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But the voice was insistent, and the leader knew that he had no choice but to obey. With a deep breath, he raised his hands, calling upon the corruption that lay dormant within the base.

The ground trembled as the corruption surged forth, spreading outwards in all directions. Buildings crumbled, consumed by the dark energy. The sky darkened as the corruption enveloped everything in its path, turning the once vibrant base into a twisted, nightmarish landscape.

The corruption spread out outside the base as well, suddenly overtaking the normal members of the faction that were running away together with the guards. The guards panicked, using their different abilities and powers in order to try and blast the corruption away, but it was for naught.

The corruption simply went through their powers, went through the weapons they used, went through them.

It corrupted them almost instantly, turning them into grotesque creatures at first, and then their bodies would suddenly break down, turning into nothing more but fuel for the corruption.

It was an almost suicidal move, what the leader had done.

Only the Tier VI combatants were safe from the power of corruption, and even they were taken aback by what was happening. Wolf and the others found themselves having to use a lot of mana in order to create a protective barrier around themselves in order to block the corruption and keep it away, lest the same thing happened to them.

The fake Tier VI combatants fared no better. They had already been changed by the corruption, and now, the same process continued and even intensified. Their bodies changed once more, their grotesque forms turning even more monstrous and their minds breaking further as they turned into humanoid beasts with little to no rationality left inside them.

The battlefield had turned into a chaotic nightmare, with corruption spreading uncontrollably and consuming everything in its path. Laura, Beast, and the others fought desperately to contain the corrupted enemies, their powers pushed to the limit as they struggled to maintain control.

Meanwhile, Reign faced off against the enemy leader, who had unleashed the full power of corruption. The leader\'s attacks became even more frenzied and unpredictable, fueled by the dark energy that surrounded him. Reign knew that defeating the leader was crucial to stopping the spread of corruption, and he fought with all his might, his determination unwavering.

As the battle raged on, the corruption began to affect even the environment itself. The ground cracked and twisted, releasing noxious fumes that choked the air. The sky overhead darkened, shrouded in a swirling miasma of corruption. The once vibrant base was now a twisted, nightmarish landscape, a testament to the destructive power of corruption.

Despite the overwhelming odds, Reign refused to give up. With a final, desperate effort, he unleashed a powerful barrage of attacks, each strike aimed at the enemy leader\'s weakened defenses. The leader, caught off guard by Reign\'s sudden onslaught, faltered, his movements becoming slower and more labored.

Sensing an opening, Reign pressed his advantage, driving his sword deep into the leader\'s chest. The leader let out a guttural scream, a mixture of pain and rage, as the corruption within him began to consume him from the inside out. With a final, desperate lunge, Reign delivered the finishing blow, striking the leader down once and for all.

At least, that was what he thought before the leader\'s body turned into corruption and then reformed itself about 5 meters away from Reign.

"Seriously now, what the hell are you?" Reign asked the leader who was staring at him with an angry face.

"I could ask the same from you."

Reign smirked as he glanced around them. The base was gone, swallowed by the corruption that was slowly but surely taking over the entire chamber they were in. Because of that, the arrays that had boosted the enemy faction and weakened Reign and the others were gone, but the corruption was making up for it by forcing them to defend against it while empowering the enemy Tier VI combatants.

Even the ones outside the base, the remaining three that Greenie and the mercenary leaders were fighting against were suddenly empowered, their injuries healing slightly while their bodies became more and more powerful.

Reign knew he had to end this quickly. With a swift motion, he charged towards the leader, his sword held high. The leader, prepared this time, countered Reign\'s attack with a ferocious strike of his own, this time using a large sword made entirely out of corruption. The clash of their weapons echoed throughout the chamber, a testament to the intensity of their battle.

As they fought, Wolf, Beast, and the others struggled to contain the corrupted enemies. The creatures and the Tier VI combatants had become more powerful and aggressive, their attacks relentless. Laura, using her demonic form, unleashed waves of destructive energy, trying to push back the advancing horde.

Beast and Mia fought side by side, their powers creating a barrier that kept the corruption away while they did their best to defeat their enemies.

Beast had already fused with Blackie and was using his powerful strength to smash the enemies that came close while Mia used her sword and frost to cut them apart and freeze them, but even then, the corruption continued healing the fakes, forcing them to fight again and again and again.

That was not all, however, as out of the thousands that were swallowed by the corruption and turned into fuel for it, the corruption had fused multiple bodies together, creating creatures that seemingly came out of a nightmare and sent them to battle against them.

Meanwhile, Greenie and the mercenary leaders continued their assault on the remaining enemy combatants outside the base. With the boost from their surprise attack wearing off, they found themselves facing a more formidable foe. The enemies, empowered by the spreading corruption, fought back with renewed vigor.

Despite the odds, Greenie and the mercenaries stood their ground, determined to emerge victorious.

Since their enemies were already injured, it wouldn\'t take them long to defeat them, they just hoped that the monstrosities that the corruption had spawned wouldn\'t come to them during the battle.

Back inside the chamber, the battle between Reign and the enemy leader reached its climax. Both combatants were exhausted, their bodies battered and bruised from the fierce exchange of blows. But neither was willing to back down, each determined to emerge victorious.

Neither one had used their soul manipulation, deeming it not worth it against an enemy that could do the same. They were well aware of how powerful the opponent was and how much would be needed to take him down. Using soul power would do mostly nothing except make them focus on it and use up their concentration on something that would mostly do nothing but tire them out more. Enjoy new stories from m-v l\'e|-NovelBin.net

The leader was already aware of the weird power that shielded Wolf and the others and knew that trying to go after them would also not be effective, so he would leave them to the corruption and the monsters that the corruption itself was summoning.

The source of corruption held immense power, so much so that even the leader was not fully aware of it. The monstrosities that the corruption was summoning would not be stopped, and they would continuously regenerate thanks to the corruption that was present.

No matter what they tried to do, no matter how much they fought against them, they would only end up tiring themselves out and using too much mana. When that happened, they would be nothing but victims for the corrupted entities to devour and for the corruption itself to take and use as nothing more but fuel for itself.

Wolf\'s battle against the head priest became a bit more difficult as the priest was using the corruption that was present all around them to make himself stronger, not to mention that he was also using it to attack Wolf and to defend himself.

It was incredibly tasking to battle against such an opponent in such an unfavorable environment, and Wolf was forced to use the chaos flames together with his mark in order to continue fighting and to jeep the corruption away.

As for Shadow and the others, they were all having their own difficulties fighting against their opponents, but none of them were planning on losing.