The rain of black mud that fell from the sky gradually stopped, and the shock wave caused by Leo's battle with the multi-faced monster caused the black mud raindrops to spread, staining the surrounding towers, floors, and lamps with a layer of black mud.

Leo was half-kneeling on the ground, the sword in his hand stuck into the ground, and he himself, leaning on the support of the sword, did not fall.

Using a lunar eclipse and a solar glow at the same time is too burdensome.

Even he was so weak at the moment that he didn't even have the strength to stand.

Fortunately, after killing the multi-faced monster, no, it was the nourishing effect brought by the absorption of the other party's soul after [Fusion Knight], which alleviated his weakness, so that he did not pass out.

For a long time, Leo barely managed to recover.

At this time, the effects of the Lunar Eclipse and Solar Radiance had long since ended, and his mana value returned to the upper limit of 150 points, and as for the mana value in his body, there were only 30 points left.

Opening the character panel, Leo looked at the hint.

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[Absorb the full soul of [Fusion Knight]......]

[Soul Fire Color: Pure White]

[Soul Fire Brightness: 5.4→5.7]

[Mana Attribute: Wind]

[Mana: 30/150→30/180 (Recovering)]

[Current Status: Weak (Recovering), Distortion (Hyperchromed 79.2% →89.1%)]

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"Is it already 89.1% distortion erosion?"

Looking at the gray character panel, the number that turned bright red - "89.1%", Leo muttered to himself.

Although I knew for a long time that this day could not be avoided, I didn't expect it to approach so soon.

The degree of aberration erosion of 89% is already very deep in the state of the soul.

Leo could feel that there was a bloodthirsty and crazy personality in his heart that was being nurtured and grown, and the moment it was completely born, he would fall into the endless abyss.

And now, this aberrant personality is not far from being born.

"Hoo ......"

Leo exhaled deeply.

Next, you have to avoid fighting as much as possible, and even if you can't avoid it, you have to control yourself, only seriously hurt, not kill.

Leo knew it was difficult.

Not only because the monsters in the dream world are all bloodthirsty and crazy styles, and even if they are seriously injured before they are killed, they will still attack the enemy desperately, but because, once they enter the combat state, the effect of the distortion on himself will force him to can't help but smash the enemies in front of him, as evidenced by the fact that his eyes gradually turned scarlet during the battle.

Only by bathing in the blood of the enemy will his manic heart gradually calm down.

But no matter how hard it is, it must be done!

Coming to the place where the corpse of the fusion knight turned into flying ashes, on the black mud everywhere, a strange big sword was inserted into the ground, and the eyes on the sword body were all closed, as if sleeping.

And next to the big sword, there was a ball of light that emitted a faint white light.

Touch the hilt of the greatsword with your hand, and the hint from the character panel will come as promised.

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【Flesh Fusion Greatsword】

[The demonic sword formed by the flesh and blood of dozens of pure-blooded knights who have been deformed has an unusually strong nature. Enemies slashed by this sword will fall into a state of bleeding that is difficult to cure, and the blood poison carried by the sword will continue to corrode the enemy's flesh, causing the enemy to fall into a weakened state. 】

[This is a demonic sword that can only be used by the existence of complete distortion, requiring the user to master the "magic power of blood" and forcibly use it, and the curse of the creatures remaining inside the big sword will bring a strong backlash. 】

[Enchantment]: Blood Erosion, High Strength

[Sword Language]: In the blood, wail!

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"Flesh and blood...... Fusion Greatsword...... I see, does that mean......"

Leo looked at the introduction of the demonic greatsword in front of him and said in a low voice.

When he saw that the name of the multi-faced monster was [Fusion Knight], he had a guess in his heart, and the introduction of [Flesh and Blood Fusion Greatsword] at this moment confirmed his inner thoughts.

This guy is a monster that was brought into the North City by the original city lord of Joel City, Count Alexander, to go to the crusade against dozens of knights of the pure-blooded knights of the [Deviant], for some unknown reason!

Pure-blood knights, who can be trusted by Count Alexander, can be brought into the northern city to crusade against the [aberrants], obviously, every pure-blood knight not only has a strong resistance to the high-intensity distortion polluted environment, but also the strength of a single is definitely much stronger than that of the Jöel knight.

And now, a large part of them have been made to be what they are by some unknown and strange force......

Well, what about Count Alexander, who led them in here? Can he, really kill [the deberration]?

