Chapter 936: Failure (2/2)

”That's a loss.” Krune scowled, thinking of something as he noticed the bone tree began to wilt. It seemed producing a massive fruit was the limit of a bone tree. So, once it had produced that, it began to lose all vitality.

Krune hurriedly made an incision on the Monster Gecko's tail and tied it to the stem of the bone tree, watching its blood be absorbed into the tree. With that, the bone tree's wilting slowed down. Unfortunately, it seemed as if it was about to die anyway.

Though as he watched the bone tree absorb the Monster Gecko's blood, Krune noticed something amiss, gazing at the Monster Gecko carcass to see its body gradually shrinking in size. This time, not only was the blood in its body being absorbed, but it seemed that even its flesh wasn't spared.

Krune muttered in confusion, ”Is it because it's wilting this time and is the reason why it's also absorbing the flesh?”

”Then...” He looked with anticipation. ”What will the result be?”

This was how most experiments went. One might have sought out to obtain something but might obtain something completely different instead. Krune looked at his tablet, noticing that he hadn't obtained a Godly Point.

It was obvious since the Monster Gecko failed to evolve and had died during the first phase itself.

And now, the wilting tree began to absorb everything in its body, reducing the rate of its wilting as it began to emit a mild reddish hue. The moment Krune retracted his Neon Radiance, he could see the reddish hue.

It was really dim, but in the pitch-black environment, it was obvious.

Six hours passed in such a fashion as the Monster Gecko became a withered husk. The moment he touched it, it crumbled into dust, as if everything that made up its body was fully absorbed. Though, the bone tree wasn't well-off either, wilting as the once twenty-meter tall tree was crumbling at the slightest touch.

The moment the branches fell on the floor, they crumbled into powder. Finally, when there was only powder in the cave, Krune dug through it using his bare hands, soon spotting a dim reddish radiance.

He continued to dig in such a manner, soon touching something solid, picking it up immediately as he observed it. It was a gem, shinning with a mild reddish hue. It was pretty tiny, only spanning a centimeter in length.

But at the very moment he saw it, Krune's heart thumped with increasing intensity. He was allured by it as his body wished to consume it whole. The moment he held it, Krune realized a certain fact: Eating it would prove to be beneficial to him.

Though, he dare not risk it at present, not in this cave where he didn't have anything to help him. He planned to try it in his cave. At least, if something went amiss, he could gouge out his stomach, swallow a Water Essence and jump into the pool.

That way, he was guaranteed to survive.

Krune carefully pocketed the reddish gem that he hastily called the Blood Essence Crystal and exited the cave, stopping at the entrance as he sighed. ”It isn't easy obtaining Godly Points.”

Now that he thought about it, Krune understood the reason the Monster Gecko King made all its able-bodied Monster Geckos fight each other to pick out a winner. It wasn't just a tournament. It was to determine the Monster Gecko that had evolved the most.

The stronger it was, the more it evolved it was. It meant that it had survived for a longer time by eating the fruits daily. That way, its body was more robust. So, the strongest Monster Gecko would be able to handle devouring the massive fruit and remain alive until it finished evolving into a Mutant.

It wasn't as if any Monster Gecko would cut it. So, Krune's plan was flawed from the start. ”I cannot capture those Monster Geckos.”

He sighed as he thought about it. It wasn't easy determining their development. After all, unless it was a Mutant or a King, all the Monster Geckos looked more or less the same. Only through a battle would the extent of their development be determined.

Krune didn't have the time to fight with the Monster Geckos to determine that. It would be too risky. That was why all he did was blind them first through his Neon Radiance before finishing them off immediately. He wasn't able to determine their strength and development in this manner.

So, Krune's plan of farming for Godly Points had wholly failed.