Chapter 27: Entering the Village...
After the battle, Kranos couldn't help but feel melancholic.
"Thankfully, my first kill in this life was a monster," he thought, believing that was the only reason he didn't feel too repulsed after taking a life.
What do I do now? Kranos pondered, glancing toward the village. The villagers still hadn't opened their doors, even with the danger seemingly gone.
"I guess I'll have to wait until morning. If they're still hiding when the sun is up... then something is truly wrong."
With that thought, Kranos sat down and began cultivating. But almost immediately, he frowned.
What's going on...? For a moment, he was stunned to discover that the purplish corruption had seeped into the mana of the world. So the only way to absorb mana here is to purify it first? he wondered.
Purifying it meant separating the corruption from the mana—slowly and carefully. Kranos sighed.
Looks like I'll need to focus on cultivating the Time Condensation technique for now...
But then he hesitated.