When Reilo awoke again, he went to the washbasin.
Looking at his bloodshot eyes in the mirror, he shook his head and splashed water on his face.
The afternoon sun outside the window had lost some of its strength, while the demonic clouds on the horizon had grown dense once more.
The moment he switched off the soundproofing barrier, a cacophony of noise and piercing roars flooded in. He had to activate the barrier again, then picked up the coffee he'd prepared and savored a moment of peace.
Hmm?
Reilo seemed to notice something.
He set down the coffee after taking a sip, then focused his gaze on the experimental beaker he'd left out before going to sleep.
It was the sealed vessel holding the Goat-headed Bat specimen.
The Goat-headed Bat had an astonishing ability to control fossils of Ancient Creatures.
Yet its body was so weak. This sparked Reilo's curiosity, so he had placed his Crystal Skull in the vessel to see whether the two would interact.
To his surprise, in less than a day, the Crystal Skull had already undergone subtle changes.
The Crystal Skull seemed almost alive!
Deep within the gaps in its eye sockets and teeth, faint energy channels were visible. The aura of age and decay that clung to it was fading, replaced by a vivid, flourishing vitality—as if it had been reborn.
"Fascinating!"
The extraordinary change astonished Reilo. He hurriedly took out his notebook and recorded every alteration to the Crystal Skull as the Sun and Moon Eyes shimmered.
A little under half a sandglass later.
Dusk was approaching, and the last rays of sunlight lingered.
Some Magic Creatures, capable of adapting to their surroundings, no longer feared the sunlight. They crawled out of the underground soil, and as time passed, more and more