15: Defensive (?) Battle of 100 Meters Up

Araba left 15 minutes ago and was outside of my range of detection. We were more than safe. However, Kumoko and Kei were still frozen in fear. Was his aura that strong and nightmare-inducing?

During this time, I organized myself and worked with my parallel mind. Since we weren't moving, we both focused on information processing. Now, was there any way to realistically beat the dragon that passed by us?

No way we can certainly beat it.

My beak should be able to pierce and I have a paralysis attack I can use. However, Araba has Status condition Nullification, something which I think negates paralysis and other things like poison and such.

If that doesn't work, I'm beneath in every category still. Outmatched in speed, strength, durability, strength, and magic. I may have just a few more skills but none are enough to close the distance.

There is one skill I can acquire though since I know the enchantment...

Abyss Magic.

How effective would that be?

The highest tier of dark magic so I'd like to think it's rather strong but is it enough to decide a victory against an opponent like that?

I doubt it.

That's why I came to the conclusion to avoid the wolf-like dragon for now. I just have to grow stronger until I know I can beat it.

Deciding we stayed here long enough, I started moving first, shaking Kei and Kumoko out of their trance. Their fear resistance rose up to levels 5 and 3 respectively...

Not only that, stealth leveled twice for all of us.

We walked forward in silence and were now in the same spot where we fell down. Looking up the tall chamber, I'm sure we can get back up if necessary, seeing as I could fly.

However, that was not a good option. Not only were there humans up there capable of exterminating us, but there were also fewer ways to get stronger.

Due to that, we took a right and from what I see, we entered bee territory.

Kumoko bit the already trapped bee and it perished. Instead of stopping to eat it, we all agreed without words being used, to continue moving forward.

Up ahead, since I had detection active, I could tell there was a large chamber, and near the roof of it were the hives of the bees. That explains the number of bees in the area.

On the left wall though, there was a tunnel leading elsewhere about 80 meters ahead. Going there would probably be the best bet since I'm not certain I can take all the bees.

Are there 500 or so? Some of them are larger, most likely the evolved ones.

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Detection LV7』 has become 『Detection LV8』"

I can keep detection active at all times now due to the heresy nullification I just acquired, nice.

Before we could head into the tunnel though, six Finjicotes intersected us.

I activated heresy magic on all six as per usual, jumbling whatever thoughts they may be having.

Flying into the air, I used my claws on two, pinning them to the floor easily due to my upper strength and their paralyzed selves.  I then spun on the spot with my wings outstretched and activated poison touch and rock hardening, slamming another two into the nearby wall.

Now that four were incapacitated, I left the other two for Kumoko and Kei to deal with.

Kei while looking left and right attempted lightning magic but was met with a lack of mana. The bee taking advantage of her confusion stung her in the uh... Lower stomach.

She screamed a little bit due to the pain and punched the bee, the blunt damage breaking some things in its torso. It persisted in stinging and clawing at her, but she successfully pushed it off.

The wound she had in her abdomen closed up little by little due to her auto recovery. Following that, she pinned the bee that was scrambling on the floor to get up and started to punch it in a similar fashion to how I did to Ryueen on the rooftop.

Due to Kei's higher stats, it had trouble escaping and Kei came victorious with healing wounds, as she stood leaving it dead with green ooze seeping out of it.

She had less magic too since the failed activation consumed some nonetheless. It seems she won't be getting actually clothes anytime soon sadly...

:Isn't that a good thing:

Unexpectedly, my parallel mind thought Kei's lack of clothes was a good thing.

How so?

: Not only does it cost magic to make something that will break again soon, but we're also blessed by a nice sight to look at.:

This mind was quite perverted it seems...

Stop trying to rationalize and create an excuse just to get pleasure with our eyes. There are more important things that having clothes can do.

: It might also help build her confidence though:

While this is getting slightly convincing I decided against it.

In order to prevent her dawning clothes, I'll either have to constantly deplete her magic power or tell her, "Stay in your underwear."

We don't need the distraction either...

Just as I said that, Kei's bra began to slip, but she quickly held it up before anything much happened, apparently the bee broke the clip which held it in place. She had just enough mana to fix such a thing though which she decided to do.

Anyways, much before Kei finished her fight, Kumoko did so as well via thread control and spinning a rock and hitting the bee. She then finished it off with her bite.

Spider threads are extremely useful as previously mentioned. I should really focus on leveling up diverge. Perhaps if I kill all these bees my proficiency should evolve but I still have to wait for that.

Deciding I should finish off the bees on my side, I paralyzed the ones I didn't scratch and then used fire magic to slowly burn all of them. Before they died though, I activated healing magic, replenishing their health.

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Fire Magic LV3』 has become 『Fire Magic LV4』"

Since they began to move again, I used conquest and they all froze. Upon fully healed, I made them fly against the wall. I skewered them all as they took it in their abdomens without many reactions.

I enhanced the earth spears so they wouldn't break and then activated healing once again since their health was lowering faster than I would like.

