Chapter 86: Corrupted Creatures

"You want to borrow troops from me?"

Wei Ke Duo·Ke Li examined Mu Yi, his gaze full of doubt.

It's not that no Zongwang Player has proposed to apply for followers, but this is the first time someone has directly borrowed troops from Mu Yi.

"Prove your worth! Until you make a contribution, I cannot trust you!"

Wei Ke Duo·Ke Li said calmly.

In the present Mo De Luo Si, everything has value; the lives of soldiers, even his own life, are currency of Mo De Luo Si.

If Mu Yi can truly contribute, he is willing to hand over the soldiers, even himself, into Mu Yi's hands.

Mu Yi felt a slight headache and, unsurprisingly, refused.

"Detected: character triggered faction quest: Borrow Troops. Detailed quest information has been added to your character manual."

At that moment, a prompt refreshed on Mu Yi's retina.

Mu Yi stepped out of Wei Ke Duo·Ke Li's camp tent, and instantly some quest information appeared before his eyes.

Borrow Troops:

Quest Requirement: Make sufficient contribution

Quest Description: Slay magically corrupted creatures, slay roaming Abyss Demons, investigate important intelligence, treat the wounded… Anything beneficial to Mo De Luo Si's fight against Abyss Demons counts as contribution; make enough contribution to prove your worth.

Quest Reward: Several Mo De Luo Si soldier command rights (quantity depends on contribution); every 50 contribution points grant command over one Mo De Luo Si soldier.

Mu Yi rubbed his chin; this was hardly good news.

It's also understandable; no commander would readily entrust the lives of his soldiers to another.

It's not all bad news; at least now he still has a prospect.

Before returning to the camp gate, the once massive team had already vanished, apparently having entered the twilight forest ahead.

The instant Mu Yi stepped out of the camp, he felt a faint force striking his will.

"Warning: This area is infected by Abyssal aura, becoming a lightly corrupted zone; being killed by corrupted creatures will cause the character to suffer additional soul weakness."

"Warning: If your will feels blurred, return to the camp promptly for treatment; the camp can expel Abyssal aura."

"Zongwang Prompt: You are struck by Abyssal aura, undergoing a will check…"

"Will save succeeded! … You successfully resisted the infection effect of Abyssal aura… You successfully resisted the corruption effect of Abyssal aura!"

Glancing at the Zongwang Prompt, Mu Yi realized that this twilight forest was likely the fallen second defensive line; the creatures here constantly endure Abyssal aura infection.

Worst of all, aside from the animals, the forest itself seems to be sliding toward a corrupted Abyss under the infection of Abyssal aura.

No wonder Abyss Demon becomes one of Zongwang's notoriously infamous calamities; this all‑consuming power truly inspires despair.

If that so‑called Dark Gate isn't eliminated, this battle will likely continue indefinitely.

Perhaps due to the influx of Zongwang Players, Mo De Luo Si has temporarily withstood the endless onslaught of Abyss Demons.

But if the Dark Gate isn't resolved, these regions and lands will eventually fall under Abyssal aura infection.

Even deities are helpless against this Abyssal aura.

Until the root cause is solved, this Abyssal aura will gradually erode the world until it becomes part of the Abyss.

But Zongwang Players can at most assist in defense; truly expecting them to sacrifice their lives to protect this world would cause 99% of participating players to vanish instantly.

After all, wars involving Legend and beyond truly cause a character's soul to die, unrecoverable even by Zongwang.

Thus this war is ultimately Mo De Luo Si's massive Plane and all its beings' endless struggle in the torrent of fate.

All Zongwang Players can do is buy time for Mo De Luo Si to assemble a crusade, until victory or defeat.

Being able to personally partake in such an epic‑like grand event, Mu Yi felt his blood burning within…

"Azure Water Golden‑Eyed Beast, engage!"

Mu Yi released his mount; the long‑held big rhinoceros, clearly aggrieved, obeyed his command and galloped joyfully into the forest depths.

Honestly, Mu Yi thought that being assigned to this battlefield, the factor of the big rhinoceros was certainly significant.

The Azure Water Golden‑Eyed Beast charged recklessly through the twilight forest, quickly drawing enemy attention.

"So this is a corrupted creature?"

Mu Yi looked at the creature before him with puzzlement.

A forest wolf, yet its eyes were now a murky gloom, its breathing heavy, and faintly one could see dark‑purple vapor swirling.

Dark‑purple patterns covered the wolf's entire body, exuding malice as if the enemy of all life.

The corrupted forest wolf let out a howl toward the sky, then its muscles swelled; the dark‑purple markings on its body flickered as if alive, and it lunged straight at Mu Yi.

Clearly, the corrupted wolf had abandoned all reason, soaring like a cannonball along the ground at thunderous speed toward the big rhinoceros Mu Yi rode.

"Clang!"

The corrupted forest wolf shook its head, retreated a few steps, while the struck Azure Water Golden‑Eyed Beast snorted disdainfully.

You think such force could move it?

"Has it completely lost its mind, even unable to gauge friend or foe strength?" Mu Yi assessed the corrupted forest wolf's power.

Although its flesh seemed enhanced, its intellect was utterly eroded.

At this moment, the forest wolf is less alive than a puppet of the Abyss.

Seeing the newly charging corrupted wolf, the Azure Water Golden‑Eyed Beast lifted a foot and slammed it down heavily.

"Boom!" The ground trembled slightly as the Azure Water Golden‑Eyed Beast crushed the corrupted wolf's head into the ground; the wolf thrashed wildly but could not move the beast.

Crack!

With the added weight, the corrupted wolf's skull gave way, shattered completely by the Azure Water Golden‑Eyed Beast, turning into bone fragments that burst with foul‑smelling liquid, staining the ground.

Mu Yi noticed dark‑purple vapor rising from the wolf's body and merging into the air.

"This…"

Mu Yi felt a bit suffocated; even after destroying the corrupted creature, the Abyssal aura continued to spread.

It seemed as if, from the moment the world was invaded by the abyss, its fate had already been decided……

Shaking his head, Mu Yi flung the distracting thoughts from his mind.

Even if the sky were to collapse, there would be a tall person to hold it up; all he can do now is first eliminate these mutated creatures and those demons that slipped through the net.

Before Mu Yi could even take a step, he surprisingly discovered that a faint light drifted from the corpse of the forest wolf and entered his body.

「What is this？？？」