Multiple Ancient Lineages woke around the same time.
Within Catacomb Entrance #3, a terrifying Empusa seeking blood wanted to emerge.
In Catacomb Entrance #1, which was normally filled with Minor Ethereal Behemoths, another terrifying Lineage of the Leucochloridium also bloomed.
In Catacomb Entrance #2, a woman who had awoken the Ancient Millennium Acheron Phoenix Lineage released the lips of a man who physically had to hold himself back to not pounce on her.
Her body was surrounded by mesmerizing green flames as somehow, her already gorgeous appearance, which Achilles was entirely confident no other woman in this world could compare to...became all that much more enticing.
He breathed in deeply as he pulled on the strength of the Organic and Inorganic Terrestrial Planetary Body just to keep himself steady.
He pulled on the strength of a Planetary Body just to control himself around this woman before him who smiled enticingly as she looked down at an apocalyptic horror below!
"Thanks for the meal, Little Fatty."
She looked down as her trembling eyes betrayed her own need to regain control, and she could at least keep her mind busy for what was down below!
Achilles did the same as he nodded while coming to float beside her, looking at the scorched Marine Turtles down below that he sent transparent tendrils of vines to quickly devour, and as for the massive cooked Behemoth that held a trace of Primordial Energy within it…
"Well, they said they just needed a sample alongside the video feed to complete the mission…"
He looked at the decimation Rose left behind as he patted her head, his vines going down to collect everything as he also looked at the massive barrier pathway that showed an even more expansive area past this place!
Their mission was effectively done, but they could do a little exploration, right?
He controlled the surrounding gravity as he and Rose went down, his mind paying attention to his body and how waves of Primordial Energy and Evolutius Energy cycled through him to further reduce the Existence Corruption Value.
By the time they landed at the bottom of the dried lake, the bodies of scorched Marine Turtles at Peak Meridian Transformation were all assimilated into him, while the massive Ethereal Behemoth…was cut off smoothly as 90% of its body had disappeared!
He ate up 90%, and he would bring back the 10% for the completion of the mission.
Both his assimilations of Primordial Energy Source and Sea Reptilia Testudines rose crazily as a result of this- especially because this was the first Ethereal Lifeform he had assimilated!
His panel was currently grandiose as he looked at it while standing in front of the massive portal that would lead to an even more dangerous area.
Organic and Inorganic Terrestrial Planetary Body Echelon 2…
Organic Crystal(Evolutius Crystal) Echelon 4…
Primordial Energy Source Echelon 2(36%)...
Organic Phanerogam Lifeform Echelon 3…
Inorganic Water Echelon 4….
Non-Luminous Moon Light Echelon 1…
Organic Arachnida Lifeform Echelon 1…
Sea Reptilia Testudines Echelon 3- Obtained qualities of Tidal Wave Generation III, Oxygen Independence III, Aquatic Adaptation III, Armored Shell III, Decelerated Aging III, and Unnatural Endurance III
[Existence Corruption Value]:: 20%
[Complexity]:: Extremely Weak Terrestrial Lifeform
He was becoming more and more complex with the number of things he assimilated as at this moment, there were two factors he was looking at in terms of assimilations.
How readily available was the quantity of things he wanted to assimilate, and how fast was the rate of Existence Corruption Value rising due to it?
These two factors made the most important thing to assimilate…be the Organic and Inorganic Terrestrial Planetary Body that came in first place- due to the fact that the world itself seemed endless and the terrifying power it brought him!
At Echelon 2, the Planetary Body assimilation granted much more than even Inorganic Water at Echelon 4!
This actually took the second spot just at this moment due to their current environment.
It was easier to bring up, and right before them….there was another body of water they couldn't see the ends of.
So long as he could keep the Existence Corruption Value under control…nothing prevented him from proceeding ahead in assimilating both things right now.
After all, he never had to wait until fighting a really strong enemy to assimilate the things that made him ridiculously more powerful!
"Give me a second, Rose."
He held Rose back as he carefully sent a tendril of a transparent vine through the massive blue portal like barrier that held serene waves of water on the other side.
When nothing happened, he nodded as he sat right beside the barrier, one hand of his pushing across it and feeling the heavy pressure of water that made him feel at home!
He then took out the gold Evolutius Storage Box that Luna had given to Rose, which contained 10 years' worth of Salary of a Lunarian Enforcer that she had already given to him without another thought.
With those tens of thousands of Evolutius Crystals to provide Evolutius Energy and elevate this assimilation, paired with Primordial Energy…would he be able to assimilate as much as he could while keeping Existence Corruption down?
There was only one way to find out!
He breathed out and became determined as he knew he was pushing himself to do this because he didn't know just how crazy the world was about to become with these Ancient Ones!
If he had the tools to be even crazier, then he had to be.
Because if the day ever came when he was too weak because he didn't assimilate everything he could while he had the chance and he lost everything…he would have nobody to blame but himself.
So while feeling a sense of urgency.
His hand crossing the barrier and touching foreign waters was given a command.
But it wasn't the only thing!
The land he currently sat on. The Organic and Inorganic Terrestrial Planetary Body! He also gave a command to it simultaneously.
His right hand held the Evolutius Storage Box that held tens of thousands of Meridian Transformation Evolutius Crystals- beginning to absorb these as well to make sure his Existence Corruption Value stayed low!