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Healing Magic LV3』 has become 『Healing Magic LV4』"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Earth Magic LV4』 has become 『Earth Magic LV6』"

Activating heresy and heavy each time as well as continuously healing them with slight pauses between attacks, I pelted them with all types of magics. Fire, water, lightning, wind, and so forth. I did it enough that healing leveled up 2 times and all the others once.

"By the effects of the skill 『Diverge LV4』, skills『Poison Sting LV2』『Poison Resistance LV1』and 『Flight LV4』was acquired"X4

"『Poison Sting LV2』X4 has unified into 『Poison Attack LV10』"

"『Poison Attack LV10』has become 『Super Poison Attack LV1』"

"『Flight LV4』X4 has unified into 『High Speed Flight LV4』"

"Every basic ability rose"

"Unable to withdraw the other 60% of stats"

"By the effects of the skill 『Greed』, Red SP X2, and Yellow SP X2 were absorbed."

Unfortunately, I killed them unintentionally as the lightning damage drained their health unexpectedly quickly.

Well, it's fine I suppose. Kei and Kumoko were wincing behind me and ignored my antics soon after. Since we now had 7 available bees to eat, we decided to eat them before moving again.

These bees were worse tasting than the spiders and why does it feel much richer? Is there a reason why it tastes so much stronger than the others? It was probably the taste enhancement skill I got from one of those humans.

My magic points depleted halfway through this entire ordeal, from falling down the tunnel and here right now. While I was eating though, my magic reserve increased to around 75% and I decided to train myself.

I activated rock hardening and began flying with the extra weight pushing down on me. I then activated heavy on myself and I dropped nearly a meter before catching myself properly.

I then activated heresy on myself and felt nothing though. Heresy nullification works well.

I then decided to set myself on fire and activate lightning magic on myself along with shooting rocks and ice at my back. I then attack myself with wind from the top at the low output in order to not set the fire magic off. I shot light rays and shadows at myself while also tinkering with space magic.

My health dropped 150 points as each minute passed. This was probably due to the low effect magic had on me due to imperial scales and the low-level spells I sent to myself. I continued this for ten minutes while keeping a heal on myself then I stopped. My mana was now at 10% fill. I need more magic but the Lessened MP consumption works really well too.

In that time, my magic raised once again and space magic went up 2 levels which were appreciated. If I understand it properly, I think I can teleport...

Now you might be wondering why I activated the magic on myself instead of shooting it at a target. There were two reasons.

The first was the skill improvement I wanted. Fortitude, Stronghold, and Magic Hoard went up a level adding to my overall stats.

The next was resistance skills. I damaged myself and I gained resistance to level three with all the magic-related skills I used on myself. If I have resistance to all of these, anyone would have trouble damaging me, even those with a large variety of types.

Now, I need to heal myself properly and fortunately, Auto HP recovery also leveled during this.

I have to make Kei calm down first and Kumoko who was seemingly retorting about suicide or something. While I can't hear her, she has gotten pretty easy to understand lately. It's almost like the telepathic eye talk Kei and I have. I think it's one way though...

Wait, doesn't she look different? I appraised her and... Did she evolve? Her size didn't change much so I suppose it was a fast evolution. Apparently, she's a small poison taratect now and her stats along with skill proficiencies, especially poison synthesis, went up in level.

Regardless, while explaining to Kei, I bought 30 eggs, my hunger dropping 1,200 points, and shot fire magic at all of them.

After 30 seconds or so passed of Kei panicking and the eggs cooking, I used wind magic in the direction where no one was and the flames were extinguished.

Cooked eggs, nice.

And from that, I killed all thirty and gained my desired skills but most importantly, my desired stats.

"By the effects of the skill 『Diverge LV4』, skill 『Piercing Beak LV1』『Iron Grip LV1』『Wing Propulsion LV1』『Night Vision LV2』 『Eggs LV1』was acquired"

"『Piercing Beak LV1』 has Unifed into 『Perpetually Piercing Beak LV10』"

"『Iron Grip LV2』 has Unifed into Relentless Grip LV10』"

"『Wing Propulsion LV3』 has Unifed into 『 High-Speed Flight LV10』"

"『Night Vision LV2』 has Unifed into Perception Expansion LV10』"

" 『Eggs LV1』 has Unifed into 『Editable Eggs LV10』"

" 『EditableEggs LV10』 has become 『Custom Unique Eggs』"

A new skill without the level? That means this is the highest I can get it then...

"Every skill absorbed due to compatibility"

"Every basic ability rose"

"Every stat absorbed due to compatibility"

As per usual, I put 12 points in MP and 12 points into Magic Power Strength

Multiplying that by 30, we get a surprising 360 points added to both. While it was still lagging behind the other categories, this was quite welcome. I should be able to gain around 300 points of red SP back from eating these but it's rather dangerous to lay anymore. I should be able to replenish my hunger easily but it's near always safer to be cautious.

Feeling like I should, I offered Kei and Kumoko some of the eggs.

