Chapter 974: Lights in the tunnel

Grabbing the blackguard by the throat, Erik slammed him against the wall with a force that rattled the metal panels.

The blackguard's eyes bulged in shock, and Erik felt a brief satisfaction before tightening his grip and crushing the man's windpipe.

[ENEMY HUMAN KILLED: MANA ABSORBING PROCESS STARTING.]

[0%...1%... 5%, 30%, 70%, 100%]

[MANA SUCCESSFULLY ABSORBED, STARTING CONVERTING PROCEDURE.]

[3...2...1...0]

[MANA SUCCESSFULLY CONVERTED INTO EXPERIENCE. 9000 EXPERIENCE POINTS AND 90 DNA POINTS AWARDED TO THE HOST.]

The body went limp, sliding to the floor as Erik released it. But there were many more blackguards inside that room now.

In the meantime, the ice barrier protecting Richard was still up. The cold would at least make his pain go numb a little, and would offset the higher temperature.

Another group of blackguards entered these armed with brain-crystal rifles. But they used not only these weapons.