Chapter 765 - 121: Spiritual Corruption
Su Changxing faced the doubts and did not deny it. He openly admitted, "Yes, I’m a player. I just arrived here today, and seeing so many players gathered together, I felt a bit strange."
Sindaga had tacitly accepted the existence of players a few months ago, but Kasmin had not received any news about it.
There’s something fishy going on here.
Su Changxing showed a kind smile and pointed to the bar, saying, "Why don’t we go in and have a chat and perhaps become friends?"
Before the blond man could speak, a man with his face covered in black tattoos, a big nose, and big eyes, with brown hair, disdainfully said:
"Who do you think you are, trying to befriend us? You look like a newcomer to this world who doesn’t know the rules!"
Su Changxing and Butcher’s Eye flickered with a strange light as they looked at him.
The man froze instantly, his face stiffening, eyes widening, pupils shrinking, as if he had seen some horrifying scene, then he sat down on the ground with a thud.
He gasped, running his hands over his head, "I’m dead, I’m dead!"
He had seen the scene of being headshot by Su Changxing, and then his consciousness began to blur, the world in his vision distorting.
Although his spirit was strong, he himself did not possess any abilities for spiritual attack, at most forcing someone into a sleep state if the disparity in spiritual power was too great.
But because his spirit was contaminated by that mad Divine Spirit, he only needed to rely on the Eye, transmitting his contaminated spirit to the other party, thereby indirectly corrupting the target’s spirit.
And for ordinary extraordinaries, just a little was enough to have a stunning effect on them, and a bit more could even twist their spirit, completely alienating them into monsters.
This had also been categorized as an ability by the Eye of Data.
[Spiritual Corruption: Through Butcher’s Eye, transmit the spirit corrupted by Divine Spirit, activated simply by making eye contact with the target, consuming a certain amount of spiritual power]
[Received terror from Kelsey, +1 Mysteriousness]
[Received terror from Kelsey, +1 Mysteriousness]
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"What’s wrong with you?"
Su Changxing looked at him curiously, asking, having merely tried this ability, not expecting that its power seemed quite substantial, far exceeding his expectations.
Kelsey looked again at Su Changxing, feeling her scalp tingle, her body trembling, unable to speak for a moment.
Seeing this scene, the other players’ eyes looking at Su Changxing also became extremely wary, stepping back a few steps in unison.
They couldn’t quite understand what Su Changxing had done, guessing it was likely some spiritual attack method, but in this world, direct spiritual class attack methods had been massively weakened.
The blond man understood that Su Changxing’s strength must be immense, instantly becoming extremely polite, "My friend meant no offense; if there’s a problem, please forgive us."
Su Changxing glanced at them and walked towards the tavern, coldly saying, "Come in and talk."
He suspected that these changes in Sindaga were definitely related to that Divine Spirit, causing him spiritual corruption, and that the Divine Spirit backing Eric and behind the Duke of Jindola should be the same one.
Therefore, he had to first understand the situation here clearly.
A few people sat around a long table, the blond man’s face seemed very unnatural, squeezing out a smile, "My name is Du’an, what would you like to know, brother? Ask freely, we surely won’t hold back."
Su Changxing showed a kind smile, waving his hand, "We’re not enemies; you don’t need to be nervous."
No need to be nervous, my ass.
Looking at Su Changxing’s smiling face, their hearts tightened; the more he was this way, the more uneasy they felt.
They were not ordinary people of this world, but normal extraordinaries; although their perception was limited, it wasn’t to the degree of being entirely absent.
Su Changxing maintained a kind smile and continued, "In that case, I’ll be direct. Do you know what those witches are?"
Du’an seemed to breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing the question; it was at least something he could answer, "Just witches, they’re not players, mostly women from this city."
Su Changxing thought for a bit and said, "Be more specific, what kind of women? What common characteristics do they have? I need to know these."
Du’an glanced at the black bald man beside him, "Bruce, you know more; you’ve interacted with those women a lot. You say."
The bald black man coughed theatrically and said with a giggle, "Most of the women who become witches are not young; many of them were previously unsuccessful housewives and widows."
"After becoming witches, not only do they become more beautiful in appearance, but their behavior also becomes more wanton."
