[Activating Skill: Reinforcing Chaos (EX)]
It's one of the skills Russell received upon becoming the diator of Chaos through the Seed of Chaos he sought based on his knowledge through his unpublished novel, and the Symbol of Night which changed his professions; from general Swordsman, Summoner, and Reaper.
According to the skill details, as the diator of Chaos, Russell was able to reinforce or transfer Chaos Aura from within his body and soul, but its effects vary depending on cases which were either the target has the Chaos trait or not.
Based on what Russell rembered, if he uses the Skill: Reinforcing Chaos to targets with Chaos trait, they would receive a boost in overall stats. It's the alternative to his Unique Skill: Chaos Buff which beca fixed in giving additional stats to 150 points per target.
But if the target didn't possess the Chaos trait, just like what Sir Emmanuel Lyncoster and maybe his research team already encountered, they would beco an Abomination.
At this mont, Russell — who wrapped around his arms through Markim and Harold's necks, which were slightly distracted from the earthquake that the Spade Cross of Penitence caused — emitted a dark blue aura from within his entire body, but this ti, it wasn't concealed by his Nihility trait.
Markim's and Harold's eyes dilated at the sight, and reflexively pushed away Russell from a few ters away, but it was already too late.
Although they didn't know what was the dark blue aura that ca out of Russell's body that touched their necks through Russell's palm, which entered their skin, they felt an indescribable chill that suddenly turned into horror after so ti.
After an unknown period of ti, the earthquake that Alie caused suddenly stopped as though it quickly finished its desired intention for its purpose of occurrence, then Russell, who fell backwardly and slamd his back through one of the infrastructures as he reached his limit heard a womanly voice in his head.
Russell — who was bleeding from his head which was slamd by Harold, and through his lower abdon, and stomach — didn't manage to reply as he was completely tired of thinking about anything, his pain receptors throughout his body seed to work nonstop.
He just silently watched with exhausted eyes that were passed through by blood the horror that was happening in front of him, a couple of ters away.
Markim and Harold staggered, looking at Russell with frightened expressions, not because they initially feared him, but rather because the dark blue aura that ca out of Russell's body that sneakily entered their skin through their necks started to manifest itself within their incompatible bodies.
The chances of using the Reinforcing Chaos against enemies, especially with intelligence, and a high rank were extrely low, and might be almost impossible. Russell also knew, that although Chaos Aura was extrely potent, if one was exposed mildly, its effects would rather be weak, but still deadly. It's only a matter of how long the affected target would survive, and what would the change be in them.
As of this mont, Russell — who used for the first ti the Reinforcing Chaos skill — saw the Chaos Aura's manifestation through Markim and Harold's bodies.
Even he, felt an indescribable chill and repulsion at the sight laid bare in front of him.
...
"Russell!"
Alie shouted with deep concern in her voice as soon as she arrived at the center area of the underground facility, and saw Russell with a pool of blood while leaning his back into sothing tal.
She also noticed the forr Markim and Harold which caused her mind to turn blank upon thoroughly looking at the figures standing a few ters away from Russell, they were crying in excruciating pain, but their words beca gibberish.
But without completely processing what just happened in this place, she quickly approached Russell — who was on the verge of losing consciousness. Then she pointed her Staff of the Lost Shade (Growth) to Russell's abdon and used the Dark Heal (Unholy) skill on him.
Soon, a small dark magic circle with a mix of dirty white colors overlapped with Russell's abdon, closing the wounds that he have.
"Cough-! Cough-!"
Russell cough a mouthful of blood as he opened his eyes wide and clear, he then saw Alie, and his mind was turning lucid as he regained so of his health and strength.
Alie saw Russell, who stood up, then she didn't ask if he was alright because she knew within that he was already fine, but rather she asked him as she looked at the figures of Markim and Harold, who were still transforming into sothing indescribable.
"What happened to them? It's disgusting as hell."
Alie looked at the two transforming figures which could be described as sothing alien.
"It's the effect if the Chaos Aura entered a body without the Chaos trait."
Russell answered seriously as he watched, feeling repugnant, the slow transformation of Markim and Harold.
Alie was silent for a mont as soon as she heard Russell's answer, then after pondering for so ti, her lips curled up as she said with a smile on her face.
Alie's expression caused Russell to feel a chill run down his back.
"Can I finish them off?"
Although Russell was confused at first, he gave his permission in the end by nodding his head in response. Although Markim and Harold beca sothing abnormal through Chaos Aura spreading inside their bodies, they're still alive at this mont, and probably would completely beco mindless horrific monsters that would attack anyone in their sights.
"Thank you, Russell."
Alie bowed her head to Russell which made him uncomfortable, before proceeding to walk, slowly approaching Markim and Harold.
After a few seconds, she inspected the entire body of the two figures.
"It's freaking ugly."
She muttered, but Russell heard her words.
Markim's body at this mont contained eyes, nurous eyes which so didn't have a pupil, only white.
There were pair of eyes on his forehead, on his lips, then there was a black thumb that protruded through his tongue.
So arms protruded from his shoulders. These arms also contained nurous eyes, but also mouths with a black thumb on each of their tongues.
It's the sa thing that happened in Harold. They were conscious, but they were probably feeling that they wanted to die at this very mont.
