The experiments that followed made Kroya's expression grow increasingly grim.
He had never imagined the Mother Nest's creations would be like this.
Just as Kroya had expected, they could display a desire for knowledge and magic according to his wishes.
But... they could not be inscribed.
"This... your bodily structure." Kroya frowned.
He no longer knew what to say.
Normally, even first-level magical beasts had pathways and a core within their bodies that allowed magic to flow, ensuring it could be cast as spells.
But these Mother Nest creations had no such pathways at all. Although they were "magical beasts," they were magical beasts without magic.
Their terrifying speed and biting strength came entirely from abnormal muscular strength. Under those circumstances, their hearts and other organs would be subjected to immense strain.
As a result, their lifespans were extremely short.
Even as Kroya studied them, their vitality drained away as quickly as a burning flame. Within a few short minutes, they collapsed outright, becoming heaps of unidentifiable grayish-brown liquid.
"..."
"Wait, that fast?"
Kroya stared at the puddle, frozen in place.
This truly was unprecedented. They had no magic, yet they were classified as magical beasts, and the Astral Body Inscription Technique even worked on them...
Honestly, he felt rather conflicted.
Could the Astral Body Inscription Technique be powered by something other than magic?
Logically, since it could see these Leapers and sense the desires in their consciousness, it should have been able to inscribe them.
The only thing preventing Kroya from inscribing them now was their lack of internal magic. Would using some other power allow him to do it?
He pondered that, but he had no other power available to test with. Everything he had studied so far had been one form of magic or another.
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