"I finally couldn't hold back and wanted to ask."

Pen Fu laughed.

After laughing, he slowly explained as he walked:

"Let me tell you, my ability to conjure pens at Infinity Supermarket.

It's not the so-called superpower, but the power of the demon king that is unique to every transformer."

"Transformers? The power of the Demon King."

Mu Fu, who was walking next to him, asked suspiciously, "What is that?"

Pen Fu suddenly froze and turned to look at him:

"Do you think that what you see me now looks like a human being?"

"What are these words?"

Mu Fu's brows furrowed and he became more and more puzzled, "Of course you are a human, can you still be a monster?"

"Hehe, in a sense...... I'm a 'youkai' indeed."

"I'm a non-human species somewhere between humans and the entities of the Backrooms."

"You ......" Mu Wei subconsciously took a step back, "Didn't you say that you were Mu Mu from a parallel time and space?"

"Yes, I was once a normal human being."

Pen Fu lifted his feet and walked forward again, "Sadly, the smallest and most powerless species in the Backrooms...... It's human.

So, in order to be able to live longer and more freely, I chose ...... The anomalous power that melts into the Backrooms transforms into an entity-like species, the Morphers.

Nowadays, I only look very similar to human beings on the outside, but in fact, the internal organs, nervous system, and skeleton have already been completely dehumanized.

My heart, for example, is a coral gear encrusted with emeralds.

That gear is the key core of my existence as an anomalous being as a metamorphose."

"I see."

Mu Fu suddenly said, "In order to fight against the entity, you must first have the power of the entity, and you must not be a human being, is that so?"

"That's right."

As he walked, he said, "After any Mu Fu is transformed into a metamorphos, the characteristics of his transformation ability will become his 'surname' in this life, or a prefix name, such as my first name, Fountain Pen Mu Fu, which is how it came about."

As the two walked unfast and slowly, the Ferris wheel above their heads gradually faded away.

In its place, there is an endless green space.

At the end of the green space is a large area of silver-white buildings.

There were faint figures walking between the buildings.

in green areas.

"That ......"

Mixed with yearning and curiosity, Mu Fu asked, "How did you transform into a metamorphose? Is it surgery? Genetic modification? Or inject the blood of the entity?"

The pen on the side shook his head in denial:

"No, almost all of the transformers of the Mufu Legion, the original source of the Demon King's power, the Perpetual Gear, came from a god."

"Gods?"

After hearing this word, Mu Fu's face was strange, "It actually relies on metaphysics, relying on the power of religion? Be...... God? Is it the Buddha? Or Cthulhu?"

「NoNoNo。」

"The gods worshipped by the Legion are not false religious idols in the real world."

"He is a high-dimensional deity that truly exists in the Infinite Backrooms, and his name is the Eternal Demon King."

"High Dimensional Divine ......"

Mu Fu muttered, "Eternal Demon King."

For some reason, after hearing this god's name for the first time, his heart suddenly pounded, and then the blood all over his body burned uncontrollably.

"Whew—"

Mu Fu Chang spat out a boiling flame light visible to the naked eye, "What's wrong with me? Feel the physical ...... It's very hot, but it's not very painful, but it's more energetic."

"Oh? Is the reaction so big? You can breathe fireworks!"

Pen Fu raised his eyebrows, "It is rumored that the name of the god of the Perpetual Demon King has a memetic effect, and once the person who is destined for the god hears it, the alienation of body and soul will inevitably occur.

I always thought it was just a legend, but I didn't expect it...... Looks like you have a lot of potential."

"Potential?" Mu Fu looked dazed, "What potential."

"The so-called potential refers to the background color of the soul, the more magnificent the background color, the higher the acceptance of the power of the demon king, and the higher the degree of strength after transformation."

"But the specific situation will require you to go through a detailed examination after you arrive at the camp."

"Alright, I'm going to go to other Backrooms levels to pick up the other mourners, so I'm going to send you here,"

Glancing at the silver-white buildings in the distance, he said to Mu Mu, "Remember, you have to walk in a straight line, all the way to the camp, don't deviate from the direction, don't look left and right, in this playground...... Only the camp is the safest."

"Camp, I see."

Mu Fu slowly turned his head and looked at the silver-white building complex a few kilometers away.

Subsequently, he said goodbye to the pen Mu Fu, and Mu Fu followed the other party's instructions.

There are no moths, and I honestly walk through thousands of meters of green space all the way.

