The Mind Dissection Table (4,252 Words)

"Oh no, oh no, I shouldn't have gotten so cocky..."

Xiao Xiao, who had already become serious, was secretly groaning in his heart.

How did I end up in this difficult situation?

The difference between Class B crisis and Class C crisis is now crystal clear. Previously, both Class D Aberrant Creature and Class C mutated nests could be "killed." Once Aberrant Creature was killed, it could no longer spread. Even if a nest had been formed, as long as the core monster was killed, the rest of the Pain Substance would crumble and become helpless.

But things are clearly different now. Xiao Xiao felt the pressure that this cobbled-together, rotten leader was putting on him.

Within the Rotten Kingdom, the corrosion and deterioration of the Pain Substance have reached an alarming level, completely altering all living beings from the inside out. Take this one, for example. The living beings are not the point; it is the painful substances within it that are the key. The fusion and connection of these painful substances have created this enormous rotten head, which can also be harmed and have its power weakened.

But for every bit it is weakened, this world gives it a new body.

Unkillable.

I have done my best and "killed" many parts of it, but it is only equivalent to scraping it dry.

At this moment, Xiao Xiao was calm, decisive, and elegant...

... But the pressure inside me kept increasing, as if I could see that strange, rotting head twisting and laughing at me:

"I can make countless mistakes, but you only need to make one..."

"Hehehehe..."

"..."

"This is fucking..."

Thinking about it this way, the pressure on him increased even more, and Xiao Xiao couldn't help but reflect:

"Where exactly does the cause lie?"

I was Mingming prepared. I didn't even try to be brave and joined when only the second-tier Insightful route was available.

I even prepared for a long time, strengthening the second-tier Violence Factor and the second enhancement item before calling Yang Jia to join in resolving this crisis. But I never expected that I would still be so powerless in the face of the Rotten Kingdom...

"Whoosh..."

It was precisely because of this line of thought that Xiao Xiao suddenly felt enlightened, "So it was you..."

He instantly grasped the key, abruptly turning his head to look at a massage parlor with its red light on beside the street, where a sex machine was excitedly blasting upbeat music. A wave of self-reproach washed over him. "So you were just slacking off..."

"Don't forget, I specifically used you..."

At this point, his accent slurred slightly. "... a lot of the points were specially enhanced."

"Why are you just standing by cheering and waving flags at such a crucial moment?"

"If you don't step in now, wouldn't all the enhancements I gave you have been for nothing?"

"..."

"Hiss..."

The X-Love classmate, who was excitedly playing music, was stunned, and the melody suddenly became a bit chaotic.

Faced with Xiao Xiao's accusations, she was so angry she almost blurted out something...

Don't you ever read the user manual?

[I'm the Enchanting Record Player, you know what seduction is? It's like a pyramid scheme, brainwashing, and PUA...]

Who the hell can bewitch an idiot?

The twisted creatures here have completely rotted away; how can you expect me to bewitch them?

[...]

But there was nothing she could do; no matter how dissatisfied she was, Xiao Xiao couldn't sense it.

Or perhaps they sensed it, but simply refused to listen to her explanation.

Now that the pressure is on her, it's up to her to decide what to do...

Xiao Xiao's disapproving look had already dealt her a fatal blow...

[The disappointed look in the capitalist's eyes]

[...]

As the stench of decay grew stronger, grotesque, rotting corpses emerged from the surrounding houses, the ends of the streets, and even the nearby sewers. Twisted, convulsing hands reached out from the blood, and one after another, corpses were melted or directly grabbed by the rotting leader and pieced together onto his own body.

The situation has deteriorated significantly.

Xiao Xiao still appeared calm, agile, decisive, and ruthless, seemingly enjoying himself immensely as he navigated this hellish nightmare.

But the three Pain Hound were already extremely nervous.

The Earl and the Ghost were barking frantically outside the circle, desperately trying to rush over and help.

However, their power system was destined to be at a disadvantage in this Rotten Kingdom.

On the other side, Erha...

... The Erha has already climbed the tree!

No one knows how it got up there, but it climbed up a tree more than three meters high, its front paws clenching the trunk and trembling.

A large group of twisted, undead creatures stretched out their sharp hands, forming a human wall to grab it.

