Upon hearing this, the four caregivers froze on the spot, and even the pug next to them sprang to its feet and ran away quickly, barking as it went.
"Goo goo goo goo..."
Merlin opened his eyes in a daze, and the next moment his body twisted violently, turning into that familiar pink starfish in the blink of an eye.
The starfish leaped from its seat, conjured a net out of thin air, and shouted excitedly:
"SpongeBob! Let's go jellyfish hunting!!"
...
At the same time.
Thousands of miles away.
Black crows circled, lightning danced wildly, and in the ancient and mysterious church, three towering thrones of thorns stood in the center, magnificent and majestic, inspiring awe and reverence in anyone who looked at them.
Two of the thrones were empty, except for the thorn throne on the right, where a flamboyant man in a tailcoat sat casually, with three men shrouded in shadow at his feet.
"Two idiots!" the whisper from the throne uttered coldly.
"Such a simple task almost failed, and two believers died inexplicably! If Shen Qingzhu hadn't intervened in time, that item would have almost fallen into the hands of the Night's Watch."
Beneath the throne, the two men exchanged a bitter glance and spoke:
"Sir, it's really not that we've failed in our duties, it's just... it's just that the deaths of those two teammates were too suspicious. We've already searched thoroughly, and there's absolutely no trace of the enemy nearby..."
"Shut up!" Yiyu said angrily in a deep voice, "When will you two be as useless as Shen Qingzhu and make my life easier?"
The two immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.
Yiyu took a deep breath and slowly began, "Let's leave it at that this time. Now, let me explain the next mission in detail, which mainly involves... catching jellyfish!!"
Slap—!
He suddenly covered his mouth as he murmured.
The three people below were taken aback, looking up at the babbling in confusion. One of them tentatively asked, "Catch...catch jellyfish? Is it a new, powerful, and mysterious creature?"
"Idiot! I meant... a delicious Krabby Patty!!" Yi Yu's neck turned red as she spoke angrily.
The three people:???
"Sir, what is a Krabby Patty...?" another person asked cautiously.
The delirious voice suddenly rose from its throne, clutching its head and screaming with all its might:
"Get out! All of you, get out! Go find Patrick Star to catch water..."
Slap—!
He slapped himself in the face, and the terrifying pressure of Klein's realm suddenly descended. The three below exchanged a glance and immediately retreated towards the outside of the church.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up... You damn thing, don't even think about controlling my body!!" A faint, delirious roar could be heard from inside the church.
Shen Qingzhu walked to the outside of the church, slowly stopped, turned around and looked at the empty church, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"He definitely has mental problems..."
...
The Gods Mental Hospital.
"SpongeBob! When are you coming back to catch jellyfish with me!?"
The pink starfish was running wildly in the yard at an astonishing speed. Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes, and in a flash, he was in front of it. He knocked the net out of the starfish's hand with one hand, grabbed its body with the other, and lifted it into the air.
"Let me see what you really are..." Lin Qiye muttered to himself.
The next moment, a dazzling magic circle bloomed in his hand, completely enveloping the pink starfish. Then, Lin Qiye stretched out his other hand in mid-air and drew a magic circle as well.
What is the essence of Merlin's illness?
Is his anxiety stemming from his inability to find the real world? No.
Anxiety is indeed a problem, but it's not enough to bring Merlin to this place. His real problem is the fact that "after anxiety, he will enter a second personality."
The reason Merlin turned into a pink starfish was simply because the second personality in his mind was originally a starfish. After taking control of Merlin's body, it subconsciously used shapeshifting magic to change its appearance back to its original form.
In a sense, this is "invasion of a different personality".
The best treatment for this is to directly separate this second personality!
If they were outside, Lin Qiye would have no way to do anything, but inside this mental hospital, his power would be greatly enhanced. On one hand, he would forcibly sign a summoning contract with his second personality, and on the other hand, he would try to summon it outside Merlin's body.
This was the "designated summoning magic" treatment plan that Lin Qiye had come up with after spending the whole morning, with the aim of extracting the second personality from Merlin's body.
Simple and straightforward!
As the summoning magic in Lin Qiye's hand grew brighter, the pink starfish's body gradually twisted and began to slowly revert to Merlin's previous appearance.
It worked! Lin Qiye's eyes brightened even more.Just as half of the pink starfish's body transformed back into Merlin's appearance, Merlin's body trembled slightly, and surging soul power flowed through the pink starfish's body into the magic circle in Lin Qiye's hand.
Lin Qiye's expression changed. Under the impact of this powerful force, the summoning magic in his hand was instantly interrupted!
He grunted, staggered back two steps, and a look of regret appeared in his eyes.
The entanglement between the pink starfish and Merlin's soul was too tight. At first, it was fine, but after half of the pink starfish's soul was extracted, Merlin's soul, which was connected to the remaining half, subconsciously launched a counterattack. This was the soul power of a god, how could Lin Qiye suppress it so easily?
If we compare the personality of the pink starfish to a tree, then Lin Qiye has now cut off the trunk, and the remaining roots have already deeply penetrated the earth, leaving Lin Qiye helpless.
The good news is that Lin Qiye's brutal "treatment" did indeed extract half of the pink starfish's soul, and Merlin's treatment progress soared to 62%, reaching the standard for a second extraction of abilities.
If treatment is to continue, it will have to wait until Lin Qiye's mental strength is comparable to Merlin's.
Thinking of this, Lin Qiye suddenly turned his head in confusion and began to search around.
Seeing this, Li Yifei and the others quickly ran over and asked, "Dean, what are you looking for?"
Lin Qiye frowned, his eyes full of confusion. "Strange, I clearly extracted half of that starfish's soul, so where did it go...?"
...
The Church of the Ancient Gods.
Seated on the throne of thorns, barely managing to calm his murmured emotions, he slowly opened his eyes.
"One day, I will make you leave my body completely!" He looked down at his hands and murmured coldly.
After saying that, he stood up and prepared to walk out of the church.
Suddenly, his body jolted, his arms shot out, and he ran excitedly through the church, two completely different voices emanating from his throat!
"Patrick! You're finally here! Patrick!"
"Hahaha! SpongeBob! Shall we go jellyfish hunting?!"
"Great! Great! Let's go catch jellyfish! Ahahahaha..."
"Hehehehe..."