What? I Actually Reincarnated As Stepping Stone In Another World?

Arthur walked quickly behind the bodyguard, who trembled in fear.

However, he didn't pay any attention to the trembling bodyguard since his mind was solely focused on Elena's problem.

He feared that she would become like the character in the novel—indifferent and looking down on all beings—due to her current trauma.

If that were to happen, it could potentially hinder his future plans.

"There is still time." Arthur calmed his mind as he took a deep breath.

Arthur was confident that it wasn't too late as they arrived at the door of a sizable bar.

He read the signboard, "The Drunken World," feeling a sense of unease.

How could this bar not be a slave market?

Was it a facade to conceal the illicit business of slave trading?

Arthur held his chin up and stared at the bar in front of him, which was full of people walking in.

His bodyguard had confirmed that The Drunken World was a notorious slave trading hub in the black market, making Arthur more certain of his suspicions.

"Young Master, this is the place you're looking for," said the tremulous bodyguard, awakening Arthur from his thoughts.

The bodyguard still seemed intimidated by Arthur's sudden coercion and avoided his gaze.

Arthur surveyed the bodyguard and asked in a low voice, "Are you certain this is the place?"

He wanted to ensure his assumptions were correct.

"Yes, young master," the bodyguard replied meekly, avoiding eye contact.

Arthur nodded and ordered, "Lead the way, and the two of you, cover me from behind."

"We may encounter conflict inside."

He looked intently at the two guards behind him.

The two guards bowed respectfully, saying, "Yes, young master, as you command."

Arthur nodded to them and followed the bodyguard inside the bar.

...

in an underground room inside a bar.

"Damn girl!"

"You're just a whore used as an outlet for my anger!"

A bald and fat man whipped a little girl lying on the floor.

The little girl was holding back her tears, and her body was trembling.

Her hair was messed up, and her body was covered in bruises.

All the skin from her head to her feet had wounds so serious that they were oozing yellowish-white pus.

However, she still held back the tears at the ends of her eyes.

"I must be strong!"

"I must be strong!"

"This will all end!"

"Mother said that a handsome prince would save a well-behaved girl."

The little girl kept repeating these words in her heart and continued to endure the excruciating pain in her body.

Her faith and determination were truly remarkable.

"You're a very strong girl, aren't you?"

"You're still able to endure it, aren't you?"

"Hehe, let's see how much longer you can endure it!"

"There are already hundreds of girls like you that I've tortured to satisfy my pleasure!"

"And they've come to a horrible end!"

"You'll soon be one of them too, hehe."

The bald and fat man smiled horribly while raising his whip.

The little girl lying on the ground stared in fear at the whip that was about to fall on her back.

She was really going to pass out any minute now, and the pain she was receiving was unbearable.

"I must be strong," she said to herself as she closed her eyes and waited for the whip to fall.

Just as the whip was about to fall, outside the room came the hysterical screams of people, causing the fat, balding man to turn his attention toward the door in surprise.

He saw a head with eyes glaring at him rolling in front of his door.

The head's expression was full of fear and shock, which were depicted on its face before its death.

"Hikkkss!!!" The fat bald man dropped his whip, and his eyes never left the head.

"Roy!" The fat, bald man shouted out the names of his subordinate and the owner of the head.

"What's going on?!"

"Why are there so many people screaming outside!"

"And why was Roy suddenly killed?! "

The man felt a frantic sense of worry as he realized he had no idea what was happening outside.

Upstairs, where the bar was located, he could hear people screaming hysterically.

"Shit!"

"What the hell is going on?!" He shouted inside the room in a loud voice.

However, no one answered him, and the sound of the voices outside continued to ring in his ears.

The sound of people's fear!

As the screaming upstairs gradually faded away, the bald man's fear intensified.

Just as he was about to make a run for it, he heard footsteps approaching him.

Trembling with terror, he backed up against the wall at the rear of the room.

Meanwhile, the little girl who had been lying on the ground, waiting for the whip to fall, slowly opened her eyes.

To her surprise, the man who had always tormented her wore an expression of terror and was retreating toward the back of the room.

His gaze was fixed on the door in front of him, and he seemed oblivious to the girl's presence.

She saw a person's head and immediately closed her eyes in fear.

The girl's heart pounded as she heard footsteps approaching the room.

Before long, several figures wearing robes appeared in front of the door.

The fat man, still trembling and frightened, fixed his gaze on the figures and didn't take his eyes off them.

"Who are you all?!"

"Why did you attack my base and kill my subordinates?!" The bald man continued to shout hysterically at the figures in robes, demanding to know who they were and why they had attacked his base and killed his subordinates.

However, some of the robed figures seemed indifferent to his outburst.

Eventually, one of the robed figures bowed respectfully to the short figure in front of him and asked, "Young Master, how shall we settle this?"

The figure called "Young Master" didn't respond but walked into the room.

Seeing this, the bald man seemed to gain courage and pointed at the short figure in the robe angrily.

"Who are you?!" The bald man shouted angrily.

The short figure promptly opened his robe, revealing a very handsome boy with beautiful purple eyes.

"Me?"

"I am the one who will send you to King Yama!"

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Brothers, if there are any mistakes, please let me know because I worked on this chapter while staying up late.

There may be some mistakes~

Please apologize! thank you!

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