Ch.6767. Leviathan

[Point Shop]

-Special Evolution Route (Random): 3 Monster Points

Monster Points are valuable, but this is an investment to become an evolved form.

And I’m using the last of my five evolution routes.

[Special Evolution Route Acquired]

-Avian

-Evolution form conditions unlocked.

[Avian has been added.]

-Avian Sura (Sub-adult): 1,400 DNA Points

-Half-bird Sura (Sub-adult): 1,200 DNA Points

-New evolution tree has been created. (Half-human Half-bird, Avian)

Two conditions appeared for me. You might think the half-bird would be more useful, but what I need right now is speed.

I need powerful flight capabilities. Then there’s only one choice.

-Avian Sura (Sub-adult): 1,400 points required

Finally, the time has come. The moment I spent the points, the main card accepted the new evolution.

After looking around and finding a place with no people, I began my transformation.

As the main card glowed and enveloped my body, a new silhouette appeared.

What kind of bird would I become? The genes acquired through special evolution showed various distributions.

An aggressive species with excellent hunting skills.

An eagle. Specifically, a black eagle caught my eye.

Simultaneously, my body began to undergo a new transformation.

The beak of a black eagle, a type of raptor, started forming.

Main Card

-Species: Avian Name: Avian Sura Growth Form: Sub-adult

Traits: In Flight (Agility rank +1 during flight), Prey Detection (Strength rank +1 when attacking), Wide Field of Vision (Can accurately identify and attack distant targets, Stamina rank +1)

Strength: B

Agility: A

Resistance: C

Magic Resistance: C

Stamina: B

Magic Power: C

Skills: Target Lock, Dive Attack, Feather Flurry

Evolution: Avian, Half-bird Half-human

Sub Cards: Wind Flap (Manipulate wind to attack opponents), Why is the Eagle’s Beak Yellow? (Gather magic power during a dive to pierce through enemies)

I laughed seeing the clearly divided stats after having balanced figures before.

Well, this is normal. Once I become this form, I know what to do as if it’s automatically programmed.

I leave this place with a flap of my wings.

Excluding wingspan, just looking at height alone, I’m quite large at 1m30. That’s natural for a monster’s body.

I spread my wings to fly, and the surrounding wind swirls.

And suddenly my body soars upward with momentum.

At this speed, it’s possible.

I moved toward Eulwangri Beach, flying through the sky without terrain changes.

The speed was terrifying.

I was heading to the beach at a speed impossible for mediocre flight.

Another difference: my field of vision is wider. Perhaps for hunting ground targets during flight, I could now see the space where people were gathered.

And the Curse Octopus too.

“Aaaagh!”

I saw a massive creature over 7M tall grabbing a person right before my eyes.

It was truly magnificent with its colorful patterns and eight legs emitting magical power.

One of those is hypnosis.

The prey becomes immobilized immediately upon encountering the hypnotic leg.

It’s already September, but the beach hasn’t closed yet.

Thanks to that, people are everywhere, screaming in terror.

But rescue isn’t easy.

As I mentioned when I transformed into a piranha before, underwater combat is completely different from fighting on land.

That’s why it takes time for those who can fight freely underwater to arrive.

I can see what appears to be a team of Jaegers in my field of vision. They probably arrived quickly thanks to the recently changed system, but they couldn’t do anything immediately.

They attack from a distance, but another tentacle blocks them with a barrier.

Having observed all this, I waited for the moment to ambush.

Usually, monsters don’t attack me first after I transform.

So there’s only one moment to save the person.

There’s a lifeboat under the octopus. They were probably ambushed from there.

Now it opens its mouth toward the hypnotized victim. Where is its mouth, you ask?

Right on top of its head. One might think it’s between the legs, but this creature’s head is its mouth.

And this is the only moment of carelessness.

[When the Curse Octopus eats its prey, it opens its head to put it in its mouth. This is your chance to attack.]

[Dive Attack]

I took a hunting stance.

I attempted a steep dive at the exact moment the hypnotized person was moving toward the target point.

The speed was different. With a terrifying velocity comparable to my Insect Sura form, I was suddenly right in front of my target.

At that moment, I spread my wings backward and extended my two legs forward.

My sharp talons instantly dug into the man’s shoulders.

“Aaaagh!”

It must hurt, but it’s better than dying.

I grabbed him as gently as possible and soared into the sky in an instant.

All of this happened within one second. I could feel the Curse Octopus looking at me.

I passed through the air. I threw the man toward where the Jaegers were.

“What’s that!”

“It’s an eagle? It’s huge!”

“Are eagles normally that size? It’s as big as a person!”

Various reactions followed belatedly, but I had already crossed the sea. The Curse Octopus tried to do something toward me, but what could it do? I was in the air.

As I leisurely escaped through the air, I saw the Curse Octopus disappear underwater.

Is it running away because it was interrupted?

If not, then…

While flying, something suddenly rose up in my field of vision.

It was a water jet, disrupting my vision with high-pressure spray.

“No…”

I could see the Curse Octopus following me from below.

But here, I just need to climb higher. How could it possibly deal with the sky’s emperor soaring through the air?

That’s probably why evolution points for this form are the most expensive.

Next, I should chase that bastard, but the Curse Octopus suddenly raised all eight of its legs.

What’s it trying to do now?

But its target wasn’t me. In my field of vision, I could see a small vessel approaching abnormally fast.

“They’re here.”

