Madman's Paradise, Returning Soul Clown

"It is now... 3:45 a.m..."

"You have been selected to participate in the late-night A-Class Dungeon. Dungeon location—[Madman's Paradise]."

"This is a paradise gathering all sorts of psychiatric Eeries, a land of freedom where the spiritual world is open. Are you one of the mentally ill? Do you enjoy bizarre and fantastical things? Are you obsessed with the delusional worlds of dreamcore?"

"If you do, then join us! We can guarantee that you are an absolute lunatic, our precious friend!"

"Congratulations, player. The Lv. 5 Eerie you will play this time is—[Returning Soul Clown]!"

"A clown?"

"I just dealt with this Eerie..."

Ji Yan froze for a moment.

He turned to look at the shattered mirror beside him.

In the mirror, he wore crude clown makeup. Beneath the pale foundation was a fatty yellow tint; his scarlet lips retained the lingering warmth of blood, while his messy hair concealed that crazed face.

The Returning Soul Clown in the mirror slowly stretched its scarlet lips into a grin, as if it were warmly greeting Ji Yan outside the mirror.

"A mad clown..."

"Why did I have to get picked for this kind of role?"

"I can pull off lying, cheating, and swindling, but playing a deranged mental patient? I don't know the first thing about it..."

Ji Yan's head began to ache. He had always considered himself a teenager with sound values and healthy mental well-being.

Sitting on the examination bed, Ji Yan wore blue-and-white striped patient clothes. His head throbbed, and when he reached up to touch it, he discovered that part of his skull was missing... No wonder his brain had felt so chilly.

He rolled off the bed, worked his tongue around inside his mouth, then spat out a bloody lump.

It was half a finger.

It was