Becoming a Monster-Chapter 97: Is this Balanced?

"Is what’s happening what I think is happening!" Ailetta couldn’t help but ask another question.

"Un huh..."

"Is she really gonna become half human and half spider? Will she have the body of a beautiful woman?"

"Un hu-wait...why does she have to be beautiful" Noah mindlessly responded again before catching himself.

"Well, in situations like these, don’t they usually become beautiful women?" Ailetta responded again with a question. Noah wanted to answer, but he was lost for words when he tried to think about a scenario to dispute her claims.

"But those were just stories...this should be her evolving, I don’t see how being beautiful wou.....Nevermind.." He decided to quit before he dug himself a hole. In his mind, evolution shouldn’t bother about sexual appearances since the goal was to become a better predator, or in most cases, give the creature attributes and traits that would further improve their chances of survival. However, when he thought about it, having a high sexual appearance would help in both cases.

Seducing potential food to come to you and catching them unaware while also causing predators to become less wary of you, even prompting them to hesitate to do harm. The only problem with these theories of his is that they all required humanoids to be the food, and the predator.

As time stretched on, the cocoon began its metamorphosis, the once smooth surface now contorting and tearing with subtle movements. Through the rents in the cocoon’s fabric, a hint of her torso emerged. Rather than the expected smooth skin, what emerged was a sight to behold, a back encased in a sleek, meticulously sculpted exoskeleton, The silhouette of her spine arched gracefully, with shoulder blades jutting out like blades as she slowly brought out the rest of her body, showcasing the beauty of evolution.

But the process was agonizingly slow! Thankfully for them, the process, no matter how long they watched, continued to hold their attention, that was until he got a notification.

"AWWHHOOO! Master, come look! I’ve changed, I’m stronger now!"

Just as he felt the prodding hinting that he had received a notification, Fenrir’s loud howl reverberated through the dorm, invoking a few screams along the way. His howl was deeper than before, and the impact it caused on the people situated in the dorm was similar to the results of a skill that inspired fear. Unlike Arachne, Fenrir didn’t have the ability to speak in human tongue, which left Noah as the only one to hear what he said, a fact that would have greatly relieved the tension if everyone knew just how dog-like Fenrir really was.

Boom boom!* Not only could Noah hear it, but he could also feel a slight tremor in the building coming from the stairs. He could tell that Fenrir wanted to climb the stairs but was having a hard time achieving his goal.

"Sigh..." Noah palm his face due to Fenrir’s antics, but when he removed his hand, he revealed a big smile that he couldn’t hide. Just the thought of an overgrown, threatening wolf, wagging his tail and asking for attention was enough to constantly put Noah in a good mood.

Noah rose from the bed, feeling the mattress shift beneath him, when suddenly Fenrir unleashed a deafening roar, as if determined to bring the whole place down to get to him. As he stood, he felt a gentle tug on his arm, and when he looked down, he noticed Ailetta’s hand in his. The warmth of her touch was unexpectedly comforting, sending a wave of reassurance through him. He couldn’t recall when their hands had intertwined, but the sensation made his heart race with an unsteady rhythm. Hastily, he loosened his grip, fearful of the emotions he was experiencing.

His sudden withdrawal didn’t elicit a reaction from Ailetta; instead, she appeared frozen in shock, fear etched onto her face. Noah briefly wondered if Fenrir’s howl had affected her, or if she was simply afraid of the beast itself.

Despite his curiosity about his newfound abilities, Noah knew he had other priorities. "Come outside, Fenrir!"

Boom!*

Noah didn’t think the whole thing through before another loud impact was made and a tremor bigger than before shook the building. Fenrir didn’t think twice when he heard Noah’s voice and zoomed out of the building, effortlessly taking parts of the rest of the wall with him.

Thinking that he was already prepared to see the new and improved version of Fenrir, he was proven wrong when he saw Fenrir standing on his four paws under the moonlight. The bulging muscles and the thick coat of fur made Fenrir’s presence astounding to say the least.

But what truly captured Noah’s attention was the faint, translucent white aura enveloping Fenrir’s body, lending an ethereal glow to his silver mane and claws, his coated tips even more pronounced under the contrasting glows.

"Master?" Fenrir’s energetic exterior began to subside when he didn’t get the reaction he wanted. Even the wagging of his tail gradually came to a standstill while he watched Noah look towards the moon, realizing it was full before looking back to Fenrir. Noah recalled a skill that Fenrir had all this time.

[Lunar Empowerment- Under the full moon is when a Lycan can exhibit their full strength, increasing all of their body attributes by 50% for the entire duration the full moon is out.]

"Lunar empowerment huh?" Noah muttered to himself as he was trying to find the reason for Fenrir’s glow. That’s when he noticed Fenrir was beginning to look downcast, but continued to stare towards him with an anticipating gaze.

"You look better than I had hoped, Fenrir, I’m proud of you."

It wasn’t much, but to Fenrir, Noah’s praise was everything. And it showed, just his praise alone was enough to have Fenrir’s tag wag without a sign of pausing, generating a small amount of wind that blew on the grass surrounding him.

Noah couldn’t help but smile at Fenrir’s reaction. Despite his tough exterior, Fenrir was still a creature that craved affirmation and validation from his master. And in that moment, Noah realized just how important their bond was to both of them. He only knew them for just one day and yet, he felt that he already had a bond with them.

Before Arachne finished with her transformation, Noah took this time to go through Fenrir’s notifications and see the new changes.

[Fenrir has finished his evolution, becoming a Demented Werebeast! He now gains an addition of 10 extra attribute points per level!

