AAAGHH!! THIS HURTS! SO BAD!
My organs were being pushed away in different directions as my body tried to make space for the field that most likely held my MP grew past the point where I could handle it. So this is what it meant... Did I have a crystal, too? Probably, I'm a monster too.
UghhhHHH! It still hurts!! I'm getting close to fainting from the pain when...
[Absorption complete.]
[Due to absorption of a high tiered being, you will be inherited a skill at random.]
[Acquired: (IV) Spatial Magic LV3 acquired.]
Oooooohhh... I hurt too much to be happy about it..
Eventually the pain subsides to a small constant aching as my body is squished past my limits, gaining a level of Pain Resistance. After the pain has been reduced substantially, I make my way over to the other crystal. Hell no am I absorbing it, but mabye I can take it with me..?
[Posession of Spatial Magic LV3 has allowed the user to recieve Spatial Storage LV1.]
Oh, cool. So can I take it with me?
I try to use Spatial storage. UGHH! Too complex! But I have to finish this construct! I'm not letting any dumb monsters get to this treasure trove!
I eventually finish it through a lot of trouble and a portal opens up where I put the construct. I can't move the portal, so how am I going to move the crystal? Oh, Force Bullet! I whip up the quick and easy construct while holding the spatial construct and set it to the crystal, launching it into the portal. Let's try and do it with the rest of the crystals! I launched 1..2..45..81..132 crystals into the portal. I'm exhausted and that took forever.. Well, now that my goal has been fulfilled, time to head back to my roof cave to evolve!
I whip up my faithful Air Propulsion and launch myself through the beast habitat. I get the occasional eyeing of the floor predators, most likely thinking about how to kill me. I leave the forest and go into the cave, and up, up and into the roof! Satisfied with my endeavor, I rest for a solid 2 hours.
Now, after a long wait, it's time to evolve!
[Evolution: Cycotus has reached the requirements of evolution. Would you like to access the Evolution Menu?]
Yes!
A list of statistics and evolution choices came up. Quite a long one. Okay.. this is a lot to take in. Let's see evolution choices first.
[Evolution options:
Racial Wipe: Become a nameless snake without being bound to a racial type.
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WARNING: This will remove all racial bonuses from the user!
{Glacial Magic LVMAX will be removed.}
Cycotus Magna: A much larger and stronger counterpart to the Cycotus snake. Physical strengths are improved and Rage Scales will be added to the user. When damage is dealt to these scales, the user will become buffed with an additional strength powerup.
{+20 STR, +10 FOR, -5 INT, +12 DEX}
Cycotus Malia: A decently sized counterpart to the Cycotus snake that specializes in magic and mana. Mental strengths are improved greatly with a slight improvement to physical strength, and a Mana Core will be added to the user. The core will buff magic strength and lower costs of spells, and will reside inside the mana crystal, increasing crystal size slightly.
{+4 STR, +5 FOR, +20 INT, +10 DEX}
Overtier Evolutions:
Cycotus Pergu: A more advanced type of Cycotus that has relations with the cold and dark. Mental strengths are improved as well as physical, but speed is greatly increased, as well as gaining the skills Necromancy and Shade Step. Light will make the user weak but later evolutions can die to light. User will also get a Soul crystal. Depending on how many creatures the user has killed, all stats will be increased. Stronger enemies give more soul.
{+10 STR, +10 FOR, +15 INT, +30 DEX}
Cycotus Cutal: A complicated evolution of Cycotus that is familiar with the icy cold. Mental and physical strengths are both highly improved and dexterity is reduced, but the user gets Icy Scales and Frozen Shard, as well as the skills Spiritual Manipulation and Frost Brand. Icy Scales improve FOR drastically and can create sharp points out of scale that can pierce efficiently. Frozen Shard improves all water magic and allows the user to become completely frozen for a few seconds once every 2 hours, making them completely invulnerable but making the user unable to move.
{+20 STR, +30 FOR, +25 INT, -5 DEX }
So these are my options. The first one is cool and all, but losing INT, does that mean I get dumber?! No!
The second one is interesting, but is outclassed by the other two.
I like the juicy stat bonuses from the third one, but being killed by light?! If my goal is to survive, that won't help at all!
I'll go for the fourth one! Not only does it give me defensive bonuses, it helps me with magic too! The lost DEX hurts, sure, but I can fly with Air Propulsion! I'll get back my DEX in my next evolution anyway.. right?
Okay, lock in Cycotus Cutal!
[Please use Evolution Points before completing evolution. Due to exceeding all limits, Evolution Points have increased.]
Hmmm.. There's so much here! I can improve base stats so I can get my DEX up if i need to, but apparently evolutions that reduce stats also increase the cost to increase stats that were reduced. I can even get new body parts?! I could even make myself a Lizardman! Mabye if I went to the surface I could interact with people if there are any..? I want to get stronger first! No use being weak! Okay.. what to choose...
Let's look at mana glands! I already have the highest tier of ice magic, but the mana cost is way too high.. I'll just go for something that sounds amazing. Wait, there's Time Magic?! I need that! It's absurdly expensive though, half my points gone just like that? It hurts, but I'll take it! If I concentrate enough time magic, can I stop time!?
Okay, next. Let's get two Rotary Cells. They both improve rotating speed by 20%, so that's a 44% rotation increase! If I keep getting more of those, I can spin myself like a chainsaw while invulnerable and make my Icy Scales drastically more deadly! Who knows what I'll get that will help me next evolution?
I have about 33% of my points left. Let's just spend those on regular stat increases. I'm lacking in DEX now, but I can spend enough points on that and have more for other stats! Let's do that!
Everything is locked in now, I'm ready for evolution!
[Evolution will commence soon.]
I hope no creatures will come up here and attack me while I'm evolving. How does one evolve anyway? Is it like an instant transformation? Does it hurt like enhancing?! I hope it doesn't! I'm actually feeling pretty... sleepy..
[Evolution commencing.]