After warning Leo about all the risks associated with the breakthrough, Hen began explaining the process itself.
"It starts with a breakthrough potion. A volatile compound that supercharges your mana core and floods your system with raw energy. The second it hits, your mana circuits are forced to widen. And I don't mean gently," Hen said, mimicking the motion of drinking from a bottle. His face twitched in discomfort, as if haunted by memories better left buried.
"It's like shoving a hurricane through a straw," he muttered with a grim expression. "Most people scream. Some go catatonic. And those who haven't trained their mental limit? They die on the spot."
Leo nodded, slow and expressionless. "I see."
Internally, he was already imagining how he'd direct the flow—mapping out his current circuit pathways, noting the weaknesses he'd need to reinforce before attempting such a surge. The danger didn't intimidate him; it simply presented a formula with very real consequences.
