What was wrong with those elders? Simple: they were staring at Chthon and the others with murderous intent. Some had even shifted into animal forms, poised to attack at any moment.
As mentioned before, Chthon controlled those elders by making them believe in the Great Demon God.
After they became believers, the Great Demon God's Brand appeared within their souls. The Brand influenced their minds, turning them into fanatical followers.
At the same time, the Brand could control the elders' life and death. With a single thought, Chthon could make them commit suicide or turn into puppets with no self-awareness.
Unfortunately, the elders had only just fused with the Brand, so Chthon's control over them was very weak. They could even be disrupted and influenced by others. Earlier, Barbara had stopped the elders from self-destructing.
Still, these elders were Chthon's puppets. It was understandable that Barbara could stop them from killing themselves, but why could she make them develop murderous intent toward Chthon? That wasn't scientific, nor was it magical.
Even worse, the elders' auras were somewhat over the limit. They were at least several times stronger than before.
"What did I do? Heh heh, of course I did something very interesting. You didn't think I'd come here to stop you without being prepared, did you?"
Barbara smiled, though inwardly she complained, I'd like to know what I did to them too, but I really don't know.
Still, Mr. Wang was as trustworthy as ever. At the critical moment, he had used an elder to swap places with her, successfully preventing her from being killed. Then, the other elders awakened simultaneously, becoming her allies and fighting Chthon and the others alongside her.
Other than his habit of being annoyingly cryptic, Mr. Wang truly had no flaws.
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