LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 930
<930 – Titosso's Test (11)>
Monsters have common sense too.
Humans who capture them.
Among them, the one glowing ‘blue’ with extraordinary strength for its size is known to be dangerous.
They’re the cruel ones who implant monster cells without permission and inflict pain during the adaptation process.
But it’s common knowledge that when the ‘blue’ ones disappear, they deteriorate into a handful of blood and become prey.
-How about that one?
-Small.
-Doesn’t even glow blue.
-It’s food.
-Doesn’t look like much, but it’s tender meat.
-It’s a delicacy.
Not some tasteless lab-grown meat, but a fresh, moving specimen, even a human that could be torn apart without concern.
The monsters charged in excitement.
Their fury grew even more because of the daily torture disguised as battle data collection.
-Small meat is flying…?
-Strange. Small humans are strong.
-Why? Why? Why?
If it’s a monster, that can make sense.
The more competent the monster cell, the less area it occupies and the higher the mana saturation rate, thus enhancing performance.
The more of those cells it has, the stronger it becomes, even if it’s small, allowing it to become a
However, the organ of a special type is visibly alien at first glance.
The humans showed no such organs.
Only sporadic white would occasionally emit from their fists.
The monsters pieced together the common sense.
They desperately tried to understand the special type of human with their common sense.
As a result, a terrifying conclusion was drawn.
The special type human was indeed a monster.
Not just any monster, but one with the strongest monster cells ever, possessing the highest mana saturation rate in a surprisingly small area, to the extent that even the transformation organs are almost invisible.
The special-est of the special types.
A white human more frightening than a blue one.
The king of monsters among monsters.
-Humans called it ‘Titosso.’
-Does the King of Monsters Titosso also ‘prey’?
-I don’t know.
-It swings at us without eating.
-It just plays with us for ‘fun.’
The monsters were terrified.
The ones that had shown confidence after showing up late suddenly came to their senses after being hit by Titosso’s incomprehensible might.
They realized they couldn’t win.
Everyone tucked their tails and lowered their heads.
They broke the spikes that hurt and carelessly smashed the blue eye of the sky.
If there were any extraterrestrial fears for the monsters, it would be the King of Monsters Titosso, who suddenly appeared and wreaked havoc without eating, annihilating their habitats.
-‘Red Gate’ has opened.
-Mad monsters are unleashed.
-Wrong. We’re getting beaten even worse.
-Biting doesn’t leave a mark.
-The poison didn’t work either.
-The King of Monsters is invincible.
Even the high-risk monsters sealed with special containment procedures were no match.
The monsters suddenly thought.
The strong monster eating the weak to grow and evolve is the law of the monster world.
Could it be that the King of Monsters, that is so powerful that such laws seemed unnecessary, was not the most powerful, but also the most merciful?
The moment they got hit, bounced back, and were regenerated in a cycle, the monsters finally stopped resisting and lowered their heads.
Then the King of Monsters got fired up and began to attach papers.
[11th]
[12th]
[13th]
The monsters accepted the ranking.
“Ugh, a strangely shaped monster has appeared! I don’t like it!”
The King of Monsters refuses.
It doesn’t accept them as subordinates.
A being that has lost but is not part of the group.
In other words, prey.
The higher-ranking monsters delightedly devoured the monster cells of the high-risk monsters that the King abandoned.
As the King benevolently allowed growth, the loyalty of his underlings grew stronger.
The military force united, and soon they trampled, tore, and devoured the enemies daring to go against the King of Monsters’ mood.
“Stop! Truly impressive. You’re quite special, Titosso, as seen by the observing Jaku outside. I acknowledge your strength.”
“Oh? Who are you?”
“The owner of the Deep Research Lab. Chief Researcher Alex. I’m the overall manager controlling the monsters in this facility.”
Alex greeted everyone with a gentle smile from the lowest level, B10.
The monsters fell into confusion.
The King of Monsters Titosso is strong.
But this author is the creator and modifier of all monsters.
The final resting place and grave of the monsters.
The end of monsters’ lives.
Could the King of Monsters Titosso defeat the grave of monsters?
The monsters slowly stepped back and observed.
Titosso was flustered.
It was because all the monsters that had been seamlessly taking down enemies like an auto-hunting machine were suddenly retreating.
“Ah! Why is everyone running away all of a sudden?”
“Foolish one. They’re sensing the killing intent and fleeing.”
“I don’t know what that is?”
“It’s a killing intent only monsters can sense.”
“How would Jiang know that?”
“Assassins excel in detecting killing intent. If they don’t, they die.”