{Kei, would you like a few?}

While she appeared slightly disgusted she sighed and replied, "Sure, thanks Kiyotaka... I guess they're fine since they don't actually come from... you know."

Oh, the fact they magically appear instead of going through my system and coming out of my vent. I suppose that helps.

They have a shell for a reason though...

I was about to tell Kei to ask Kumoko as well, but Kumoko began eating some, shell and all. It's either that she understood my intention or she was being selfish. Kei began peeling hers and I ate mine in a similar fashion to Kumoko.

The yok was still slightly runny in the center but it was pretty nice that way.

As I was eating, I open the newly evolved skill menu.

It was similar to before with a few key differences. The skills, that I hoped for, were sitting there. I could change the level but each time I did so, the cost of the egg went up by 100. There was a minus next to the skill name so I assumed I can take off the specific one if unnecessary.

I did so with all the available skills and the cost remained the same. Actually, everything remained the same. It appears lessening the skills didn't add more stat points I can adjust as I hoped.

Underneath the skill category, there was a small plus button seemingly fitting with it. I imagined pressing it and a skill of lists appeared, similar to what may appear when I appraised the skill points I had.

Each was there but instead of purchasing them with Skill points, I can acquire them with my hunger. However, there was something problematic about it.

The skills I already had cost 10 times the amount to receive again. The skills I didn't have, cost 100 times. Absurdly high amounts for absurdly useful things. By amount, I mean the cost to receive it with skill points.

I acquired appraisal for fifty so if I wanted it here, it would cost 500. If I wanted to acquire a skill like Ability Conferment which costs 400 skill points, it would cost 20,000 red Sp points and then 4,000 each time after that to level it.

There was no skill that I could find that increased red SP besides Fortune which I have currently. Would SP Consumption Down lower the cost?

I can't experiment much right now due to my low hunger so I decided to move on.

There was something called attributes and it ranged from paralysis, poison, flame, exhaustion, corrosion, and so forth. If I added one, the previous 40 went up to 100 at level one. I changed the level to the max with corrosion and it was 1,000 points.

I think I have an idea of how to use this...

Just when I assumed it was done, there was a tick mark next to the word evolutions. I pressed it and was met with a drop-down menu featuring all the evolution routes I've seen so far with around ten, "???," stacked at the bottom.

Were those unknown or future evolutions?

The default was Tiny Lesser Chicken and then under it was:

Lesser Chicken

Tiny Chicken

Poison Chicken

Cockroach

Giant Chicken

Rockbird

Majicken

???x10

While I was about to look into it, I noticed Kei and Kumoko fighting a monkey-like creature called an Anogratch. It was Level 8 and had higher stats than the bee and Kei. It was around the same size as her and it was significantly better at martial arts than her too. She was struck twice and was able to block and tank it but too much could be detrimental, bruises were already forming on her arms.

I decided to preview its stats in a closer manner this time.

『Anogratch    LV8     Nameless

Stats:

HP 340

MP 60

Yellow SP 250

Red SP 250

Offense: 360

Defense: 275

Magic: 60

Resistance: 205

Speed: 210

Skills:

『HP Auto Recovery LV8 • SP Auto Recovery LV2 • Longevity LV4 • Instanteous LV8 • Endurance LV3 • Fortitude LV1 • Sturdy LV5 • Running LV6 • Impact Enhancement LV6 • Throw LV10 • Probability Correction LV4 • Danger Perception LV2 • Presence Perception LV5 • Motion Perception LV10 • Rage LV 6 • Cutting Resistance LV4 • Piercing Resistance LV4 • Impact Resistance LV7 • Pain Resistance LV 10 • Pain Mitigation LV7 • Revenge • Night Vision LV10 • Adrenaline Rush LV2 • n%w=l』

Skill Points: 40,000

Titles: Monster Slayer』

A reincarnated...? I could only assume this due to the skill we all have and the abnormal level of skill points.

Kei backed up a bit and it roared as it yelled at her, and moved faster than before. It managed to sneak in a punch and directly hit her face, a visible bump already forming.

Her health was already at the halfway point.

As it was distracted by Kei, Kumoko shot a web at the monkey's foot but the monkey managed to dodge it and continued, trying to stomp on Kei's torso to which she narrowly rolled out of the way. It was prepared for the roll and changed the direction of its foot, kicking her in the side, and flinging her close to me.

I should probably step in now...

Just before I did, Kumoko managed to successfully trap one of its legs in place and it tried to move out. The webbing was keeping it stationary, like hardened cement.

The monkey was enraged and began to scream and started breaking free of the webbing with slight ease. I appraised two skills that could be related due to the sudden boost of energy.

『Rage LV6: The user gains strength more but in turn angered frequently』

The next one just leveled too.

『Adrenaline Rush LV3: The user stats multiply by the skill level the more but in turn the cognitive ability lessens and even allies are endangered. The user has to scream the entire time for it to take effect』

This skill was the cause. The Anogratch's stats was now bordering the quadruple-digit marks, some stats surpassing it because of this. As soon as the noise from it stopped though, the stats dropped back down to their normal values. It's like a temporary boost of sorts with a major drawback.