It must be said that Erha made a great contribution, single-handedly relieving Xiao Xiao of more than half of the pressure.

The Old Record Player, who had been creating a lively atmosphere, suddenly seemed a little nervous.

One of the world's truths is that when you consider things from a capitalist's perspective, it's as if all their exploitation has value. For example, at this moment, the Old Record Player seems to feel that it has indeed failed in its responsibilities, leading to such a terrible situation. Thus, a sense of dissatisfaction begins to brew, and the surrounding equipment that was just blasting music suddenly falls silent...

The next moment, this anger reached its peak, and suddenly extremely chaotic music started playing.

"So many people have experienced joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, all for the sake of life..."

"Bloodthirsty ants..."

"My lord, come closer and take a closer look..."

"I love taking baths, my skin feels so good..."

"..."

On this decaying street, there is no shortage of equipment for playing music.

They had rotted along with the street, but were influenced by the Old Record Player, which became its vessel.

Now, each of these devices is playing different music.

The distorted and bizarre tones, piece by piece, were mixed together, creating an extremely crazy style.

It was as if a hundred people had gone mad at the same time, or as if someone was rapidly turning the knobs of a radio, producing sounds of varying pitches and volumes, all mixed together, carrying a kind of lifelike quality, boiling over on this street.

Interspersed among the noise were the high-pitched, pitiful howls of Erha perched in a tree.

At this moment, even Xiao Xiao felt his head was in a mess, and a strong tearing sensation surged into his mind.

Each melody can be imbued with a certain emotion, and when these countless melodies are pieced together, it's as if a hand is frantically disrupting one's emotions. It's like a man gritting his teeth and sprinting forward when suddenly haunting music starts playing in his head, or a group of young people nervously playing Ouija board when suddenly "Unforgettable Tonight, Beautiful Candlelight Dinner" plays around them...

... Suddenly, someone next to me started talking about Grandpa Qian, who smokes, drinks, and gets his hair permed.

The extreme chaos and bizarre situation disrupted his emotions, almost affecting Xiao Xiao's precise movements.

Fortunately, his Mind Burst ability was still intact, which prevented him from making a mistake.

But in his nervousness, Xiao Xiao suddenly turned his head and discovered an unexpected joy:

"Huh? Not only was I affected, but this rotten leader was affected even more!"

"..."

He saw that amidst the chaotic music, the rotting head and the countless faces pieced together on its body simultaneously displayed different expressions, as if these walking corpses, which had been pieced together as part of its body, were experiencing completely different emotions.

This makes its body no longer so complete and unified.

As it swung its huge, deformed arm down, heads began to fall off its body one by one.

"Is the Pain Substance being disturbed?"

"... Or rather, it's been contaminated?"

"..."

In that instant, countless conjectures arose in Xiao Xiao's mind, and they quickly converged on the truth.

The most dangerous thing about this rotting street isn't the Aberrant Creature on it, but the Pain Substance. It seems like Xiao Xiao is dealing with these Aberrant Creature, but in reality, he's fighting against the massive amount of Pain Substance on the entire street all by himself...

The rotting head was composed of these Pain Substance of the same origin and nature, so it could replenish itself at any time, inexhaustible and inexhaustible. However, as the chaos began, the Pain Substance extracted from these different individuals began to be tainted with different emotions, so their fusion was no longer smooth, just like various precision parts had rusted.

It's like a hardened army that was advancing together suddenly becoming chaotic.

... You listen to Jay Chou, I just love songs with great skin, how come these two sing the same melody?

"The Old Record Player was definitely slacking off just now..."

Xiao Xiao noticed this change and was overjoyed.

Let me tell you, after spending so many points to help her improve, how could she only learn to tell dirty jokes?

What is this kind of ability considered now?

Is it through extremely chaotic melodies that one contaminates the Pain Substance?

Or is it like randomly dissecting a complete Pain Substance or a complete Aberrant Creature?

How about we name this skill "Mind Dissection Table"?

"Swish..."

The unexpected surprise did not cause Xiao Xiao to hesitate for a moment. Analyzing everything in his mind, he had already cut with the fruit knife again.

With the power of the raging force, the rotting leader had an arm severed in an instant.

However, the new arm is not as easy to replace as before.

