Swish, swish, swish-
Before any of them could react, Lin En reached out, and a pitch-black light instantly poured into the space between the three of their brows.
Bzz-
Almost simultaneously, their pupils abruptly dilated, and a powerful, overbearing force spread through each of their souls.
It seemed to be an intense malice, yet also some kind of divinity.
In a single instant, they felt countless sharp, extreme emotions explode in their minds. Countless shrieks filled with pleasure, depravity, anger, and frenzy enveloped their bodies, then swiftly merged into them.
It felt as though they had just taken a trip through hell.
Salgon trembled instantly. The flames inside his skull almost erupted, and his legs kept going weak.
"This is..."
Lin En smiled at them and said:
"This is my authority! From this moment onward, you are my followers. Like me, you will possess the ability to see emotions, and your most important task from now on will be to gather enough Emotional Fragments to sustain me."
Of course, he had made up the part about authority. It mainly just sounded impressive.
Mirror's hair stood on end, and she remained immersed in that intense sensation from moments earlier.
And at that very moment.
Clink-
She saw a transparent fragment with a faint glow fall from her body to the ground.
"This is..."
She instinctively picked it up.
At that same moment, she felt the intense emotional fluctuations contained within the fragment. It was her own fear, condensed from the terrifying sensation she had experienced just a moment ago...
"Exactly."
The corner of Lin En's mouth curled upward, and a tentacle slowly coiled around the fragment in her hand.
"That's how it works. I feed on emotions. Whether it's your fear, pain, hatred, or pleasure, all of these are the most