"I was still a little too hasty, but if I don't seize this opportunity to improve my strength as quickly as possible, I'm afraid there won't be any place for me in the world of the future."
Rufus covered his left arm, which had already turned translucent, and several traces of worry appeared on his face.
Just now, he had gone to attack a Void Lord he had never gotten along with.
Relying on his ever-changing abilities and the advantage of a sneak attack, he had nearly completed a solo kill.
But at the critical moment, another Void Lord happened to arrive, causing him to fall just short of success.
He could only say that he was truly unlucky!
If that other Void Lord had arrived just two or three minutes later, he would have obtained a second Void Lord Core. Why else would he have ended up like this—not only gaining nothing, but nearly losing his life?
What a disaster, what a disaster!
Rufus's mentality once again hovered on the verge of collapse.
But he was ultimately not someone who would easily admit defeat, accept the status quo, and stop climbing toward a higher peak.
He wanted to win.
As long as he still had a breath left, as long as his fingers could still struggle, he would never simply lie down and give up.
Like a greedy beast, he would tear into every morsel of food within sight until his stomach was truly full!
"Just you wait. I'll be back soon!"
A vicious glint flashed in Rufus's eyes.
Although he was seriously injured, he did not hurry to find a place to hide. Instead, he planned to continue lying in wait nearby and look for another chance to launch a sneak attack.
He believed that those two Void