While striking when weakened wasn't required, I did so anyways. I layered the floor with upward-pointing spikes with little room in between. Soon after, I activated and layered earth enhancement and piercing enhancement on all of them.

I swooped over the anogratch and dug my claws into its shoulders and took off. I activated the fifth level of heresy magic on the monkey and it fell limp before it could necessarily put up a fight. Once we were above the spikes, I canceled my spell and it began screaming, its stats raising once again.

I let go and it plummeted down and I added heavy magic to it for extra effect. I had to make sure it died screaming, instant death was necessary.

I then shot all the magic I could in pursuit of it and it let out an ear-piercing screech as it first landed on the floor and then next was blazed, pierced, cut, and shocked simultaneously.

: Fatality:

What?

Directly after, Diverge notified me of what was gained.

"By the effects of the skill 『Diverge LV4』, skill 『HP Auto Recovery LV8 • SP Auto Recovery LV2 • Longevity LV4 • Instanteous LV8 • Endurance LV3 • Fortitude LV1 • Sturdy LV5 • Running LV6 • Impact Enhancement LV6 • Throw LV10 • Probability Correction LV4 • Danger Perception LV2 • Presence Perception LV5 • Motion Perception LV10 • Cutting Resistance LV4 • Piercing Resistance LV4 • Impact Resistance LV7 • Pain Resistance LV 10 • Revenge • Pain Mitigation LV7 • Adrenaline Rush LV3 • n%w=l』was acquired"

"『HP Auto Recovery LV8』 has Unifed into 『HP Auto Recovery LV10』"

"『HP Auto Recovery LV10』 has become 『HP Rapid Recovery LV6』"

"『Longevity LV4』 has Unifed into 『Ultimate Lif...

...

" 『Pain Mitigation LV7』 has Unifed into 『Pain Mitigation LV10』"

" 『Pain Mitigation LV10』 has become 『Super Pain Mitigation LV2』"

"ERROR"

"Skill『n%l=w』cannot exist twice in one individual"

"2 skills not absorbed due to compatibility"

"Every basic ability rose"

"Unable to withdraw the other 60% of stats"

Greed took MP.

And with all of this, I was successfully stronger. I went back to my area with some newly evolved and gained skills.

There was one in particular that I was wondering how it would work out.

『Revenge: You will be able to track down anyone who killed somewhat close to you and anyone close to you will be able to track down who killed you.』

Hopefully, this wasn't the only Anogratch with a skill like this...

I continued experimenting with the eggs skill I was testing before I was rudely interrupted. I healed Kei who was slowly recovering by herself anyways. You might be wondering why I didn't keep that gorilla-like monster around to use as a punching bag. It was due to the fact Kei might find out it was a reincarnation like us and rebel against my actions. While she's not a threat, I rather not lose her for various reasons...

The eggs menu opened up again and I selected Tiny Chicken and was met with identical settings as the default but with 36 stat points instead, the same with lesser chicken.

I pressed poison and while the stats were nearly identical to the other two, it had 30 stats points along with a poison synthesis skill added to it.

I pressed cock roach and it had 24 stat points and Corrosion attack LV5 and Corrosion resistance LV 1 attached to it. It had nothing bird related but it has a skill called wait, what the...

I'm not sure about the effect of Corrosion too much yet besides the actual definition. The cost was 500 Red SP, differing to the ones mentioned above.

I got one of these and out came a rough brown egg. I ate it and it tasted awful. Gastruch level awful.

"By the effects of the skill 『Diverge LV4』, skill 『Corrosion Resistance LV1』『Corrosion Attack LV5』and『Immortality 』was acquired"

"Every skill absorbed due to compatibility"

"ERROR, failed to acquire 『Immortality 』 due to interference. The skill can still be acquired but the percentage that is achievable is now set to .0001% "

"Every basic ability rose"

"Every stat absorbed due to compatibility"

I then got the skills but missed the one that attracted me the most.

Immortality.

Moreover, I'd like to assume the interference was from one of the administrators attempting to limit me. It does sound like an insanely overpowered skill so that's why they attempted to stop me, but would I have gotten it if I had chosen cockroach...?

If I get the cockroach option again, I might actually choose it next time.

Even if it still is acquirable, It's a one-in-a-million chance to acquire it and I am aware of this about myself.

I have terrible luck.

Achieving it through Diverge is near impossible so considering it an option is pointless. While I will continue buying these eggs when I have excess Red SP, for the Corrosion attack since I already have full nullification towards it, I doubt I'll obtain it.

I moved on to the next evolution as analyzing this anymore would be a waste of time. I just finished all the eggs with them and while I thought we would continue moving, I forgot one thing.

They both needed sleep and they fell into it before I noticed it.

That fight was rather exhausting for them huh...

I sat and continued inspecting the evolutions.

Giant Chicken had stats already set inside that I couldn't adjust. It had 5 points in health, defense, and strength as well as 85 fully adjustable points

Rockbird, much like the previous one, had 5 points in health, and defense, but this time in speed with 65 fully adjustable points. Running and rock hardening were built in.

