The dim room was lit only by a single candle, its flickering shadow dancing uneasily on the walls.
Edin sat rigidly by the table, his expression as dark as water.
He stared intently at the mycelium spreading across his arm, the pale, slender threads deeply embedded beneath the skin, as if they had always grown there.
Nearby, an empty potion bottle lay quietly—that was the Rejuvenation Potion he had just drunk.
This rare potion, renowned for stimulating life potential and forcibly expelling foreign bodies, boasted remarkable effects, but its fifty gold coins price deterred most adventurers.
Yet for Edin, it was still affordable.
However, the result hit him like a blunt club on the chest. Ten minutes had passed since he drank the potion, and the mycelium on his arm remained unmoved, if not... more active?
"Useless! Absolutely useless!" Edin grabbed the empty bottle and smashed it to the ground!
