Noah stepped outside, where his creatures were already waiting for him. More than the power still coursing through their bodies, what struck him most was their focus; the way every gaze was on him, concern written clearly across their faces.
No words were needed. Through their bond, Noah could already tell that each of them had been affected by the dungeon's evolution, just as he had. But his curiosity stretched further than that.
What about those who weren't bound to him?
His eyes moved between Fenrir's and Ava's subordinates, then to Pandora's serpent coiled in the distance. Activating his Nexus Eye, he examined the flow of mana within them. Aside from Ava and Diablo, whose power intertwined with Eve's, there wasn't much visible change, at least not yet. But the subtle signs were there: deeper, steadier breaths, faint ripples of energy beneath their skin. The mana was still working on them, reshaping them slowly from within.
Over time, it would strengthen them all, permanently.
