Chapter 32: Floating head
Rhys pinned the beautiful, silver-haired girl to the ashen ground. Her light blue eyes were wide with shock.
A hint of anger was now mixing with the surprise. Her pale cheeks were flushed with a light red colour. The girl struggled slightly under him.
She was strong, but Rhys had already completed his preparation.
[Soul-flow regulation array successfully activated.]
His lips curled up into a cold smile. He immediately jumped back from the ground. Standing a few feet away, he stared down at the girl.
Her eyes showed confusion at first. Then, that confusion turned into surprise.
"How did you do it so quickly?" she asked. There was no fear in her voice, just curiosity. She then sniffed the air, her small nose twitching.
"Moon-glow moss, laughing ghost fungus, shadowcat saliva, and powdered riverstone," she listed the ingredients perfectly.
Her eyes, when they looked at him again, held a new expression. He thought it looked like respect.
"You have distracted me with these... not even with a complete potion. Human, you are really smart."
Rhys felt a little smug.
"They weren’t potent alone," she continued. "But together, they can intensify emotions. It creates a veil over a person’s true intent. But they only work for a few seconds after they are mixed." Her brow furrowed in thought.