There was no deafening clang of metal, no thunderous explosion of energy.
There was only a teeth-grating sound of tearing, as smooth as a hot knife slicing through butter.
The scalpel's blade, as thin as a cicada's wing, cut through Alioth's energy defenses without resistance, precisely severing every energy channel connected to the heart.
The cuts were as smooth as mirrors, without the slightest leakage of energy.
Once the cutting was done, Lynn did not hesitate.
He discarded the scalpel, letting it dissolve into countless motes of light that scattered through the void.
He reached out with both hands, his palms covered in chaotic gray-white skin, and grabbed straight for the mountain-sized heart frozen in time!
[Warning! Target contains an extremely high concentration of the law of 'absolute devouring'! Direct contact will overload the host's law circuits!]
"Shut up."
Ignoring the system's warning, Lynn dug both hands deep into the heart's warm, elastic surface.
"System, activate the EX-class furnace at full power!"
"Drain it dry!"
[...Command confirmed.] [Concept-level devouring protocol activated!]
At that moment, Lynn's body became a terrifying black hole connected to a miniature multiverse.
An irresistible, terrifying suction, born of his authority as a Dimension Creator, erupted from his palms.
The enormous heart, which held the purest devouring power in all of Knowhere, began to shrivel and shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Vast quantities of primal purple devouring energy surged like floodwaters bursting through a dam.
They raced along Lynn's arms and poured into the [Miracle Dimension] within him.
Inside the Miracle Dimension, the World Forge's flames soared into the sky, staining it an eerie purple.
The gears within the furnace spun madly, forcibly crushing, refining, and recoding this domineering foreign energy.
``` [Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully captured the 'core