Chapter 172: How Did I Become a Hero?

The air was thick with an unfading stench of decay, and the two-person tall black grass swayed in the wind like a frenzied tide of black blood.

The cleansing squadron advanced through the thickets, with no one willing to touch the Deathweed.

These Deathweed plants, which grew in the Land of Ceris, contained corrosive toxins; prolonged contact could cause skin to rot and necrotize.

But the Deathweed was too dense, so they had to wrap themselves in thick clothing, looking like wriggling maggots.

The scene might have looked somewhat comical, but no one felt like laughing, except for Xu Yi.

The church personnel held aloft a fist-sized crystal ball, its pale blue light illuminating the surroundings.

Everyone wanted to stay within the light source, but Xu Yi didn't mind; he always stayed on the periphery, melding into the darkness.