The nightmare ends here.
Catherine simply shows William her interview at the circus and how her migraine turns into a nightmare.
Especially the nightmare transformation, which is somewhat similar to William's epileptic brain transformation.
It has to be said that Catherine does have talent, but in addition to her own strength, there is also a certain element of luck.
If the previous deputy clown had not been killed, he would never allow Catherine to massacre and devour the dancers in a sleepwalking state.
And it just so happened that the clown Art was imprisoned, so he was not indoctrinated with the concept of evil at the first time.
If Catherine, who was only ten years old and whose mind was not yet mature, had followed Art from the beginning, she would have been assimilated. It was impossible for her to have a friendly conversation with William here, and her every move would surely exude malice towards the world.
The fact that she is now like this, with the kindness of 'white' and the malice of 'black', and maintaining a seemingly balanced state, is all thanks to the care and companionship of the magician Jain, who helped her to consolidate her correct outlook on life.
Even if Art returns later and has different impressions of her from time to time, the kindness in her heart will always remain and will not be suppressed or weakened.
but,
After experiencing Catherine's childhood and employment experience, William was not too moved, or in his opinion this situation was relatively lucky.
William's previous life, that is, Yi Chen's childhood in another world, was not so lucky. He had never seen a "good man" like the magician Jan, nor had he encountered an area like the circus that could serve as a complete shelter and a long-term stable life.
The one-hour short nightmare is over.
William gradually opened his eyes and was about to talk to Catherine on his back about his nightmare.
However, a breath that made the soul, body, and consciousness feel dangerous came from the factory entrance.
This extremely dangerous aura forced William to instantly forget the real experience in the nightmare. He immediately opened his eyes and looked towards the source of the aura, while instinctively "lifting the restrictions".
"ah!"
When the remaining evil Yang spread in William's body, and the lines spread all over his flesh and clothes,
Catherine, who maintained a "nightmare bond" with William, immediately suffered a root burning, and the female heads growing on her body showed painful expressions and groaned slightly.
The spiral tentacles inserted between William's back and the back of his head were instantly pulled out.
Catherine, who looked like an octopus with a human face, fell from the sky.
However,
William didn't pay any attention to Catherine who fell down. His eyes were still on the factory door, staring at Mr. Art, the clown representative of the Fear Circus who came from next door.
The evil emanating from the other party's body was even stronger than the last time he saw it outside the gates of Zion.
Among all the patients William had ever seen in his life, the one in front of him was the most dangerous, except for the one who was the source of the epidemic.
"Little Grape, don't peek! Trust my instincts. If you see this guy's body, there could be very bad consequences."
Little Grape was trying to use its eyes to stop immediately. At this moment, it naturally would not argue with William and closed its eyes decisively.
Then, William, who was suspended in the air, summoned his hand axe, whoosh!
Cut the wires connected to your body.
The moment he landed, he adopted a gentleman's posture, bowed his head and saluted, making sure his height was no higher than Art.
Although there was nothing in the factory, William felt like he was stuck in a quagmire, a mucus quagmire that flowed from malignant tumors and would swallow him up permanently if he was not careful.
Stop, stop, stop! The nasal cavity is moving.
Art sniffed with his huge and exaggerated hooked nose, and deliberately put his entire nose against William's face.
Rub between teeth, nostrils, under eyelids and between ear canals, looking for scent.
Throughout the whole process, William tried his best to suppress his emotions and forced himself to stay calm.
The whole process lasted for five minutes until the sniffing ended.
William, with his head lowered, caught a glimpse of the other person's yellow teeth with completely exposed gums, black stains all over them, and a lot of minced meat residue stuck between the teeth.
At this time,
The teeth slowly opened,
A tongue covered with bean-sized tumors was revealed, with each bean arranged neatly, densely and wriggling.
The entire mouth is filled with densely packed teeth, as if they all have the function of chewing.
