In a small dark room near the circus exit, Yi Chen and the others had been waiting for quite some time.
"Why did it take so long?"
William wore a helpless expression. "Ah~ We had to carefully observe every area of the circus in order to create sufficiently perfect 'false memories' without any loopholes. Once we return, the First Calamity will definitely inspect our memories.
"Quickly open the defenses of your minds. I'll fully replicate the false memories over them."
William brought out the television equipment he had used during the Demon Feast. He inserted one hand into the back of his own head and extracted the "Video Tape" he had just finished making from the depths of his Brain Hole, its surface stained with cosmic mucus.
The contents of the Video Tape were completely fictional. They described how the group had disguised themselves and infiltrated the circus, gone deep behind enemy lines, and completely wiped out every member of the circus.
As they watched this incomparably realistic V.H.S., its images directly overwrote and replaced the memories of Yi Chen and Lainey.
In the end, Yi Chen paid the price of sacrificing one arm and suffering a shattered soul to kill Jain and Mr. Rabbit, erasing the entire circus from between the planes and dispelling the fear.
Bzzzt!
When the television screen finally went dark, Yi Chen discovered that his arm had actually been severed, the stump twisted into a corkscrew shape.
Cough, cough, cough~ Quite a lot of blood was coughed up from his throat, and his soul had also suffered severe damage. He needed a long period of rest.
Not only that,
They were no longer in the circus. Instead, they had returned to the familiar Hotel Lobby.
Exhausted, Lainey had already curled up and fallen asleep on