Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 788 Dead Fire and Corruption (5k)
"Deep-seated corruption...?"

"It seems to be related to the previous corruption unrest..."

Rogge, hovering above the candlelight, raised his eyelids and muttered to himself.

It must be said that the emergence of corrupt officials and their deep-seated corrupt forces has indeed brought considerable uncertainty to the current battlefield.

Fortunately, he was prepared.

Soon, with a thought, the power of the candlelight began to surge.

……

"What the hell is this?"

Looking at the rotting maggots running rampant on the battlefield, Brother Fish, wielding the Deathfire Sword, couldn't help but say something.

"I don't know," Xiao Hei replied.

Fish Bro glanced at the chat box and saw that some of the players had already begun warning other players not to touch the rotten pus and were discussing how to deal with the rotten maggots in front of them.

Fish Brother frowned and looked at Little Black. After explaining the situation to it, he immediately asked, "...Can you handle this thing?"

"Would you like to know if you try it?"

"But deep-seated corruption can damage weapons."

"Don't worry, the dead fire will protect us."

Xiao Hei wasn't worried about this at all; on the contrary, he spoke seriously.

"Activate your fire form...with the power of dead fire!"

"However, you should be careful about one thing."

"Right now, you can only use the power of the dead fire once."

"Can it only be used once?" Brother Yu tightened his grip on the sword hilt. "What happens if I use it too many times?"

"Your battles will lead to your death," Little Black replied. "But don't worry too much, I'll keep an eye on things for you. Go... feel the death fire!"

"understood."

Brother Fish took a deep breath.

He then began to walk towards the rotting flies and maggots.

As he ran, he didn't forget to communicate with other players.

……

The chat box of a top-tier player's squad.

I'm damn hard-lined: "This corrupt maggot can't be solved! We can only keep him in check for now! @MiaoGe, have you solved it over there?"

Miao Ge didn't fail his exam: "Not yet, but it'll be over soon, I'll be right there!"

The storyteller said, "The curses of the curse master are slightly useful and can affect it, but their effect is limited. The monsters of the summoner can be used as cannon fodder, but they consume too many magic orbs!"

Time to eat mushrooms: "Damn it, these evil gods are causing trouble at this time, it's disgusting!"

Just when everyone in the group was having a headache over this, Brother Yu appeared.

The fisherman who never misses a shot: "Maybe I can try with Little Black."

Storyteller: "What? You've made progress on sealing the black sword?"

The fisherman who never misses a flight: "Yes."

Everyone knew that Brother Fish's sealed black sword was reacting.

Therefore, after Brother Yu sent out the message, Yuanfang, who was in charge of the players, immediately responded.

Poetry and distant places: "Understanding".

Poetry and the Distant Horizon: "@Everyone, the Summoner and Curse Master squads hold them off, everyone else retreat!"

……

After seeing the message.

Many players relayed the message to each other and quickly began to retreat. Some of the evil god's subordinate monsters became excited upon seeing this and began to relentlessly pursue and attack the players.

The rotting fly maggots remained mindless, and the putrid pus they spewed had corroded countless pits into the earth.

Seeing that all the life before it was retreating, it temporarily stopped spitting out putrid pus and began to flap its wings and follow.

The summoner and curse caster players quickly stepped forward to stop its advance.

Thus, on the battlefield, a sparsely populated open space emerged, centered around the corrupt and maggot-infested.

Many players didn't understand why this was happening and thought the battlefield mission was going to fail, which made them feel frustrated.

"Damn! What kind of garbage is this project? It's so weak, I can't even scratch it!"

"I give up, you can't beat them? It's purely a plot device, right?"

"Forget it, this is boring, I'm logging off."

"Wait, isn't that Brother Yu? What's he going to do?"

"Holy crap, what kind of fire source is this?"

Amidst the shocked and bewildered gazes of the players, Brother Fish sped across the battlefield, heading straight for the rotting maggots in mid-air.

Along the way, the new fire form belonging to the [Deadfire Swordsman] was also rapidly appearing.

