Mana and electric currents whirred alive as they combined together to form a being. First, his face became complete, then his torso and the rest of his body.
Streams of data flowed like veins across the floor, flickering with symbols too complex for the human mind to comprehend. His form, forged from mana and machine, crackled with volatile energy as it took its final shape.
A cold heartbeat pulsed within him, and when he was complete, a ripple of energy spread across the entire metallic fortress.
"You have got my attention now, insect. Wait and see how I toy with you. You will regret forever the moment you decided to run back into my domain! Hmmm... where are you now?"
The man’s green eyes immediately landed on the central core. He saw Damon sitting cross-legged near the mana field, and a cold sneer appeared on his face.
"A mere insect daring to steal from me? Let’s see how far you can go. I will watch you die from regret and despair at the greatness you will never achieve in your entire lifetime. Behold human! The power of La Rocha!"
The next moment, the mana field intensity became ten times stronger, and all of a sudden, the comfortable spot Damon had picked to meditate on was no longer comfortable. The mana grid in front of him, previously calm like a deep ocean, now rippled violently, like something had agitated it from within.
But Damon didn’t flinch. "Finally showing your hand?" he muttered. His voice was calm, but every muscle in his body was tensed, ready. He withstood the violent mana storm as it lashed out against his body.
Damon focused and pulled in all the mana that he could. The thick and sturdy mana pathways in his body, forged by his body tempering ritual, were instantly filled to the brim like flood gates bursting open after a dam cracked.
The mana poured into him at a speed that would have torn most cultivators apart, but Damon wasn’t most. His body greedily drank in the mana. His bones groaned, muscles tensed, skin cracked, and his blood boiled, but his eyes remained shut in perfect focus.
In a matter of seconds, all his mana pathways became overflowing. Even his sturdy body was starting to reach its limit.
The green-eyed man sneered. "Now it begins." He shouted. "Die insect! Die and become a part of my domain forever!" His voice boomed throughout the metallic fortress, even reaching Mark and Kate.
On the top floor, Aurora heard the same voice, and her figure immediately froze. "Blood God is in danger! I need to get back down there!" She totally ditched Sylvara and made an instant U-turn, rushing back towards Damon at top speed.
Kate and Mark were also prepared to deal with whatever the place threw at them. However, nothing of that sort happened. There were no golems or exploding mechs. Nothing came their way. There was nothing they could do at all.
The next moment, the mana field fluctuated once more as the currents turned even more violent. They roared with an unimaginable intensity. It was like a tsunami sweeping over the lone man sitting on the shores.
Damon’s body could no longer hold. Flesh started tearing apart. Blood seeped from his pores, boiling under the pressure. His muscles spasmed, tendons snapped and mended on loop, and bones cracked with sickening crunches.
Damon howled in pain as his body, mind, and soul were completely ravaged by the unimaginable power. Pieces of himself were starting to disappear. It was as if he were being burned alive with the sheer intensity of mana. freёwebnovel.com
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