Chapter 23 Little Madness

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Chapter 23 Little Madness

[Little Madness (F)]

[Level: 0]

[Physical: 31]

[Mental: 3]

[Will: 6]

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Sylas looked at the creature again. Seeing that its Will was so low, he had some questions himself about how this would go.

Madness was obviously part of what this dungeon wanted him to comprehend, but he had also done it in a very unconventional way... or so he assumed.

But if this python could use Madness as well, wouldn't it lose its mind almost instantly?

Even with 36 Will, Sylas could only use Madness for five minutes. How would this creature fare?

Sylas picked up a rock and tried to throw it right at the python's head. But before it made it far, it bounced off a barrier.

'Seems it won't let me play any tricks. This probably means if I take a step in there, I won't be able to exit.'

The python didn't even react to the change, but Sylas took note that the barrier here was identical to the large one that surrounded the entire forest.

He rushed in.

Much like always, when he made a decision, he never hesitated.

The python stirred awake, its scales rippling as its orange-black slit eyes landed right on Sylas.

Sylas' gaze sharpened as he circled around Little Madness. He didn't dare to release Madness for fear that the snake would regain control of itself soon after. He had no choice but to end this within five minutes.

He suddenly accelerated forward.

Sylas only had 5 Strength. It wasn't a surprise to him that his attack wasn't strong enough to injure a beast like this. He would have to lean on his strengths.

With the python thrashing about so wildly, most wouldn't be able to do anything about it. How could you target such a small target when the rest of it was moving so erratically?

But the moment Little Madness entered a relatively central part of the clearing, Sylas burst into action again. He raised his bone short spear up in an overhand grip. Veins pulsed across his body, his green eyes gaining just the slightest sheen of red to them.

'There.'

He struck down, piercing right into the python's eye.

However, he miscalculated.

It wasn't his strike itself.

What he didn't realize in this state of absolute madness was that Little Madness couldn't even feel pain. It didn't change its actions in the slightest, still madly lashing out at everything there was.

It was a common misconception that animals didn't feel pain the way humans did. It was evolutionarily beneficial to them to hide their pain so that they could survive in the wild, but they felt pain much the same way humans did, if not more so. In fact, many of the most predatory beasts in existence were maybe even more cowardly than humans as well.

Unfortunately, in a state of madness, the python didn't care for any of that.

Sylas dodged backward, forced to let go of his bone spear.

The python continued to madly thrash about, so much so that it headbutted the barrier, shattering Sylas' femur short spear and driving it further into its skull.

Finally, Little Madness shuddered. Even in its last moment, it probably didn't notice that it had done this to itself. But Sylas couldn't even feel happy.

His jaw clenched. He had lost his best weapon, just like that.