Yang Yi had gone blind, unsure when — or if — his sight would return. Led by Suna, he approached the Spider Queen’s corpse. “Lend me your dagger and gloves for a moment — these webs are too sticky!” “You can take the gloves yourself. As for the dagger… it should be inside the Spider Queen’s head.” “Oh…” Suna retrieved the gloves, doing something Yang Yi couldn’t see. If he could, he would have watched her pry open the Spider Queen’s eye socket, lean down to peer inside, and then pull out a meteor hammer entangled in silk. “I can’t see clearly, but it seems your strike shattered her brain tissue — that’s probably what killed her.” Using the gloves, Suna extracted the Sea Serpent’s Fang from the webs, then wielded it like a chisel. She struck it with a rock, driving it into the joint of the Queen’s head, and began prying. After about half an hour, the Spider Queen’s head finally came off. Just that head alone was nearly a meter in diameter, dark red fluid oozing from the severed neck. Suna also picked up the humanoid head from earlier. Two heads in total — she planned to take both back. “Let’s go. We’ll return to the ship first. The rest can wait until next time,” Suna suggested. Yang Yi didn’t object. Being blind, he couldn’t do much anyway. Resting and recovering his sight was his top priority. The two rolled the Spider Queen’s head along the ground, leaving the cavern and heading toward the shore. “Stay here. Don’t move. I’ll get on the ship first, then pull you up with the grappling claw.” “Uh…” Yang Yi was speechless. Now blind, boarding the ship was a nightmare — he couldn’t even see where the ship was, let alone climb the rope ladder. So using a grappling claw really was the easiest way… About ten minutes later, a metal clamp caught his waist and hoisted him upward. The next instant, he was back aboard the Nyxstar. It was an odd way to board, but at least it didn’t hurt. “Wait here for a bit,” Suna’s voice came from beside him. She had just come down from the deck, grabbed something from the cabin, and headed toward the lab. Moments later, she returned and handed Yang Yi an eyepatch. It was crude — just a piece of bug shell cut to size, with holes punched for a fabric strap. “Wear this. It should help.” She tied the eyepatch over his left eye, then ran off back to the lab to continue her work. Yang Yi stood there for a while before finally feeling his way up the ladder. Relying on memory, he made his way along the railing back to the captain’s cabin. He removed his captain’s coat, lay on the bed, and checked his condition. After facing the phantom of the Thousand-Limbed Spider Mother, he had unlocked an extraordinary path — Corruption. His log now displayed a new interface. Corruption InterfaceYang Yi — Corruption Depth: 6%[Diagram of a human figure — left eye shaded black]Corrupted Area: Left EyeMutated Organ: Third EyeWarning: When Sanity drops below 10, the player becomes corrupted, and corruption deepens over time. However, players with higher Spirit attributes can resist or slow this process. When Sanity reaches zero, the player completely loses control and becomes a twisted monster. Unlike the other pale-blue menus, the Corruption Interface was dark red — a clear omen of danger. Through Corruption, players could transcend the mortal realm and step into the extraordinary. But this path was like walking a tightrope. One misstep, and you’d plunge into an abyss — your mind dying even if your body lived, turning you into a mindless creature. Even survivors weren’t safe; their bodies would twist and mutate. Yang Yi touched his left eye beneath the eyepatch — it was still slowly rotating. For a fleeting moment, he felt the urge to gouge it out… but resisted. That eye could make him stronger. And only by becoming stronger could he escape corruption. The weak had no choice — only submission. Yang Yi checked his status panel next and noticed that the “Spider’s Kiss” effect was gone. His personal stats had also changed. Yang Yi (Mortal)Extraordinary Path: Corruption [Depth 6%](Extraordinary paths are not unique; players may discover or possess multiple simultaneously.)Status: Injured[Diagram — deep yellow around the left waist]Strength: 5 + 2 (12/200)[Madness bonus: Strength +2, Agility +1, Constitution +1, Spirit –2]Spirit: 8 + 1 – 2 (119/16000) (Iron Will bonus)Agility: 5 + 1 (23/200)Constitution: 5 + 1 (21/200)Perception: 5 + 2 (192/200) (Third Eye bonus)Sanity: 3/100Stamina: 17/100Vitality: 51/100Mana: 9/7(When Spirit < 10, each Spirit point provides 1 Mana. When Mana hits zero, severe headaches occur and the player loses motor control.Full Mana recovery takes 24 hours. Lower Spirit reduces max Mana, but not current Mana values.)Talents: Iron Will, Defiance of DeathSpells: None(Spells require active casting, consume Mana, and may involve chanting, magic circles, or ritual components.)Abilities: Third Eye(Innate physical abilities; some consume Mana.) Confronting the Spider Mother’s phantom had caused a surge in his mental experience, pushing his Spirit to 8 points. Corruption, Mana, Spells, and Abilities — all were new fields unlocked by stepping into the extraordinary. But Yang Yi didn’t know any spells. He had no use for Mana. His only extraordinary ability was that mutated left eye. After thinking it through for over ten minutes, Yang Yi decided not to tell Suna any of this. If that woman learned that dropping one’s sanity below ten unlocked the extraordinary… who knew what insanity she might attempt?“Suna, keep an eye on the map — watch out for other players approaching.” “Got it!” she replied quickly. Yang Yi had ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) wanted to ask her to go back to the island to collect the corpse of the Giant Tinder Spider — the Nyxstar only needed one more to upgrade. But since she’d locked herself in the lab, dissecting the Spider Queen’s head, he decided not to disturb her. The body wasn’t going anywhere. It could wait. “Buying fire-starting tools — paying well!” Yang Yi posted on the world channel, as usual. This time, a reply came fast. “Want a flintstone?”【Name: Spark Flintstone】【Type: Tool】【Quality: Fine】【Description: When struck with metal, produces a burst of sparks capable of igniting cloth or wood scraps. Keep it dry — when wet, it’s just an ordinary rock that smells faintly of gunpowder.】 Yang Yi’s eyes lit up. “How much?” “Three hundred stones.” He checked the chat logs — several players were selling the same flintstones, even in bulk. That meant someone had acquired the crafting recipe. But prices were inflated — around 200 stones or 1,000 conch coins per piece. This seller’s offer of 300 really was “high-priced.” Yang Yi ignored him. He wasn’t worried. Prices for fire-starting tools would keep dropping, just like cold-weather gear. No need to rush. And there might be better options — like lighters. Flintstones needed dry conditions; a refillable lighter was far superior. He checked the ocean map. The expansion of the Extreme Winter Sea was slow. It would take another ten to fifteen days before it reached the Black Mist. Thinking about that, Yang Yi finally drifted off to sleep. After so much tension, he needed time to rest.

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