The Shelter Game: Me, Starting with a Tenfold Drop Rate

Under normal circumstances, the parasites controlled by Elder Seville are completely transparent within the host's body. Elder Seville can determine the state of the parasites through his connection with them and influence the host accordingly.

However, the parasites inside Irving's body were currently not transparent; they were mixed with faint red and yellow hues and seemed to emit a weak glow.

"What's going on? Could it be that the Power of Chaos causes unforeseen changes when controlling the parasites?" Elder Seville was slightly perplexed.

Although proficient in controlling parasites, he had only recently begun to harness the Power of Chaos. He wasn't certain what effects the Power of Chaos would have on the parasites.

Momentarily ignoring Vicky, Elder Seville walked over to Irving and closely examined the parasites within his body. At this moment, Irving was still experiencing intense headaches and letting out low groans of pain.

"The control over the host by the parasites hasn't been disrupted. Also, my Power of Chaos doesn't seem to have fully penetrated the parasites. What's going on?" Elder Seville was extremely confused.

He moved even closer to Irving, now less than two body lengths away. As Elder Seville intently observed the parasites in Irving's body, Irving suddenly stopped groaning and launched an attack on him.

A dazzling light appeared in Irving's hand, and Elder Seville immediately felt an intense heat. Irving, at a very close range, struck Elder Seville with an enhanced Fireball. Caught off guard, Elder Seville suffered a severe blow.

Unable to continue controlling the parasites, Elder Seville was vulnerable. Seizing this opportunity, Irving killed the parasites within his own body and swiftly moved to Vicky's side.

"Vicky! Open your eyes and look at me!" Irving called out.

Killing the parasites within his own body had been relatively straightforward for Irving. However, to eliminate the parasites within Vicky's body, her cooperation was essential.

Despite experiencing intense headaches, Vicky managed to open her eyes and look at Irving. The moment their eyes met, Vicky felt Irving's mental strength entering her mind.

Irving was using the Soul Link skill granted by the Taikoo Flame Pearl.

The Soul Link skill not only functioned as a form of telepathy but could also enter the mental world of a trusted person to help eradicate the parasites within their body.

Ordinary parasites wouldn't be affected by the Soul Link skill, but these special parasites were different as they required the host's brain to survive. This meant the parasites themselves possessed strong mental energy.

The stronger the mental energy of a being, the more vulnerable it was to the Soul Link skill.

Successfully helping Vicky eliminate the parasites, Irving saw her headache quickly dissipate.

Vicky looked at Irving and smiled, "You saved me again! If it weren't for you, I would have died from the excruciating headache." -exclusive

Irving merely smiled in response to Vicky's gratitude. Although he had many things he wanted to say, he knew they couldn't consider themselves safe until Elder Seville was completely dealt with.

"Hide over there for now. Elder Seville isn't dead yet, and I still need to fight him!" Irving instructed.

After saying this, he stood up and directed his gaze towards Elder Seville. By now, with the aid of his skills and the Power of Chaos, Elder Seville had managed to recover his previous state. He glared and climbed up from the ground.

"I can't believe you managed to eliminate the parasites I implanted in both you and Vicky while I was off guard. How did you do it?" Elder Seville inquired, not immediately attacking Irving. He was curious about how Irving had accomplished this feat, as he believed his parasites were nearly invincible.

Once they had parasitized a host, it should have been impossible to remove them, as the parasites could detect all of the host's thoughts.

Previously, Elder Seville hadn't sensed any plans against him forming in Irving's mind. Irving chuckled at Elder Seville's question.

"I was actually prepared. Although you caught me and Vicky off guard with your parasites, I quickly came up with a countermeasure. As for how I shielded my mental world from the parasites' probing, I'm not going to tell you now. If you can defeat me, then you'll naturally earn the right to know my method. If you can't defeat me, knowing the method would be meaningless. Let's settle this with a fight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Irving transformed into a yellow streak of light and charged towards Elder Seville.

Facing Irving's charge, Elder Seville smirked coldly. "You don't think this will defeat me, do you? No matter how clever you think you are, you can't escape my grasp!"

