Rumble—
The pitch-black tower began to twist and warp.
The vicious runes carved across its surface seemed to come alive, flowing and rearranging themselves in a frenzy.
Thick black resentment poured from the runes. But instead of forming sound waves like the Grieving Signal Tower's, it gathered into a giant crimson eye filled with endless hatred!
The eye slowly opened atop the tower.
It had no pupil, only a roiling expanse of bloodred.
The instant its gaze swept across the battlefield, an explosion went off in the minds of every player it saw!
Countless negative emotions were magnified a thousandfold, flooding their thoughts in an instant.
Envy, anger, suspicion, betrayal...
A comrade who had fought beside them moments ago now looked like a mortal enemy who had stolen their gear and mocked them for being useless!
"It was you! You still dare show your face to me!"
A warrior player's eyes turned bloodred. He spun around and swung his battle-axe at the Paladin beside him without warning.
"Die, you liar!"
A mage abandoned his spellcasting against the signal tower and turned to conjure a searing fireball, aiming straight at the priest healing him from behind!
Chaos erupted in an instant!
This was more insidious than the Grieving Signal Tower's wail, and far deadlier!
It did not deal damage directly. It tore their formation apart from within, turning the strongest alliance into an arena of slaughter!
"It's Hatred Gaze! Chaos Curse! Don't look at that eye!"
The mage Kevin's scream rang out over the team channel.
He had been affected too. When he looked at Scott, intense envy surged through him. Why does that guy get so much respect from Roderick?
He even began to raise his staff without thinking, ready to hit that eyesore with something nasty.
But just as