In the end, he entered the camp of the Mufu Legion without any danger.

Even so, in fact, along the way, Mu Mourning could hear some strange female laughter and cries, coming from the dark and secluded wild forests on both sides of the green space.

I don't know what's hidden inside.

Interestingly, Mu Fu entered the gate of that camp.

On an old standing sign at the door, I saw the so-called rules of survival in the Backrooms.

He walked slowly over and saw that it was written:

One, you can doubt anyone, but you have to trust the gears, that's all you have.

2. Be vigilant! Don't be overly curious.

3. Death is not terrible, always remember to keep a bullet for yourself, oh, a bomb is fine.

4. Laziness is your enemy, pain is your lover, but remember not to be too obsessed with lovers.

5. Cherish every moment of rest, which is more precious than any good food and wine.

6. Embrace the one of darkness, and keep your mercy.

7. Happiness and joy are only a brief interval between two long periods of suffering, so don't get too attached to it.

8. If a certain Backrooms area makes you feel at ease, get out of the way.

9. Rules will restrain growth, and the strong-willed human figure can be matched by thousands of troops.

10. Find groups, join groups, and support groups.

"Seems reasonable."

Mu Fu frowned and whispered, "But, it's a little inexplicable."

A whole ten rules, it feels like that.

But when you think about it, it seems that there are some contradictions between these rules.

"Is everything so weird in the Backrooms?"

Mu Fu turned his gaze and looked at the houses in the camp that were not very high, but they were also quite simple and simple, and said in a low voice:

"But it's this weirdness that is full of challenges and excitement."

Hours later.

Deep in the camp, in an old dormitory.

Mu Mu lay on the simple bed with his head rested on his arms and looked out the window intently.

Knock knock! Boom! Knock knock!

Suddenly, there was an irregular knock on the door.

"Here it is again, and here it is."

The middle-aged version of Mu Fu on the lower bunk muttered and shrunk into the quilt and didn't dare to move, but he didn't hear it.

Mu Fu curiously climbed up from the top bunk and squinted at the place where the sound came from.

It's outside the dormitory door.

From the top bunk, there were two dark shadows extending into the room, lined with the dim light of the corridor outside the crack under the dormitory door.

It's like, there's a guy standing outside the door

Silence.

"What the hell."

Mu Fu jumped off the bed, approached the door lightly, slowly squatted down, and looked out carefully through the crack in the door.

Then he saw a pair of bony hands outside the door.

As if sensing someone looking at it, the hands moved.

The next moment, an upside-down old woman's head slammed on the ground, and with two abnormally large eyeballs, through the crack in the door, she stared at Mu Fu in the room.

"Huh?!" The latter was startled and couldn't help but stand up.

After a few seconds, he crouched down and looked, and the old woman's head was gone.

It's as if everything is an illusion.

"Whew-" Mu sighed, "Even if you stay in the so-called safe camp, will there be entities, even if they ...... It's just a Level 0 entity."

Previously, Bi Fu had given him some information about the entity.

Based on this information, most Level 0 entities are only capable of scaring people, and are generally not harmful.

Attention, is the general situation.

Level 1 entities, on the other hand, are like the Facelings that Mu Fu had encountered earlier in the Infinity Supermarket.

Although it has a certain degree of harmfulness, the overall lethality is at most stronger than that of murderers in the real world, so it can often be solved with firearms or explosives.

As for higher-level entities, I didn't say much about it.

He just vaguely said that level 2 is easy to deal with, level 3 is more tricky, level 4 will have to die if encountered, and level 5 no one has ever seen it.

As for the other people in the dormitory where Mu Fu is now, they are all Mu Fu from various parallel planes like him who has just entered the Backrooms.

They are basically rescued and found by the battle-hardened muters like the pen Mu Fu, rescued from various Backrooms levels.

The reason why I am crowded here now is to wait for the transformation ceremony in a few days.

Those who have successfully transformed will naturally have a good way out in the Mufu Legion in the future.

On the contrary, the loser will be left with some mediocre and ordinary work in the future.

It sounds a bit miserable, but at least it's better than wandering alone in the Backrooms.

On the contrary, the mortality rate of the former kind of metamorphosis is much higher than that of the mediocre.

After all, they have to deal with many strange entities, as well as all kinds of extremely complex and dangerous backrooms planes.

Five days later—

…… Zizi ......

The sound of a horn sounded over the camp:

"Newcomers, please come to the medical room to participate in the potential testing and transformation ceremony!"

