Synopsis

The chapter focuses on the protagonist enhancing his Mana Heart skill, which levels up and grants him the ability to dominate undead. He attempts to absorb rotten mana, which fails, then experiments with using a mastodon to absorb mana leading to a mana supercharge. Despite an error, he eventually succeeds in refining his method and absorbs mana from the mastodon. The chapter concludes with a cliffhanger and hints at the protagonist gaining power and control.