Chapter 97: Fatal Divination

"At least this should keep Clara alive,"

Ybur poked at the jelly-like Slime with a tentacle.

It was a Gelatinous Monster, a weak distant relative of the Black Pudding Monster.

The underlying principle of Dissolving Blessing was actually the same as Fifth Rank's "Malicious Transfiguration." It distorted not only the body but also interfered with the mind, causing the intelligence level of the subject to regress to that of a Slime. However, under the torment of the peeling sickness, this could perhaps be considered an act of mercy. Remaining ignorant to one's own suffering due to lack of self-awareness is better than constantly enduring the intense itching.

Moreover, becoming like this made the restoration quite simple—though called a blessing, in reality, it was a curse, so it could be broken with a third-level "Remove Curse."