As Han Dong looked up information regarding the "Mad Laughter Puzzle,"
he himself was also changing without realizing it, even chuckling nonstop.
Fortunately, Earl, who stood not far away, had been identified as Han Dong's symbiotic consciousness. Otherwise, hearing such laughter might have put his life in danger.
"Everything was worth it.
With the puzzle embedded, Mad Laughter has received a comprehensive upgrade and can even inflict damage on the Consciousness Layer.
Moreover, it will continue improving along with my compatibility with the puzzle, reaching its final form once full compatibility is achieved.
I wonder what attributes Doomsday Joke has?"
When Han Dong tapped to view the information, he received a prompt—"Doomsday Joke: ?? (effect unknown; detailed information can only be viewed after this trait is activated)."
"So stingy? You won't even let me see that... Fine, then. Earl, we're heading up!"
"Woof~ Oh~ Okay!"
Earl froze for a moment before hurrying after him.
He had not been startled because Han Dong had gained some insight during the puzzle's embedding.
Rather, as an "observer," Earl had occasionally glimpsed an entirely different scene:
The instant the puzzle embedded itself into the stone monument,
thick, deep crimson vapor rose from Han Dong's surface, forming an incomparably terrifying Mad Laughter Face overhead that nearly filled the entire Abyss of Truth.
Earl could even hear a kind of mad laughter he had never heard before.
The laughter affected consciousness, and combined with the scene before him,
it was as though he had glimpsed an utterly bizarre apocalyptic vision—the entire world influenced by mad laughter, struggling within a unique madness where order and absurdity coexisted.
As the two climbed up along the abyss,
the consciousness space where the Talent Tree stood had undergone enormous changes due to the embedding of the "Mythical Puzzle."
Before