Michael took a deep breath after killing the two Platinum leaders. But he didn't let down his guard yet.
After all, he knew that defeating these 9th stage Maugnetics wasn't going to be the hardest part of this Stronghold invasion. It's just the start.
Just then, he felt the hairs on his neck stand on end as an overflow of Aubility Power surged out of these two corpses.
To be exact, it came from the fluttering object on their necks.
Michael disappeared into a shadowy figure and reappeared at the opposite end of the room, making as much space as he could away from the source of that strange power.
He watched carefully as the objects finally slipped out of the Platinums' collars, hovering slightly above their smoking cadavers.
It was a necklace.
The chains themselves were ordinary. But the gem at its center was anything but.
Dark and crystalline, the centerpiece of the ornate jewelry looked like it was carved straight out from an iceberg made entirely out of obsidian.
