A starfish and a shattered black sphere silently stared at the cursed fire that had disturbed their peace, then attacked the uninvited guest.
Lin Fan had once chewed the shattered black sphere apart and swallowed it like a century egg, but it seemed such injuries were far from enough to destroy this ancient, unknown being.
An inexplicable ripple struck Ferrus. In an instant, he lost control of the cursed fire. Only an uncontrollable trembling manifested through the flickering flames.
What... is this thing?
Ferrus felt his thoughts growing ever darker and colder. Then he saw the starfish open the mouth at the center of its body.
There was no biologically meaningful oral cavity within that open mouth. It was a simple scene even more disorderly and illogical than the Warp. The bizarre images woven from all manner of two-dimensional lines pushed Ferrus's steadfast nerves to the brink of collapse.
I have to get out of here! I have to get out of here!
Driven by his survival instinct, Ferrus struggled with all his might, but he could do nothing. He could only watch as the flames were sucked into the starfish, the fire made of Warp energy rapidly collapsing into an even lower dimension. Even the very concept of vengeance became clearly visible.
Lin Fan had no idea what was happening in his stomach. He could only feel more and more flames being poured into his body, while Ferrus's body shrank smaller and smaller.
"Hey... shouldn't you stop?" Lin Fan asked indistinctly, only to find that Ferrus did not respond. Lin Fan blinked, then closed his mouth with a snap of his jaws. The arm Ferrus had thrust into his mouth was neatly severed by his teeth.
By then, Ferrus had become much smaller than Lin Fan, looking like a