Ma'am M's body collapsed.
Her entire form reverted to the horrifying appearance she'd had when first swallowing the potion, like some kind of skinned human monster, drenched in blood.
On the monster's chest, seven or eight faces floated, Silas's, Ma'am M's, the sacrificial victims', all with eyes tightly shut.
Then Ma'am M's face drifted upward.
Her eyes quickly opened.
Those eyes no longer held their previous intelligence.
In their place was complete madness and hunger!
She appeared impossibly greedy, desperately craving the flesh of the three present.
"Die!"
She shouted at the three of them.
The shrill voice echoed endlessly.
In that word, simple to the extreme, was contained invisible, terrible power and impact. The bestowed ability from Silas's Sequence 8, now used by Ma'am M, who had taken over his body!
"Boom!"
The three only felt their heads hammered viciously, ears immediately ringing, blood rapidly pouring from their nostrils, eyes, and other orifices!
"Scatter!"
Noise echoed in his ears, and Klein's vision blurred.
Just then, he heard Dunn's low shout. Based on his trust in Dunn, he dove right without thinking.
A heavy impact sounded immediately after.
Klein relied on his excellent body control to steady himself, using his gradually recovering vision to look back at where he'd been standing.
That spot had been filled with terrible flesh and blood. Ma'am M's body had charged through, spraying gore, bringing intense corrosion.
The Blackthorn Security Company certificate had been destroyed beyond recognition.
Just then, the sky darkened again.
From the urn in Dunn's arms, a mass of threads surged out once more, filling the surrounding area.
The shadow at Ma'am M's feet no longer held phantom visions.
That indescribable higher status no longer existed. Saint Selena's ashes began their pursuit of evil again.
"Whoosh!"
The bloody monster whirled around. On its chest, Ma'am M's face twisted with hunger.
She looked greedily at the group, opening her torn mouth, about to pronounce their death sentence:
"Go die..."
Her voice cut off halfway, mouth still open but unable to produce any sound.
Leonard, having risen from the ground, stretched his hand toward her. On his arm was wrapped that blood-red vessel, swollen and enlarged, red turning purple.
Not only the extraordinary item, but the veins on his own face also bulged, as if they might explode at any moment.
Sealed Artifact, "Blood Vessel Thief"!
"Profane Words" had been stolen!
Taking advantage of Ma'am M's brief attack gap, the black threads pursued silently and invisibly.
The out-of-control Ma'am M might be terrifying, but losing control also costs her that sinister, crazed intelligence, turning her into a beast fighting on instinct.
When she saw the black threads closing in, a normal her would definitely have used flame jumping to dodge.
But the current crazed her, actually charged straight at the black threads, arms swinging, throwing out flesh full of corrosion.
"Sizzle..."
The black threads were corroded by the flesh, twitching, but still spread rapidly until they caught her, entangling her!
There's an opening!
Excitement surged in Klein's heart.
Once Saint Selena's ashes caught her, he would activate the [Sun Blaze] charm.
This charm's power came from a true god's blood and would definitely deliver powerful, destructive effects!
"Ahhhhh..."
Ma'am M struggled, shrieking sharply, her strength becoming extremely violent.
The cold, slippery threads even had difficulty controlling her.
Dunn frowned at the scene before him. Under his black coat, thick objects rapidly pushed up, protruded, then simultaneously exploded!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A large amount of crimson blood infused with "Nightmare" spirituality splattered out, like a grand blood rain falling around Dunn.
The blood fell on the black threads and was immediately absorbed rapidly.
These threads swelled quickly, from thin filaments to thick tentacles, binding Ma'am M tightly!
The moment!
Klein rejoiced, grasping that warm pure gold flake, making a throwing gesture...
"Cough cough!"
He suddenly doubled over, emitting painful coughs.
His forehead was rapidly heating up, body temperature rising, lungs burning hot, itching unbearably. Not just him, Leonard and Dunn also showed varying symptoms.
"Roar..."
A fierce smile appeared on Ma'am M's crazily twisted face.
She instinctively released toxins, plunging everyone present into the disease's entanglement.
Due to this brief loss of control, she broke free of the black threads' binding again, charging toward Klein.
"Submit!"
A grand yet depraved voice rang out from another side.
It was Leonard, forcibly suppressing his coughing, using the "Profane Words" that originally belonged to this monster!
"Boom!"
Ma'am M's forward momentum was immediately interrupted, collapsing to the ground.
After rising, she released an angry shriek.
Before the black threads could entangle her, she sprinted at high speed, making Leonard collide face-first with her!
"Boom!"
Leonard was sent flying like he'd been hit by a heavily loaded cargo wagon, landing far away.
Before he could rise, Ma'am M was already in front of him, opening her bloody maw!
Leonard could clearly see every detail of her teeth. Unable to dodge, about to whisper something, he saw the monster's form suddenly pause.
The face belonging to Silas was gradually surfacing, pushing away Ma'am M's position.
In the illusory ocean depths, Silas's eyes were tightly shut.
His consciousness was gradually dissipating, as if completely merging with this profound, boundless ocean.
Perhaps disappearing like this would be fine...
A certain warmth and ease of returning to the womb enveloped Silas, making him unwilling to do anything, wanting only to stay here completely until eternity.
He was about to forget his own name, his own existence...
Who am I? It doesn't matter anymore. Giving up like this doesn't seem so bad...
The real world is too cruel. Every day, struggling to survive, enduring endless pain.
Never mind, whether it's me or others, even if it's my family... family...
"Brother."
He remembered a young girl's voice.
Oh crap!
Where's my sister!
He suddenly awoke.
Cecilia! Cecilia had been taken by Ma'am M's subordinates! And here he was still soaking around.
If he didn't wake up now, who would care about his sister's safety!
"Splash!"
Silas's eyes snapped open, breaking free from the water's surface, sitting up.
The ocean floor, originally immeasurably deep, had suddenly become a shallow beach.
When he sat up, he broke through the seawater's encirclement. Looking around, Ma'am M had long since vanished.
Quick, wake up, go save Cecilia!
The surging white mist on the sea surface responded to Silas's will, rapidly closing in.
His consciousness was quickly pulled out, returning to the real world.