Chapter 293
Bennett Foddy swung his hammer and fell into thought. As he continued to swing it, the water in his tank was rippling.
His tank was jet black, almost like a low-quality product. It was completely inconspicuous, but now there was a hint of gold flowing on top of it.
Bennett Foddy loved to challenge difficulties, but these challenges always ended in failure. He had failed far too many times, and as a cripple, it was difficult for him to succeed.
Challenging difficulties with a crippled body, each time he succeeded, it was as if a golden light was shining on him. It was his glory, and he enjoyed that glory, diligently pursuing himself to become stronger.
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The same was true for the "wanna" villain. His body was only the size of a normal person's thumb, so he would explode into a puddle of blood at the slightest contact with a sharp object. Even a cherry could easily crush him to death.
The reason why he was called [I]
The "wanna" villain was because he was willing to die thousands of times for what he wanted, over and over again, just so he could become stronger.
There was a big bow on the little man's head, which was mocking him for being weak.
The "wanna" villain also wanted to get rid of this bow.
Both of them were extremely compatible with Negri's ideals. If it wasn't for the mission restriction of the Unusual Summoning Order, they would've become Negri's most loyal believers if they met Negri first.
「 Even if we want to become stronger, we don't need to rely on him. We are the masters of our own destinies 」 the Armor's heavy voice came, trying to persuade his two companions.
The compass in his body needed the power of the world to determine the path home, so he had this setting. If someone from the world he was in asked for help, he would provide it as a toll fee.
"You really don't understand, Armor" Bennett Foddy smiled bitterly: "Becoming stronger and becoming his believer isn't relying on him, but rather that the existence on the other side is already so pure that it's close to that ideal"
"He isn't just a living being, but also a symbol, a way of thinking. For us, he represents the truth" Bennett Foddy looked at Negri who was casually responding to the collection's harassment, his expression became respectful.
"I don't understand. After all, I'm just a set of armor." The armor was an extension of its master. It had inherited its master's will. From then on, there was no past, no future. The only meaning of its existence was to go to an unknown home.
"Hehehe, why are you thinking so much? Isn't it better to become part of my collection? Become part of my collection and you won't have to worry anymore. I will take good care of you and keep you shining," the Collector's skull said with a dry voice that harbored ill intentions.
"You can have more than just armor." Bennett Foddy looked at the armor and said seriously. Then, the golden color of the water tank under him became brighter and brighter.
The Armor Man coldly stared at Bennett Foddy with his greatsword in hand. He was not affected by Bennett Foddy's words in the slightest. The hint of envy left as quickly as it came. If Bennett Foddy betrayed him, the Armor Man would not hesitate to act.
At that moment, there was a splashing sound. A large amount of water gushed in from the passageway, quickly turning the entire room into a body of water.
As Bennett Foddy submerged in the water, he began to change.
Bennett Foddy, who had an indestructible body that could climb the heavens, wasn't without weaknesses. There was one environment that could restrain him, and that was water.
The water tank under him was made of an unknown material, but Bennett Foddy would never come out from it. No matter how much water was spilled, the water inside would never decrease.
Bennett Foddy would die while submerged in the water, but he would soon be reborn like the little man. However, after his rebirth, his appearance would change, as if he was filled with water and swollen.
Furthermore, this change was irreversible. If he continued to die in the water, Bennett Foddy's appearance would soon become demonized. His body grew larger and larger, his twisted limbs propping up the entire room. Even cracks began to appear on the walls. His rationality began to collapse as the resentment left behind by his past failures began to crazily fill his body.
The little man writhed in the water, then was struck by something that floated towards him, causing his pocket-sized body to explode into a mist of blood. He once again resurrected from his save point, but this time, something began to envelop him.
A large mass of pitch-black substance enveloped him. Countless malicious intents were madly corroding his body from the outside to the inside, even reaching the save point itself. As the blood once again flowed, the little man also resurrected from his save point, but this time, he no longer had that innocent smile on his face.
On the other side, Victor looked at the two anomalies in his hand, a mirror frame and a golden cup, and sighed in relief. It was fortunate that he had arrived in time, otherwise, the two main members of his side would have betrayed him.
A-2-7, codenamed the Sea of Shadows in the Mirror. This item came from another anomaly, C-3-67, "The Man Abandoned by the Mirror".
C-3-67 was originally a man who was about to commit suicide, but after failing to do so, he was only able to see the back of his head in the mirror, which meant that he had been abandoned by the mirror.
According to their investigation, it turned out that after the death of his wife, the man was deeply affected by the trauma of the incident and didn't dare to face it. The one who abandoned him wasn't the mirror, but himself, which was why he was never able to see his own face in the mirror.
After receiving psychological counseling, C-3-67's abnormalities had disappeared, but the mirror itself had become even more abnormal.
After the mirror was broken, what appeared behind it was an endless, bottomless expanse of water.
According to speculation, the man's abnormality had caused the mirror to connect to the 'Sea of Shadows', which was the psychological trauma of every person, manifested as an endless expanse of water.
After the SCR Foundation made a prophecy against Bennett Foddy, they had already considered the possibility of him being under Negri's control, so they had prepared this anomaly based on his weakness.
As for the other anomaly that enveloped the miniman, it was another anomaly, S-1-5, codenamed 'The Evil of This World'.
It was the product of the evil thoughts of every living being in this world, filled with countless negative emotions, anyone who came into contact with even a tiny bit of it would become an ugly lunatic. If not for S-2-2-1 being the vessel of the Holy Grail, even the Yin Teeth Lady and Victor who carried it would have been infected.
When Bennett Foddy fell into the water and became a failed monster, when the miniman was infected by the 'The Evil of This World', they would no longer have any rationality to speak of. The only thing that was restraining them now was the Mission of the Anomaly Summoning Order, so they would no longer resist the Mission and would instead do everything in their power to undo their restraints.
In front of the computer, the Compelling Storytelling Compiler was glowing with an ominous light. Using the Storytelling Compiler to ensure that the 'The Evil of This World' would be able to infect the miniman, but at the same time, the Storytelling Compiler would also be infected by the 'The Evil of This World', which might cause the Storytelling Compiler to undergo unknown mutations.
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