The refined abilities at this stage extend beyond limited fields.
Just as Jiang’s killing intent detection is one, Titosso’s monster fighting techniques are the same.
In fact, it’s not even a fighting technique, just pure brute strength reliant on size.
“If you’re the highest authority in this facility, are you the one who disturbed my senior Pai?”
“Disturbed? There seems to be a misunderstanding.”
“Gasp. Were you perhaps the benevolent senior who has been preventing the monsters’ rampage?!”
“I made a special deal with the ‘Jaku’ outside.”
“What kind of deal?”
“A deal to upgrade the necessary equipment or receive research funding or supply special materials for research each time I halt the graduation of the researcher who accumulates a large amount of points.”
“Misunderstanding? You’re the source of evil!”
Alex chuckled brazenly.
“What I do is prey. It’s no different from the predator catching the prey in the food chain. So saying I disturb is incorrect. If I were having a meal, it might be different.”
“Pervert. What do you think we are to make such remarks? Sneaking behind the scenes with the Jaku and causing trouble for others.”
Furious, Pai publicly insulted him, but Alex remained unphased with a look that said barking dogs seldom bite.
That ominous calm suggested that even a mere bite-sized morsel could be handled with just one stab.
“It’s a common misconception among the researchers in the monster biology research dimension. Those lacking talent believe they can grow massively by borrowing the power of monsters or striking it big with points. It’s a misunderstanding that they fail to realize the essence of the research dimension.”
“What is the essence?”
“This place is a facility to cultivate the strongest monsters. All researchers who won’t cooperate in creating the strongest or have no chance of reaching the peak are merely ‘test subjects’ or ‘accessories’.”
What everyone had worked hard on for years was not for their own personal success.
The Chief Researcher Alex, who made a deal with Buzhaar’s Jaku.
It was a brutal hope torture, conducted solely for one person’s success.
“Rapid regeneration and dispersal of the high-risk monster cells are arranged on each floor. Isolation and securement of targets using partition controls and alarm regenerations. We’ve already caught six escapees with this method.”
Pai was not the first sacrifice.
Alex had already crushed the hopes of six others.
“Thanks to that, with ample funding and a supply of rare materials, I could automate the surgery for transplanting high-performance monster cells stably without side effects.”
As Alex’s left arm expanded, he easily swatted away Jiang’s poisonous needle emerging from the shadows.
“I’m infinitely close to the strongest. Once I gather just a bit more of the pieces to complete my build, becoming the strongest monster won’t be impossible.”
“Why not just make me the strongest and leave then?”
“That’s impossible. I’ve already found the last piece needed to become the strongest. It’s you. Titosso. You are my last piece.”
Alex built the
For a criminal who hasn’t mastered mana, maximum power is determined by physical limitations, and endurance is determined by stamina limits.
For an expert who’s honed mana, maximum power is determined by limits of mana control, and endurance is determined by limits of mana circuits.
However, monster cells cultivated in extreme environments that surpass human common sense can replace mana control and circuits.
Depending on the performance of the monster cells, maximum power and cellular regeneration dictate endurance.
Titosso’s Giant Blood Serum.
Seeing this, Alex felt a pull towards the soul.
An efficiently mutated body of Titosso based on overwhelming mana saturation.
If he obtains that, his path to becoming the strongest is guaranteed.
“The instructor said to treat you with care as a special management target, but that’s nonsense. If I eat you, I can gain the abilities to aim for the position of a professor at the Academy as the strongest monster. There’s no reason to be tied down by commands of some instructor.”
“Hmmm. According to the theory of Oknodie, the more you talk, the more garbage it is, so you must be an easy target!”
“…Hahaha. Quite a relaxed monster, nearing the path to the strongest. Let me test that relaxation a bit more. BZ347. Come to me and become a sword.”
A monster twisted in a horrific scream and took the shape of a solid bone sword.
“No matter how high the mana saturation, it can’t withstand a sword forged from a high-risk monster. This was designed and completed to be a sword from the very start!”
“Eww, get away! You can’t fight carrying a sword, that’s cheating!”
Titosso swung their arms as the sword clashed.
And with a crack, a fissure appeared.
“Huh?”
“Uh?”
Titosso’s and Alex’s gazes shifted to the sword.
Their gazes met.
“Uhhhh?”
“Uh oh?”
A smile bloomed on Titosso’s face.
An awkward smile emerged on Alex’s face.
“Shall we call it a draw?”
“Me? Why?”
Titosso, who was normally strong against the weak, caught the scent of a challenger.