Leo felt that there was little hope.

With a faint sigh, Leo looked at the white light cluster on the side of the flesh and blood fusion sword,

That's the soul ash that [Fusion Knight] dropped after his death.

For this soul ash, Leo was curious.

With so many pure-blooded knights mixed together, what form will the soul ashes that fall after death exist?

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[Complete Soul Ash of Fusion Knights]: A mottled soul ash formed by the souls of dozens of pure-blood knights, although it is complete, it has lost its internal memories, and the only thing left is the essence of the lifelong skills of dozens of pure-blood knights, which is a soul precipitate that is firmly imprinted in the depths of the soul and is difficult to dissipate even if the body is dead and the soul is destroyed.

[Contents: Yoel Swordsmanship]: The swordsmanship used by the knights of Yoel is mainly based on powerful and heavy slashes, and it is said to be a cut version of some kind of high-level swordsmanship. Once upon a time, the knights of Yoel used a kind of swordsmanship of stabbing fencing. Strength is the eternal pursuit of swordsmanship!

[Standing at the crossroads of fate, with the established abyss in front and the bottomless cliff behind, how should you choose? —Master of the Knights of Jor, Blackstone Fortress, Cleo Alexander]

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After knowing that the multi-faced monster was fused by the pure-blood knights, Leo already knew the content of the soul ash.

The predecessor of the pure-blood knights was the Knight of Yor. They are the best of the knights of Jor, transformed through pure-blood rituals.

As for why, as the strongest of the Knights of Jor, the leader of the Joel Knights, [Blackstone Fortress] Cleo Alexander, did not become a pure-blood knight?

Leo guessed that perhaps becoming a pure-blood knight would require some kind of price. And this price is precisely what Cleo Alexander could not accept.

As an extraordinary being, Cleo Alexander does not need to carry out the transformation of the pure-blood ceremony, and his own strength is very strong.

Putting away the soul ashes, Leo didn't care about the flesh and blood fusion sword, and planned to let it be inserted here.

He didn't intend to use this demonic greatsword, which required complete distortion and mastery of "blood magic" to use.

Although looking at the attributes, this sword is not inferior to [Chasing Light].

Moving along the main street, where the black mud gradually evaporated, it was not long before Leo returned to the square where he had just been.

And in the middle of the square, the bonfire was still burning quietly.

When it had swelled into a huge black sarcoma before, the Fusion Knight still protected the bonfire very well, and did not let it suffer the slightest damage.

Leo walked towards the bonfire, as the distance approached, he vaguely felt that there seemed to be some inexplicable fluctuations surging in the air, trying to affect him, however, this fluctuation was too weak to affect him at all, in the end, what Leo felt was a light breeze blowing on his cheeks, and there was no other feeling.

Standing in front of the campfire, he stared at the bonfire in front of him as the flames grew smaller.

The flame of losing firewood will inevitably be extinguished after all.

The Fusion Knight is both the guardian of the Evil Flame and its firewood.

In Leo's gaze, the flames of the bonfire, which became smaller and smaller at a visible speed with the naked eye, eventually dissipated into the heavens and the earth.

The cold wind of the night blew across the land, taking away the last trace of fire left on the campfire.

On the campfire, the flames were gone, except for the gray unknown dry solids.

It was the debris left of the soul burned out, and even the flames could not completely burn it out.

Summoning the magic of the wind, it blew away the pile of soul debris in front of him, revealing the crystal clear dodecahedral gem beneath it, the soul pure crystal.

Leo leaned over to pick it up.

This Soul Pure Crystal, in terms of size, was slightly larger than the one he had obtained before, and its color was more pure.

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【Soul Crystal (Medium)】

[In the deepest darkness, a strange thing was born. Carrying it with you can ignore the pollution caused by the medium and low intensity distortion environment. Can be cast on [Contact] to bring their soul out of aberration and return to normal. It can also be used on [Darkened] to give a respite to its deeply distorted soul. 】

[The malignant fire is a two-sided existence with the fire, and its burning flame not only cannot bring protection to human nature, but will distort human nature. After the malignant flame is extinguished, there is a low probability that the soul pure crystal remains. 】

[Can the soul that has been dragged into the abyss by aberration really be redeemed? 】

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"Medium-sized...... Soul Pure Crystal ......"

