The Ability of Joy

The sheep’s body began to be corroded by black energy, its flesh withering and dissolving bit by bit.

Su Qingya stared intently, afraid that the sheep wouldn’t be so easily dealt with, ready to deliver a finishing blow at any moment.

But suddenly, she trembled even more.

She realized that the silhouette of the creature enveloped in black energy was changing.

No matter how she looked at it, it was a human shape.

The sheep might actually be a person!

Upon realizing this, a wave of nausea rushed to her brain, and Su Qingya trembled even more violently.

She subconsciously gripped Xu Nian tightly beside her.

“Nian Nian, I killed someone, I think I really killed someone.”

“Calm down!”

Xu Nian shook Su Qingya hard a few times, but she didn’t break free from her terrified state and remained in extreme panic.

She called out several times, but still got no response.

There was no time to think more.

Xu Nian looked at her palm, remembering what she’d seen in movies, and slapped Su Qingya hard across the face.

Pain can make people sober.

Especially pain to the head.

Su Qingya was stunned, completely bewildered by Xu Nian’s slap.

Xu Nian didn’t care about that, pressing her advantage.

“Qingya, calm down, you didn’t kill a person just now, it was just a monster infected by the paranormal, and you acted only to protect us from harm, you did nothing wrong.”

“That… was just a monster infected by the paranormal?”

“That’s right, look again if you don’t believe me.”

Su Qingya came back to her senses, her gaze falling on the remains that had just been enveloped in black energy and almost completely devoured, now appearing to be only the silhouette of a strange monster.

Su Qingya’s tense heart gradually relaxed, and the fear in her heart gradually subsided.

Xu Nian could sense that her ability seemed to have activated.

It was a very strange feeling, transforming through language, into instinct.

Is this what’s called [Mockery]?

Using language to distort reality, deceiving others, to achieve one’s own goals.

So the rules repeatedly emphasized not talking to clowns or other characters likely related to [Exuberance].

Because one would be unknowingly guided by them, thereby stepping into the reality they’ve fabricated for you.

Xu Nian felt her understanding of the pathway deepen somewhat, and she turned again to the corpse enveloped and devoured by black energy.

In Xu Nian’s vision, it was indeed a human corpse; in Xu Nian’s vision, it had never changed.

He was craving a ticket just now.

Perhaps only those who lose their tickets become like this.

She couldn’t help but think of the group of staff in red clothes, who were enticing tourists at the entrance to use their tickets for the lottery.

Judging from what she knew, they were all the lackeys of Fluxbeasts, so did that mean that turning people into animals was also one of the abilities of [Exuberance]?

Losing the ticket was equivalent to losing protection, and Fluxbeasts could play with them at will.

She was only a one-star Emotiopath now; according to the saying that high-ranking members of the same pathway have absolute control, she should try to avoid contact with Fluxbeasts.

Having thought it through, Xu Nian looked again at the location of the corpse.

By this time, the corpse had long been devoured by darkness, turned into a pile of unknown residue.

Is this the ability of [Fear]?

Too aggressive.

Fortunately, she and Su Qingya had now returned to their usual relationship; if she were to be hit by that, Xu Nian wouldn’t be able to handle it.

[Fear Value: 52%]

Xu Nian didn’t forget to pay attention to the pendulum of the pendulum ride, which was still spinning, probably not noticing what had happened below.

“Nian Nian.”

“Yes, I’m here.”

“It hurts.”

Su Qingya covered the spot where Xu Nian had slapped her hard, her big, aggrieved eyes staring at Xu Nian with tears welling up.

After being guided by Xu Nian, Su Qingya had completely broken free from that state.

Now she was just a pitiful little girlfriend seeking comfort.

“I hit you too hard just now, right? I was forced to, you looked like you were…….”

Xu Nian didn’t say it directly.

Su Qingya’s appearance just now was as if she had been possessed.

What pathway caused this?

Most likely a high-ranking Fear Fluxbeast of the same pathway?

Would she laugh to death if she encountered a Fluxbeast of the same Exuberance pathway?

How terrible.

“I know, but I……”

Xu Nian immediately understood, leaned closer, and breathed on Su Qingya’s cheek.

“Make the pain go away.”

Then, Xu Nian kissed the slightly red spot.

Su Qingya flinched slightly because of the pain, but she didn’t resist.

She enjoyed this feeling.

Xu Nian was a fox spirit, and her tongue had soft, not dangerous or hard, slightly degraded papillae, making it comfortable to lick.

Just then, a young man in a blue uniform walked over, his gaze falling on Xu Nian and Su Qingya, a faint smile appearing on his face.

“Hello, ladies, are you tourists? Is there anything I can help you with?”

Xu Nian quickly pulled away, looking at the staff member with a hint of annoyance.

Su Qingya’s eyes, besides anger, also had a hint of vigilance.

“Who are you?”

“Who am I? Ladies, that’s a strange question to ask. I’m a staff member of this facility, what else could I be? I’ve been sitting in that place all along, didn’t you see me?”

The staff member said with confusion.

Xu Nian and Su Qingya exchanged glances, feeling incredulous.

They hadn’t seen him.

They had even checked many times just now.

This place was so small, and he was such a big person, how could they not have seen him?

Before they could ask, the staff member asked again.

“Speaking of which, who are you two?”

“We’re tourists filling in for the staff member who was here just now, she went to the restroom and should be back soon.”

“Filling in?”

The staff member murmured, lowering his brow, the confused expression undisguised:

“There’s only one staff member for this pendulum ride? What filling in for another staff member? What does filling in mean? You should at least base your lies on the actual situation.”

“Huh?”

Xu Nian and Su Qingya couldn’t help but exchange glances again.

“Impossible! Then where did you run off to just now?”

“Didn’t I say? I’ve been in that place all along, I didn’t go anywhere.”

The blue-clothed staff member pointed in a direction, which was another waiting area near the entrance of the pendulum ride.

“Didn’t you see me?”

“No, something’s not right! We haven’t seen you since we came in.” Su Qingya quickly said.

Xu Nian’s mind was instead wondering what kind of Fluxbeast’s ability this was.

“Then how did you see us?” Su Qingya continued to press, wanting to gain some information through his perspective.

“I just, saw you walking in from the door as if nothing was wrong, and you started making out as soon as you came in. Although I can see that you two have a good relationship, isn’t it a bit disrespectful to me here?”

Su Qingya didn’t have time to be embarrassed at this moment.

“What about the sheep? Such a big goat, didn’t you see it just now?”

“What sheep? What strange things are you talking about? This is an amusement park, there are no animals here. If you want to see animals, please go to the zoo.”

The blue-clothed staff member still looked confused, but his words carried a bit of impatience.