Chapter 45 「Unrequited Love」「Affection」「Adoration」「Longing」「Devotion」「Desire for Reproduction」「Possessiveness」「Appetite」
Alright.
There were quite a few things to address.
First, the current situation where the Allosaurus was shocked.
At first, the raptor was surprised, then the Iguanodon was surprised, and now the Allosaurus was surprised.
Unlike before, it didn’t tell me what action I had taken to achieve the accomplishment, but I could guess.
I had defeated the Dilophosaurus.
But the Allosaurus was surprised just because I caught the Dilophosaurus?
It was a bit ambiguous.
In that case, it must have seen the process, not the result.
It was reasonable to think that it was achieved by using the Nine Yin White Bone Claws and the Reverse Blood Energy Discharge.
Since the content didn’t matter much, let’s focus on the rewards.
The reward was a hidden option.
In other words, Gomodo.
I thought it only existed in Tang So-yeong’s fantasies, but it seemed it actually existed.
As she said, it was likely to be incredibly valuable.
The conditions for evolution were Reverse Blood Energy Discharge, Nine Yin White Bone Claws, and consuming a high-level core.
The conditions were extremely strict.
What lizard in the world would use such martial arts?
Besides, even I had only temporarily reproduced those martial arts rather than fully mastering them.
Given these extreme conditions, Gomodo’s performance would definitely not be bad.
Let’s take a look.
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【Gomodo】
An ancient death with a tail.
A mythical creature appearing in legends.
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Short!
Very short!
No, the Gecko lizard had a longer description than this.
At least they should have told me its length and weight, right?
Calm down.
Let’s interpret these characters.
The first character meant ancient, the second likely meant tail, and the last one probably meant death.
The name was grandiose.
Is it specialized in its tail?
The tail was one of my main weapons.
Though its usage had decreased compared to Dragon Claws, it was still a useful weapon. Fundamentally, its range was longer than Dragon Claws.
It wouldn’t be bad.
Also, according to what Tang So-yeong often said, this Gomodo species would definitely have strong poison. She said its poison was much stronger than the lesser poisons.
I didn’t know how big it would be, but it wouldn’t be smaller than I was now.
A safe Komodo dragon?
Or the riskier but more promising Gomodo?
It was a huge dilemma.
No, it was a hidden option after all.
Could it be worse than the Komodo dragon?
Gomodo.
Yeah.
I’d trust it once.
I was also curious about the Gomodo that Tang So-yeong kept singing about.
[Are you sure you want to evolve into Gomodo?]
Why ask so nervously?
When did it ever ask this?
Yes.
Crack.
This was the third time already, but the sensation never became familiar.
The mysterious feeling of my body being restructured.
I could feel my bones growing.
Yeah.
My size would definitely increase compared to before.
Crackling.
Muscles attached.
A bit excessively.
I could feel the body of the Crocodile King Lizard, which had been sleek, transforming.
My weight would also increase significantly.
Swish!
Finally, scales covered my body.
Much harder and darker turquoise scales than before.
Crash!
I broke the shell that surrounded me.
[Congratulations! 【Crocodile King Lizard】 has evolved into 【Gomodo】.]
【Gomodo LV1】
HP: 854/854
MP: 350/350
【Titles】
「Beloved by Spiders」
「Master of the Silver Dragon Cave」
「Master of the Lower Swamp」
The changes were enormous.
There were more significant changes than when I evolved into the Crocodile King Lizard.
Even setting aside the substantial increase in HP and MP, my widened field of view was no joke.
This meant my size had definitely increased.
And with the increase in size came a bigger appetite.
I immediately ate the broken eggshells and started devouring the Dilopho meat next to me.
Crunch.
Munch.
It didn’t take long to eat the Dilopho meat, perhaps because of my larger size.
Although it wasn’t fully satisfying, it filled my stomach.
At this moment, something more important than this hunger was the messages ringing in my head.
[You have acquired 「Poison Creation lv1」.]
[You have acquired 「Poison Collection lv1」.]
[You have acquired 「Reverse Scale lv1」.]
They were quite assertive, unusual skills.
Alright. Let’s take a look.
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【Skills】
「Dragon Claws」「Soaring Dragon’s Ascension Step」「Minor Heavenly Circuit」「Immune to All Poisons」「White Orchid Heart Technique」「Gecko Kung Fu」
「Dragon Scales LV5」「Reverse Scale LV1」「Poison Creation LV1」「Poison Collection LV1」…….
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I gathered the martial arts I had and the skills I obtained this time.
「Poison Creation LV1」
Creates poison in the air.
The greater the amount of MP consumed, the more the quantity and quality of poison increases.
MP Consumption: 10
「Poison Collection LV1」
Gathers poison in one place.
The gathered poison can be injected into objects.
The greater the amount of MP consumed, the more poison can be collected.
MP Consumption: 10
If Poison Fang was a beginner skill, these were at an intermediate level.
If I used these two skills well, I might be able to execute various attacks like the Dilophosaurus. Creating poison mist, shooting poison rain. Although it was impossible with my current low proficiency.
