Cain's face immediately darkened.
"No?"
"You never planned to send me back. You only wanted me to live forever in an illusion, turned into a walking corpse." Benjamin gradually calmed down, staring at Cain. "Judging by your attitude, if you don't do this... I'm afraid you won't be able to gain control of this body either."
Cain let out a cold snort.
"So what if you figured it out? That's right. I've cultivated this body for so long; it's time to reap the harvest." He looked down at Benjamin and said, "Do you think... in your current situation, you still have the right to bargain with me?"
As he spoke, he suddenly beckoned. Benjamin's rune actually began to tremble, sending out invisible ripples. The water elements within the Consciousness Space also obeyed his command, pouring endlessly into his hand before finally condensing into needles of incomparably fine ice.
Cain spread his hand, and the ice needles slowly rose into the air, aiming at Benjamin inside the cage.
Benjamin's heart instantly skipped a beat.
...Damn it. Stealing his magical abilities was one thing, but now he was actually turning around and using them against him.
He had been trying to release his spiritual power and communicate with the rune. As long as he could recover even a sliver of casting ability, the situation would improve greatly. But he had no idea what Cain had done; Benjamin could not even sense his own spiritual power. At this moment, he was like an ordinary person who had never learned magic, unable to use anything at all.
There was no way out.
"Despairing? If you don't wish to suffer pointless torment, you'd best obediently go back and never come out again." Cain controlled the ice needles as he issued his final ultimatum. "Otherwise, I