Chapter 188
[Trantor Jjescus]
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Ah.
The moment I put Jasons head into my mouth, I realized I had made a grave mistake. The crimson fluid of life flowing into my mouth was astonishingly addictive. It was enough to make me forget the pain of the hole in my throat.
Jasons blood was akin to maple syrup but far more vorful. His flesh would undoubtedly be as enticing as I could imagine.
If theres a problem, its that all I have now is the bastards head. The torso beneath the neck has vanished into the blue.
I guess I should consider it lucky to have salvaged the head.
Thanks to the jaw effect of the Essence Harvester, I can obtain the gic essence of my opponent through just the head.
I exerted force on my jaw and bit into Jasons head.
Flesh, muscle, blood, bone, brain, and even the remaining horn. Every element constituting a cults head was absorbed by me.
Then, translucent text boxes appeared before my eyes in session.
[Predation effect triggered! Sessful plunder of Jason (Jason Turningham) special bonus!]
[There are nopatible traits among the ones you currently possess. They will be transferred to the voucher storage facility.]
[Predation effect triggered! Sessful plunder of Jason (Jason Turningham) special bonus!]
[The possessed traits Cosmic Bacteria and mes of Hallucination are mergeable. Please select a trait. The selection oue will be influenced by the traits used as materials.]
[Addendum: You stand at a crucial crossroad. Please choose carefully.]
[Time remaining until trait selection: 24:00:00]
[You are the target of the trait enhancement system. Would you like to use the system?]
[Predation effect triggered! Sessful plunder of Jason (Jason Turningham) special bonus!]
[There are nopatible traits among the ones you currently possess. They will be transferred to the voucher storage facility.]
Why are there so many?
I thought it would be simr to when I encountered Muriel, but there were more text boxes disyed than I expected.
Are these bonuses obtained by plundering other yers?
It seems the guy had a total of three bonuses. Two of them are currently unusable due to certain conditions, and only one can bebined with my traits for use.
Well, back with the irregr dodecahedron of the looter, I used metal absorption as material.
I immediately checked the mergeable bonuses.
Its written that one of the infection-rted traits, Cosmic Bacteria, and one of the psychic-rted traits, mes of Hallucination, can be used to merge bonuses.
These two traits arepletely different in nature. Depending on which one I choose to use, the results will be entirely different.
Moreover, for reasons unknown, theyve given me a full 24 hours to make the choice.
This is unprecedented.
Its an unusual situation, but its unsettling. There must be no reason for them to give me such benefits for no apparent reason.
At a crucial crossroad
Theres still 24 hours left, so theres no need to make a decision right away. There are other things that need to be done first.
The high-quality energy obtained from consuming Jasons head has been used to heal all the wounds in my throat. As the prating injuries inside begin to heal, the gushing blood also stops.
With the lethal wounds healed, the Revenant mechanism has alsopleted its mission and returned to a dormant state. The tiny mechanism attached to the heart will fall into a long slumber for the next six months.
So, it might be difficult to use the Revenant mechanism when fighting the ck Gagorn.
Theres no chance of winning in this condition.
With the rampage I caused underground, along with the activation of my Brain Shroud, I dont know when the Gagons will strike.
Not only me, but everyone here is not in normal condition. Number 26 has suffered significant injuries, Adhais legs and wings are both broken, and PS-111 is in such bad shape that finding an intact part is difficult.
Fortunately, the Mother of the Sky only suffered a broken beak, so shes rtively unscathed.
She approached me.
We need to get out of here quickly.
She, too, was aware that this situation was far from ideal.
[ZZZZ ZZ ZZZZ ZZZ (lets go to the mountains.)]
Will it be safe for the children if we leave like this?
As she said, the mountains werent safe, but there was no other choice. The underground space beneath where we stood hadpletely copsed.
Even if we were lucky enough to find an area that hadnt copsed, there was a high chance wed run into the Gagons who came here.
And theres also the problem of food supply.
Thest card I yed to kill Jason was a coboration between Clever Weakling and Symbol of Hunt. It was a decision made thinking it would be useful in killing the enemy, but there was another reason.
Clever Weakling specializes in agility, stealth, and special states. It also has the effect of efficiently distributing consumed energy, minimizing the side effects of the Symbol of the Hunt.
