"He's lost control! He's mutated!"
Percy, holding a black briefcase, let out a scream at the sight.
"Contain it immediately. We'll fight inside the Dollhouse!"
Sinderson, his pale purple eyes glinting, pulled out a talisman covered in numerological sigils and tossed it into the air. "Sound Source Shielding!"
In an instant, the screams and the insects' buzzing were cut off from the outside world.
Percy nodded, his expression grave.
There were many reasons why a Beyonder might lose control: problems with their own mental state, the influence of higher-level beings, an inadvertent glance or mutter from an Age Controller, the negative effects of a Strange Object, a dangerous ritual, and so on...
Could Chris have learned he was under investigation, suffered too much mental pressure, and lost control?
Mutations of the body caused by changes to the mind are extremely dangerous.
He opened the black briefcase and aimed the cross-section of the Dollhouse at the swarm.
As the Dollhouse's temporary owner, he had a certain degree of control over what the marvelous item targeted.
The next moment, a vast cloud of insects vanished. Inside the Dollhouse, meanwhile, countless tiny black insects appeared.
Beyond the swarm, Percy saw Chris Toya, his cheeks rotting and mouth agape, his body taking on an insectlike form, with jointed limbs emerging from his arms.
Snap!
Thin insect wings seemed about to unfurl from Chris's back, but his figure vanished in an instant, as if erased by an eraser.
Inside the Dollhouse, a miniature monster doll of him appeared instead.
"Good. Now!"
Sinderson ordered, "Send us inside!"
Percy did as instructed, sending the captain and most of the other agents into the Dollhouse. Inside, countless tiny figures were fighting the monster with guns, talismans, and marvelous abilities.
It was like watching a puppet show, but every