Invisible tentacles extended with the sound, and the Sanity Value Counter ticked maniacally "tick-tick" amidst the whispers of the Mother of the Marsh.
Standing at the back, Lilia let out a lamenting scream, clutching her head which felt like it was nearly splitting in pain. Terrifying hallucinations were brutally stuffed into her brain; she felt like she was transforming into a monster, even sensing the abnormal touch of flesh buds rising beneath her skin.
Lu Li's humanity helped him resist part of the corruption, and aside from the whispering that rose with the sound, he felt no other abnormalities.
The Mother of the Marsh seemed to realize that she was speaking with ordinary people, so fragile that even hearing their own mutterings could drive them into madness. After a brief pause, the voices under the black robes, a collective of Believers, reiterated the voice of the Mother of the Marsh, "This way... you will feel much better..."
