X Is Here, Where Are the Water and Ship?

[Cycle Curse: B-rank Skill/Lv1, Active Skill. Another exclusive ability of Demon King Astaroth, it allowed unruly targets to loop infinitely in the same place, unable to escape.

Consumed 100 MP to mark oneself or a target. When the duration ended, both allies and enemies would be forcibly teleported under the curse's influence to the coordinates where the mark had been placed. It could be activated manually to end early.

Cycle Curse lasted up to 15 seconds on enemies and up to 30 seconds on oneself or allies. Skill cooldown: 60 seconds.]

[Additional Evaluation: I've got the mark. Who's going to fill in my Torrent, Water Blade, and Ghost Ship?]

This curse-loop skill could basically be considered a mutated version of Captain Kunkka's X Mark. It strengthened the duration for both enemies and allies while also extending the skill's cooldown.

At first glance, it might seem a little useless, but it was actually an extremely terrifying soft-control ability.

As long as a target was successfully marked and lacked abilities such as curse removal or Magic Immunity, even if they dashed hundreds of meters away within those fifteen seconds, they would be forcibly dragged back once the curse activated. And waiting for them then would be all sorts of skill effects lying in ambush nearby.

If used properly, it could also serve as a special form of teleportation.

For example, Bazett on the very front lines could first put a curse on herself. Cheng Tian in the rear could then use a Command Spell to forcibly summon her back, slap on a bunch of aura potions and buffs for a full recovery, and thirty seconds later, Bazett would be pulled by the curse back to her original marked location to continue fighting.

Still, Cheng Tian was somewhat surprised