Seeing Cynthia's pale body grow to a gigantic size, covered in tumors and flowers, resembling a strange tree, and hearing her shy, hesitant request, Klein couldn't help but shudder, every hair on his body standing on end.
Such a scene possessed a terror beyond human imagination; he had never seen it even in his dreams.
If he were in Tingen facing Megose, Klein would certainly have been affected by a similar scene, temporarily losing the ability to react due to fear and panic. However, after experiencing so much, he was a truly seasoned and experienced Beyonder person. As Cynthia's words entered his ears, the glove on his left hand quietly changed color.
It turned deep black, giving off a noble yet sinister feeling, which meant that Klein had activated " Creeping Hunger " and switched to the soul of " The Sweet-Talker " Mithor, transforming into the " Baron of Corruption "!
In an instant, he Distortion Cynthia's words, changing "General, I want to have a child with you" to "General, I only want to have a child with you."
In this way, Klein believed that the general's guards and male servants surrounding the tree-like Monster would inevitably be pushed aside and thrown far away by Cynthia, whose will had been Distortion, to gain a chance to catch their breath.
As for whether this would expose that he wasn't actually Amyrius, he didn't care. Anyone who cared about whether they could actually Acting the role at this point would definitely be a serious obsessive-compulsive, and he clearly wasn't.
Furthermore, in an environment where desires are amplified to the extreme, Klein suspects that the others who have already been affected are simply unable to pay attention to the specifics of the battle.
The " Baron of Corruption's" " Distortion " ability activated silently, but Klein was astonished to see that the men surrounding Cynthia did not change their movements at all, and were not repelled in the slightest!
Despite being Distortion... the mutated Cynthia was able to directly resist this influence... Klein's pupils contracted, and he suddenly jumped two steps to the side.
Where he had been standing, a brown branch sprouted out, its tip adorned with flowers that left behind sticky sap.
The flower was exceptionally large; when it opened, it seemed capable of swallowing an entire person.
Although Klein had never seen the man-eating flowers in the primeval rainforest of the Southern Continent, he believed that none could be more terrifying or outrageous than this!
Snap! Snap! Snap!
One identical branch after another sprouted from the walls, floor, and ceiling, carrying wet blossoms, chasing after Klein from all directions.
In the process, the flowers also bit the head of the blond secretary, Luan, and the guards and servants who were reveling on the surrounding carpet.
Having learned from the previous experience of having his " Distortion " ability resisted, Klein did not hesitate to withdraw his right hand, his palm tightly gripping the dark gold high-grade talisman.
The Ninth Law!
He hadn't originally planned to use the talisman so quickly, not because he was reluctant, but because he wanted to fight it out for a while to determine exactly what Cynthia's mutated Monster was good at before making targeted weakening moves. After all, the Ninth Law " couldn't impose broad restrictions; its content had to be specific enough. For example, it couldn't disable the supernatural abilities here, but it could specify that one particular extraordinary ability wouldn't work. To maximize its value, careful observation and keen judgment were prerequisites!
However, the current situation forces Klein to reveal his trump card directly, otherwise he doubts he could harm the tree-like Monster at all!
If the " Ninth Law " spell can't create an environment where I can kill the Monster, I'll immediately use it to escape the villa, lure Cynthia outside, and then find an opportunity to pray and unleash a saturation attack with the " Sea God Scepter " above the Gray Fog! In a flash of thought, Klein, constantly leaping and dodging among branches and flowers, uttered a low Ancient Hermes:
"The law!"
As the incantation resonated, the dark gold rune in Klein's palm suddenly turned icy cold, a coldness that seemed to strip away all emotion.
At this moment, Klein achieved an extremely calm state. As he cast out the " Ninth Law " talisman, his thoughts Blink as he considered what to restrict.
His first reaction was to prohibit any desires, but he knew that was too broad, so he thought of changing it to prohibiting the desire to reproduce. After all, Cynthia wanted to have a child with Amyrius, and her influence on those around her was mainly in this regard!
