Analyzing the Evil Power

Chapter 21: Analyzing the Evil Power. As their exploration near the darkness-shrouded Source of Evil deepened, Mu Chen and his elite squad began a thorough analysis of this mysterious and terrifying evil power through repeated clashes with it and examinations of its nature. Each time they endured its onslaught, they were like travelers groping through the darkness, striving to grasp the secrets hidden within. After a harrowing battle, the squad members sat in a circle and shared what they had felt and discovered about the evil power during the fight. Eric frowned and spoke first. "While using my mental power to fight those minions controlled by the evil power, I discovered that it has a peculiar fluctuation. It seems capable of penetrating mental defenses directly and slipping silently into the depths of a person's thoughts, like an invisible venomous snake slowly corroding the mind. Deep within the souls of some of those under its control, I sensed that their original consciousness had been suppressed by this evil power, leaving only blind obedience to evil." Luo Li nodded slightly. Recalling their enemies' frenzied, irrational attacks, she said, "That's right. When our swords clashed, I could feel a strange persistence in their moves, despite how chaotic they seemed, as though some powerful will were driving them. This evil power hasn't just given them immense strength. It has completely changed their nature, turning them into puppets that know only slaughter and destruction." Nine Nether's gaze was grave as she looked at the dark aura still permeating their surroundings. "This evil power is also extremely contagious. In our earlier battles, we saw ordinary interstellar creatures become corrupted the instant they approached the area exposed to it. Their bodies twisted and deformed, and evil seized their souls. If we let it keep spreading like this,