Ineli watched Chang Wei take her hand, and the next moment, she experienced the same feeling Teresa had.
However, when Chang Wei sensed that Ineli might undergo a transformation, he erased that possibility.
Ineli felt that her body had become stronger than ever before.
"What is this?"
Ineli's gaze locked tightly onto Chang Wei's face. In those eyes that had once witnessed countless deaths and despair, an unprecedented light now shone.
She felt the warmth and power flowing from his palm. This power was both familiar and unfamiliar, like a long-lost call from the depths of her heart, yet also like a gift from another world.
She lowered her head to look at her body, still wrapped in her tight combat suit. Though nothing seemed different on the surface, the sense of power surging up from the depths of her bones was vivid and intense.
"The Demon Flesh and Blood has completely fused with you. Now, you've awakened. You were already able to fully awaken your arm without awakening completely. Now, you can probably do something even more outrageous."
Chang Wei spoke to Ineli.
"Fully awakened..."
Ineli murmured the words, her heartbeat quickening. It was a feeling of both anticipation and fear.
As Claymores, they had been altered since childhood, injected with Demon Flesh and Blood in exchange for the strength to fight true demons.
However, this power did not come without a price. The shadow of awakening had always hung over them, the fear of losing control and becoming beasts.
Awakening meant completely merging the demon's power into oneself, gaining strength beyond that of ordinary people. Yet it could also mean losing oneself and becoming a beast that knew only slaughter.
"Teresa has also become one of the Awakened Beings. Of course, she's different from the Awakened Beings you've