Becoming a Monster

Chapter 85 Nothing Good Comes From A Glutton

ʼI wonder if my luck got any better now…ʼ

He thought while he bent down to open the chest. There was a subtle prodding in the back of his mind, telling him that he had a notification, but his curiosity towards the chest needed to be pacified before he could give his attention to anything else.

Noah opened the chest to first spot an intense yellow light mixing reflecting off of the gold and because the night was becoming darker, the light caused him to be blinded briefly.

”Fuck!” He couldnʼt help but curse since he now had four pupils to take the brunt of the intense lighting. He continued to place a hand slightly over his eyes while retrieving the orb giving off the glow. As long as it wasnʼt able to reflect from the gold coins then he didnʼt have to worry.

When he observed the orb he realized that it was an orb the same size as the one he gave to Fenrir, but the orb was for the stamina attribute. Normally he was giving every orb he found lately to his creatures, but now that he found a way to continuously make them stronger, he didnʼt feel the need to do so anymore and started to use them for himself again.

[+25 stamina]

ʼWell I canʼt say itʼs the best attribute I would want to increase but Iʼm not complaining about free stats!ʼ He thought as he readjusted himself to get comfortable. Obtaining such an orb as the first item made him have high hopes for the rest to come. He quickly went for the next as he pulled out a long piece of light grey cloth. At first he frowned since it appeared like the same material as the short cloak he had obtained earlier.

But when he attempted to rip it apart, he noticed that he couldnʼt tear it at all. His eyes lit thinking that maybe the cloak was a lot better than he assumed as he reached for his ring to retrieve his dagger to test out the durability.

”Ha, hahaha! This thing is great!” He cheered when even the dagger couldnʼt tear through it using all of his meagre strength and that was enough for him to be satisfied.

Noah didnʼt hesitate to throw off the chest piece he had covering the full gear set. Everything he was wearing was already making him feel constricted now that his body had filled out more and his body grew. If he could he would also like to get rid of his current full gear set as well. The small attributes werenʼt worth discomfort, he would have to find time to obtain more gear in the future.

After throwing the top piece of his armor away, he quickly adjusted the cloak around his shoulders, letting it flow down to his knees. He felt behind the back of his neck noticing that the cloak came with a hood attached, completely fulfilling the look that suited him.

ʼIt looks great and it feels great, but what does it give me?ʼ He went to check the increase of his stats.

[Player: Noah

Race:Human? Chimera

Class: Monster Evolutionist/Apprentice Mage

Gold: 3751

Lvl: 10

Exp:2543/12800->3865/12800

Health:100%

Stamina:100%->94%

Mana:370/370->185/370

Attributes

Defense: 25->40

Strength:36(40)+5

Agility:54(59) +7

Constitution:79(87)+10->5

Stamina:40->65(73)+5

Magic: 168(185)

Spirit: 257(282)+25

ʼHmmmʼ Noah pondered over his stats, he couldnʼt quite put his finger on it, but the stats felt lackluster.

ʼWell I guess the defense is still a huge boon compared to what I could get. If I think of the cloak as a piece out of an entire set then it is actually pretty good. Why canʼt these chests drop more loot damnit…ʼ Thinking about the fact that people in groups gained more benefits than him, he looked to the other item in the chest that just so happened to be his last, annoying him even more since he usually always gets four items.

But before he could continue to stay aggravated for too long, his anger turned to confusion and then to curiosity as he picked up an enchanting circular orb the size of his palm. The orb didnʼt radiate any light at all but there were constant golden yellow swirls forming inside of it like a swirling vortex.

He lifted it up towards the moon to illuminate the sphere in his hands and he noticed that the swirls were constantly moving, but other than that, he couldnʼt gleam anything else of interest or to verify what it does.

ʼSigh…whatʼs the point of getting this if I donʼt know wha-ʼ

Boom!

Noah was startled when his sensory hairs picked up a huge object flying beside him, but he didnʼt have the urge to dodge. Hearing the heavy breathing and the wind being created from heavy intense swings of its tail, he could already tell that it was Fenrir.

He turned slightly to see the big lug eyeing the orb in his hand with a heavy desired gaze while his tongue hung out of his mouth.

Noah moved the orb to the side and Fenrirʼs gaze continued to follow before he whimpered after his desire for the orb grew.

ʼMaybe this is what the notification meant about having drops meant for my class? Hmm…ʼ He thought about his options. Either to let Fenrir have it right now or to give it to Arachne since Fenrir was already strong enough.

However the image of her in a cocoon re-emerged in his mind before he made his decision.

”Donʼt say I never gave you anything…” He held out his hand holding the orb to Fenrir. He wasnʼt surprised at all when Fenrir took the orb from him with his mouth before quickly swallowing it.

He stared Fenrir down waiting for a change, but all he received in return was Fenrir sitting there in silence with his eyes closed. Noah wasnʼt sure if he was getting a boost in stats or what it could be, but the prodding in his mind would have the answers.

