[The refined blood drop had finally settled inside your body, and you grew far stronger than before.]
[Even so, you hadn't assimilated even a small part of it yet, and your body was left in a broken state — badly injured, barely able to move.]
[Your gaze drifted toward the second drop — the one that radiated an even greater sense of danger. Despite your reluctance, you couldn't deny the pull. You wanted to consume it.]
[And at the same time, a heavy premonition pressed on your chest. If you didn't consume it now, you felt you would lose it forever.]
[But knowing your condition, you also understood that taking it now would almost certainly lead to your death.]
[That's why you hesitated — torn between desire and reason — when suddenly, the ground beneath you began to shake.]
[The trembling grew stronger by the second, and as you clenched your hand, you knew… that ominous feeling wasn't wrong. Something had definitely gone wrong outside.]
