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A/N: Apologies for the delay, esteemed privilege readers. But this chapter is finally ready. Please, read my author's note at the Chapter's end for more context. It'll be gone when this chapter reaches public release.
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I didn't waste any more time. The Crisis-Class Beast Core went straight down the hatch.
It crackled faintly between my teeth, the solid sphere quickly dissolving into that familiar, molten warmth that spread through my tongue, throat, and chest. Then it became light---pure and raw---threading into every corner of me as the System began to hum.
[You have consumed a Crisis-Class Beast Core.]
[Absorption has begun...]
[EXP: 6200/7750]
[EXP: 7200/7750]
[EXP: 7750/7750]
[Level Up! 2 --> 3]
[You have gained 15 Attribute Points.]
[EXP: 1000/9950]
[EXP: 2000/9950]
...
[EXP: 8450/9950]
[Crisis-Class Core has been fully absorbed.]
