Chapter 19: Evolving Miasma (1/2)
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Large quantities of black fog continued to be poured over many monsters, every single being that was infused with it began to change, even Belphegor.
Chaos extended his hand was this black fog continued to come out almost endlessly, this was the Miasma he was able to create at will, a toxic substance made of Chaos Attribute which possesses a variety of purposes.
In his previous life, he was used as a miasma-making machine until his last days, but now he was finally being able to use it and employ it to his heart's content and to however he wanted.
As Chaos recalled that the Miasma had mutagenic properties, he quickly tried to forcefully mutate the monsters so they could evolve and become stronger.
The same way it happened to Abyss, who surprisingly evolved into a Shoggoth Maid after receiving the Miasma from Chaos.
Poof!
Suddenly, one of the monsters finally evolved.
It was a Cursed Broom! A simple broom that was infused with a small soul and was cursed, being able to move by itself and… well, clean things up. They lacked any offensive or defensive abilities, but they rather touched because the wood they were made of was hardened by the evil spirit inside, so they could still kill a weak Orc by smacking them in the head.
Chaos, Abyss, and Belphegor all glanced with interest in what could a broom even transform into.
It suddenly began to grow, its wood expanded, and it gained five new branches, with crew larger and larger… then, leather appeared out of thin air, and even more straw!
”Wait… is this?” wondered Chaos, as he saw that the first Broom converted into a…
”A Scarecrow?” asked Belphegor in shock.
Indeed, the Cursed Broom became a Cursed Scarecrow, and it even had two legs, arms, and a head made of straw covered by leather which had painted a face, a happy and relaxed one.
It was rather surprising, but this was what a Cursed Broom could evolve into!
Chaos quickly checked its stats, finding that the Monster went from D-Rank all the way to S-Rank! His Miasma had incredibly powerful properties to evolve monsters!
However, it seemed that it worked once, as the Scarecrow didn't undergo any more changes.
The monster had become a Cursed Scarecrow, and it possessed the ability to actually curse beings with powerful curses that caused horror, confusion, and could even paralyze.
It also could use its sharp wooden claws, infusing mana into them to make them stronger. Additionally, it possessed a talent for gardening and tending the crops, with an ability named [Gardening].
The Scarecrow walked towards Chaos as it spoke.
”Ah, my lord, I thank you for giving me the possibility of evolving. I was merely a broom, but now, I can move, I have limbs, and more importantly, I can speak! How wonderful,” it said.
It had a very eloquent voice as well!
”No problem, glad you're stronger now… Do you have a name?” asked Chaos.
”Oh, no, but I would be glad if you could bless me with one,” said the Scarecrow.
”Hm… Jack,” said Chaos, as a flow of Mana rushed into Jack, enhancing him further, and making him an SS-Rank right away!
”Ohhh! I have grown even stronger now… Thank you very much, my lord,” said Jack, as he lowered his head and kneeled.
Suddenly, he summoned a scythe out of nowhere… Chaos realized that this was part of his own body, like living armors having swords and shields that were also part of them, Scarecrows were not so different as they were made of inanimate objects who were possessed by a spirit. Albeit summoning a material out of nowhere was not particularly normal…
Jack had become a Cursed Scarecrow Lord, and Chaos even saw as a dark cape grew out of his wooden neck, and his body became taller and more intimidating.
”Amazing… SS-Rank from a mere D-Rank!” said Belphegor.
”Master is amazing at this! Can I evolve again too?” asked Abyss.
”Sorry, I think you can't evolve again, you've received all I could give,” said Chaos, petting Abyss's head.