But Ethan's gaze gradually calmed.
"Impressive pressure," he murmured.
"But the way it channels power… way too crude."
He didn't rush to attack.
Instead, he slowly reached one hand into the golden liquid beside him.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
The rhythm echoed like a heartbeat, syncing with the energy pulsing through the fluid.
Then—
Vmmm!
A surge of violent yet precisely controlled power rushed up his arm, compressed and restructured within his meridians.
A dense energy sphere formed in his palm.
Ethan flicked it casually.
BOOM—!
The creature was slammed straight into the cavern wall, the entire chamber shaking from the impact.
"What?!"
The insect let out a stunned, guttural roar.
From what it could sense, Ethan's total energy reserves were clearly far below its own.
Even with the golden liquid's boost—
There was no way he should be able to dominate like this.
"How can you possibly—"
Ethan didn't answer.
In fact, he hadn't even activated the Powered Combat Armor.
