That look made the faint thought in Farul's heart seem ready to break through the soil, yet it remained murky and indistinct. It was precisely that "murkiness," merging with the looks Tai Yu and Kan Nan cast his way, that sent a chill through him.
The chill came suddenly, yet carried a faint thread of logic that made him feel as though he had overlooked something.
The more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt. And in this situation, what could be more wrong than this?
The realization struck him, and Farul blurted out:
"I..."
Before he could continue, Tai Yu raised a hand. No matter what, Farul could not force out the words that followed.
In fact, at this moment, the Qi Mechanism throughout his body had congealed. Though his own Qi Mechanism continued to flow unhindered in its interaction with the "Abyssal Spirit Net," a shadow inexplicably spread from a region beyond his grasp, swiftly diffusing through his entire body.
It was not a complete erosion. Rather, it formed light and shadow with the rule-based power passing through the "Abyssal Spirit Net," chasing one another. They seemed stuck together, yet only touched over an extremely limited area.
By the time Farul realized the horrifying truth represented by this situation and by himself, even changing his expression had become difficult.
Without realizing it, he had become a Fulcrum for the "Illusory Nightmare System Power." Now, he might even be the hub through which the "Initial Awakening Society" guided and transformed its power... When had this happened?
How had it flared up so suddenly, as though the disease had already reached his vital organs?
Farul truly panicked. Seeing both Tai Yu and Priest Kannan staring at him, hope rose within him. The look he cast toward them carried