The Pennywise Pennywise, his scythe-shaped forelimbs flailing wildly, exuded a faint black aura.
Originally, the evil spirits were merely possessing damaged physical bodies, but now their illusory forms are being cut and destroyed.
The Pennywise has changed its aggressive nature.
As if flesh were being cut open, the evil spirits were sliced into pieces and fell to the ground, revealing the charred remains and sparks inside their bodies.
"This can't go on!"
Wu Heng thought to himself and changed his fighting style.
The shattered evil spirits reassembled, their bodies now much dimmer, and swarmed into the Pennywise's forelimbs, slowing his movements.
Led by Jack Torrance and the twins, three modified evil spirits, the rest floated up the mantis-shaped Pennywise's tall body, gnawing at its face.
A fierce battle continues inside the underground caves of the sewers.
Within the Derry, 60 meters above,
The four evil spirits commanded by Wu Heng, shrouded in black poisonous mist, continued to relentlessly reap the lives of the town's residents.
Many people die before they even realize what has happened.
Sensing something was wrong, the more astute individuals fled in advance. However, no matter how they ran, they only circled around the town. Even the residents on the outskirts of the town instinctively hid around the boundary, refusing to step outside the town's boundaries.
This situation only strengthened Wu Heng's resolve; these people's lives were constantly influenced by the Pennywise, and they had no chance of being changed.
They are like lambs raised by Pennywise; even if wolves It Comes, they will only run around the sheepfold.
They wouldn't think of escaping the sheepfold, or the rancher who would eventually slaughter them.
"Irreversible."
This is the conclusion Wu Heng reached.
It's not that they can't be saved, it's that they shouldn't be saved. Letting them go is the same as letting Pennywise go.
The massacre continues in the town; more than half the population has already been wiped out.
Pennywise inside the burrow also sensed the situation outside. Its lifeless eyes changed, becoming even darker, and its blood-red fangs stretched to its ears.
Its enormous size, like that of a mammoth, seemed to deflate, rapidly shrinking to two-thirds of its original size.
This is not because the evil spirits' attack worked.
It was the Pennywise's own actions; although we don't know what methods it will use, the evil spirit's attacks have not stopped.
Shrinking in size also means becoming more vulnerable. The evil spirit covering the Pennywise's head frantically tore at its face, its fingernails making a grating scraping sound.
"You have no idea what kind of war you've gotten yourself involved in. You'll regret it."
The Pennywise emitted a terrifying sound, his tone obscure and chilling.
As its size shrank, 19 dark red balloons emerged from its body, each containing a bound evil spirit. Apart from the three that had died, all the evil spirits present were trapped.
The Pennywise, having escaped, climbed up the hole in the ceiling like a spider, sensing the town's inhabitants rapidly dying.
Nineteen balloons, due to the airflow inside the tunnel, drifted towards the hole, floated out of the ground along the hole, and flew into the sky.
Inside each balloon lies a miniature playground filled with torture instruments, through which one can see evil spirits enduring hellish torment.
They seemed to have found their final resting place, offering no resistance and allowing themselves to be slowly tortured.
This is the terrifying power unleashed by the Pennywise shrinking himself.
With all the evil spirits bound, Wu Heng lost sight of their side and could only continue to observe the town's surface through cameras set up within the town.
The Pennywise, emerging from the sewer, knocked off the manhole cover above his head, his car-sized body cracking the concrete ground before landing with a thud.
A piece of its face was missing, a result of damage inflicted by an evil spirit when it shrank.
The Pennywise spun around, climbed to the top of the town's tallest clock tower, and opened its mouth, shooting out an eerie orange light.
The light shone directly onto the four evil spirits that were wreaking havoc in the town.
This is it using its own essence to attack evil spirits, which is the strongest method, but also the most vulnerable, just like a well-cultivated spirit using its own inner core to attack others.
"Bang, bang, bang--!"
The clock tower emitted a continuous, deep, and resonant chime.
The remaining townspeople were instantly subdued, all walking blankly toward the clock tower.
At this time, toxic substances were present in many parts of the town, and the survivors ran aimlessly, always collapsing to the ground silently as they ran.
So the Pennywise controlled them and gathered them in the clock tower to provide them with shelter.
The scene at this moment,
It's as if the celestial order has been reversed.
The Pennywise, purifying evil spirits with his light, stands atop the clock tower, below him a silent crowd that has gathered as if by unspoken agreement.
This stands in stark contrast to Wu Heng, who wears a sacred robe and controls evil spirits to reap lives at will.
Pennywise's comical, mutilated face, bathed in sunlight, seemed to take on a touch of holiness.
But all of this is an illusion. It is not about saving lives, but about protecting one's own food and private property.
Essentially, it believes that its private wealth is being destroyed.
"It's at this moment."
Wu Heng's lips curled slightly; the moment he had been waiting for had arrived.
If the resident is still conscious, he only dares to let the evil spirits harvest in an orderly and silent manner, so as not to disturb the people in the distance and cause greater panic.
He had considered taking direct control of the council and launching a nuclear strike on Derry.
But the fear is that if a little boy is thrown down, the explosion will not only wipe out the town's residents...
It is highly likely that the immense fear caused by the explosion, and the subsequent fear of radiation in Derry, will result in a Pennywise- like Pennywise appearing after the mushroom cloud dissipates.
The Pennywise at that time was the true world-destroying being. Wu Heng, who hadn't completed the main storyline and couldn't return, had no chance of survival.
The Pennywise is like a malevolent monster with rules to follow; you must act within certain limits to defeat him.
Buzz buzz buzz~!
Five large drones, which Wu Heng had arranged to lie in wait, took off and dropped a large number of Butterfly Mines and toxic substances on the clock tower, causing numerous casualties among the crowd.
Since the residents' minds have been controlled by the Pennywise, they lack the spirituality of human thought and have lost their human fear. They no longer provide the fear power that the Pennywise needs, making it the perfect time to attack.
After the Pennywise eliminated the four evil spirits in the town with his Deadlights, his beam swept across the drone, causing it to explode instantly. However, the already launched ammunition could no longer stop it.
Its abilities were restricted too much by the Maturin, retaining only destructive powers and lacking rescue abilities, or rather, the Pennywise never even considered this type of power.
It inherently represents the Deadlights, and destruction.
With the Butterfly Mines exploding like firecrackers, the battle came to an end.
The residents under the clock tower were like scarecrows, simply collapsing quietly until death.
The Pennywise bared its fangs, its spider legs angrily plunging into the wall, its scythe-like tentacles sweeping across concrete pillars, causing the roof to collapse—it was expressing its rage.
Countless red balloons rose from the ground, each containing an unexploded Butterfly Mines; some of the balloons were still absorbing toxic substances from the surrounding area.
This attack wiped out another half of the remaining residents.
The manhole covers on the ground were pushed open by inflated balloons, and the surviving residents jumped into the manholes one by one. They easily passed through the balloons crowding the manholes and slid in.
These balloons are like invisible things, yet they isolate harmful substances.