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Chapter 1066 - The Pet Scenario
🕑 Added 2022-11-01 04:40:49 +0000 UTCSorry for being late. These updates always take me ages to do. And here we have three of them!
It’s been a while since I checked in on my three companions, ages in fact. At tier six, they’re powerful and intelligent monsters in their own right, capable of making their own decisions about how they want to progress and grow.
And yes, I’m including Tiny in that. He’s not as dumb as he once was, though he’s still quite dim, and he’s proven that he can invest his Skill Points and make smart mutations. I’ve struggled to believe it at times, but even his pick up of Fancy Feet ended up paying dividends.
Of course, the fact that I haven’t checked their cores in so long is a reflection of my trust and faith in my comrades, and nothing to do with an overwhelming sense of laziness and deep-rooted hatred of details and numbers.
Don’t look at me like that.
But of course, now that I have achieved Mythic Status, now that I have ascended to this summit, I naturally need to bring my friends along with me. Some might call me crazy, or insane, or profligate to the extreme, but I’m determined for the three of them to rise to the same heights that I do.
[Right then,] I tell them, [how are you all travelling? How are you going? It’s a long road to reach level one-hundred and sixty, I had to blow up a mountain of termites to get there as quickly as I did.]
Tiny flexes sadly and I understand immediately what he’s trying to say.
[Don’t worry about it buddy, you’ll catch up in no time.]
Crinis also sounds apologetic as she speaks to me.
[I’m sorry, Master, I still have a long way to go.]
[It’s not a problem, really,] I reassure her.
Invidia stares at me with his one eye, unblinking.
[Give me your levelsssss. I wantssss them.]
[You know I can’t give you levels. We’ll focus on you guys going forward, don’t worry.]
The three of them seem keen to evolve and become mythic monsters, which is good. Motivation is important in any endeavour.
[Don’t stress about it, team. Let’s have a look at where you’re at, then we can work out what we’re doing going forward. Who’s first?]
Invidia floats forward.
[I sssshall go first.]
Interesting. He probably didn’t want to get jealous of the others so he put himself first to avoid it.
[Alrighty, let’s take a peek.]
I bring my antennae forward and touch them against the tiny demon, activating my core skill and accepting the flood of information that comes with it. Sorting through it all, I get a good look at his status.
Name: Invidia
Level: 91 (Rare) (VI)
Might: 14
Toughness: 40
Cunning: 212
Will: 149
HP: 80/80
MP: 500/500
Skills:
General:
Diamond Mind (V) Level 76; Master Stamina (IV) Level 8; Zen Meditation (IV) Level 37; Master Clumsy Flight (IV) Level 25;
Mana:
Mana Weaving (VI) Level 71; Compounded Mana (V) Level 56; Gripping External Mana Manipulation (V) Level 68; Mana Hoarder (IV) Level 34; Multi-Layered Mind Magic Affinity (VI) Level 10; Broad Mana Sensing (V) Level 61; Condensed Demon Laser (IV) Level 32; Grand Master Combustion Magic Affinity (V) Level 5; Master Shield Magic Affinity (IV) Level 5; Expert Healing Magic Affinity (IV) Level 22; Advanced Directed Explosions (II) Level 8; Expert Boom Control (III) Level 14; Advanced Gas Control (II) Level 5;
Defensive:
Grandmaster Flutter (V) Level 49;
Offensive:
Master Precise Shooting (IV) Level 34;
Mutations:
Senses:
Deep-Penetrating Eye of Envy +30; Majestic Mana Sensory Organ +30; Surgical Mana Filament Finder +30;
Physical:
Endless Bottomless Stomach +30; Mega-Rapid Mana Charging Wings +30, Expanded Mana Soaking Demon Pocket +30; Mana Drinking Dimension Mouth +30;
Mental:
Expanded Omni-Divergent Thought Brain +30; Girded Will Barrier +30; Multi-Layered Neural Adaptor +30;
Mana:
Fine Mana Manipulating Cortex +30;
Species: Lesser Envy Demon
Skill points: 92
Biomass: 344
[Holy Moly, Invidia. You’ve been a busy little dude.]
