The change happened the instant the little man's hand, which held a dagger, touched the Old Mage's corpse.
The little black figure instantly turned into a thick, black liquid that looked like oil.
Then the viscous black liquid wrapped around the Old Mage's body.
The mound that had been there immediately shriveled up.
It was as if the Old Mage had never been there at all.
It happened so quickly that Perry was caught completely off guard.
But it only lasted an instant.
Because the very next second, he suddenly realized his Magic Power had increased.
No...
Not just his Magic Power.
His physical fitness and everything else had improved too.
Even his eyesight had gotten noticeably better!
"Hiss—"
Perry sucked in a breath.
So his Tentacle Monster could absorb things too?
If that was the case, did that mean the more people he absorbed, the stronger he'd become?
He wasn't sure.
He'd have to try again.
With excitement, Perry absorbed all the other corpses in the room.
And sure enough, it worked!
Then... what if...
What if he absorbed everyone in the Imperial Capital?
Wouldn't he become unstoppable!?
The Imperial Capital had a population of over a million, after all.
Forget the commoners, who probably wouldn't be very nutritious.
There were several Knights Orders alone.
There were also the Mage Association, the Alchemy Guild, and plenty of others.
They were all high-quality "sources of nourishment."
Just thinking about the several Title Holders who lived in the Imperial Capital made Perry tremble all over.
Not with fear.
With excitement.
He might not have become a Title Holder himself.
But he could turn Title Holders into his own nourishment.
Just thinking about it thrilled him.
And that was without even mentioning the nobles and royals.
They might not be very nutritious,