Chef's Touch

"Go ahead" Andrew just let him do whatever the heck he wanted. He didn't care about anyone's life, especially about those that attacked him. He would be more than happy to let them experience a greater level of pain.

Tez's smile widened as he approached helplessly lying demons like a butcher who is about to get the harvest of the year from his fat sheep.

He slowly walked towards them, he influenced the mana in the dormitory as he made everyone present experience a shiver from a sudden change of mana in the surroundings.

He playfully raised his hand as arcs of lightning danced around his fingers. The moment those miserable men saw the spell, they knew that they were in deep shit.

He was a mage!

The demons desperately tried to stand up, yet the shock from the prolonged torture still hasn't left their minds, their brains refused to operate properly and they entered a sleep paralysis-like state.

Tez looked more demonic than them with each step. His mocking smile full of twisted joy, shone in their eyes. The dormitory was dark and the lighting in his hands was the only thing that illuminated it.

Everyone's focus was on those coiling arcs of lightning. They looked like snakes ready to release their venom at any moment.

Those men desperately tried to move their bodies, yet it was of no use.

Tez stopped right in front of one of the lying demons. His smile almost threatened to break his jaw as he couldn't contain the sense of euphoria he was experiencing from looking at those helpless bags of sand.

He slowly crouched down and the number of lightning arcs tripled! 

The demon didn't miss it as muffled screams resounded in the room since he couldn't control his body to even open up his lips a bit.

Tez clenched his hand as all the lightning concentrated on his index finger. It shone so bright, so deadly, yet so beautiful.

The demon started to appreciate the luminescent glow for a second until Tez's fingertip touched the dead center of the demon's forehead.

And at the moment, 

*Pzzzt*

The demon eye's rolled as the electrical voltage was too great for him to stay conscious. His entire body trembled and he trashed around like a fish on the land. His mouth foamed as his hair stood up from electricity.

Eventually, his twitching body gradually stopped moving and after couple more seconds it as completely stopped responding to high voltage.

There was a potent smell of cooked meat.

Tez slowly lifted his head towards the rest of those unfortunate men. Their hearts pounded like war drums as they did their best to stand up, yet it was useless.

Tez stood up as he walked towards them with a mocking smile as his evil side was unleashed in full force.

With each step the terror that those 5 men felt intensified. They knew how deadly mages' spells can be to the mortals. If not for the presence of the healing ability of the array they would have already gone on their knees begging for their lives. Of course, if they could move their bodies.

Andrew emotionlessly watched all this happen. He didn't feel triumphant or happy from seeing his assailants being tortured and maimed.

It was just another task for him to complete in order to succeed in his plans. He decided to take care of them and put them back into their places before they could cause any more unnecessary trouble in the future.

For the next couple of minutes, each demon was given chef's extra touch as they were fried until they became medium-rare demons. Some unlucky ones were deep fried as the stench of cooked meat spread in the dormitory.

"Done!" Tez happily exclaimed as a sadistic smile blossomed on his face.

He looked at Andrew with a satisfied expression as he looked for the rating and review of his work.

'What a twisted person' Andrew thought as he nodded as a sign of approval.

"Great! They will wake up in 10 minutes and we will be ready to go!" Tez said as he exited the dormitory.

Exactly after 10 minutes.

"AAAAAAAHHGGHHHGG" a scream of madness and pain resounded in the men's dormitory.

More screams soon followed after as demons woke up one by one.

Many of them willingly slammed their heads from the sheer pain and shock they experienced just 10 minutes ago.

Their eyes were bloodshot as vengeance shone in them. They furiously looked left and right, trying to find the culprit behind all of this pain!

Yet, the dormitory was empty as there were only 6 agony-filled men standing in it.

"Quiet" a voice resounded as the door was opened.

A handsome man appeared in their view as his devilishly masculine charm and their recent memories with him made them shut up.

Andrew stared right into the soul of each demon as they experienced shivers just from his gaze. 

"If you do anything funny, remember that it will be the last thing you will ever do in your existence. I don't care how long it will take to erase your selves. I will torture you all to the point of nihilism. The array won't save your psychology, it will just restore your physical shells" Andrew coldly remarked as he didn't want to waste even a millisecond of his time on them.

The demons' entire beings quacked as they didn't find his words a mere threat, but an absolute and concrete truth. 

During the pain-filled night, Andrew did everything he promised that he would do to them. From pulling their nails out, to breaking their jaws multiple times. They knew all too well what kind of person Andrew was...

Ruthless!

Cold!

And someone who you shouldn't mess with!

"Now that you all understand your place go out of the dormitory and line up outside" Andrew commanded as he turned around and left.

The demons stood petrified for a while, unable to process anything. So many things happened in just one night that they couldn't believe that this was their reality. 

"Hurry!" yet the loud command from an all too familiar voice snapped them back to reality. They quickly went out of the dormitory with ragged robes on them.

Once they exited it, they saw 2 men chatting. One had a sinister smile all over his face while the other one was indifferent and cold.

"Oh? Good morning sleepy birds! It seems the lightning didn't break your spirits... 

That's nice since we are going to have quite a lot of fun together in the future!" Tez said with a wide smile.

The demons trembled from utter fear! This person was as ruthless as Andrew! Yet, unlike him, he got pleasure from making others feel pain!

They were in a hell pot surrounded by bloodthirsty creatures...

In the corner, stood 3 women.

All of them had more or less neutral expressions as they patiently waited for everyone to gather. They heard the painful screams from the men's dormitory, but they gave zero fucks about it since it wasn't their problem and they didn't intend to make it one.

"Now since everyone has gathered we can go to the training grounds of 5 corps of Demonic Abode!" Tez announced as he took out a token.

Then he approached the nearest wall. He extended his hand with a token as he placed it into a slit that appeared the moment the token touched the wall. 

The token was seemingly absorbed into the wall as it disappeared...

A tunnel appeared in its place as it extended for hundreds of meters.

Tez gestured for everyone to follow.

With fast-paced steps, they crossed the tunnel and Tez took out another token. He once again placed it into the slit which appeared on the dead-end of the tunnel.

The moment the token was absorbed, a bright light shone in everyone's view. It was odd considering that almost all demons had night vision.

Vast space unfolded in their view. There were about 50 demons in there. All minded their business as they went from one place to another.

There were quite a lot of caves that lead to various facilities.

"Everyone, this is the training grounds of 5 main corps of Demonic Abode. Here you can polish your skills and better your existential state. There is not much for you available since you all are just class-0 blood devils, but there are quite a few useful facilities that will help you to improve your understanding of mana.

I will give you all a token that will indicate your status as class-0 devils, don't act cocky and back off when needed since the majority of people here can crush you into meat paste with a single punch. If you all stay low and follow the rules no one will ever deign you a spare glance since everyone is pursuing their own goals" Tez explained as he took out tokens from his pocket. 

They were as small as a button but carried a specific aura that indicated the demons' status. 

"Don't lose it, from now on you are all on your own" Tez said as he slowly disappeared from their view.