275: Chapter 276 "Ordinal War" [Clone City]: A Grand Celebration of Chaos and Chaos

In the sky above [Clone City], inside a giant pink bubblegum bubble, the [Carnival Clown], dressed in a purple suit with his face painted like a clown, was twisting his limbs at a bizarre angle. He let out manic cackles while dancing and cheering frantically, as if celebrating the personal appearance of the mastermind behind [Clone City]—the [Eye Demon]. Fastened to his waist, the toy-box-shaped Dream Spirit [strange] kept opening and closing in sync with the [Carnival Clown]'s movements, making crisp "Clack! Clack!" sounds.

The [Carnival Clown]'s body repeatedly bent at nearly 180-degree angles in every direction. Within his frantic movements, the entire bubblegum bubble was at risk of bursting at any moment.

This continued until, under the control of the [Eye Demon], dozens of giant flesh tentacles rose from the churning fleshy ground of [Clone City], shooting straight toward the bubblegum bubble where the [Carnival Clown] was located. As the first flesh tentacle made contact with the surface of the floating bubble, the [Carnival Clown]'s manic laughter and the loud explosion of the bursting bubblegum echoed through [Clone City], which had been transformed into a completely sealed flesh-and-blood prison.

The bubblegum that exploded in the air shattered into countless gelatinous fragments, adhering to the surfaces of the flesh tentacles they touched. Within seconds, they drained all the moisture from the tentacles. One by one, the withered tentacles were smashed into a sky full of dark-red flesh powder as they came into contact with the countless colorful glass marbles spilling out from the opening and closing toy box [strange] at the [Laughing Clown]'s waist.

Letting his body fall freely, the [Carnival Clown] continuously let out manic laughter of extreme excitement. After spreading his arms to feel the powerful wind pressure from the rapid descent for a moment, the [Carnival Clown] reached into the toy box [strange] at his waist and pulled out a giant magic top hat. The black magic top hat, several times larger than the toy box [strange], was stepped on by the [Carnival Clown], instantly halting his descent. Like a light, drifting leaf, the black magic top hat carried the [Carnival Clown] as he wove between the flesh tentacles constantly attacking from the fleshy ground.

As if toying with and mocking the [Eye Demon], the [Carnival Clown] gave a bow like the opening of a circus performance. After two crisp claps—"Clap! Clap!"—the [Laughing Clown] revealed an exaggerated smile, the corners of his mouth nearly reaching his ears. He pulled a purple magic balloon from the toy box [strange] at his waist and, with a few simple folds, held a purple microphone-shaped magic balloon in his hand.

"Ah-la-la~ Mr. Mastermind... or Ms. Mastermind, greetings to you! To pay tribute to this grand celebration of disorder and chaos you've created, I've decided to present you with a ceremonial salute!"

The [Carnival Clown] threw the purple microphone into the air and clapped his hands hard. "Bang!" The purple magic balloon exploded into a sky full of debris. Immediately following was an anomaly unexpected by the [Eye Demon]: dense purple spots of light emerged on the fleshy ground, the fleshy buildings, and the flesh tentacles. Looking closely, each purple spot of light contained a small toy—colorful balloons, rubber bouncy balls, maracas... all sorts of small toys, shimmering with purple light and constantly self-replicating. What began as a negligible purple spot on a flesh tentacle had, within a few breaths, already occupied one-tenth of its surface area.