In the pitch-black, dark cave, White Zetsu's eyes glowed a fierce crimson, as if filled with deep madness.
Pained low growls echoed continuously throughout the cave.
In fact, ever since advancing to Sequence 4, White Zetsu's condition had never been good, always teetering on the edge of losing control.
Half of White Zetsu's body was covered with rock-like grayish-white scales, each inscribed with complex, three-dimensional mysterious runes.
These runes extended inward into the flesh and outward into the surrounding void, as if weaving something that didn't belong to the real world.
"Damn it, why? What exactly am I lacking?"
White Zetsu groaned painfully, trying to control the chaotic thoughts and forcibly merge the scales back into his flesh.
Soon, the strange gray-white scales slowly dissolved beneath the skin and vanished.
"What went wrong?" White Zetsu clenched his teeth tightly, his crimson eyes fierce and wild, gasping heavily.
"Damn it, the Beyonder Characteristics of the 'demigod' level seem fully activated, and just to avoid losing control, I'm exhausting all my efforts!"
He had thought that after reaching Sequence 4, a bright future awaited him.
But reality slapped White Zetsu hard, snapping him awake from his illusions.
In the deep, dark ocean of his subconscious mind, storms and raging waves never ceased.
Countless life forms formed this subconscious sea, each wave battering the island of his consciousness again and again.
Just resisting the assaults of this subconscious ocean left White Zetsu mentally drained.
Worse still, the Beyonder Characteristics that were supposed to be contained began to 'activate.'
The gathering 'madness' nearly pushed him completely out of control.
If not for his mental resistance through the 'Spectator' pathway being stronger than others, he probably would have lost control by now.
Even so, White Zetsu could clearly feel that everything he was doing was just a drop in the ocean.
He was being slowly dragged down bit by bit toward the abyss of losing control.
"Adam, it has to be Adam!" White Zetsu clenched his teeth in rage and crushed a nearby stone.
"That bastard is definitely hiding something. No one above Sequence 4 could digest the Beyonder potion and resist the 'madness' just by Acting!"
We can't delay any longer. We must find Adam as soon as possible!
Otherwise, it won't be long before he completely slips into the abyss of 'loss of control'!
White Zetsu's eyes grew colder, hiding a barely noticeable madness inside. "Adam! Adam! Adam!"
His goal was to surpass Adam and become the only 'Sequence Zero,' the true god who controls life and death of all beings—not a pitiful fool losing control!
Of course, to deal with 'Adam,' White Zetsu alone clearly couldn't do it.
So he left the cave and followed a narrow, pitch-black tunnel that looked like an intestine until he reached another cave.
The light inside was dim.
The first thing to catch his eye was a grotesque, disgusting tree that looked like a twisted human body.
It was covered with blooming buds, each with a center that resembled female reproductive organs, oozing brown-green mucus.
Just a glance made White Zetsu feel the madness he had suppressed stirring again.
He hurriedly blocked the image of the tree deep in his mind, then used his 'Calm' skill to gather his scattered thoughts and steady his restless heart.
In a hoarse voice, he said, "Uchiha Obito, there's something I want to ask you."
"You look like you've improved a lot," Obito, sitting calmly on the edge of a stone platform, replied.
But White Zetsu knew better. That calm was just a surface.
Obito's madness was so deep it even surprised him. How had he not lost control yet?
White Zetsu took a deep breath and said seriously, "You must feel it too. Although Sequence 4 has greater power, it also becomes easier to lose control. Is there any way to fix that?"
"Why fix it?" Obito smirked in a way that was hard to read.
White Zetsu was taken aback for half a second but quickly said, "I'm not joking. I'm in a bad state right now. That bastard Adam only told me how to ascend to Sequence 4 but didn't say how to control the madness after ascending. There must be a way to fight the madness!"
"I'm asking you, what's wrong with being crazy?"
Uchiha Obito stood up calmly, gently touching the strange tree. His eyes were filled with deep affection.
"Immersing yourself in madness—what's wrong with that? Why fear losing control? We are one with it. Only by falling deeper can we get closer to being a 'god'!"
Who the hell wants to be crazy like you?
White Zetsu cursed bitterly in his heart.
Fortunately, he never had any high hopes for Obito.
Can you really expect a madman to tell you how not to be mad?
Obviously, that's impossible!
"Forget it, I won't ask you anymore."
White Zetsu shook his head, then showed a somewhat bloodthirsty expression.
"Let's try another way—dig this method out from Adam's mind!"
"Oh?"
Obito seemed interested, turning to White Zetsu.
"You're finally willing to look for 'Adam'?"
"Heh, do I have any other choice?"
White Zetsu licked his lips, hiding a trace of madness.
"I originally wanted to wait until the potion fully digested before settling accounts with 'Adam,' but now it seems better to deal with it sooner!"
"Not bad, I'm starting to admire you more," Obito laughed loudly. He grabbed the mask beside him and put it on his face. The blood-red tomoe spun, radiating a chilling murderous intent.
"Where is Adam? Let's go straight to him. It's time to cut off the Twilight Hermit Order—the bunch of troublesome bastards—once and for all!"
White Zetsu shook his head.
"The exact location is unclear. The only thing I know is that Adam is hiding inside a book."
"A book?"
Obito looked surprised.
"Yes, a book."
White Zetsu nodded and said in a deep voice, "That is not an ordinary book. Adam values that book very much. It should be an extraordinary item created with some special method."
"Where is that book?"
Uchiha Obito frowned and asked.
"In the Land of Rain," White Zetsu replied.
Uchiha Sogetsu made a move, and the black pieces on the chessboard disappeared. The tense situation suddenly cleared.
"I won."
He smiled lightly and looked at Adam across from him.
"I lost," Adam shook his head and turned his gaze to the other side.
"The Groselle's Travels is in the Land of Rain. What do you plan to do next?"
"Of course, I will just sit and watch."
Uchiha Sogetsu smiled meaningfully and said,
"No need to care about it. Everything has long been decided."
"Taking this chance, I can also observe the Groselle's Travels."
His eyes glowed faintly golden as he picked up another chess piece and placed it down.
"Ankewelt's hidden move inside is definitely troublesome. It's better to take this opportunity to give White Zetsu a big gift."
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