Strongest Hammer God

Chapter 1010: I Donʼt Know!

”AAAAAAHHHHH!”

Screams filled the underground cave. A man was screaming his lungs out as several roots stabbed into his head. These roots were not just causing physical injuries, but they were also injecting a complex cocktail of different poisons into the manʼs head.

”General Psychosis Manifestation,” a voice spoke as the poisons were pulled out of Mannyʼs head. The owner of the voice was a tall man with black hair. One might mistake him for a human if it werenʼt for the eight arms sprouting out of his body.

The man wore a form-fitting set of armor, made of scales and metal. Yet, he didnʼt carry any weapons.

”I already told you, I- AAAAHH!” Mannyʼs words were interrupted as a cocktail of poisons was injected into his head again.

”You only need to answer questions,” the humanoid Demon said calmly. ”The sooner you learn to follow orders, the sooner youʼre allowed to die.”

Manny just kept screaming as the humanoid Demon emotionlessly looked at him.

Naturally, this was one of the true leaders of the Demons. Kyle hadnʼt seen any of these humanoid Demons before, but he had heard of them. Apparently, they were as intelligent as humans. They could even create Formation Arrays and forge equipment.

Manny kept screaming in agony. He already knew that there was no way out of this situation. There was no way anyone would be able to save him from his predicament.

The pain was worse than anything he could have imagined. The poisons slowly eroded parts of his mind. Even worse, his existence couldnʼt adapt to the poisons since their compositions were constantly changing.
This was similar to the experience Kyle had had while fusing with his Elemental, except that he had done that voluntarily and that there was an actual end in sight.

For Manny, there was no end in sight.

His life was over, and the worst part was... he didnʼt even know why.

One moment, he had been fulfilling his duties as a faithful General of Humanity, and in the next, this Demon had shot out of the ground.

After some time, the poison retreated, and Manny became silent.

”Are you ready to answer some questions?” the humanoid Demon asked.

”Yes,” Manny spoke weakly.

The poisons didnʼt return.

”First question: Why did your aura change?” the humanoid Demon asked.

”I donʼt know what you mean,” Manny answered in weak confusion. ”I didnʼt change my aurAAAAAAH!”

”Your aura changed,” the humanoid Demon said slowly. ”Your aura was dark, intense, and solid when I took you away. After you got here and woke back up, it changed. Your aura is now distorted, bright, and flexible.”

The poisons stopped.

”Why has it changed?” the Demon asked.

”I donʼt know, okay?!” Manny shouted, his expression desperate. ”I donʼt even know how to change my aura! How is that even possible?! I never heard of anyone having the ability to change their aura!”

The poisons returned.

”There are more believable lies, General Psychosis Manifestation,” the Demon stated.

The poisons stopped.

”Why did your aura change?”

”I... I donʼt know the right answer,” Manny said, tears running down his face. ”I donʼt know! I donʼt remember! I swear on my life!”

Surprisingly, the poisons didnʼt return.

”Your oath has no weight,” the Demon said. ”The Heaven Clouding Formation Array stops any oath from taking effect.”

”I donʼt know! Iʼm sorry! I donʼt know!” Manny shouted. ”I donʼt know what you want!”

The Demon glanced at Manny coldly.

”Next question: Why is your resistance to pain so low? Youʼve finished all Refinements. Someone like you shouldnʼt have broken this early.”

”Because...” Manny shouted as he wanted to answer instinctively. Yet, as soon as his mind tried to find the memories relating to his Refinements, he barely found any.

”I...” Manny whispered with a shaky voice as he looked at the ground in confusion and horror. ”I... donʼt know. I-I mustʼve gone through the Refinements, but... everythingʼs gone. I remember thinking about something. I remember giving orders and analyzing numbers during my first Refinements, but I donʼt know what happened during the last ones.”

As Manny tried to remember, he also stopped giving his Energy the command to detonate. He had tried to kill himself countless times, but it wasnʼt possible. Just looking down was already difficult. After all...

He was only a head.

His body was several meters away from his head. Roots were also coming out of it, and these same roots entered Mannyʼs head.

They were absorbing the Energy of Mannyʼs Center, transforming it, and sending it to his head. This would keep Manny alive while also stopping him from controlling his Energy since the Energy flowing through his head was not his own.

Detonating his Energy didnʼt work.

Biting his tongue didnʼt work since he wasnʼt a Mortal.

Swearing an impossible oath didnʼt work due to the Heaven Clouding Formation Array.

He couldnʼt die.

Yet, Mannyʼs mind wasnʼt occupied with his current situation but with his memories.

His mind went through his life, but a lot of it was missing.

He didnʼt remember his childhood. He remembered being chosen by a Mortal Sect on a random Planet in the Supreme World. He remembered rising through the ranks while constantly focusing on his power.

He remembered becoming a Unique Transcendent and directly joining the Array of Stars.

But then, his memories became filled with holes.

He remembered working on his powers by spending Contribution Points, but he didnʼt remember how he got the Contribution Points.

He remembered some years in the Secondary Sector. He used to be the leader of a big Tribe, and eventually, he managed to become a Legendary Crusher.

Then, a cut. The next thing he remembered was joining Humanity. His memories were filled with an ungodly amount of secretive information about Humanity, but he didnʼt remember how he obtained that information.

He remembered becoming a Lieutenant General, but he didnʼt remember the thing he had asked for as a reward.

He remembered being promoted to the position of General before starting his work.

Yet, less than two centuries later, this Demon had arrived.

No one even noticed. The Demon had arrived as quickly as it had left. However, even if someone had noticed, it wouldnʼt have changed anything.

No human could resist a Late Ascendant Demon.

The strongest humans could barely fight an Early Ascendant Demon.

”I donʼt remember,” Manny spoke weakly. ”Half of my memories are gone.”

The humanoid Demon looked at Manny with a neutral expression.

”Did you- AAAAHHH!”

The poison returned.

”You only need to answer questions, not ask them,” the Demon said calmly.

The poisons vanished.

”Are you claiming that you have significant gaps in your memory?” the Demon asked.

”Yes!” Manny shouted. ”I barely remember anything!”

The Demon slowly blinked. ”That would explain your changing aura...”

”AAAAAHHHH!”

The poisons returned.

”But deleting memories isnʼt so easy,” the Demon added. ”I take back my previous words. With additional context, your lie seems more believable.”

”But itʼs still a lie.”

The Demon turned around. ”Youʼre a new Spirit Lord, which means you still have a bit less than 150,000 years of longevity left.”

”Why donʼt you take the next 50 years to consider telling me the truth? If you tell another lie, it will be a hundred years. Another one, 200 years, and so on.”

Manny watched in horror as the Demon vanished.

The poisons didnʼt stop.

They just kept going.

He wanted to die.

He wanted to die so badly.

...

But he couldnʼt.

He didnʼt even know why he was in this predicament.

He didnʼt know why the Demons had risked exposing their power to the public just to abduct him!

He didnʼt know who or what brought him into this situation, but he hated them!

What had he done?!

What had he done to deserve this?!

He didnʼt know!

He just didnʼt know!

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