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A terrifying sense of oppression suddenly emerged, as if facing a giant dragon. The gray-black rat's body stiffened, instantly panicked, and became chaotic.
Taking advantage of the "Awe" taking effect, Leyton continued to simulate the Psychiatrist's "Madness," instantly igniting the opponent's emotions.
The gray-black rat's head tilted slightly, its eyes momentarily unfocused, then it collapsed onto the ground made of emerald green vines, as if about to fall apart.
Its flesh and blood rapidly disintegrated, and transparent and translucent Worms of Time, each with twelve rings, crawled out from within.
These worms, mixed with the surrounding flesh and blood, continuously churned and writhed, seemingly wanting to re-coalesce, yet uncontrollably scattering, as if each Worm of Time had its own independent self.
Mixed with the rat's flesh and blood, they formed a large pool of dark red on the ground, looking like a puddle of rotting flesh and countless maggots.
A distorted, hideous female face emerged from this writhing mass of flesh and worms. She glared ferociously at Leyton, speaking with pain, unwillingness, and full of resentment:
"You are not Amon."
"I know of a treasure, it has Angel-level Beyonder characteristics!"
"I can help you..."
"Heh, sometimes, ingrained experience will only blind you. As a Beyonder, you cannot trust your eyes and judgment too much."
As he spoke, Leyton took out the monocle from his pocket again and began to play with it in front of the almost completely out-of-control Flora Jacob.
"Amon... you, you tricked me..."
Worms of Time continuously crawled in and out of Flora Jacob's distorted face, which struggled to emerge from the rotting mass of flesh, to the point where her face could barely maintain its form.
"This mental state isn't very good..." Leyton sighed, then raised his right hand, and a slowly rotating ball of stardust rapidly formed in his palm.
Stars, one after another, emerged, densely packed and dazzling.
These stars scattered rays of light, enveloping the puddle of flesh and writhing worms on the ground.
"Ah!"
"You are not Amon at all!"
"You liar!"
"Ah!!"
Flora Jacob's screams gradually became more shrill and venomous, slowly devolving into chaotic gibberish.
The puddle of flesh and worms on the ground struggled and writhed continuously, with distorted tentacles, adorned with transparent or translucent rings, reaching out from within... only to quickly droop powerlessly under the washing of starlight, scattering into a writhing mass of worms.
The flesh and blood began to disintegrate under the starlight, and the worms also rapidly lost vitality, their translucent segments gradually becoming illusory.
In just a moment, Flora Jacob could no longer maintain even her hideous, venomous human face. Only a hoarse, indistinct voice echoed amidst the dark red flesh and worms.
Leyton then waved his left hand, and the surrounding emerald green pea vines suddenly retracted, revealing the gloomy sewer scene.
A moment later, Leonard, guided by Pallez, arrived in the sewer.
Starlight scattered around, illuminating the environment, allowing Leonard to see the surroundings quite clearly. His gaze instantly locked onto the writhing mass of flesh enveloped by layers of radiance.
He swallowed, as if gulping down saliva:
"It, it lost control?"
"The mental state wasn't good; a couple of provocations and it couldn't handle it."
Leyton nodded slightly in response.
As he waved his hand, the starlight covering the ground gradually dissipated, leaving only a pile of half-dead, writhing worms.
"Move closer."
Pallez's voice echoed in Leonard's mind.
As Leonard approached, he saw that the writhing pile of worms on the ground was not completely scattered; they were still rising and falling rhythmically, like living things breathing.
"Is it a bit too quiet? These worms make no sound at all; it's eerily quiet."
"This demigod's true form is a pile of worms, and the Old Man said his condition isn't good... I won't have a bunch of Parasites in my body, will I?"
Thoughts flashed through Leonard's mind. Before he could think further, Pallez's somewhat annoyed voice echoed in his mind:
"Do you want to hear the gibberish of an out-of-control demigod? I can fulfill that small request for you."
"Uh, no, no need."
Leonard quickly replied.
As he approached the writhing mass of worms on the ground, a phantom of an ancient, mottled wall clock suddenly appeared above his head.
On the wall clock, transparent and translucent Worms of Time, each with twelve rings, distorted and intertwined, together forming a twelve-section ancient, mottled clock.
Dong!
A somewhat ethereal, faint, and otherworldly chime sounded, shaking one's soul...
Just hearing this sound, Leyton felt his Prophet's intuition become somewhat dazed, as if the chime just now contained knowledge he could not comprehend, knowledge that surpassed his understanding.
Under the strong Convergence effect, the writhing mass of worms on the ground turned into specks of light and surged into the interior of the ancient, mottled clock.
Deprived of the Beyonder characteristic's support, the continuously writhing worms on the ground rapidly died. Their bodies distorted at different angles, and their colors dimmed.
"A demigod in very poor condition, but it can somewhat compensate for my damage."
Pallez's slightly aged voice echoed in Leonard's mind, carrying some pleasure.
With a slight sigh, he spoke through Leonard's body:
"You can take these dead Worms of Time, but they are merely the remnants of a Parasite and will not have too much Mystical Item effect."
"I understand."
Leyton nodded slightly, then reached forward, pulling the surrounding shadows to envelop the Worm of Time corpses on the ground.
Having done all this, he turned to look at Leonard, his voice somewhat expectant:
"Can you steal the Reader Beyonder characteristic from me and transfer it to another clone?"
"Let's go."
Pallez's voice came from Leonard's mouth.
As his words fell, the surrounding scene abruptly changed, returning to the carriage stopped on the street.
"Directly stealing the location... It seems the Old Man has recovered quite well." As his thoughts flickered, he heard Leonard curiously ask:
"What can the dead Worms of Time be used for?"
Seeing Leonard's gaze on him, Leyton pondered for a moment before giving his answer:
"The remnants of that Parasite can be used to make some talismans or Mystical Items that can steal Beyonder abilities and Parasite others."
"If there are Worms of Time of a higher Beyonder sequence, even more Mystical Items can be made, for example, talismans that can steal fate and deceive rules."
Leyton's words had just fallen when Pallez, through Leonard's body, rejected Leyton's implied suggestion.
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