Let's Solve Mysteries Together [4]

Kwajik!

"Kuaaack!" I let out a pained scream as my hand was violently repelled. What the hell was that? It felt like slamming into an invisible wall, the force reverberating through my bones.

[You have been cursed.]

[You have inflicted with a negative status.]

Damnit! Not again!

"Ack!"

My right hand began to darken, the corruption spreading from my fingertips to my wrist, creeping up my arm like a deadly poison. At the same time, the veins in my hand tightened, bulging as though they were about to snap under the strain.

The pain was unbearable, and it took every ounce of my willpower to keep from screaming.

[Personal skill, 「 Black Box 」 has activated.]

[The Black Box has negated the effects of the curse.]

Fortunately, the protective skill activated just in time, dispelling the curse. My blackened hand slowly returned to its normal color, the corruption retreating as if it had never been there.