"Thud, thud."
Ince Zangwill's head rolled down the slope, only stopping when it struck a stone gravestone. His enormous body lay buried deep in the collapsed building, with only a few pale flames still flickering silently across its surface.
This traitor to the Church of Evernight, the mastermind behind the Tingen incident, had finally been killed for good.
Ince Zangwill had indeed changed his fate. After his first failed advancement, he had abandoned everything, betrayed the Church, schemed his way to becoming a demigod, and established ties with the royal family. Back then, he certainly could not have imagined that he would meet such an end today.
"..."
Luther cast a contemptuous glance at that pain-filled face, turned, and walked over to the enormous headless body.
He tried opening his palm to extract a Lamb Soul, but obtained nothing.
Ince Zangwill had entered his Mythical Creature form three times in succession, each time more distorted and more insane than the last. In the process, his soul had been completely corrupted and scoured away until nothing remained.
"You really got off easy..."
Luther spoke coldly to the corpse.
He had intended to extract Ince Zangwill's soul and torment him forever. Yet the body before him contained only Beyonder Characteristics and traces of... an exceedingly ancient presence?
Boom! The headless corpse suddenly convulsed, thrusting a claw toward Luther with lightning speed!
A thunderous boom erupted inside Luther's head, followed by the invasion of an ancient, mysterious presence!
Strange visions appeared before his eyes: a mysterious, unfathomable giant undead bird swooped up and down through the air, performing a terrifying dance that brought death. With Him at its center, all living creatures were stripped of their lives one after another...
The presence surged in violently, occupying Luther's body and transforming him, seeking to