[Plague Knight Body-Tempering Art].
Qin Ran did not know the exact effects of this body-tempering art, but he knew this was an opportunity.
An opportunity to acquire a core skill like [Dawn Knight Body-Tempering Art].
For a "lone wolf" like Qin Ran, such an opportunity could not be missed.
So he meticulously memorized every humanoid diagram.
Angsilanko was very satisfied with Qin Ran's earnest expression.
Because it meant it had successfully "fooled" Qin Ran.
"My child, do you want more?"
"Come, come!"
"Enter my divine kingdom, and you will gain not only knowledge beyond your imagination, but eternal life as well!"
Angsilanko tried to entice him once more.
This time, Angsilanko was quite confident that Qin Ran would step into the small chapel.
But when its words fell, something unexpected happened.
Qin Ran still stood where he was, unmoving.
His hands, however, kept moving back and forth.
They were not random gestures, but movements with a definite rhythm and cadence.
Angsilanko knew that rhythm and cadence very well.
It was...
[Plague Knight Body-Tempering Art]!
He's memorizing [Plague Knight Body-Tempering Art]?!
The thought instantly surfaced in Angsilanko's mind, and it instinctively moved to stop the display.
But when it remembered that stopping would mean all its previous efforts had been wasted, Angsilanko could not bear to do it.
Time slipped away as Angsilanko hesitated.
Gradually, the "stolen" Dawn Force drained away at a rapid pace, reaching the limit of what Angsilanko could endure.
Likewise, Angsilanko's patience reached its limit.
"My child, come!"
"Come to me!"
The former "Plague" spoke again, trying to entice Qin Ran.
As it spoke, faint streaks of gray emerged within the gentle white light.
Like vipers in the grass, those gray streaks crept toward Qin Ran silently, without leaving a trace.
Three meters!
Two meters!
One meter!