The moment the second purification took hold, the "awesome" reality of the situation began to set in. It wasn't just about the physical relief of cleansing my channel of those two parasitic curses; it was about the sudden, violent influx of data.
The system notifications were screaming in the background of my mind, holding far more news than I had let on to the Grandmaster.
But I wasn't going anywhere yet. My body felt like it had been put through a meat grinder and then soaked in acid. I needed to regain my strength before I made the jump back to my apocalypse. I had a massive, bloody debt to settle, and I wouldn't be able to collect on it if I couldn't even stand up straight.
"So, have you figured out who did this to me, boss?" I asked, looking up from my seat on the floor. Despite my physical exhaustion, my eyes were bright with a predatory light.
