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"Barely victorious?"
Having completed the Dream Trials, the notice board offered many hints, but by this time, Roger no longer had the energy to continue his research.
The assimilation and devouring process enhanced his spiritual state, which brought many benefits for his future advancement, yet it also made it easy for his spirit to get lost in such illusory strength.
Taking a deep breath, he slowly gathered his focus.
"Soon..."
Gradually, he felt his thoughts spread to the palace beneath his feet.
Now only the last part remained, and he would have completed this expansion.
The Elder of Shadows!
This corpse was the core of this world, also the hardest part to devour!
"Let's begin."
He concentrated and initiated the final devouring.
Boom!
In an instant, Roger felt his spirit explosively burst, as if his psyche wrapped by the Shadow Cottage had crashed into an ancient evil.
He saw a pale, sickly yet immensely strong figure.
