Endless Journey: Infinite Realms

Chapter 85 Mouth

"This girl…" Alex's irritation at Teresa just reached its peak, as he realized that Teresa is becoming just as annoying as Asteria already.

"Let's see if you can keep your mouthy attitude after this." Alex muttered to himself as he slowly said,

A ghostly shape then suddenly appeared behind Alex, bearing an appearance that elicited some terrified squeaks from the little monsters, especially from No. 4, who started to whimper a little.

From the looks of it, they were all scared by the projection behind Alex.

Even Carlie was affected too, as she moved back by several paces, looking at the ghostly shape behind Alex with wariness.

Alex tilted his head, feeling unsure on why they were this apprehensive.

"Why are you that scared, did I summon something bad?" Alex muttered as they saw their eyes focused not on him, but right above his head.

"Oh, so there is something behind me then…"

Upon seeing their reactions, Alex decided to look behind him, and at the instant that he did it, he saw tte very same projection that had scared the others.

"Holy motherfather!" Alex cursed out as he almost leapt up from the bed. "You surprised the f**k out of me!"

What Alex saw was just sheer horror material.

Floating in front of Alex was a desiccated mouth, completed with its own set of lips, teeth, tongue and jaw.

The jaw was peppered full of holes, which were pulsating in a sickening beat. Some of the holes were even popping, with each pop producing more and more holes, which just made the sight nastier.

[Author's Note: F**king Tryptophobia, now my skin hair is rising while writing this.]

As for the lips, there were full of pustules, which all looked like they were about to pop out with just a single touch. And unfortunately for Alex, one of the pustules actually pop, which led to a yellowy-white sticky liquid flowing from that popped part.

As for the teeth, they all looked weathered and battered down, as if there was something that bashed them into submission.

The teeth were also filled with cracks, with Alex reckoning that one tap can instantly destroy most of the teeth.

And finally, there was the tongue.

The tongue however was not just a tongue. It was made up of countless fleshy tendrils, with each tendril pulsating and writhing on its own.

It was the braid of all these fleshy tendrils that formed the tongue.

"…Calling this a monstrosity will be just an understatement." Alex muttered to himself as he looked at his projection with twitching eyes. "Should you really look like that?"

After seeing the horrifying appearance of his projection, Alex was able to understand why his companions had such an extreme reaction.

"Skreee..." To Alex's surprise, Mouth(this is what Alex decided to call this projection for now) actually let out a high-pitched sound, as if it was replying to Alex's question.

"Oh great, and it seems to be sentient too." Alex muttered as he dropped his arms in exasperation. "What a great nightmare fuel."

"Skree skree skree?" Mouth tilted its head, as if it was waiting for Alex to give it a command.

"Ok, it seems like it will follow my commands properly." Alex thought to himself as he looked at Teresa. "Time to test its capabilities then."

"Go and Pillage the power of this girl." Alex said to Mouth as he pointed his fingers towards Teresa, who was looking at Mouth with an expression of shock and fear.

"Skreee!!!" Mouth let out another wail, which sounded like an expression of happiness.

"…." Upon seeing the gestures and actions of Mouth, Alex realized that Mouth actually was like a pet.

Welp, there goes Alex's dreams of owning a cute pet. Mouth pretty much ruined it all already.

"Hey, don't let that thing approach me!" Teresa wailed as she scooted backwards, with her butt scraping the floor.

She was so gripped with fear that she forgot to stand up and fight.

"Hey Tentacle Monster, is there no other way for you to get my power temporarily?" Teresa pleadingly asked to Alex as Mouth approached her, with drool flowing out of its mouth. "Can't you just touch me and suck it all up?"

"Sorry, but that is not how Pillage works." Alex replied as he gave Teresa a salute. "Don't worry, Mouth won't hurt you at all, just let it all happen, and everything will be fine."

"Of course you gave it a name." Asteria muttered behind Alex, as she gazed at Mouth in disgust. "After all, creepy people attract creepy objects."

"You know, one of the names I wanted to give Mouth was actually Asteria." Alex replied as Mouth floated right above Teresa's head. "Maybe I should just give him that name…"

"No you don't!"

"Well, we shall talk about that later." Alex grinned to Asteria as Mouth pounced at Teresa. "All, right, it seems like its starting now."

"....."

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Alex watched with interest as he saw Mouth doing its job.

The first thing that Alex saw was Mouth opening itself wide, with the distance between the upper and the lower halves reaching the maximum value.

"It's just like a snake dislocating its jaw to open its mouth to the fullest." Alex thought to himself as he watched what happened next.

"Glop." Mouth's creepy tongue then proceeded to cover Teresa, with each fleshy tendril attaching themselves on her skin. A second passed by, and all the fleshy tendrils started to let out a pale green glow.

Then to Alex amusement, he heard a sucking sound from each tendril, as if they were sucking something from Teresa.

