Meat Mountain

When the high platform descended and returned to the circus grounds,

Yi Chen slowly opened his eyes, his expression barely changing. To him, it had merely been a simple walk across a tightrope.

The only thing that surprised him was that, in a world like this, he had actually been able to use the skills he had learned as a child.

At that moment, Nash, perched on his shoulder, said excitedly, "Second Boss, you're amazing! Your body actually guided me into a special state... Every cell in my body was actively responding to you. It was as if we became one during that tightrope walk!

"I've never experienced anything like this. Even when I parasitized the brain of the First Boss, there was never such a high degree of synchronization. It was as if we had truly become one."

After Nash finished speaking with great excitement, he suddenly realized that his words seemed to carry another meaning. The man's face atop the parasite immediately flushed bright red.

Yi Chen did not take it to heart, nor did he even respond to Nash.

Yi Chen, playing the role of the Eldest Daughter Jennifer, reached out and tucked the Black Hair before him behind his ear, carefully observing the surrounding situation.

Instead of relaxing after winning the first show, he became even more vigilant.

Yi Chen knew that during the latter half of his tightrope walk, Yate could clearly have continued harassing him, yet had deliberately stopped and allowed him to cross the wire and win the first round.

Perhaps Yate had genuinely acknowledged Yi Chen's talent for wirewalking.

Or perhaps the outcome of the first show had never mattered. Even if he let Yi Chen win one round first, he was still certain of victory.

The next two performances might be