Chapter 590: The Degree of Madness

Mr. K instantly switched to the "Traveler" soul he was herding, the illusory layers in his eyes overlapping, 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 "Demon Transformation" state, appeared in a corner of the metal honeycomb, his body melted by more than half, dripping flesh like a candle.

The "Secrets Supplicant" pathway represented corruption and was heavily countered by the abilities of the "Sun" pathway.

After those masses of semi-melted flesh landed on the metal-paved floor, they eerily seeped into it and were soon absorbed by the spaceship in the "Mad Woman's" mouth. Along with this, Mr. K was like being pressed there by an invisible giant hand, unable to pull his body out from "within" the metal floor, his whole person still sinking bit by bit.

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

Mr. K's face, still dripping blood-colored wax tears, turned toward the "Mad Woman" instantly, 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 "pastured" soul to that of a Beyonder from the Arbiter pathway, two bolts of lightning ready to strike deep within his dark pupils.

"Mental Pierce!"

The "Mad Woman" had no thought of "teleporting" to avoid it; the illusory book in her eyes had long since flipped.

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 soul he was "herding."

The "Mad Woman" was full of excitement, her raised right hand preparing to twist lightly in a clockwise direction, taking away the target she had locked onto.

"Theft"!

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

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

One had to know that the "Theft" 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, those souls, characteristics, and powers being driven by "Herding" would all remain inside Mr. K's body.

Would a "Shepherd" in this state have self-conflict, have characteristic fusion, or have something similar to the loss of control from turning to a non-adjacent pathway?

Thinking of what might happen, the "Mad Woman" was exceptionally excited. For this, she even specially "flashed" to Mr. K's vicinity, forcing him to switch the soul he was "herding" so as to observe which light and which color corresponded to "Herding."

As for the response Mr. K made, and whether "Theft" could succeed or if 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 suddenly trembled, and a certain gate sealing the metal honeycomb retracted upward with a swish, revealing a tunnel where a silver-white metal hall could be vaguely seen.

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

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

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

The enemy is about to run!

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

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

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

Mr. K, having abandoned that part of his flesh, let the severed part squirm to grow pale, wet, brand-new limbs while chasing the "Mad Woman" with the help of the terrifying suction force, approaching the source of the corruption.

Flying in mid-air, he saw Lu Mian, who was gripping 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 remained motionless, as if merged with the floor.

The "Mad Woman" arrived first despite starting later, about to "fly" past Lu Mian.

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

She was full of excitement and anticipation.

Lu Mian's eyes narrowed. Ignoring his current state, he directly "hummed" a sound.

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

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

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

This thing hung in mid-air, extending flesh 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 ropes, dots of starlight brilliance and some kind of deep dark matter flowed, inputting into the giant pear-shaped thing.

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

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

Just at this moment, those lines outlined on the surface of the pear-shaped thing suddenly vibrated, and all the depressions bulged simultaneously, expanding outward.

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

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

Lu Mian could already imagine that it was precisely because of such repeated spraying that the interior of the silver-gray behemoth would gather power capable of threatening the seal, requiring "extraction and decompression" year after year.

While large amounts of starlight were scattered outward, the terrifying suction force disappeared.

With two thumps, the "Mad Woman" and Mr. K both fell to the ground, one in the tunnel heading toward the flesh "bird's nest," and one in the silver-white hall where Lu Mian had fought "Ultraman."

Lu Mian released his palms and landed on the ground, his gaze quickly locking onto that core member of "April Fools'" whose face had masses of pure flesh.

The "Mad Woman" 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 Woman's" emotions fluctuated greatly, Mr. K couldn't hear the slightest piety in her tone.

When she said "god," it was the same as saying "a very powerful and terrifying monster"; that was simply a way of describing it.

The next second, Lu Mian appeared behind the "Mad Woman," but the "Mad Woman" disappeared on the spot, "flashing" to a place closer to where the starlight was being scattered.

Lu Mian instinctively felt danger, his heartbeat accelerating involuntarily by a lot.

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

But at this moment, the "Mad Woman" was running toward that side.

Let her go deep and end her own life in this way? Lu Mian'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 Woman."

At this moment, Lu Mian, 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 actions, 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 for the "Mad Woman" to do this was a bit beyond his expectations.

According to the confession of "I have a friend" and the "Mad Woman's" previous performance, Lu Mian 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," it was impossible for her to always receive protection.

This gave Lu Mian a question:

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

"April Fools'" wasn't like the "Aurora Order," which had very strict hierarchies and collaboration between members. Most of the time, they were in different places without much contact. It was impossible to have a way to protect the "Mad Woman" 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 Woman's' mental illness and psychological problems, and it was only after he was killed by me that the 'Mad Woman's' problems gradually became serious? But wouldn't they find another 'psychiatrist'?" Lu Mian quickly thought of a reasonably plausible explanation, but combined with the "Mad Woman's" performance on the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship just now, he felt that her current situation was a bit abnormal:

On the Colorful Flower Ceremonial Ship, when facing the sea power about to erupt from the energy channel, although the "Mad Woman" 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 risking her life on a path of certain death.

But now, the things in the depths of the tunnel made even Lu Mian, who had a very high fake status, intuitively uneasy, believing that it represented an almost certain fate of death, yet the "Mad Woman" was still trying to get closer!

"Could it be that she has a reason that she must contact that thing?" Lu Mian's heart stirred, suspecting that the "Mad Woman" doing this might be an arrangement by that Celestial Worthy, and that the Celestial Worthy had made the "Mad Woman" believe 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 something I look forward to more than watching her be swallowed by that dangerous thing... Lu Mian's eyes narrowed slightly, wanting to "teleport" forward and chase the "Mad Woman."

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

Suddenly, he had an inspiration:

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

Thinking it, he did it. Lu Mian began to attempt it.

He activated the sea power on his body, letting his astral projection merge with them, rapidly expanding outward.

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