Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Scatter! Experience the Power of Spending Money!

“Hmm…”

Trilobite gazed at his “remaining” 6,000-plus, nearly 7,000 Chaos Energy, lost in thought.

“First, give everyone one ‘money-spending repair.’”

“System, don’t tell me you don’t have this!?”

【Please wait a moment…】

【I’ve found it for you.】

【It is…】

The efficiency of “customer service young lady” Valaharl was always high.

Of course, at this critical moment concerning the survival of the “paper young ladies,” Trilobite spared no expense.

“Alright, this is it. No need to ask the price—buy two to use now, and save three for later!”

【You purchased “Symbiotic Creature Full Healing” x5, spending 1,500 points of Chaos Energy.】

“Healing alone isn’t enough. I also need to…”

“Hmm…”

“Though Trilobite’s limbs take the form of a mantis shrimp’s Smashing Claw, they’re incomplete.”

“Behind a true mantis shrimp’s Smashing Claw lie hidden weapons!”

“I’ll complete yours for you!”

“It costs barely any Chaos Energy anyway.”

【You purchased “Claw Hidden Spike DLC,” spending 200 points of Chaos Energy.】

“That’ll do for the blonde young lady.”

“As for the red-haired one—isn’t she a spiny fish?”

“Spiny fish hold great evolutionary potential.”

“Later-era sharks evolved from one branch of them.”

“So…”

【You purchased “Predatory Replaceable Fangs,” spending 500 points of Chaos Energy.】

“But tiny teeth alone are useless.”

“If the body’s too small, it won’t even leave bite marks.”

“Then…”

【You purchased “Grow Larger (10%)” for the symbiotic creature, spending 50 points of Chaos Energy.】

【You purchased “Grow Larger (10%)” for the symbiotic creature, spending 100 points of Chaos Energy.】

【You purchased “Grow Larger (10%)” for the symbiotic creature, spending 200 points of Chaos Energy.】

【You purchased “Grow Larger (10%)” for the symbiotic creature, spending 400 points of Chaos Energy.】

【You purchased “Grow Larger (10%)” for the symbiotic creature, spending 800 points of Chaos Energy.】

【You purchased “Grow Larger (10%)” for the symbiotic creature, spending 1600 points of Chaos Energy.】

Although Trilobite now needed to spend twenty thousand points of Chaos Energy to grow larger by 10%, the spiny fish, with the lovely young lady with fiery red hair as its “species mother,” only required a very small amount.

But this was quite reasonable.

Because the spiny fish was small!

“The lovely young lady’s spiny fish is probably only about one-eighth of my length and a few hundredths of my weight.”

“It’s definitely much easier for her to grow larger now.”

“Well then, let me give you some more things.”

【You purchased “Carnivorous Digestive System” for the symbiotic creature, spending 1000 points of Chaos Energy.】

“Hmm, I hope these gifts can help you.”

“Good luck!”

Sure enough, the avatar expression of the “blonde paper young lady” changed from a desperate scream to a spirited battle roar; the expression of the “lovely paper young lady with fiery red hair” transformed from nearly unconscious, with closed eyes and bleeding corners of her mouth, into a fierce roar like a predatory mother beast!

At this time, Trilobite’s own Chaos Energy also began to rise quickly.

—-

“Die! Die!”

“I will devour you!”

“I am now the official Etheric Serpent!”

“Hahaha—!”

The Etheric Serpent laughed proudly.

It felt that its luck was exceptionally great, never having been this pleased before.

“Where did these foolish mortals come from!”

“They actually aren’t afraid of our Ether Dragon clan’s ‘Dragon Might’!?”

“Bravery is bravery, but courage often doesn’t lead to a higher chance of survival!”

“Hahaha…”

Dragon Might was a unique intimidating power of the “Dragon Clan.”

Generally, those demon gods wandering in the etheric liquid tended to flee far away, frightened by the Ether Dragon clan’s “Dragon Might”; the larvae of the Outer Gods from the Void and even the powerful Outer Gods themselves were driven away by an inexplicable fear.

This helped the Ether Dragon clan avoid a lot of trouble.

Of course, “Dragon Might” could sometimes have drawbacks, such as attracting the attention of a passing “Predatory Deity,” which could then be pulled out of the etheric liquid and swallowed whole.

But that was something that only very unlucky individuals encountered!

