The infection knew that Noah was the six-armed dragon's source. It sent its energy from the creature toward him through an ethereal channel connected to his world.
Noah could stop the energy to end the infection right away, but he let it fly toward him for a while to inspect its nature. He couldn't explain how a mere rank 8 magical plants could overcome his disposable rank 9 dragon. There had to be something unique there, and he had every intention to find it.
The time in his vision slowed down as the ethereal blackness poured potential inside his mind. Noah studied the infection flying toward him and trying to approach his world. That strange energy was dense, and it didn't match the power signature of the magical plant that the six-armed dragon had fed.
'Where does it come from?' Noah wondered as the infection was about to end up on him.