Since Kranos had seen the elder prepare the tea himself, he didn't think twice before taking a sip. It had been a long ti since he last drank tea, and he couldn't help but savor the taste. good tea, he comnted inwardly.
As Kranos closed his eyes to enjoy the flavor, the elder's voice broke the silence, carrying a lancholic tone as though he were reliving a painful mory. The depth of emotion in the elder's voice made Kranos feel as if he were being transported back in ti, experiencing the mont alongside him.
"It happened so years ago; the skies suddenly turned purplish. at that ti an aura of devastation perated this planet. That was when they erged, terrifying creatures that blotted out the skies. At that ti i was but rely a child; i watched in horror as the sun seed to be corrupted, turning into what you see today. It wasn't just the sun but the whole forest as a whole."
"At first people didn't think much about it; it was only when it started corrupting humans that they discovered sothing was wrong. Although 30% of the trees had been corrupted at that ti, they felt it had to do with certain trees. They linked the purple aura to the birth of a treasure."
"After the experts of this world discovered that sothing was wrong, they imdiately went to the source of the purple energy. Unfortunately, when they reached there, whatever caused this had vanished, seemingly into thin air."
Sip...
The elder took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before continuing, "in the end, the top experts realized that there was no way to save everyone in this world; only those who had not been corrupted were accepted into the safe haven, a city that is said to be clear of the contamination."
Kranos was stunned. "so the 'corrupted' were left out here to die?" he couldn't believe how inhumane the experts of this world were.
The elder sighed again, "they had no choice; they discovered that as ti passed, the corrupted will slowly corrupt others close to them." at the elder's explanation, Kranos finally understood; it seed they had no choice. he could imagine how helpless the experts felt.
Kranos took a mont to digest the information he had obtained. "i ca last night but the doors were locked with no one answering..."
Before Kranos could finish speaking, the elder waved his hand to interrupt him, "i told you that when the purple aura perated this planet, terrifying creatures appeared. These creatures seem to like peace and quiet; they also love eating humans, and they especially co in the night. So we try our best to be quiet at night while hiding, hoping, and praying for survival."
Kranos's mind drifted to the little girl he had encountered the previous night. He quickly told the elder about her. The elder pondered for a mont before replying.
"You likely encountered one of the corrupted."
The elder then rolled up his sleeve, revealing thick, purple strands that ran across his arm. Kranos was shocked.
The elder rolled it back up. "this is what happens when one is corrupted; when one is fully corrupted, their skin turns purple and they beco sothing similar to a ghost! Just like those terrifying creatures, this was the reason why it was a little too difficult for the experts to kill them."
Kranos took a deep breath. it seems i have been transmitted to quite an interesting world: strange creatures, restricted nightly movent, and safe havens? There seems to be a sche ongoing. Kranos felt sothing strange with this world, a unique Demon perhaps? One with an ability to make others corrupted?
But isn't this world considered safe? Wasn't it explored already? Kranos felt that sothing was wrong but he couldn't place a hand on it. what about the others that were teleported to this world? If this is considered safe, then what would be considered dangerous? Thinking of this, Kranos asked the elder.
"Elder, has there been any information about strange, clean people appearing here in recent years?"
At Kranos's words, the village head was stunned; he imdiately asked, "did sothing happen to the safe haven? Did the creature attack?"
Seeing the elder frantic, Kranos thought of an explanation and said, "i ca with so friends and we got lost while playing outside."
The elder stared doubtfully at Kranos. "they allow children outside? Aren't they afraid of corruption?"
At this, Kranos imdiately ca up with another excuse; he used his childish facial expression to use, "i... we... snuck out."
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After a long discussion, Kranos finally took his leave. He imdiately began forming a plan. i can purify the contamination from mana in the surroundings before absorbing it. can i do the sa to the people of this village? That way we will be able to easily enter the city after i get them to lead there.
First, i need to familiarize myself with this village, then i will slowly help the children while studying this village and gaining more information about this world from the elder. I hope i will be able to purify them, though; that way my plan will be easier.
The elder had given him a small house in the center of the village. As Kranos walked through the settlent, returning from the elder's ho, he noticed the villagers staring at him as though he were an alien.
It's been a while since they've seen an uncorrupted human, Kranos thought, frowning slightly. He didn't mind the stares, but it was clear they were hesitant to approach.
He understood why. They're afraid of corrupting .
While lost in thought, he noticed a boy around his age approaching, holding a snack.
"Welco to the village," the boy said with a small smile. he noticed the boy's features; it seed the corruption had advanced greatly in the boy. His hair was already turning purple; there were also purplish stripes on his face, even on his fingertips, which he used to give Kranos the snack. he could see thick tendrils of purplish stripes there.
He noticed that the other villagers hesitated, bringing their children closer. Kranos could guess their thoughts: they were hesitating at first but coming to the conclusion that Kranos would be living with them for a while. they guessed that he too would be corrupted; he even saw a hint of pity in their faces.
Kranos gratefully collected the snack from the boy; even though he wasn't hungry, he felt the boy's sincerity. he looked at the snack; it was a fried dough. Kranos imdiately felt disgusted as soon as he glanced at it; he could see so purple stripes on the dough. how do they eat this? Kranos wondered, but on second thought, there was nothing else to eat; since they couldn't starve, they could only eat what they had at hand.
"Where are your parents?" Kranos asked the boy, suppressing his disgust.
The boy pondered for a mont, his expression neutral. He replied as though it was nothing, "the creature took them away. grandpa leader said they went to a better place and are waiting for . i'll soon go there, i guess."
Hearing the tone the boy spoke Kranos felt saddened, But then another thought crossed his mind. This will be the best candidate for my test. if i can heal him, it will be considered a miracle. since he doesn't have parents, no one will question what I do. Although he felt that his thoughts were heartless, he knew that there was little need for emotions and sentint now.
Kranos' eyes lit up and the repulsive boy looked more pleasing to the eye. "Follow ; i have sothing for you." Kranos said to the little boy, like an elder, and clasped his hand behind his back as he walked away.
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