136: Chapter 136 Corrupted Soul: The Two-Faced Man

Under the lead of Jerry and Martin, Nie Ning's group arrived at a small drainage ditch on the opposite side of the earthen slope.

"My Lord, it's right here."

Martin pointed tremulously at a grassless patch of open ground beside the ditch.

Feeling the dense Power of Corruption in the surroundings, Nie Ning's expression grew increasingly solemn.

The worst had happened!

Nie Ning raised his hand, and as the soil on the ground churned, the corpses of Sunny and Kara floated up.

Kara's body had no visible external injuries, but aside from her disheveled clothes, a bloody scent wafted from the back of her head.

Sunny's body had multiple puncture wounds, his clothes were soaked in blood, and even his forehead was sunken in, seemingly smashed by a stone or some heavy object.

Upon seeing the two corpses, Sunny's father knelt on the ground with tearful eyes, seemingly unwilling to believe this was real.

Kara's father, however, remained silent. While everyone was looking at the bodies, he suddenly pulled out a small knife and lunged at Martin.

The City Lord's Guards nearby saw this and flashed forward to intercept Kara's father.

"I'm going to kill this beast! Die, die, die..."

Kara's father roared in fury, but how could his strength possibly match that of a Knight?

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At this moment, Nie Ning paid no attention to their conflict.

After seeing the two corpses, Nie Ning's already grim expression became even gloomier.

The surrounding Power of Corruption was dense, yet the corpses had not been eroded by it; to him, this was not a good sign.

The situation might be even worse than he had imagined!

Just then, in the overcast sky, the clouds suddenly parted, and a beam of moonlight spilled down into the Yita District.

Seeing this, Nie Ning instantly realized something was wrong.

"Stay here and seal the corpses first to prevent them from being tainted by too much corruption."

Nie Ning spoke to Lida, then his Ice Wings unfurled as he tore through the air.

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By the time Nie Ning reached the Yita District Guard Hall, many people had already fallen in the courtyard.

Most of them were students, but there were also several parents lying on the ground with ashen faces and wide eyes.

Under the moonlight, Norma radiated a sacred aura as she battled a translucent ghostly figure.

Nie Ning's gaze swept across the battlefield and quickly found Lilith hiding inside the Guard Hall.

Seeing that Lilith was safe, Nie Ning breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at the ghostly figure fighting Norma.

The ghostly figure was humanoid but extremely disproportionate; one half of its body was robust and powerful, while the other half was emaciated and slender.

When Nie Ning looked at the ghostly figure's face, he was shocked to find that on that twisted countenance, one half was Kara with a bizarre smile, and the other half was Sunny with the corners of his mouth turned down as if crying.

The Two-Faced Man was very strong, and its bizarre body could ignore physical attacks.

Even with the strength of a Great Knight, Norma could only rely on the moonlight blessing on her body to contend with it.

Nie Ning immediately dove down, his right hand turning gray in an instant.

As the Two-Faced Man charged at Norma, Nie Ning's right hand pressed against its face, slamming it heavily into the ground.

'Bang!'

The ground was smashed into a large hole by the impact of Nie Ning's descent.

Unfortunately, simple manipulation of the corruption element had limited effect on this type of Corruptor.

The Two-Faced Man's slender right hand clawed at Nie Ning's chest, and an inexplicable chill invaded his body.

Nie Ning's eyes turned into Tiger Pupils; the Magic Protection inherent to exotic beasts activated and quickly converted into a corruption defense.

Under the effect of the Magic Protection, the slender arm that had already entered Nie Ning's body was ejected.

Seizing the moment, Nie Ning slashed at the Two-Faced Man with a corrupt Lightning Edge Blade.

At that moment, the Two-Faced Man's body sank like water, merging into the ground to evade Nie Ning's attack.

Nie Ning frowned deeply and leaped out of the pit, his vast Spiritual Power rapidly scanning the surroundings to find the Two-Faced Man's location.

"How troublesome!"

Nie Ning surveyed the area and couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

The most annoying part of some Corruptors was the corruption they emitted.

It was somewhat similar to the Human-Faced Balloon's mist.

This kind of corruption would trigger Malice Perception, and since the Two-Faced Man was a soul of corruption type, it made it difficult for him to lock onto its specific position for a moment.

'Thump... Thump... Thump...'

Just then, a strange sound rang out, as dull as a heartbeat.

Under the influence of this sound, Nie Ning felt his own heart begin to beat in sync with its frequency.

"Be careful, this ghostly thing can control people's heartbeats. Those people on the ground fell because of this."

Norma, behind Nie Ning, spoke up to warn him.

Hearing this, Nie Ning tried his best to control his heart rate.

But no matter what he did, that sound seemed to possess a kind of magic, causing his heart to beat rhythmically with the 'thump-thump' noise.

At this point, how could Nie Ning not know that this soul of corruption was of the same type as the Coffin Nail Old Man!

Thinking back to what Borton had said about those students dying from cardiac arrest, it was clearly caused by this unique ability.

"Take Lilith and the others and leave here first!"

Nie Ning turned to Norma, then glanced at the red-faced Lilith in the distance, and spoke in a deep voice.

"But..."

Norma wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Nie Ning.

"Staying here will only hinder my performance. Take Lilith and leave immediately."

To Nie Ning, it didn't matter if the others lived or died; only Lilith must not come to harm.

Moreover, he had promised Audrey that as the Guardian Wizard of Ska City, he would never let a Corruptor run rampant.

At least it wasn't a life-or-death crisis yet; running away before even fighting was not his style.

It had only been ten days or so, and the Two-Faced Man hadn't killed many people, so its strength likely hadn't exceeded his control.

Seeing this, Norma knew she couldn't persuade Nie Ning and could only leave him with a "take care."

She then rushed into the Guard Hall, broke through the back wall, and led Lilith and the others away into the distance.

Once Lilith and the others had left, Nie Ning summoned the Jerky Bear Head.

The Black Tide swept through the entire courtyard, but it failed to discover the Two-Faced Man's location.

However, Nie Ning's heart was beating faster and faster, and even the blood in his body was flowing more rapidly.

"I'll see just where you can hide!"

A look of ruthlessness flashed in Nie Ning's eyes as the magic power within his body surged out frantically.

With his Ice Wings spread, Nie Ning flew into the air once more, and then a Multicolored Light Ball began to condense in his palm.

In just a short moment, the Multicolored Light Ball had expanded to about two meters.

Sensing no obvious change in the surroundings and knowing the Two-Faced Man had not left, Nie Ning threw the light ball directly at the ground.

'Bang!'

The light ball exploded on the ground, a mushroom cloud over ten meters wide rose, and the violent energy destroyed the surroundings along with the buildings.

In just an instant, a large pit over twenty meters deep was left in the ground.

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