"Newcomers, please come to the medical room to participate in the potential testing and transformation ceremony!"

in the medical room.

The well-built and hairy werewolf Mu Fu was looking intently at the display of a large machine.

There was a 'beep', and the screen went blank.

Seeing this blank image, the werewolf Mu Wei immediately turned around and recorded it, and said without raising his head:

"Unqualified, next."

"I... Isn't my soul color good enough?" The white-haired mourner who participated in the test stammered.

"Don't you understand the next one?!" The werewolf said impatiently.

"Oh oh~"

Sending away the mediocre mourning of disappointment, the werewolf mourning picked up the thermos cup and drank it with an expressionless face.

Standing aside and watching the lively rabbit Mu Fu, he came over with his big buck teeth and asked:

"Old wolf, what is the most magnificent soul background in the mourning you have tested over the years?"

"Hmm...... I want to think about it." Wolf mourning recalled, "The whole picture is dark blue, inlaid with many stars, and there is a cyber-style electric Gatling in the center."

", the soul background is so complete and cool!" Rabbit Fu was envious, "Then he can't go to heaven!"

"yes." The wolf mourned and sighed, "

The strength of that cyber mourner...... Now it's close to the top of Level 3."

When he had said that, he shouted, "Next."

"It's coming!"

Mu Fu walked in quickly when he heard the sound, and showed a sunny smile to the hairy man in front of him, "How to test it, brother."

"It's easy."

Wolf Mourning's tone was flat, and his finger pointed at the large machine screen on the right, the regularly rotating colorful gear-like 3D pattern.

"Do you see that big gear on the screen, keep an eye on it, you have to pay attention.

The gears will then detect your psychic cognition through their gaze, as well as the soul latent phase, which is generally known as the soul undertone.

Also, throughout the process, you have to keep reciting the prayer in your heart to worship the Eternal Demon King, and in the past few days, you should be familiar with that prayer.

Anyway, you have to remember that you can't get a word wrong in the prayer."

"Oh."

Mu Fu nodded in a conscious sense, his eyes were fixed, and he looked at the gears on the screen of the machine.

"Are you ready?"

"Hmm!"

"Okay, let's get started, it's okay to blink if you want."

After finishing speaking, Wolf Mourning picked up the thermos cup, unscrewed the lid and handed it to his mouth to drink slowly, while muttering and chatting with Rabbit Funeral.

And Mu Fu also looked at the gear, and in his heart, began to silently recite a strange and mysterious prayer for the gods:

"Praise the Demon King of Eternal Motion, whose power brings to the world;

The world rejoices in you, and the people praise you;

At the end of the universe, the light shrouds the world;

Traveling in all realms and universes, all sing the name of the demon king;

Victory, victory! Destroy the ugly;

Victory, victory! exterminate the unruly;

Break through all kinds of sins, you are the Demon King of Perpetual Motion;

Destroy the evil, you are the Perpetual Demon King;

Hengshun holds the Three Realms and blesses all living beings and spirits......

Under the recitation over and over again, Mu Fu's thinking and consciousness gradually fell into a blur.

His mind was half-asleep and half-awake, and inexplicably descended into a boundless ocean of chaos.

In this unclear ocean without light and darkness, there is an infinite universe floating and floating.

This infinite universe is all deeply embedded in all kinds of gears.

Under the constant rotation of these countless gears, the infinite universe will wither and collapse in a few breaths, turning into waves of illusory and lifeless water, merging into the unclear sea.

However, in the next moment, an infinite universe will emerge all over the Chaos Ocean, continuing to be engulfed by countless gears.

And in the depths of this vast ocean, Mu Fu was extremely shocked to see it...... A majestic humanoid that is so huge that it is boundless, and it is all condensed by countless trillions of Jingyuan gears, exuding endless brilliant divine light.

"That's ...... Perpetual Demon King !!"

Mu Fu was shocked.

He couldn't believe it...... There really are gods in the Backrooms.

I can't believe that the god worshiped by the Mu Fu Legion, the Eternal Demon King, actually exists.

At the same time, at the moment when Mu Fu saw the Eternal Demon King.

The Perpetual Demon King also saw him at the same moment.

"Hmm......"

Hekmendon, or Mu Cang, looked lightly at the cluster of small soul projections that suddenly descended in the ocean, and said indifferently:

"Another new 'Cluster Scout'.

Very well, then it's up to me to ...... Come and give you strength."