Leon's consciousness came into contact with the treasure's vast mana reserves. He reached out greedily, trying to absorb the mana, thinking he'd found the perfect cheat to accelerate his growth dramatically.
I desperately need to get stronger. Strong enough to use that portal guarded by the damned, angry red dragon.
That was the ideal scenario he wanted—escaping this pocket dimension through the dragon-guarded portal rather than facing the alternative Archon Vyrra had warned him about.
The monster that would eventually return to finish what it started. The creature that had nearly destroyed the Pyrrhan civilization before being driven away at tremendous cost.
She told me that facing the dragon would be like walking through a flowery garden compared to confronting that thing and its dark power, as only by surprise attack were they able to drive the monster away at that time. I definitely don't want to be here when it arrives.