Majicken had 10 points set in stone for MP, Magic Power, and Resistance, with 40 points you can use elsewhere. It had Magic Power Operation and Magic Power Perception built in.

If I'm going for stats, the Giant Chicken is the best to hatch, since I can manipulate its stats to make it magic oriented.

They all cost 100 SP and I could get around 4 times the amount of stats from them, much more efficient than the default. And so, since I could lay another egg or my SP would be near empty, I went hunting.

Since I had detection always switched on, I checked my surroundings and left them for a short bit. I immediately flew far faster than usual and flew above the snake. It noticed me due to the noise but it couldn't react in time to dodge what I was about to do.

Flying over its head, I outstretched my wing, enabling rock hardening, piercing enhancement, corrosion attack, and heavy magic on myself, and slammed it down on its body right below its head.

It successfully decapitated it. My wing felt slightly disconnected due to the impact but it quickly moved back in place properly anyways,

"By the effects of the skill 『Diverge LV4』, skills『Poison Resistance LV5』『Poison Fang LV5』and 『Dragon Scales LV2』was acquired

"『Poison Fang LV5』 has unified into 『Super Poison Attack LV2』"

"『Dragon Scales LV2』 has become 『Imperial Scales LV2』"

"Every basic ability rose"

"Unable to withdraw the other 60% of stats"

"By the effects of the skill 『Greed』, Resistance stats was absorbed."

Since I decapitated it, I would have to lug it back in two pieces. It wasn't necessarily heavy though so moving it was rather simple. After I dropped off its body, I went back to grab its head.

Not that it was here and I didn't have much else to do, should I just eat it? Let's try something different.

I hardened my wing and activated piercing enhancement like before. I then slammed down on it and cut the snake into forty segments, making a lot of cylinders of meat. Once I laid them out in an array of five by eight, I activated earth magic raising all of them slightly in the air.

I built a perimeter to keep the bottom part close off, then used plant magic and started growing grass and trees. After they reached a certain height, I chopped it with wind magic and continued doing so until the bottom was full of plant matter. I then activated fire magic in four evenly spaced out spots and everything started catching aflame except the meat which slightly browned. The steam was rising up, smoking the snake meat and I really wish I had salt...

Now, if you're wondering if I had tried to make it yet, the answer is yes. NaCl, sodium chloride. I know the atomic arrangement, their properties and everything, but I don't have the skill to replicate that in particular. I attempted it and was unable to even gain a new skill like I did the others. From there, I came to the conclusion the skill didn't exist or that it was involved with a higher tier of magic I already have.

I tried searching for some too but there is none at all in this cave, quite shocking.

I idled around waiting for it to finish and testing and failing at the newly acquired Adrenaline rush skill.

I can't scream.

And that doesn't have to do with the fact I'm a chicken.

I couldn't scream loud in my previous life either.

This skill would've been extremely useful for another but in my hands, it's effectively useless.

The food now finished and I used wind magic to put out the fire. Through this, my plant and wind magic leveled again which was always appreciated.

I flew in, grabbed two and placed them on the floor, and repeated this 20 times. I then proceeded to eat 36 pieces of it and was slightly amazed by the taste. This is the second-best thing I've eaten since coming to this world.

Kumoko and Kei stirred awake and saw the food and looked with stars in their eyes. I signaled they were allowed to have the remaining and I sat down while watching them eat it like a kid does french fries.

As they ate, I flew off, looking for a proper location to stay for the time being. I came across a tall chamber around 100 meters up, there was a large ledge away from danger. I flew back and already sensed movement with detection.

Kei and Kumoko just finished eating when I arrived back and I used telepathy with Kei.

{Kei, hop on my back, we have to go. Tell Kumoko to web my talon so I could take her along.}

"Uhm, okie dokie then! Kumoko, we have to go somewhere. Before Kiyotaka flies, shoot your web at his claws!"

Kumoko appeared to acknowledge it.

{: Now mount me roughly beautiful:}

"Eh?!" Kei was baffled by the sudden comment made by my parallel mind. I was too, to be honest.

Not the time for this...

{Sorry, ignore that.}

"H-hai!"

She jumped on my back and Kumoko successfully webbed my right leg and I began to fly with her dangling from my leg. She was shaking quite a bit, and not only that but spinning as well. This is probably a terrible experience for her...

We were approaching the desired location and as we flew into the chasm, I flew upwards gently and went above the ledge, slowly lowering myself for Kumoko's sake. As her eight legs touched the floor she was staggering around and eventually laid down.

I attempted to heal her but it seemed to have no effect.

And finally, they entered the room.

At first, only a few were visible but they started pouring in in quick succession.

Monkies after monkies were on the floor down below. I could count 100 Anogratchs, and a few Bagragratches, their evolved versions, too.

