Chapter 43 - Fourth evolution (3) (1/2)
Fourth evolution (3)
[Choose a race to evolve.]
[1. Hob Goblin Massacre]
[2. Hob Goblin Warlock]
[3. Troll]
[4. Werewolf]
[5. Bugbear]
The first two were out of the question. I felt like I’ve already reached the limit of the species, and I would not choose those even though they have great titles.
The next two were what I already knew. The first conquest on the first floor of Jinma Tower, and the lower specie in the Black Palace 2F.
They have strong defenses in common. The troll has strength; the werewolf has speed. I didn’t have enough time to appreciate the werewolf’s speed since I finished them off too quickly.
I was unfamiliar with the last option.
I summoned its description.
[Bugbear – a race of assassins that is more familiar with darkness than light.]
[These monsters are tall enough to resemble trolls, but their footsteps are hard to detect even for intermediate monsters.]
[They are strong enough to break a troll’s neck with one arm, fast enough to catch a running werewolf, possesses covert movements and magical powers. Among intermediate monsters, this monster is in the top predator position.]
[It is said that higher-level bugbears can also threaten advanced species.]
I knew it. As always, the last option was the best.
Bugbear. Some call it the ‘boogeyman.’ In a sense, he was an evil fairy.
I’ve reached an unbelievable level.
But this is the reality.
I can be an intermediate monster.
It was still far from being a human, but I didn’t worry about it anymore.
I was sure now that I could one day reach the point I wanted.
As long as I keep going, keep getting stronger – one day, surely!
I carefully reviewed the descriptions for the troll and the werewolf and pondered about the advanced regeneration skills that only they had.
However, after careful consideration, I chose Bugbear with confidence.
“Oh, ah ah ah ah!
The change was so sudden and intense.
The arms and legs, the head was crushed, and the bones of the whole body crumbled.
All muscles were crushed, blood evaporated, and skin tore.
Only the Ebon Heart remained, beating vigorously.
The pain was incomparable to the pain of the previous evolutions.
There is an incomparable difference between the lowest to the Lower level, and the Lower level to the Intermediate level.
[Intermediate Regeneration has become Lv2.]
[Intermediate Immunity has become Lv6.]
This was not evolution – it was more about the destruction and re-creation.
The useless body of a Lower monster is reduced to mana, and only the core, the Ebon Heart, remains and thumps in the air.
It used not just the mana that made up my body. The Ebon Heart also sucked the mana overflowing in the Jinma Tower.
I was abandoning the flesh of the Lower-level monster now and was being reborn in the world as an Intermediate-level monster.
Stronger blood vessels, nerves, muscles, blood, bones, flesh, skin, and mana built me around the heart.
[Intermediate Regeneration has become Lv3.]
The change is over.
I opened my eyes and realized that my point of view was quite different.
I felt huge black feet hit the floor. Each foot seemed to be over 50 centimeters in length.
My own feet.
I felt an overwhelming power staying inside my body.
It was an unparalleled force compared to when I was a Hob Goblin Assault.
Moreover, even if I had a huge body, it felt light.
It seemed to me that I could run wherever I wanted effortlessly.
“Bugbear…”
I heard A mutter.
“What?” I asked him.
He did not answer. I wasn’t disappointed because I didn’t expect an answer.
Rather, I was testing my own voice. It came out thicker and lower than I expected.
I ignored A, who was no longer speaking, and moved around to check my body.
I realized I made the right choice.
Strong, fast, huge, quiet.
Now, I have all the elements necessary for a creature to be considered strong.
I am at a new starting point.
No longer a weak creature who has to struggle to survive, but a strong monster who can hunt, predate, and get even stronger.
[You became a Bugbear.]
[Intermediate Martial Arts has become Lv10 and evolves into Advanced Martial Arts.]
[You can deal more power with less stamina. You can learn attack skills after seeing it several times.]
[It becomes easy to master all the skills related to combat. You will be able to bring your weapon’s power beyond its limits. However, at this time, the weapon’s durability will be affected.]
[Intermediate Surprise has become Lv10 and evolves into Advanced Surprise.]
[You will not be detected even if you’re running with mana. Attacking an enemy’s weak spot can provide critical damage.]
[Intermediate Power Attack… … …]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
[Level up!]
It seemed that almost all the skills I had have grown.
I felt dizzy watching all the notification windows at once, and I waved my hands to remove them.
After a while, I checked my status.
[Kang Si-ha (Fate)]
[Bugbear Lv 63]
[Strength – 500 Stamina – 417 Magic – 297 Luck – ???]
[Skill-Ebon Heart, Predation Lv4, Advanced Martial Arts Lv1, Intermediate Lunatic Trickster Lv2, Intermediate Armor Defense Lv3, Intermediate Regeneration Lv5, Intermediate Flame Magic Lv1, Intermediate Power Attack Lv 2, Intermediate Leap Lv9, Advanced Detection Lv2, Advanced Surprise Lv2, Intermediate Fairy Tale Lv2, Intermediate Beast Charge Lv5, Intermediate Leadership Lv6, Intermediate Immunity Lv7, Beginner Fantasy Magic Lv6…]
Ha!