The silence in the glowing forest was absolute, broken only by the faint, panicked chirps of Noodle nudging against Adam's jaw. The carnage, the chilling system message, the flood of power—it all crystallized into a single, cold certainty in Adam's mind.
'I am not human. I am a monster. And I will become the strongest monster there is. No one will ever threaten me or what is mine again.'
The last vestiges of his old life, the guilt, the nostalgia, were burned away in the crucible of that betrayal. A new, unshakeable will, as hard as dungeon granite, solidified within him. A notification flickered, a quiet acknowledgment of his internal metamorphosis.
[ Iron Will has reached Level 3 through profound self-acceptance and solidified resolve. ]
[ Effect: Greatly increased resistance to mental attacks, fear, paralysis, and charm effects. ]
A grim sense of satisfaction washed over him. He was becoming impervious, inside and out.
