A few moments earlier...
(Verc's POV)
I was in a deep, heavy trance.
I really don't know exactly how long I had been meditating in this silent spot, but ever since I started the process, I made a firm decision not to stop. I would keep going until the pursuit team finally managed to reach me or until my body simply couldn't take the strain anymore.
The throne room was incredibly quiet, but as I sat there, my senses started to turn inward. I could feel the blood I had consumed on my way here— the blood of the dungeon master and that strange, pulsating seed— swirling inside me like a rich, dark fuel.
I felt a huge amount of my energy being consumed at a frightening rate as I continued to use [Mana Circulation]. The massive reservoir of energy I had stored from consuming blood that would've lasted for months was being burned up before I even knew it. It was like a furnace was burning inside my chest, consuming everything to keep the fire going.
But I didn't mind the cost at all.
