Sol nodded, satisfied that his hard work was at least paying out in raw materials. "Good. And what about their souls? The spiritual anchors? We dropped multiple Layer 3 beasts. That has to be a massive boost to the armory."
The moment he asked the question, the atmosphere between the two girls completely shifted.
Kira let out a heavy, frustrated sigh, looking away.
"Unfortunately..." Zeyra chimed in, her dark eyes entirely serious, "it isn't so easy to collect the souls. Especially from beasts of that caliber."
Sol frowned, turning to look at her. Why not? They're dead. You just extract the lingering essence anchor from them before it dissipates, right?"