None other than the Jaegers. Jaegers skilled in underwater combat had arrived packed on a small vessel.

This was my opportunity for a new evolution. As the Curse Octopus focused its attention on the Jaegers, I flew higher to increase the distance.

Then I checked my remaining points. Excluding evolution, I had 10,100 DNA points left.

14,000 M-points

After conversion, that would be 11,500 points. Not enough for evolution.

Converting my remaining 1 monster point would make it 12,500.

What evolution routes are available to me?

[Adult Evolution Routes]

-Half-dragon Half-insect (13,000 DNA points)

-Half-dragon Half-avian (14,000 DNA points)

-Half-dragon Half-human (13,000 DNA points)

-Half-dragon Half-fish (13,000 DNA points)

-Half-fish Half-beast (12,500 DNA points)

-Half-bird Half-human (12,500 DNA points)

-Half-bird Half-dragon (13,500 DNA points)

-Half-bird Half-avian (13,000 DNA points)

-Half-fish Half-human (11,500 DNA points)

-Dinosaur (12,000 DNA points)

-Insect (11,000 DNA points)

-Machine (12,000 points)

-Fish (11,000 points)

With my current points, there’s only one option: Half-fish Half-beast.

“Phew.”

This means I need a large body and powerful jaws to face that creature.

[Half-fish Half-beast Adult Evolution]

-12,500 points consumed

Soon, the points I had worked so hard to collect were literally flying away in the status window.

The red evolution card glowed and showed me a silhouette.

Yes, a sufficiently large and powerful creature. The silhouette displayed various structures.

The marine mammal I wanted was just one. The ancestor of the sperm whale, which feeds on giant squid with its powerful jaws.

Livyatan melvillei, with teeth in its upper jaw and a robust body that ruled the seas alongside megalodon as another monster whale.

But the monster transforming through the card was slightly different. The thick forehead area had a strange texture as if flesh and metal were combined, and its tail glowed with magical power.

But what does it matter? As long as it’s strong.

“Here I go.”

Finally, this body began to transform with the red evolution card.

*

Poseidon Guild. As the name suggests, they specialize in dealing with underwater monsters.

Their skill level is capable of handling up to S-class threats, so the three major guilds usually call them first to deal with marine monsters.

They were confident and had various countermeasures.

“We’re facing an octopus. Seems like it attacks from its tentacles?”

While familiar to Do Jonghyun, this was clearly a new species of monster to others.

“Let’s go through our list of octopus monsters and compare.”

They’re not an ocean specialist guild for nothing. Instead of rushing in recklessly, they observed its reactions first.

“Fire first!”

They were observing the octopus’s reactions from a distance.

The stronger the guild, the more cautious and certain they are.

These professionals were doing just that.

The Poseidon Guild leaders, the Im Nayeon and Im Suyeon sisters, asked for rear surveillance.

“Check the underwater movements with your ultrasound.”

“Make sure no one comes from behind! Be careful. If there’s a break in the sea, there might be other monsters.”

Their judgment was accurate.

Other monsters were moving around the vessel they had arrived on.

“I knew this would happen. Let’s keep our distance and deal with this one first.”

“The octopus is moving.”

“It’s a smart one. Planning a joint attack?”

As the sisters combined their strength to face the octopus, something happened.

But the Curse Octopus showed them exactly why it had “Curse” in its name.

Suddenly, one of the octopus’s tentacles created a wave, causing the vessel to rock violently.

As the vessel nearly capsized, one of the Poseidon Guild members barely stabilized it.

“Can you hold on?”

“No problem! That was nothing!”

Another attack came, and they blocked it again.

“Are you underestimating us? Do you think the same attack will work twice in a row?”

Being experienced, they blocked even the third attack.

An ordinary guild might have become complacent and celebrated here, but the Poseidon Guild were veterans.

The sisters’ expressions hardened.

“Mila! Check if something’s attached to our bodies!”

They questioned these ineffective attacks after just three attempts.

This measure was very prompt and quick.

But they were unlucky. The Curse Octopus’s curse grows stronger after the second time. Two tentacles moved, and they felt pain throughout their bodies.

“Argh!”

They released the curse into the seawater. In an instant, those who had been fighting while taking damage passed out.

“No!”

The two sisters rescued those who had fainted in the water, but they couldn’t counterattack due to the curse’s effect.

“Ugh!”

Meanwhile, the hypnotic tentacle had somehow gotten close.

If caught in it, they would be annihilated.

The sisters had reacted quickly enough, which was fortunate, but even this was already a huge shock.

“Ah…”

As the giant octopus overturned the vessel, they all prepared for death.

They saw monsters rushing from all directions after falling into the water.

The end.

The Poseidon Guild would die here.

Just as the sisters were falling into despair looking at the Curse Octopus.

‘Huh? What’s that?’

At that moment, they saw something strange.

Something small was approaching from behind the Curse Octopus.

That small thing grew larger and larger until it filled their field of vision.

‘A whale?’

It was a whale. But not a real whale.

A body reminiscent of a submarine with pitch-black skin. A tail that shone like embedded jewels.

‘A monster?’

Above all, the whale’s head was covered with a metallic-like material.

When it came close, they were shocked by its size beyond imagination.

A creature well over 10m. The massive body was coming toward them.

‘My God…’

The sisters prepared for death.

They naturally thought it was a monster coming to attack them, but soon realized their mistake.

Before their eyes, this monster pounced on the Curse Octopus.