Demon King

On the first floor of Jinma's tower, I couldn't meet Ai. Maybe he's still on the first floor. Maybe he just didn't show up to me.

What welcomed me instead was a scorpion that was bigger than Poison Scorpion, or Giant Spider, and faster, stronger, and even more terrifying than Giant Wolf.

I was thinking it would be a blur, but it was a moment when I knew for sure that it wasn't just the tin spear trolls appearing on the first floor of Jinma's tower.

“Kiuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!”

When I became an intermediate monster, I felt like I was moving in a different structure than a lesser monster.

B. There is a difference between being a creature and being. I felt like the world had given me just the fact that I was not on their equal footing.

Don't you dare think, cower and lie down in front of them. It seemed like I could hear it over and over again.

I don't think I'll lie down.

A monster that is similar to or a little stronger than a Troll. If you have that much attack power, you'll regenerate just as weak, and if you have that much defense power, you'll be that slow. There's no way I can't kill him!

“Kiahhhhhh!”

The tail of a scorpion with deadly poison at its end, which grows into abundant monstrosity, free material and attacks me. An attack that is impossible to see with the eyes, and is desperate to use detection to determine the evil forces that remain at its end.

I flew away from it and raised my sword. However, it has not yet attracted any surprises and fairy tales.

With the body of the Hopgoblin Ashter, of course, he was confident of taking him down soon.

What's there to be afraid of since we can keep up with both strength and speed? He doesn't give me time to deal with it, so I cut it quickly.

If not at once, divide it several times, and if you attack the same place as soon as possible, his crust will crumble no matter how hard it is.

But if I kill him now, I'll become Hobgoblin myself this time. When you become a Hobgoblin, you lose that amount of movement, and when you do, it becomes difficult to analyze his movements and skills.

When I had more time, knowing everything about him would make it easier to kill him. In order not to die thousands or tens of thousands of times until you create a trap with the Goblin's body to kill an intermediate monster.

I've already been through Jinma's Tower once. I had to pull everything I could out of that experience now. Although time flows slowly here, it was a waste of time flowing slowly now.

“Kiuiyi!”

“Yes, run. ”

And show me all about you.

I lunged at him, muttering as if to myself. Poison Scorpion welcomed me with a successful technique, tail-punching, to read patterns.

“Kuaahhhh!”

However, as I leaped into the air, I was distorting my mouth without even knowing it.

Fear of degeneration. An unappealing feeling in the face of a fierce opponent. Fear of more pain than death.

All of those emotions were mixed together in the heart of darkness, gradually turning into joy from the next moment.

How much fun it would be to overcome them all and break their enemies, breaking their tails and blowing their necks! How exhilarating it must be to eat it all!

I don't know if I was born from the moment I became a Goblin or if I've been hidden from the foundation of my instincts since I was a human.

However, he was clearly here, killing the opponent in front of him, taking his flesh and gaining pleasure. The more powerful the opposing Pokémon is, the bigger the Pokémon is, the bigger the Pokémon is.

I didn't go against it.

It was a good impulse. It was an impulse to bring me to life, to strength.

Following that impulse, I moved my body. I didn't care if he sensed it or if Poison Scorpion was slightly diminished. I didn't have time to care.

And time passed.

Two hours passed on the basis of the outside time.

For me it felt like two weeks instead of two hours, but the clock must have shifted hard for that long time and crawled over the slower string from 3 to 5.

In front of my eyes was Poison Scorpion, who had fallen into a deep and narrow trap. I couldn't see it with my own eyes, but the detection was convincing.

What I was drinking was a Goblin figure.

So far, the level and skill level have allowed the Goblin Fighter to kill intermediate monsters without the help of a trap, but it was also too difficult for the Goblin.

Of course, this is what I expected from the beginning.

“Kee, Kee, Kee. ”

“Phew, Phew... ”

It was impossible to level up the Pokémon or move it forward two levels, not one. There was an absolute difference in physical ability. Differences that can't be filled with any skill.

Then, was the process that grew from level 50 to 58 meaningless? No way.

Growing up in the process, a few stats and skills reduced the amount of time I spent setting traps and leading him into a trap, as well as the number of times I lost my life to his tail or claws.

And I finally got Poison Scorpion engulfed with a level nine low-level trap creation skill.

“Kiey, kiey. ”

“Whew.”

It sounds weak and tender like a cry for life when you're in a position of strength and you've never paid for it.

The man who was so great when we first met now feels as small as a lie. Even though I'm a Goblin, even though I'm barely the size of his claws.

Yeah, I finally realized something.

Intermediate monsters are only Intermediate monsters. There will be higher monsters on top, and higher monsters on top. Maybe there are more than that.

Moreover, it is not just the silk monsters that I will be hostile to.

Many Humans. Unlike me, they were born in good homes, grew up without shortages, and were connected to powerful partners.

