Chapter 37: Level Up
[You have leveled up to level 13]
[Choose an upgrade:]
Poison Injection
Cell Storage Level 3
Poison Resistance
[Level up achieved!]
STR: 34 → 36
DEX: 35 → 37
MAG: 0
Hiro examined his level-up notification, wondering what had caused him to gain three levels so quickly. Was it because he had new hosts? He finally realized that cultivating affinity with his hosts contributed to his leveling process.
For this level-up, he had the options of Poison Injection, Poison Resistance, and Cell Storage Level 3. Hiro immediately dismissed the poison-related upgrades—especially resistance, which seemed useless to him. What he truly needed was Cell Storage, a core trait of his parasitic nature. Expanding his cell storage would allow him to extend more tentacles, so he chose it without hesitation.