Ethan froze for a split second when he saw the result.
That man's race—
Was a worm.
In most regions, that kind of creature was practically bottom-tier, usually so weak it barely counted as combat-capable. But in the Dark Abyss environment, worms could leverage special energy structures to get massively boosted.
The system flagged something else too—something crucial.
Worm-types shared a common weakness—
Their internal flesh structure was extremely fragile.
Ethan's gaze sharpened instantly.
He drew a slow breath, then pulled his energy tight.
The next second, his body began to change.
Fine black patterns surfaced across his skin.
Then—
His whole body started to come apart.
Countless tiny black particles split away, spreading rapidly into the air until they formed a dense, black storm. In only a few seconds, Ethan completely lost his human shape.
What replaced him was a particle cloud spanning dozens of meters.
The black grains surged toward the battlefield like a tide.