The greater negative effect of Dragon Might was likely to drive away some weaker beings, such as freshly hatched larvae of Outer Gods and the “Ranger Ark” drifting in the etheric liquid.

This forced smaller Etheric Serpents to often seek opponents of the same level or even challenge more powerful ones.

Otherwise, they could only feed on the remnants in the Primal Mud, never able to advance and risk becoming food for higher-ranking Ether Dragons.

This was also how the Etheric Dragon clan chose their strongest members.

But now, mortals appeared who weren’t afraid of "Dragon Might"!

"Mortals who aren’t afraid of ‘Dragon Might’ are no ordinary mortals!"

"They are excellent bait!"

"Hahaha…"

It continued to bite fiercely, trying to tear a piece of "meat" from that "fish-shaped" battleship.

"Zzi—!"

Behind it, a bio battleship, armored and looking like a large beetle, suddenly charged in; she showed her "Smashing Claw," trying to distract the etheric serpent from behind and rescue her companion.

But…

"Buzz—!"

"Boom!"

The massive tail swept across, and the beetle-like bio battleship was sent flying back again.

The Smashing Claw might be powerful, but when the size gap grew too big, even the strongest weapon was useless.

No matter how fierce a tiger is, it can’t fight a Tyrannosaurus head-on.

"Good!"

"With the pest gone, it’s my turn to enjoy you properly!"

"Hahahaha—!"

The etheric serpent laughed wildly, biting down hard.

However, at that moment…

"Buzz—!"

A bright golden light suddenly burst from the strange "fish-shaped battleship."

The strong light blinded the etheric serpent, so it couldn’t open its eyes.

As a lowly creature that had long crawled in the depths of the etheric liquid and the Primal Mud, the etheric serpent deeply feared light.

Worse, that light held the power it dreaded!

"Ugh—ahhhhhh—!"

It screamed in pain, letting go and letting the light wrap around the "fish-shaped battleship."

Luckily…

"Whew…"

Moments later, the light faded as if sinking into the "fish-shaped battleship," and the scary feeling vanished.

"What was that?"

"Just a bluff."

"In the end, it will still become my…"

"What—!"

Before the etheric serpent could finish boasting, he saw a pair of giant jaws suddenly lunging towards him!

"Swish—!"

Inside those jaws were sharp teeth glittering with a cold light!

"No—!"

He panicked and twisted his body, trying to dodge the attack.

But…

It was too late!

"Ah—ugh—!"

Although his head evaded the attack, it exposed his soft abdomen.

"Pshhh—!"

"Roar—!"

Screams echoed through the net path as the etheric serpent’s dragon blood misted like vapor in the etheric liquid.

"Hiss—!"

"Roar—!"

He writhed in pain, his long body twisting even when he crashed against the upper wall of the net path.

However, the violent thrashing only made things worse.

"Rip—!"

The Fish-shaped Battleship suddenly twisted and brutally tore a chunk of flesh from his belly!

Mortals, or rather demigods, finally dealt a serious blow to a True Deity!

"You!"

"You fellow!"

"The humiliation I suffered today, you will repay a hundredfold! A thousandfold!"

"Ah—!"

The etheric serpent gritted his teeth against the pain and thrust forward!

He already foresaw that the arrogant "fish" would roll over again, helplessly crashing against the net path wall, only to be bitten hard by him again.

"This time, I will tear you apart completely!"

But this time…

"Thud—!"

"What!?"

To the etheric serpent’s shock, the Fish-shaped Battleship did not roll over as imagined, nor did it collide.

She simply retreated a short distance in the etheric liquid and then stopped!

"How was this possible!?"

"No way! How did this guy grow so much bigger!?"

The etheric serpent was astonished to find the former "little fish" had doubled in size.

Doubling in size often meant its weight increased eightfold or more!

Though the etheric serpent still dwarfed the "fish," it couldn’t budge it easily with its old strength!

What shocked it more came next!

That "strange fish" seized the moment and charged back at it!

"Bold!"

The etheric serpent narrowed its eyes and lunged at the "monster fish."

"Who gave you such nerve!?"

"Hmm!?"

"Even if you’ve mysteriously grown stronger, you’ll never beat me!"

"Because I am a deity!"

"Roar—!"

During the clash…

"Boom!"

The two colossal creatures smashed together, churning violent ripples through the ether!