The pressure vanished, and the soul aura that had been leaking from the stone was retracted, leaving it as a simple Opal that was practically vibrating with power.
"You really did it. I can see the system message that the reward is calculating."
Karl gave Lord Nacht a weak thumbs-up as he sat down on the gemstone gravel to catch his breath and let [Void Body] overcome the damage that had been done to his soul.
[Reward Calculated]
[Evolution Stone] Awarded
[Error: Some Functions unavailable]
[Randomizing]
Nacht began to laugh as they both saw the message at the same time.
"I will see you shortly, friend. Good luck on remaining a Dragon." Karl laughed.
They had gone through all that, only to get a glitched reward that didn't even work properly.
The Totem Rank Black Dragon seemed to think that this was the funniest thing that had ever happened to him, and his laughter echoed through the city as Karl waited to find out his fate.
[Optimal Advancement Skill Selected]