Chapter 59: Wrath
“You say… who’s the monster?”
A strong aura of star eclipses erupted from Night Star, warping the surrounding space as if it were about to collapse.
Countless red threads descended from the starry sky, swirling wildly like a mass of frenzied tentacles.
A simple puppet materialized above Night Star, its eyes blazing with a crimson glow, glaring fiercely at Number Two Experiment Subject. An overwhelming killing intent surged forth like a tidal wave.
At that moment, she emitted the full force of a supernova star eclipse, the most violent manifestation of the Doll City.
In response to Night Star’s fiery anger, Little Lian appeared, ready to administer the puppet punishment to the one who sparked such wrath!
Night Star was now completely dominating Number Two Experiment Subject in terms of sheer presence.
“What?!”
Number Two Experiment Subject stood agape, sensing the anomaly of the silver-haired girl.
“You’re also a star eclipse?! Wait, why does this aura feel even stronger than mine! I’m clearly an ultra-level star eclipse—are you a supernova star eclipse?!”
At that moment, Number Two Experiment Subject noticed something: there was no Regional Rules star eclipse mark on the silver-haired girl’s head, meaning she had no level number and was unaffected by that star eclipse power.
Uh-oh!
A bunch of threads suddenly shot down from the sky and forcibly connected to the limbs of Number Two Experiment Subject at a speed that left him no time to react, instantly robbing him of control over his own body.
In the face of such overwhelming power, the so-called artificial star eclipse had no chance but to be utterly stomped on, barely having enough strength to resist.
Then, Number Two Experiment Subject’s body was hoisted into the air and slammed down into the ground.
Boom!!
The ground shattered.
The puppet strings dragged Number Two Experiment Subject’s body across the ground, leaving a trail of destruction as if unleashing someone’s pent-up fury.
After dragging him a certain distance, they repeatedly pounded him into the ground, the resounding bangs echoing like a chaotic construction site.
Bang! Bang! Bang!…
Night Star was feeling very angry.
This guy had the audacity to call her friends monsters, and his tales of past experiences only added fuel to her growing inferno of rage.
She never imagined the administrator would suffer such cruel treatment.
Initially, she thought it was just not-too-cruel experiments, but now, she realized it was a dehumanizing torment—simply torture!
It was hard to fathom how the administrator managed to endure for decades under such conditions, and if she even slightly put herself in this story, Night Star’s emotions were already on the brink of a meltdown.
Sadness and fury erupted in her heart, pushing her psyche toward the edge.
According to a Night Watcher’s knowledge, if a Night Watcher’s mental state goes haywire, it could lead to a transformation from star to star eclipse.
And Night Star was on the verge of that condition, her mind saturated with negative emotions, wanting nothing more than to raze that Sunset Research Institute to the ground!
Just then, Eypar’s voice rang in her ears.
“Night Star! Wake up! You’re terrifying right now—please get a grip!”
Hearing that voice snapped Night Star back to her senses, and the crimson light in her eyes quickly faded.
At that moment, the puppet strings that had ensnared Number Two Experiment Subject flung him away.
Night Star was breathing heavily, trying to calm herself down.
“I accidentally got a bit too angry…”
Night Star held the suddenly-appearing Little Lian, controlling her to retract the swirling puppet strings.
Seeing her return to normal, Eypar let out a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness she came back to her senses.
Otherwise, if Night Star lost control, she might not be herself anymore, and Eypar absolutely did not want to see that.
Night Star also felt a bit scared; she had been vigilantly managing herself to prevent a transformation, but today she had finally cracked.
However, she had every right to be angry—she absolutely must take that wretched research institute responsible for the administrator down!
Meanwhile, on the other side.
In a crumbling building’s ruins.
A twisted man lay inside, looking like he was barely holding together.
After being blasted by such intense physical attacks paired with supernova-level star eclipse damage, he was on the verge of collapse.
Thankfully, being an artificial star eclipse meant he had received various drugs during the fusion process to enhance his physical strength, so he wasn’t so easily killed—and could even keep recovering.
Yet even though he could recover, he had no desire to face another “monster” at the scene.
“Why… is there a supernova star eclipse here?”
Number Two Experiment Subject managed to stand up, healing up a bit, but his heart was filled with terror.
Researchers in the institute had told him that he and Number One could rival supernova star eclipses in strength, but now facing a true supernova, he realized their words were far from reliable.
A real supernova could completely obliterate them—how could they be a match?
“d*mn it… that monster is definitely not on the Night Watcher’s side; I should just forget about her. My target is the other Night Watchers.”
With that, Number Two Experiment Subject, now mostly recovered, quickly made his exit, fleeing this den of trouble.
The perspective shifted back to Night Star.
She was still taking deep breaths, finally calming her pounding heart.
“Ugh, I’m back to normal.”
Looking around, she noticed the eerie silence and lack of any sounds.
Using Existence Interference, she sensed that the presence of that bad guy had disappeared.
“To have survived that and still managed to flee—talk about tough luck…”
But right now, the priority wasn’t to teach that guy a lesson; it was to find the administrator.
For now, she’d let him off the hook; next time, she’d definitely have the group leader and the others come out to deal with him!
With her thoughts set, Night Star continued forward, searching for the route to the Sunset Research Institute.
Guided by the aerial vision of the ghost girl Eypar, Night Star managed to find her path again and began to quicken her pace.
…….
On the other side.
Night Watchers scattered throughout the labyrinth sensed the suffocating aura of star eclipses, more terrifying than that recent artificial star eclipse Wind Howl.
“What is this? So scary! Could it be that the Sunset Research Institute has produced another powerful artificial star eclipse?!”
“This aura is even stronger than ultra-level… could it be a supernova?”
“What were those densely packed threads in the sky just now? They looked crazy, and the star eclipse pollution is off the charts… just looking at it gives me a headache.”
The Night Watchers here lost contact with the base, unsure of what was happening.
But the base was well aware.
Just now, Know Star’s alarm had gone off, triggered by such intense star eclipse fluctuations.
“Doll City? If I remember correctly, that’s the star eclipse of the Rising Sun Theater Group’s Puppet Master—could it be that the Rising Sun Theater is in that area? What on earth are they doing there?”
Hei Yang furrowed his brow slightly.
He still didn’t know the connection between the Audience Performer and the missing top experiment subject, so it was natural for him to be confused.
“Things are starting to get complicated again.”
