[Cruise Cabin]

Principal Daislin held a celestial body in her embrace, suspended in the center of the room. The entire cabin had become infected with Star Particles due to her presence, the material structure thrown into chaos by cosmic radiation. Even if someone were to come aboard, they would be unable to reach this room without deciphering the Star Barrier at the door.

The bathroom door was tightly shut, with a medical examination taking place inside.

Since the full-body check had concluded, William didn’t need to undress completely, only unfastening the bottom buttons of his shirt to expose his abdomen.

At the Dentist’s request,

William unbuttoned the bottom three buttons of his white shirt, sat on the toilet with his legs apart, and tried to tense his abdomen as much as possible, displaying the structure of his abs and the central Abyss structure.

Jessica was using various instruments to examine the Abyss,

and soon, the time had reached deep into the night.

William was alright at his end, but Jessica was sweating profusely. During the examination of the Abyss, she almost got sucked in several times, nearly becoming infected with the pathogen from within the Abyss.

Even on Jessica’s palms, spiral patterns appeared involuntarily, and malformed teeth beyond her control began to grow.

Approaching the sink to extract teeth,

Jessica pulled out one twisted, malformed tooth after another, leaving her hands full of bloody holes, gasping heavily by the sink.

"Doctor Jessica, are you okay? The Tenth Abyss can cause abnormal replication within your body invisibly, and in more severe cases, Condensed Face might occur. The virus will selectively replicate the most excellent and prominent features within you and accumulate a mask on your head.

Let’s switch our approach tomorrow, or you might end up completely infected."

Jessica removed her mask and placed her perforated palms in her mouth, nourishing them with a special saliva between the teeth. The spiral wounds began to heal swiftly.

"Medical research inherently carries risks, especially when facing an Abyss that even the Old World is helpless against... Don’t worry about me. If I can’t even handle this, then I don’t deserve to be a Dentist."

"Alright then, let’s call it a day for now. Get some rest."

Inside the cabin.

Dentist Jessica slept alone on a water bed, while Principal Daislin still floated in the air. William didn’t take any advantage, nor squeezed between them.

He simply took off his shoes and socks, submerged in the bathtub while still dressed in his shirt and trousers, carefully reviewing the medical examination process and Jessica’s assessment.

"A framework without substance... Madness Brain can only play a coordinating role at most. To achieve completion, one must figure out a way to explore various illnesses related to ’Life’ within the body, or develop the Abyss.

I had thought that stepping into the Silver Circle meant being a pillar of the Old World. It turns out I still have so much to learn.

Right~ If I were to perform ’Abyss Flipping’ on myself, fully revealing the side of the Abyss for the examination, would that make things easier? Moreover, I haven’t tried ’Abyss Flipping,’ this newly developed Abyss ability, since my return to the Old World."

At this thought, William placed his hands on his abdomen,

and as he prepared to perform the Flipping of his real physical form, buzz! A metallic friction noise resonated throughout the entire cruise ship, with all the ship’s nuts beginning to turn, even forming a sea vortex within a kilometer radius centered on the ship.

The bathroom door was also violently pushed open,

as the Principal carried a miniature celestial body in one hand and pushed open the door with the other, her flickering starry eyes filled with confusion as she looked towards the young man in the bathtub.

In her vision, William seemed to transform into a black hole, the surrounding matter collapsing towards this singularity.

"William, is this what you described in your story as ’Abyss Flipping’? We are on board a ship right now, don’t mess around."

As William’s hands left his abdomen, everything returned to normal.

"Sorry Principal~ I didn’t expect it to cause such a commotion. I was just considering Jessica’s suggestion from the medical examination, so I wanted to give it a try."

Daislin first glanced at Jessica, who was deep asleep on the bed, then she moved her bare feet into the bathroom and locked the door behind her, leaning against it while asking softly, "How was the examination?"

