Chapter 590: Degree of Madness

Mr. K instantly switched to the "Traveler" soul he was herding, his eyes filled with overlapping illusory layers, as if hiding one door after another leading to different places.

Just as his figure began to fade, the scorching white pillar of light wreathed in flames enveloped him.

The next second, Mr. K, having lost his "Demonization" state, appeared in a corner of the metal honeycomb, his body melted by half, dripping flesh and blood like a candle.

The "Secret Prayer" pathway represents depravity and is heavily countered by the abilities of the "Sun" pathway.

After those clumps of semi-melted flesh and blood fell onto the metal-paved floor, they strangely seeped into it and were soon absorbed by the spaceship in the "Mad Lady's" mouth, along with Mr. K, who was like being pressed there by an invisible giant hand, unable to pull his body out from "inside" the metal floor, with his whole person still sinking bit by bit.

Seeing this, the "Mad Lady's" grayish-green eyes lit up, and she "teleported" near Mr. K.

Mr. K's face, still dripping blood-colored wax tears, turned toward the "Mad Lady," showing no fear of the current situation, with only the target in his eyes, only this metal honeycomb filled with the aura of an evil god everywhere.

He changed the herded soul to a Beyonder of the "Arbiter" pathway, and two lightning bolts were ready to be fired from the depths of his dark eyes.

"Mental Pierce!"

The "Mad Lady" had no intention of "teleporting" to avoid it, and the illusory book in her eyes had long since turned.

She saw the many colors and brilliance on Mr. K's body, and also saw which light and which color changed when the other party switched the herded soul.

The "Mad Lady" looked excited, her raised right hand preparing to twist lightly in a clockwise direction, taking away the target she had locked onto.

"Steal!"

This was an ability she had "recorded" from the "Bard."

She had suddenly had a wonderful thought just now, wanting to try and see what would happen to the other party after stealing the "Shepherd's" "Herding" ability.

You know, the "Steal" she currently possessed could only steal one ability from the target and wouldn't carry the things related to the ability. In other words, after she "stole" the "Herding" ability, the souls, characteristics, and powers driven by the "Herding" would all remain inside Mr. K's body.

In this state, would a "Shepherd" have self-conflict, have characteristic fusion, or have a loss of control similar to switching to a non-adjacent pathway?

Thinking of the possible things that might happen, the "Mad Lady" was extremely excited, even specifically "flashing" near Mr. K to force him to switch the herded soul, so as to observe which light and which color corresponded to the "Herding."

As for the response Mr. K made, and whether the "Steal" could succeed, and whether she could steal the desired ability, she didn't care at all.

You fight your fight, I steal my steal; whoever dies first loses!

Just at this moment, the metal floor that had absorbed quite a bit of Mr. K's flesh and blood suddenly trembled, and a certain gate sealing the metal honeycomb retracted upward with a brush, revealing a tunnel where a silver-white metal hall could be vaguely seen.

A terrifying suction force came from that direction, and the "Mad Lady," who was about to try to "steal" Mr. K's "Herding" ability, lacked sufficient strength and flew up directly, throwing herself toward the source of the anomaly amidst the dancing of her dark golden hair.

Mr. K was still "locked" on the metal floor, and although his body was extremely tilted and could be sucked away at any time, he swayed but didn't leave his original position.

An urgent expression appeared on the face of this "Aurora Order" divine messenger, which was full of blood-colored wax tears.

The enemy is about to run!

The source of the evil god's pollution has appeared!

Mr. K switched to the spirit corresponding to the "Demon" once again, created a giant sword composed of crimson magma and light blue flames, and slashed at his own body that was adsorbed on the metal floor.

The flesh and blood below his calves were instantly separated from his main body, the cut presenting a semi-melted, semi-recongealed state.

Mr. K, who had abandoned that part of his flesh and blood, while letting the stump squirm to grow pale, wet, new limbs, chased after the "Mad Lady" with the help of the terrifying suction force, approaching the source of the pollution.

He flew in mid-air and saw Lumian, who was grabbing the metal "door frame" with both hands trying to resist the terrifying suction force, wearing a disguised appearance, and saw the silver-white full-body armor that was motionless, as if fused with the floor.

The "Mad Lady" arrived first and was about to "fly" past Lumian.

She swung her right hand at this enemy and made a sound similar to "Hello."

She was full of excitement and anticipation.

Lumian's pupils shrank, and without caring about his current state, he directly "snorted" out a sound.

Two white lights sprayed out from his nostrils, clearly aimed at the "Mad Lady," having calculated the lead, but were affected by the terrifying suction force that was both realistic and mysterious, instantly bending, changing direction, and "rushing" toward the depths of the tunnel.

At this time, Lumian's hands, tightly gripping the silver-white metal "door frame," were exerting so much force that they were about to crack, bleeding.

And vaguely, he sensed that in the depths of the tunnel, very far away, there were a large amount of flesh and blood and membranes, which were mixed together, forming a huge thing like a bird's nest or pear-shaped.

This thing hung in mid-air, extending flesh-and-blood ropes that were two or three adult arms thick and covered with transparent membranes, connecting to the distant walls, the ceiling overhead, and the metal on the ground.

Inside those flesh-and-blood ropes, dots of starlight brilliance and some kind of deep dark substance flowed, inputting into the huge pear-shaped thing.

