Chapter 47: Transforming Into A Monster (1/2)

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[ INNER PERCEPTION ACTIVATED ]

Name: Arion Elsar

Strength: 1.5 -> 4

Defense: 2.0 -> 1.5

Agility: 1.9 -> 4

Pranic Force: 1 -> 5

Defity: Prana Binding Stage [8th Cycle - 1500/ 65,536 ]

Bloodline: Doom Lizard (Active State)

Prana Aspect: [Darkness] / [Devour] / [Fire]

Pranic Mark : None

Abilities -

— Shapeshifting [Lvl.1]: Limited to base race and bloodline form

Passive Abilities -

— Ingestion Empowerment [Lvl. 1]: Ingest any pranic items to increase Defity. Effectiveness varies with level

— Enhanced Healing [Lvl. 1]: Heal physical injuries faster than normal

— Enhanced Balance [Lvl. 1]: Enhanced center of balance and ability to recover from movement imbalance

— Enhanced Senses [Lvl. 1]: Enhanced hearing, smell, taste, touch and vision

— Enhanced Inner Perception [Lvl. 1]: Read own status (Defity stats, pranic mark, abilities etc.) based on the terms host is familiar with

— Gluttonous Healing [Lvl. 1]: Heal wounds by ingesting pranic items

— Gluttonous Replication [Lvl. 1]: 5% chance to temporarily gain random attributes of any ingested pranic heart. Chances can lower based on the target's Defity

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”ROARRRR!!!” With an ear-deafening roar that echoed throughout the dark cave, Arion woke up and jumped to his feet within an instant, his eyes glowing like red hot embers.

Even though he had lizard-like characteristics, he looked like a humanoid monster, standing on his feet.

But if one saw him, they would never, even in their nightmares, think that the frightening 10 feet tall lizard-like monster was Arion.

His gleaming skin looked black as the midnight sky for the most part, except for the parts colored like an ember, just like his eyes.

These parts were specifically the spine-like protrusions on his back and head, his four long sharp claws, his razor-sharp teeth, and specifically his chest, which were continuously glowing a bright shade of ember shimmering on and about as if following the rhythm of his heartbeat.

His glowing ember eyes seemed like a pair of red hot suns that could blind anyone who looked into them.

But the way his mouth was dripping with saliva and the low grunts escaping from his mouth would make one wonder if even a shred of Arion's consciousness was present inside this monster.

The only feeling Arion was having now was undying hunger...as if he hadn't eaten for an eternity...a hunger that couldn't be satiated no matter how much he eats.

And right now, he was looking at all the Jawfiends as if they were appetizing meals.

When Arion roared before, all the Jawfiends, including the hibernating Queen Jawfiend, got startled by his blood-curdling roar.

They were even petrified for a second, and all the Jawfieds would have run away if it weren't for the presence of the Queen Jawfiend.

Their instincts were screaming at them to run away, but the Queen Jawfiend gave them orders to buy it time for it to recover completely from the backlash when it tried to eat Arion's pranic heart.

If even the Queen Jawfiend considered Arion as a threat now, it meant he was no joke to deal with.

They were also feeling an inexplicable suppression from his aura itself...it was as if they were facing a higher being that was capable of making them feel fear at the core of their souls.

*Kreee! Kree! Kree!*

The Jawfiends defensively screeched at Arion, none daring to attack him because of the predatory aura that was surrounding Arion that far exceeded theirs.

”ROARRRR!!!” Feeling provoked, Arion roared back at them, making them all instantly cower.

But he didn't merely stop at his roar and instead charged at them as if he was not afraid of the fifty or more Jawfiends that were gathered before him.

Now the roles reversed as it seemed as if he was the predator, and they were his prey.

Feeling Arion's anger and aggression towards them, the Jawfiends had no choice but to rush towards him since they can't disobey the Queen Jawfiends orders.

*Kreee!*

One of the Jawfiends at the front of the horde lept towards Arion's face in order to bite his face.

But Arion let out an angry grunt as his claws moved like lightning to grab the Jawfiend by its head and crushed it as if crushing a water balloon.

And immediately after that, he swiftly clawed out its small pranic heart and swallowed it into his big mouth.