In the game, he had fought countless times, cleared raids, faced bosses stronger than this. Back then, it was just mechanics, timing, and numbers on a screen.
Here, it was real. Every hit carried weight, and every mistake could have ended him, and that made it better.
Aiden let out a quiet laugh.
"…Yeah… this is better."
Footsteps echoed behind him.
Graveknit approached slowly, its stitched body still, but its gaze fixed on the fallen beast.
"Congratulations, my lord."
Aiden glanced at it, still catching his breath.
"Ha… thank you."
His eyes returned to the corpse.
For a moment, he just stared at it, as if measuring something.
Then his expression shifted slightly.
"…Now."
A faint glint appeared in his eyes.
"Let's see if this works."
Aiden stepped closer to the beast's body, stopping just beside its massive head.
'Beasts gave me experience,' he thought. 'So it should be possible.'
He raised his hand.
