Hogg dropped his werewolf form.
A powerful pressure still lingered around him.
It made the researchers from the Biological Research Institute step back.
"Leader!"
After dressing, Hogg appeared before Yu Yuan.
"How do you feel?"
Hogg shook his head slightly.
"Once the fire element combined with the Blood Energy in my body, the result was undeniably powerful. But it has an obvious drawback: the drain is too great. In an intense fight, I could maintain it for five minutes at most before dropping out of the transformed state.
"And I can't control the fire element effectively yet, which wastes a great deal of energy and stamina.
"Every transformation puts me in Flame Werewolf form. I can't transform into an ordinary werewolf anymore.
"If I transform on a battlefield, the heat will affect friend and foe alike."
Hogg's assessment was thorough and struck at the heart of the problem.
Miller, Zhou Yuan, and the others, who had been excited moments before, frowned.
They hadn't considered any of this. Now that Hogg had experienced it firsthand, those flaws looked potentially fatal.
They might even become the greatest limits on his power.
There was no question that Hogg was immensely powerful in Flame Werewolf form.
He stood at the very top of the All-Nations Covenant Civilization.
But if he became so powerful that his own Civilization had to fear him, it would be a disaster.
Zhou Yuan's expression darkened.
"Leader... this is my fault. I didn't consider that."
Fear gripped her.
As the core of the Vampire Werewolves, Hogg was crucial to the Civilization and to its Leader. She knew that better than anyone.
This was a genetic issue affecting an entirely new hybrid species.
Because she had been careless and rushed for results, the Elemental Power couldn't be controlled effectively. She could