Clearly, even an Aberration that had lost its mind could not resist Xu Zhi's blood. Almost the instant blood welled up, it moved closer.
Xu Zhi felt that blood alone would never be enough to eliminate level 5 [Agitation], no matter how strong she was now. So, when it seemed a little more docile as it drank her blood, she took the chance to pull out a high-level [Lamp] Attribute Core and stuff it into its mouth.
After the mindless Aberration swallowed the core along with the blood, it took a full ten seconds or so before it seemed to realize it had eaten something terribly unpleasant. It began to dry-heave belatedly, but before it could spit out the core, the [Lamp] attribute took effect inside its body. The next instant, it writhed across the ground in agony, letting out miserable howls.
Xu Zhi withdrew her hand and wrapped the wound in her palm with a strip of cloth. As she looked at the Aberration, which seemed to be in unbearable pain, there was no pity or tenderness in her eyes—only faint indifference.
This thing had charged in without a word and acted on its own today. Though the result seemed good, Xu Zhi disliked such behavior.
She knew it was because the Aberration's intelligence was too low for it to resist [Agitation] and Temptation, but because she understood that so well, her irritation only grew worse.
It was the first time Xu Zhi had realized just how much she disliked creatures with no self-control. Physical weakness was understandable, but weakness of will truly disgusted her.
Fortunately, even out of control, this Aberration still obeyed her commands. If it had performed any worse just now, Xu Zhi would have changed how she viewed it—from a Familiar worth cultivating to a