"To be honest, watching a girl walk along while throwing up and cursing as she went was really too damn unsightly..."
"But the girl's true form is a ship, and everything she vomited was system waste. Somehow, that made the scene a little more acceptable."
"However, when you think about it carefully, strictly speaking, you're a shipgirl. A shipgirl! This scene is still way too unsightly!"
Nolan rolled her eyes and stared helplessly at her captain. "Boss, you've been harping on this for ages. Can you take a break?"
Hao Ren: "...Forget it. Let's get back to business."
Everyone's attention remained focused on the corrupted monster remains that had already been taken apart into pieces.
The analysis of the remains had been quite fruitful. Hao Ren had figured out what a considerable number of the monsters had originally looked like, understood the level of power and special abilities they had gained after mutating, and determined how the Lord of Madness's power had affected these creatures, as well as the general process by which they had mutated into their current state. Every piece of information was extremely valuable. They were among the few direct pieces of intelligence Hao Ren had obtained about the Lord of Madness since becoming active in the Dream Plane. The last time he had gained information of this caliber was when he had dealt with Lockmadon in the Kolo World.
But in the end, he still couldn't figure out why these monsters had suddenly displayed "discipline" in the final moment of the battle.
The corrupted monsters lacked discipline. Aside from moving around in swarms, they acted almost entirely on instinct. That was their greatest weakness. If one handled them properly, they could be fought even from a disadvantageous position. However, once that weakness disappeared, the threat posed