At that moment, the psychic storm erupted in full, but Edward, trapped inside the cube, was no longer affected in the slightest. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, however, he heard a bang from above-a tremendous sound like a box snapping shut.
He had still been drawn into the Box of the Great Old Ones!
However, the cube's presence greatly slowed his Puppification-only slowed it. His muscles, bones, and movements were gradually stiffening at a perceptible rate.
Apparition was useless!
Door Opening was useless!
He picked up Leymano's Travel Notes again, turned to [Mermaid], and slid his finger across it to activate it. His body instantly dissolved into foam and vanished, but when he re-formed a moment later, he was still inside the cube.
Leymano's Travel Notes could only record three demigod-level Beyonder Abilities in total. The only one left was [Spear of Longinus]. He tried to lock onto Botis and unleash it, but failed.
He switched his target to the Box of the Great Old Ones. This time, he could unleash it, but remembering how even Bernadette had stayed her hand when facing the Box of the Great Old Ones, he hesitated.
Edward remembered that the third level of the Box of the Great Old Ones was suspected to contain corruption from the cosmos.
"Huh?"
He suddenly froze. "I don't think I'm afraid of corruption."
Outside the Box of the Great Old Ones.
Reinette Tinekerr had transformed into a rag doll as enormous as a castle, wearing a black Gothic dress covered in countless mysterious symbols and entwined with sinister vines. Her eyes were blood-red.
Her gaze swept over the masked man. Her tightly closed mouth opened, but no sound emerged:
This was the Transfiguration Curse.
The masked man immediately sensed an intense threat. He instantly