The Gentleman at the End
Chapter 476 - 474: Travel Together

Chapter 476: Chapter 474: Travel Together

Ulysses was paralyzed with fear by the strange transformations in his own Magic House, and he also felt a foreign sensation emerging from his throat,

Gag!

A large number of octopus tentacles mixed with black liquid were vomited on the ground,

As he attempted to use his Skin Bag Ability to inspect and protect his entire body, there was a ripping sound—the pores of his skin all over his body were stretched open, and tentacles burrowed out from them, causing paralysis throughout his body and even rendering his Skin Bag Ability unusable.

A sense of fear began to overflow from his heart.

However.

William, who was watching all this, perhaps because he did not feel fear, was temporarily unaffected by the bizarre scene before him.

With a clear and powerful voice emitted from Madness Brain, he called out,

"Catherine!"

Following this shout, all the animated face masks calmed down, and the monstrous tentacles also retracted back into the body, though the nightmare liquid that dripped on the ground still remained.

The woman’s mask which should not exist slowly protruded outward, familiar twin ponytails also appeared, followed by black and white long socks stepping onto the ground.

Main member of the Fear Circus, Nightmare. Catherine emerged.

Compared to the girl he had seen in Zion,

the Catherine before him had obviously matured a lot, but she hadn’t completely lost the girl’s aura...overall, she seemed much more dangerous.

With a black makeup base,

her moist tongue licked slightly on the surface of her black lips, her pitch-black pupils staring continuously at the young man not far away.

Before the two could greet each other, the frightened Ulysses spoke first:

"Miss Catherine, what brings you here?"

Seeing the reunion atmosphere that was hard to create being interrupted by an outsider, Catherine’s lips twitched, an evil aura spilled from her body, and her blackened right index finger pointed at Ulysses’s forehead.

A fundamental "Nightmare Phobia" would be injected into his brain through the fingertip.

It would not cause death, but this phobia would make Ulysses plagued by nightmares every night, and his performances were bound to be flawed.

Just as her finger was about to touch his forehead, snap!

William grasped Catherine’s wrist, stopping her action.

"Catherine, how about showing me around the circus? I just came to the Magic Area from the recruitment path, and I haven’t visited the other areas yet."

"Sure, come with me~"

Catherine’s mood changed instantly, even forgetting the magician’s assistant before her as she retracted the black substance from her fingertip, then took William’s hand, unspeakably happy.

Mr. Ulysses was stunned again for a while, the attack of nightmare phobia making his legs weak, only managing to stand up with difficulty thanks to the proliferation of multiple layers of skin.

He fell into confusion and incomprehension once again,

This key member of the circus, who had also survived in the most hostile Clown House and gained promotion to Assistant Clown, was actually laughing and talking with this young man.

Moreover, William seemed to be completely unaffected by the nightmare throughout.

Carefully proceeding to the door, Ulysses let a small patch of skin carrying an eyeball slightly peek out of the doorframe, capturing the acidic scent of young romance.

They were not just holding hands, but also whispering in each other’s ears from time to time, a scene that left Ulysses feeling utterly disturbed.

"What’s going on here!?"

...

"How about that? Was the nightmare experience just now different from when we were in Zion?"

William directly provided his speculation, "Your nightmares can directly attack reality, even altering it to a certain extent. The alteration effect and coverage range should be directly related to the individual’s fear value.

Catherine, congratulations."

"It’s all thanks to you, William, and those humans related to you. Without the total failure in the human city, I wouldn’t have progressed so quickly.

"I’m no longer afraid of Mr. Art, I’ve become a clown who can hold his own."

William, however, glanced at Catherine with disdain, "Really? When you just tried to implant ’Nightmare Phobia’ into Ulysses’ brain, you seemed somewhat similar to the main clown.

Your nature is being changed by that clown, Catherine, you should understand this better than an outsider like me~"

Taken aback by William’s response, Catherine quickly changed the subject.

"That guy really ruined the atmosphere when we reunited, he definitely deserves some punishment... This is Uncle Jian’s territory, he will help remove the negative influence between the assistant’s brains, so don’t worry too much.

All right! Let’s not talk about such depressing things. By the way, William, how did you suddenly come here? I thought you were going to wait a few years.

And you’re so fast, have you reached the ’Open Source Limit’ already?"

"Your two questions can be merged into one."

Catherine’s eyes shifted, "Oh! You came to the circus for ’Path’?

Ah~ I thought you came especially for me... by the way, why didn’t you come to the Clown House? If you choose the path of the ’Apprentice Clown,’ I could give you quite a few shortcuts."

"Because my affinity matches Mr. Jian, and the path I am seeking doesn’t exist on the ’surface’ of the Old World."

Catherine quickly cupped one hand in the palm of the other in realization.

"I see! Is it because of Uncle Jian’s special identity as an ’Abyss Guest’... Well~ I used to go to the Magic Area often, so if I want to see you, I can meet you anytime.

Come on, I’m about to start showing you around the different areas of the circus!"

Catherine hopped back onto a roller coaster painted with clown graffiti.

"A roller coaster?"

"That’s right, the first thing I’m going to introduce to you is definitely my domain! The Clown House is a very secretive area, only accessible by this ride.

Remember to fasten your seatbelt, as it would be quite troublesome if you accidentally flew out during the ride."

"Clown House, huh? I need to ask one question first. If Mr. Art finds out that I, an outsider, am going over there, will he target me or even engage in worse actions?"

"Don’t worry, I’ll ensure your safety. We just try to avoid the boss’s workshop! He’s busy trimming his body and won’t be coming out for a while."

William hesitated for a moment. Being unfamiliar with the circus, Catherine’s close relationship could save him a lot of trouble and time.

So, he got onto the rusty, squeaky roller coaster made of various metal parts,

Click~ the vehicle began to operate slowly, and when it reached the highest point, it plunged down.

The tunnel at the lower end was painted to resemble a crazy clown’s gaping mouth, maliciously overflowing.

After a rather lengthy roller coaster journey, two juxtaposed workshops with different styles appeared before their eyes.

"Here we are at the Clown House! When I first came here, the previous Assistant Clown had just been killed on the spot by the boss due to a performance mistake and internal issues, and the boss was consequently imprisoned.

The whole Clown House was empty, leaving it up to my initiative.

Without the influence of the boss, I entered the workshop and took the ’Apprentice Clown’ test, ultimately becoming who I am now.

The process of becoming an Assistant Clown back then was very hard; even thinking about it now is quite painful."

Suddenly, Catherine placed her index finger against her chin, her mouth bending greatly as if she had thought of something amusing.

"William, why don’t you try the ’Apprentice Clown’ assessment as well? If you pass, I’ll reward you with a big gift."

"What?"

"Let me think..."

Catherine was vigorously scratching her scalp, whoosh~and accidentally tore off a large chunk of scalp, revealing several women’s faces squeezed together underneath, then quickly pasted the scalp back in place.

"How about this—a piece from the Fear Collection? This is something that costs quite a bit of money to acquire, very valuable for a newcomer.

Accordingly, I will raise the difficulty of the test, since you are very capable."

"Deal."