Shadowed Abomination, the Rage of the Bone Shepherd

!!!

The abomination's voice abruptly ceased, and the air within the palace seemed to freeze in an instant.

Its massive body trembled violently, the frenzied squirming of its fleshy mass suddenly coming to a halt.

The veins and fissures on its surface also appeared frozen, stiffening in place.

"What's happening?!"

The abomination's voice carried a rare trace of panic.

It sensed an unprecedented pressure—an existence it absolutely could not contend against at its current stage!

The next moment.

Whoosh!

Amidst a surge of thick black mist, two figures gradually materialized.

Qin Luo and Su Muwan stood side by side, the swirling black fog around them blending seamlessly with the surrounding darkness.

A faint smile played on Qin Luo's lips as he glanced at the massive fleshy mass collapsed in the center of the palace, his eyes revealing a hint of something unreadable.

Su Muwan, meanwhile, tilted her head slightly, studying the enormous creature before her with curiosity. There wasn't a trace of fear in her gaze—only intrigue and confusion.

"Is this the abomination you mentioned?"

Su Muwan asked softly, her tone laced with disdain. "It looks... kinda ugly."

Qin Luo chuckled and nodded. "Not the most pleasant sight, true. But it’ll look better soon."

"!!! The Janitors!!"

The fleshy mass shuddered, its fissures emitting a low, terrified groan. "Why are you here already?! I haven’t evolved yet!!"

Qin Luo: "..."

Su Muwan: "..."

After exchanging a glance, Su Muwan turned back to the writhing monstrosity with exasperation.

"Seriously, do you even have a brain? Why the hell would we wait for you to evolve before coming?"

"!!"

The fleshy mass seemed startled by her retort, its membranous surface quivering slightly. Its voice wavered with uncertainty. "Th-That’s... what my siblings told me..."

"They said the Janitors are all useless, always slow to act. They only start panicking after we evolve to the second stage and gain intelligence."

Its words grew increasingly frantic, as if trying to justify itself or convince the two before it. "I-I’m almost at the second stage!"

"Please don’t kill me, okay?"

"Aren’t we... friends? Friends don’t hurt each other, right?!"

As it spoke, the air around them grew thick.

An inexplicable ripple of energy pulsed subtly, as if some unseen force was attempting to influence their thoughts.

"Ugh, that’s such a weird thing to say."

Su Muwan rolled her eyes and nudged Qin Luo’s shoulder. "Qin Luo, since it asked so nicely, why not let it evolve to the second stage? I mean, it’s our frien—OW!!"

Before she could finish, Qin Luo unceremoniously flicked her forehead.

Su Muwan yelped, clutching her head as she glared at him. "What was that for?!"

Qin Luo sighed. "Miss Su, don’t fall for this thing’s Rule Force."

Su Muwan: "?!?!"

The fleshy mass: "(ΩДΩ)!!!"

Rule Force?!

Su Muwan immediately ducked behind Qin Luo, eyeing the monstrosity warily.

Now that she was closer to Qin Luo, realization dawned on her.

Holy crap!

I got influenced without even noticing?!

"What kind of rule is this?" she whispered.

Qin Luo explained calmly, "In simple terms, any living being who looks directly at this thing will instantly suffer cognitive distortion, perceiving it as the image of whoever they respect most."

"But the counter is straightforward—just snap the affected person out of it."

"Of course, this is only its ability at its current stage."

Su Muwan’s eyes widened. "Only its current stage?! That rule is so unfair! No way, no way..."

As she muttered, she quickly hid behind Qin Luo’s back, her palms gathering a volatile surge of frost energy.

Her expression darkened as she glared at the fleshy mass, teeth clenched. "Dare to mess with me?! Die already!"

The abomination seemed stunned.

Why had its ability been exposed so easily?

Indeed.

For evolving abominations like itself, first-stage abilities were primarily for survival.

But if the enemy had already deciphered the rule, its existence was in grave danger.

"No! Please!!"

The fleshy mass frantically turned its gaze to Qin Luo, its voice suddenly shifting into a sickly sweet, pleading tone. "B-Big brother!! I like you!!"

"Don’t kill me... glug-glug!!"

Before it could finish—

Su Muwan’s frost energy slammed into it mercilessly. "Like you my ass!!"

"You think you can seduce my Qin Luo looking like that?!"

The abomination refused to give up, continuing in its cutesy voice. "B-Big brother!!"

Qin Luo shrugged and leisurely stepped forward.

"Hey! Qin Luo?!" Su Muwan panicked. Had he really been manipulated?

The fleshy mass inwardly rejoiced, already envisioning the scene—

In Qin Luo’s eyes, it would appear as a dying, innocent girl, evoking his pity and sorrow.

And then—

SMACK!!!

"Shut the hell up!!"

Qin Luo delivered a brutal slap to the fleshy mass, roaring, "An abomination should act like one!! Just die properly!"

"!!!"

With that strike, the monstrosity froze completely.

The humanoid sores covering its body widened their eyes in shock.

Wh-Why...

It... couldn’t move?!

As an abomination, as a [Gluttony]-series entity embodying rules, how could it be paralyzed by a single slap?

Even if the opponent was a Janitor, even if they wielded Rule Force...

How... could their rule’s priority surpass its own?!

Unless...

The fleshy mass stared at Qin Luo in horror, a terrifying realization dawning.

His rule... was superior to its own?!!!

"No!!! My King!! Save me!!"

With one final wail, the abomination turned into an ice sculpture before the two, its life force extinguished.

Qin Luo flicked the frozen mass with his finger.

Poof!

The abomination shattered into icy dust, scattering into the air.

Su Muwan exhaled in relief. "So... crisis averted?"

"For now."

Qin Luo smirked, turning to her. "Now comes the part we’re familiar with."

"What?"

"Playing the role of the mastermind."

As soon as he spoke—

Gurgle!!

A torrent of black mist surged violently in the air.

A chilling aura spread, and in the next moment, a shadowy, massive fleshy mass appeared before Qin Luo and Su Muwan.

Its form was identical to the previous abomination—only now, it radiated absolute obedience.

It crouched on the ground, its voice low and trembling: "M...Master..."

[Congratulations, Master! You have successfully Shadowified the "Gluttony"-class Abomination!]

[Can be used as synthesis material!]

Su Muwan blinked.

Sometimes, it really felt like Qin Luo didn’t even bother hiding his cheats.

...

...

In the higher-dimensional cosmos.

"?!?"

A colossal skeletal deity seated upon a bronze throne suddenly tensed his entire body.

Flames of fury ignited within his hollow eye sockets.

A voice brimming with wrath and hatred pierced through the starry void.

"My son has died again?!?"

"Scavenger!!!!"

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