Through his enhanced perception, Elias could observe it, a foreign energy signature writhing through his hand and attempting to travel the veins in his arm like a parasitic worm. It was neither flame nor pure mystical energy, but something far more insidious.
—This was the secondary wave of attack woven within Damien's seemingly harmless strike.
This mysterious assault unleashed by Damien had bypassed his protective suit entirely, slipping through his defenses like water through a sieve. The advanced detection system in his protective suit was rendered useless as it didn't even register the energy's existence.
The moment it made contact with his hand, it had begun to wreak havoc on his nervous system, causing his muscles to seize up and his motor functions to temporarily fail. The invasive, mysterious force paralyzed his arm and caused him intense pain, but Elias had maintained his composure under such conditions.
