Chapter 41: Dungeon Interlude (1)
As Adrian slowly blinked his eyes open, he felt something soft beneath his head. Ignoring that, Adrian’s attention went to the glowing texts floating in front of his eyes.
[Integration Complete.]
[Incorporating a ’Skill’ into Chimaera physiology... Please hold on.]
[The User has obtained the passive skill: Resurgence.]
’Looks like I got it after all...’
Rubbing his eyes, he realised he was naked, and so was Sophia. Their clothes lay on the beach, drying in the sun. While his head rested on her bare thighs, the softness he felt was from her.
"Nothing can beat the comfort of a thigh pillow," Adrian chuckled but stopped abruptly.
Remembering what happened beneath the sea, Adrian’s hand shot up to his face. Relief washed over him as he confirmed the deformity was gone. The Blighted Skeleton’s skull had been replaced by his own, thanks to the troll blood he’d received.
"Fucking hell! It worked!" he said with a strange relief in his voice.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Adrian’s gaze shifted to Sophia’s face, her eyes closed in sleep. She must have been exhausted after saving him from drowning while he absorbed the troll’s blood.
She had saved him, and that was enough for Adrian to push aside the things she’d hidden from him. But only for now. He would eventually need answers from her, but for now, he was happy with where they were.