Chapter 943: You Died (2/2)

But now, it was still affected by his words. Even though the bones of the cage continued to crack, its struggles became weaker and weaker. Time passed in such a manner as its body continued to shrivel up, eventually turning into a piece of skin.

And soon, when Krune exhaled, even the skin vanished, the remainder turned into dust. Everything of substance in the Monster Gecko Emperor had been absorbed into the wilting bone tree.

A Monster Gecko Emperor, the most powerful being the Monster Gecko race had ever produced. It died the fastest, only living for a couple of hours. If it had been set free, the Monster Gecko race would have become significantly powerful and would easily be able to expand into the ocean waters without much effort.

After all, not many would be able to match the Monster Gecko Emperor in sheer power. Even the whale-like creature Krune fought wasn't a fighter type, despite the sheer presence it exuded. It was a type that only preyed on weaker fishes en masse.

Based on this presence alone, the Monster Gecko Emperor was on the same level as the whale-like creature, the biggest creature he had seen apart from the Checkpoint Turtle. Moreover, the Monster Gecko Emperor was a mobile creature that was born to attack and slaughter.

So, Krune dared not imagine the changes the Monster Gecko race would experience if it had been set free. Though, it didn't matter now since it had died.

Krune looked at the wilting bone tree with anticipation, watching it shrink little by little. He just munched on a small reserve of meat he had packed for this, intending to have enough energy for whatever he had to do next.

Another day passed by as the bone tree finished wilting. There was a large mound of bone powder before him. Though, Krune didn't even have to dig as something from within floated up, hovering in the air.

He hurriedly dug through the bone powder, noticing that there wasn't anything else buried within it, finally gazing at the object that hovered before him, mesmerized, ”Beautiful.”

It was a sparkling blue gem the size of his nail. On it was exactly five crimson strips. It was radiating a mixture of blue and crimson light, almost blinding him in the dark cave. Moreover, waves of energy pulsed out from it, causing him to suffocate every time this happened.

Krune double tapped his glabella, summoning his tablet to notice that he had received another Godly Point in the process. He then retracted it as he gazed at the gem before him, wondering what he had to do with it.

Though, he approached it closer, eventually sniffing to smell a similar scent to the Water Essence and the Blood Essence Crystal. As he had been with them all along, Krune was familiar with their scents. And now, the gem was emitting a mixture of the two scents.

Krune carefully touched it, feeling that it was warm to the touch. He pocketed it, checked the cave to see if he had left anything behind before sprinting back to his cave, hurrying along the way as he was careful to not alert any Monster Geckos.

Nevertheless, excitement covered his face, his gait, and his very body language.

Absolute treasure!

Krune was almost certain of this fact. It was what he had pondered about a lot. And considering his life experience, Krune knew for a certainty of the gem's wonder.

At the very moment he returned to his cave, he headed straight towards the pool, jumping into it immediately as he held the gem in his hands. ”This is what I've been hoping for all this time.”

Taking in a deep breath, Krune mentally prepared himself, swallowing the gem. For almost a minute, he didn't feel anything, barely able to feel the gem reach his stomach.

As if his thoughts had arrived too soon, intense pain emanated from his body, knocking him out unconscious instantly. Krune plopped into the pool, touching his bottom as his body turned hot, causing the water to vaporize while something from within was absorbed into his body.

Even though he was within the water, he didn't drown. After all, his nose was still able to breathe normally.

Passive—Underwater Breathing!

His mouth then opened as a sonorous hum reverberated, causing bubbles to form on the water.

Passive—Sonic Radar!

And after that, the entire place was lit up as if it was daytime, causing the emitted light to even spill out of the cave.

Passive—Neon Radiance!

All his passive abilities had activated automatically and were in full swing as Krune's body began to subtly change.