"How could you understand the greatness of our boss?" Thumbskull's face flushed with indignation as he jabbed a massive finger toward the glass container. "This is the Psyclown! It absorbs people's happiness, strips away their joy, and leaves them with nothing but sadness and despair! With our boss's power, he can turn anyone into his puppet!"
The big lug introduced the terrifying capabilities of Zombozo's machine with obvious pride.
The Psyclown.
A device that fed on human emotion.
"Okay, okay!" Zombozo interrupted impatiently, clearly annoyed at having his monologue stolen. "Listen here, kid, I don't know what trick you used to become that big green bruiser earlier, but as long as I have this puppet..." He gestured toward the Psyclown with a theatrical flourish. "You won't dare make a move!"
His expression radiated smug confidence, as if he'd already won.
"That's not necessarily true," Asher said calmly, slowly raising his wrist to activate the Omnitrix. The screen flickered to life. "If someone's stronger than your illusions, your little tricks won't work at all."
He quickly scrolled through the holographic display, stopping at Ghostfreak's silhouette!
Inside the Omnitrix, Ghostfreak couldn't contain his excitement. His voice growled with anticipation, "Finally! It's my turn! This old, ugly clown has been getting on my nerves, I've been dying to flatten him!"
SLAM!
Asher brought his palm down hard on the Omnitrix core. Brilliant green light erupted around his body, swirling like a supernatural storm!
"He can transform just by pressing that watch? What is that thing?" Zombozo's eyes widened with sudden doubt as he witnessed the Omnitrix's mechanism for the first time. His theatrical confidence wavered.
"Get ready for the big green guy," Frightwig said, her tentacle-hair twitching with nervous energy.
"Yeah, we've fought him before," Acid Breath added, his hunched form straightening slightly. "We know how to handle him this time!"
The expressions on their faces showed renewed determination. They thought they had enough combat experience to avoid another humiliating defeat, or at least not lose as badly as before.
But...
The green transformation light slowly faded away.
What emerged before them wasn't the familiar crystalline form of Diamondhead at all.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening!" An ethereal, ghostly voice resonated throughout the clown house, carrying an edge of sinister anticipation. "It's my feeding time!"
A specter-like figure floated in midair, radiating an aura of pure, visceral dread!
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The hearts of Thumbskull, Acid Breath, and Frightwig hammered against their ribs like engines about to explode!
The presence before them felt like Death itself had come calling!
Their breath caught in their throats. They couldn't breathe.
"Hah... hah..."
Even Zombozo, who prided himself on being terrifying, found his breathing growing short and ragged. He stared at Ghostfreak with trembling eyes.
Compared to this thing...
His so-called scary tricks felt like child's play!
Ghostfreak was the living embodiment of terror. He was fear made flesh!
"You... you're not that big green diamond guy!" Zombozo wiped cold sweat from his forehead, struggling to maintain his composure. "How can you look like this?!"
How can anything be this terrifying? his mind screamed. This thing looks like it crawled out of hell itself!
"Oh my god," Ghostfreak covered his single eye with one clawed hand, his voice dripping with exasperation. "You people really need to stop jumping to conclusions and making up your own facts. When did I ever say I could only transform into one alien?"
He had the DNA of eleven powerful alien species!
"No, don't worry!" Zombozo took an involuntary step backward, all pretense of control evaporating. He didn't even try to fight, instead, he frantically waved his hands at the surrounding mind-controlled victims. "Everyone else, attack! Stop this ghost creature!"
Yes, he was afraid.
He didn't even have the courage to face Ghostfreak directly!
SHUFFLE... SHUFFLE...
Groups of hypnotized people moved like robots receiving their commands. They surrounded Ghostfreak from all sides, attempting to recreate their earlier overwhelm tactic.
"Joy," Ghostfreak said, his voice taking on a dangerous edge. "You make people follow your orders."
"Then let me show you what true fear can accomplish!"
Ghostfreak's single eye suddenly released a burst of purple, malevolent light, hypnotic rays that spread outward like ripples on water, emanating from his body in expanding circles. The light washed over every mind-controlled victim in the room!
This was the first time he'd used his alien powers on humans!
He wondered what the effect would be.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
All the puppets suddenly froze in place. Their faces, previously twisted with forced sadness, transformed completely.
Terror!
Their eyes reflected bursts of purple light!
The world...
Changed.
Within the illusion, Ghostfreak's face dominated the entire sky, looking down at everyone like some vengeful spirit, "Welcome to my world. Here, I will let you experience the ultimate fear!"
"Help! Someone help me!!"
"This is hell! This is hell!"
"Mom... I want my mom..."
One after another, the hypnotized victims began trembling violently. They collapsed to the ground, screaming and sobbing, completely immersed in absolute terror with no way to escape!
What jokes? What sadness?
None of it mattered anymore!
"My illusion... he replaced my illusion with something even more powerful!" Zombozo's expression looked like he'd swallowed something rotten. His fists clenched so tight his knuckles turned white!
In just one moment...
All the people blocking Ghostfreak's path fell like wheat before a scythe, dropping to the ground one after another. They all displayed the same pitiful, helpless expression!
It was absolutely terrifying!
"You... what did you do to them?!" Acid Breath asked, genuine fear creeping into his voice as he stared at the wailing crowd on the floor.
"Me?" Ghostfreak slowly spread his arms wide, his enormous Kazlan eye staring directly at them. "I just showed them hell. My hell."
His gaze fixed on the three Circus Freaks. "Would you like to experience what hell is like too?"
"Ah..."
Except for Zombozo, who could barely maintain his composure, the other three all took involuntary steps backward under the weight of that terrible gaze!
How does this feel even scarier than Diamondhead?!
"You... you have to attack him!" Zombozo shouted desperately, trying to rally his minions. "Don't be fooled by his illusion tricks! Physical combat is probably his weakness!" He jabbed his finger toward Ghostfreak's lean, ghostly form. "Look at that thin body, there's no way he can take a punch!"
In this moment...
Thumbskull, Frightwig, and Acid Breath exchanged uncertain glances. For the first time, they found themselves unconsciously disobeying Zombozo's orders!
The fear Ghostfreak inspired had surpassed even their terror of their boss!
"Heh," Ghostfreak cracked his knuckles, rubbing his bony joints together. A violent impulse surged through his chest. "You're welcome to try. See if you can actually land a hit on me."
I really want to punch somebody right now!
"If you won't go, then I will!"
Seeing his reputation on the line, Zombozo rushed forward in a rage. His swollen palms swung at Ghostfreak's body again, using the same attack pattern as before!
"Your technique is pathetically basic," Ghostfreak mocked, watching the approaching split palm with complete calm. "Maybe you haven't faced any real opponents before, so you think your ability makes you invincible?"
Could it be that Ghostfreak possessed the same high physical defense as Diamondhead? That he could simply tank the enemy's offensive?
The others watched with bated breath, wondering.
"Phase shift!"
Just as the attack was about to connect, Ghostfreak's body suddenly became transparent, as if he no longer existed in this dimension, having jumped to another plane of reality entirely!
"AHHHHH!!"
Zombozo let out another pig-like squeal of pain.
His palms struck together!
They swelled even larger!!
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