The desperate thudding of Yaroth's forehead against the frost-covered stone was a pathetic display of futility.
He had already tried exploding his own mana core, attempting to detonate his internal reserves in a violent surge that would end his life and take his captors with him.
But even that final act of defiance had completely failed. Kael's Dragon's command was an absolute, inescapable shackles that specifically forbade him from doing anything that would kill him.
His own body had betrayed him, physically locking up the moment his instinct tried to trigger the core's self-destruction, forcing him to remain alive against his will.
His current battered state wasn't just the result of Noah's initial outburst of mana pressure, either.
After he had finished confessing every dark secret of the infiltration plot, Noah had made sure to torture him even more.
