The Lord of Hell

Chapter 3329 Change

Chapter 3329 Change

Commander Luke, seeing no movement around him, became increasingly frustrated and shouted, but to no avail.

Anna watched all this silently. She didn't need to do anything, because time would solve everything for her. Humans are social creatures. In a dark room, with no one else around, and unable to see or hear anything, anyone would break down.

Commander Luke shouted and cursed for a while, then knelt down in despair once again, his eyes gradually becoming empty. At the same time, he couldn't help but start thinking about the question from before again—do you know you were wrong?

"I did nothing wrong, I did nothing wrong... Am I really not wrong?"

Commander Luke recalled a memory from long ago that he had deliberately forgotten: his childhood was not entirely devoid of warmth; he had a loving mother.

“Luke, don’t follow those people outside. Be a good person, don’t turn yourself into a devil. You must never bully others.”

Luke's mother was a very kind and gentle person who taught Luke to be kind to others from a young age. Luke did indeed do so when he was a child. However, his only toy was tricked out of his life, and his food was often stolen.

This made Luke deeply doubt his mother's words, but his mother taught him that good deeds will bring good results, and that the good things he did would surely bear fruit in the future—Luke's mother was Asian and also a devout Buddhist.

Although Luke didn't quite agree with his mother, he did as she said. Unfortunately, in the slums, being a good person didn't bring any good results. Luke's mother worked herself to the bone and eventually fell ill. To make matters worse, she had no money for treatment.

Luke went around asking for help. Many people had received kindness from Luke's mother, but no one offered to pay for her treatment. Eventually, Luke's mother died.

This incident completely corrupted Luke, making him no longer believe in the idea that good people are rewarded. He only believed in the law of the jungle, the supremacy of the strong, and that the strong could trample on the fate of the weak at will. As for retribution, he believed that such a thing simply did not exist.

Commander Luke thought he had completely forgotten these things, but now, stimulated by the dark room, Luke recalled these memories and asked himself, "Am I right, or is Mom right?"

In Commander Luke's mind, two little figures appeared. One radiated light and said he was wrong, while the other was completely black and said he was right. The two figures immediately began to argue, and the argument became more and more intense.

At first, the black figures who were right had the upper hand, but as time went on, the light figures who were wrong began to gradually suppress the black figures.

This situation does not mean that the Little Man of Light possesses the truth. The reason it has the upper hand is simply because Commander Luke could not bear the loneliness and desolation and instinctively began to side with the Little Man of Light who said he was wrong.

As long as he admits his mistakes, he can gain freedom and leave this hellish place. Therefore, driven by his survival instinct, Commander Luke begins to admit his mistakes. However, due to his personality and preconceived notions, he does not believe that he is wrong, which leads to a dispute.

Such disputes are troublesome and difficult to persuade the other party, but time can resolve all troubles. As time goes on, the sycophantic person who thinks he is wrong will completely gain the upper hand.

“I was wrong, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have treated the weak like ants, and I shouldn’t have trampled on them so easily. They are human beings just like me. There is retribution in this world. I have ended up in this state because of retribution. I was wrong, Mom, I was wrong.”

Commander Luke wept bitterly. He wasn't acting; he genuinely believed he was wrong. There was no pretense. He felt deeply ashamed and regretful for what he had done.

"King of Superpowers, Can the Sonic Commander Really Turn White?"

Anna watched all this silently, and she couldn't help but ask, "Why do I feel that he didn't really regret it? He was just forced to regret it under the torture in the dark room, and everything he did was to get out of the dark room?"

"Let's put it this way."

Andrew thought for a moment and gave an example: "If there is a person who has been oppressing the people, the normal procedure should be to report him to the authorities, have someone arrest him, and sentence him to death."

But a Taoist priest possessed a curse technique, which allowed him to kill the man without anyone noticing and without anyone suspecting him. Everyone believed that the man had died a natural death, and then, everyone's lives gradually improved because of that man's death.

"So, Anna, do you think that Taoist priest's actions were right?"

"I understand what you mean. It doesn't matter if it's a white cat or a black cat, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat."

Anna said, "The problem is, will the King of Superpowers, this Sonic Commander, revert back to his old self? I admit, he does regret it now and feels deeply guilty for what he did in the past."

But once he returns to reality, will things revert to the way they were before? Simply put, how long does this whitewashing last?

"Of course it's permanent. His consciousness has been completely altered and can never be changed back. If he even has such a thought, he will recall the endless fear of the dark room. Neither his instinct nor his subconscious will allow him to do it."

Andrew laughed and said, "You can think of it as a mental illness, the kind that has no cure."

"That's good. To be honest, the ability of the King of Superpowers, the 'Little Dark Room,' is truly terrifying. It uses the power of time and the fear of others to forcibly change their thoughts and turn them into another person."

Anna sighed, "To be honest, this ability doesn't seem like something the savior invented, because it has a slightly evil feel to it."

"It's not as terrifying as you think. If the Sonic Commander didn't have any light in his heart, even a dark room couldn't be transformed like this."

Andrew said, "People have many facets. The power of the dark room can make a person become another facet, but it cannot create a new facet out of nothing."

There is a method, but it involves the laws of the mind, so there's no need to explain it to Anna. On the one hand, Anna's understanding of the mind is not yet sufficient, and if you say too much, she won't understand and will just look at you with innocent big eyes.

On the other hand, this method, while seemingly harmless to Andrew, might appear evil to ordinary people, given that these people constantly preach freedom and are willing to sacrifice everything for it.

"That's true."

Anna breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The dark room was too powerful, and she was a little worried. After all, if it got out of control, that would be terrible. Fortunately, the dark room still had flaws, which was a good thing.

Having flaws means being able to control them, and being able to control them means the threat is greatly reduced, which is certainly a good thing.

(End of this chapter)