Centered on Fish Brother's chest, the pitch-black flames emitted a strange yet unclean fire that quickly spread throughout his body, completely corrupting his bones, flesh, and armor.

His entire body became thin and slender. It was not hard to see from the exposed parts of his body that Brother Fish's entire body had turned into a pale, mummified corpse with black flame marks, as if the transition between death and life had occurred.

Finally, there was that pale, flowing, formless hair, clearly contrasting with the pitch black of death.

"Roar!!!"

A monster noticed the arrival of Fish Brother, opened its pungent maw and tried to bite down, intending to devour and chew Fish Brother.

However, the dark blade flashed and disappeared in an instant.

The monster's body was split in two, but Fish Brother's steps never stopped.

The rotten fly maggot's unconscious body suddenly stopped moving at this moment, as if it had instinctively sensed something and locked its gaze on Brother Fish.

Wow!
The putrid pus suddenly split open, transforming into swarms of mosquitoes that flew towards Brother Fish.

And it's not over yet.

As the terrifying compound eyes of the rotting fly maggot emitted a scarlet glow, countless rotting tentacles rose from the ground.

The other players nearby quickly came to their senses or learned what had happened.

"Cover Brother Yu!"

"Restrain it!"

They fearlessly attacked the rotting flies and swarms of mosquitoes, buying time for Brother Fish.

However, once the corrupt maggots revealed their true power, it was clear that the players' attempts to restrain them were insufficient to stop them.

His ruthless pace made Fish Brother appear like a ghost, and when he encountered monsters, his sword energy surged, making them unable to stop his advance.

But crimson began to appear on Fish Brother's armor.

Corruption is already lurking in the air.

However, despite the corrosive influence of corruption, Brother Yu remained completely unmoved.

After confirming the route, Brother Yu's eyes flickered slightly.

"it's time."

Xiao Hei remained silent, but in an instant activated the power contained within the center of the sword.

The next moment, the flames interwoven with darkness instantly climbed up the entire sword and then spread to Brother Fish's body.

Zizi!

The rotting crimson clinging to the armor vanished at that moment, as if it had been banished.

Swish!
The next moment, Brother Fish leaped up, and Radiant Wings unfurled behind him, carrying him into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, he was standing in front of the rotting flies and maggots.

With a roar from Brother Yu, the power of the dead fire reached its peak, and a flash of dark sword light seemed to sever space.

The sticky pus that could corrode all attacks became a joke in the face of the deadly fire's edge.

Swah——

With the cushioning of the Wings of Radiance, Brother Fish rolled to the ground, and the black flames on his body were extinguished.

Wow! ! !

Under the watchful eyes of the players and the evil god, the rotten maggot let out a sticky, angry squeak, and then its entire body broke in two, falling to the ground with a thud.

The putrid pus rained down like a storm, corroding the earth and emitting a foul stench.

The black flames were still burning at the wound, like a malignant sore that wanted to completely devour it.

Time seems to freeze at this moment.

The players' pupils constricted in shock at what was happening before their eyes.

"No way, Brother Yu actually has a solution?"

"It's dead in a second?! The boss didn't even have a health bar? Did Brother Yu use a cheat code? He definitely did!"

"Holy crap, that damn fishing guy is cheating!"

"Don't be so harsh on him. If Brother Yu were cheating, you would first see his fish basket full of fish instead of him instantly killing the boss with one sword."

"666!"

The players were in an uproar, extremely excited.

Congratulations were also sent from the player group's channel.

Bloom is not deaf: "Well done, Fish Bro, that was so satisfying!"

Storyteller: "My God... Where the sword points, corruption ceases!"

The battle was exhilarating: "Awesome!"

These corrupt maggots are a real troublemaker on the battlefield. Although they attack both the candlelight and the evil god indiscriminately, the candlelight side already had the advantage. So, with this thing causing all the chaos, the players ended up suffering a great loss.

But now that this obstacle has been taken down by Brother Fish, what more needs to be said about the situation ahead? Thinking of this, the players immediately became excited.