Just as the " Ninth Law " talisman flew into the air, transforming into specks of dark golden light that spread outwards, Klein suddenly thought of a question:
Cynthia was an ordinary person before!
This is an undeniable fact!
Over these three nights, Klein repeatedly confirmed his belief, using methods such as " Spirit Vision " and Divination, that Cynthia was not Beyonder.
Similarly, if she were, Amyrius, who could directly distinguish between ordinary people and Beyonder, would have discovered it long ago.
Therefore, why she suddenly mutated into Monster is a crucial question that must be addressed!
Could it be that, like Megose, she became a vessel for the descent of an evil god through some ritual? No, if there were a ritual, I couldn't possibly have failed to detect it. My Spirituality intuition would warn me against activating " Spirit Vision," against looking directly at Cynthia... Is there some item or characteristic on her that caused external forces to project upon her? That's why she was fine the first two nights, but suddenly changed tonight... In any case, her terror comes from the outside, not from within herself... Klein made a swift judgment in those few seconds, no longer hesitating, seizing the opportunity, and spoke in a low voice:
"This area is off-limits to outside communication!"
The Ancient Hermes, full of mystery, spread out instantly, and the scattered dark golden light suddenly intertwined into countless symbolic signs and magical symbols, like laws, and merged into the void.
Buzz!
Klein suddenly heard a soft ringing in his ears, and seemed to see an invisible light full of desire being repelled outside the room.
Immediately, a phantom-like yet dazzling Starry Sky appeared before his eyes, along with a the Star radiating bright light.
*Snap! Snap! Klein's eyeballs burst open, and a gruesome, terrifying liquid mixed with blood gushed out.
Although he used the " Ninth Law " talisman to isolate the external influence, the power was of an extremely high level. Even a normal backlash directly penetrated the natural protection of the high-level talisman and blew out his eyes!
The damage was swift and without warning, giving Klein no chance to use his Paper Figurine Substitute, just like the " Marionettist " Rosago had done before.
Without the " Ninth Law " talisman, he would have lost more than just his eyes; he might have turned into Monster like Cynthia!
At the same time, Cynthia, who was as tall as a tree, froze there, her body suddenly disintegrating into a pool of flesh covered with brownish-green tumors. The general's guards and male servants around her fell to the ground with thuds, unconscious by the bedside and on the floor.
Cynthia's head was embedded in that mass of flesh, and she murmured to herself:
General, I want to have a child with you...
General, I want to have a child with you...
She strained to reach out and grab the remaining branches from the ceiling and walls, instantly ensnaring Klein, who was still dizzy from the backlash, and dragging him toward her.
Klein recovered slightly and immediately struggled desperately, but whether he tried to snap his fingers to ignite the flames or switch to " Creeping Hunger," he could not succeed because his hands and arms were tightly bound.
As the brownish-green tumor drew ever closer, Klein suddenly had an idea. He instantly changed his appearance, transforming from Amyrius into Gehrman Sparrow Gehrman Sparrow, his eyes now filled with blood!
The entwined branch paused for a second, then strangely loosened, waving wildly in all directions as if trying to grab something.
Cynthia, her mind filled with disappointment and confusion, whispered:
General, where have you gone...?
"General, where have you gone...?"
Without the continuous resistance of external forces, she was finally influenced by the " Baron of Corruption's " " Distortion " nature, and only wanted to have a child with Amyrius, thus letting Gehrman Sparrow go.
Klein rolled over and stood up, pressing his right hand against his eyes, then pulled sharply downwards, transferring the ruptured wound to his left shoulder.
As his left shoulder became a bloody mess, the " Creeping Hunger " was tinged with a pure and brilliant light.
Klein looked with pity at Cynthia's head amidst the pile of flesh and blood, and opened his arms to the sides.
A bright pillar of light, wreathed in holy flames, descended from mid-air and enveloped the Monster that had crumbled into flesh and blood.
P. S.: The pacing is a bit disrupted. This chapter is shorter than usual. I'll update it first and revise it later.