Ethan's gaze darkened, and a storm rolled through his chest.
He'd known this Stone Golem wouldn't be easy. But now that they were truly trading blows face-to-face, the power it was showing still overshot his estimate.
That black gemstone in its chest really was constantly spilling Primordial Death Energy and a destruction aura. But in the brief instant of their exchange, Ethan had already pulled up the system and completed a scan.
The panel's conclusion was painfully clear.
The real energy core wasn't in its chest.
Ethan's eyes snapped upward, locking onto the Stone Golem's forehead.
A tiny, dull yellow stone was embedded there—muted in color, small in size, nowhere near as eye-catching as the chest gem. If the system hadn't pinned it, most people would've overlooked it completely.
Yet inside that "ordinary" little stone, the energy churned with terrifying violence—purer than the black gem in its chest, and far more dangerous.
