Chapter 88: I fall for it everytime
Yoon Seoyul stretched out his hand towards Cheon Areum, his boots already half-submerged in the thick scarlet sludge. Cheon Areum reached out, grasping Yoon Seoyul’s hand just as the latter slid his other arm firmly around his waist. Yoon Seoyul lifted him into the air, carrying him over the congealed pool of blood below.
"I was thinking of tearing away the blood-coated snow...."
"Don’t waste your energy."
Below the mountain, the terrain flattened into a vast plain, blanketed in snow, and the entire ground writhed with cloaked monsters—hundreds of them. They stood unnaturally still, as if frozen or waiting for someone to come out. If he had to guess, they were trying to protect the boss. At the far end of the plain, rising stark and alone from the frozen earth, stood a stone well. Ancient and cracked, it exuded negative energy—dense and enormous. Cheon Areum didn’t need to draw any closer to know who the malignant energy belonged to.
"This place is also full of those monsters."
"But we can touch them, right? Should I take care of them?"
"No, wait. Let me try something."
[Energy Explosive has been deactivated successfully.]
There should be a way to uncloak them all at once—he couldn’t afford to waste energy plucking them out one by one forever. Cheon Areum exhaled deeply, the breath misting in the cold air. He lowered himself slowly onto the fresh snow, crossing his legs. His long lashes rested over his cheeks as he closed his eyes, centering his focus.
[Mind Corruption has been activated.]
[You are currently using the skill: Mind Corruption. Your ability to corrupt negative energy will be enhanced during its activation.]
Tilting his head slowly from side to side, Cheon Areum combed the terrain with his energy, black energy crawling like tendrils through the snow-laden ground. As it spread beneath the surface, he methodically located each hidden monster, isolating their exact positions one by one. The moment he sensed their distorted presence, his energy wrapped around them like invisible chains—seizing control of their bodies with unwavering precision.