Devour?

After Nial had gotten back to his senses, his range of perception had stabilized once again.

The altered and chaotic mana in the surroundings restricted Nial severely but that was only in the direction of the battlefield.

The mana in the direction of the Forest of Life was thin, but not restricted in any way. 

Thus, Nial had sensed something that made him turn in the direction of the Forest of Life, his expression souring visibly.

"This bastard…is he really just trying to do that?!" Nial cursed out loudly, attracting the attention of the people around him.

Nial's body was still shrouded in darkness and while being surrounded by the thinned-out black miasma, it was nearly impossible to perceive anything for others, let alone Nial.

Nonetheless, some Elves and human Originals had figured that if Nial cursed out, something bad had happened.