Chapter 248: Awakening Skill—Devil’s Contract!
Chapter 248: Awakening Skill—Devil's Contract!
"Stop wasting your energy!"
"You'll never defeat me!"
Uchiha Yi glanced at Enel's self-administered electrotherapy without the slightest concern.
Countering Enel didn't hinge solely on the Lightning Repelling Array. It was merely the most convenient option.
Enel's defiance and stubbornness were nothing more than his own delusions.
If Uchiha Yi weren't so lazy, he might have entertained himself by toying with Enel a bit longer.
But the so-called God had exhausted his arsenal and still failed to pose any threat.
Continuing this farce would be nothing more than senseless resistance.
It was time to end this once and for all.
---
"Awakening Skill: Devil's Contract!"
With a wave of his hand, a parchment scroll appeared before Uchiha Yi.
The cover bore the image of a black ram's head—ferocious and menacing.
Its eyes gleamed with cunning and malice, and the overall design exuded an ominous aura.
---
Uchiha Yi grabbed the scroll and unfurled it.
The interior was filled with lines of Latin script—indecipherable without system translation.
If he wished to modify the contract terms, he'd have to write them himself.
---
This Awakening Skill was a recent acquisition, somewhat akin to the Entry system.
But while Entries relied on visual imagery, the Devil's Contract advanced into the realm of written language.
---
Historically, human civilization transitioned from pictographs and carvings to written words as a form of expression.
In essence, "drawing" and "writing" shared the same roots—both were forms of symbolic communication.
---
Of course, understanding the theory didn't mean Uchiha Yi could develop such an ability on his own.
Even if he had ten brains, he couldn't invent something like Entries or the Devil's Contract without the system's aid.
---
After all, such concepts were intangible—impossible to grasp through mere observation.
---
The Devil's Contract was essentially an exploitative agreement—an unequal pact favoring the contract's initiator.
While the contractor (Uchiha Yi) reaped the greatest benefits, the signee (Enel) received only superficial gains.
---
Moreover, the contract required mutual consent to activate.
It couldn't be enforced by brute force—knocking someone unconscious and forcing their hand wouldn't work.
---
Thus, persuading someone to sign required a mix of tactics:
Coercion, temptation, deception, intimidation, threats…
---
"Haha…"
"As expected of the Devil's Contract!"
"Even the so-called 'mutual consent' clause reeks of manipulation!"
Uchiha Yi chuckled, glancing at Enel with amusement.
The room for exploitation was vast.
There's no way Enel will leave here without 'willingly' signing.
---
"Enel, do you want to live?"
"Do you want revenge?"
"Do you wish to rise from disgrace and rule once more?"
"If you want vengeance, I'm giving you the chance."
"Sign your name here… and I'll let you go."
---
Uchiha Yi spoke in a deep, magnetic tone, weaving temptation into every word.
---
"Bah!"
"Do you take me for a fool?!"
"You'd never let me leave!"
Enel sneered, eyes sharp with suspicion.
He wasn't about to fall for such an obvious trap.
---
"So… you refuse?"
"Is that your final answer?"
"Well then…"
---
Uchiha Yi didn't seem disappointed.
He'd anticipated this response.
Without another word, he drew the Sandai Kitetsu from his waist.
---
Gripping the blade in reverse, he pointed the tip directly at Enel's forehead.
---
To toy with his prey, Uchiha Yi deliberately wobbled the blade, pretending to "calibrate" the perfect angle.
His voice dripped with mockery.
"Should I just let the blade fall naturally?"
"Or add a little momentum?"
"And if you survive… should I twist the blade a few times?"
---
"Arghhh!"
Enel's composure shattered.
The god-like arrogance he once flaunted crumbled under the relentless psychological torment.
Damn it! If you're going to kill me, just do it! Why the hell are you shaking the damn thing like that?!
It's just twenty centimeters! Do you need a damn microscope to aim?!
---
Enel, once invincible, was now reduced to a helpless wreck.
Unable to fight, unable to flee.
Enduring endless humiliation.
This isn't even human treatment!
---
"Stop screaming."
"You're messing up my aim."
"Tch! Damn it, I need to recalibrate! That's your fault!"
---
Uchiha Yi frowned, visibly annoyed by Enel's outburst.
He delivered a swift kick, enhanced with Armament Haki, silencing the "God" momentarily.
Calmly, he resumed his "calibration," showing no sense of urgency.
---
"Enough!"
"Damn you! Stop wobbling that damn thing!"
"I'll sign, alright?!"
Enel finally snapped, succumbing to the relentless mental torture.
---
"Oh? You've come to your senses?"
"A moment later, and I'd have let the blade drop."
Uchiha Yi smirked, feigning disappointment.
---
"Tch!"
Enel glared but dared not speak further.
Snatching the parchment from Uchiha Yi's hand, he scanned the unfamiliar script.
---
He couldn't understand the Latin text.
But at this point, he no longer cared.
Better to sign and escape this nightmare.
---
As for whether Uchiha Yi would keep his word…
Well, luck would decide.
---
Without further hesitation, Enel scrawled his name—Enel—at the bottom of the parchment.
---
The moment he completed the signature…
The Devil's Contract vanished!
---
The contract had taken effect!
---
An invisible force descended, binding their souls together.
Enel's perspective shifted—an ethereal image of the parchment appeared before his eyes.
Only he could see it.
---
The once-indecipherable text now appeared crystal clear.
---
Devil's Contract:
Party A: Uchiha Yi
Party B: Enel
Terms:
Enel shall serve as a lifelong servant of Uchiha Yi.
He must obey all commands, without exception.
Any act of defiance will result in excruciating mental and physical torment—multiplied a hundredfold—until death.
---
"What… What the hell is this?!"
Enel's eyes widened in horror.
Servitude… for life?!
But the contract had already been sealed.
The Devil's Contract was absolute.
Escape was no longer possible.
---
Read up to 20 chapter ahead of time on patreon.com/Legendryweeb
{please give this novel 5 Star review and power stone}
*Thank you*