After seeing all that pile of messages, Klaus felt his body change drastically. Suddenly, what seemed to be difficult for him before became simple.
Sudden or distant movements, he seemed to be able to do without so much effort. In addition, the cursed energy in the surroundings began to head towards him with force, but it did not harm him.
The energy entered his body and parked itself there, propelling the energy inside at great speeds to form the base he so longed to form.
They entered passively and stayed actively. They no longer sought to harm him; they sought to strengthen him.
While he was stunned, Tom trembled with fear at the sight of the ape that had just risen.
"This... Impossible... How is this possible? No, no, no, no... This is not possible."
"Berserker Cursed?!"
The beast was a bit away from them, but he could see it clearly. The state this beast had transformed into was widely famous, incredibly dangerous, and extremely lethal.
In very rare cases, it is a state or transformation that cursed beasts experience when they die. This state amplifies bloodlust, hatred, and abilities extensively, leading to a sudden and powerful increase in strength.
No one knows the exact limit of the increase in strength, but some say it depends on the amount of cursed energy in the surroundings. This transformation does not tend to occur commonly; sometimes, it has even been treated as a myth, but it exists.
And the members of New Earth are well aware of the dangers they face, as there are entire cities that a beast in this state has wiped out.
Tom had never witnessed it, but he hadn't expected to be in his first bath at the hands of the ultimate boss.
'This is ridiculous.'
He wanted to run away for a moment, but suddenly, he saw Klaus standing there motionless.
'For a beast to enter that state, it had to have been dead a moment ago, which means that beast should already be dead. If I can kill this bastard, it's possible that the mission will be successfully passed just before the beast attacks me...' He grinned sinisterly, grabbed his sword in his hand, and ran hard towards where Klaus was standing.
'You're going to die, you fucking scum!'
They were both close to each other, so Tom didn't need to do too much; he took advantage of Klaus' moment of carelessness and thrust his sword, ready to stab the heart.
Klaus didn't even notice it. He was feeling the changes inside him when suddenly he felt a blow from the inside out, which made it as if his body grew a little. That happened simultaneously as the ape's roar reached his ears.
With the roar and the shuddering of his body, Klaus finally returned to his senses. 'Is it still alive?' he thought, looking at the strange ape.
But then he heard a scream beside him.
"EVEN IF I DIE, I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ME, YOU BASTARD SLAVE!"
The scream was full of hate, and just then, Klaus felt something dig into his skin and flesh. He turned to where Tom was standing, who, at first, wore a big smile, but suddenly, the smile turned into a dismayed face.
"What... What... What the hell?" He was in shock.
He tried to pull his sword quickly to get away, but he couldn't. No matter how hard he pulled, his strength was insufficient to pull the sword out of Klaus' body.
Even Klaus was stunned. Just at that instant, he felt something inside his body grow again, and suddenly, his muscles that were not so prominent suddenly became incredibly huge.
Suddenly, his Great Attractor began to work independently, drawing all the surrounding cursed energy into his body without needing to do anything. All this cold energy entering his body was slowly turning into strength, and suddenly, his clothes were stretched to the point of bursting little by little.
The highly resistant clothing that Jasmine had given him suddenly began to look unusable under the pressure of Klaus' muscles, which were growing in size at great speed.
Not only did his muscles grow, but his body did, too. He was already quite tall, but his body grew to over two meters in less than five minutes.
Klaus' sudden increase in size and growing power was followed by a message from the System.
[Unique Ability Unlocked]
| Little Incarnation: Unique Ability: He who the Cursed Energy loves, reigns in the night. His name is The Incarnation.
The Cursed Energy is your companion and longs for your presence.
Use the Cursed Energy to strengthen your body, and let it reign within you. Your fortress is the Cursed Energy; take hold of it.
| Cursed Incarnation Skill: Embody your power in Cursed Energy and deepen your understanding of it. Your power is the Cursed Energy itself.
| Base Form: 'Cursed Incarnation' allows the use of 'Great Attractor' and '0 Point Body' to accumulate large amounts of Cursed Energy in your body, greatly strengthening you for a limited time.
| The Base Form is just the initial gift that will open the door to a perfect understanding of your own energy. Your understanding and ability will be able to use the 'Cursed Incarnation' ability for whatever you desire. Deepen your understanding of it and understand the Depth of your ability.
| Side Effect: Using 'Base Form' will prevent you from being able to train during this time.
Klaus was stunned after reading all that. 'This is...' His eyes flashed, and he looked at the sword clutched in his chest. Indeed, that sword had been thrust into his chest and if it wasn't for its sudden surge of power, it was possible that it would have reached his heart. Still, it was clutched to his chest as if something had clung to it.
Not even Tom, with all his strength, could pull it out.
Klaus smiled coldly and stared at him.
"A little traitor who was always destined to die, how dare you hit me with that filth?" his tone of voice echoed in Tom's ears, noticing a big change.
He no longer looked curious; he even looked bored and sounded somewhat haughty. The sudden change in his tone of voice and manner of speaking gave Tom a very bad feeling, and he dropped his sword and turned to run away.
Still, suddenly, his vision dimmed as he felt something large grab his head and lift him up. At the same time, a voice came to him.
"Hehe, running away? You're very gullible, little one." The cold, indifferent voice came just before Klaus' strong grip exploded his head. That bloody explosion left countless bloodstains on Klaus' body, but not a scratch.
'How weak...' Klaus watched the headless body stagger a few more steps before falling to the ground, so he sighed at the weakness of the little bastard.
Still, he had to turn back when suddenly his vision was obscured by a huge fist that struck his cheek and sent him rolling backward across the floor, opening furrows in the ground with his feet.