The aberration that had been Adrian Ravencroft collapsed, its form twisting as the forced fusion finally came undone.
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Ren wasted no time, moving directly...
To the Shadow Stalker male's corpse, not to Zhao, his priorities clear even in the aftermath of battle.
"Good timing," Zhao murmured while falling to his knees, his legendary strength finally failing him.
Although he had feigned the trembling in his legs and having not a drop of mana for Adrian, now he truly was depleted. The cost of maintaining his deception near the draining zone had been steep.
"You used the illusion at the perfect moment... Though it was risky coming out of hiding with that thing still alive."
Ren barely nodded, too concentrated on his task.
His hands moved with precision around the Shadow Stalker male's corpse, carefully avoiding the tentacles that still retained traces of abyssal power and absorption properties.
