Chapter 136: Dynamic Duo

As Reign ripped into the Corrupteds' bodies, he found their external ure to be gooey, resembling a thick, dark substance.

However—

Their internal organs was still intact, although filled with a dark-colored tumor and emitting a foul odor.

While the sight and smell might have be repulsive to others, Reign, accustomed to the sct of blood and internal organs, didn't find it particularly bothersome.

Instead, he became curious about the tumor-like patches within their bodies.

Attempting to absorb it, he tried to discern if it was a type of virus he could use, but there was no response.

This suggested it was another substance altogether.

'System, why do you reject this miasma?' Reign inquired, hoping for a response from his system, which had be responsive lately.

However, this time it failed to provide him with an answer.

Well, he did not really mind the silce; he was only trying his luck, anyway.

On his side, Arc moved like a killing machine, each swing of his sword slicing through the horde with a crimson lightning arc.

Despite his monotonous movemts, Arc's efficicy was not the least effected.

His emies lacked strategy, mindlessly charging forward, making it easy for it to dispatch them with each strike.

"Cover me," Reign ordered, and without wasting any time, he began devouring the Corrupted.

Unlike consuming normal humans, this process was very differt.

The Corrupted had no taste, and they were absorbed into his body much more quickly

He assumed that only a portion of the Corrupted was useful to him, judging by how he was now releasing black miasma on his back to protect his body from being affected by it.

To accelerate the process, he utilized his Serpt Vertebrae to construct multiple long whip-like limbs.

With precise control, these dozs of thin limbs pierced through the dead Corrupted, making the absorption process way faster.

While he was busy absorbing his spoils, he observed Arc's movemts with ke interest.

The more it fought, the more its movemts improved.

ARC's actions became more diverse, adapting seamlessly to dispatch numerous Corrupted without expding unnecessary ergy.

"He's improving, almost like he's remembering his old self," he mused inwardly, observing Arc's progress with a sse of satisfaction.

Seeing this, he decided to be on the sideline for now, if this thing could improve Arc more , th he did not mind just watching.

"I feel like a trainer... Arc, use Thunderbolt!" Reign commanded with a hint of amusemt.

With no one a to criticize, Reign swung his sword as clumsily as possible, but thanks to his stats, each swing dealt more damage than Arc's precise strikes.

As he continued swinging his sword, Reign's motions grew more polished.

Surprisingly, he progressed at a quicker pace than Arc, despite merely mimicking its actions.

Once again, his ability to grasp things quickly was big advantage, after minutes , Reign sword movemts was in no way inferior .

He ev began using Stream Guide, hancing the power behind his swings.

With the two of them hacking through everything in their path, the horde of monsters finally died down, leaving only the duo standing side by side.

Ironically, Arc looked more like the main character, with a reddish shadow and arcs of lightning suring it.

After making sure that there was no longer anyone left to kill, Reign unsummoned Arc and began absorbing the corpses again.

[ Level up + ]

[ Level up + ]

In the d, he only leveled up twice after killing so many.

It just showed how heavy the EXP debuff was wh devouring Corrupted. It was like doing 40 times the work for the same result.

[Ding]

[System: Host has refined Dark Dust = 30,567 Dust was refined.]

'Dark Dust?' Reign was puzzled , this was a new term that he was no familiar with.

[System: Dark Dust are very small fragmts resulting from the refining process of Corrupted. They materialize the fear, hatred, and anger that the corrupted felt before they turned into one.]

"What are they used for?" Reign asked.

He couldn't care less about the fear and hatred part; they were dead anyway. He was more curious about the befits.

He thought that all of this was not worth the effort, but this Dark Dust could be a game changer.

[System: The function of Dark Dust will be available after the Host reaches level 30.]

'Level 30, huh?' Reign mused, realizing that reaching that level would be a challge.

Devouring humans would have made it easier, but these creatures didn't provide much EXP.

Unfortunately, he couldn't just dismiss the Corrupted and the pottial of Dark Dust.

Whatever function unlocked at level 30 must be worth the effort.

'No doubt about it,' Reign mused confidtly. 'The system wouldn't put that function at such a high level without a good reason.'