Chapter 245
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Chapter 245: Treatment Plan
Hearing this, the four caregivers froze in place, and even the pug nearby suddenly jumped up from the ground and quickly ran away, barking as it went:
“Woof woof woof woof woof…”
Merlin opened his eyes in confusion, and in the next moment, his form twisted violently, transforming in the blink of an eye into that familiar pink starfish.
The starfish jumped up from its seat, conjuring a net out of thin air, and shouted excitedly:
“SpongeBob! Let’s go catch jellyfish!!”
…
Meanwhile.
A thousand miles away.
Black crows circled, lightning danced wildly, and within an ancient and mysterious church, three tall thorn thrones stood in the center, grand and imposing, evoking a sense of reverence at just a glance.
Two of the thrones were empty, while on the right throne sat a flamboyant man in a tailcoat, casually, with three men shrouded in shadows standing at his feet.
“Two fools!” the voice from the throne spoke coldly,
“You almost failed such a simple task, and two of our followers died inexplicably! If it weren’t for Shen Qingzhu’s timely intervention, that thing would have really fallen into the hands of the Night Watchman.”
Below the throne, the two men exchanged glances and spoke bitterly:
“My lord, it really wasn’t our incompetence; it’s just that… those two teammates died too mysteriously. We’ve already checked thoroughly, and there were no signs of enemies nearby…”
“Shut up!” the voice snapped angrily, “You two useless idiots, when will you be as reliable as Shen Qingzhu and spare me the trouble?”
The two immediately lowered their heads, falling silent.
Taking a deep breath, the voice slowly continued, “Let’s forget about this time. I’ll explain the next task in detail, mainly… catching jellyfish!!”
Smack—!
The voice suddenly covered its mouth.
The three below were taken aback, looking up at the voice in confusion. One of them tentatively asked, “Catch… catch jellyfish? Is that a new powerful mystery?”
“Fool! I meant… delicious crab roe burgers!!” The voice’s neck turned red with anger.
The three: ???
“My lord, crab roe burgers… what is that?” another asked cautiously.
The voice abruptly stood up from the throne, hands clutching its head, and shouted desperately:
“Get out! All of you get out! Go find Patrick to catch jelly…”
Smack—!
The voice slapped itself, and the terrifying pressure of Klein’s realm suddenly descended. The three men exchanged glances and immediately retreated toward the church’s exit.
“Shut up, shut up, shut up… You ghostly thing, you will not control my body!!” Within the church, the voice’s screams could be faintly heard.
Shen Qingzhu stepped outside the church, slowly stopping, and turned to look back at the empty church, his eyes narrowing slightly.
“His mind really is problematic…”
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The Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods.
“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 squinted his eyes, and in a flash, he appeared in front of it, swatting the net out of the starfish’s hands and grabbing its body, lifting it into the air.
“Let me see what exactly you are…” Lin Qiye murmured to himself.
In the next moment, a brilliant magic circle blossomed in his hand, enveloping the pink starfish entirely. Then, Lin Qiye extended his other hand into the air, drawing another magic circle.
What is the essence of Merlin’s illness?
Is it the anxiety from not being able to find the real world? Not at all.
Anxiety is indeed a problem, but it is not enough to bring Merlin to this place. The root of his illness is the fact that “after anxiety, he transforms into a second personality.”
The reason Merlin became a pink starfish is simply that his second personality in his mind is a starfish. After taking control of Merlin’s body, it subconsciously used transformation magic to change its appearance back to its original form.
In a sense, this is “invasion by an alternate personality.”
The best treatment for this is to directly separate this second personality!
If it were in the outside world, Lin Qiye would have no way to do this, but within this psychiatric hospital, his powers would be significantly enhanced. On one hand, he could forcibly sign a summoning contract with the second personality, and on the other hand, he could try to summon it outside of Merlin’s body.
This is the “designated summoning magic” treatment plan Lin Qiye devised after spending the entire morning, aimed at extracting the second personality from Merlin’s body.
Simple and brutal!
As the summoning magic in Lin Qiye’s hand grew brighter, the pink starfish’s body began to twist gradually, slowly transforming back into Merlin’s previous form.
Effective! Lin Qiye’s eyes brightened further.
Just as half of the pink starfish’s body transformed back into Merlin’s form, Merlin’s body trembled slightly, and a surge of 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 let out a muffled grunt and staggered back two steps, a look of regret in his eyes.
The entanglement between the pink starfish and Merlin’s soul was too tight. At first, it was manageable, but after extracting half of the pink starfish’s soul, the remaining half connected to Merlin’s soul instinctively retaliated. This was the soul power of a deity; how could Lin Qiye suppress it easily?
If the pink starfish’s personality were likened to a tree, Lin Qiye had now chopped off the trunk, leaving the roots deeply embedded in the ground, and he was powerless.
But the good news is that Lin Qiye’s rough “treatment” did indeed extract half of the pink starfish’s soul, causing Merlin’s treatment progress to soar to 62%, reaching the standard for the second extraction ability.
To continue the treatment, Lin Qiye would have to wait until his mental strength was sufficient to match Merlin’s.
As Lin Qiye thought this, he suddenly turned his head in confusion, searching around.
Li Yifei and the others quickly ran over to help, asking, “Director, what are you looking for?”
Lin Qiye frowned, his eyes filled with confusion, “Strange, I clearly extracted half of that starfish’s soul, but where did it go…?”
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The Ancient God Church.
Sitting on the thorn throne, the voice, having barely calmed down, slowly opened its eyes.
“One day, I will make you completely leave my body!” It looked down at its hands, whispering coldly.
After saying this, it stood up, preparing to walk out of the church.
Suddenly, its body trembled, its hands flung open, and it began to run excitedly around the church, two completely different voices emerging from its throat!
“Patrick! You finally came! Patrick!”
“Hahaha! SpongeBob! Let’s go catch jellyfish?!”
“Sure! Sure! Let’s go catch jellyfish! Ah hahahaha…”
“Hehehehe…”
