Chapter 936: Failure (1/2)

Any Monster Gecko needed to eat the fruits hanging from the bone trees for survival. On top of that, it also seemed that it was their prime mode of nourishment. Krune hadn't seen them hunt anything else from the waters above the Primary Landmass.

Well, even if they did, they didn't do it anywhere near him, so he hadn't witnessed such actions. In any case, it seemed the roots of the bone trees either absorbed the water from the ocean or the blood mixed into the ocean as the fishes within killed one another.

Either way, it accumulated a lot of Blood Essence, condensing them into the fruits. So, any monster that consumed such fruits would absorb all the Blood Essence in it, developing accordingly. Throughout its life, as it consumed more and more of such fruits, its body would continue evolving until it became a mutant.

And, the end of such a journey was it becoming the king of its species. For a moment, Krune was inclined to eat a fruit to experiment. He didn't have such a notion at the start. After all, he didn't know what the fruit did.

But, now that he realized that it was beneficial to the monsters, he wondered if it would help him as well. If it did, then he would also be able to increase his physical might. And with an increase in his might, he would be able to use his Passive Abilities more frequently.

In the future, it might also help him a lot when he tackled the Tertiary Landmass and obtained an active ability. That way, he would obtain a lot of strength, enough to dominate Layer 3 and accumulate a lot of Godly Points in such a fashion.

This way, he would eventually be able to reach Layer 1 and leave the Sub-Realm. Committing suicide at present wouldn't be damaging to him since a fragment of Little Krune was in the Lawless Plains. So, he would easily revive there.

Though, Krune didn't wish to do that. After all, he was curious about the treasures present in the Sub-Realm. Just the passive abilities and the Pestlor that he obtained here were already worth it. So, Krune anticipated just how strong he would become at the end of this place.

He didn't wish to miss out on such opportunities. After all, if he died right now, all his accumulations wouldn't be transferred over to the Little Krune fragment in the Lawless Plains. Not to mention that his subspace was also with him currently.

There was no chance that it would be able to leave the Sub-Realm and appear in the Little Krune fragment due to the powerful spatial laws protecting the Sub-Realm. Losing the subspace would definitely be a tremendous loss for him.

So, after thinking it through, he didn't wish to be reckless, planning to first see if his method would allow him to harvest Godly Points.

Krune brought over the Monster Gecko he had captured, pushing it closer to the massive fruit hanging over the bone tree within the cave. To ensure it wouldn't kill him the moment he set it free, Krune dislocated its arm joints, making it emit muffled screams.

As it was gagged, it couldn't scream normally. Krune left it as is, gazing at the massive fruit hanging before him. He didn't know if it had fully ripened or not, unable to determine it. So, as he stared at it, from time to time, he glanced at the bound Monster Gecko, looking at its reaction.

After suffering from the pain of its arm joints getting dislocated, it slowly returned to a normal mental state, soon becoming allured by the massive fruit. With its changing expression and wagging tail that turned intense as time passed, Krune was eventually able to get an idea.

He then stretched his hand, intending to pluck it out when the Monster Gecko looked with an anxious expression. Upon seeing that it wasn't the time yet, Krune stopped. At regular intervals, he attempted to do the same, keeping watch of the Monster Gecko's expression.

Eventually, when the Monster Gecko no longer looked anxious as he stretched his hand, Krune realized that it was okay to pluck it out now. All he did was just sever the tiny bone branch by poking with his dagger.

It seemed that it was already in a delicate state, having to bear the tremendous weight of the massive fruit. So, all it needed was a light touch to break. When the massive fruit fell on the floor, the Monster Gecko stirred up, looking desperate.

Krune didn't say anything and untied it, watching it pounce on the massive fruit immediately. As it was unable to use its hands, all it could do was use its mouth to struggle while eating the fruit.

Though, as time passed, it seemed unable to endure eating, looking like it was on the verge of giving up. Upon seeing this, Krune frowned, realizing that it wasn't as easy as it sounded. After all, no matter how much it tried, the Monster Gecko seemed to have reached its limit.

It wasn't able to eat anymore. Unwilling to leave it as is, Krune soon helped cut the massive fruit into pieces and stuffed the Monster Gecko to the brim with it, watching its body balloon. After all, it had consumed a fruit that was almost as big as itself.

If not for the evolutionary property present within the fruit, no creature would be able to survive eating something as big as its own body. Though, it seemed the case wasn't the same for the Monster Gecko.

After all, when he finished stuffing it full, he noticed that it was showing the whites of its eyes already. Moreover, upon a closer inspection, he noticed that its heart was no longer beating. Unable to endure, the Monster Gecko had died.