Cornelius was jolted awake by a sudden noise emanating from the room. As soon as he opened his eyes, his demonic form took over, believing that someone had attacked and harmed Anastasia. Through the smoke, a massive rock had created a conspicuous crack, almost resembling a huge hole. It then retracted and plummeted towards the ground floor, leaving a wide passageway for someone to enter or exit the room. The shattered wall sent stones and dust flying in their direction.
Anxiously, Cornelius turned his gaze towards the woman in his room and saw that she was already awake and unharmed. He had feared that the stones might have injured her once again. Thankfully, nothing harmful had occurred while his eyes were shut. However, his attention was drawn to Anastasia, who was already standing near
