Chương 126: Chapter 126: Another Candidate

Chapter 126: Another Candidate

Axel stood frozen, the weight of the situation pressing down on him as the humanoid beast shook its head slowly at Loki's question. "I haven't laid a finger on any of your kind yet," the creature said, its voice low and almost indifferent, "but there's something… intriguing about that one."

It pointed directly at Axel.

A chilling notification appeared in his mind.

**[You have met with a candidate]**

Axel's heart raced. So that's what this was. Another candidate—someone with the same level of power, perhaps even more. But there was a difference this time, a gnawing fear inside him. His power had limits now, limits he dared not cross. The last time he pushed beyond them, he had come dangerously close to becoming something else, something monstrous.

A devourer.

**[60/100 limits remaining to become a devourer]**