most suitable items for exploration that has been produced in the Pain Auction!”

“Everyone, please look! This is a pain crystal gem necklace! The effect of the necklace is very simple and crude. Every ten seconds, it will offset one fatal injury you receive, but it will bring you a lot of pain!”

“Immunity from death! Pain forever!”

The auctioneer has already started shouting excitedly.

At this moment, everyone was shouting:

“Immunity from death! Pain forever!”

There was a blazing light flashing in everyone’s eyes, and it was obvious that in this world setting, this necklace was extremely powerful.

The more painful it is, the more powerful it is, but the Necklace of Pain will convert fatal damage into a painful experience, thus exempting you from death.

This concept is too strong.

Not only can it prevent death, but it can also cause a great deal of pain. I’m afraid that the person who wears this necklace will keep trying to commit suicide, right?
Wen Xishu also became interested in this necklace.

Once you take off this necklace, combined with the invincibility frame, you can avoid death twice in a short period of time…

There is a lot of room for maneuver, so we will feel more confident when entering the man cave.

Moreover, this thing is a prop. Currently, my own sequence grid is not enough, but the prop grid is enough.

He decided to fight for it.

But at this time, everyone in the field also wanted to fight.

Even Tanaka Shouya, who lost his super powers, made up his mind again.

[As long as I have this necklace… I will continue to commit suicide and let the pain exceed the limit. I will definitely gain new strength! ]

The whole place was boiling.

At this time, the auctioneer said with great satisfaction:

“Starting price: 45 pain points!”

At this moment, the whole place was silent.

A pain value of 45 means that an amateur experiences the pain of having a finger severed.

For those people with extremely high pain tolerance, the pain has to be increased dozens or even hundreds of times to reach 45.

The half-headed old man smiled and said:

“It seems that this old man with an immortal body will accept it with a smile again!”

The half-headed old man first opened the bottle of wine he got at the first auction, and then he took a small sip of the wine.

Memories of the past suddenly came flooding back.

The memories of his loved ones dying, being affected by the curse, and being turned into a man cave made the old man shed tears.

“How terrifying! Ladies and Gentlemen, the first round of auction items, the wine of pain, is so powerful! This participant is experiencing the pain of life and death in his heart! It is an unforgettable pain!”

“His pain value has reached 42 points! It’s amazing, it’s amazing!”

Everyone was envious of this half-headed old ghost, who used thirty-nine pain points to exchange for a bottle of wine that gave him forty-two pain points with just a small sip.

At this time, there are still 45 points away from 3 points.

The half-headed old man once again performed his unique skill of digging out hearts.

But a strange scene appeared…

“Eh… the pain value has not changed at all!”

Yes, no matter how the half-headed old man tortured himself, his pain value was stuck at 42 points and could not go any higher.

Of course it’s not because his pain tolerance is too high that he can’t go up.

The first round has 39 points. No matter how high your pain tolerance is, you can still get more than ten points in the second round.

After all, that is truly heart-wrenching.

But at this time, Xiangtai, who had lost his eyes, said:

“Foolish… When people are extremely sad, torturing themselves can actually relieve the pain. This old man, don’t you think that mental pain can be added to physical pain for no reason?”

“If you feel physical pain first and then mental pain, it will add up. But often, if you feel mental pain first and then physical pain, it may not add up.”

It really is.

Wen Xishu suddenly felt that it made sense. This auction really opened his eyes.

Sometimes, when people are in extreme mental pain, they will bang their heads against the wall, thinking that passing out will make them feel better.

Sometimes, when people blame themselves, they will slap themselves, because the physical pain can temporarily distract them from the mental pain.

The half-old man obviously didn’t expect this.

At this time, another man with a Japanese-style face raised his hand:
“It’s my turn, kids.”

children?
Wen Xishu was puzzled.

But he always felt that more perverted and abstract players were about to appear.

“Half-headed old ghost, although you are very strong, your pain is too superficial.”

“Please watch carefully, this is my magnificent performance!”

“From the moment the pain rule came into being, I have been planning for this moment. My daughter, I love you. Daddy will always protect you. As long as you have this necklace… you will be able to survive in this chaotic world!”

There was a little daughter beside the man.

The little girl looked at her father with tears in her eyes, shaking her head subconsciously, begging her father not to do anything stupid.

But the man said:
“I will always love you! I will always protect you in another world!”

[I have given you all my love without reservation, Reina, come on, live on! ]

Wen Xishu probably guessed it.

The man loves his daughter unconditionally, just so that one day, he can make her feel the ultimate pain. This pain… is the loss of her beloved father.

Wen Xin accompanied me for several years, and then suddenly died at a certain moment…

That kind of pain would probably make the little girl collapse, right?
Wen Xishu thought to himself, this is really perverted, isn’t this so much like Toue’s style?

Next, the man really…wiped his own neck at this moment.

But then came the dramatic scene.

The daughter’s reluctant expression suddenly turned cold:

“That annoying guy is finally dead.”

[Given me to such a poor family, and letting me experience such a doomsday, are you worthy of being my father? You are just a tool for me to survive. Do you know how many times I have hurt myself in order to make a living? I don’t want to come to this world! I don’t want to have a biological father like you! ]

The evil girl Reina sneered at this moment:
“According to the rules, I should be able to inherit my father’s pain fortune, right?”

The auctioneer was shocked. He didn’t expect that someone would risk his life to cause pain, but he didn’t expect that the other person didn’t feel any pain.

However, the reluctance and heartache the man felt before his death was also mental pain, which gave Reina a pain value of 46 points.

Reina smiled:

“Haha, I think I can just buy this necklace. You dead ghost daddy, you died so well.”

Wen Xishuxin said…

If the father is kind and the daughter is filial, I will give up her love with great reluctance.

But I didn’t expect to see a father saying goodbye to his daughter and smiling in a place like Toei.

“Unfortunately, you can’t buy this.” Wen Xishu stood up.

Reina knew very well that many of the people present had sacrificed their parents and loved ones, so there was not much room for mental pain, and the physical pain had reached its limit.

Logically speaking, no one should be able to compete with her.

But this time, everyone’s eyes widened:

“A…amateur!”

“Oh my god, a body that has never been tainted by pain!”

Wen Xishu did as Xu04 said and revealed his intact upper body.

This body, like the armband of the top chef in Cooking Master Boy, seems to be emitting golden light, making people dare not look directly at it.

Reina never thought that there would be an amateur at this auction! An amateur who could be more effective than these people in cutting out their hearts by just cutting off a finger!

“I want this necklace.”

(End of this chapter)