Chapter 34

As the status window faded into the dim light of the laboratory, Kyle stood in the silence of the Trial Gauntlet. The massive surge of power from his profession evolution had settled, leaving him with a sense of clarity he hadn't possessed before. He looked at his hands, then at a small, jagged stone resting on a nearby crafting bench. The Shadow Serpent's advice echoed in his mind. Mana wasn't just a resource to be expended through skills; it was a fundamental force. Kyle reached out,...