The Conditions for Becoming a High-Rank Predator

The moment Nereia swallowed the Deep-Sea Dreamfish’s biological core in a single bite, the system reacted.

【You have consumed the biological core of a higher-ranked individual.】

【Absorbing a massive amount of mana.】

As soon as the system window appeared in Nereia’s vision, an immense amount of mana burst forth from the Deep-Sea Dreamfish’s biological core.

The High-Density Mutant Mana Organ responded to the mana overflowing like a raging tide and began to devour it.

Even so, it couldn’t consume all the mana contained in the Deep-Sea Dreamfish’s biological core.

In the end, the mana the High-Density Mutant Mana Organ couldn’t consume seeped into every cell—the smallest unit of Nereia’s body—and caused unbearable pain.

The High-Density Mutant Mana Organ had devoured most of the mana, leaving the rest to seep into Nereia’s cells.

Even that alone caused such horrific pain that it wouldn’t have been surprising if even an average Predator had been unable to endure it and lost their mind.

And yet, Nereia remained perfectly fine, as if the horrific pain didn’t bother them at all...