Nightmare Town - Park Woodland
As the red scissors cut the corners of her mouth completely open, adding a third color—bright scarlet—to Catherine, her temperament changed drastically.
Even Yi Chen, her temporary ally, could clearly sense the "malice" continuously breeding inside her.
The Treasure Box's connection had transformed Catherine into another kind of Nightmare Creature.
Like a slit-mouthed woman, Catherine spoke in a crazed, utterly heartless tone:
"William, you'd better hold this guy off! Don't get yourself killed in one hit like some useless trash, got it?"
"What's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with me? I'm great, okay? I've never been better! Stop wasting time and get moving, William~!"
"Mm..."
Because of the Soul Contract between the two of them, Yi Chen couldn't say much. As long as the final result remained unchanged, what Catherine turned into had nothing to do with him.
Crack, crack~
Yi Chen rolled his neck from side to side while relaxing his entire body. Then, walking slowly toward the center of the scene, he approached Teacher Zed, whose head was topped by a silver frame.
Even though Catherine kept urging him throughout the process, all her words were filtered out by his deranged brain and did not affect his walking rhythm.
There was only one thing he needed to do now—"physical focus."
Besides observing Teacher Zed's body to predict his movements, Yi Chen devoted equal attention to himself. He intended to set a perfect trap and try to deceive Zede's senses.
Physical Disguise
As Yi Chen slowly approached, his hair once again turned silver, and specks of starlight flowed through his blood vessels.
Thirty meters,
Twenty meters,
Ten meters...
Upon reaching this crucial distance, various parts of Yi Chen's body began to change.
His right arm showed a slight tendency to pull back and swing,