Chapter 35 (1/2)

No 08's legacy, the final her rank of existence

The saic stone I skipped the rank-up process entirely, while still gaining the appropriate e] [Greater Dees the northern seas A canny spiritual lifeforic Points: 4000/4000] 1760↑ [Total Combat Power: 4400/4400] 1936↑ [Unique Skill: <reroll> <cyber-manipulation> <materialization>] [Racial Skill: Fear] [Simple Identification] [Human Form (Wonderful)] [Specialist Packer]

…well, let's leave the nitpicking for next tiic and coe caained from No 08: [Materialization]

Before, htless veneer Now, I had gained real flesh and blood, crafted from matter of this world

My body handled a bit differently froht a body with actual substance and weight was easier to use I curled and flexed et a feel for my new self

”…Sherry? Is that you?” I heard Weed calling froain I looked around 13 now, about 150 centiot these clothes, which meant my navel would peek out from below the heth skirt was pretty rew up so quickly, they could gain an adult's face in just a single year Isaac, staring at me in amazement, came back to himself as he heard Weed's utterance Just as he was about to speak…

clang!

My dagger flew into the head of a spider in a corner ofwhatever it was about to do The iron blade sank half-way into its shell and broke off

So just normal iron wouldn't be able to stand up to the spider's carapace or my current power, then

Now, I only needed to create a bit of s I continued exa watch on the carapace-spiders

The spiders had been watching an to move I responded with a quiet step forward

Just as I passed by Isaac,stock-still, I spoke

”…my name's Shedy Not Sherry”

”Eh…” He jolted in another bout of surprise

I leaped,ilant spiders iical bullets fro itself into a cloak to hide et

The range and thickness of my mist had improved by leaps and bounds Once theht

Two spiders instantly began shooting again, while two other slid aroundtheir claws in a pincer attack

I stretchedheat froy, whether they were living beings, y, there was heat Not like I particularly understood hoorked, anyway

Theirthe shell whole and shattering it with ic

The three re spiders decided to abandon close-quarters co to suppress me

But I didn't actually need the chilly mist to slow them down My speed was doubled with the explosive boost in coical rock bullets now looked no faster than lobbed basketballs I just needed a light hop to the left, then to the right… oh hey, I think I could catch those

So I did Thankfully they weren't shooting fireballs instead I grabbed a boulder in th into a return throw It didn't even coh to shock a spider into a , draining its et was down, the other two suddenly stoppedThey restarted a short while later, but this tielyAI controllers? I didn't quite get their intentions If all they wanted was just a simple, indiscriminate massacre, then an AI would probably work just fine But using soldiers with predictable attack patterns againstabout