"Bzzz—!"
Without any warning!
The instant he exerted force, a vast, terrifying pulling force descended with a thunderous crash.
The sensation was like back in the fractured space of the myriad spirits—
When he had encountered that terrifying dark silver Tailless Giant Dragon without any preparation, he had been struck by the creature's pure, tyrannical dragon power in their very first exchange, nearly beaten into the horrific illusion of his "soul leaving his body."
"Urgh..."
Dago let out a muffled groan.
His primary consciousness was brutally stripped away in an instant, completely breaking free of his heavy physical body's constraints.
It turned into a weak halo of light, held fast by an irresistible magnetic force and hurled backward at incredible speed toward the Black Moon Tower ahead.
Amid that uncontrollable, high-speed pull, an absurdly intense yearning suddenly arose in Dago's subconscious, one so powerful it even made his eyes sting.
It was a call from the deepest depths of his soul, making him desperately want to "go inside," to melt into that tower.
Like an orphan who had wandered through ice and snow for years, suddenly catching the warm scent of his mother's embrace and wanting to throw himself into it regardless of everything.
Yet that strange instinct to succumb did not last long.
It lasted less than half a breath.
With a soft snap.
All the illusory visions receded and vanished like the tide, while that instinct that devoured the mind disappeared like a tsunami drawing back to sea.
A powerful sense of weightlessness hit Dago. His consciousness was violently flung back, crashing heavily into and returning to his physical body.
He was still on one knee, panting heavily. Before the intense dizziness from having his soul torn apart and reassembled had fully faded from his mind, Alazan's slightly