The Cursed Body
Victor looked at the burning wound; the skin had turned black, and it was slowly spreading to his body.
Ding…
The Crimson panel popped up before his eyes
[WARNING!]
[CORRUPTION SPREADING]
[1%]
[ACTIVATING CURSED BODY TRAIT]
…
…
Victor's eyes widened, and a whisper-like sound escaped from his lips in disbelief, "Corruption!"
The Chaos race is considered dangerous by humans not because of their hunger-driven nature, but because of the Chaos Origin Magic they possess.
Once bitten by the corrupted monsters or injured by Chaos origin magic, the corruption slowly spreads all over the body. Gradually, you lose your mind and become the Chaos spawn. The only cure is the Holy blessing of the Goddess Gaia and Fenrir's Scorching Sun blessing.
Not even the King of the Holy Empire can get that easily.
Ding…
[Trait: Cursed body activation failed]
[Corruption]: 1.5%
[Note: 23:58:30s before Corruption spread completely]
Victor looked at his shoulder again; the skin had turned black around the shoulder and was spreading toward the chest.
A defeated sigh escaped from his mouth as he leaned on the trunk of a tree.
The Motes of white light from the 10th-level corrupted monsters entered the system.
"I have to kill myself again, I don't want to become the mindless Chaos Spawn," Victor muttered, looking at the tree's canopy.
The Chaos Spawns are the Humans, werewolves, or any other race completely corrupted with Chaos energy.
They became mindless beasts, only possessing negative emotions and driven by them.
They can evolve if they survive long enough into Chaos beings.
After turning into Chaos beings, they can get blessings of the Chaos God and awaken the Chaos system.
"What should I do? I don't want to die and don't want to turn into a monster?" Victor muttered to himself, clenching his fists.
He looked at the Crimson System panel before his eyes and opened the notifications that appeared after he killed the monster.
Ding…
[Level: 6]
[ +2Agility, +2 strength, +3Attributable stats]
[+200CP]
[WARNING!]
[ACTIVATE TRAIT: CURSED BODY]
[URGENT QUEST!]
[Drink blood of the marked target: Zack Anderson]
[Time Limit: 20hrs]
[Reward: Activation of Cursed Body trait]
[Punishment: Turn into Chaos Spawn]
"What!" He exclaimed at the urgent quest sitting straight.
Then, a burning pain flared up in his shoulder at the sudden movement.
"Arghh," a muffled groan escaped from his mouth.
He clenched his shoulder and leaned back on the trunk, gritting his teeth.
He took deep breaths, calming down first, and then he opened his eyes with a new resolve.
He looked at the crimson panel before his eyes and muttered, "That Cursed body trait can cure my corruption if I activate it?"
He asked a question to no one, but understanding dawned on him.
He had a chance.
A chance to survive this.
I have to do this if I want to survive, and I do want to. Victor thought in his mind.
Drinking the blood of Zack Anderson, he bullied me for years now, but I have to do this for myself, not for revenge. Victor thought of making his resolve firmer.
Strangely, revulsion for drinking the blood of another human was completely absent from Victor's mind.
He stood up and moved. His aim was the gate of the Swamp Forest leading back into Elarion City.
As he reached the gate, he knocked on it and waited.
The two watchtowers stood right behind the wall, on either side of the iron gate.
The Light from the watchtowers focused on the Victor.
It was already evening, and the swamp forest was pitch dark, but the lights made Victor feel like he was standing in the middle of the day under the scorching Sun.
Clank!
A hatchet opened in the iron gate, big enough to see the half face of the person from the other side of the wall.
After checking Victor closely, the hatchet closed back.
Rumble!
The gate opened slightly, and a man holding an automatic rifle pointed at Victor came near him.
He was wearing a camouflage outfit with a black hat.
He inspected Victor's eyes closely and then shouted
"Clear!"
He said to Victor, "Follow me."
Victor followed quietly behind.
The army only checked Victor's eyes because Chaos Spawn's eyes will be completely black.
The corruption takes less than five minutes to spread all over the body.
Unbeknownst to Victor, his inactivated cursed body trait slowed down the spread of corruption, giving him a fighting chance.
Victor stepped out and moved toward Elarion City.
As he moved through the streets of Elarion City, he turned into a dark, narrow alley and came near a dumpster.
He put down his backpack, fetched a worn-out black t-shirt, and jeans.
He wore the clothes and felt the baggy T-shirt was slightly fit on his body.
Victor's height was small then average teenagers because of constant beating and malnutrition; his height was only 5'4.
But now, unnoticeable to Victor, his body has grown an inch.
He took out the old black shirt, tore it into strips, and made a makeshift mask, hiding his face.
His golden eyes glowed with a black clothed mask hiding his face; his aura had changed a little, like a wild animal on the hunt.
He took out an old rusty dagger and hid the backpack behind the dumpster.
Victor looked at the half moon high up in the sky.
It's pale moonlight casting shadows around the city.
Victor's eyes then drifted toward the roofs of the houses.
He climbed on the dumpster and jumped up, grabbing the edge of the roof.
He pulled upward with his right foot, finding a little edge in the smooth bricks.
He dragged himself onto the roof and slumped on his back, his chest heaving.
He stood up on the roof, knees bent, and looked around.
His eyes drifted toward the big buildings, surrounded by small houses, far away from the roof he stood on.
He knew where Zack lived; it was a building right by the small houses, and it had five floors.
How did he know that?
Because of his embarrassing past, he used to stalk Lyla Anderson.
"At least my embarrassing past is helpful for once," Victor muttered, sighing.
He slowly moved from one roof to another, jumping toward the Anderson building, hidden under the shadows.
Ding…
[Corruption: 10%]
[Time: 20:29]