After carefully studying the characteristics of the flesh monster, Liens extracted the corruption from its body.

Instantly, the flesh monster, which had been lively and roaring at Liens, completely ignoring the difference between them, collapsed to the ground, as if it had lost the fundamental basis for its existence.

Chunks of flesh fell from the flesh monster and rapidly decayed. Before long, a putrid smell wafted out.

"The Life essence has been completely devoured. After the corruption was extracted, all the flesh and blood tissues died directly, leaving no room for recovery."

Liens glanced at the rapidly decaying flesh on the ground and instantly understood the reason.

When the corruption released its power to transform the three men, it had already completely devoured their Life. The moment they turned into monsters, they were beyond saving.

To save these three people, the corruption hidden within their bodies needed to be quickly removed before its power erupted.

However, if the corruption had too deep a connection with these three, even if he acted, it would be difficult to safely remove it. Like pulling up a radish with mud, it would inevitably have some impact on them.

At best, their Life would be damaged; at worst, they would die directly.

It could be said that the moment they were tainted by the evil god's corruption, these three people's Lives were already on the edge of a cliff.

No longer paying attention to the pile of rotten flesh, Liens focused on the corrupting power firmly locked in mid-air. At this moment, this corruption was like a sphere of light emitting a bloody glow.

He could perceive that this was a way to radiate corruption. Any creature with flesh, if illuminated by it, would have the seed of corruption planted in their body.

"Hmm?"

"He's here."

Liens suddenly felt a gaze from the corrupting power, and in an instant, he knew the true master had arrived.

He hadn't even prepared to find the opponent's location through the connection between their powers, but the opponent was eager to descend his will to check the situation.

This saved him a lot of trouble.

After all, he was still a bit unfamiliar with corrupting power.

"Over there?"

Liens turned his head to the southwest, looking up slightly, as if gazing at a distant place.

At the same time, the corrupting power, which Liens had locked in mid-air, suddenly trembled, trying to break free from the shackles of 'potential'. Unfortunately, the power gap was too large, and His efforts were ultimately futile.

He took a deep 'look' at Liens and Alfred before retracting His will. At the same time, the corrupting power directly exploded and dissipated into the air.

"The master has come looking for you. Aren't you going to respond to him?"

Alfred said.

Liens did not respond; he directly exited this round of the instance and restarted a new one.

This time, he did not directly trigger the corruption but instead woke up the three men on the ground and gathered some information from them.

The three men were villagers who had escaped from a small mountain village called Glen Village, and the reason for their escape was that Glen Village had been controlled by a cult. They were afraid, so they chose to flee.

Unfortunately, they thought they would be safe after escaping from Glen Village, but in reality, their ability to escape from there might have been a result of the cult's deliberate indulgence.

They were already sources of infection; the cult was eager for them to escape to densely populated areas so that the corruption could spread.

"Glen Village is just a remote mountain valley village, rarely visited by outsiders. We also rarely went to towns except for some important festivals."

"Most of the essential daily necessities were traded with traveling merchants, but after the great chaos outside, basically no traveling merchants came anymore."

"We only realized later that there had been great chaos outside."

"Because there were no traveling merchants, daily necessities like salt gradually became insufficient, and the increase in monsters near the village made hunting difficult, leading to a shortage of food."

"Then, he came."

At this point, the middle-aged man's eyes became complex.

"That day, a very fierce monster broke into the village and wreaked havoc. We resisted with all our might, but couldn't even pierce its hide."

"Just as we were in despair, that man appeared. He slew the monster we couldn't resist."

"He saved us, but after that, he led us into another abyss."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man, along with the two behind him, couldn't help but tremble all over, their faces pale, as if recalling something terrifying.

"He beguiled us, telling us to believe in a 'God of War'."

Liens could perceive that after the middle-aged man spoke the name of that evil god, the evil god's corruption within the three men showed signs of resurgence.

To hear the rest of the story, he forcefully suppressed the anomaly of the corruption, temporarily preventing its power from radiating outwards.

The middle-aged man and his two companions did not realize they were already on the path to death. They continued to recount their experiences to Liens with fearful expressions.

"He said that there was a war happening outside, and without the power to protect ourselves, Glen Village would eventually be breached by bandits or monsters, just like that monster easily breached the village."

"And as long as we believed in the 'God of War', the 'God of War' could grant us powerful strength, allowing us to safely pass through the crisis."

"Everyone was persuaded, so they began to follow his arrangements, building statues for that 'God of War' and sincerely prostrating themselves."

"At first, there was nothing unusual, and no one felt they had any special power, until a few days later, I noticed changes in the statue."

The middle-aged man's voice trembled, and his speech became halting, as if he had a stutter.

"He transformed from a divine, martial man into a monstrous creature with bared fangs, brandished claws, and countless bloody tentacles. At that moment, I even seemed to smell a strong scent of blood."

"I fearfully described my discovery to others, but everyone seemed unable to see it."

"I thought it was my illusion because it was just a fleeting glimpse, but that night I had a nightmare. I dreamed I was standing in an endless lake of blood, and He was lowering His gaze, looking down at my tiny self."

Hearing this, Liens realized that the middle-aged man was most likely beyond saving.

It might seem counter-intuitive, but while the middle-aged man appeared to fear that evil god, the fact that he could see the evil god's true form so quickly also indicated a strong compatibility between him and that evil god.

And his fear was another level of faith, so the middle-aged man was actually deeply bound to that evil god, having become His loyal believer.

The other two were probably in a similar situation.

This easily explains why these three 'escaped' from Glen Village... They weren't escaping at all; they were clearly out to proselytize.

Of course, their eloquence might also be a reason why they could 'escape', as ordinary villagers often find it difficult to express their thoughts clearly and fluently.

"The next day, the village chief showed us extraordinary power. He punched directly through the body of a fierce beast."

"After that, everyone became more devout, more fanatical, and the village gradually became more abnormal... I warned my wife and children, but unfortunately, they didn't believe me."

"Until finally, the village held its first sacrifice. That time, I felt as if I saw the scene from my dream..."

The story continued. Liens silently listened to the middle-aged man's narration, understanding his fear, his despair, and the fanaticism he himself hadn't noticed.

Then he started a new round of the instance.

...

"Get ready, a strong enemy is coming."

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