Three skills have been acquired and previous class skills have been modified; Alpha inheritance, Decimating Trance, Blood fury, and Demented Reckoning]

Alpha inheritance(Lvl 0): As the progenitor of your race, your pack is the embodiment of your strength, but first you must establish your pack. Although your venom will create mindless versions of yourself, you gain the ability to forcibly bond one of your creations to you, using your superior bloodline. You can turn one of your mindless beasts into your most loyal follower. Not only creating an alpha of your pack, but granting them a unique skill inspired by your bloodline.

Spawn of abominations(Lvl 0): Your venom not only infects, but it also creates, and potentially transforms unsuspecting foes into abominations whose only goal is to disrupt and destroy nature’s balance. Once the infection takes hold, the victim succumbs to their beastly instincts, morphing into savage werebeast whose only goal is to make more abominations of their own. With your identity as the progenitor of their race, you possess the ability to exert a degree of control over the abominations you create, directing their destructive tendencies towards your enemies.

[Demented Reckoning(Lvl 0)-Who says size doesn’t matter? You now have the decision to decide how you enjoy your blood fest. From making yourself smaller, increasing your speed and stamina in exchange for your strength and constitution or enlarging yourself, sacrificing your speed and stamina for your strength and constitution. There is only one change in size for both options that will lower and increase your stats by 25%, Can increase with level.]

[Lycans Blessing has been modified to Abyssal Curse(Lvl 1): Your undead potential unearths dark energy within you, giving you increased resilience to all forms of dark magic and mind control, with minor resilience to physical harm. Dark magic resistance and mental effects are 30% less effective on you while physical damage is reduced by 10%.]

[Becoming Deadly Weapons has been modified to Accursed weapons(Lvl 1)- Using your mana, fully coat your teeth or claws with a solidified and compressed form of your venom, creating an acidic reaction that has penetrative qualities, further increasing its lethality. Potential penetration is enhanced by 5%, while consuming 5 mana, while potential stacking would require double the amount of mana, currently can only be stacked three times.

[Predatory Acceleration has been modified to Infectious Feast(Lvl 0): When an enemy is infected by your venom, you and your pack’s agility is increase by a multiplier of 1% up to 15% based on the distance between you and the infected when running towards the infected.]

[Predatory Roar has been modified to Howling Savagery(Lvl 0): Your howl contains your untethered bloodlust that instills your enemies with fear, potentially disabling them or making them lose their will to fight. Your creations are affected by your skill, rallying them and potentially ridding them of any mental debuff.]

[Faster Recovery has been modified to Berserkers adrenaline(Lvl 0): You become lost in the heat of the moment the more tired you are. The lower your stamina becomes, the more you are unfazed to attacks and ailments.

Lycans Regeneration had been modified to Unholy reconstruction(Lvl 0): Your regenerative abilities allow you to recover from even the most grievous of wounds, but at a cost. Each time you regenerate, you temporarily gain a boost in power and ferocity, but also become more erratic and difficult to control. Body attributes are increase by a percentage of 1% for every 5% of health regenerated, capping at 10%]

[Player: Fenrir

Race: Werebeast

Class: Demented Werebeast

Lvl: 10

Exp: 137/12,800->1574/12,800

Health:66%->100%

Stamina:58%->100%

Mana: 10/10->16/16

Strength:91>182(191)—>[282]

Agility:53>80(97)—>[137]

Constitution:74>148(187)—>[261]

Stamina:50>75(98)—>[136]

Magic:5>8

Spirit:50>75

Skills

Active

Killing Instinct(Lvl1):N/A

Demented Reckoning-(Lvl 0)Progression:0%

Storing Strength(Lvl 0)Progression:0%

Passive

Alpha inheritance(Lvl 0)Progression:0%

Spawn of abominations(Lvl 0)Progression:0%

Accursed weapons(Lvl 1)Progression:N/A

Infectious Feast(Lvl 0)Progression:N/A

Abyssal Curse(Lvl 1)Progression:N/A

Berserkers adrenaline(Lvl 0)Progression:N/A

Howling Savagery(Lvl 0)Progression:N/A

Lunar Empowerment(Lvl 0)Progression:0.1%

Supernatural Senses(Lvl0)Progression:14.5%->18.8%

Unholy reconstruction(Lvl 0)Progression:6.1%->9.3%

Noah knew Fenrir’s stats would be incredible after seeing his own from his advancement, but Fenrir’s were out of this world compared to his. He felt that Fenrir could now be considered a true boss monster, and that wasn’t even taking his skills into account. Looking at those skills, Noah dreaded the thought of facing Fenrir as an opponent. His own plethora of skills were advantageous, but without the necessary strength to back them up, they would be useless against such overwhelming power.

Instead of feeling happy, Noah’s mood grew solemn as he recalled his first encounter with a tier-one monster.

"I’ve truly been lucky until now... If that zombie had stats even remotely close to Fenrir’s, would I have had any chance of surviving?" Noah mused. He couldn’t help but imagine the consequences if the giant zombie’s skin had been slightly tougher or its strength marginally greater when it struck him. Facing an evolved creature while he was still unawakened had been suicidal.

Even challenging the tentacle zombie alone had been extremely risky. Noah was certain that the unique zombie’s agility was close to Fenrir’s current stats. Without the Subservient Hierarchy skill, Noah realized he would have stood no chance and could only have hoped for a swift death.

But as he thought about this, Noah grew excited, replaying the thrilling fight in his head. Yes, life might become more challenging, but that also meant he would continue getting stronger and face more exhilarating battles.

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