"I see... a hanging giant..."
The streetwalker murmured under the psychologist's hypnosis.
"A hanging giant?"
Professor Anthony couldn't help but frown.
What appeared in the patient's dream was rather unexpected. "Can you move a little closer and look at the details on the giant's body..."
"Professor."
Before he could finish, Audrey, who had been sitting quietly in the corner, stood up and interrupted him.
Anthony didn't understand what a hanging giant meant, but Miss Justice understood quite clearly.
Through the routine mysticism sharing at the Tarot Club, she already knew this image came from that ancient and terrifying evil god, the True Creator!
Why would a streetwalker see an evil god in her dreams?
No, that can be addressed later.
Right now the most critical thing is to stop the hypnosis. She can't be allowed to continue looking, or things will turn disastrous!
Unfortunately, Audrey was still a step too late.
At the same moment she stood up, the streetwalker's body had already begun trembling abnormally.
Her head tilted back, her mouth opened wide, the corners of her lips tearing toward both sides as that depraved and twisted aura surged out madly.
"Miss Audrey, we agreed beforehand, didn't we? Don't interfere while I'm seeing patients..."
Anthony turned around, speaking with some displeasure.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
A terrified scream suddenly erupted from behind him. That voice... it seemed somewhat familiar.
With a touch of confusion, Anthony turned back around. He saw the female patient had somehow already lunged forward and was biting his assistant's neck.
The poor young man screamed and struggled as blood rapidly spurted from his neck.
The patient has gone mad!
Anthony was shocked and alarmed. He rushed over urgently to pull the patient off while shouting for orderlies to come control the situation.
"Don't go over there!"
Audrey immediately called out to stop him.
What are you saying? My assistant's life is in danger...
Just as Anthony was thinking this, he quickly noticed his assistant had stopped struggling.
The patient was savagely tearing and biting.
He heard the sound of bones cracking, and then he saw his assistant's neck completely bend and tear apart. The entire head fell backward, revealing a headless cavity.
Large amounts of fresh blood were gushing out, splashing all over the floor.
"..."
An icy terror shot from the soles of his feet straight to his brain, instantly freezing Anthony in place.
"Professor, don't make a sound. Please slowly back away."
He heard Audrey speaking to him in a lowered voice.
Despite having seen many madmen himself, she actually appeared more composed than him.
Following Audrey's instructions, Anthony slowly retreated back behind the desk to stand with her.
Her face was extremely pale, but she remained relatively calm, using her hand to comfort her trembling personal maid while cautiously observing the crazed streetwalker.
She's been contaminated by the evil god's aura and has an extreme craving for flesh and blood...
Audrey noticed the woman was lowering her head and feeding wantonly.
Her skin was splitting open, revealing bloody muscles and tissues. Especially her abdomen, which was rapidly swelling as she ate.
With my current Sequence, I have no way to deal with this...
She thought somewhat helplessly.
For her current pathway, she still wasn't clear what the high-sequence abilities were like.
With only her present abilities, she could only influence people's mental worlds. When faced with a crazed monster, she was completely powerless.
"Huu... huu..."
Her personal maid Annie beside her was trembling. She tried her best to cover her mouth, but still let out suppressed sobbing sounds.
Swish!
The monster that was devouring flesh suddenly raised its head and turned toward them.
They'd been discovered!
For some reason, its eyes were still closed at this moment, as if it remained immersed in a crazed dream.
But the torn corners of its mouth and its deformed body both indicated it had irreversibly fallen into the abyss.
It's coming over!
Immense fear immediately seized Audrey's heart. She seemed to already see her own miserable fate of being devoured.
Calm down!
Audrey, calm down!
In this critical moment, Miss Justice desperately told herself: It hasn't woken up yet. I still have a chance!
She stepped forward, blocking Anthony and Annie who were bound by fear, and soothed in a gentle, ethereal voice, "It's all right. This place is safe. This is only a dream..."
With the situation so urgent, she could only use the hypnotic language she'd just learned, trying to calm the other party's emotions.
Compared to an ordinary psychologist, a "Mind Reader" who could observe the monster's state was obviously much better positioned to do this.
The monster, which was already under hypnosis, gradually calmed down. Audrey had actually managed to soothe it!
Good. Now just slowly exit the room like this, lock the door, and notify the police...
She thought with extreme tension, not daring to relax even slightly.
"Bang!"
Just then, the room door was suddenly violently smashed open from outside. Several burly orderlies rushed in carrying clubs and instruments.
They'd heard the commotion and had come to control the patient.
Oh no!
Audrey thought helplessly, watching as the monster suddenly opened its eyes at the loud noise.
It charged into those orderlies who hadn't yet reacted. Fresh blood and screams rang out once more!
The monster devoured flesh and blood wantonly. Its abdomen swelled even more, until finally it bulged as if pregnant.
No, it really was gestating something, because Audrey heard a baby's cry faintly emanating from its body.
"Wahhh..."
The crying was filled with an evil, eerie quality. Audrey only felt her vision suddenly spin.
She immediately couldn't even catch her breath. Beside her, the two ordinary people who weren't Beyonders were even less able to endure it.
Professor Anthony and her maid Annie were both struck by the impact simultaneously and collapsed unconscious.
Audrey's own situation wasn't optimistic either.
She felt completely drained of strength and collapsed to the ground, watching helplessly as the monster finished killing the orderlies and turned its gaze, filled with madness and hunger, toward her.
In her helplessness, she clasped her hands together and prayed in a low voice.
"The Fool that doesn't belong to this era..."
In this desperate situation, the only thing she could do was beseech the divine!
However, before she could finish reciting The Fool's honorific name, the shadow beneath the monster began to twist.
Something was emerging from within it.
"Swish!"
An arm wrapped in multiple restraint straps shot out like lightning and gripped the monster's neck.
The fingers were slender with distinct knuckles, forming a stark contrast with the monster's bloody, mangled appearance.
Audrey's eyes widened. She saw the handsome young man she'd encountered in the hallway earlier standing between her and the monster.
That monster that had easily killed so many people was being easily controlled by him, unable to resist!
How did he appear?!
Miss Justice's heart was filled with confusion and chaos.
Silas squinted at the monster before him.
Judging by the attire, it had originally seemed to be a streetwalker.
Her abdomen was swollen and distended, faintly transmitting a baby's cry that made his head feel slightly uncomfortable.
A ritual for a Child of God?
That was his first thought.
The monster struggled and roared.
Silas applied a bit more force, his fingers sinking deep into the other party's flesh.
Audrey noticed the terrifying monster quickly began to scream.
The flesh all over its body rapidly dissolved and flowed onto the ground. The scene was both evil and horrifying.
She couldn't help but cover her mouth. This Beyonder was truly very powerful, but his methods were far too frightening!