Most of them would be hostile to me. They will try to hunt me down as a monster.

I didn't want to be beaten by them until I was reborn as a monster. This was my honest heart.

So I don't have time to be afraid of these things.

I can grow. I have to grow up. Intermediate, Advanced, Advanced, and Beyond. We should kill more and eat more.

I approached Poison Scorpion's right claw, crying pitifully in front of my eyes.

This was a custom trap built just for him, so Poison Scorpion couldn't even move his feet.

He merely begged me to show him mercy, wrapping himself up as pathetic as he could in his predators' prey. Of course, I don't care about the prey.

“I'll eat well. ”

I opened my mouth and bit his hard claws. The poison is pouring in. Of course I was expecting it.

[Lesser Poison Generation Skill is Lv7.]

[Lesser regeneration is Lv9.]

Predatory Skill largely ignores poison's toxicity only to my predators, and Abnormal Resistance Skill prevents me from being poisoned.

Regenerative skills gradually recover from the effects of poison, even after reaching a lower level 5. Finally, Poison Generation skills grow each time you consume or use them.

This combo allows me to eat Poison Scorpions and grow my Regeneration and Poison Generation skills at incredible speeds.

The dysfunctional resistance was originally moderate, so it grew a little more, but certainly faster than before.

I don't know, but my predatory skills are also growing. I haven't had a chance to find out yet because I have so many training skills to level up.

“Kiik, Kiik, Kiik! ”

“Run all you want. ”

If you can fly.

I ate Poison Scorpion on the spot, and my Regeneration and Poison Generation skills have finally reached an intermediate level.

Ei still did not appear, but instead I remembered the phrase [Conquest of Jinma Tower 1st Floor 2/10] in front of my eyes.

Soon the familiar pain came upon me. The process of the body regressing to its place. Inflating muscles, spilling blood vitality, and thickening skin. A hard, thickening bone.

Observing that phenomenon that was unrealistic was objective, as if it were about the body of another, and I had flashing thoughts about the body, strength, and soul.

The thought that had been touched for a very short time disappeared from my mind, and I didn't care because it wasn't important right now.

The moment it became important, I could think of myself again.

Probably not that far away.

I was unsure of where it was, and I spoke in a short voice.

“I continue to challenge. Until I've conquered them all 10 times. ”

After the clock spun half a turn from it, one Goblin succeeded in placing a poison tooth in the neck of the lightning spider.

As it did with seven monsters, including Skeleton Knight, Hornet Prince and Minotaurs.

“Kuau……! ”

“Damn it. ”

This spider harnessing the power of electricity in spider silk was the worst intermediate monster I've ever faced.

I was able to endure the Goblin Fighters, but from the moment I became a Goblin, I had to think I was dead just by touching his spider webs. It was hard enough to set a trap.

Moreover, this spider was stumbling into a trap because he climbed up the wall and avoided the trap I had made.

Trap creation skills were extremely limited despite reaching intermediate level 5. It is that I can only set a trap on the floor, the place where I was staying.

As long as I'm not as clumsy as a Troll, the enemy must be wary of my continued stay in one place only. That's why we need another head-to-head fight to lure our enemies into a trap.

Until now, it wasn't that hard to deal with monsters that weren't so intelligent, but I couldn't imagine it would be.

Moreover, a way to trap enemies who are staying in the air in the first place is desirable. It's a pretty good skill, but its disadvantages are dramatic.

A lot of research will be needed to make this skill useful in the future.

“Delicious.”

Even so, I felt more frustrated that the skin of the lightning spider that screwed me was so delicious.

But in front of my eyes, after eating all the spiders, I remembered a notification window that was just like if I knew how I felt now.

[Jinma Tower 1st Floor Conquest 9/10]

[Lesser Cobweb Crafting to Lv10 will evolve into Intermediate Cobweb Crafting. It's possible to harness your skills and magical powers in the spider silk you produce.]

[Congratulations! You've met the conditions for synthesizing a higher skill!]

[Can synthesize parent skill ‘Lunatic Trickster’.]

[Obtain a Special Combat Branch Skill (Trap Generation) of Intermediate Level 5 or higher, acquire 2 or more Special Combat Aid Branch Skills (Poison Generation, Spider Web Crafting), and at least 1 Special Attack Skill of Lesser Level 5 or higher (Power Attack, Power Arrow)]

[Contains 2 or more Lesser Magic Skills (Heilang, Flame Magic).]

[Contains 2 or more Intermediate Combat Aid Skills (Detection, Leap, Charge of Beast).]

At that moment, it strangely disappeared.

Looking at the notification window, I smiled.

Perhaps the tenth conquest target to be encountered on the first floor of Jinma Tower will be easier to catch.

Chapter 15. 4th Evolution 1 (Paid Start) End

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