Unlike usual, Ximena had no need to go retrieve the shard. Instead, she felt a portion of her power increase upon the kill.
Such was par for the course when a Dungeon Beast slew another inside a foreign dungeon.
Ximena smirked, then took a step forward.
While she could already create and control crystals, these chains were different.
Unlike having to visualize, then manifest the form while siphoning Aether, these chains formed near instantly, and Ximena had no need to care about the intricacies of their design, as they designed themselves.
That was the first feature of her new ability, [Crystal Chains].
The beetles began to chitter and panic as they fluttered away, giving Ximena even more room.
Still, they hadn't figured out what to do about her.
And, well, there wasn't much they could do.
Without opposable thumbs, they couldn't throw anything at her let alone anything meaningful.