[You have achieved the first limits of 50 stats in stamina, perk based on class Monster Evolutionist obtained; Organ Tempering]

[Organ Tempering-Monsters bonded to you through Blood Pact will receive an increase in stamina stats from ratio 1:1 to 1:1.5]

[Fenrir has achieved his first limit of 50 stats in stamina, perk based on class Lycan obtained; Faster recovery]

[Faster Recovery- Regeneration doesnʼt only affect your health but now has a small impact on your stamina, increasing the speed at which your stamina is gained when your health is regenerating by .1% of health regenerated.

[Fenrir level up! +5 free attributes]

[Fenrir has reached level 10 and can now undergo his evolution! Due to your class ʼMonster Evolutionistʼ, Fenrir has been given an additional evolution path that is up for you to choose so choose carefully! WARNING! Choose when you are in a safe area, time for evolution is unknown.]

[Fenrir evolutionary path Pure blooded Lycan, and Demented Lycan can be obtained.]

[Pure blooded Lycan-You have perfect control of your werewolf instincts and abilities and can now revert back and forth to your human form willingly. Human skills can now be used along with your original class before transforming. While in human form, you can perform partial transformation to grow claws, fangs or even transform larger limbs.]

[Demented Lycan-The instinctual urge for carnage is what drives you and the act of letting that urge consumes you makes you stronger. You have rejected your human form in return for pure predatory strength that would put your other half to shame. Once you go this route there is no chance of reverting back to human form again!]

[Fenrir has obtained a monster skill orb! Skill ʼStoring Strengthʼ has been learned!]

[Storing Strength-Your body structure isnʼt adapted to have the strength capacity as an ant. However through the use of the skill, fully bring out the potential of your entire body down to the smallest blood cell to increase your strength. The increase starts off at 10% and increases by the amount of power being stored by intervals of 10% for each second stored for the maximum of 50%. Must remain stationary to use the skill and stat increase gradually diminishes every second by intervals of 10% per second. The longer the usage, the heavier the strain of stamina.

Noah was definitely surprised when he found out that Fenrir had already leveled up again and even more surprised when he found out that he was given the option of choosing what they could evolve into. The decision was hard for him to choose between at first. The Demented Lycan seemed to be the best route to go but then Noah thought about the fact that if Fenrir could obtain a class, his utility would increase exponentially.

Not to mention that his class could possibly advance as well, making him an even stronger force. However those thoughts quickly waned when he thought about the fact that if Fenrir regained his human form then he would have to see that irritating face again. Once that thought popped into his head, he no longer had any conflicting thoughts on the matter. He threw those thoughts aside for later, he wasnʼt able to choose yet anyway and he was more eager to learn about the skill Fenrir received.

ʼThis skill is both good and bad…this effect would be really sweet if it stacked with all of his other buffs and stamina has never really seemed like an issue for him, at least not to a point where I was able to notice, so I donʼt think even his perk would be of much use to him. I wonder if he would use this if he was under the effects of killing instincts. At this rate heʼs becoming more broken than me!ʼ

Noah felt that Fenrir had already surprised him enough. All he wanted to do now was to allocate his points and then hurry back to Arachneʼs side where she was undergoing her change.

[Player: Fenrir

Race: Werewolf

Class: Lycan

Lvl: 9->10

Exp: 2,784/6400->137/12,800

Health:72%->66%

Stamina:78%->58%

Mana: 10/10

Attributes

Strength:93(100)

Agility:50

Constitution:70

Stamina:37->56

Magic:5

Spirit:42

Unassigned Points: 20

The first thing Noah noticed was the 20 total points he could use, he couldnʼt help but smile. This made it a lot easier for him to obtain any perk that he was striving for. But then he noticed something odd that he needed answers for.

ʼHis strength is 100 essentially so why didnʼt his skill level increase? Is it because the increase is from my skill and not his?ʼ He pondered deeply about the matter, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it could only be the answer.

ʼWell itʼs not like it matters now, I can still make it 100 and then I can even make his spirit 50 just for another perk!ʼ

Strength:93->100(107)

Agility:50->55

Constitution:70

Stamina:56

Magic:5

Spirit:42->50

[Becoming deadly weapons has been increased to level 1!-Your teeth and claws have been sharpened and hardened even further!-]

[Your tamed creature, Fenrir, has achieved the first limits of 50 stats in spirit, perk based on class Lycan obtained; ʼPredatory Roarʼ]

[Predatory Roar-Your howl already inspired fear and dread to your enemies, but now it can also lower their stats by 10%. The effect is increased per level and can be resisted.

Noah nodded his head constantly while seeing the results of his actions. The skill was a nice bonus, but he was sure that after evolving Fenrirʼs perks would change just like his did and possibly become even better.

Retrieving all the gold that was in the chest, he was about to rush back towards Arachne, but he noticed something towards the end of the Queen. He wouldnʼt have noticed it if it wasnʼt for Fenrir going back to that position and making chewing noises. When he looked over, he saw eggs, eggs the size of his finger and Fenrir could be seen scooping tens at a time with his large mouth as he tried to eat them all.

Noah stared at the scene with a blank expression, he wasnʼt able to process what was happening. But when Fenrir was eating what seemed to be the last one, the thought of being able to obtain a Queen from one of the Eggs surfaced in his mind.

”No, no, no, no, no! Why do you have to eat EVERYTHING?!”

A/N: If you donʼt know, any ant can become a Queen based on their diet, but Noah doesnʼt know that.