[Child of Fortune: Well then, are you ready, little fox?]
A golden panel, known as the Child of Fortune, appeared before Thaluna.
How did this happen, you ask?
Well, honestly, even I'm confused.
Arov watched as Thaluna seemed puzzled by the golden panel in front of her.
"Umm, what is this floating thing?" Thaluna asked curiously.
Her curiosity got the better of her.
She reached for the golden panel, touching and shaking it.
The voice of the Child of Fortune came from the golden panel, majestic and authoritative, like an ancient sage from a forgotten era.
Yet, for some reason, Arov felt the voice was entirely fake...
[Child of Fortune: I am the spirit of the Grand Hero who once saved the world from the threat of a powerful demon. Pay respect to me, little fox.]
"Wha-what! You... you are the spirit of the Hero!? This little fox offers her utmost respect to you!" Thaluna transformed into her humanoid form.
Standing at a height of 150 cm, Thaluna's black hair fell loosely over her petite and adorable figure. Anyone would be tempted to abduct her, especially with her twitching fox ears and swaying tail.
"..." Arov remained silent, inexplicably feeling guilty for having thrown this little fox earlier.
"Hmm? I didn't expect that a tough-acting fox was actually just a child." Arov approached her, bending down to pat her head.
Thaluna blinked, then hissed.
"Hiss! You demon!!! Don't touch me carelessly! And also, I'm not a child! Thaluna is 18 years old, 18 years old!" Thaluna bit Arov's hand, but it didn't stop his hand from ruffling her hair even more.
"18 years old? With that tiny body? Hahaha," Arov burst out laughing.
Wait, doesn't that make her two years older than me?
"Heh, you're still a child in my eyes," Arov teased.
The Child of Fortune immediately intervened between the two of them, continuing the conversation.
[Child of Fortune: Could you two stop? This is not the time for playing around. Oh, little fox, the human you consider a demon is also a Hero. The Hero of planet Earth.]
"What? This wicked human is a Hero! Is your world nearing its end?" Thaluna exclaimed in disbelief.
"... I should be the one surprised, hearing a question about whether our world is ending from the mouth of one of the causes of its destruction." Arov stared at Thaluna in disbelief.
"... Umm... That..." Thaluna felt a bit embarrassed.
[Child of Fortune: Prepare yourself, this might hurt a little.]
The golden panel appeared again in front of Thaluna. Before she could react, her body suddenly shook violently.
A burning sensation welled up inside her chest.
The overwhelming surge made her feel like she was melting from the intense heat.
Thicker, darker blood emerged from her heart, merging with her current blood.
Changes began to occur while Thaluna endured unbearable pain.
Every part of her body felt like it was being torn apart and scorched, making her want to claw at her skin.
"Ahhh! It's so hot!" Thaluna's sharp claws emerged, attempting to scratch her chest.
[Child of Fortune: Arov, stop her!]
"Even if you didn't remind me, I would've done it," Arov extended his hand, opening a spatial rift.
Thaluna's body immediately collapsed to the ground.
Her arms and legs vanished into the spatial rift.
This was a trick Arov hadn't used before.
It was risky, if the spatial rift closed unexpectedly, Thaluna would lose her limbs.
Unfortunately, he had no other options. Earlier, Arov claimed to be stronger than this little fox.
But now, Thaluna's power had exploded to such heights that Arov had fallen behind.
[Thaluna
Race: Foxian
Strength: 800↑
Agility: 800↑
Vitality: 800↑
Dexterity: 800↑
Mana: 800↑
Luck: 9
...]
This was Thaluna's current status.
What was terrifying was that the upward arrows next to her attribute points didn't disappear—they continued to rise.
This meant her growth showed no signs of stopping.
Suddenly—
Arov's danger instincts flared, warning him of impending peril.
He looked up at the sky above. Initially blackened by the thick Abyss energy of Floor 31, it now seemed as if that energy was burning at an extremely high temperature.
A blazing black fire tornado descended upon the entire mountain from the sky.
Rumble!
Arov's mind raced, searching for a solution.
If he used the spatial rift now, only Thaluna or himself could escape.
That is, assuming he still had enough mana.
But he didn't. After fighting and using his mana to flee, he only had 20% left—now reduced to 8%.
Damn it, I was careless.
He tried to make the most rational and effective decision for his current situation, but something inside him screamed in defiance.
(Face it.)
It was as if a demon whispered in his ear.
Arov smirked and reached out to the Child of Fortune with his mind, as it wouldn't take much effort.
'How many Luck attribute points do I have?'
[Child of Fortune: 360 attribute points.]
'What's the chance of me surviving that fire tornado?'
[Child of Fortune: 1%.]
'Then use as many Vacuous Attribute points as possible to ensure my survival.' Arov sprinted toward Thaluna.
Seeing the blazing fire tornado, his legs wobbled and lost strength.
But he pressed on and embraced the struggling Thaluna.
The raging black flames soon engulfed the entire mountain, melting even the surrounding space.
Arov fully activated [Devil Change Type: Demon King]
The uncontrollable mutation completely destroyed his body, but he wrapped Thaluna tightly in his arms.
Black-blue scales covered Arov's mangled body.
His form ballooned into something massive and grotesque—bat wings, oozing black tentacles, faces screaming from walls of flesh, hair sprouting everywhere, uncontrolled bone growth, eyes covering every surface, and more.
Arov had become a monstrous mass of flesh and blood, with rivulets of blood seeping through his pores.
Arov's consciousness had completely detached from his body.
Now, only the most primal and brutal instincts of the Devil Change remained.
Suddenly, spatial rifts formed, unleashing torrents of corrosive demonic energy like waterfalls, enlarging the flesh ball and making it even more grotesque.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..."
A strange laugh erupted from dozens of faces on the flesh walls, an eerie feeling that would make anyone present nauseous and vomit instantly.
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