"Hehe, many witches come out of the museum at night looking for new lovers. They are fickle, but quite flavorful."
"I’m familiar with quite a few witches. Although they know magic, it’s not very varied. It’s a set pattern of magic, and their bodies aren’t particularly strong, about the same as ordinary people."
The tavern’s server carried out a tray with six large mugs of Pulang Wine: "Enjoy... Du’an, how come you brought a friend today? This one looks a bit unfamiliar."
The bald black man waved impatiently, "None of your business."
Su Changxing turned his head and noticed that the server was also a player. Being in such a business, it seemed he really couldn’t get by otherwise.
"Do you know what kind of power those witches typically have?"
The bald black man said gravely, "Don’t be fooled by them being natives of this place, their power is ridiculously strong, comparable to Tier Six extraordinaries, much stronger than many of us."
"I don’t know how these witches come to be. Some people were just ordinary not long ago, and then suddenly became witches in the museum."
Are they really witches?
Su Changxing doubted it. Such sudden strength was strange, more like followers receiving gifts from a divine spirit.
So could these witches actually be followers of that divine spirit!
The more he thought about it, the more probable it seemed. He showed a peculiar expression, "Are there any players who became witches?"
The bald black man shook his head, "I don’t know about that. These witches seem to have existed in this world long before, just in very small numbers."
Su Changxing picked up the rum, about to take a big sip, but Du Jin hurriedly stopped him, "Don’t drink, don’t drink, there’s something wrong with the wine."
Su Changxing put down the rum, smiling. He already knew there was something wrong. As soon as the server brought it, he noticed it was poisoned.
[Green Millennium Dragon Poison: Lower Rank B, a powerful lethal poison, colorless and tasteless, almost undetectable, can directly kill Tier Eight and below extraordinaries, and causes strong paralysis effects on those above Tier Eight, accompanied by rapid breathing and accelerated blood flow, effective on extraordinaries with Physique below 40 points.]
"What, wasn’t this poison meant for me? Why not let me drink it?"
Du Jin awkwardly smiled, "We wouldn’t deceive a brother like you, it was a misunderstanding by the server."
Su Changxing amusedly said, "So you’ve used this method to trap and kill other players before?"
"Not really, this bar is membership-based, and we generally don’t bring outsiders," Du’an said awkwardly, feeling that this trick wouldn’t work on Su Changxing, as they didn’t have any deep grudges to justify such a risk.
Then he shouted to the tavern server, "Take away all the poisoned wine and bring the good stuff. I didn’t mean to serve poisoned wine; I just meant to be careful not to offend."
The server pursed his lips. Having seen the scene at the tavern entrance earlier, he thought Du’an was going after this man, "Got it, got it. This guest was offended; it’s all because he didn’t speak clearly."
Du’an turned to Su Changxing with a smile, changing his expression immediately, "Mainly, the situation here is quite tense, especially among players. Some players suggested allying with the Duke, so they banded together and are very hostile to us."
"But how could we players possibly rely on an ordinary person in this world? Both sides are restrained, but recently, after the Duke confronted Wodan, their group has become arrogant, claiming they want to drive us out of Sindaga."
Su Changxing took a sip of the newly served rum, showing no caution, which only made Du’an’s group more wary, "You all should know that players in this world can possibly lose control and become monsters, right?"
"Aren’t you afraid that the Duke has gathered so many of you here?"
Du’an exhaled and smiled, "Brother, you might not know, players do turn into monsters, but a year ago it was discovered that in Sindaga this change doesn’t seem to happen, so more and more players gathered here."
Su Changxing, deep in thought, became more serious, "Really?"
He estimated that it was most likely the work of that mad divine spirit behind it, though he didn’t know why they would do so.
Players in this world don’t go mad on their own but are affected subconsciously by divine influences from beyond this world due to high perception levels.
Therefore, other people in this world are not at risk; their perception is completely shielded by this world, so there’s no influence.
Sometimes the more you see and know, the more dangerous it becomes.
Some ordinary people live busy lives, believing the world to be stable, unaware that danger lurks nearby, ready to devour them at any moment.
Ignorance is indeed bliss sometimes.