"….." Alex's eyes trailed all over the tendrils, as he saw something flowing along the tendrils, with the flow starting at the part of the tendrils attached to Teresa's skin, and ending inside Mouth's body.

"So, the tendrils are the one Pillaging the powers…" Alex muttered to himself as he and the others continued to observe the process.

It was only after a minute passed by that the tendrils retreated from Teresa.

"Skreee!!!" Mouth immediately bounded towards Alex happily, as if it was proud of its job.

It approached Alex cheerfully, with the upper part of its body leaning towards Alex.

"….You want me to pet you?" Alex incredulously asked Mouth as he saw its docile actions.

"Skree!" Mouth replied quickly, with its body bobbing up and down.

"Sigh, yeah, I'll pet you. After all you have done a good job." Alex tried to not show any revulsion on his face as he patted the upper lip of Mouth.

Alex slightly winced as he heard a squelching sound, as one of his fingers popped open a pustule.

"Ugh…" It was Asteria who did the job of expressing their collective disgust.

"Um, now that you have Pillaged Teresa's power, can you give it to me now?" Alex asked slowly as he finished petting Mouth. He tried not to think about the sticky pus on his fingers as he waited for Mouth to move.

"Skreee!" Mouth said as it spat out something from itself.

Alex deftly caught it, with him feeling more revulsion.

He looked carefully at his catch, and what he saw was a pulsating flesh ball.

The ball seemed to be made up of gold-colored flesh, with veins and arteries visible in its surface. The ball was also letting out a stinky odor, which made Alex think about dead insects.

The worst thing of all was the ball seemed to be alive too, with it also pulsating, like it was a heart.

Alex's eyes twitched as he held the beating ball, as his mouth opened and closed in shock.

"Should I… eat this ball?" Alex asked with trepidation as he looked at Mouth with a pleading expression. "Please tell me that I should not eat this ball."

"Skreee!!!" Mouth shouted, as its lips flapped open and close, showing Alex what it wanted to say.

"F**k this sideways." Alex tried not to cry as he saw that Mouth actually wanted him to eat the flesh ball!

"Ok, I am so out of here!" Asteria declared as she closed her eyes and left Alex alone. "I am not watching anything that creepy!"

"…" Alex did not say anything for the following seconds, as he stared at the pulsating flesh ball with revulsion and disgust.

"S**t, s**t, s**t!" Even if Alex usually liked challenges, there are still some things that if possible, he will not do.

And eating the flesh balls was one of these things.

"Skree?" Mouth seemed to have noticed Alex's hesitation, as it let out a sad sound. "Skree?"

"Ah f**k this!" Alex let out a despairing shout as he realized that there is no way out for him now.

He opened his mouth wide, dropping the flesh ball inside his mouth.

"...."

Alex knew that if someone was about to eat something disgusting, they should not try to taste or bite it, as it will just make the process worse. Swallow the disgusting food as a whole will minimize its negative effects.

And that is what Alex exactly did, as he decisively swallowed the flesh ball, with him not chewing or even trying to taste the flesh ball.

Once Alex felt that the ball was already gliding down in his esophagus, he grabbed a can of water in the storage, and he then drank half of it in order to push the ball down.

"Glug, glug, glug."

The ball instantly appeared at his stomach, and there it started to do its magic.

Even without Alex monitoring his internals, he could feel that the flesh ball broke into tiny pieces inside his stomach, with each piece spreading out in his body.

The spreading out was accompanied by a warm and fuzzy feeling which covered Alex's whole body too.

"Ahh~" Alex could not help but let out a moan as he found the sensation to be too comfortable.

It even made him temporarily forget the nauseating experience that he had earlier.

The whole process lasted for around 5 minutes, and it was only at the end of this time that Alex felt normal again.

Alex then heard a slight ping inside his mind, prompting him to look at the interface of his stolen powers.

[Grade 1 Slot] -------- Grade 3 Golden Knight Power

[Grade 2 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 2 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 3 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 3 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 4 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 4 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 5 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 5 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 6 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 6 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 7 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 7 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 8 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 8 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 9 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 9 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 10 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 10 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 11 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 11 Abyss Energy to access.

[Grade 12 Slot] -------- Needs Grade 12 Abyss Energy to access.

"Hahaha, there it is!" Alex whooped happily as he saw the Grade 1 Slot being filled with the Grade 3 Golden Knight Power.

"Now, I can use all the abilities that Teresa had as a Grade 3 Golden Knight…" Alex thought to himself as he started to hug Mouth. "Now, my disguise is perfect!"

"You, you are the MVP here!" Alex said as he ignored the pus that covered his clothes. "Ok, from now on, you shall be my primary pet!"

"Skree!!!" Mouth let out its loudest reply ever, obviously showing its happiness.

The pair continued giggling and laughing to each other, prompting a still disgusted and shocked Asteria to just shake her head in dismay.

"Just like what I said earlier, creepy people attract creepy objects…"