Chapter 27: Timer expired.
The chamber dimmed, its crimson glow pulsing a menacing red.
The translucent display above the rune pedestal flared, its text searing with cold, sadistic authority.
Timer expired.
Stimulation not detected.
Drain level: Tier One activated.
The concentric rings of glowing red runes ignited like molten fire, their etched symbols—hands, mouths, curves, and more intimate shapes—blazing across the polished stone floor, the chamber's pulse surging with cruel intent.
The stamina siphon roared to life, a sharp, visceral pull clawing at the party's nerves, draining their vitality with a relentless, erotic tug.
Everyone staggered, the game's insidious grip tightening.
Yuri gasped, dropping to one knee, her lacy blouse clinging to her flushed chest, a bead of sweat tracing her quivering cleavage as she clutched her ribs, her breath ragged.
"I—I can't breathe right," she hissed, her voice trembling, "It's pulling everything out of me—!"
Reina swayed, her violet eyes narrowing, a soft moan escaping her parted lips as her lacy skirt rode up, revealing flushed thighs trembling under the drain's pull.