As Prince Midas and I chatted each having already plucked an apple, the east gate blew up in a force of ancient magic. Bellerophon emerging from the plume of dust, clutching his ornate Axe, getting into a stance prepared to swing at a hidden enemy.
Cerberus the three Headed Hound lunged at Bellerophon, with Bell nimbly jamming the entire length of his axe head into the skull of the center head of Cerberus splitting it in half like a knife stuck in a watermelon.
Enraged the remaining two head spewed Hell flames, strong enough to even hurt a god, one would say a perfect counter against a God-kin like Bellerophon.
An automated sphere of mystic water protected Bell against the hell flames, reaching out with his hand the axe jammed in the head of Cerberus flew back into his grip with an overwhelming force.
Dressed only in a white cape on his torso, it covered his back entirely but his wide muscular back began to subtly glow in the shape of a vague sigil.
Focused on Cerberus, he began chanting, "Lord of the Seas Magic, endless whirlpool" a large square area of water rose beneath the feet of Cerberus, soon it couldn't feel the ground anymore as if tossed into the bottomless ocean.
Strong currents forming a whirlpool dragged the Legendary Cerberus deeper and deeper into its pit as it helplessly struggled against the torrent. Drowning the beast and completely swallowed it into the depths. The surface of the water subsided calming further until it became still, before dissipating revealing the ground again.
Impressed at his fluid movements and magic, I thought to myself "even Midas would have some trouble facing him."
Turning around Bellerophon happily greeted us, "Friends, you have made it, I'm glad" shaking our hands with a firm grip before making his way to pluck a golden apple.
Once plucked, the world system announced loud enough to cover the entire labyrinth, "Area Cleared." followed by a long echo in silence.
"We're not getting teleported? what's going on."
Midas looks around calmly "It appears that the teleportation sigils marked in this area are facing an interference, you can sense it too can't you God-kin?"
"Yes I feel it, the power and aura of a divinity class approaching."
As Bellerophon looked closely in his surrounding, "From tales passed down among the whispers of Gods and God kin, there lies in the center of a labyrinth unknown, the Garden of the Hesperides which guards the golden apples".
"A monster that even the Gods fear and avoid, a serpent dragon." watching slowly from above the giant tree of golden apples, a large body coils and twists along the thick trunk.
Standing back, immediately casting "Attis" a quick save just in case.
Emerging from the tree, its formidable size towers over us, 100 times larger than we were.
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Monster: God of the Golden Garden, Draconic Serpent Ladon
HP: 7000/10,000
DMG: 6200/10,000
DEF: 6800/10,000
SPD: 7200/10,000
Skill: Growth Spurt - Able to increase its body to 100 times its original size (Active)
Extra skill - Mind Persuasion (Manipulates a psyche to its will, successful only if stats are higher)
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Looking down at the three of us with its Golden eyes, making direct eye contact, I could feel that I was being lulled into a mind control, feeling drowsy.
(Ping!... Mind manipulation Negated" Primal Chimera attribute obliviousness active.) My race attributes, heartless, shameless and obliviousness, it seems heartless has been giving me the ability to kill anything and anyone without hesitation.
Just like the man and humanoid demon chicken I accidentally slaughtered just out of curiosity. So far, no hint of empathy or remorse.
The shameless attribute has also allowed me to devour the monster parts and absorb them and allow them to become a part of me.
While the oblivious attribute gave me the ability to ignores outside status effects and mind manipulation magics. This would also mean I didn't reincarnate into a real humanoid like Europa who is half human and half demon bull or like Helen who was a centaur.
I have been reborn as a pure monster.
This explains why my stats after consumption allowed me to increase in all fields just like a monster unlike a regular human or demi human who only increases stats in the parts they've trained.
Getting deep in thought I neglected my surroundings for a split second and was slashed across the cheek narrowly dodging it.
Eyes and mind rapidly focusing to the situation at hand, only realizing that Bellerophon had been possessed, fully taken over by mind control as his eyes shined in gold.
Swinging his Ornate axe around deftly using God arts, much like a Chinese weapon master.
"How do I save him from the mind control?"
"Maybe I should focus on saving myself first." Eyes quickly darting to check in on Prince Midas, it seems he is in a comatose state, eyes blanking staring down into the ground, expressionless.
"At least he's not moving, maybe he has some sort of minor resistance thanks to his God Sigils, to not attain full possession."
Looking back at Bellerophon in time, and ducked managing to avoid getting guillotined from his flying axe.
"I'll just need to imprison him using stasis cube before it goes too far." but I need to power up to keep up.
Jumping back and creating as much distance as possible, throwing my shirt aside.
I placed a fist on my exposed chest where the Chimera Insignia was carved. Now etched a roman helmet in the middle representing my humanoid base features and housed in a pyramid with the triangle tips now a chicken head and also a Lions head.
"Integration! Nemean Lion and demon chicken!" the tattoo of the chicken and lion came to life spiraled and disappeared, before reappearing on the inner housing of the pyramid tattoo.
My black hair became dyed in pure white, the body's muscular structure doubled infused with magicubes in each cell, short black obsidian claws burst and grew out of my knuckles. Feathered black wings sprouted from my back.
Full integration doubling the base stats from each, broke the cap and raised my threshold, elevating my race, into a superior primordial Chimera.
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(Updated Status)
HP: 13,400/20,000 (+6700)
DMG: 12,600/20,000 (+6300)
DEF: 12,198/ 20,000 (+6099)
SPD: 10,400/20,000 (+5200)
Skills attained:
Hollow Bones (Decrease physical encumbrance by half)
Chasity (First Physical Strike on enemy does 10 times damage)
Race Attribute: Superior Primordial Chimera (Humanoid) (+)
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