Chapter 29: Purifying The Corruption... Danger... Second Death?
Kranos felt that the repulsive boy looked more pleasing to the eye. "Follow me. I have something for you," he said in a mature tone, clasping his hands behind his back as he walked toward his newly assigned house.
The boy hesitated for a moment before slowly trailing behind Kranos. He had nothing else to do anyway. The other children rarely played with him, fearing that his presence would accelerate the corruption spreading through their own bodies.
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Soon, they reached a small hut—barely larger than a one-room apartment. It was clearly designed for a single occupant. Kranos stepped inside and scanned the interior. There were only three chairs, and the kitchen seemed to be situated behind the hut. After studying the room briefly, he sat down.
"Take a seat," he told the boy, who was standing nervously at the doorway.
Of course, Kranos wasn't so heartless as to begin experimenting on a child right away. Instead, he brought out the bread.
Since this can be corrupted, can I purify it using mana? he thought.
Putting his theory into practice, wisps of mana began to flicker around his hand. Even without using his elemental affinity, he could still manipulate mana for basic tasks like offense, defense, and now—perhaps purification.
As he held the bread, the transparent wisps of mana seeped into it, clashing almost instantly with the embedded purple aura. Kranos observed the two forces violently destroying each other.