The echoing tap of the old man's cane soon faded completely into the distance, leaving the splintered, ruined reception room in a heavy, suffocating silence.
Hide remained sitting on the shattered floorboards. His mind was racing, trying to process the sheer scale of the emergency that had just pulled the S-Rank monster away, but before he could dive deeper into the mystery of Tarita, a familiar, translucent golden light flared brilliantly in his vision.
[Adaptive Override — Adaptation Complete]
Counter Skill Generated.
[Mana Press - A (Active)]
Allows the Host to forcefully impose their own will onto the ambient mana in the surrounding atmosphere, covering a maximum spherical area of 30 square meters.
Hide stared at the glowing text, his eyes narrowing as he read the description twice. At first, he was a little confused. The system hadn't given him a physical shield or a bodily enhancement this time.