These were very good skills.
Now, let’s check the remaining skill.
「Dragon Scales lv5」
Dragon scales cover your body.
They can change their form.
It sounds impressive just by its name.
And it can change its form?
Cool thing + cool thing = cooler thing.
Let’s try it right away.
Since there was no visible MP consumption, it must be a passive skill. So the scales covering my body were Dragon Scales.
Before evolving, I obtained this skill, but even then, I was wearing dragon scales instead of Crocodile King Lizard scales.
First, let’s check my appearance.
I moved to a place with relatively clear water.
Reflected in the water was a rather imposing, large lizard.
I had grown significantly.
I didn’t know the exact length, but it was at the level of a tiger I had seen at the zoo.
A tiger with quite a lot of muscles.
The exterior didn’t seem much different from a typical Komodo dragon.
Maybe the difference was in the muscles attached here and there and the hard scales.
I was quite satisfied with the change.
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However, it wasn’t over yet.
It said the form could be transformed.
That was the description of the Dragon Scales skill.
How does it work?
Let’s focus.
Into a sharper form.
Sshhring!
The scales started to change shape.
Eventually, I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw my reflection in the water.
If before I was just a somewhat large Komodo, now I looked similar to a dragon you might see in Western tales.
A black body, red eyes, and somehow, I looked like a level 7 dragon.
The difference was that I didn’t have wings and my eyes were blue?
A black dragon with blue eyes.
So, to sum up my appearance in one word.
Awesome.
In this state, even a body slam would be a sufficiently threatening attack.
However, I instinctively felt that the durability of the scales was somewhat lower.
The structure itself seemed more specialized for offense than defense.
That was it for Dragon Scales.
Now for the grand highlight.
Reverse Scale.
The reversed scale on a dragon’s neck.
As the saying goes, it’s the dragon’s weak spot.
Would it give me a weakness just because I evolved?
No way.
Reverse Scale must be an excellent skill too.
Perhaps it was a skill that dealt a powerful attack at the cost of confusion.
Let’s check it out.
「Reverse Scale lv1」
Recreates a skill or martial art that has not been learned.
The MP consumption is proportional to the difficulty of the skill or martial art being recreated.
It was an unexpected skill.
This meant I could use Reverse Blood Energy Discharge or Nine Yin White Bone Claws again.
It was a very useful skill.
Of course, the MP consumption would be enormous, but I could use it at least once.
This was quite the gain.
The difference between me now and me 10 minutes ago was like night and day.
Even if 10 Crocodile King Lizards came at me, they wouldn’t be able to defeat me now.
Is it okay to become this strong?
Gomodo is amazing!
Knowing such a lizard, I might never go back to being a Komodo.
I had become incredibly strong and incredibly cool.
It was time for a man’s instinct to kick in.
Time to show off.
When else would I get a chance to boast?
I elegantly trotted using my four legs.
Like a long-legged dog strutting in a dog show.
“Gekk-gek!”
Hey guys.
Look at this.
Tus and Pus. And Nephila Jurassica and Tang So-yeong all looked at me simultaneously.
Were they mesmerized by my beautiful appearance?
Everyone was staring at me blankly without saying anything.
“Go, Gomodo Dae-hyeop….”
Tang So-yeong stuttered with eyes wide open like a surprised rabbit.
“Kee… Kee-ik….”
You guys didn’t need to stutter too.
Tang So-yeong stood up.
Yeah. She must have been very surprised.
“Gekk-gekk.”
I was surprised too.
Keep watching.
As I was flaunting my awesome scales.
“…I greet the divine beast.”
Tang So-yeong suddenly bowed to me.
I was taken aback.
After completing the bow, she stood up, closed her eyes, and slightly bowed her head respectfully.
Yeah.
Well, they did say the Tang clan held Gomodo in high regard, so this might be normal.
[Tang So-yeong worships you.]
Huh?
[The faith of 【Tang So-yeong】 has increased.]
[The faith of 【Anthracomartus】 has increased.]
[The faith of 【Arthropleura】 has increased.]
Huh?
[The number of worshippers has reached three.]
[Your divinity has slightly increased.]
[A possibility of a new religion has been discovered!]
What is this?
I just wanted to show off my cool scales.
【Tang So-yeong】
【Status】
「Worship」「Joy」
I could see Tang So-yeong’s information.
Originally, I couldn’t see anything when it came to humans.
Even if they were weaker than me, it just said they were entities that couldn’t be assessed.
Did worshiping me make her visible?
Not bad.
Let’s check the others too.
There might be some changes.
【Arthropleura lv9】
【Status】
「Worship」「Unrequited Love」「Guarding」
【Anthracomartus lv8】
【Status】
「Worship」「Unrequited Love」「Jealousy」
What are you guys?
You’re starting to scare me.
【Nephila Jurassica lv30】
【Status】
「Injury」「Unrequited Love」「Affection」「Adoration」「Longing」「Devotion」「Desire for Reproduction」「Possessiveness」「Appetite」
…Something seemed to be going terribly wrong.