Ancient Will (Second update)

Hiss!

The moment Qin Ran regained consciousness, pain engulfed him. He sucked in a sharp breath, but the sound cut off abruptly.

He had seen the monster hovering above his head.

An illusion!

Looking at the grotesquely twisted monster before him, Qin Ran instinctively thought.

But the writhing tubes extending from the malformed monster and connecting to his body told Qin Ran that all of this was real.

And then there was...

The rainbow crystal embedded in his chest!

The pain from his punctured heart told Qin Ran even more clearly that he was not trapped in an illusion.

What happened?

Qin Ran instinctively checked the combat log.

[Eye of Kemeris—Suggestion: Mental Attribute check failed. Beast of Desire appeared...]

[Beast of Desire—Intimidation: Mental Attribute check failed. Consumption began...]

[Consumption interrupted...]

[Transformation began...]

[Transformation interrupted by Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art...]

[Eye of Kemeris—Thrust: Vital strike. You suffered 500 damage. Armor detected: Teshilo's Blessing. Teshilo's Blessing pierced. Actual damage dealt: 300...]

[Eye of Kemeris—Devour: Constitution check failed. Lose 1 HP per second...]

[Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art—Knight's Focus: Burned 200 HP. Escaped Eye of Kemeris—Suggestion. Escaped Beast of Desire—Intimidation...]

[Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art special effect: Knight's Focus changed after undergoing the Baptism of obsession and desire...]

Although the combat log before him covered only part of what had happened, it was enough for Qin Ran to understand.

Qin Ran sucked in a sharp breath.

Just one glance at the Eye of Kemeris had put him under its suggestion and landed him in this dire predicament. If not for the unexpected incidents along the way and [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art—Knight's Focus], he would probably have been beyond saving.

``` [Knight's Focus: Everyone has something they excel at, but not everyone can persevere. Mental Attribute +1. Knight's Obsession (When you become fixated