Theres a low chance the kids will find out about this like before.
Right now, its the kids who are worrying more than me.
To heal the seriously injured ones, there are only two ways: feeding them orying a nest and attaching the Symbiotic Fungal Pods.
Either way, arge amount of food is needed.
And theres no food around here. When the underground copsed, the food was buried in the ice.
[ZZZ ZZZZ ZZZ ZZ (theres no other way right now.)]
Got it.
Nodding, Mother of the Sky transformed into a Gagon and hoisted the damaged PS-111 onto her back.
[Excuse me middle child.]
Cant you call me the Mother of the Sky?
[Unauthorizedmand.]
In the meantime, I carefully picked up Number 26. The one with significant injuries seemed to have reduced its size to minimize energy loss.
[ZZZ ZZZZ ZZZ ZZ (are you okay?)]
Im fine! You should instead worry about yourself first.?
Looking at the pale guy, I could feel how much pain it was in. Yet, seeing it worrying about me first felt strange.
[ZZZZ ZZ ZZZ (youll be okay soon.)]
Yes!
[ZZZZ ZZZ ZZ (just hold on a little longer.)]
I carefully held Number 26 to prevent further pain, cing it on my head, and checked on Adhais condition.
She wasnt going well. Besides the broken front legs and wings, hypothermia was the biggest problem.
I hugged her tightly with mybat arms to warm him up a bit, covered in fur to raise her temperature.
Warmth.
Feeling the guy in my arms nuzzling against me, I looked at Mother of the Sky. Ready, she nodded at me.
We dashed towards the direction where the dark mountain range was located.
Me, with the centaur body, diligently moving my four legs, and Mother of the Sky, bounding with the body resembling a lion.
Our traces were soon obscured by the pouring white ice flowers.
While running, we heard the sound of beasts roaring from the darkened sky. It was a sign of an approaching blizzard.
The snowfall intensified, and the temperature dropped rapidly. If we dyed even a little here, Adhai and Mother of the Sky, who were weak to cold, would freeze or wither.
Knowing this fact, Mother of the Sky was doing her best while running.
After about ten minutes of running, we reached the edge of the mountain range. It was a different ce from where we fought the screamer yesterday, but the scenery was simr.
The ground was thin, but the higher we went, the more the trees spread out like spider webs. They evolved like that to survive the frequent gales and blizzards.
Thanks to the trees acting as a barrier, the forest was less cold than elsewhere.
Of course, we only managed to avoid freezing to death for the moment; it certainly wasnt warm.
I set down Number 26 and Adhai and began to dig the ground vigorously. After digging out the soil, I made arge pit and covered it with nearby branches.
[Shh, itll be better if you go in here.]
Id like to start a fire, but the smoke would give away our position to the Gagons. Unfortunately, this is the best option.
[ZZZ ZZZZ ZZZ ZZZ ZZ ZZZZ ZZZ (Hey, everyone, stick together. Itll be less cold that way.)]
Yeah.
Cold Cold Cold!
The heat dissipation function is currently inactive. It can be activated with an additional energy supply.
The four species tried their best to survive. This bought us more time.
Now all thats left is the energy needed for recovery.
PS-111 was right. We need energy. If Number 26 recovers, it can inte its body to protect the kids from the cold.
And I can give psychic power to PS-111.
For my own recovery, I need something to eat right away. I left the kids with Mother of the Sky and went into the forest.
The hunts almost over. Just a few minutes left. Its to prepare for any potential side effects.
I need to find something.
Any creature that can be converted into energy will do. If I dont put something in my mouth right away, who knows what might happen.
I moved with all my strength to find a living creature that could be converted into energy.
The auxiliary organ, diligently searching the surroundings. Soon, some movement was detected nearby.
The sound of footsteps.
I ran towards the direction of the sound.
There were the perpetrators making the noise when I reached there.
Oh no.
Unfortunately, they were far from what I was hoping for.
[Hostile creatures confirmed. 30% match with set target. Main controller Pyra Elevenmand dyed.]
[Transmitting the information to PS-250 intermediate terminal. Transmissionplete.]
The owner of the footsteps was three new-model screamers. Behind themy a beast with green scales.