Considering how they were all on the floor and the last of them just came in here, I spawned earth spikes covering the entrance. It was hard to concentrate enough to activate a spell that far away but I managed. I then cast heresy on every single one of them and in that instant, detection, and heresy magic leveled to nine.

They all started roaring and figured a way up, completely motivated to kill the three of us. They started climbing the wall, and it would take them around 3 minutes just to reach us. And that was plenty to kill the majority.

Now what's something that spreads and doesn't have to be shot at close range?

Should I do a water-lightning combination?

No. Fire Magic should be suitable.

Since evolving my fire magic skill to level five, I unlocked another incantation.

Eruption.

Pillars of fire shot down below and anything that was right in the middle would turn into bones if they stayed for a few seconds. Most logical beings wouldn't, it was instinct to escape it. Nonetheless, they were still on fire, and the fire spreads. Especially with the amount of hair these monkeys have. The first time I activated it, I killed 3 and caught 30 on fire. This spell was not cheap though. It took 20 points from the mana bar but I continued to repeatedly use it.

I've gotten notifications of 15 confirmed deaths so far. Each time Diverge is activated, it does indeed increase the total of each stat but unfortunately does not fill that stat. Even if 200 MP was added to my upper limit, it didn't raise the amount I had remaining. There's only so much I can do with the remaining 150 points.

Never mind, I just leveled up so my MP was full again too.

It was tough to see down below because of the smoke that was clouding our visions but we should remain fine. While I'm sure a few will make it up, they will be easy to take down since we have the advantage.

I have wind magic so I can clear it but it will probably just fill up again. I can see with detection though.

I, however, didn't account for their throwing skills. They threw rocks all the way from below and closer with pinpoint accuracy aimed at us. They weren't necessarily large and did little to no damage to me but to Kei and Kumoko, it probably hurt as much as it should, possibly more due to the force behind it.

I would activate a shield barrier skill I gained from that human but if we activate it, we can't attack either. We might as well dodge.

Every now and then the rocks struck true, but we evaded most of them. They took 5 hp per hit for me so I didn't really feel the need to dodge them. Not wanting to use any more magic for actual fighting, I prepared for physical battles.

{Kei, you and Kumoko take care of all the ones that come up. I'll finish all the other one that is lower. Don't worry, the one you fought before was much stronger than these, you should be fine}

I left her with that and jumped off the front of the cliff while seeing the web spew on the walls. I flapped my wings to clear up the dark smog a little and dove down, nearing the bottom. There were some burning still despite being dead so I used part of my reserved magic to blow out the fires. 40 were dead and more than sixty remained. All the evolved ones were alive too.

"Experience points have reached a certain point. Individual, Majicken LV4 has become LV8"

"Every basic ability rose"

"『Skill Proficiency Level Up Bonus』acquired "

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Heavy Magic LV5』 has become 『Heavy Magic LV6』"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Fire Magic LV5』 has become 『Fire Magic LV6』"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Magic Power Perception LV6』 has become 『Magic Power Perception LV7』"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Magic Power Operation LV7』 has become 『Magic Power Operation LV8』"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Overeating LV4』 has become 『Overeating LV5』"

I leveled up 4 times already since we began and my accelerated growth skill leveled once.

Many even saw more and the ones who scaled the wall slightly started turning back and sprinted to where I just landed. There were around 30 that continued scaling the walls and were on their way to Kei and Kumoko, three were evolved.

They should manage but I'll lend my assistance If I feel it's desperately necessary.

I got into positioning, ready to fight the ones charging at me, and started doing what I've created since I got here. I honed it more while cooking earlier too.

Chicken Martial arts, commence.

The first Anogratch attempted to tackle me with its fangs bared but I outstretched my wing and hardened it, impaling the monkey before throwing it off.

The second jumped just slightly delayed from the first one and I pulled my left wing-back and swung it horizontally, splitting it in half with little resistance. While it wasn't as smooth as butter, it was similar to cutting a head of lettuce, hitting layer after layer.

Continuing with that momentum, I stretched my arms out to my entire wingspan and I began spinning on the spot, using only a little wind magic to keep me rotating. One jumped in and was split in half, another jumped in and had a huge slash wound along its chest. I successfully managed to kill 7 this way before an evolved version, the bagragratch, joined the fray. It was partially able to keep up and managed to jump above and aimed for my head successfully injuring me.

Not.

Since I showed all of them the repeated pattern, one might think they eventually find the gap in between making them cocky but they were wrong. It wouldn't be considered a fighting style if countermeasures and defense weren't formed beforehand, would it?

While the monkey indeed got over my wings, I arched my back, and my left wing struck the floor and repelled me back with equal force. I unhardened my other wing and flapped in, flipping myself upside down and now the bagragratch was in my reach. Its arm which was planning to swat me before narrowly missed me through the gap between my legs. I clawed its surprised facial expression and it fell on the spot due to paralysis. Due to the force, I was sent a couple of meters back and readied myself again.

Seeing one of their strongest fall soon, the others attempted different tactics. They were cautious of getting close so they began throwing projectiles at me. The Crocodile-snout monkey threw actual boulders and their weight at me. One hit due to my size would be troublesome. I activated the shield barrier I saw no use earlier now.

