Deep within the Roaring Mountain, with a whine tinged with agony, a massive "ragegrunt" weighing 400 kilograms toppled to the ground.
This behemoth of a creature, which presided over three mates and sixteen offspring, had seen its life abruptly severed along with its family, all silenced in an instant by a singular Wind Blade.
Bairon drew his dagger, reaching inside the adult ragegrunt to extract its pseudo-Mana Core.
Much to his astonishment, this colossal creature harbored not one, but three pseudo-Mana Cores within its body.
He realized then that pseudo-Mana Cores could not grow or evolve.
Holding the three identical cores, Bairon's understanding of the term "half-spellbeast" deepened.
Having collected a total of six cores, Bairon took flight, finding a clean trunk to sit down cross-legged and enter a state of Meditation.
As the forest was about to embrace tranquility, a rustle disrupted the silence.
