Pow!0

Nobuo’s head slammed into a steel wall.0

Bang!0

...And it slammed into the same spot again.1

The cruise ship's steel wall creaked and trembled from the impact. It was a minor miracle that Nobuo's skull didn't crack from the force of that impact!0

Smack! Pow! Bang!0

Nakata Yuji slammed Nobuo's head three more times against the steel wall, then yanked the bloodied head closer to his face. His lips twitched in a cruel, mocking smirk. “Do you know what's the best way to tame an unruly beast?”0

“Urgh… Kuk…” Nobuo's jaw fell weakly, and a tooth tumbled outside. Like a broken toy, this blood-soaked tooth tumbled and rolled around on the floor. His body spasmed and quivered intermittently.0

It wasn't as if Nobuo was not scared. He had no desire to pretend that death didn't faze him.0

Of course he was scared. Terrified. However, after going through all this beating and torture, even those emotions became duller. Fainter.0

He was already caught in an inescapable trap of death. In that case, struggling to avoid his demise would be a foolish waste of time and energy.0

Those who were ready to risk their lives enjoyed fairly great odds of avoiding death altogether. However, what about Nobuo? Regardless of what he chose, death would be waiting for him at the end of the road. That was why he had already resigned himself.0

However, this incredible pain didn’t let up at all. As it turned out, Nakata Yuji was scarily proficient at...0