213: Chapter 213 The Corruptor of Reason

Nie Ning took the opportunity to pick up Heloise.

He found that Heloise had her eyes closed, most of her magic power was depleted, but her breathing was steady, as if she was just sleeping.

His Spiritual Power could perceive the Power of Corruption on Heloise's body.

However, this corrupting aura was rapidly dissipating, extending into the backpack on Heloise's chest.

Seeing that Heloise was fine, Nie Ning retrieved the Jerky Bear Head, then flew out the window, not forgetting to drag Kim out with an ice chain before leaving.

Although this guy was a bit nagging, he was at least kind, and Nie Ning didn't mind saving such a person's life.

And because he had eaten very little human flesh before, the Power of Corruption in Kim's body was quickly dispersed by Sensen.

Nie Ning arrived above the castle, looking at the castle that had been mostly corroded, and extended his right hand towards it.

As Nie Ning's magic power surged, the white ring on his wrist flew out and enlarged to half a meter.

The surrounding Elemental Power began to fluctuate violently, and a palm-sized gray Elemental Sphere condensed in Nie Ning's palm.

At this moment, the castle seemed to sense danger, and a large amount of black gas surged out, forming a black barrier around the perimeter.

Nie Ning was indifferent to this.

Driven by magic power, the Elemental Sphere passed through the god-forbidden ring and struck the black barrier at an extremely fast speed.

For a time, the two forces were locked in a stalemate.

But as the god-forbidden ring slowly rotated, the landscape painting on it appeared behind Nie Ning, and the Elemental Sphere instantly expanded and broke through the black barrier.

'Boom!'

A huge explosion sounded.

The terrifying elemental impact engulfed the castle below.

In an instant, the elemental impact suddenly contracted, leaving only a deep pit hundreds of meters wide in the smoke and dust.

Kim, suspended in mid-air, was dumbfounded and couldn't recover for a long time.

Because he couldn't imagine how powerful a wizard would have to be to cause such damage.

Compared to the stunned Kim, Nie Ning's expression was much calmer.

The god-forbidden ring provides a significant bonus to wizardry skills; even though it's only at the second-tier strength now, its basic bonus to him is about 30%.

It was this 30% increase in power that allowed his strength to reach the peak of the third tier.

If it hadn't been successfully refined back then, let alone a strength increase, it would at most only be used as an iron ring to hit people.

Nie Ning recalled the god-forbidden ring, gently waved his arm, and a strong gust of wind dispersed the smoke and dust.

Looking at the deep pit below, Nie Ning couldn't help but touch his chin: "It's a bit too easy. By the way, this Corruptor doesn't seem to be that powerful."

Besides controlling Corrupted Puppets, it seems to only have a mental interference ability.

Recalling the various Corruptors he had encountered before, almost all of them were outrageously strong.

If it weren't for his own inherent strength, wizards of the same level would be lucky to survive in such circumstances.

In contrast, the one he encountered this time, he wondered if it was because he was too strong, causing the Corruptor to perhaps die before it could even exert its full strength.

However, it was very strange; this castle seemed to have been trying to lure him out earlier, which is not what a normal Corruptor should do.

Nie Ning suddenly frowned, sensing an unusual aura.

A hint of malice lingered in his heart.

Although it was faint, he still detected it.

At this moment, several Green Crystal Vines extended from his backpack, directly piercing into the deep pit below, and then retrieved a broken mirror from it.

The vines brought the mirror before Nie Ning.

Nie Ning examined it carefully. The broken mirror was about the size of a basketball, and judging by its material, it didn't seem to be made of glass. Moreover, some residual runes could be seen on its back.

After Nie Ning's identification, it seemed to be some kind of sealing spell.

Feeling the strange aura emanating from the mirror, Nie Ning thought of Viscount Carter's old face filled with resentment.

"Let me go, I can give you money, give you what you want."

As the vines absorbed the Power of Corruption from the mirror, a voice suddenly emerged from the mirror.

Nie Ning's eyes widened, and he saw Viscount Carter's dim face appear in the mirror.

How is this possible!

Is Sensen not unique?

Nie Ning had seen so many Corruptors, but this was the first time he had seen one that retained its sentience after being corrupted, which completely exceeded his research on Corruptors.

"Why do you still have sentience?"

Nie Ning's eyes flickered as he slowly asked.

"I don't know, I just slept in front of the dressing table, and when I woke up, I became like this."

Viscount Carter cried out, saying.

However, coupled with that eerie face, it gave people an indescribably strange feeling.

"It seems you're not being entirely honest."

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning's mouth curled into a cold smile.

The mirror might be some kind of sealing item, but it would never transform an unproblematic person into a Corruptor.

Clearly, Viscount Carter had lied; at least he had been affected by corruption before touching the mirror.

Because the transformation was not complete at that time, and he was sealed by the mirror, perhaps this was the reason why he retained a certain degree of sentience.

"I'm telling the truth, this mirror harmed me!"

Viscount Carter shouted hoarsely.

The Power of Corruption distorts people's minds, and clearly Viscount Carter was already deeply affected.

Even if he still had sentience now, it wouldn't be long before Carter would completely transform into a Corruptor without sentience.

Suddenly, Nie Ning's eyes shifted slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

"As a Viscount, you must have more treasures hidden than just here. If you have empty cicada fruits, I might let you off."

Nie Ning had almost forgotten about this matter after fighting for so long.

Although it felt like a scam, it was at least a glimmer of hope.

"And Snow Owl Demon Sand."

At this moment, Heloise, who was lying in Nie Ning's arms with her eyes closed, suddenly interjected.

"Yes, yes, there's a small house in the south of the town, it has both empty cicada fruits and Snow Owl Demon Sand, and gold coins too!"

Hearing this, Viscount Carter said eagerly.

Perhaps his rationality was already beginning to wane, as Viscount Carter didn't even consider whether Nie Ning would spare a Corruptor.

Of course, it was also possible that Carter had some other scheme.

After Nie Ning inquired about the location, he flew towards the south of the city with Heloise in his arms, and quickly found the house Viscount Carter mentioned.

It was in an apartment building.

However, Nie Ning didn't go in immediately.

To prevent traps, he summoned two Earth Spirit Puppets under the cover of night.

Only after the Earth Spirit Puppets had moved the items out did Nie Ning finally breathe a sigh of relief.

It must be said that these local tyrants were truly wealthy; there was a large box filled with just gold and silver, not to mention things like property deeds.

Among these gold and silver treasures, Nie Ning found five small wooden boxes, which contained the empty cicada fruit Nie Ning needed.

Perhaps seeing good things, Heloise stopped pretending to sleep and directly climbed up and stuffed the items she needed into her spatial ring.

As for those yellow and white objects, in their eyes, they were the most useless things.

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