Chapter 56: Mire of Desire

THUD!

The next sound he heard was surprisingly not of his flesh getting pierced.

Before the dagger could reach its aim, the assassin girl lost all her strength and fell to the floor. She tried to grab the dagger but even crawling proved to be difficult for her. Although immune to the Muscle Contracting drug, the smoke from the candle still caused her some discomfort. She had to constantly divert her attention to deal with the fumes that had entered her body.

Seeing her unstable state, Anom didn’t waste time anymore. Closing his eyes, he took this chance to focus on healing himself. His energy ran through the channels as he concentrated all of it to gather the drug particles, preventing them from getting absorbed by his organs and muscles.

Inner strength moved through his energy channels, gathering the mixed substance and expelling it towards his pores.

But the process of expelling was easier said than done. Anom's control over his inner strength was still not fine enough. The degree of