Ren felt it the exact moment the clone crystal locked into the circuit.
It wasn't a physical sensation, but a profound, metaphysical click. It was the deep, resonant satisfaction of the last desperately needed puzzle piece sliding effortlessly into the exact space it was always meant to occupy.
The entire map of Sirius's petrified body suddenly bloomed in his mind's eye. It was completely illuminated now, down to the microscopic cellular structures. Every vital organ, every hidden artery, every inch of the complex mana network was present and mapped with micrometric, terrifying precision.
Ren didn't hesitate. At the top of the stairs, Lin was giving her all to buy him these minutes. He couldn't afford to waste a single second.
He unleashed the mana. He flooded the entire system simultaneously from the very first spark.