And at the same time.

The smile on the face of the tyrannical ruler on the execution platform suddenly froze, followed by disbelief.

"Impossible...impossible!"

"Deep-seated corruption cannot be controlled or suppressed by any force!"

"He actually managed to harm corrupt maggots!"

"Candlelight...how could candlelight possess such power?!"

The Tyrant of Extreme Punishment roared, completely unable to believe what was happening before his eyes.

But He quickly calmed down.

"Ha... So what if it can harm corruption?!"

"Corruption cannot be killed!"

The tyrant of extreme punishment sneered. Although the situation had changed somewhat, as long as corruption was not completely eradicated, his last shred of dignity would remain.

It seems to be in response to His statement.

On the battlefield, Brother Fish quickly got up and retreated to give the other players bad news.

"Don't go up! This thing isn't dead yet!"

Brother Yu looked solemn.

Yes, although the power of dead fire can resist corruption and harm it.

But a single sword strike is clearly insufficient to completely kill the corrupt maggots, or more specifically... to kill all the corruption.

These so-called corrupt maggots are, in the end, nothing more than a manifestation of power.

However, this does not mean that Brother Fish's sword strike was useless.

Quite the opposite.

The rotten fly larvae were still wriggling in two halves.

However, the power of the dead fire remained burning continuously at the wound of the decaying fly maggot, fighting against it and affecting its ability to reassemble its body. Naturally, it could no longer move freely and cause trouble on the battlefield as before.

"Holy crap, Brother Fish was slashed vertically, how come he's still not dead?"

"666 Legendary Durability King!"

"What's the big deal, Brother Fish, give it another stab!"

Fish Bro: "..."

"No, it can only be used once in a short period of time." Xiao Hei refused before Brother Yu could even speak.

After hearing what Xiao Hei said.

Some players complained, but most players said they didn't care.

Since that's the case, let's just leave it at that. Anyway, this rotten maggot can't affect them now. We can just walk around the two halves of the rotten maggot's body.

So, the group of players didn't even have time to praise Brother Fish anymore. Under the command from afar, they roared and continued to fight their way to the center of the gathering place.

"Can't even dead fire kill corruption?" Fish asked Blackie.

“It can’t be killed, only dispelled. If you could land a few more sword strikes, you might be able to dispel it from here, but you can’t do that now… This strange power is no less than the Dead Fire,” Xiao Hei replied.

Brother Yu nodded thoughtfully: "...So, there is actually still the power of the dead fire within your sword, but my body cannot withstand it?"

Xiao Hei: "To be precise, it should be that the war is unbearable."

Fish Bro: "Then... after advancing to the War Flame?"

Xiao Hei: "Then you can use it more times."

"Understood." Brother Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then tightened his grip on the hilt of the Deathfire Sword: "Then let's continue grinding contribution points. Your sharpness alone is enough."

After saying that, Brother Yu's figure flashed away, and he followed the other players into the front line of the war.

However, the space behind them suddenly fluctuated, and then, illuminated by the power of the candlelight, a giant coffin ship suddenly appeared.

Kehl, a member of the Undead Clan, appeared behind the players with a group of undead.

Friendly reinforcements, the "Undead Clan," have arrived on the battlefield.

A prominent notification appeared on the public chat.

Even so, some players were startled by their appearance, thinking they were enemies.

But soon, after glancing at the friendly markings on the other party, they relaxed their guard and turned to curiosity.

"Where did this friendly NPC come from...?"

"Never mind."

Some players who weren't familiar with the game's background muttered something and then stopped paying attention to them.

The friendly yet slightly curious gazes of these players shocked several of Keher's fellow tribesmen.

"They...aren't they going to care about us?"

"They really didn't attack us..."

"The warrior of candlelight... just as expected..."

Some of the undead spirits who were gripping their weapons felt a sense of relief, but then they looked at each other in disbelief.

To be honest, the Corpse Spirit Clan had long been mentally prepared to be attacked or even besieged.

Because in their view, Keher's statement was, after all, his own idea, and their previous contact with Candlelight Island was merely between individuals.

