How Are You More Ruthless Than the Overseers?

"Just corrosion? No other effects?"

Wen Ke'er's brows had furrowed at some point. Hearing Xilos's words, her voice carried a trace of disbelief.

That made it sound far too simple!

At first, Wen Ke'er had not believed that those powers would corrode them either. It was only after several of her kin had completely changed their temperaments that they realized it.

But by the time they noticed, it was already too late.

The further it progressed, the stronger the Black Fog's corrosion became, and the faster it transformed other living beings.

Moreover.

The effects of the Black Fog's corrosion would change depending on what it corroded.

If an ordinary orc had come into contact with the Source of Black Mist, its condition might have been completely different from Xilos's by now.

And on Blue Star, ordinary people who possessed neither abilities nor talent for Psionic Energy would die immediately after being exposed to the Black Fog for a certain period of time.

That was also the most fundamental difference.

It seemed that the Black Fog did not completely alter the consciousness of beings with stronger vitality or greater power.

The power acting on Wen Ke'er had merely made her will deviate from that of an ordinary Elf race member, while also making her stronger—far stronger than she had been as an elf.

As a mid-level elf, Wen Ke'er would never have dared to stand so calmly beside Xilos and listen to her speak at such length.

"Did your personality change much, or did that Black Fog power merely make you somewhat hesitant whenever you pushed your flames to their limit?"

Yukimi asked softly from the side.

It was not as though she had never tried using Winnie's power to forcibly suppress the Black Fog. For a short time, she could