Erik then smashed open the Cricul's head and placed his hand inside to search for the brain crystal, and after a couple of minutes, he did find it, cleaned it, and swallowed it.
[CRICUL'S BRAIN CRYSTAL ACQUIRED. STARTING THE ANALYSIS.]
[ANALYSIS COMPLETE.]
[50 DNA POINTS ARE REQUIRED TO EXTRACT THE POWER.]
[1740 DNA POINTS DETECTED. EXTRACTION IS NOT ADVISED; THE HOST HAS INCOMPATIBLE DNA.]
[EXTRACTION ABORTED]
With that, Erik was done. He couldn't level up like last time, but at least he got a new brain crystal power. He only needed to find a place to acquire the power in peace, and he wouldn't certainly do so at Amber's house since he didn't really know what happened to him during the process.
With everything settled, the young man started walking back toward the breach. Still, he was several kilometers inside the forest, so it took him quite some time before reaching it.