The moment the two of them disappeared from the area of effect, Damon calmly activated one of his new skills. [Poison Burst]
The next second, a wave of poisonous air erupted outward from Damon’s body like a rotting gale. It rolled through the clearing in a violent surge, thick clouds of black, purple, and green mist clinging to bark, soil, and flesh alike.
The runes carved into the trees flared angrily, their light flickering as if trying to repel the intrusion, but it was useless. Even the giant trees were not spared.
The rotting poison was relentless. It slithered into the grooves of the bark, seeped into the glowing runes, and crawled through the roots like venom coursing through veins.
The forest shuddered as if alive, branches groaning and leaves wilting in seconds. What had once pulsed with sacred, ordered power now twisted under poisonous corruption.
The horrific scene shocked the group to the bones, and their eyes froze as they witnessed the forest that they had worshipped until now, and even considered as their God, changed into something grotesque and dead.
The guardians staggered back, their eyes wide with disbelief as the towering trees they drew strength from warped before them.
The proud runes that had once blazed with divine authority now writhed like infected wounds, oozing violet ichor that dripped to the forest floor. The air, once vibrant with life, now stank of rot and decay.
One of the warriors fell to his knees, clawing at his chest as his rune-markings turned black and jagged. "N-No... this cannot be... the Forest God—!" Before he could finish the sentence, he simply dropped dead.
The leader’s face twisted with fury and terror. "Blasphemer! You dare profane the eternal grove?!" He raised his spear, and the next second, he too dropped dead, blood oozing out of his orifices.
In the blink of an eye, the entire area became similar to a graveyard with nothing living in sight.
The towering warriors, once overflowing with borrowed power, now lay scattered like broken statues. Their weapons clattered uselessly to the forest floor, their obsidian-toned bodies already dissolving into mush under the corruption eating away at them.
Not one had lasted more than a breath against Damon’s poison. The fight had ended before it had even begun!
Damon quickly began absorbing all the blood essence, and a series of notifications popped up in front of him.
[Ding! You have killed a Runebound Guardian]
[Ding! You have gained experience points]
[Ding! Blood Extraction Successful. You have acquired the skill Minor Harden]
[Ding! You have gained +1 Strength]
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