Chapter 99: Cuteness is Justice (2/2)
”Well, it's not like we can't meet outside of the Pavilion,” he added with a shrug. ”I don't know on which Plateau you are but I should be able to catch up one day.”
Lanata's expression brightened. ”You're right! Maybe we could even do Quests together too,” she said enthusiastically before catching herself again. ”I mean… I don't have a lot of people I can do them with, so… if you're okay with it…”
”That would be my pleasure, Lana.”
”Great!” She beamed with her hand above her chest. ”Ah! Here. With this, you'll know where I am.”
⠀
❮ ◈ ❯
⠀
Lanata Ovis Venera has sent you a Friend Request.
Do you accept?
Yes/No
⠀
❮ ◈ ❯
⠀
”Yes,” Rakna accepted without hesitation and the list of his friends appeared updated with its new addition. He smiled inwardly when he saw it. He couldn't see anything other than her name and location but the latter was more than enough to confirm his suspicions.
'600th Plateau,' he thought. 'This is the location from which she probably entered the Pavilion. Since it is for her Trial, it's safe to assume that it's her current highest.'
”All right then. See you, Lana. I'll try to come back one last time before you finish your Trial.”
”That'd be lovely,” she said with a cheerful smile. ”Have a good evening, Rakna.”
”You too,” he said and left the bank with a wave of his hand. Now, there was only one thing he wanted to do before calling it a day. He went back to one of the training rooms and before bringing out the thing he was the most interested in, he once again tried to eat the Gigantism Pill. This time, nothing abnormal happened and he learned the skill properly.
⠀
❮ ◈ ❯
⠀
You have ingested a Gigantism Pill.
Race of the Host: Nine-Tailed Werewolf.
Compatibility Quotient: 123%
⠀
---
⠀
Gigantism has been learned!
The Mutation Potential has already been exhausted. The skill will not mutate.
Correction Basis has been applied.
Gigantism has reached its maximum level.
⠀
❮ ◈ ❯
⠀
”Uh, neat. I guess the Correction Basis applied because I had already used Ascension of The Titan once, which most likely counted as proficiency in size modulation,” he said to himself before taking a look at the skill description.
There wasn't anything different to it compared to Pronos. The only notable detail about it was that he could only use it as either a werewolf or a wolf. It didn't bother him too much. Just imagining himself getting bigger whilst humanoid was quite uncanny.
'Well, since it's close to Exceled already, maybe ascending it will allow me to do so,' he thought then turned to look at the unassuming but powerful ring around his finger. 'Time to see check this one.'
With a single thought, he connected his mind to the storage and something materialized in front of him in the blink of an eye. His eyes widened in awe when he saw the majestic appearance of the Dusk Lion.
Truly, just like it was described by the System; its fur was even darker than the night. It truly felt as if he was peering into a three-dimensional shadow. He drew closer to it and slowly touched it. Its fur was incredibly soft and it didn't look like it had been preserved for hundreds of years in the slightest.
Rakna breathed in and willfully called into his Nirvana Skill. His pupils constricted until they were thin slits and the veins and static heart of the creature were revealed to him. The second he did that, the decision on whether he should use Harvester or Scavenger was settled.
'The urge is even stronger than with Aquila. Unfortunately, I have no way to compare it to the nine-tailed wolf since I was unconscious,' he thought as he circled the lion. The beast was around four to five meters long and if it were standing, it could probably reach a height of three meters.
Rakna spent a minute looking for the optimal location to retrieve the heart. He jumped on its back and looked down. 'I wonder…' He mused and extended his claws. In one swift motion, he pierced the lion's flesh and clicked his tongue when he barely was able to reach its ribcage before being stopped.
'Even dead, without muscular tension, and after four hundred years, it's still resistant enough to stop me... Even if my claws have a high attack value, it's limited by my arm in itself.' He grunted and took out the Dreorin Greatsword. ”I'll have to use this to make a direct path to the heart,” he muttered and stabbed into the creature's back whilst adding a bit of his leftover mana.
He made sure that the blade would get close to the heart but not pierce it. He then pulled the sword out and inserted his hand inside the wound. He was thankful that the carcass could not decompose or even he would have had second thoughts.
He grimaced as he was forced to tear the arteries connected to the muscle before he could take it out, but once he was done, he had the biggest heart he had ever seen grasped in his hand. He was rapidly unable to resist the urge anymore and he took the first bite without further delay.