Although King of Negativity knew Chthon was trying to curry favor, he could not help feeling a little grateful. After all, the previous situation had been far too humiliating.
Failure itself was no big deal, but King of Negativity had talked himself up too much beforehand, constantly saying things like, "I'm the man who defeated the King of Abilities," and, "I will never fail." Under those circumstances, once he lost, he was naturally mocked by everyone.
Seeing Chthon speak up, the Iron Great Tree snorted and stopped mocking him. It was about to discuss something else when a change suddenly occurred on the battlefield. It immediately laughed. "King of Negativity, you really are nothing but hot air. Big Mouth isn't dead at all."
"What? That's impossible."
King of Negativity froze, then hurriedly turned his attention to the battlefield. He saw Big Mouth transformed into an Evil Spirit, roaring at the sky and venting his boundless hatred.
"How is that possible? That final Fear Ray should have shattered Big Mouth's consciousness. Without consciousness, even if his soul remained, he couldn't possibly become an Evil Spirit."
King of Negativity shouted in disbelief. Evil Spirits were not puppets; only those with overwhelming resentment could become Evil Spirits.
If Big Mouth had lost his sense of self, he could never have become an Evil Spirit. King of Negativity could not understand what had happened. After all, that final Fear Ray had clearly hit its target.
King of Negativity did not know that the Fear Ray had indeed struck Big Mouth, but the remaining power of the King of Abilities' Little Black Room had protected his consciousness.
"You're really lucky. You still had some of the King of Abilities' Little Black Room power left in you. Otherwise, you'd be a vegetable by now."
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