108: Chapter 108 Dispelling the Black Tide

Under the persuasion of Eden and the others, Ivy finally agreed to leave.

With no more worries, Nie Ning summoned the Jerky Bear Head with a flower on its head.

Compared to the Black Tide that feared the sun, the Jerky Bear Head clearly did not have this concern and could still move freely even during the day.

However, looking at the wriggling Black Tide in the cave, how to deal with it became an issue.

Currently, it was unknown what the Black Tide was, nor could it be determined how much of it there was.

If it were just this small amount, Nie Ning could simply blast open the ground and let the sun burn it to death.

If it spanned the entire ruins, then the problem would be significant.

After all, this was the base of a faction; even if he drained his magic power dry, it would be impossible to expose the entire ruins to sunlight.

Not to mention the elemental power here was weak, so even the power of the sorcery he cast would be reduced.

Moreover, judging by the Malice Perception from before, the range of the Black Tide was likely not small.

...

After a moment of contemplation, white light gathered in Nie Ning's hand, and he then threw the Five Element Orb into the deep pit.

'Boom!'

The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred, and immediately following that, the soil at Nie Ning's feet began to collapse.

Seeing this, Nie Ning quickly retreated, avoiding the collapsing area.

Once the dust settled, a large pit over ten meters wide appeared in the ground.

In the shadows of the pit, the Black Tide surged up and down, appearing eager to rush out.

Nie Ning left the Jerky Bear Head in place while he quickly hurried to the entrance of the ruins.

After some observation, Nie Ning did not sense any aura of corruption, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.

In that case, he wouldn't need to focus his energy here.

...

Returning to the large pit where the Dried Meat Bear was, Nie Ning took several rune orbs from his robes.

Because the required materials were quite precious and their power was limited by the materials used, he had only made a few rune orbs.

Nie Ning glanced at the Black Tide and then used his Earth Control Skill along the edge of the pit to send the rune orbs underground.

Once the rune orbs were in place, Nie Ning condensed the Five Element Orb again.

Only this time, the Five Element Orb in his hand appeared gray, having already been assimilated by the Power of Corruption.

As Nie Ning threw the Five Element Orb into the hole, perhaps because the previous orb hadn't harmed them, the Black Tide directly transformed into a giant mouth and swallowed the Five Element Orb this time.

'Boom!'

The Five Element Orb exploded; the ground only shook slightly, but a large hole was blown into the Black Tide.

It was clearly visible that the Black Tide had shrunk significantly.

The Black Tide seemed provoked; it curled into a ball and actually rushed out of the pit to attack Nie Ning.

The shriveled body beneath the Jerky Bear Head moved slightly, and as its small, withered hand was gently raised, a thick branch instantly grew from the ground.

As the Black Tide hissed and sizzled under the sunlight, the black trunk suddenly lashed out at the Black Tide with force.

Also being a Corrupted Creature, the Dried Meat Bear's strength had already been enhanced in previous battles.

In just a single encounter, the Black Tide was swatted and dispersed like a baseball.

At this moment, the sunlight took effect, burning the dispersed Black Tide to nothing in an instant, while the remaining Black Tide fled back into the pit.

After this strike, the Black Tide seemed severely weakened, even retreating into the ruins.

Nie Ning closed his eyes to sense the changes below.

Just as he thought, a large amount of inexplicable malice began to appear, and the aura of corruption within it was significantly denser.

"This is good."

Nie Ning slowly opened his eyes and couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Since he didn't know how extensive the Black Tide was, he could only use this method to lure the rest of it over.

Only by clearing as much of the Black Tide as possible would it be safer when he went down later.

Using the rune orbs was also to save some magic power, lest he run out after going down.

...

After waiting for about half an hour and seeing that the sun was beginning to set, Nie Ning decided not to wait any longer.

Nie Ning looked at the restless Black Tide below.

To lure the Black Tide, he had even hunted a wild beast and thrown it down.

The Corruptor truly lived up to its name as the enemy of all living things; in an instant, the beast was seen being devoured until only dry bones remained.

Nie Ning backed away a certain distance and then directly detonated the rune orbs buried underground.

'Boom, boom, boom...'

Successive explosions rang out.

The ground began to rapidly collapse outward in all directions.

As the ruins were destroyed, a large amount of the Black Tide was exposed to the sunlight.

The constant sizzling sound filled the air as black smoke rose into the sky.

"Corrupted Creatures really are peculiar."

Seeing this scene, Nie Ning couldn't help but feel emotional.

The power of the Black Tide went without saying; a creature capable of wiping out a faction was certainly not to be trifled with.

Yet, such a powerful creature had such a glaring weakness as fearing sunlight; thinking about it was truly ironic.

Moreover, Corrupted Creatures were almost all different; even in the The Federation's archives, there were no identical records.

If there were, it only proved that the first recorded Corrupted Creature hadn't fully died.

Sensing that some of the Black Tide wanted to escape, Nie Ning immediately had the Jerky Bear Head use the Wood Control Technique to summon giant black logs and flip over the stone slabs on the ground.

Under the scorching sun, in just a short while, a large amount of the Black Tide was eliminated by the sun.

Suddenly, Nie Ning frowned and looked toward the southeast.

Although he didn't know what the Black Tide was, he was certain it could act in a decentralized manner.

But the explosion just now covered a wide area; logically, the Black Tide should have scattered in different directions.

However, he had just probed the aura of corruption and found that the Black Tide was all fleeing toward the southeast.

And...

Do Corrupted Creatures run away?

Nie Ning looked at the Jerky Bear Head beside him; this truly touched upon a blind spot in his knowledge.

"Forget it, why think so much."

Since he couldn't figure it out, Nie Ning stopped overthinking.

While it wasn't dark yet, resolving the Black Tide was the priority; otherwise, if the Black Tide escaped, there was no telling what kind of trouble it would cause.

Nie Ning looked at the black smoke rising around him, then moved the stones below and crawled into the tunnel.

What met his eyes were the remains of the Blood Flame Knights Association lying on the ground.

Nie Ning did not linger and chased in the direction the Black Tide had fled.

Relying on Malice Perception, whenever he encountered residual Black Tide, Nie Ning would eliminate it in passing.

As for the Black Tide's ability to control people, it was useless against him.

Even without using skills, ordinary Flames of Corruption could burn it away; a small amount of Black Tide wouldn't affect him at all.

Besides, he still had the Jerky Bear Head.

As long as he could still use his Spiritual Power, the Jerky Bear Head would remain under his control.

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