Looking at the introduction of the character panel in front of him, Leo was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes stared at the line of words inside, and his eyes showed a strong sense of excitement.

- It can also be used on [Darkened] to give his deeply distorted soul a respite.

Does this mean that a medium-sized soul crystal is also effective for a heavy [deep dyeer] like him?!

Inhale and exhale, three times in a row, Leo forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and cherished this [Soul Pure Crystal (Medium)] in his pocket.

The square is not a safe place.

Although he has already slain the Fusion Knight who guarded here, who knows if there will be other terrifying monsters that will sense the movement of the battle and rush to it?

The top priority is to find a safe place to absorb and digest the gains of this battle first.

Without hesitation, Leo turned around and returned the same way as he had been on the main street, crossing a hundred-metre-high wall until he retreated to the southern part of the city, where he stopped in the interior of a tower.

In comparison, Nancheng is much safer.

At this moment, above the sky, there was no longer pure darkness, and there was a light gray on the edge.

Time is slowly moving towards the dawn.

In the room of the tower, Leo began to sense, carefully inspected the entire tower, and only after making sure that it was extremely safe did he relax.

From his bosom, he took out the harvest after the battle with the Fusion Knight, a pure white ball of light, and a transparent and flawless twelve-sided gem.

It's Soul Ash and Soul Crystal (Medium)!

Without hesitation, Leo chose to use Soul Pure Crystal (Medium) first.

Compared to Soul Ash, he was more eager to know at the moment if the Soul Pure Crystal (Medium) could improve or ease his current aberration erosion situation.

Putting the soul ash back away, Leo pinched the pure and transparent gem with his right hand and pressed it to the center of his eyebrows.

A surging coolness came, and at the same time, a hint from the character panel popped up in front of his eyes.

[Current degree of aberration infection: 89.1% of deep infection......]

【Soul Crystal (Medium) is in effect......

In an instant, the soul pure crystal in front of his eyebrows bloomed with an incomparably brilliant light, reflecting the entire room as if it were day, not only that, but the pure white and flawless light also spread far through the glass window.

"I Have a Catalogue of Ghosts and Gods"

With the tower where Leo was located, in the air within a radius of one thousand meters, a certain extremely subtle factor that could not be observed by the naked eye, spirit, and even the soul disappeared into invisibility in this pure and flawless light.

Of course, Leo couldn't perceive these things at all at this moment.

The moment the light appeared, he felt that he was thrown into a hot oil pot, the whole person from top to bottom, all of them were in severe pain, the body's protective mechanism, made him want to faint, but there was a soft and tenacious force, so that he could not be unconscious, as long as he was awake to endure this severe pain that human beings could not bear.

He wanted to wail, but he couldn't scream, so he could only curl up, as if this action had eased the pain a little.

I don't know how long it took.

It was only when Leo reopened his eyes that he was shocked to see a ceiling full of dust and cobwebs reflected in his child's eyes.

I have survived the unimaginable pain.

"Ho ho ...... Ho ho ......"

A hoarse voice came from his mouth, and he wanted to laugh, but found that his body was so dehydrated that he felt pain in his lips when he opened his mouth.

Raising his hand, he bit his finger hard, and bright red blood flowed out of the wound, moisturizing his dry lips and flowing down his mouth, quenching the thirst of his throat.

With the relief of the rust-smelling liquid, Leo finally came to his senses.

As soon as he opened, he opened the character panel.

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[Soul Fire Color: Pure White]

[Soul Fire Brightness: 5.7]

[Current Status: Weak, Distorted (67.5% Hyperpigmented)]

[Mana Attribute: Wind]

[Mana: 180/180] (Mana Polymer, Small*1+10)

[Acquired Skills: Royal Swordsmanship (Master 660/1000), Thousand Flames Swordsmanship (Master 520/1000), Yoel Archery (Mastery 380/500), Storm Sword Skill (Mastery 370/500), Sword of Light (Mastery 140/300), Light Spell: Low Tier (Introductory 80/100), Body of Mana (Wind Passive)]

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Looking at the [Current Status] bar, the degree of distortion erosion that had dropped from 89.1% to 67.5%, he couldn't help but feel like tears were in his eyes.

How long has it been......

How long has it been since I knew that I had been eroded by distortion?

Leo couldn't remember it anymore, but in his senses, a long, long time had passed......

All these days, he has been under tremendous pressure on his heart.

Now, I finally see hope!