William, who witnessed the oral scene, suddenly felt numb all over. A different kind of fear spread throughout his body, forcing him to lose the ability to move, and even his breathing became obstructed and rapid.
"Trypophobia"
At this moment, Art's extremely funny voice came.
"It's the smell of the Cancer Palace. Even though it's almost gone, I can still smell the stench... Am I right? You must have been to the Cancer Palace, right?"
"I have been there." William used the characteristics of his epileptic brain to suppress the numbness in his tongue and mouth and responded reluctantly.
“Well, you can pass both the magician test and our clown test, and you can even continue to communicate after tasting my fear. You can be said to be gifted!
The other side should invite you to join the new barracks of the Knights of the Tumor, right? With a little effort, you can officially become the leader of the Old World by completing the path.
Why didn't you agree, or did you already agree and become one of them, and they just allowed you to come out and have fun as an exception?"
"No, I went to the Cancer Palace just to accompany a friend. I took a brief tour and then left."
Bang!
A swollen gloved hand fell on William's shoulder. Although it looked like a palm to the naked eye, his shoulder felt as if it was being squeezed by countless lumps of flesh.
Art even put his frightening clown face close to William's ear.
"Hahaha, don't be nervous~ As long as you don't have cancer, as long as you have nothing to do with that place, I won't kill you. Tell me, have you seen that woman in the Cancer Palace? The woman who rules the Knights. How is she? Is she weakened by the recent cessation of development in the Cancer Palace?"
“No… I just visited the mid-level commercial area.”
"Ah~ You didn't see this either? But that's right, that woman is high up, and only by becoming a Knight of the Tumor can you see her true face, then you..."
Just at this moment.
Bang!
Another thin, soft hand landed on William's other shoulder, forcibly pulling him away from Art.
The one who dragged her away was Catherine, who had re-condensed her human form.
Not only that,
Catherine also used some magic to conjure up a woven bag, put William inside it and lifted him up to her shoulders to isolate herself from the burning sensation caused by the remaining fire.
“Boss, I’ll take him away first. This guy just finished his interview with Jaan, and was supposed to be sent back as soon as he said it, but now it’s been delayed for a long time.
Otherwise, when Uncle Jian comes after you to ask for the person, you, the boss, will be very unhappy.
Haha, Boss, just do your thing, we won’t disturb you.”
Art did not respond verbally, but forced a creepy and weird smile, raised his right arm, and moved his five fingers regularly to make a funny "bye-bye".
The roller coaster left the clown house.
Catherine also poured William out of the sack.
"Phew~ That was dangerous! I didn't expect the boss to come over... The longer you stay with the boss, the more unstable you become. If we continue chatting, something bad will happen sooner or later. I don't want you, William, to be mashed into a pulp and stuffed into the boss's body."
"Thank you, Catherine." William was glad that he had given the cancer crystal to the mother sheep in advance, otherwise if Art smelled it, something bad would happen.
"Don't thank me. Tell me how you felt about the nightmare. Was I pitiful?"
“So-so.”
"Ah~ That's it... I'm going to reverse the car and throw you to the boss!" Catherine puffed up her lips and stomped her feet.
William patted Catherine's shoulder gently. "As long as you are living well now, that's enough, isn't it? No wonder Mr. Jian would take special care of you. By the way, was the skill of your conjuring up the woven bag just now a magic trick?"
Catherine's mood changes quickly, and her mood changes with the topic in an instant. "Yes, Uncle Jian taught me the skills when I was a child. In fact, I can also be his assistant."
"Where do we go next?"
"Go to other departments~ Didn't I say I'd show you around? In addition to Uncle Jaan and Boss Art, there are many other strong people in the circus.
Oh, right! There is someone who is the same type as you, maybe you two can become good friends. "
"What type?"
“He is a very rare ‘lunatic’. However, he is so brutal when dealing with things that the lunatics in the old world all sneer at him and actively reject him.
But he treated us very well.
I'll take you to see it later. It will be very interesting to see two crazy people meeting each other."