A blue dome that was a meter big on all sides of me was erected around me. The boulder that came flying towards me hit it and it cracked slightly but made a sound almost as if two swords clanged against each other. Due to the cave surroundings, it reverberated everywhere making nearly everyone who heard it have a ringing sound in their ears. The sounds of the smaller stones made racket-like bullets but deafened slightly.

I repositioned my legs and sprinted forward at full speed, the barrier slammed into the 4 nearby monkeys making them lose their balance until I deactivated the barrier and finished them off by pecking where their hearts should be placed in quick succession. During that, another decided to charge me seeing that I wasn't spinning and I once again activated rock hardening and the monkey slid onto my wing with the momentum it propelled itself with.

Detection paired with 300-degree vision works really well.

I swung my wing upward and the Anogratch's corpse flew overhead, colliding with another. I saw around 20 monkeys fall from above, dying from hitting the wall on their way down or splatting against the floor.

Seems like Kei and Kumoko are doing rather fine, other than the fact Kei is missing a hand and Kumoko is a few legs...

Let's add some healing magic on them for good measure, although they should heal on level-up.

Deciding I should force one sooner, I stopped playing with the group of monkies and activated heavy magic before hardening my wings and weaving through each one. The first was slashed horizontally and the second was in the same stroke. I spun myself and the third was clawed and paralyzed while the fourth was pierced by my beak.

Due to my stopped motion, I repeated the same process in the opposite motion, taking down eight. One tried hitting me from the side to which I responded by hitting them with my wing in a backward stroke. Another tried the same on the opposing side and that was met with a pierce. I then oriented my wing and ran it threw another one like I was using a spear on a battlefield. I then pulled my wing back with the monkies on it and then thrusted forward adding a little wind magic, launching them into a nearby Bagragratch.

"Experience points have reached a certain point. Individual, Majicken LV8 has become LV9"

"Every basic ability rose"

"『Skill Proficiency Level Up Bonus』acquired "

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Heresy Magic LV9』 has become 『Heresy Magic LV10』"

I gained a level just now and it seemed that Kei and Kumoko also did and just healed. There were still a dozen or so opponents down here to take care of but I rather finish it at this point.

Zeus' Fury

Lightning magic just reached level six recently and one, similar to fire magic, was gained at level 5.

This sent multiple lightning bolts in a gattiling gun-like pattern, each one aimed at a target, made specifically for fighting against groups it seems.

One zap dropped down all of them except for the two Bagragratches but the previous 12  at once split in half, 6 striking at each of the evolved monies at once. They crumpled on the floor dead.

This was a super effective spell but it using a large 200 points probably due to the preciseness and speed of its killing. I had full MP though so it was fine.

Since it's magic that automatically searches for any nearby enemy, I'm sure I got all of them, even without using detection.

I kicked myself off the ground, activating heavy on each monkey I saw climbing the wall, only very few were doing so still. Since they were unprepared for the extra weight, they all fell and plummeted to their deaths. And as for near the top, there were five monkeys fighting Kei and Kumoko. 

Just as they came in sight, I saw Kei kick one off the ledge and Kumoko web Bagragatch's mouth before shoving a ball of poison in it. The health dropped from 600 to 0 insanely fast.

However, there were more than just two surrounding them. 

While two were webbed in place, there was a free one running around. As Kei kicked the other, it took advantage of her weak stance and kick the back of her knee, making it buckle and land on her back. It was just about to maul her face before I grabbed its shoulders and it trashed in my grip, trying to break free. I hovered it over the edge and dropped it activating heavy magic as well. At this height, it's more to gain proficiency in it than ensure death.

I then came back to see Kei punching the ones that were webbed to the wall like punching bags. It's still quite a weird sight to see a partially clothed teenage girl beat up a monster with her fists...

Kumoko fell flat on her stomach seemingly exhausted and then Kei finished them fully but proceeded to punch the corpses. After a bit, she stopped but stayed turned in the other direction. 

Was she ok?

"Experience points have reached a certain point. Individual, Majicken LV9 has become LV10"

"Every basic ability rose"

"『Skill Proficiency Level Up Bonus』acquired "

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Detection LV9』 has become 『Detection LV10』"

"Experience points have reached a certain point. Individual, Majicken LV10 can now evolve"

Evolution?

"By the effects of the skill 『Diverge LV4』, skills『Throw LV1』『Hit LV1』『Spatial Maneuvering LV5』and 『Anger LV8』was acquired"X64

"Due to the high quantity, the total stats and skills received have been halved"

Yet another limit and while the skills should all max out anyways, it was unfortunate to hear the stats wouldn't raise as much

"『Throw LV1』X32 has unified into 『Expel LV10』"

"『Hit LV1』X32 has unified into 『Super Probability Correction LV10』"

"『Spatial Maneuvering LV5』X32 has unified into 『Dimensional Maneuvering LV10』"

"『Anger LV8』X32 has unified into 『Wrath』"

Isn't that...

