COSG - Chapter 98.2: Terrible Hal

Exile Town.

Hal's shadow got lighter once more as players entered his "altered mental domain."

This time, when Hal cast his gaze on his overlapping shadows, he was much calmer than the last time.

In the overlapping scenes, the undead were battling the monstrous amalgamation of Jim, Harlington, and Olive with great effort.

Hal watched this eerie scene in silence and, surprisingly, felt calm inside.

He knew that it wasn't Jim, Uncle Harlington, or Olive. It was a monster created by his own mind, a dark presence that bore all his weaknesses, filth, unworthiness, shame, and guilt.

A projection of his past self was in the scene as well, shivering and cowering in a corner, a pitiable sight.

…That's the real me, Hal thought as he watched his younger self. He was powerless and lacked the courage to stand against true strength, always relying on his own small cleverness to hide and avoid real danger.

Hal felt his face flushing… Such self-reflection was already embarrassing even with no one around, let alone being witnessed by so many undead.

Sighing inwardly, Hal had to admit that he wasn't as dauntless as he appeared to others. The weak side of his true self was carefully hidden away.

The undead who entered this time weren't a match for the monster in Hal's heart, and after holding out for about 10 minutes, they were all wiped out.

Shortly after the overlapping vision disappeared, a new batch of undead entered, and the scene reappeared. Hal once again saw his younger self dragging the body bag.

This is… really tortuous, Hal thought to himself. This is a punishment, isn't it? Yang, that bastard is doing this on purpose. He wants to see how pathetic I am."

Overlapping visions didn't just appear individually. Each time, Hal could see up to three distinct scenes. In each scene, nine to ten undead would appear first, followed by his younger self dragging a body bag.

In other words, Hal would simultaneously see two, or even three, younger versions of himself. They stumbled before different groups of undead and fell down pathetic

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