The Moment of Devouring (9)

Goya had a pretty good sense of when to cooperate.

It wasn't long before Doctor Cynthia hurried over.

To her credit, she stayed calm. Seeing Goya being choked didn't make her waste time asking something like, "What on earth is going on?" Instead, she tossed over a stack of documents.

Fu Qian caught them with his other hand, carried Goya back to his original seat, and opened the files.

At a glance, it did look like a fairly serious report.

First, the group had dubbed the horse in the lowest room the "Abyssal Colt." They had discovered it during an expedition.

And as of now, they had tested it twice.

The first test had taken place a year ago, when they discovered it.

That was also when they discovered its effect on cognition.

But because they hadn't been adequately prepared, there weren't many relevant records.

By contrast, the abnormal results from this test filled page after page, with a long list of them attached.

After a quick look, it was clear that Doctor Cynthia hadn't been exaggerating.

Plenty of people had suffered mental problems under the thing's influence, and most of them had mentioned the name Pachi.

The unusual horse seemed to be constantly imprinting the self-concept of "Pachi" on those around it through psychic neighing.

Open any of the records at random, and you could see that the test subjects exposed to it had started calling themselves Pachi. Their personalities had also turned despicable, and they took pleasure in tricking and tormenting others.

Still, the cognitive effects weren't without benefits.

Many of the test subjects, who were already Transcendents, had experienced an increase or mutation in their abilities. A few had even advanced directly to a higher tier.

It was easy to understand why they'd gone to such lengths