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Chapter 8: Corruption Awakens
I ran.
The zombies followed closely behind me as we escaped that cursed place.
Once we reached the surface, I inspected what they had gathered.
Unbelievable.
Golden apples, recovery potions…
And broken shards pulsing with something dark.
When I brought one close to my ear—
Screams.
Warden roars.
And the sound of dripping water…
But it wasn't rain.
It was blood.
"Please… stop..."
An old man's voice echoed from within the shard—
And then silence.
"What the hell is this…?"
I didn't wait any longer.
I stored all the items and returned to my house.
And what I saw made me freeze.
White's fur—
It was changing.
Dark purple streaks now ran across his once-snowy coat.
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Name: White
Status: Monster (Tameable)
Skills: Control, Poison, Instant Kill (Triggered)
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Suddenly, White charged at me.
I dodged to the side as his enlarged body tore through the wooden floor.
He wasn't small anymore—
No, he was the size of a five-year-old child now.
He spun silk mid-air and lunged again, faster.
A thunderous crack.
White was knocked aside—slammed into the wall.
Vĩnh Trương stood in front of me, arm still raised.
White lay unconscious, twitching slightly.
I exhaled.
"…What are you becoming?"
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