Lucius smirked as he adjusted the collar of his coat. Under it, there was a special inner suit that was Lucius' hidden layer of protection that made the assassin fail to kill Lucius as his sickle arm could not cut it.
A few days ago, Lucius was contemplating how to defend himself. Despite his growing power and his strong maids, he realized that direct physical attacks remained a risk and now he was thinking how to solve this.
He then looked at one of the 1-Star beasts, and suddenly an idea appeared in his mind. He had a beast hack system that could do anything so the system should be able to do what he was thinking about now.
Lucius looked at the system and smirked as he told it. "Hack the beast and transform it into a thin and flexible inner suit. I also want to erase its consciousness, so it would be a cloth, not a beast."
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[Hack Initiation: Beast Transformation to Equipment]
[Target: Transform Beast into Thin, Flexible Innerwear Cloth]
[Effect: Delete Beast Consciousness and Restructure Physical Form]
[Cost Required: 1 Hack Points]
[Execute Transformation?]
[YES] [NO]
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The system could indeed do it and the cost was so low because he only hacked a low-level beast. Lucius smirked as he executed the hack without hesitation.
The beast let out a pitiful cry as its body began to morph, its physical structure breaking apart and reforming under Lucius' system.
The process was both gruesome and fascinating. The small beast's body twisted unnaturally, its consciousness erased as its form was restructured.
The beast, which had claws, fur and eyes, had become threads, fibers, and flexible material. Its mass shrank, condensing into a thin, nearly invisible suit that was really hard to see with naked eyes.
Lucius picked up the newly created inner suit and touched the surface. It was smooth, cool, and incredibly light. He also realized that this inner suit was basically a beast, so he tried to scan it.
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[Species: Cloth Beast]
[Element: None]
[Level: 1 Star]
[Stats:]
[Str: F (1★)]
[Vit: F (1★)]
[Agi: F (1★)]
[Int: F (1★)]
[Skills: None]
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Lucius was a bit surprised seeing the data of the beast. The species had changed into something that was called 'Cloth Beast' that made him murmure, "So even these kinds of beasts exist, huh?"
However, he wasn't satisfied with its current state, as it was still too weak. Now that it was already an innersuit, the cost for hacking it even further would be cheaper and he smirked, thinking about it.
Lucius then activated the system again and said, "System, show me the evolution list of this cloth beast. Show me the 3-Star evolution list; no need to show me the 2-Star evolution ones."
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[Evolution Options for Cloth Beast:]
[3-Star Cloth Beast: 11 HP]
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Lucius was surprised after seeing the list. "To think that the beast only had one evolution line and seeing from the price, it will be the weakest one but still, I can still hack it again later."
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[Hack Initiation: Evolution Sequence]
[Target: 1-Star Cloth Beast → 3-Star Cloth Beast]
[Effect: Enhanced Durability, Flexibility, and Adaptive Properties]
[Cost Required: 11 Hack Points]
[Execute Evolution?]
[YES] [NO]
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Lucius executed it and the system began to change the cloth beast. The cloth beast soon evolved as its fibers shifting and thickening as it adapted to its new form.
Lucius knew that the cloth beast had evolved but the appearance was the same as before, so he decided to scan it to see its new stat.
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[Species: Cloth Beast]
[Element: None]
[Level: 3 Star]
[Stats:]
[Str: E (3★)]
[Vit: E (3★)]
[Agi: E (3★)]
[Int: E (3★)]
[Skills: None]
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Lucius frowned a bit after seeing the data. "So it had no skills and also its stats are pretty bad, but still it is an inner suit, not a fighting beast, so it doesn't really need any skills, but it's a different case for the stats."
Lucius then concluded, "If I wear this, my stat could be enhanced, I think, so I should hack its stat to be better so I will be stronger when wearing it."
Lucius turned to the system and said, "System, hack its stats. Make the Str and Vit stats rise into C-Tier. It is the most point-friendly to me."
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[Hack Initiation: Stat Upgrade]
[Target: 3-Star Cloth Beast]
[Stat: Vitality (VIT)]
[Upgrade: E Tier → C-Tier]
[Stat: Strength (STR)]
[Upgrade: E Tier → C-Tier]
[Cost Required: 220 Hack Points]
[Execute Stat Hack?]
[YES] [NO]
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The system then began to execute the hack again and this time, the fibers began to pulse with energy as it was being restructured with stronger stats.
The process was quick, and Lucius could feel the subtle shift in the material's density as the hack completed, making Lucius decide to scan it again to see the new stats of the cloth beast.
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[Species: Cloth Beast]
[Element: None]
[Level: 3 Star]
[Stats:]
[Str: C (3★)]
[Vit: C (3★)]
[Agi: E (3★)]
[Int: E (3★)]
[Skills: None]
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Lucius smirked as he read the new stats. "Now this is more like it. With 3-Star C-Tier Strength and Vitality, even a 4-Star D-Tier strike would struggle to break through."
Lucius rose from his chair, holding the cloth beast in his hands. He immediately wore it and because it was light and flexible, it was surprisingly easy to wear and comfortable. It also clung to his body like a second skin.
He tried to move his body around, noting how the suit moved seamlessly with his body. He was quite satisfied with it and murmured. "Perfect."
Lucius then looked around the room and found a nearby steel bar. He then walked toward it and gripped it with one hand. Without hesitation, he tried to bend it in half, and to his surprise, it bent.
Lucius chuckled and smirked as he tossed the mangled bar aside and adjusted his clothes. "Stronger than I expected. With this, I'll not only survive—it'll be a testament to my superiority."
With that, he began to think more. What he could do with this type of equipment transformation hack. He smirked as new ideas appeared in his mind.