The corrupt entity's corruption surged explosively.
"You dare lecture me?" it roared. "You, who walked away? You, who hesitated while they begged for salvation?"
Shouts erupted from the Kahr'uun warriors.
"Great Iruhun, stop talking to it!" "Kill it before it kills us all!" "End it!"
Rhozan who was bloodied and barely standing, forced himself upright with the help of his staff. His voice was weak but desperate.
"Iruhun…" he rasped. "Please. Remember the other one. Bai Feng. He tried to reason. He tried to show mercy. And look what became of him."
Victor did not look back.
"I won't make the mistake of lowering my guard," Victor replied calmly. "But I won't stop trying to prevent needless slaughter either."
The corrupt entity's form began to change.
Its towering humanoid silhouette collapsed inward as corruption folded and compressed violently. Bones cracked. Flesh warped. The sound of something monstrous being reshaped echoed across the battlefield.
