"It seems… my cocoon is hatching?"
Ian came to a sudden, absurd realization that made his heart skip a beat.
Although he already had some guesses before, after finally seeing it firsthand, of course, he was surprised.
"Crack..."
"Ugh..."
However, the faint cracking he felt from his Consciousness Platform didn't allow him to think any further.
Instead, his mind was hurting like never before—even more so than when he drank the Ascension Potion.
It was as if his fickle mind couldn't handle the weight of this existence that was about to come out of the cocoon.
'What should I do?'
This was the first time Ian felt so weak and utterly helpless.
He could feel the weight on his mind and the injury in his consciousness, but he couldn't do anything.
Could he only endure the excruciating pain and hope for a miracle?
That wasn't his style.
'Wait, what about using my Life Core?'
The only thing he had that could stop the situation from going haywire was his Life Core.
