Chapter 137 - The Mantis Preys on the Cicada, Unaware of its Corrupt Venom (Part 1)

Golden and purple double pupils, two experts of questionable bonds and origins but with indisputable ties to Golden Cicada. "Golden cicada? Wait, wait, wait. Could it be that…oh." As a native of the Noxious Flame World, Harun was most familiar with certain legends, legends that allowed him to connect the dots Dolma didn't want him to. A spark of enlightenment flashed in the toxin lover's mind, bringing him infinitely closer to solving the puzzle of his existence. But as our Plague Overlord racked his brain to make sense of the new answers, unbeknown to him, the beguiling Blood Matron had unleashed her tricks already. Three blood-red leeches crawled through Harun's mind, feasting on his consciousness to—bits by bits—erode his willpower. Shrouded by Dolma's abilities, the leeches avoided detection from Harun's soul and Decaying Flower. The System didn't bother warning him, enabling the soul-suckers to carry on with impunity.