The bird's nest-like pear-shaped thing was shrinking inward at this time, with different places extremely sunken, outlining lines that could form a thick disk.

The terrifying suction force that could affect both reality and mystery was coming from that pear-shaped thing composed of membranes and flesh.

Just at this moment, the lines outlined on the surface of the pear-shaped thing suddenly trembled, and all the depressions bulged at the same time, expanding outward.

Accompanied by this change, dots of starlight were scattered from inside the pear-shaped thing composed of flesh and membranes, rushing toward every cabin inside the spaceship.

This was similar to the previous two outbreaks of the sea's power, but not as majestic and vast, capable of tearing apart all obstructors.

Lumian could already imagine that it was precisely because of such repeated spraying that the interior of the silver-gray behemoth would gather power that could threaten the seal, needing to be "extracted and decompressed" year after year.

While a large amount of starlight was scattered outward, the terrifying suction force disappeared.

With two thumps, both the "Mad Lady" and Mr. K fell to the ground, one in the tunnel leading to the flesh-and-blood "bird's nest," and one in the silver-white hall where Lumian had fought "Salted Egg Superman."

Lumian released his palms, landed on the ground, and his gaze quickly locked onto that core member of "April Fools'" whose face had clumps of pure flesh.

The "Mad Lady" jumped up and said excitedly to him and Mr. K:

"Did you see it, did you see it? That is a god in gestation, yes, it should be a god!"

Although the "Mad Lady's" emotions fluctuated greatly, Mr. K couldn't hear any piety in her tone.

Her saying "god" was just like saying "a very powerful and terrifying monster"; it was purely a way of description.

The next second, Lumian appeared behind the "Mad Lady," while the "Mad Lady" disappeared on the spot, "flashing" to a place closer to where the starlight was being scattered.

Lumian instinctively felt danger, and his heartbeat accelerated a lot again.

He didn't really want to go deep into this tunnel and approach the flesh-and-blood "bird's nest" he had vaguely "seen" just now; that would definitely lead to unimaginable terrifying things.

But at this time, the "Mad Lady" was running toward that side.

Let her go deep and end her own life in this way? Lumian's thoughts raced, and for a moment he couldn't make up his mind.

Another second passed, and Mr. K "teleported" in front of him, chasing after the "Mad Lady."

At this moment, Lumian, who had always considered himself a bit crazy, couldn't help but want the two people in front to be a bit more normal.

Regarding Mr. K's choices and behaviors, he could actually understand them. As long as one fanatically believed in a god and believed in the god, taking the practice of the god's will as the main purpose of life, plus a bit of extremism and radicalism, one could do similar things. But the "Mad Lady" doing this was a bit beyond his expectations.

According to the confession of "I have a friend" and the "Mad Lady's" previous performance, Lumian didn't see any signs of her fanatically following that Celestial Worthy. At the same time, hindered by the confrontation between the Celestial Worthy and Mr. "Fool," she couldn't always get protection.

This raised a question for Lumian:

If the "Mad Lady" was always like this, going wherever it was dangerous and seeking stimulation, how had she survived until now?

"April Fools'" wasn't like the "Aurora Order," which had very strict hierarchies and collaboration between each other. Most of the time, they were in different places without much contact, so it was impossible to have a way to protect the "Mad Lady" from the beginning and let her grow up steadily with this mental state.

"Could it be that 'I have a friend' was responsible for treating the 'Mad Lady's' mental illness and psychological problems, and it was only after he was killed by me that the 'Mad Lady's' problems gradually became serious? But wouldn't they find another 'psychiatrist'?" Lumian quickly thought of a reasonably rational explanation, but combined with the "Mad Lady's" performance on the Colorful Flower Ritual Ship just now, he felt that the other party's current situation was a bit abnormal:

On the Colorful Flower Ritual Ship, when facing the sea's power about to erupt from the energy channel, although the "Mad Lady" was the same as now, expectant, excited, and seeking stimulation, at that time, she had a way out. As long as she didn't drag it to the last second, she could completely "teleport" away. In other words, she wasn't really taking risks on a path of certain death.

But now, the things in the depths of the tunnel made even Lumian, who had a high false status, intuitively uneasy, believing that it represented an almost certain fate of death, yet the "Mad Lady" was still trying to get close!

"Could it be that she has a reason that she must contact that thing?" Lumian's heart moved, suspecting that the "Mad Lady" doing this might be an arrangement by that Celestial Worthy, and letting the "Mad Lady" believe that she could face the stimulation and escape in time.

But I can't let her and that Celestial Worthy succeed... And, killing her with my own hands is more worth looking forward to than watching her be swallowed by that dangerous thing... Lumian's eyes narrowed slightly, wanting to "teleport" forward and chase the "Mad Lady."

But wanting to stop a "Traveler" from reaching a certain place just by this method was clearly impossible, and Lumian didn't want to truly approach the flesh-and-blood "bird's nest" in the depths of the tunnel either.

Suddenly, he had an inspiration:

The rejection of outsiders by this strange building seemed to have disappeared, and Lato Giaro, who had a strong sea bloodline, was also dead. Could I try to obtain the temporary authority of the "Viceroy of the Sea" to stop the "Mad Lady"?

Thinking of it, he did it, and Lumian began to try.

He activated the sea's power on his body, let his astral projection blend with them, and rapidly spread outward.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 591 =====