Chapter 30: Taking Benefits
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[DING! Alert: Energy Surge Detected.
Shadow Spine Lurker Initiating Forced Evolution.
Rank Rising: 2-Star → 3-Star.
Status: Berserk.]
Kai’s jaw fell slack. "Wow! It’s evolving...?!"
The Ravager staggered back as the Lurker’s body warped before his eyes. Spines lengthened, plates thickened, its legs grew longer and more muscular. A black mist surged around it, wrapping the Lurker like a second skin.
When the transformation ended, what stood in the clearing was no longer the same predator.
It was a monster.
Three glowing red eyes blinked open across its forehead. Its new tail resembled a whip forged of bone and venom, twitching with murderous rhythm. The ground trembled beneath its claws.
And then the Ravager lunged. The clearing became a maelstrom. Steel-hard claws tore into armored chitin. Fangs sank into mutated flesh. Aura exploded in violent bursts as both beasts collided with world-ending force.