The speed at which it was killed eventually exceeded the speed at which it regenerated.

This discovery greatly excited Xiao Xiao, and he became even more swift and ruthless in his attacks. With a few quick movements, he dismembered the monster piece by piece.

Upon discovering this change, the ghost and the count, who had been waiting nearby for a long time, finally seized the opportunity to rush forward.

They howled in agony, unleashing the pent-up anger within them, and charged desperately at the rotting head, tearing at it.

Pieces of rotten flesh were torn off, and some were even swallowed whole by them with hatred.

"Aww..."

Finally, at this moment, the Erha lost its grip on the tree trunk and fell down with a pitiful howl.

Fortunately, the horde of zombies below was also in a state of extreme chaos and didn't have time to catch it immediately.

The moment it touched the ground, it darted out, eager to return to its companions and seek refuge...

... Of course, to outsiders, it looked more like they had received orders to rush over and grab the meat.

Xiao Xiao, after dismembering most of the monsters, retreated instantly, watching the Pain Hound pounce and knock the huge monsters to the ground, tearing pieces off their bodies. Amidst the chaotic music, even the surrounding zombies clutched their heads, descending into extreme frenzy. He could finally breathe a sigh of relief...

Outside the Rotten Kingdom, the strangers who were watching what was happening inside had already broken down.

They stared blankly at everything displayed on the screen. Because there were only images, they couldn't hear the strange music. They watched as Xiao Xiao excitedly danced, cutting off pieces of the huge, rotting head's body, before finally disappearing.

With a wave of his hand, the Pain Hound pounced, hissing and devouring with gaping maw.

"First, subject him to slow slicing, then dismember him, and finally feed him to the dogs..."

After a long, long time, the voice that finally rang out sounded somewhat distraught, "How come he's so adept at this whole process?"

"I admit I had some doubts about the rumors about him before..."

"... Now all I want to say is that the Ghost Man didn't die unjustly!"

"..."

However, ordinary strangers are horrified by this playful and cruel fighting style.

However, those including Red Eyes Ling Ping, Old Zhou under the bridge, and the Serpent Sisters wore masks but were extremely stingy with their clothing, clearly saw more astonishing information. Their eyes met, and disbelief and shock were evident in their eyes:

"No!"

"He didn't use his real power until he dealt with the corrupt leaders."

"We thought he was just joking, that it was a perverted act, but we never expected that he would actually kill the rotten leader."

How did he do that?

"Did it invisibly restrain the Pain Substance for the rotting leader?"

"What is his true strength?"

"..."

"Oh no, Yang Jia..."

"Look at Yang Jia... Even the helpers she secretly trained are this terrifying, then this woman's strength..."

"..."

"Found it..."

Meanwhile, in the eastern region of the Rotten Kingdom, after slowly and thoroughly destroying three streets of the Rotten Kingdom, Yang Jia's clothes were not even stained with a single drop of blood. She simply stood calmly on a seven-story building that had been mostly destroyed, quietly looking forward, and finally saw the huge fleshy monster writhing and squeezing out from inside the Rotten Kingdom.

It's hard to describe what that monster looked like.

Its body was tens of meters tall, covered with rotting wounds. From these wounds, twisted blood vessels, some thick and some thin, extended into the walking corpses below, frantically drawing some substance from their bodies. These walking corpses, in turn, became its feet, desperately climbing forward and dragging its body.

It looked like a group of ant-like boatmen dragging a large ship that had already been anchored on a river of flesh and blood.

"You dare trespass on my territory..."

The enormous, rotting monster suddenly spoke, and a fierce light shot out from the depths of its eyes, which were submerged in deep fat.

On top of his head, which was already over three meters in diameter, was a beret.

Between two thick, swollen fingers, as big as buckets, was a Xiao Xiao Silver Revolver.

The pistol was pointed at Yang Jia, and it looked like...

... It's quite cute.

"The king of the Rotten Kingdom?"

"Or should I call you... the Jin Biao of the Underground Kingdom?"

Upon seeing the monster, Yang Jia's tense expression suddenly relaxed.

Even a slight smile finally appeared on his lips.

"We've found you. This mission is essentially complete..."

That's over 8,500 words, consider it an extra chapter!

Don't forget the tickets you promised me...