[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-becoming-a-god-through-horror":3,"chapter-becoming-a-god-through-horror-becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-29":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Becoming a God Through Horror",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2273572,4441,"Chapter 29: Flames Burn Guilt, Exterminate the Heart!","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-29",29,"\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estelle moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lunged forward, pulling a small knife from her dress and stabbing at Yulencar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulencar panicked but reacted in time, flipping open both her spray can and lighter at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short tongue of flame shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of burning hair instantly spread, yet Estelle charged through the flames anyway—the fire scorched her hair, melted her makeup, and reddened her skin instantly; in the blazing light, her twisted face looked like a demon!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaahhhhh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shrill scream shattered everyone’s sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In panic, Yulencar kept retreating, firing the flame again and again, trying to drive Estelle back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the more she panicked, the less accurate her aim became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The swaying flame ignited the curtains, and the bright yellow fire rapidly spread!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Estelle closing in, Yulencar threw down her things and ran for the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure had silently blocked the doorway, watching them coldly, idly playing with several thin needles—it was Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tucked away the needles, clapped his hands, and stood at the door, trapping them all inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma, who had been cowering in the corner, immediately smiled, strutting over to Louis like a peacock flaunting its tail feathers, staring at Estelle and Yulencar with pure satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis paid her no mind, merely glancing coldly at the two, then briefly glancing at Madison and Maria huddled in the corridor’s shadow, trying to slip away but too shaken to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected them to be here—it was a minor nuisance, but they were just children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he had been following Emma all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As planned, Emma was to lure them to a secluded spot, then Louis would appear to handle things; he’d stayed hidden earlier simply to watch the fight. As for Emma’s safety?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let her suffer a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he hadn’t anticipated Yulencar—a little monster—showing up here and becoming Estelle’s friend. Something had clearly changed, something he didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter. They were all here now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s deal with them slowly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulencar didn’t know Louis, but from Emma’s attitude and Estelle’s sudden halt, she sensed the situation was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had stumbled into a big trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis ignored her, glanced at them both, then turned to Estelle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estelle was staring at Louis—she understood everything now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew Louis was strange—like that night she’d collapsed without reason—but overall, he’d shown no malice toward her, and no signs of unusual mental traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she’d always overlooked him, focusing more on Emma, who constantly outwitted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never thought… you were behind Emma…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You deliberately lured me out just to attack me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulencar, standing quietly nearby trying to shrink into the background, couldn’t help glancing at Estelle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she sound familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis didn’t answer Estelle’s question. He wasn’t a villain—he didn’t explain things to dying people, especially not such a stupid question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at Estelle, now completely disoriented, and blew gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense flames ignited the air, erupting like a pillar of fire onto Estelle’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaahhhhh!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estelle, caught completely off guard, took the full blast—the flames carried grease, instantly engulfing her entire body. The searing pain of burning skin made her scream, howl, and roll on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grease trapped in her skin even popped audibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulencar, Madison, and Maria—all frozen in the corridor’s shadow—felt their legs go weak, staring at Louis in terror, as if he were a monster from a bedtime story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Emma, who had been posturing beside Louis, clenched her lips, visibly tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she was afraid Louis might burn her too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis glanced at the flames now spreading from the window to the desks and chairs, nodded, and poured a bottle of grease onto them—the fire surged instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You must destroy all evidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Louis! Louis!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t kill me, don’t kill me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Emma, save me, please save me—I’m… your sister…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Louis… I’m your sister… Dad will… be heartbroken…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the floor, writhing in agony, Estelle cried out in a child’s voice, her eyes pleading desperately at Emma and Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, on the surface, he and Emma looked like the villains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis frowned, seeing this creature still pretending now—felt slightly nauseated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An adult, trapped in a child’s body, feigning weakness and pity, exploiting sympathy, constantly calling out “Dad! Mom! Brother! Sister!”—ugh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis looked at Emma, his gaze flicking to Madison and Maria, then spoke slowly, “Emma, do you know what a dwarf is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Emma could answer, Louis turned back, sneering at Estelle, “Congenital hormonal disorder prevents physical growth, but tooth wear doesn’t stop—so she’s always worn braces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Emma understood. She stared at Estelle, stunned and horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louis kept talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Due to her condition, she endures constant pressure, making her mentally unstable. The Sane Institute is a hospital where violent outbursts and self-harm are common, so patients are restrained—hence the scars on her wrists and neck, hidden by black stockings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yulencar now understood too—but right now, she was more terrified of this cold, strange Louis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were actually siblings?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then… uh…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, she suddenly didn’t want her mom to marry David anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way—dwarfs don’t stay young. She still ages. A child’s body with adult wrinkles only makes her uglier. So she mastered advanced makeup techniques, just to maintain a child’s face, pretending to be cute, shamelessly calling out ‘Mom! Dad! Sister! Brother!’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estelle, writhing on the floor, should have been furious, hateful—but hearing Louis’s faint, distant voice, she felt a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Louis wasn’t done. “By the way, I checked—she was adopted before, but that family was murdered in a fire shortly after. She returned to the orphanage. And do you know why she wanted to be adopted?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma, recalling the violet-lit image of the flame castle, looked up at Louis instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because she’s… sexually…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Estelle reacted as if struck at her core—her emotions erupted violently, briefly overriding the agony of the flames—“Stop! Stop talking!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames had reached the classroom walls; large chunks of plaster began falling, sparks flying everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1020,"2026-06-19T23:34:28.869Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f7281a23e3e275c368a46ff387da55d6bddbd3b062e50d13d57353e7c2a1abca","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-30","becoming-a-god-through-horror-chapter-28",253,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecoming-a-god-through-horror-cover.jpg"]