"Be a little more cooperative. Otherwise, this will be awkward for everyone, and things could get ugly." He tugged at Zhu Ao.
Zhu Ao burst out laughing again. She looked utterly delighted, her body shaking as she doubled over, as if she had just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world.
As her laughter grew louder and more prolonged, Zhu Ao's mouth—the muddy, cracked thing on her face—began to change. It was a violent, terrifying transformation.
It started as a single point, like a rotting seed turning pitch-black. Then, with incredible speed, mold spots blossomed across it. With even greater speed, they rotted away, leaving a hole. The hole expanded at a rate visible to the naked eye. It began at the size of a normal human mouth, then stretched to cover half her face, and finally consumed her entire face until it seemed her head was nothing but a gaping maw!
