Mad Laughter

Having fully accepted the [Torso], Han Dong stood on the void platform inside the pyramid, holding a Red Balloon in his hand. The balloon's surface was painted with a creepy smiling face full of sharp teeth.

This image originates from Pennywise, yet is completely different from Pennywise.

Having achieved the ultimate goal of 'body selection', upon learning that the Joker's body has reached the top S+ rating and the introduction of "Treasure Torso".

Han Dong clutched his stomach and burst into wild laughter.

There's no need to suppress this hysterical laughter... This uninterrupted excitement helps the two types of laughter attributes in the body to Perfect Fusion.

The Talent Tree area is invisible to the naked eye.

On the withered, dead tree that was once laden with red apples, many Red Balloon appeared.

From a distance, the originally incomplete smiling face has become whole again as the Red Balloon have filled it in...

Inside the Black Pyramid.

All the powerful figures in Derry Town, as well as Captain Huo Ziping, who had just killed Pennywise, stood below the stage, staring at Han Dong was laughing wildly in the center of the platform.

They knew perfectly well that the Joker was dead.

Han Dong was the biggest beneficiary, taking everything for himself.

Dean Richard commented softly, "A brand new... clown? Fortunately, he's just a passerby and won't stay in Derry Town for long."

The town mayor himself made no comment on the behavior and its consequences, nor did he intend to stop it.

After all, Han Dong was the hero who helped the town eliminate the clown.

Huo Ziping stared at Han Dong face was painted with an exaggerated black smiley face, and said in a low voice, "... Is this your ultimate goal?"

Just then.

Two different system notification sounds echoed simultaneously in the minds of the two teams of Destiny Participant.

Huo Ziping received the following message: "Other teams have achieved the 'It' ending. The Destiny Event has ended. Please leave the Destiny Space within 24 hours to claim your rewards."

As for Han Dong, he received even more hints:

The final (true) ending of the It series of events has been achieved:

[Perpetual Pennywise]

Reward: 'Extremely Rare Reward' - Resurrection Chest (delivered to your residence in Inside Derry Town)

The Chain Event has ended, and it is no longer possible to trigger any more events in Inside Derry Town. Please leave the Destiny Space within 24 hours.

Haha!

Han Dong's body twitched slightly as he laughed wildly.

At the same time, he gestured for everyone else inside the pyramid to leave, giving him some time alone... Han Dong seemed to be laughing wildly out of excitement, but in reality, he was using this wild laughter to maintain a high level of concentration, focusing on the fusion of the two kinds of laughter.

The Earl's rational laughter is more "introverted," protecting the brain, preventing external mental influences, and enhancing Han Dong's concentration.

The clown's maniacal laughter is outward-facing and can infect others, even causing thought copying.

One Hour...

Two hours...

Three hours...

Four hours of uncontrollable laughter had completely split Han Dong's lips open, and each laugh further tore them apart, causing blood to drip continuously.

However, Han Dong remained 'immersed' in it until the complementarity between the two ended.

"Hmm... a domain-specific thinking type?"

At this moment, Han Dong could clearly feel that his laughter Just Like a 'weapon' of his own, which could spread outwards freely or be drawn inwards at will.

However, the specific effects are still unknown.

Out of curiosity.

Han Dong immediately went to the Biological Laboratory, where the AI system conducted a detailed examination of itself to analyze the 'Complete Laughter'.

"Detection indicates that the individual has connected to a new torso; a Mental Type ability has changed."

"Could you provide a detailed explanation of the specifics of Mental Type abilities?"

As Han Dong asked the question.

The scanning device immediately came to life, and a white sheet of paper covered with text explanations appeared from the bottom.

The individual's inherent Mental Type ability, Maniac Laughter (derived from Scarlet Count), has been Perfect Fusion with the body's inherent ability, Maniac Laughter (derived from the Joker).

A brand new system - [Mad Laughter]

Passive effect:

①. 90% of the damage is offset by the mental influence of people of the same rank (the mental influence exerted by people of higher rank will weaken the offsetting effect).

②. Increases mana regeneration rate and health regeneration rate.

③. Enhancing an individual's focus and comprehension can effectively improve reading and learning efficiency for complex texts such as Magic Book, secret manuals, and cryptic stone inscriptions.

Active effects:

①. It can cause mental pollution to Counter-Laughter (the effect decreases with distance).

②. Develop the potential of other limbs, which can theoretically improve magic level, casting speed, and physical functions.

③. Resisting death.

Note: The Mad Laughter System is part of the "Smiling Face" Talent Tree, and its effects can be enhanced by allocating Destiny Points (tree).

"This is exactly what I wanted... This way, the survival rate of those who participated in the Great Expedition will be greatly increased."

Even Though the new Mad Laughter System had been established, Han Dong still had a smile on his face and occasionally let out a soft laugh as he left the pyramid.

Many people were already waiting at the hospital entrance.

This includes Cas and Diana, as well as the anxious Miss Jian.

On Miss Jian's cart is a card with the number [2], which means that Miss Jian won the second-highest number of executions in the [Execution of the Clown Virus Carrier Incident].

Han Dong gently touched her palm, stopping the trolley from rubbing back and forth in her haste. "Miss Jian... I have some things to take care of. I'll come to the morgue to find you after I've finished."

"Congratulations... I can sense the changes within you. You must come find me, don't... don't just leave."

Miss Jian's words carried a hint of sadness in addition to gentleness. She knew very well that Han Dong had finished dealing with things here... and was about to leave this world.

"Must."

Time is running out.

Han Dong bid farewell to Miss Jian and walked past the cart toward the team members.

During this time, I happened to catch a glimpse of the Ultimate Human Demon, Moonlight Miles, standing alone not far away, leaning against a tree.

Miles had been a great help on this trip to Inside Derry Town, and Han Dong stepped forward and slapped Miles hard on the sturdy back.

"Miles, thank you! See you again sometime... You must do your best to retain the title of Ten Demons."

Miles didn't make any move, just stared straight at Han Dong, as if saying eight words: "Okay, boss, goodbye!"

As for saying goodbye to the other residents, Han Dong planned to save it for last, since he still had more than ten hours of free time.

Gather your squad members and head immediately to the private apartment in Derry Town.

Next comes the Happy Time of enjoying the material rewards.

Han Dong also remembered his promise and planned to call Huo Ziping over to open the treasure chest together... but who knew that the entire Dragon City Squad had already left.

Losers are not entitled to any rewards; this is Huo Ziping's principle.

However, Huo Ziping gained something even more valuable from this defeat.

These two chapters significantly impacted the later plot and involved the protagonist's future trajectory, so I scrapped some of the original manuscript and rewrote them entirely, spending several hours on each chapter. Ugh!