Chapter 835 – Invasive
For one suspended second, the world felt almost quiet.
Lux's boots landed against her shimmering scales, abyssal tendrils still constricting her elongated body. Up close, the cracks along her pearl-like surface were worse than he'd thought. Black demonic power pulsed inside them like infected veins. It wasn't elegant corruption. It was invasive. Parasitic. Ugly.
He pressed his palm flat against one of the fissures.
"Absorb."
[Skill Activated: Absorb]
[Target: Sovereign-Level Demonic Residue]
[Warning: Containment Capacity Exceeding Recommended Threshold]
[Sir, this is medically unwise.]
"Do it!"
The demonic power surged into him.
Not gently.
Not politely.
It tore out of her like molten tar and slammed into his body in a violent rush. Lux's jaw clenched instinctively. His back arched slightly as the energy forced its way into his veins, spreading through him like burning mercury.
Pain.
Raw. Expansive. Relentless.
