After a long, lingering stretch of silence, Lucian finally spoke again, telling them to absorb the monster cores—from the pile lying on the floor.
He had brought out all these monster cores for that very reason, wanting them to grow as strong as possible during this time, as quickly as they could.
He didn't know if the boost in their strength would be enough for them to protect themselves from the monsters, but he'd just have to go along with it.
Especially now, when he couldn't do much himself.
With his current condition, he couldn't move too much, at least not if he recklessly wanted his wounds to reopen, something he wasn't fond of currently happening.
The moment his words settled in their heads, both Seraphina's and Lia's expressions shifted.
They didn't like this—not at all.