Whether the other candle spirits will accept them remains to be seen.

The Corpse Spirit Clan has also suffered much hostility and attack because of their appearance.

But the warriors of the candlelight didn't seem to care about any of that.

However, they soon began to understand one of the reasons for this.

"I, Hu Hansan, am back!"

"Screw you, you filthy maggot! You dare to ambush me? I'll shove your ass up and rip it open!"

A player with a bizarre and extremely ugly appearance roared and ignored them completely.

The corpse spirits: "..."

Speaking of appearance, this player is probably much more terrifying than them...

"Okay, stop spacing out."

Kehl stepped forward, his voice hoarse and deep, exuding a strong sense of leadership, completely unlike the person he had been in front of Rogge.

"Corruption is ahead. According to the Great Candlelight's instructions, this is not ordinary corruption. Everyone be careful. If you really can't absorb it, don't force it."

Having said that, Keher took the lead and went to the location of the rotten flies.

His feet stepped directly into the flowing, putrid pus, and although there was contact, he was completely unaffected.

"Puff..."

The mouthparts of the rotting fly maggots still instinctively emit unpleasant sounds.

"How is it? Has it had any impact?" Rogge's voice echoed in Kehl's mind.

“Corruption has little impact, but the deep-seated corruption you’re talking about… I’m not sure,” Kehl responded.

After thinking for a moment, Roger said, "If it doesn't work, then forget it. Just clear away the shallow layer of decay around here, and try not to let it spread too much."

That's right. Although the rotting fly maggots can no longer move, the putrid pus flowing from their bodies continues to flow, and it will probably spread over a huge area before long.

While the Corpse Spirit Clan is immune to corruption, no one knows whether this deep corruption will corrode their bodies.

"My lord, please allow me to refuse."

"Whether it's to find the meaning of the Corpse Spirit Clan's existence, or to ensure the continued burning of your candle, I must try."

Kehl rejected Rogge's suggestion, then took a deep breath and, without further ado, plunged his hand directly into the body of the rotting fly maggot.

After all, a little bit of deep-seated corruption is no different from being covered in it all over.

In an instant, the terrifying erosion of deep-seated corruption instantly climbed onto Keher's entire body, and then began to erode his body.

Kehl let out a painful roar, and a strange war fire began to burn in his chest, showing a faint resistance and even a tendency to turn the deep corruption into his own!
"Chief!" "Kair!"

This sudden turn of events also threw the other members of the Corpse Spirit Clan in the vicinity into a panic.

Kehl was able to absorb this deep corruption!
Roger keenly sensed this and was somewhat shocked.

However, compared to the rate at which Keher absorbed the substance, the rate at which the deep corruption corroded his body was significantly faster.

Rogge frowned, then recklessly converted a large amount of candlelight into pure flame material, channeling it into Kehl's body, temporarily suppressing the deep corruption by allowing Kehl to absorb it at a faster rate.

"Hold on!"

After speaking to Kehl, Roger quickly turned his gaze to the number two figure in the Undead Clan, Kehl's most trusted subordinate.

“Turodo,” Rogge explained the situation briefly, then asked, “Is there any way to help him?”

After hearing about Keher's situation, Turodo breathed a slight sigh of relief and then nodded steadily.

"Thank you for your help, Lord Candlekeeper. You can rest assured from now on."

Then, he shouted to the people behind him and quickly made arrangements.

Before long, a large number of corpse spirits surrounded the body of the rotting fly maggot.

Led by the most powerful leaders of the Corpse Spirit Clan, they began to touch the rotten maggots, while behind them were the other, weaker members of the clan.

Then, Roger was surprised to discover...

The flames of all the undead race were rising at an extremely rapid pace, barely even touching the ignition point before quickly breaking through...

It's like a rocket-like acceleration.

"This is... absorbing deep-seated corruption and turning it into nourishment to strengthen itself?"

Roger stroked his chin.

It seems the origins of the Corpse Spirit Clan are indeed extraordinary...

(End of this chapter)