Real Monster of Multiverse

[Skills obtained: Agile Jump, Fast Climbing, Acrobatic Ability, Static Charge, Electro-Charged Tail, Thunder Strike, Conductive Hair, Insulating Skin, Thermal Vision, Charged Mode]

[Accept: YES/NO]

I didn't think too much about it and accepted. I felt the same burning sensation throughout my body, this time more intensely in my arms, legs, and eyes. After a second, it stopped and disappeared as if it had never been there.

I felt an inexplicable need to blink, so I did. When I opened my eyes again, everything looked different.

—Wow.

I couldn't help but say as I looked around. Now everything appeared predominantly blue, with some areas in green. I looked at my hands and noticed they were mostly red with yellow edges.

I focused, blinked again, and my vision returned to normal.

—That will be very useful. —I looked at my arms and realized that between the feathers, several long hairs had grown, which I assumed were due to [Conductive Hair].

I checked my status and saw that I now had several skills I could fuse, and I could also evolve due to my survival abilities.

…

I found a large, hollow tree and evolved inside it. The wounds that had been bothering me up until now also disappeared. I don't know if it was due to the evolution itself or [Coral Regeneration].

—Well, enough thinking, let's get to the fun part. —I said with a grin, or at least as much of a grin as my jaw could form.

Skill Fusions:

Limb Regeneration + Healing Properties + Coral Regeneration = Advanced RegenerationAgile Jump + Acrobatic Ability + Fast Climbing = Three-Dimensional Movements

Strong Neck and Back Muscles + Reinforced Body + Giant Muscles + Large Monster Physique + Alpha of the Species = Alpha Colossus

Chitin Shield + Marine Carapace + Oyster Shell + Coral Skin + Insulating Skin + Elastic Skin + Armored Plates = Natural Armor

Limb Mantle + Jet Propulsion + Hydrodynamic Body + Plumage + Conductive Hair + Liquid Accumulation + Fins + Blade Fins + Camouflage = Fluidic Cloak

Bioluminescence + Flash = Enhanced Bioluminescence

Suction Olfactory Tongue + Long Tongue = Predator TongueExtendable Tail + Electro-Charged Tail = Powerful Long Tail

Boiling Blood + Charged Mode = Charged Blood

Poisonous Spines + Rapid Growth Spikes + Coral Growths = Hardened Poison SpikesElectric Discharge + Static Charge + Thunder Strike = Charged Attack

Paralyzing Acid Venom Launchers + Stomach Acid Spit = Potent Toxic Acid

Night Vision + Vibration Detection + Thermal Vision + 360-Degree Vision = Predator's Eye

When I fused the abilities, I felt changes throughout my body. My vision improved, and I even felt a second pair of eyes grow in, which permanently maintained thermal vision. My stature increased, along with my musculature, and the plates that previously covered only parts of my body now covered almost my entire form.

My mantle lengthened, now resembling a cloak that extended from my nape and draped over my shoulders. The hairs and feathers on my arms and legs disappeared, now growing from my mantle instead.

The bioluminescent lines on my body became larger, and my tail and tongue also lengthened.

—Rrhhhaaaa! —I roared, feeling power coursing through my body while involuntarily releasing azure electricity all around me.

After a few minutes, I calmed down and checked my status.

[Name: Chryssia]

Skills:

Special: Devourer, Synthesis, World Travel

Body: Tail Shedding, Dislocate Jaw, Devourer's Bite, Great Iron Crest, Intimidating, Expansive Stomach, Gills, Agile Hands, Alpha Colossus, Fluidic Cloak, Predator Tongue, Powerful Long Tail, Predator's Eye (56/48)

Offensive: Bite Strength, Strength Enhancement, Ram, Meteoric Fall, Padded Stomach, Venomous Cloud, Venom Ball, Charged Blood, Hardened Poison Spikes, Charged Attack, Potent Toxic Acid (30/24)

Defensive: Paralyzing Cloud, Distracting Buzz, Potent Gunpowder Creation, Crushing Body, Ink Cloud, Enhanced Bioluminescence, Natural Armor (25/24)

Social: Pheromone Detection, Pack Synchronization, Pheromone Veil, Hive Alarm (4/6)

Survival: Burrowing, Photosynthesis, Antidote Properties, Pollination, Natural Builder, Advanced Regeneration, Three-Dimensional Movements (23/24)

Evolution: Cloud (Offensive), Enhanced Nervous System (Body), Improved Pulmonary Capacity (Survival), Impact Absorption (Defensive), Thermal Regulation (Survival)

Events: The New Rex

I checked the new event, which required me to kill an Anjanath, with a reward of two abilities.

I also realized that while some ability categories had fewer points, it seemed that previously obtained abilities didn't subtract from the evolution count, meaning I ended up with more evolution points than before.

I also noticed I could evolve, but I decided to save it for later. Besides, I feared that my roar might have drawn attention.

I figured this was as good a time as any to hunt an Anjanath, so I left the hollow tree with some difficulty due to my new size.

Time to hunt.

POV Narrator

—Did you hear that?

—Yeah, but that roar doesn't sound familiar. Does it ring a bell for any of you?

—No.

—It's unfamiliar to me too.

—Do you know what this means?

—…

—…

—The new monster everyone's been looking for like crazy?

—Exactly.

The four hunters fell silent before one of them spoke up.

—Forget the mission. We need to track the monster. Arthur, return to Astera and inform everyone. I have a feeling we're going to need reinforcements.

POV Anjanath

An Anjanath awoke, its sleep interrupted by a roar it didn't recognize. Under normal circumstances, it would have ignored it, but it was mating season, so now this seemed like a threat.

It rose from its nest, revealing a body covered in scars. A strong member of its species, but already somewhat aged, meaning it had no luck this season. Who knows? Perhaps the mysterious roar didn't seem like a threat to it—maybe it just wanted to vent its frustration.

But that didn't matter. What mattered was that it was now searching for whoever had disturbed its slumber.