This scene was just like that year, that month.
When the newcomer lifted his hood, Decay suddenly froze. For some reason, a vision of wilderness and a campfire faintly appeared before him.
But the illusion quickly vanished.
That was strange.
Then, unable to resist, he took another look...
"Hm?"
Eye of Decay paused, noticing something wrong. "Hm?!"
Under the Magic Eye's gaze, his pupil constricted. His almost tangible stare instantly pierced through that familiar-looking face, passed through layers of disguise, and glimpsed the frozen essence beneath.
Within that endlessly surging darkness was a colossal entity turning like a blazing sun, terrifying firelight that drew in everything, devoured everything, and burned everything away.
Like an illusion, it vanished in an instant.
Yet in the end, within that void, a burning mark slowly emerged.
An inverted emblem was shrouded in flames, burning eternally.
Like the Nautilus's sinister grin.
—Utopia!
Decay's vision went black.
"I... Odem, fuck your mother!!!"
Terrifying memories and miserable events from the past surged from his heart, turning into tiny hands that tore at his soul and consciousness, drowning him in trembling terror.
Without the slightest hesitation, the massive monstrous eye suddenly shook, gathering all its strength. Instinctively, it tried to tear through the ceiling of the hall, soar into the sky, and flee far away.
But at that moment, seeing Huai Shi's half-smiling expression, he inexplicably paused.
After all, he was already here... right?
It definitely wasn't because he was afraid there might be traps and ambushes waiting outside. Definitely not!
After that brief outburst, the room fell into an awkward silence.
Decay remained on full alert, Huai Shi smiled calmly, and Odem waved his tentacles with an innocent look. "I'm just the intermediary. It has nothing to do with me, ow!"
What the fuck did you broker?!