With a body easily exceeding 10m when including the tail, and wings as huge as its body, the creature was none other than a Green Gagon.
The body was covered with wounds, but there was no smell of blood. Someone had clearly sucked up every drop of blood from the body.
I dont know what happened, but.
We need that Gagons body right away to replenish energy.
[No decision authority for the intermediate terminal has been confirmed. Autonomous judgment required.]
[Energy replenishmentplete. Biological characteristics of the Gagon applied.]
[Initiating target suppression.]
With that, the screamers rushed towards me at incredible speed. It looked simr to when Adhai used super eleration.
One of the screamers, covering the air, swung spider-like metal legs towards me.
In my state as Clever Weakling, I used my four legs to push off the ground and dodged aside.
I swung my tail towards the narrowly passing guys rear. The pincers at the end of my tail precisely struck the back of his head.
Crunch!
The screamer, emitting a grotesque groan, crashed to the ground. Meanwhile, another screamer had already approached right in front of me.
Two front legs with sharp ws flew towards my head. I grabbed the screamers two legs with mybat arms.
The body of the screamer, whose front legs were caught, twisted grotesquely, and then the legs behind aimed for my side. With a total of eight legs, it was a possible attack method.
Then Ill do the same to this side.
When the Symbol of hunt is activated, I have more arms and legs than normal. I swung the arms with bone sickles attached on my back in a cross motion.
Following the eerie sound, the body of the one trying to stab me lost its strength. I cleanly threw the decapitated screamers corpse into the air.
A screamer, perched on a tree, observing for an opportunity to attack, hastily jumped down upon seeing itsrade flying towards itself.
I dashed towards the point where it was going tond. The creature twisted its body in mid-air to dodge my attack.
Where!
The human-faced ones on top of my carapace opened their mouths wide, emitting powerful sound waves towards the creature. Struck by the intangible waves inducing paralysis, the creatures body stiffened.
And the six horns on my head pierced through the screamers body.
[B-burn, f-freeze.]
Before the creature could self-destruct, I grabbed its head with mybat arms. With a strong pull, I tore it off.
[B-b-burn.]
With its spine pulled outpletely, the creature couldnt hold on any longer and stopped functioning. After carelessly tossing the disgusting screamers head to the ground, I tore off the remaining parts attached to the horns with my hands.
As the battle with the screamer ended, energy drained from my body.
The effect of the Symbol of Hunt had ended.
In the ce where energy had drained, a fierce hunger, like being starved for days, came in to fill the void. The thick carapace that had enveloped my body copsed like a sandcastle.
The bone sickle arm on my back shrunk and detached, falling to the ground. The arms, armored with strong muscles and carapace, now looked like a newly excavated relic.
Apart from the shedding of the carapace, there was hardly any change in the size of my body.
No matter how much I grew, as a Clever Weakling, I couldnt exceed 5m. Even with the Symbol of Hunt, the length only changed in appearance, not in reality.
As the Symbol of Hunt ended and the transformation of my body wasplete, I heard someones voice.
[Hostile creature. Transmittingbat situation information to PS-250 intermediate terminal.]
It was the screamer who had hit me on the back of my head with my tail. The guy whose two-thirds of the head were crushed was still alive.
Since self-destruction is annoying.
Despite the pressure of tremendous hunger and lethargy, I moved my steps to deal with him.
Just as I approached him to finish him off.
Big guy!
Adhai?
Suddenly, Adhais telepathy was heard. When I turned my head, I saw the figure of the kid flying through the trees.
Struggling with his immature wings, she was barely flying.
Trouble! Kin Spotted!
What?
Understanding the meaning of the telepathy shot by him, I immediately sensed something from above.
pping wings?
As soon as I realized this fact, I quickly stepped back. Just after I retreated, a huge white creature fell onto the screamer.
The creature, pulverizing the screamer cleanly, looked down at me with eyes resembling amethysts.
Insane.
Multiple horns on the head, a gigantic body resembling reptiles with huge wings, and tentacles instead of a mouth.
A creature known as the Dragon of the Universe, second only to the ck Gagon in strength.
At this moment, the White Gagon, which I had never wanted to encounter, was in front of me.
[Trantor Jjescus]
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