It feels suffocating, like someone had punched the air out of his lungs and replaced it with rage and agonizing grief.
"Xue Yang, wake up."
Those words were slowly spoken at first, before it became harsher the more Wei Ying had tugged the shoulders of the cold body in his lap.
Why is it that even in this second life of his, Wei Ying still failed to save someone he holds...dear.
Dear, huh?
Though a part of him blames whoever God that put him in such a situation.
To place him in an another life is indeed a blessing itself, but removing the memories of his life before regression is a curse.
"The great Wei Wuxian can actually make such a ridiculous face!" He heard someone say, a bastard, to be preferably called.
Wei Ying simply stared at the man before Jin Zixun froze, scared and trembling like a helpless, pitiable dog in front of a beast far more superior than him.
That bastard have no right to talk. No, he doesn't even have the right to live for killing Xue Yang.
Although ironically, the same could be said for Wei Ying.
After all, he was famously known as the Yiling Patriarch in his previous life. Famed as a murderer and an evil incarnate himself when all he is made of is kindness and good, just wanting to save people like those in the heroic tales.
"Why do you always want to save everyone, even if that person did evil?"
Wei Ying stills, quite surprised at the sudden onslaught of an unfamiliar memory in his head.
At the same time, he played Chenqing to will the corpses in attacking other of their species.
"...We...no, mortals like me have no right to be the judge of such acts unlike a God like you."
How funny.
"Even if that means no one will save you in return?"
"..."
Yes, Wei Ying wants to say.
"Wei Wuxian. You always save everyone, but who saves you?"
A sight of predatory eyes turned to look at Wei Ying, Jin Zixun doing the same as a horrendous idea came to his mind.
"Haha, should I had become more sociable for other people to care and save me?"
Even this time, it seems that no one will save him.
"...I'm here."
The unknown monster growled, its entire existence appearing in front of him that made Wei Ying's skin crawl in fear.
What the hell is that thing exactly?
"What?"
"Hey!" Jin Zixun suddenly yells, earning attention as the monster looked.
The bastard grins, before running towards behind Wei Wuxian.
Jin Zixun successfully lured the monster in preying unti Wei Ying instead, making the latter curse out loud before willing the corpses to catch the guy who was now running away.
"Cale. My name is Cale. Don't randomly call me 'hey', 'you', 'God' or whatever nickname you have in store."
Ah, really. Fate is such a mischievous pain in the ass.
Wei Ying tried, he tried his best to stop the monster that was running towards him with demonic cultivation, but it seems that he's not strong enough.
"Alright, Cale."
Wei Ying clicks his tongue in annoyance before he brought out an amulet, the said object floating in front of him.
"Another question. Does that mean you want to be a God? So that you can judge people?"
Cale asks amusingly, maybe he can give his divinity to this human if he truly wants to.
The Stygian Tiger Seal glowed ominously in front of him.
"Pfft, no thank you. I'm already lonely, it'd be more devastating if I became an immortal being, no offense."
The God simply snorts.
"No offense taken."
"It already felt like the world has no place for someone like me despite how large it was, what's more in a world full of almighty beings?"
Cale simply looks from afar, actually sympathetic towards the raven.
"...Then I'll give you a place."
If he managed to create world with Alver and the others, then he can simply create another one for this human.
"Cale, really, it's alright."
"No, I'll even give you the whole world."
He will, surprisingly.
"Thats too much, Cale. And I don't even deserve it."
Cale huffs, remembering that the man said earlier that mortals have no right to judge others, yet he's not even hesitating to judge himself.
"How would you know that?"
"Because...!"
The redhead simply smiles, already finishing the world to be suitable for the raven's tastes.
"If it's you, you do. You are far more deserving."
"Gege..."
Even with the tiger seal, he still wasn't strong enough to defend himself from the monsters that appeared.
It still wasn't enough, even when he turned Xue Yang into a fierce corpse.
There's a pang in his chest, when Xue Yang howled in pain the moment his arms were mangled by the teeth of the monsters.
Before Wei Ying could pull him away, the crackling of Zidian can be heard echoing.
"What are you doing there, standing still like a headless chicken while the brat is getting killed?"
At the same time, Jiang Cheng pushed Jin Zixun who ran away earlier by kicking him on his back.
The sadness was so visible in the older's eyes that Jiang Cheng couldn't help but scowl.
"Who killed him?" Jiang Cheng asks, still whipping away the monsters that tried to get close.
Resentful energy have no use against such beasts, yet the moment a spiritual energy was thrown, the monsters hesitates and can actually feel pain.
(Wei Ying agonizingly ignores the hollow void in his chest, where his golden core was once placed.)
"The man you just kicked." Wei Ying says, his eyes empty.
"Then it's fine if we feed the bastard to them." Jiang Cheng says fearlessly, like the said bastard they are trying to give is not a nephew of the Lanling Jin's current Sect Leader.
There is no hierarchy in death, all they want is a life in exchange for the one he took.
A life, for a life.
"Are you crazy?! It was all Wei Wuxian's fault that the brat is dead!"
This time, Zidian flickered and was encircled against Jin Zixun's neck, the cold sweat continued to trickle.
"Oh really? Then it's my fault that Wei Wuxian is a demonic cultivator. Now shut up and be a humble food!"
Even though the younger said that sarcastically, Wei Ying couldn't help but flinch at the statement he made.
"Why is it always me?! If that brat just gave me the orb, I wouldn't have to kill him!"
Jiang Cheng scoffs, he looks at Jin Zixun like a crazed psychopath.
"Bullshit. If you had just minded your own business, then you can still see the sun rise tomorrow."
"Don't blame us, it was your own fault after all."
As he said that, Jiang Cheng didn't wait for the latter's answer before he hauled Zidian and threw Jin Zixun away to the monsters. His ears turned deaf to the screams of Jin Zixun asking for help.
"I curse you! All of you!"
Before Jiang Cheng could retort, a familiar voice can be heard.
"That's quite funny, cursing them when they have the protection of a God."
Wei Ying and Jiang Cheng both looked at the newly arrived Xiao Wang, whose eyes were glued to the deceased body of Xue Yang who is fighting mindlessly amongst the chaos.
"Death is a humble punishment, you should've atleast torture him." The newly arrived Cale says, his reddish-brown eyes looking at the scene coldly.
"If gege says so." Jiang Cheng says before fishing Jin Zixun from the monsters.
"Now then, what suitable punishment would be nice for a scum like you? How about bungee jumping? Do your best to not get bitten."
The look that was etched on Cale's face was more terrifying than the one Jiang Cheng had gave him.