When Niimo fell, Klaus sighed and began absorbing the three items: the core, the Soul crystal, and the Blood Essence. These three are the only things he was after since it was the only thing the trial was meant to give...
It was as painful as the previous times, so there was no smile on his face. He spent 40 minutes fully absorbing everything.
Like the other four he had killed, he also absorbed Niimo's armor, adding additional layers to his Exo-armor.
However, immediately after completing the absorption, something happened that changed Klaus forever.
He could never have anticipated this moment, but now that it had occurred, he knew his life had been irreversibly altered. It was the turning point nobody would have anticipated...
When he finished absorbing the core, crystal and essence, two beams of light shot out from the antenna atop Niimo's head and entered his eyes.