Elder Seville showed no panic in the face of Irving's attack. He continued to draw on the Power of Chaos while reaching into his pocket for the ancient book he had mentioned earlier. Casually, he tore out a page from the book.

"Now, I'll show you just how powerful I truly am!"

Elder Seville fused the Power of Chaos with the page from the ancient book. Immediately, an ethereal portal materialized before him.

The ethereal portal shimmered with a myriad of colors, each seemingly corresponding to a different elemental power. The moment the portal materialized, Irving felt his strength rapidly waning.

Before Irving could reach Elder Seville, he was forced to retreat in the opposite direction.

"If you already know attacking won't work, how do you expect fleeing to succeed? Even if you abandon Vicky and try to escape alone, you won't get away," Elder Seville sneered, his entire body merging into the ancient book.

The portal followed the book, pursuing Irving relentlessly.

Irving couldn't understand why his powers were dissipating so quickly.

"Is this because Elder Seville is using the Power of Chaos? Can it really absorb all my strength?" A flood of questions filled Irving's mind. He had no time to ponder as he was being chased by Elder Seville.

In this critical moment, Irving decided to activate the formidable power of the Taikoo Flame Pearl.

Finally, Irving stopped. He stood his ground, waiting for Elder Seville while continuously drawing on the power of the Taikoo Flame Pearl.

A spectrum of colors began to radiate around Irving. Almost simultaneously, he felt the surrounding Power of Chaos flowing into his body.

"Could the Taikoo Flame Pearl actually harness the Power of Chaos? This is an unexpected boon!"

Irving hadn't anticipated that the Taikoo Flame Pearl could exploit the Power of Chaos. This meant he could potentially wrest control of it from Elder Seville.

Realizing this, Irving began to rapidly absorb the Power of Chaos with the Taikoo Flame Pearl.

Naturally, Elder Seville noticed Irving's actions.

"Impossible! How do you know how to use the Power of Chaos? Have you read my ancient book?" Elder Seville exclaimed in disbelief.

Elder Seville's ability to wield the Power of Chaos stemmed from methods detailed in his ancient book, and he was certain no one else had ever seen it.

Irving responded calmly to Elder Seville's astonished question.

"I was already prepared, so you shouldn't be surprised that I can use the Power of Chaos."

After saying this, Irving immediately launched a counterattack using the Power of Chaos.

Although Elder Seville's expression remained slightly surprised, he was not harmed by Irving's attack.

The ethereal portal in front of Elder Seville absorbed all the Power of Chaos directed at him.

The ethereal portal seemed intent on absorbing all of Irving's power as well, a notion that seemed almost unbelievable to him.

"That you had some form of defense was unexpected, I'll admit," Elder Seville remarked, his voice calm now that he saw Irving couldn't breach the portal. "But no matter what precautions you take, you won't disrupt my plan. My plan is flawless."

Seeing that Irving couldn't break through the portal, Elder Seville relaxed.

He felt that, in the end, he had won. Though Irving could cause some trouble, Elder Seville had prepared extensively and meticulously for this moment. Given Irving's current level of power, there was no way he could disrupt the plan. Breathing a sigh of relief, a confident smile slowly spread across Elder Seville's face as he said.

"Your strength is indeed greater than I anticipated. Once I eliminate you, I'll thoroughly investigate why you're so powerful."

With those words, Elder Seville began to consolidate all the Power of Chaos from the bizarre space around them. The ethereal portal rapidly expanded under his control, continuously absorbing an endless stream of Power of Chaos. Once it had gathered enough, the portal funneled the energy directly into Elder Seville's body.

Supported by the Power of Chaos, Elder Seville's form began to grow taller and more menacing.

Vicky and Irving could only watch in shock at the transformation.

"Elder Seville's mastery of the Power of Chaos has reached such a level! He can actually absorb it into his own body," Irving muttered in disbelief.

A sense of despair began to spread. Was there truly no way to counter Elder Seville, who had such a masterful command of the Power of Chaos?