Chapter 942: And Voila (1/2)

The Mutant Monster Gecko continued to devour the colossal fruit as its stomach gradually bulged out. Soon, its stomach had expanded to the extent that it looked like it was pregnant. Surprisingly, it had only eaten half of the colossal fruit so far.

The Mutant Monster Gecko was struggling, pausing for a couple of minutes as it regained its bearings, shooting a glance at Krune to ask for his help.

”Fine,” Krune said as he held the end of the colossal fruit, propping it up as the Mutant Monster Gecko laid flat on the floor, facing up as it held the eaten side of the colossal fruit. It then bit on the fruit using its jaws before swallowing chunks of it.

In this pose, its body felt the least muscular strain, now able to eat some more. As it continued to eat, its thighs had also begun to bulge, its arms being in the same situation not long after. Its body was rapidly digesting the fruit, sending the excess substance to the limbs first to allow more space within the stomach.

This way, as it continued to eat, its body ballooned, turning more and more into a ball. Even though it struggled, the Mutant Monster Gecko had lived for a long time, able to pace itself correctly. It was unlike the regular Monster Geckos that were unable to control their greed, eating the massive fruits that their bodies were unable to handle, losing their lives in the process.

Though, despite its careful proceedings, it seemed that even the Mutant Monster Gecko had reached its limit. It wasn't easy to become a King. Otherwise, there would have been more of them on the massive piece of land.

After all, the Primary Landmass had a radius of 5 kilometers. So, it was more than enough space for the current population of the Monster Geckos to double and still live comfortably.

Becoming the King was akin to reaching the peak of their race, so it was a long bridge to tread on. Even a Mutant Monster Gecko had to be alive for years, if not decades, before it became a King. And considering the conflicts that happened, there was a good chance it would die before achieving that.

And now, as the Mutant Monster Gecko was trying to bridge that gap in one sitting, it was struggling. Its body was failing, unable to handle the sheer mass and energy contained in the colossal fruit.

”Damn it! No, no, no!” Krune shouted when he saw the Mutant Monster Gecko show the whites in its eyes, a sign that it was beginning to lose consciousness. There was still a small piece of the colossal fruit left in his hand.

The fact that it was losing consciousness at this point meant that it was about to fail its evolution. ”Damn it! Two months, I spent two goddamn months on you. Get up, damn it! Get the fuck up!”

Krune was just about to kick it in anger when he stopped. His mind whirred in thought as he weighed the pros and cons, thinking of what he had set out to do. ”When this Mutant Monster Gecko dies, I would have obtained three Godly Points from this Primary Landmass. If I obtain five, I'll be able to go to another Primary Landmass. I'm sure the octopus wouldn't allow me to visit this same place again.”

He frowned, deep in thought as he continued to think out loud, ”With five Godly Points, I'll be able to hunt in another Primary Landmass. If I do well there, I'll be able to harvest 15 Godly Points. Then again, I don't think I'll get such an opportunity there. On top of that, this opportunity is only because I figured out a use for the bone trees. Well, that only happened through chance when I tied up a living Monster Gecko and made a bone tree absorb its blood.”

He thought further, recalling the details of his passive abilities. ”After killing certain creatures, I'll absorb their blood and gain their most prime ability as a passive. Considering the abilities possessed by the Monster Geckos, I'll probably gain abilities like frozen blood, wall-crawling, thermal eyes, or something similar.”

”To get them, I need to absorb the blood of Monster Gecko Kings. Based on what I witnessed, as long as I remain in contact with its blood while killing it, its blood would flow into me...or at least the essence in its blood will. And I will get its ability as a passive ability. A bone tree absorbs all the blood. And…a Blood Essence Crystal…”

”One of the abilities it possesses…in its blood…as essence…probably the most dominant…” Krune muttered, gazing at the Mutant Monster Gecko that had shown the whites of its eyes.

His eyes lit up as he seemed to have obtained enlightenment, taking out the Water Essence as he inhaled a deep breath. ”If my conjecture fails, then I'll be damned. Though, it seems likely that this would be possible.”

Thinking as such, Krune diced the remainder of the colossal fruit into pieces with his Whale Tooth Dagger, slapped the jaw of the Mutant Monster Gecko until it partially regained its senses and stuffed the remaining piece in its mouth, almost making it choke. ”Swallow it. You'll live immediately. I can guarantee that. And, you'll become a King if you do that. A King! King! King!”