A Statue of Suffering, associated with "Suffering," had a Black Sword wrapped in thorny brambles plunged into its chest. You had no idea what this represented, but you realized it was an extremely sinister and mysterious item. The "Aura of Suffering" it emitted was constantly affecting this underground space, turning it into a dead zone. The effect would continue to cause mental damage. Anyone who stayed within the "Aura of Suffering" for an hour with any one of their physique, endurance, or intelligence stats below 10 would die instantly. You thought you had been here for nine minutes. In six more minutes, you would be affected by mental deterioration.
"So terrifying?"
Colin was startled. Looking at the sword embedded in the female Stone Statue's chest, he felt tempted.
The Black Sword looked to be about 1.9 meters long and four fingers wide. Every part of it, including the hilt, was wrapped in Thorns of Suffering.
It looked like the thorns would pierce your palm if you tried to grip it. But since it was a mysterious item, it would probably have some pretty serious negative effects, so he wouldn't use it often anyway.
When the time came to use it, he wouldn't care about something as trivial as whether the thorns might pierce his hand.
However, Colin couldn't wield something this heavy. Shana, on the other hand, might just be able to use it—
This was starting to feel even more off.
He just didn't know what it did.
Colin didn't have any offensive mysterious items yet. If he paired this greatsword with the "Shield of the Just Knight"—
That would be truly fair.
But just then, as his desire to possess the sword stirred, a new prompt appeared:
``` Whoever possesses it will bear tremendous sin and