Super Spreader

Slug Condition

Carl infects Quan with a worsening disease that produces allied slugs while damaging and distracting the host.

Story so far

Carl's hidden ring suppresses the disease and health-drain effects he carries without removing them, enabling him to preserve Super Spreader for offensive use.

As Quan returns to execute the final card combo, Carl casts the skill on him. The effect makes Quan progressively leak slugs over time. Those slugs fight for Quan, but every emergence inflicts additional damage and forces attention away from escape.

Carl tells Imani and Tserendolgor that each passing minute will worsen the condition, giving their exit defenses a delayed advantage.

Appearance

A diseased aura spreading from Carl to a flying crawler, with small slugs forming from the target's wake.

Role

Super Spreader is Carl's only successful lasting attack on the double-key holder and the basis of the interception plan.

Relationships

Carl — He casts it while his ring suppresses related self-harm.

Quan Ch — Quan becomes the infected host.

Enchanted Pauper's Ring of the Steadfast Emberus — The ring enables safe condition retention.

Cuban Exit Interception — The worsening debuff helps defenders delay Quan.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

The Butcher's MasqueradeBook 5

Sources — 1 recorded facts, by chapter

Chapter 58

Carl infects Quan with a worsening disease that produces allied slugs while damaging and distracting the host.