191: Chapter 191 Corruption Perception

The journey to the capital was long; even flying would take at least three days.

On the second day of the journey, Nie Ning was forced to stop in a city called Radiac.

The reason was that Sensen had sensed the aura of a Corruptor in the city.

Nie Ning was very surprised by this.

Given the intensity of his Spiritual Power and his Malice Perception, he hadn't noticed anything, so it was clear that Sensen's special constitution was beginning to show its effects.

In order to further study Sensen, Nie Ning had no choice but to stop in this city.

However, because the aura of living beings in the city was too thick, Sensen could not determine the specific location of the Corruptor.

...

Stepping into Radiac, Nie Ning felt the difference from Ska City.

Perhaps because it was closer to the capital, the entire city was built with reinforced concrete, giving it a rather modern and bustling atmosphere.

Carriages shuttled back and forth on the main roads, pedestrians came and went in an endless stream, shops displayed a dazzling array of goods, and one could hear the sounds of hawking and trading from time to time.

Compared to Sensen's indifference, Nie Ning was much happier.

He looked left and right, tasted a bite of everything for sale, and even went over to take a look whenever he saw someone performing.

In the end, it was only after Sensen's reminder that Nie Ning reluctantly returned to the main task.

If one wanted to find clues about the Corruptor, the most direct method was naturally to head to the local Federation Branch.

...

Nie Ning took Sensen and, following the concentration of elements in the city, arrived in front of a large building.

The Federation Branch had arrays, so the elemental fluctuations were relatively strong.

Unlike the Federation Branch in Ska City, the building in Radiac was near a noisy office area.

Just as the two were about to enter, they saw a man wrapped in bandages, looking heavily injured, walk out.

The man carried a trace of the aura of Corruption; he seemed to have come into contact with something corrupted recently.

"What are you looking at! Haven't you seen a handsome guy before!"

Sensing Nie Ning's gaze, the man with his head wrapped in bandages shouted aggressively.

Nie Ning did not speak, but a massive mental pressure descended upon the bandaged man. A peak Witch Apprentice naturally could not withstand it, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to bear it.

"Lord Wizard, have mercy! Have mercy!"

The bandaged man admitted defeat very quickly, immediately kowtowing with 'thud, thud, thud' sounds, until his forehead left bloodstains on the floor.

This left Nie Ning speechless.

Although it was rare for him to act tough, kowtowing until you bled was a bit exaggerated; those who didn't know better might think you were trying to pull a scam.

"Alright, I'm here to find the resident Wizard."

Nie Ning withdrew his pressure, and with a gentle wave of his hand, a light breeze lifted the bandaged man up.

"So that's how it is, please come in, my Lord."

Hearing this, the bandaged man hurriedly stepped forward to open the door for Nie Ning and invited him inside.

The layout here was similar to that of Ska City, with a beautiful and sweet-voiced receptionist at the entrance.

The Federation's receptionists were usually not ordinary people; they were either played by some noble ladies or were someone within the system.

In reality, it didn't matter if there was a receptionist or not, as outsiders only occasionally entered this place.

There was usually nothing to do, just organizing some trivial data, while information related to Corruptors could only be received by Wizards or apprentices.

...

Following the bandaged man into the third floor, Nie Ning felt a slightly stronger mental fluctuation.

Judging from the strength of his Spiritual Power, the other party should be a Second Ring Wizard.

The two walked into the office, and a handsome young man in green robes was sitting inside.

Seeing Nie Ning enter, the man couldn't help but reveal a look of confusion: "Who are you…"

From his aura, he didn't seem very strong, but the other party gave people a feeling of sharpness.

"My name is Bronk, and I am a Wizard from Ska City."

Nie Ning introduced himself with a smile.

"Ska City? Bronk? I feel like I've heard this name somewhere."

The man raised an eyebrow, showing a thoughtful expression, then remembered something and pointed at Nie Ning: "Audrey came to see me last time and said she needed some herbs to treat someone. That must be you, right?"

"You are a Wizard from the Crimson Holy Blade?"

Nie Ning asked in surprise.

Although he knew that many Wizards in The Federation came from the Crimson Holy Blade, there were no people from the Crimson Holy Blade in the cities near Ska City, which led Nie Ning to think that Audrey was exaggerating.

Now it seemed that although the number might not be high, the quality was indeed surprising.

"That's right, you can call me Elvis, and Audrey and I can be considered friends."

The man smiled, then reached out to invite Nie Ning to sit down.

When Audrey came, she told him that she had discovered an indigenous Wizard with incredibly fast cultivation speed. Now it seemed it really was very fast.

With his current discernment, the other party either had advanced concealment techniques or his strength exceeded his own.

Comparing Nie Ning's demeanor when facing a Second Ring Wizard, although Elvis found it hard to believe, he felt the latter possibility was higher.

"Mr. Elvis, I came here to find out if there has been a Corruptor in the city recently."

After sitting down, Nie Ning got straight to the point.

"You've seen it?"

Elvis was slightly taken aback and subconsciously looked at Nie Ning.

He had only recently learned that there was a Corruptor in the city, and that Corruptor was very tricky, making it impossible to determine its exact location.

"No, I just felt an unusual aura when I entered the city."

Nie Ning shook his head and made up an excuse.

From Elvis's expression, it at least proved that Sensen's words were indeed correct.

It seems that as a special individual born from the combination of the Power of Corruption, Sensen's ability to sense the aura of Corruption far exceeded common sense.

It was a pity that Sensen came a little late; if he had been obtained before the Sludge Monster appeared, perhaps so many people would not have died.

"So that's it."

Elvis nodded thoughtfully, then began to describe what had happened in the city recently.

The things that had happened in the city recently were very strange.

At the same time, in different locations, people had been attacked.

What was even stranger was that for such a long time, not a single person had died!

The victims seemed to have suffered severe damage to their sanity, acting crazy and babbling, and the descriptions of the monsters they saw were all different.

Moreover, as time passed, more and more accidents occurred at the same time.

According to the analysis by Elvis and the others, the Corruptor that appeared this time likely possessed cloning and mental interference abilities.

Its source of power should be related to insanity and loss of reason; the more frenzied the victims were, the stronger the unknown Corruptor would be.

...

After listening to Elvis's description, Nie Ning couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

The power of a Corruptor usually came from slaughter, but that didn't mean every Corruptor was like that.

In fact, the source of a Corruptor's power was more like absorbing negative emotions.

And emotions were emitted by Spiritual Power; emotions like resentment, fear, death, etc., would cause the Corruptor to be strengthened.