And he has. His spell Skills are climbing higher and higher over time reaching new tiers that have no doubt expanded his capabilities massively. It looks as if he recently purchased new explosion-based Skills as well, furthering his control and damage output.
The little green-eyed demon is turning himself into a fluttering bomb factory. At the rate he’s going, he’ll be dropping nukes when he evolves.
Speaking of evolution, he’s primed and ready to go. Full mutations, increasing his ability to absorb and manipulate mana even further. Despite evolving a step ahead of him, this guy can pull in and shape mana far better than I can. That’s the power of the specialist, I suppose.
[You’ve got a ridiculous amount of sSkill pPoints kicking around though, Invidia. I’m sure you can find some more things to spend them on. Try and find some fusions that can elevate your strengths or add some flexibility.]
The eye glitters.
[More skillsssss. I ssshall havesss them!]
That’s the spirit. I give him a tap on the head with an antenna and turn to Tiny.
[Alright then, big guy. Come over here and let’s take a look under the hood.]
The big ape lumbers over and I’m once again impressed with just how tall this dude is. I severely outmass him at this point, but that’s due to me being long. He still stands head and shoulders over me.
I stretch forth an antenna and examine his progress.
Name: Tiny
Level: 74 (Rare) (VI)
Might: 487
Toughness: 126
Cunning: 20
Will: 38
HP: 252/252
MP: 356/356
Skills:
General:
Master Athletics (IV) Level 15; Instant Dash (IV) Level 10; Master Dodge (IV) Level 30; Advanced Flight (II) Level 5;
Mana:
Defensive:
Sparkling Fancy Feet (V) Level 45;
Offensive:
Kong Fist Arts (VI) Level 24; Cloud Piercing Uppercut (V) Level 31; Meteor Leap (V) Level 29; Grand Master Heavy Smash (V) Level 35; Expert Grappling (IV) Level 39; Resonant Smashing Blows (V) Level 22; Master Kong Combo (V) Level 25; Expert Flicker Jab (III) Level 12; Advanced Magic Counter (II) Level 8;
Mutations:
Senses:
Physical:
Bombastic Enhanced Musculature +30; Unbreakable Channelling Bones +30 (Earthblood Basalt); Shock- Collapsing Meteor Legs +30; Metal Shattering Sonic Enhancer +30; Hyper-Ignition Energy Conversion Gland +30; Meshed Shadow Wings +30; Sparking Tesla Fur +30; Regenerative Steel Fists +30;
Mental:
Mana:
Storming Lightning Mana Affinity Gland +30; Storming Lightning Mana Affinity Gland +30; Arcing Lightning Ignition Gland +30; Arcing Lightning Ignition Gland +30;
Species: Thunderstrike Mountain Kong (Rare)
Skill points: 76
Biomass: 211
Just like the little demon, Tiny has made great strides! His boxing skills continue to rank up, giving even more explosive power and damage potential. Also fully mutated, his ability to channel vast amounts of lightning in shockingly (heh) small time frames is really improved. His fur is an almost perfect conductor, and the ignition glands are now able to amplify the mana that passes through them, increasing his overall output. If he keeps going down this route, he’ll be a walking, boxing lightning storm in an ape body.
His punching skills are also coming along nicely. I can see he’s added a few new items as well. Not nearly enough though!
[Spend your damn skill points,] I scold him, [you’ve got a ton banked up and I’m sure there’s some things you can use them on. Maybe think about a Skill that doesn’t use your fists?]
He looks at me like I’m talking in another language.
[Just have a look dammit. Almost all of your skills are offensive. Try some defence or general stuff for a change. Look, you’ve even got a limited ability to fly now, there might be other awesome stuff you can use!]
Time for Crinis. Since she’s currently on my back, I stretch an antenna back there and have a look at what she’s been up to.
