Hearing the human mocking him, the monster growled in deep dissatisfaction, the sound reverberating through its obsidian chest like grinding stone.
GRRRRRRR!
The mana inside its reservoir core began to stir as it channeled energy to enhance its physical capabilities even further. It didn't want to use its own limited mana reserves—preferring to rely on the ambient energy it had used to create this body—but it had no choice now.
This arrogant pest needs to be taught a lesson.
It was already in its final form, the ultimate body created by its racial ability based on its current understanding of its innate powers. There was only so much it could enhance itself with an active supply of mana before reaching a critical threshold. If it pushed beyond that point, the created body would fall apart completely, leaving the core defenseless and helpless.
So it had to be careful.
However, what it could safely use would be more than enough to teach this arrogant human his place.
