Everyone was shocked by Darian's words. Seeing 90% of the essences falling straight into his hands, they suddenly felt... maybe he really could take the seeds.
But... did he just say he'd take both? Was he seriously trying to steal something that everyone knew belonged to those two terrifying demons?
"Has Darian lost his mind?! If he absorbs that many essences, everyone's gonna target him!" Irana blurted, stunned.
No wonder Darian was so confident. Everyone had to work really hard — even the natives had to fully focus — just to gather a tiny bit of essence.
But Darian... was absorbing tens of thousands in an instant. And there were still more rushing toward him. It was like an endless wave. Enough to drive anyone crazy.
Darian just shoved everything into his inventory like it was nothing. With the info he got from Rhea, his original plan was to hold back until the very end.
