"There are other sinister forces?" Mu You asked in surprise.
"Anyone who covets the Forest Spirit could be responsible."
Vivian said, "The Forest Spirit has the ability to absorb black magic contamination. Obtaining its power would mean gaining a means of preventing black magic from going out of control, allowing unrestricted use of black magic..."
"So that's it..."
Mu You nodded.
In other words, the mastermind wasn't after Vivian or any other treasures, but the Forest Spirit...
As they spoke, Mu You rushed out of the outermost stretch of forest under Vivian's guidance.
The bushes ahead rustled, and several figures rushed out in quick succession. They were all humans contaminated by black magic, their bodies twisted into bizarre shapes.
"People?"
Mu You was startled by their numbers at first, but quickly realized they were ordinary people at levels one or two. The massive influx of black magic had sent them out of control, transforming their bodies into various monsters and greatly increasing their strength and speed. But their foundations were simply too weak. Even after becoming corrupted, they were only around level seven or eight.
Mu You raised his Magic Wand and casually fired off several spells, easily killing them.
At the same time, he immediately sensed the difference between this place and the forest outskirts earlier: the air here was thick with black magic power, mingled with ordinary magic power. As his body absorbed ordinary magic power, black magic power also forced its way inside uncontrollably.
Mu You finally understood why all the creatures here had gone out of control. The concentration of black magic power was so high that this infusion was completely uncontrollable. Any creature in this environment would be forced to absorb it.
Never mind other creatures-even the surface of his own body was beginning to