Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1251 - 800: I’ve Been Corrupted

"My head... my back... it hurts..."

Anleisi's groans echoed near the bonfire.

Because this was the bonfire located within the Sick Village, the surroundings were so eerie that it gave no sense of security. Her groans here sounded like a ghost's mournful wail.

Anything that got touched by that sickly yellow filter of the Sick Village would become quite disgusting.

All her armor was lost, Anleisi was left only with her burnt and tattered clothes. Her body shivered as she finally managed to open her eyes, filled with exhaustion.

The first question that popped into her mind as her consciousness returned was:

"Where is my humanity?"

Though she didn't know how that Chaos Witch managed to extract her humanity at the last moment, no matter how she looked at it, that scene wasn't good at all!

Humanity should be something very important, right? I remember reading somewhere that too much loss of humanity can turn you into an Animated Corpse!

She sprang up from the ground all at once, the intensity of her movements precisely reflected the anxiety within her heart.

However, just as she leaped up like a shrimp, her body in mid-air suddenly straightened, as if she was doused in hot water.

"Ugh, ah-ah!"

A cry of agony rang through the Sick Village.

Unable to move!

A movement would trigger a stabbing pain in the head!

There's also the symptom of mental exhaustion!

"What kind of curse is this..."

Now, Anleisi didn't dare to move at all. She lay rigidly on the ground, hoping to endure this pain until it faded away.

In the Sain Dungeon, losing to a monster never left such severe aftereffects. It was just an ordinary resurrection as if coming back from the dead, so why this time does her head feel like it's splitting, like being trapped in the Painting World?

This Chaos Witch has something wrong, definitely something wrong!

If ordinary people encountered such things, they would probably give up the challenge directly, but Anleisi was different. She was clearly fueled by a strong desire for revenge.

Since I could develop a defense magic against the Thunder Spear, there's no reason I can't create a defense magic against the Curse Flame; I can definitely do it!

At the worst, I could seek help from headquarters.

While thinking like this, the flame sorceries she had seen before came to her mind, subconsciously starting to analyze this unusual flame.

"Hmm?"

Anleisi then uttered a puzzled sound.

She barely managed to control her stiff body to release a ball of flame in her palm. It was just a simple, ordinary Fire Attribute Magic, not even considered low-level, just a mere spark.

As a result, this ordinary spark underwent an unexpected change.

Within the orange flame, a tinge of crimson appeared, that was the unique color of the Flame Sorcery!

Anleisi's brain instantly analyzed the current situation.

"This... does this flame leave residues inside me after burning me?"

She immediately thought of a worse term.

"Am I polluted?"

Anleisi was a bit panicked at once, and the first thought that popped into her head was: Would this taint my Faith in Holy Light?

She was flustered for a moment due to this thought, recalling many strict regulations of the Holy Light Church, such as defilement of faith leading to three generations being unable to become a priest. She was almost breaking out in a cold sweat.

However, a few seconds later she suddenly calmed down.

No, I'm actually hired by the Holy Light Church. I never intended to stay in the church for long, so why am I so flustered?

I've been mingling with the church people for too long, causing my thoughts to unconsciously adhere to the church's rules. This is not good and needs to be adjusted in the future.

After calming down, she was finally able to focus on the flame, and after a series of analyses, she reached a conclusion.

The Chaos Witch's flame polluted her, so that whenever she uses fire attribute magic, there would be a hint of sorcery flame within the flame she releases.

This mysterious flame could indeed amplify the power of fire attribute magic, even making Anleisi feel more affinity with the fire element. But the issue is...

What's the cost?

Unknown, it couldn't be analyzed.

Fortunately, these residual flames are limited. If she continuously releases them, an estimated ten or so fire attribute magic could completely purge the residues, returning her back to purity.

However, if she doesn't expel these residues and challenges the Chaos Witch again and gets burned, she estimates these residual flames would accumulate, ultimately completely replacing the fire attribute magic she unleashes.

"Ugh..."

If there's no negative side effect, this almost seems like a good thing?

Enhancing the power of the flame and strengthening the affinity with the fire element, potentially even improving the learning ability of fire attribute magic, such benefits, though temporary, are quite valuable.

But the method of obtaining them is to be killed once by the Chaos Witch, and it's not just any simple death, at least it requires being burned by fire.

"...Is this a reward prepared for masochists?" Her expression turned strange.

Is this a reward or a punishment, can you really get a reward even after losing the battle?

Luckily she knew Sain Dungeon is merely a dungeon. If it were a sentient being, she would definitely say it's a pervert.

Facing Sain's unconventional actions, Anleisi could only choose to take it one step at a time.