Circus of Fear
During non-business hours, the entire circus tent will be hidden deep in the subspace, and even the source epidemic areas and even the Monastery of Pain that enjoys the privilege of capture cannot be located.
Only those individuals who are designated as core members by the boss and who will fully develop phobias can enjoy soul-level sensory connections outside.
To be precise, it should be a "fear connection".
The boss is the source of fear, and can even be said to be the origin of fear in the old world.
Any circus member who comes into contact with him will be "sown in fear". The same thing happened to William when he first went to the circus. When he accepted the admission ticket, a seed of fear took root in his brain.
But not everyone can control such seeds.
The seeds of fear will be screened subjectively, and only those who have real potential and performance talent will choose to take root and sprout in their bodies.
And germination is only the first step. It will subsequently require daily accumulation, performance and some special opportunities for the buds to grow into trees and develop their own "phobia".
William's phobia was completely formed through trial operation and official performance (halftime), combined with his own insights and application in the Yuanmin settlement. It is also a social phobia that is unique to him.
This special phobia that is attached to the epileptic brain is also complemented during the journey, which is equivalent to using the nutrient solution from ancient times to water the trees, allowing the originally mature trees to bear fruit.
William only needs to activate his phobia sense and trace the most primitive and ancient source of fear to find the boss, which is also the entrance to the circus.
For the first part of the journey, you can choose to take the black worm train, and then make the final walk when the sensation becomes strong.
Butterfly Phosphorus Forest
A tall man, a short man, and a candle puppet were running fast in the forest.
The butterflies living here all avoided it, and the faces of the people in the butterflies' abdomens all showed expressions of horror. They totally didn't understand why such a strong person would come here.
The leading human male had a centered bun and a signature black suit.
Following behind him was a "beast" of gigantic size covered in streamlined silver armor. It was impossible to tell what kind it was. It looked like a dragon, a wolf, and also like a giant rat.
"William, what exactly is this place we are going to, which you said has the best food in the old world? From what I remember, there doesn't seem to be an epidemic source area here. Is it a newly established organization?"
"It's a place called the Circus of Fear."
"Circus... never heard of it."
"This is a special organization that was created after the war. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. It is kept secret during non-performance periods."
As the two were talking, William's sense of fear suddenly increased exponentially.
The dense forest in front of me suddenly became open, and a very unnatural clearing appeared in the forest. There was no moss, no flowers or grass, and even the human-faced butterflies did not dare to fly into it.
A magic hat is placed in the center of the open space.
Lord Price followed William out of the woods. When he saw the incongruous magic hat, his fur stood up, his claws popped out, and his tail tightened.
When he tried to see through the magic hat with his moon eyes under the helmet, what he saw was an endless abyss.
Unlike the tenth abyss, the abyss in the magic hat room made him feel dizzy at a glance, as if the space was disrupted.
At this time, a kind of irritating pollen floated in the forest, which stained the surface of the eyeballs and forced Price and William to blink at the same time.
Buzz~ In the blink of an eye, the magic hat disappeared.
In his place was a magician in a tuxedo and a Guy Fawkes mask.
"Mr. Jaen!" William immediately saluted and introduced his companions, "This is my new friend, the mayor of the original mouse city - Price Silvertail.
According to my observation and research, he can hold an important position in the circus, and Moonlight's characteristics match mine, so he may become a supporting actor in the theater department."
Jaune glanced at the rat and saw the dual attributes of the silver armor - 'Cancer and Moon', as well as the powerful aura it exuded.
“It’s really good, but whether you can become a member of the circus still requires subsequent assessments and the cultivation of phobias… But you, William, your boss only approved you for two months of vacation, but you didn’t come back until three months later.
Due to your serious violation, I will personally take you to the boss's residence to explain your late return.
As for your friend, I will ask my staff to arrange for him to apply for the job."
"good."
Jain snapped his fingers, and a member with a poker face named Spade 10 walked out from behind him.
As William gently patted the back of Yu Price's armor, the big rat followed Poker Face out and disappeared into the woods.
When they were the only two people left in the clearing, Jaune took off his mask and stared at William with his abyss eyes.
But this time, William no longer fell into it. Instead, a repulsive force arose between the two of them, as if it was the repulsion between different abysses.
"Have you received recognition from the Tenth Abyss? Congratulations."
"It's all thanks to Mr. Jaan's special training for me in the Abyss. Otherwise, I would have been lost in it and become a slave of the Tenth Abyss."
"Well, the boss probably won't say anything to you in this case. After all, it's understandable that you stayed in the abyss for a while longer. Besides, you also brought back a very good applicant.
But you are really calculating, thinking of appointing the deputy director of the theater in advance, are you thinking that once that rat takes the position, you can run away again?"
"Haha, Mr. Jia En, please take me to see the boss..."
Deep inside the incinerator in the back kitchen, deep inside the pit tangled with black hair, it is an absolute restricted area in the circus.
Every hair and every piece of flesh that wriggles here seems to exist on its own.
When he came to the curtain of black hair, Jian put his hat on his chest and said, "Boss, William has been brought here."
William also made the same bow.
But as time passed, no sound came from behind the black-haired curtain, which was different from the long wait when meeting the "Tenth Abyss".
William, standing in front of the black hair curtain, felt a primitive fear coming from the front all the time. Even though he had completed the journey, he still felt breathless. The increasingly strong sense of fear was like a whirlpool of black hair that wanted to swallow him completely.
Not only William, but even Jaune broke out in a cold sweat.
Just when William's spirit was about to collapse and he was about to put on the Abyss Mask,
The boss's voice finally came from inside:
"Hmm... No wonder it took so long. Very good physical condition and exclusive phobia. Also, the applicant you brought back is not bad either, and has received high scores in various tests.
I will not pursue the matter of your late return any further, and will devote the rest of my time to the establishment of the new department and the preliminary preparations."
"Thank you, boss." William's tense nerves relaxed instantly and he also breathed a sigh of relief.
"In addition, before your department is fully built and passes the assessment, the circus tent will not be divided into independent department space for you. Therefore, the preliminary construction will be temporarily set up inside the circus.
The circus has more people, if you can build good relationships, you might be able to poach some talent from them."
"Inside the circus? Sure."
William was originally planning to communicate more with Mr. Rabbit, so this arrangement was just right.
Thinking that the conversation was over, William was about to leave with Jan when his boss' voice suddenly changed.
"Jaune, please leave first. I have something else to discuss with William alone."
"Got it." Jianen was actually a little surprised. He couldn't guess what the boss wanted to do by leaving William alone.
When Jaune left, the voice came again: "Come in and talk, William... Ahem!"
"yes."
Following the boss's request, William reached forward and lifted the curtain woven with black hair. The intuitive touch gave him goose bumps all over his body.
When the scene behind the curtain comes into view,
The most primitive fear drowned William in the sea like a tide. He instinctively activated the characteristics of the abyss and covered his eyes with his hands to temporarily block the invasion of fear.
The boss's true nature is also revealed.
The boss that appears during the Demon Feast is only a part, a very small part, or the part that can appear in human form.
The wheelchair was leaning to one side and not in use.
The boss's body was embedded in the deepest part of the cave, connected to the 'root' of the circus tent... It was a giant, hairy black ball of flesh, with only a small part of the boss's human-shaped outline stuck on the top of the ball.
Of the hair that is continuously produced on the surface of the ball, only those that meet the standards for flexibility and color will be used to weave fabric to expand the space of the circus tent.
Defective hair will wander around the caves, and occasionally even end up in the kitchen causing trouble.
The truth is clear,
The circus tent is part of the boss.
Or it could be said that it is a special product woven from the boss's own hair.