192: Chapter 192 Mental Fantasy

Relatively speaking, slaughter is the most efficient way to level up.

Even a common small town has over ten thousand people; if they were all slaughtered, it could at least allow a Corruptor to reach the Second Rank.

Corruptors who rely solely on slaughter should be considered the easiest to deal with.

The fear is encountering Corruptors with specific goals, as these types are usually stronger and possess more lethal abilities.

Just like the Coffin Nail Old Man and the Two-Faced Man; although they might not have killed many people, they possess formidable special abilities.

Furthermore, Corruptors actually carry a mental interference buff, which is an inherent ability of the Power of Corruption itself.

However, the weaker the Corruptor, the poorer their mental infection capability.

In other words, even if a Corruptor just stands there, those in contact with them will undergo mutation over a long period of exposure.

The soul is the first to be affected, manifesting as madness and loss of sanity.

The reason Nie Ning usually feels unaffected is actually because a Wizard's Spiritual Power is powerful; even Knights undergo a mental transformation upon promotion.

This is also the most direct and effective way to resist the Power of Corruption.

Clearly, this Corruptor in Radiac has mental-level attack power far exceeding that of conventional Corruptors.

Moreover, it possesses a troublesome cloning ability, making it no less difficult to catch than a Shadow Assassin.

However, as long as it is a newborn Corruptor, no matter how fast its growth rate is, it shouldn't be faster than an area-of-effect type Corruptor like the Sludge Monster.

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"I happen to be planning to meet that Corruptor tonight. Is Wizard Bronk interested in staying to see?"

Seeing Nie Ning in thought, Elvis tapped his fingers lightly on the table and said with a squint and a smile.

He had originally planned to wait a few days.

After all, facing a Corruptor required full preparation; otherwise, even the weakest Corruptor could potentially harm him.

But since another Wizard had arrived, he might as well take the opportunity to ask for help, which would also increase the success rate of dealing with the Corruptor.

"Sure, I don't have anything else to do anyway."

Hearing this, Nie Ning nodded and agreed.

It was a good chance to see what Sensen was staying here for; could she be trying to control that unknown Corruptor?

"Then why don't we go get something to eat first? That way, we'll be more alert tonight."

Elvis stood up and invited him with a smile.

Nie Ning did not refuse.

He adjusted the backpack on his back; Sensen had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Perhaps as one of her plant characteristics, besides her love for reading, Sensen spent most of her time sleeping, only occasionally taking time to cultivate.

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Night.

Nie Ning sat on the edge of a building, quietly watching the city below.

He had been very busy back in Ska City, so suddenly having some leisure time made him feel much more at peace.

Because this Corruptor might possess a cloning ability, Nie Ning and Elvis split up, each looking after one side of the city.

Some apprentices from the branch would also stay at predetermined locations and signal immediately if they encountered the Corruptor.

Feeling bored, Nie Ning took off the backpack from his back.

Opening the backpack, he saw Sensen lying inside, munching on a magic crystal while reading a book, looking quite comfortable.

Although there was no light, it didn't affect Sensen at all.

The book was a size larger than Sensen herself; the contrast made her look rather cute.

"Can you sense the Corruptor's location?"

Nie Ning asked.

Sensen shook her head without saying a word, still looking at her book.

The corners of Nie Ning's mouth twitched slightly; he felt like he was playing a lute to a cow.

The point is, you just eat and sleep, can't you come out and help? Besides, weren't you the one who wanted me to stay?

Nie Ning felt very helpless about this.

It was somewhat inexplicable, like he had found himself a daughter whom he couldn't bear to hit or scold.

Nie Ning shook his head slightly, closed the backpack again, and then summoned the Jerky Bear Head.

Under Nie Ning's control, the Jerky Bear Head turned into a wisp of white smoke and quickly descended the building to search for the potential Corruptor.

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Just as Nie Ning was about to fall asleep while waiting, the backpack's zipper opened by itself, and Sensen's little head poked out.

Sensen reached out her small finger and pointed in a direction.

Seeing this, Nie Ning thought Sensen was telling him which direction the Corruptor was in.

But just as he stood up to take action, three small vines extended from the backpack, pointing in three different directions.

Nie Ning's forehead was covered in black lines.

What on earth?!

He didn't know how to clone himself, so what did pointing in three directions mean?

"Is there no clear target?"

Looking at Sensen's little head, Nie Ning took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.

Sensen thought for a moment, then pointed in the same direction as one of the other vines: "Go check over there first."

Nie Ning rolled his eyes; so it was still uncertain.

Thinking it was better than searching blindly, Nie Ning spread his Ice Wings and sped toward the direction Sensen had pointed.

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With his strength greatly increased, he covered the distance of several kilometers in the blink of an eye.

Following Sensen's guidance, Nie Ning arrived at an open plaza.

In the middle of the plaza stood an ordinary mermaid statue fountain.

At this moment, a man was staring blankly at the statue, a weird, obsessed smile gradually appearing on his face.

After stepping into the plaza's range, Nie Ning felt a strange mental fluctuation, as if something were interfering with his soul.

However, for a Third-Ring Wizard, such interference was not enough to shake his powerful soul.

Nie Ning looked at the stone statue below; that special mental fluctuation was coming from there.

This place was quite remote, and clearly, few people came here.

Just as Nie Ning was about to go down and investigate, he suddenly sensed someone walking toward this place.

Turning his head toward the distance, in the pitch-black small grove, dozens of people were walking toward the plaza like zombies, with weird smiles on their faces.

Nie Ning frowned slightly, lightning flickering in his hand; with a wave, a Wind-Thunder Blade slashed down at the statue below.

*Bang!*

The mermaid statue was instantly blown to pieces.

The man beneath the statue froze, then looked puzzled, scratching his head, not understanding why he was there.

The same happened in the small grove in the distance; the people inside stopped.

Nie Ning's Spiritual Power swept over the mermaid statue, only to find that the special energy fluctuation had disappeared.

Seeing this, Nie Ning shook his head slightly.

"It seems this isn't it."

He looked down at Sensen in the backpack on his chest; Sensen was just staring indifferently at the shattered statue.

Although he hadn't found the Corruptor, it at least proved that Sensen's Corruption Sensing was indeed formidable, being able to perceive an anomaly from such a distance.

Nie Ning withdrew his gaze, his terrifying Spiritual Power sweeping toward the people below like a tide, directly knocking them unconscious.

Although these people appeared fine, they still needed to be carefully checked by The Federation; otherwise, they could very likely transform into new Corrupted Puppets or even Corruptors.

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