Name: Crinis
Level: 64 (Rare) (VI)
Might: 180
Toughness: 160
Cunning: 156
Will: 134
HP: 320/320
MP: 260/260
Skills:
General:
Exalted Shadow Flesh Manipulation (VI) Level 20; Omniscient Tremor Sensing (V) Level 79; Soul Infecting Fear Inspiration (V) Level 50; Dextrous Tentacle Walking (IV) Level 37; Master Stealth (IV) Level 22; Expert Shadow Shaping (III) Level 15; Advanced Mental Warfare (II) Level 8; Advanced Target Seeking (II) Level 3;
Mana:
Mana Moulding (IV) Level 38; Finer External Mana Manipulation (V) Level 12; Grand Master Shadow Magic Affinity (V) Level 15;
Defensive:
Advanced Tentacle Parry (II) Level 6;
Offensive:
Grand Master Grappling (V) Level 56; Grand Master Shredding (V) Level 11; Horrific Dismembering (V) Level 36; Grand Master Tentacle Fu (V) Level 67; Expert Shadow Striking (III) Level 10; Expert Mind Invasion (III) Level 18; Advanced Tentacle Strike (II) Level 8;
Mutations:
Senses:
All-Seeing Mana Sensory Gland +30; Penetrating Shadow Eye +30;
Physical:
Efficient Resistant Shadow Flesh +30 (Immaterial); Atomising Ion-Void Maw +30; Unlimited Endless Dimensional Stomach +30; Quad-Legion Tentacles +30; Hardened Sharpened Diamond Barbs +30; Ripping Visceral Teeth +30; Instantaneous Multi Shadow Flesh Generator +30; Atomising Ion-Void Maw +30; Atomising Ion-Void Maw +30; All-Shape Cell Structure +30; Madness Lingering Soul-Seeker Cilia +30; Deep-Fathomless Light Sink +30; Hyper Shade Phase Organ +30;
Mental:
Symphonic Tentacle Conductor +30; Symphonic Tentacle Conductor +30;
Mana:
Expanded Compressing Reservoir Shadow Magic Gland +30
Species: Immaterial Mind Breaker
Skill points: 84
Biomass: 149
[Wow, Crinis. You’ve been working hard!]
[Thank you, Master!]
Despite many of her upgrades sounding absolutely terrifying, she’s clearly been trying to improve on her strengths and shore up her weaknesses. Her ability to inspire fear and invade the minds of her foes has improved… to a disturbing degree.
But so has her control and options with shadow magic. She’s investing in Skills that supplement her spellforms, much like Invidia has started to do, allowing her to stab and attack enemies with raw shadow mana as well as manipulate it more easily.
She’s even picked up a defensive skill to help prevent her losing so much shadow flesh in battle. If she can actually protect her tentacles, she won’t lose as many, and therefore will last longer in the fight. Good thinking! Not to mention these supplemental skills that help her attack with her tentacles in new ways. Tentacle strike? Good stuff!
Her mutations are much as I expected. Her tentacle conductors are capable of controlling a huge number of limbs and putting them through extremely intricate, coordinated movements without her having to think about it at all.
That mutation on the Soul Cilia… oof. Basically, even if a monster escapes after being attacked with them, the effect will linger, meaning she can attack a monster with them, then quickly shift to another without having to stay “attached” to it.
Spooky stuff.
[You’ve all done well,] I congratulate my three allies. [Let’s keep working on our Skills and funnel as much experience as we can into you. Before you know it, we’ll all be the same tier again!]
Comments
Gopard
Thanks for the chapter!
LuffyBR
I was doing a great comment and it simply disappeared🙄, so I will only leave the sources: Chapter 822 - Sudden war: Al telling Anthony that he uses force magic to make the platforms. Chapter 925 - The Endless Garden: Anthony saying what you said about the platforms. Chapter 843 - Nope: Although I couldn't find in any of her stats pages, in this chapter Anthony confirms Crini's mind magic affinity skill. And indeed you were right, about curse magic, he only made the suggestion to her. Chapter 198 - Quick, status report!: Stamina skill in Tiny's stats page. I don't know why, it simply disappeared in his next status pages. The inconsistencies are probably RinoZ's misunderstandings.
