Fear Circus
During non-business hours, the entire Circus Tent remained hidden deep within subspace. Even the various Source Plague Zones and the Monastery of Suffering, which possessed the privilege of making arrests, could not locate it.
Only individuals designated by the Boss as core members, and those who had fully developed their Phobias, could enjoy a Soul Level connection from outside.
More precisely, it should have been called a "fear connection."
As the source of fear, the Boss could even be said to be the origin of fear in the Old World.
Any circus member who came into contact with the Boss would receive "fear seeding." William had been the same when he first went to the circus. The moment he accepted the Admission Ticket, a seed of fear had taken root in his brain.
However, not everyone could control such a seed.
The fear seed conducted a subjective selection. Only truly talented individuals who met the potential requirements and possessed a talent for performance would be chosen by the seed to take root and sprout within them.
Moreover, sprouting was merely the first step. The tender shoot would then need daily accumulation, performances, and certain special opportunities to grow into a tree and develop a unique "Phobia."
Through the trial operation and the official performance—the intermission—as well as his own insights and his application of it in the Abyssal Folk settlement, William had allowed his Phobia to fully take shape. It was a Social Phobia unique to him.
This special Phobia, which existed by relying on his Mad Brain, had also been completed during his advancement. It was equivalent to watering a mature tree with Nutrient Solution from ancient times, allowing it to bear fruit.
William only needed to activate the Phobia's connection and pursue the most primitive and