"Doctor Jessica is very professional. She provided the answers I sought~ my body is riddled with illnesses, not refined enough to fill such a perfect physical framework. I indeed have a long way to go and need to take it slowly."

"Ha-ha~" The Principal couldn’t help but chuckle behind her hand, "How old are you? Can the entire Old World find another silver circle Patient as young as you? Not to mention the many illnesses your body is coordinating and controlling at once.

If the examination was effective, then let Jessica thoroughly check your Abyss the remaining days. The aura you gave off just now was impressive;

I’ve never seen anyone represent the ’black hole’ star formation.

You should rest early, William."

"Will do."

The Principal was about to turn and leave but suddenly halted as she was opening the door,

turned, and walked towards the bathtub, a turn of events that left William somewhat flustered.

Drip~

Principal bit her finger, and suffering from chylomicronemia (Astrology Variant), she dripped her milky blood into it, a total of ten drops, tinting the entire bathtub into a milky starry sky.

"Meditate and rest among the stars, and if you wish to talk to me, you can create a connection through the Star Particles and share a dream with me."

"Thank you, Principal."

Desline left the bathroom and returned to her floating state, her eyes slowly closing, ready to engage in further stellar discourse with William in her dreams.

But just as she was about to fall asleep... Smash! A surge of waves slammed heavily onto the ship, the loud noise jolting her awake abruptly.

An extreme chill swept over Desline’s entire body, as she felt inexplicably cold. Looking towards the bed, Jessica, who should have been there, was nowhere to be seen.

With some confusion, she walked towards the bathroom, and the moment she pushed the door open~ William, who should have been lying in the bathtub, was also missing.

Moreover, the seawater flooding the room carried a bone-penetrating chill that even made Desline shiver, her arms crossed and clutching her body.

"Where are they?"

Despite the oddness, Desline didn’t harbor much suspicion, as if her thoughts had also frozen due to the icy seawater.

When she stepped out of the bathroom, the door to the guest room had been inexplicably opened at some point, and the spatial barrier that was set upon it was no longer there.

Desline walked out of the room, stepping in the icy seawater,

Squeak, squeak~ The waterlogged corridor’s light bulbs flickered, and at the far corner, the vague outline of a female form could be seen, appearing to be in a ’half-kneeling’ position, with only her upper body exposed.

No hair,

Pale skin,

Her nose had been sliced straight off, leaving a wound,

Her eyeballs, whitened and protruding from prolonged soaking in seawater,

Her face clearly showing signs of malnutrition, cheeks sunken in, mouth opened in a round hole,

Looking at that O-shaped mouth, something seemed to be about to crawl out,

Sizzle~ The light flickers!

In an instant of darkness, the strange woman at the end of the corridor moved forward about five meters,

And with each flicker of the light, she moved closer towards Desline, covering a distance each time, relentlessly advancing.

The oppression of the tight corridor, the bone-chilling cold from the water that reached past her knees, and the psychological discomfort caused by the flickering lights and the eerie woman made it hard for Desline to catch her breath.

Until they were barely five meters apart,

At that moment, the woman’s ’O-shaped’ mouth began to writhe and enlarge, something was emerging from within.

First, a strand of hair appeared, followed by pale, moist skin, and eyes as brilliant as stars. It grew larger, even forcing the woman’s mouth to stretch wide and tear apart.

Finally, a saliva-covered head emerged, the head of Desline herself,

Not fully expelled, but held within the mouth,

In that moment, endless fear assaulted her, as withered octopus legs clambered up Desline’s overly frightened body, ready to drag her into the ocean.

At the critical moment.

Click~

The sound of teeth colliding echoed through the corridor, and teeth began to grow throughout the waterlogged passageway,

Click~

Another sound, the corridor torn apart and crushed by the growing teeth, the space trembling.

Click~

A third sound, and the dream collapsed! Desline suddenly opened her eyes, gasping for air. The nightmare had interrupted her floating state, and she found herself cradled in someone’s arms,

Not William, but Dentist Jessica.