From Goblin to Goblin God - Chapter 303.5

Chapter 303: Celeste’s Promise 2/2

TL: Sungmin

“Where are you?!” Scarlett cried, her pupils filled with terror as she frantically looked around.

Ladrick, though slightly calmer, knew full well what awaited them.

He had already abandoned any thought of resistance.

Even Winnie herself had perished within her own skill.

What chance did they have?

“I’m everywhere,” Lin Tian’s voice rang out again. “For now, worry about yourselves.”

With no pressing matters to attend to, Lin Tian was happy to take his time tormenting them.

Using the power of imagination, he drastically slowed their perception of time.

To Scarlett and Ladrick, the desert heat blazed down for what felt like days. Without water, the agony was unbearable.

…

“Where… where are you? Just kill me already! I can’t take it anymore…” Scarlett’s voice had become faint and weak.

Days had seemingly passed in the scorching desert. With no water and their skin cracked and blistered from the sun, exhaustion consumed them. But neither dared collapse—the ground felt like a searing hotplate, making standing an excruciating ordeal.

Ladrick had attempted to conjure water through sheer imagination.

But Lin Tian’s restrictions on the space allowed no foreign objects to appear. Any attempt to manifest something was instantly erased.

In this domain, Lin Tian’s power surpassed even the gods. It was a glimpse of otherworldly dominance for these fantasy creatures.

By day, they suffered under the heat. By night, the freezing cold denied them any rest.

The relentless cycle of suffering pushed the two to the brink of madness.

Eventually, both collapsed and died from exhaustion.

Lin Tian resurrected them with a mere thought.

Scarlett clawed at her hair, tearing chunks out. “Please, just kill me! Don’t do this anymore! I want to die!”

Ladrick, his face dark, struggled to maintain his composure.

If the Demon God did come to save them, being a broken lunatic would render the effort pointless.

Lin Tian’s mocking voice echoed once more. “Don’t rush. In reality, only a few minutes have passed. We have plenty of time to play~”

“What?!”

Ladrick snapped, his composure finally shattering.

The next moment, the two found themselves plunged into a vast ocean.

Instinct forced them to swim, but exhaustion made every movement a herculean task.

Stopping meant sinking to the bottom.

Lin Tian had adjusted the sensation of drowning to make it last an agonizing hour before death.

For an hour, they drowned in unbearable pain, dying repeatedly in agony.

Then they were resurrected again.

This was only the beginning—the simplest form of physical torment.

What came next was far worse.

Suddenly, Scarlett saw a sword piercing toward her, and she jolted awake from the scream that escaped her lips.

She found herself lying on the bed in the Palace of Lust.

“What’s going on? I… wasn’t I captured by goblins? Wasn’t I going to die?” Scarlett muttered in confusion, sitting on the bed.

Outside, the familiar voice of one of her servants called, “Your Highness, the fresh human flesh is prepared and ready for you to feast upon.”

The familiarity, the comfort—it all felt so safe and relaxing.

Overcome with emotion, Scarlett burst into tears. “It was just a dream! I’m still home. There were no goblins! The Wilderness is still the Wilderness! None of this has anything to do with me! Oh, thank heavens!”

Watching her from afar, Lin Tian smirked. “The most effective torment is, of course, the Dream Realm.”

It was a relentless mind game, making her unable to distinguish reality from dream, even losing her sense of self.

That clear, visceral feeling of her body being split into pieces, or even multiple versions of herself, was unbearable.

Then he recreated the moment she first encountered him—only for her to wake up again, trapped in the same cycle.

“Ahhhh!!” A heart-wrenching scream finally shattered the illusions.

Scarlett found herself once more bound to the pillar in reality.

Yet her body trembled uncontrollably, her gaze unfocused. “Wake me up! Wake me up! What’s going on now?! Hurry!”

Lin Tian stood before her, sneering. “This is reality. Can’t you tell the difference?”

“I can’t! I can’t tell anymore! I’ve heard you say that so many times already!” Scarlett screamed hysterically, her face twisted in a grotesque grimace like that of a lizard.

From now on, she might forever believe she was in a dream waiting to wake up.

Lin Tian, amused by her outburst, raised an eyebrow but quickly resumed his cold smile. “Maybe I overdid it. She’s still capable of rational thought, which is why she’s this scared. If I pushed her into complete madness, she wouldn’t be cooperative later.”

Nearby, Ladrick remained silent. His bloodshot eyes were wide open, unwilling to blink.

He feared that closing them might bring him back to waking up in the Palace of Lust again.

“I… I surrender! I’m terrified of you! How could anyone even conceive of such torment, such horrors? Are you really a goblin? You should be called a demon!” Ladrick babbled, drooling and trembling with fear. His expression was contorted, filled with pain and terror.

The Dream Realm had nearly driven him to the brink of madness.

These were demons who had lived for thousands of years, their mental resilience unshakable. If it had been someone weaker like Lordel from the beginning, they’d have become a mindless idiot long ago.

Lin Tian smiled faintly. “Don’t worry. Scarlett’s fun ends here, but I have even better plans for you later.”

Satisfied with the day’s work, he decided to give Ladrick some time to process his fear. There would be plenty of opportunities to torment him further in the future.

“Scarlett, do you have anything to say?” Lin Tian asked, turning his attention to her.

Scarlett shook her head wildly. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry, Your Goblin Majesty! Please, don’t make me wake up in that bed again. Tell me this is the real world!”

“This is the real world,” Lin Tian replied with a chilling glint in his eyes. “But you’ll have to agree to a condition. You’ve already heard what I want from you. Will you cooperate willingly, or do you want to taste more of what you just experienced?”

Without hesitation, Scarlett screamed, “I’ll accept! I’ll do everything you want! It’s a blessing! A mercy! I’ll happily do it! I love doing those things!”

“Good.” Lin Tian chuckled, satisfied. “I’ll arrange everything later. Until then, goodbye.”

He turned and walked away.

The goblins to be nurtured and elevated required careful selection and training. Nothing could be done recklessly.

Now it was time to fulfill the promise he had made to Celeste.

After all, she was a powerful high demon and deserved his attention. Lin Tian wasn’t one to break his word.