Chapter 93: How to Win and Still Lose
"Yata! Yipee! We did it!"
The twins jumped around, hands in the air, their voices echoing with joy. Meanwhile, the old man Eli, Ran, and Mikel sat on the ground, simply watching the toddlers celebrate. Ran and the old man still wore expressions of disbelief.
But Mikel? He just grinned.
He might’ve looked satisfied for taking down the Ruminant King, but what truly pleased him was managing to feed the Blood Chain just in time. Thanks to his teammates’ efforts, it had sipped discreetly without anyone noticing. That allowed everyone else’s attacks to land and concealed his.
That thing’s really a king, huh? Carnage didn’t even need to drain it fully to feel full.
[Master, the Blood Chain has been well fed. It knew that taking more spiritual energy would risk damaging it.]
Mikel tilted his head from side to side before shrugging. It didn’t matter now. What mattered was that he’d just bought himself more time. In the seven days he’d been at this school, he had only left once—to feed the Blood Chain.
He could delay it again for a few more days, but...
Anima, huh? Since when could I use it?
[According to the system’s log, it’s been available for a while now, Master. Ever since you successfully summoned and fought with Carnage.]
He arched a brow and reread that message.