Outside the panoramic, fully enclosed beast enclosure marked with the metal tag "Sheep,"
William stood shoulder to shoulder with the Beast Tamer. Through the glass inscribed with blood runes, they pointed at the bald Sheep Man inside.
After some conversation, the Beast Tamer introduced himself as the head Beast Tamer of the Fear Circus,
Zoke Atkin.
William also shared his thoughts first. "Senior, did you use Mad Brain to perform 'Beastification Activation' on the Sick One? Can this activation directly modify their genes, causing them to actively express beastly traits while also willingly accepting the change?"
Beast Tamer Zoke nodded. "That's right! This is the unique ability of my Beastification Mad Brain.
"However, it isn't as simple as merely activating and modifying genes.
"Before invading and altering their minds, I have to 'select specimens.' These animals can't be created by simply picking any Sick One.
"For example, Sheep Man.
"Before this, he suffered from severe obesity, to the point that it even caused him to feminize. He was also an utterly depraved pervert who brought fear to everyone around him.
"I happened to run into him during a vacation. He was also an ardent worshipper of the fallen 'flock,' which gave me just the inspiration I needed for my creation.
"After bringing back these high-quality Sick Ones who already possessed a certain degree of viciousness, fearfulness, and abnormality, I wouldn't infect their brains right away. Instead, I would physically tame them as livestock.
"At first, they were all extremely disobedient. Some even had stubborn spirits and tried to commit suicide. Of course, I wouldn't give them the chance to die. Only after they were fully tamed would I perform Brain Beastification.
"I drew out their most primitive beastly instincts, then slowly activated some of their dormant genes.
"After a period