The group wasn't alarmed yet because they knew Zaen couldn't do much harm to Gloo unless he found his 'heart'.
After all, in his gooey state, nothing anyone did would cause lasting damage.
As if to prove them right, Gloo absorbed some of the molten iron to force Zaen's sword out and healed completely.
Before Gloo could fight back, Zaen buried his hand in his gooey flesh. Everyone expected the same to happen again. Instead, Gloo lost all the feeling in his body…
Zaen had injected him with something!
"What? You didn't think I'd have some surprises of my own?" Zaen whispered.
He knew the others would have taken his words lightly about killing Gloo. But he had already informed them about his intentions. If they failed to react, then it was on them, not him.
Gloo was reduced to a useless puddle all thanks to Zaen's shop items. He had a feeling his father had added items to counter all the abilities and anomalies he was aware of.
