Liora bit her lip, doubt creeping into her heart. Had she done something wrong? Was it her fault?
She clenched her hands. She was filled with frustration.
She wasn't an expert in energy absorption. She had only known about it in fragments. Was the crystal too high-grade for him? Should she have taken precautions beforehand?
Her fingers trembled as she pressed against his wrist again, this time asking the system.
"System, what's happening to Chen Wei?"
A soft chime echoed in her mind before the system's voice responded.
"The host need not worry. Chen Wei's body is currently undergoing an adjustment period. Because he has never properly practiced absorbing crystals before, his body is rejecting the foreign energy, and the energy itself is resisting being assimilated. This struggle will last for a few days before they naturally merge."
Liora's hands curled into fists. "So he's not in danger?"
