MTLNOVEL Chapter 263: An Su's Undead Legion!_2
[Ringworm]
This yellow wind is neither from the southeast nor the northwest, not the kind mixed with gold or the wind of flowers, willows, pines, or bamboos. It's called 'Ringworm Wind.' Blown into the viscera through the nostrils, crossing the dan tian, passing through the nine orifices, it thins the flesh and bones, causing the body to disintegrate on its own.
Merlin was right, this is indeed the most genuine form of magic attack!
Enveloped in the yellow wind, the two gigantic entities finally revealed their true form to everyone. They were immense feet, almost half the size of An Su's 'Dawn Giant,' as if numerous Toe Monsters had been stitched together. The strange and eerie yellow wind originated from the crevices between the toes, and with each lifting and falling of the colossal feet, a dull yellow Ringworm Wind would rise, wilting all life forms it passed.
Enclosed in the yellow wind, microorganisms symbolizing 'life' enter the Dawn Cathedral unabated, invading without restraint.
Even their comrades from the Esoteric Sect deteriorated without exceptions.
Magic damage, no distinction between friend and foe!
The creatures afflicted with ringworm could only whisper the name of this entity in a low voice—
"Mother of Toe"
[Magic Rank: Fourth-Order Peak (Demi-Saint)]
[Attributes: Wind Series Catastrophe Apostle, Stitched Life]
[Born from millions of feet, it is the most odorous pair, the mother of all Toe Monsters, created by the supreme demigod Merlin, to act as an Angel Envoy and convey his will to the world]
[Trait one: The Mother of Toe inherently carries one of the three calamities, 'Ringworm Wind,' as a Disaster Apostle bearing the plague 'Ringworm' created by Merlin. Any land touched by the yellow wind will see the contact points immediately rot and decay with time, as the attributes accumulate to a threshold, emitting foul air and becoming a new source of contagion.]
[Trait two: If directly inhaled, it will immediately spread to the entire body from the inner organs, causing instant mutation.]
[Trait three: Additionally, the Ringworm Wind inherently causes 'mental decay' and other soul damage. Should sanity completely wither away, one will lose consciousness and fall into eternal coma.]
This is not merely a physical attack, but one that destroys the enemy on a psychological level, a wicked invention from Merlin's childhood.
Because it was too horrifying, it was banned in unison by the Radiant Holy See—shoes must be worn indoors, but no one imagined that years later, a grown-up Merlin would bring his childhood's dream onto the stage of Nether World, enduring hardships for this very moment.
Moreover, he took it to an extreme, elevating foot odor to ringworm, and, with the addition of magic, even created a new infectious disease officially recognized by the Disaster Esoteric Sect—'Ringworm.'
If An Su created mosquitoes for the Nether World, then Merlin brought ringworm to the Nether World!
These two Holy Light Believers, brought endless blessings to the people of the Nether World.
The Druids couldn't even fathom the horror and fear of ringworm at the Fourth-Order Peak.
"Meow! Meow—yue!"
Luo Xiaohei, clutching her neck and frothing at the mouth, with eyes rolling upwards, felt she was about to die, no longer able to breathe. Hastily, she took out a 'Little Crow Mask' left over from the last Druid's room from her little bag, put it on her tiny mouth, and began to slowly catch her breath.
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Pinching her nose and looking fearfully at the distant yellow wind storm, even wearing the mask, if her outer skin were touched by the distant yellow wind, it would rot immediately.
This thing is terrifying.
Even more so than An Su's creation, 'Holy Light Hydrophobia', which only targeted Esoteric Sect Followers, the ringworm disease spared no one, killing teammates, male and female, and all monsters that encountered it.
Magical plants planted by An Su in the border area, whether Thorn Spikes or Saintess Fruits, after being contaminated by the yellow wind, withered and dried up. Although Saintess Fruits could not be destroyed by any means other than devouring due to their gluttonous blessing trait, ringworm itself does not kill life. It merely takes away the souls and shells of all beings, spreading its contagion to everything.
To subjugate all living creatures.
The outer skin of Saintess Fruits began to rot, generating layers of white mold colonies. The once holy visages now had eyes rolling back, mouths frothing, and after the ringworm exposure, the Saintess Fruits had entirely transformed into the shape of athlete's foot, becoming carriers of the disease.
[Final attack of the second phase, incoming]
[Request for Saints to vanquish the Mother of Toe]
[Time remaining until dawn: one hour and thirty minutes]
[Mission one progress (50%)]
[Dawn Ceremony completion progress (50%)]
The warning sound of the artificial star reverberated in An Su's ears. In less than half a minute since the appearance of the two Mothers of Toe, they had breached An Su's solid defensive line. If they simply continued to press forward, ringworm would entirely conquer the Dawn Cathedral, and dawn would never arrive!
"Meow meow! Meow!" Luo Xiaohei seemed almost on the verge of evolving into human speech. She stood erect, pulling at the cheeks of the Dawn Giant and pointing with another tiny paw at that yellow hurricane, urgently asking him to quickly come up with a plan with his despicable little brain.
Not only does the yellow wind obscure vision, but it can also accumulate disaster values. Acknowledging Merlin's level of design, An Su respects his skill.
However, the struggle of Old Thief Merlin ends here!
"Effective only against living beings," the Dawn Giant said slowly, its deep voice echoing in the night sky, "it's ineffective against the dead."
Meow—
Luo Xiaohei tilted her head in confusion. But how could a corpse fight for An Su? The soul has already dissipated... how could he control a corpse... This kid couldn't possibly be a necromancer...