Rebirth

These Clown Worms were like wolves charging into a flock of sheep, viciously biting and devouring the other worms.

Usually, a single pounce and bite was enough to chew off another worm's head.

Before they had even finished chewing what was in their mouths, they pounced on another worm.

With such efficiency, these Clown Worms quickly gathered enough flesh, blood, and souls to begin advancing.

However, the instincts of Styx life restrained them, making them endure it and wait until they were pushed ashore before completing their advancement.

Otherwise, the waves of the Styx alone would have shredded them apart.

Even if most Abyss Worms met the conditions for advancement, they had to wait until they were washed ashore before instinct drove them to advance.

Under such circumstances, these Clown Worms naturally... began advancing.

The Clown Emperor stood on the shore, driving the transformation.

The Clown Worms triggered the transformations that had been planted within them beforehand and were forced to advance. With almost no surprises, they quickly advanced into Comical Imps of the imp series.

Then, after struggling in the waters of the Styx for two or three seconds, their bodies were torn apart.

The surrounding worms were drawn by the flesh and blood of a higher-ranking creature and swiftly converged on them.

Then, the flesh and blood of the Comical Imps was devoured by those worms.

Strands of transformative aura flowed into the worms' bodies.

Next, the chances of these worms evolving into Lesser Demons of the imp series greatly increased.

But at the same time, they were infected by the Clown Emperor.

"Not here..."

"Next batch!"

Among these infected worms, the Clown Emperor did not find Naimus's soul.

So the Clown Emperor decisively drove another batch of worms to advance, letting more flesh and blood scatter and