In the center of the battlefield, bursts of dark red mist shrouded all nearby creatures.
The crusaders who originally surrounded Rhodes fell to the side after coming into contact with the dark red mist. Rhodes even suspected that they would even fall directly to the ground if they did not use the sword blade in their hands to support their bodies.
The same was true for the crossbowmen at the rear. Since the crossbowmen's bodies were not fully wrapped in thick armor like the Crusaders, Rhodes could intuitively see their reactions.
Rhodes noticed that when those crossbowmen came into contact with the red mist, tiny red dots quickly appeared on their exposed skin. The crossbowman couldn't bear it, threw the crossbow machine aside, and kept scratching at these red spots.
Under the scratching of these crossbowmen, the small red dots immediately burst open, and a similar red mist was released again, spreading to the surroundings, and such red dots also appeared in more places on their bodies. The more they scratch, the less they can relieve the strangeness on their body.
This dark red mist is the source of this change. The source of the dark red mist is naturally related to Rhodes.
It all started with an incoming crossbow bolt. When Rhodes was restraining the Crusaders and the crossbowmen, he was injured in many places and could not dodge all the incoming crossbow arrows.
Among the crossbow arrows that hit Rhodes, one of them accurately hit the pustule on his left shoulder, causing the pustule to burst.
At that time, Rhodes didn't feel anything strange from the pustule, and he didn't even feel any pain. It wasn't until the red mist spread that Rhodes noticed something was wrong.
Rhodes was deeply surprised when he discovered that the source of the red mist that caused the abnormality was on his left shoulder. He never expected that the pustule that appeared on his body not long ago could have such an effect.
Sensing something strange about him, Rhodes immediately checked the information in the system log, hoping to get answers.
Although he didn't understand what happened, Rhodes knew that the production of red mist and pustules was related to the inheritance mission he had accepted before and the existence of the Gluttony Contract.
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"Affected by external forces, the contract characteristic [disaster] is activated..."
"You learned the unique skill [Blood Plague]."
"[Blood Plague]: Consume the pustules of the disease to release a cloud of blood. All creatures that come into contact with the cloud of blood will have a large number of blood rashes appear on the surface of the body, causing severe itching. When the blood rash breaks open, additional clouds of blood will be released. If affected, Creatures affected by the blood plague will gradually lose 3 points of physical fitness within 5 natural days. Your body size will determine the level of the disease. The current level is: Lv2."
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The information from the system log undoubtedly let Rhodes know what kind of abilities he had acquired at this time.
Now, Rhodes seems to finally understand the role of the pustule that appears on his body as his size increases.
According to the system prompts, it should be called a disease pustule, which is an important vector used to release the disease. In the initial contract feature [Disaster], there were also hints about this ability.
The contract characteristics show that the diseases released by the disease pustules seem to be random. Initially, Rhodes cannot choose the appropriate disease by himself. Only after the initial release, Rhodes can choose the same disease again.
At this time, what the disease pustule releases is the disease that the system calls [blood plague].
Judging from the performance of nearby creatures, the effect of [Blood Plague] is mainly reflected in weakening the enemy's combat ability, using itchy blood rashes to distract the enemy from the battle, so that they cannot fight with all their strength and cannot directly fight. Cause effective damage to the enemy.
In addition, when Rhodes accepted the inheritance of the ancient demon, he also gained a new ability [Plague Control]. He can directly stimulate [Blood Plague] in other organisms without waiting for 5 natural days. It will directly and permanently weaken the enemy's physical attributes by 3 points.
The existence of [Plague Control] also prevents Rhodes' body from being corroded by [Blood Plague]. If the initial prompts of [Disaster of Disease] are followed, as Rhodes' size increases, his own body will gradually fester under the influence of the disease.
For ordinary humans, the effectiveness of the blood plague is acceptable, but for those creatures with a strong will, or those with no flesh and blood on their bodies, and whose skin is not sensitive, the power of the blood plague still has limitations.
Shaking his head, Rhodes understood that the characteristic [Disaster of Disease] also contained many powerful diseases. As his size increased, these unique abilities would eventually be fully revealed in front of him.
Even though [Blood Plague] still has many limitations, its existence is enough to get Rhodes out of his current predicament.
As the dark red cloud spread, the nearby humans lost their ability to fight. Even the high-level swordsman stopped at this moment, unwilling to get closer.
Ignoring the humans nearby, Rhodes discovered through previous inspections that during the trial, even if he killed other creatures, he would not gain any experience points. On the contrary, the injuries sustained on his body would not gain any experience points even if he left the trial. disappear.
After discovering this, Rhodes immediately lost interest in the humans on the battlefield and turned his attention to the group of trapped demons.
"What are you waiting for? Come with me." Looking at the leader of the group of demons, the human who was almost burned to death, Rhodes said in a deep voice.
After speaking, Rhodes casually picked up a sword blade from a dead crusader, and then left in the direction of the dense forest.
The human woman pursed her lips and looked at the dark yellow-skinned powerful demon who single-handedly saved all nearby demons, as well as the red mist that enveloped him, and finally made a decision in her heart: "Follow me." he."
Under her command, the nearby demons took action and quickly followed in the direction of Rhodes.
During this process, these abyss demons were also contaminated by the dark red mist, but the red spots on their bodies were not obvious.
Rhodes, who was observing the effects of the blood plague, couldn't help but shake his head at this moment.
Perhaps due to his lack of body size, Rhodes' current [Blood Plague] level is only Lv2, which cannot yet play any role for demons with special physiques.
After discovering this, Rhodes secretly came up with the idea of improving his body size to obtain stronger diseases. For Rhodes, who has a gluttony contract, the best way to increase his body size is to eat other creatures.
In the illusion, no matter what Rhodes ate, it would not help his body shape. Rhodes had no choice but to complete the trial mission as soon as possible, return to hell, and then find a solution from other demons.
