The monster thrashed violently, its feet tearing deep trenches into the ground as it desperately tried to throw him off.
It slammed its elbows backward, the impacts cracking against Hajin's ribs, but he refused to let go. He dug his heels into the ground, leaning his entire body weight backward while the chains wrapped around the creature's chest pulled tighter with every frantic movement it made.
"Let go of me!" the monster roared, the purple aura flaring in a wild, uncontrolled panic.
Hajin couldn't even form the words to respond.
His vision was swimming, the edges of the world blurring into a nauseating smear of gold and dark purple light while the overwhelming surge of corrupted mana continued to forcefully flood his core.
The Assimilation skill was working flawlessly, dragging the beast's raw energy through the chains and directly into his veins, but the sheer volume of it was completely staggering.