Alie inspected the two, specifically their Status Window that changed.
[Activating Skill; Eye of the Darkest Spade (EX)]
...
[Abomination]
A non-Chaos thing that was corrupted by Chaos Aura.
They were the subject of slaughter.
...
Strangely, they didn't contain much information, even their stats seems hidden or they didn't exist at all upon transformation.
"Well, it's not that I care...
"Any last words?"
Alie said, pointing her staff at Markim's neck whose pairs of eyes darted around aimlessly. Then Markim's original mouth, prior to him becoming an Abomination, opened weakly, he looked at Alie and then at Russell before he enigmatically said while stuttering...
"W-wh-who i-is m-mo-mother?"
...
"Thank you for your existence."
Alie said with curled-up lips to Markim and Harold as she brushed off Markim's enigmatic words, and didn't give Harold a chance to say anything as she thrust forward her staff with its spade-shaped tip dyed with her blood with the dark property.
Alie each stabbed them through their chest, destroying their hearts, and truly killing them.
[The Staff of the Lost Shade (Growth) has been used to kill an Abomination.]
[The Staff of the Lost Shade's growth increases.]
[2/100 Abominations have been exterminated to rank up the Staff of the Lost Shade from Normal to Rare.]
At that mont, the Staff of the Lost Spade emitted a majestic, pure, dark aura and enveloped the bodies of Markim and Harold which were sucked to the spade-shaped tip of the staff as though its blackness suddenly contained deepness on it.
...
"What was that?"
Russell asked in curiosity as he didn't know what just happened. It's an 'Unknown Elent' for him considering he didn't know the existence of the Lady of Shaded Spade as 'She' wasn't in his unpublished novel.
"It's a tip given to by my Constellation on how to rank up this weapon."
Alie said with a smile, and Russell didn't pry any further as he knew that there were private communications that could happen anyti between a Constellation and a player under a contract.
"By the way, do you have Maya's contact number, right?"
Russell asked Alie to which she nodded in response. She asked for Maya's contact number before they went to this place.
"Alright, let's leave now. We can't let the other people here see us, and we don't have mory manipulation skills for them to forget our faces or whatever happened here. Just contact Maya and tell her we'd be waiting for her."
Alie nodded in response, then she opened the Spade Warp with its end-point located at Maya's apartnt a few blocks away from Player General Store.
"Wait..."
Russell said as he looked at Alie before he asked sothing.
Alie nodded in response to Russell's question with a grin.
Then after so ti, the two entered through the Spade Warp and vanished instantly.
...
A few minutes after Russell and Alie disappeared, Maya, with her parents whom she didn't see for years, along with other 998 prisoners or force-to-be slaves gradually saw the scene at the center of the underground facility. The blazing fire that Markim caused was still engulfing so of the wide areas, but there were no other people aside from them.
Although they were confused, each of them listened to Maya's words as her shout reverberated.
"An accident happened here! It's our chance to escape! Let's go!"
Along with her words, she read the ssage she received from Alie, who instructed her to do so things to wrap up the incident.
Maya's father and mother couldn't believe how much their daughter grew over the past years as they blankly stared but gladly listen to Maya who was leading the slaves who are now free.
After so ti, other players within the victims started to volunteer in arranging the others who still seed confused, fearful, and anxious at the sudden circumstances they were thrown into.
Maya lead them to the Ergency Exit where the bodies of 50 employees and four wardens that Alie massacred were scattered on the ground. Even Maya, who saw the small, dark cross that protruded from their bodies retches at the sight, but as this was the mont of truth for her, to completely send away the victims far from this place including her lost, but now found, family, she didn't stop her pace and continued to traverse one of the wide hallways leading to the Ergency Exit.
The victims also composed themselves and brushed off the image of the cryptic scene, and followed suit.
...
"Don't report it to the authorities!"
Maya said loudly while standing behind the Ergency Exit which caused murmurs to spread around, but her next words seed to hit them in the head which made them agree to what Maya just said.
"Even if you are forcefully signed into a slave contract, it's still a contract that can be used against you, and so of you, if not all, probably knew about the identity of the owner of this underground facility... That is sufficient that reporting it would rather be detrintal than beneficial...
"Forget justice at this mont, but rather wait for the opportunity that might co in the future! I know that what I'm saying is sothing uncertain... it's still up to all of you to decide what you would do when you leave here."
Maya looked around the wide hallway that could accommodate the 998 victims which were composed of elderly, teens, and even kids in their 12 or 13. It's a truly shocking sight as Maya clenched her fist unknowingly because of the wickedness committed in this wretched place.
"Thank you...!"
"Thank you for saving us!"
Maya's thoughts were cut off as she heard the collective gratefulness of the people to which she responded with a nod with a smile on her face. Then, she opened the door of the Ergency Exit that's at least 6 ters in horizontal length, and 8 ters in height.
She, her parents, and so volunteers guide the others to the exit. These people saw the forested surroundings, howling with the cold wind in this deep of the night.
It's different from the certain restaurant where Russell, Alie, and Maya entered through to access the underground facility.
...
After an unknown period of ti, almost everyone left and walked their own ways.
Maya looked and silently read again at the last instruction that Alie ordered her to do.
'We left three carts of Urum mineral at the central area... Use them to blow up the facility...'
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