Gonvas
IIRC, those platforms are made using barrier magic not force magic. As for the statuses, I used the PDF as a source. I will give it a look on the free chapters later on. I look at some statuses on the free chapters and they are the same as the PDF.
MrrC
wrong story - sorry
Drake Smitherman
Any chance we could get an update on the mercs starting the centipede genocide?
Tyrunex
Did i miss something? Or wrong Story?
Rahsheem Reid
Yeah Anthony had a ton also but he might be saving those for when he evolved
LuffyBR
Saw now that I forgot to say, but I think I already saw Crini's mind affinity skill in previous status pages.
LuffyBR
Do you remember the chapter that Invidia and Anthony crossed a lake in fourth strata with the platform spell created by force magic? I think it was said in there that Invidia knows the spell because he bought the affinity. Anthony makes the platform and say something along these lines, that he got inspired by his T7 demon friend (forgot the name) and Invidia got too, so the two of them started to learn force magic (with the affinity) or it happened in an earlier chapter, I am not sure. About Invidia ice spells, because in this story, ice magic is an advanced form of water magic, I thought it was impossible to use it without the affinity and I remember some character explaining something about it, but it seems that I understood wrongly. Totally forgot about Invidia's stone manipulation. About Crinis, maybe I read it wrong, but I am think she bought the said affinity (curse or something) in the same chapter that Anthony bought Metal, Lightning and Wood affinity skills, maybe one chapter earlier maybe one after. About Tiny, I am pretty sure Anthony discovered the Stamina skill because he saw it after checking Tiny status, but I don't remember when it was. I was doubtful about Grace and Endure, so it is not a surprise. Lastly, I am just kidding with Invidia's Hp points, I know that they make sense
MrrC
This war as well as the Ultom competition could be a great opportunity with the available war dead from all the elite factions available to be reborn as Zac's reverants
1066 the same year England was invaded my William the Conqueror, this story has come far indeed
Gonvas
IIRC, Invidia does not have force magic skill. We know he has mind, combustion, barrier, healing, and earth magic skills (last one missing in this status). When it comes to the ice spells, keep in mind U don't need the affinity skill to use said affinities. Crinis curse and mind magic skills, maybe she didn't unlock them yet, we know how the affinities unlocked are random. U are wrong about Tiny defensive skills, he never had grace, endure, and stamina skills. Only dodge and fancy feet. The HP should be related to the physical stats hence the low HP Invidia has. Source: Discord and PDF.
Gonvas
He was instructed not to go below 20 cunning. Simple as that xD Btw, his T5 evolution had 11 cunning before Anthony raised it.
ZaneofBane
To 10...
stubs
poor Tiny, he actually had the least available skill points of the lot, and still got scolded over it
stubs
if i recall correctly he had increased it under coercion
LuffyBR
And I wanted to make a comment just for this specific request: PLEASE RISE INVIDIA HP POINTS, THAT 80 IS TERRIFYING 🥶🥶 . I never expected that something would make me feel more fear than Crinis mental tortures descriptions😨.
LuffyBR
Really cool. Now we just need, Sarah, Vibrant, Brilliant and all the council members stats pages 🙃 . Also, what about Invidia's force magic? And I remember that he already used ice spells as well against that T6 water spirit during a wave, so he should have the water magic affinity skill to, right? And didn't Crinis bought a curse magic affinity skill or something similar? She was aiming for a fusion between Curse and Shadow or Curse and Mind, doesn't she? Her mind magic affinity too... . I also remember Tiny having other defence skills. He had Grace, if I am not wrong and maybe Endure? exactly like Anthony, and his Stamina skill is also missing.
Rahsheem Reid
Probably going to do that around the time they are ready to evolve
Koala Man
I’m curious as to how many mind constructs Anthony can handle now
ZaneofBane
Wait... Did Tiny put 10 points in cunning? Is the third layer frozen over?
Thunderhoof
Btw Tundra just curbstomped Team Secret
Koala Man
:)
Frank Moore
Awesome, Thanks. Happy Halloween!
Thunderhoof
Hmmm do they not fuse some skills? Crinis has a bunch of tier V skills that looks compatible with each other.
