The chill of death stabbed straight into Qin Ran's chest like the solid ice of deepest winter, churning the hot blood in his heart.
Heat and cold were opposites, yet the gulf between them was immense.
In his demon form, Qin Ran let out a muffled groan and fell straight to the ground.
His molten exterior rapidly solidified into something like plaster, then crumbled into dust, exposing Qin Ran within.
Qin Ran was in a terrible state.
Constitution and Spirit checks flashed continuously.
They appeared at a frequency Qin Ran had never seen before. At first, he could still make them out, but soon they became a blur.
And it was not just those two attributes!
The displays for Strength, Agility, Perception, and even his skills and equipment became blurred.
It was as though a mass of garbled text had piled up before Qin Ran's eyes.
Then it became a gray vortex.
The vortex spun, slowly at first, then faster.
An immense suction emerged from its core, tugging at Qin Ran's body.
Qin Ran did not know what would happen if he was sucked inside.
But his instincts told him the outcome would be nothing to look forward to.
The vortex's pull was simply too strong.
Unable to resist at all, Qin Ran was dragged swiftly to its edge.
Just as the vortex was about to "devour" Qin Ran, [Watcher] in his talent list suddenly blazed with golden light.
[Critical Immunity]!
[Advantage Assessment]!
Unlike the blurred text displaying his other attributes, skills, and equipment, these two attributes were clearly visible within the golden light.
And they were far more than merely clear.
What they represented was...
Hope of survival!
The hot blood in his heart, churned by the chill of death, boiled once more.
The cold was driven out.
Qin