Lackey's Seducing Survival Odyssey

Chapter 510 Did you piss yourself, Mr. Whatever-You-Are?

[Hello, Gentleman Aether~ Welcome to my one and only game!]

The glowing white letters floated ominously in the pitch-black void, casting an eerie light on the emptiness around.

As the words lingered, two massive white doors materialized on opposite sides of the void.

”...”

[Itʼs truly a simple game, you know! All you need to do is choose between two paths before you....]

[Whichever path you decide on... youʼll have to face it alone!]

”....”

[Fu~Fu~ Donʼt worry, Gentleman Aether... thereʼs no need to fear the game. Itʼs nothing more than a simple, easy challenge]

[Hmm... Is something the matter? You donʼt seem to be reacting like the others. Arenʼt you the least bit curious?]

”...” Aether remained silent, his eyes locked onto the glowing words, his expression unreadable. He didnʼt flinch, didnʼt respond. He simply watched.

[.... Well then, shall we proceed? Letʼs not waste any more time. Letʼs begin the game.]

Suddenly, a vertical level bar flickered into existence at the edge of Aetherʼs vision.

[You see the two symbols, right? The top one represent--]

”Start already,”

The words hung in the air for a moment, as if stunned by his abrupt interruption, then shifted.

[Oh my... Arenʼt we a little too eager? Donʼt you want to understand the rules or learn how the game works?]

”I said... start the fucking game,” Aether growled, his voice dropping an even lower, laced with a deadly finality.

[...]

[Very well, then. So be it.]

The glowing words vanished, leaving Aether alone in the void, standing between the two white doors.

Without hesitation, Aether moved forward, his footsteps echoing in the emptiness. Without so much as a glance back, he entered the nearest door before it could even fully open to receive him.

!~Ding~!

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Aether stood still for a moment, surveying his surroundings. The narrow corridor ahead was lined with smooth black walls, each pulsating faintly with an eerie, ghostly light that barely illuminated the space.

He stretched his limbs slightly, the tension in his muscles easing as he prepared himself. Then, with a sharp stomp on the ground, Aether launched forward. Like a bolt of lightning, he sped through the darkness, leaving behind a shimmering trail of indigo-coloured sparks!

Nothing could stand in his way.

Whether hulking ogres or molten monsters, he tore through them all with brutal efficiency, each door he passed through pushing him further. Time seemed to distort as he ran, his body aging, his hair getting longer as though the fabric of reality itself was unravelling.

But Aether didnʼt stop. He couldnʼt. He just kept running, killing, and moving forward.

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Eventually, he reached it.

Thud!

[Welcome to the Peace, Gentleman~!]

The words appeared before him, glowing faintly against a massive wall that was etched with a large, intricate peace symbol.

The symbol slowly split apart, revealing a shadowy path that stretched deeper inside the void.

Aether exhaled deeply, his chest rising and falling as he readied himself. ”Alright, letʼs see what youʼve got, motherfuckers,” he muttered under his breath, stepping into the pitch-black darkness beyond.

Suddenly, the void flickered and shuddered around him, and without warning, light flooded the room, washing away the shadows.

”Look, what we have here? Youʼve given birth to a healthy boy, darling~” A handsome man in his thirties said with a happy smile as he held an infant in his arms.

Aether stood still, rooted to the spot, his expression completely blank as he watched the scene unfold before him, the vision both familiar and alien at the same time.

[Donʼt fear the test—fear what youʼll discover about yourself~ Aether]

Aether stood motionless, his eyes fixed blankly on the visions playing out in front of him. The past he was being forced to relive.... didnʼt evoke the response one might expect.

[Fu~Fu~ Whatʼs this? Are you feeling scare----Hmm? Something wrong?]

The words hovered ominously, seemingly confused by Aetherʼs lack of reaction, noting how he simply watched at the scene as if he were a detached observer—just a third person watching someone elseʼs life.

[Hahaha... Have you frozen in place, reliving your filthy past?]

Aether raised an eyebrow and gave a casual shrug. ”No, not at all. In fact, I just realized something... I was really damn cute as a kid~” he said, a sly smile curving at the edges of his lips.

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