"Every basic ability rose"

"Unable to withdraw the other 60% of stats"

"By the effects of the skill 『Greed』, Resistance X12, MP X10, Red SP X6, Magic X4 stats was absorbed."

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Diverge LV4』 has become 『Diverge LV5』"

"Conditions met. Title, 『Ruler of Wrath』 acquired"

"By the effects of the title 『Ruler of Greed』, skills 『Battle Divinity LV10』and『Enma』 were acquired"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Taboo LV6』 has become 『Taboo LV7』"

More Taboo and another Ruler skill?

"Conditions are satisfied. Skills,『Diverge LV5』『Heresy Magic LV10』『 Heresey Nullifcation』『Knowledge LV10』 『Detection LV10』and『Appraisal LV10』unified into 『Soul Full Solomon』"

Did I acquire it? Apparently, Diverge was taken in but why at level five?

"Conditions met. Title, 『Ruler of Soul Full Solomon』 acquired"

"By the effects of the title 『Ruler of Soul Full Solomon』, skills 『Masterful Manipulation LV10』and『Library of Babel』 were acquired"

"Skill proficiency reached. Skill 『Taboo LV8』 has become 『Taboo LV10』"

"Showing Taboo"

Taboo...

Then while I was still awake, I was bombarded with unimaginable levels of information

KIYOS INFO!

Species: Magicken (Evolving...)

Level: 10

Status:

HP:4798(UP 2500)(Green)

MP:2138(UP 1024)(Blue)

SP:4374(UP 2304)(Yellow)

SP:4264(UP 2664)(Red)

Average Offensive Ability:3254(UP 1908)

Average Defensive Ability:3149(UP 1579)

Average Magic Ability:1335(UP 547)

Average Resistance Ability:2186(UP 1035)

Average Speed Ability:3938(UP 1641)

『Skills: Custom Unique Eggs (UP 5), High Speed Processing LV1, Memory LV6, Perpetually Penetrating Beak LV10(UP 9), Super Thought Acceleration LV6, Parallel Minds LV1, High Speed Flight LV10(UP 8), Relentless Grip LV10(UP 9), Perception Expansion LV10(UP 5), Poison Nullification, Corrosion Nullification, Heresy Magic LV10(UP 5), Taboo LV10(UP 4), Stealth LV3(UP 1), Overeating LV5(UP 1), Super Pain Mitigation LV2(UP 7), Acid Resistance LV4, Accelerated Growth LV6(UP 1), n%w=l, Petrifying Demon Eye LV3, Magic Power Perception LV7(UP 1), Magic Power Operation LV8(UP 1), Petrification Resistance LV2, Super Poison Attack LV2(UP 5), Cooperation LV 10, 3D Step LV1, Imperial Scales LV2(UP 1), Rock Hardening LV5(UP 2), Ultimate Life LV 2, Fortitude LV 2(UP 1), Stronghold LV2(UP 1), Fire Magic LV6(UP 3), Magic Consumption Down LV 5, Water Magic LV6(UP 2), Earth Magic LV7(UP 2), Wind Magic LV4(UP 2), Plant Magic LV3(UP 2), Lightning Magic LV6(UP 2), Poison Magic LV3(UP 2), Ice Magic LV3(UP 2), Shadow Magic LV3(UP 2), Light Magic LV3(UP 2), Healing Magic LV4(UP 2), Heavy Magic LV6(UP 3), Space Magic LV3(UP 2), Ultra Paralysis Attack LV10, Paralysis Nullification, Exhaustion Nullification, Super Pain Resistance LV 9(UP 10), Heat Resistance LV 3, Skanda LV1(UP 1), Fortune LV4(UP 1), Magic Hoard LV6, HP Rapid Recovery LV7(UP 8), MP Recovery Speed LV8, Super SP Recovery Speed LV3(UP 1), MP Consumption Minimized LV1, SP Consumption Down LV10, Fire Resistance LV5, Super Probability Correction LV10(UP 32), Foresight LV1, Ultimate Movement LV 4(UP 1), Super Cutting Resistance LV4(UP 4), Destruction Resistance LV2, Super Impact Resistance LV2(UP 7), Piercing Resistance LV4(UP 4) Olfactory Enhancement LV8, Taste Enhancement LV4, Tactile Enhancement LV6, Shield Dome LV 4, Kin-Control, Conquest, Greed, Earth Enhancement LV 2, Earth Nullification, Earth Wyrm LV1, Dimensional Maneuvering LV 10(UP 32), Fear Nullification, Impact Enchancement LV4, Adrenaline Rush LV3, Wrath, Battle Divinity LV10, Enma, Soulfull Solomon, Masterful Manipulation LV10, Library of Babel』

Skill Points: 120

Titles:

Super Computer Brain

Gross Feeder

Kin Eater

First Evolved Chicken

Monster Slayer

Sage

Merciless

Ruler of Greed

Unwavering Heart

Ruler of Wrath

Ruler of Soulfull Solomon

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