Flora Jacob's pupils trembled. Her eyes were now filled with utter terror, and the accounts of Amon's terrifying image in her family's records surfaced involuntarily in her mind.
Was this really the terrifying enemy her ancestor had been fighting?
He had not even used any demigod-level abilities. Like a cat toying with a mouse, he had effortlessly held her in the palm of his hand.
But a demigod's vitality and fighting spirit were beyond anything a Beyonder without divinity could match. She did everything she could to release the corruption of her divinity, directing the full force of her "theft" ability at the host she was currently parasitizing.
But Nimrod did not fear the erosion of divinity, and successful parasitism was even less likely. A fully intact "Parasite" might have been difficult for him to resist, but with Flora weakened to this extent, parasitizing him was no easy task.
Soon, Flora's will vanished completely. Just like that, a demigod died soundlessly in a corner of Backlund.
Nimrod turned his wrist, and a brilliant diamond appeared in his hand.
Countless tiny, transparent worms seemed to swim within each facet of the diamond, making it exquisitely beautiful yet extraordinarily eerie. Whatever the case, it no longer bore any resemblance to that terrifying, mutated monster from before.
He closed his fingers, and the diamond vanished into the gray fog, falling into Sefirah Castle.
He exhaled softly and glanced over Jacob's corpse. Rather than return to Hazel's home, he chose to leave this dangerous place directly.
He had caused quite a commotion during the fight. Even if it did not attract Amon, who had clearly just been struck by the Lord of Storms, any other demigod-level Beyonders it drew would be beyond his current ability to fight.
After all, he had yet to acquire