As soon as it touched his tongue, it dissolved. The mana surged inward, spreading through his chest and down his limbs, flooding his core like a sudden sunrise.
His breath hitched as he circulated it through his Mana Veins, guiding the flow as he had practiced. The effect was both violent and miraculous at once.Warmth spread into torn muscle, bruised tissue, and strained channels, knitting damage with visible speed. The ache in his ribs dulled.
The tear in his leg sealed with a faint itching sensation. His depleted mana pool filled rapidly; pressure built within him, not painfully but firmly, like a container being expanded from within.
When he exhaled again, the cavern felt different, or rather, he did.
"…Absurd," Sage whispered under his breath.
He stood up, flexed his fingers, and turned toward what remained of the boss. The corpse had partially dissolved in the mana river, but much still remained.
