And those controlled members of the Herd also staggered and fell to the ground.
Medical operators quickly stepped forward to check them; fortunately, because no vitality had been infused to modify their bodies, and only their spirits had suffered some damage, there would be no problems with proper treatment.
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Just as Jean solved Mephisto, Wendy's Shadow Guards also snuck onto the Administrative Tower.
When they pushed open the last door, they saw an Emperor's Blade blocking the way.
Just as the Shadow Guards were preparing to fight, they saw it slowly fall, only muttering "Monster" incessantly before dying.
The atmosphere was now tense to the limit, but the mission still had to continue; bearing the pressure named 'Unknown', they continued to advance, and at the balcony at the end, they saw the culprit behind everything, Talulah.
Naturally, it goes without saying what happened next; the Black Cloaks began their battle with Talulah.
More than a decade after the broken bridge, the Shadow Guards were now going to kill the person they had failed to protect once before.
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While everyone was breathing a sigh of relief because of Mephisto, a huge explosion suddenly occurred at the top of the Administrative Tower.
Then, a Shadow Guard jumped down along the tower and landed on the straw pile W had prepared.
Then, one after another, like dumplings being dropped into a pot, the entire team of Shadow Guards landed on it.
W's expression was a mix of surprise and secret delight, with a hint of empathy.
But the Shadow Guards' expressions were as if they had seen a ghost; those top-tier killers who didn't even care about their own lives were now as disheveled as elementary school students caught for the first time without having done their homework, completely absent-minded.
Moreover, their physical condition was not good; they were all severely burned, and it was basically impossible to find any intact limbs.
"Hey! What happened to you!" Jean shouted at these people.
"That... that is a monster... is... is... ah!"
"It is mental contamination," Amiya replied. "Their minds are already on the verge of the limit of madness."
Hearing this, Jean glanced at the Doctor, not knowing if the SAN-restoring potion she drank was useful.
But whether to try and whether to sell a favor was Rhodes Island's business; the key now was Talulah. The mental attack already had that flavor; he didn't know what kind of stunt she had pulled this time.
Without making Jean wait long, Mephisto's corpse suddenly split open a large mouth, and then, while spitting out black gas, sang a nauseating song.
Jean immediately isolated the black gas with wind, while attacking the large mouth with wind blades, but all the wind blades were sucked into the large mouth just as they were about to make contact.
As time progressed, the originally filthy, twisted, evil, chaotic, and nauseating singing began to gradually change.
It became clear, pleasant, melodious, and refreshing.
But the more it was like this, the more hair-raising it became; this lingering sense of eeriness shrouded everyone's hearts.
When the singing stopped, a black-gray ball of light flew upward from the mouth.
"Is this, a soul?" Jean said uncertainly; the last time he saw a soul was when he saw Esdeath's soul in a trance.
"That's right, this is a soul, or more accurately, a soul stained with sin."
In mid-air, Talulah stood on top of the black gas, holding this soul in her hand, revealing a satisfied smile.
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