"That is… unsettling."
The blood avatar's voice was deep and solemn, and this time there was no pretense behind it. Cain genuinely felt the pressure bearing down on him.
While Mirena and her Royal Guard were capable of hunting Middle Alpha–Omega Overgod Omen Beasts, there was an immeasurable gulf between those creatures and one that had reached the Late Stage. Worse still, once the Crown Prince fused his soul with such a beast, its power would climb even higher, reaching a realm that could devastate entire battlefields on its own.
The destruction it could cause was terrifying—perhaps even enough to disrupt the gestation of Cain's new body.
Cain shifted his attention to the last cocoon belonging to the Royal Guard. A complicated expression surfaced on his face.
