Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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[Fruit of the Tree of Might] - A mysterious fruit grown from the Tree of Might. Legends say that consuming the fruit will increase someone's power tenfold.
Gray grinned as he stared down at the fruit, starting to raise it up to his lips.
I sure hope it's tenfold!
The actual canon information about the Tree of Might was very lacking, so Gray couldn't be sure. Depending on the various sources, the fruit could be powerful enough to boost your power level by 20x, or as weak as to only boost it by 2x.
'Only'
To Gray, even a 2x boost would've been pretty damn strong, but he was hoping for something more. He opened his large ape mouth, casually dropping the entirety of the fruit in his mouth. His massive teeth tore through it easily, tearing it to bits within his mouth.
Damn, this is actually pretty good!
Gray didn't know what he expected a fruit made of pure energy to taste like, but it was actually pretty good. It was sweet, and the juices seemed to run down his tongue like a waterfall. As he swallowed, the effect was instantaneous.
His body started to tremble, his muscles twitching and writhing within his own body. His arm jerked out, and he hissed as he felt like lava was suddenly flowing through his veins. His bones seemed to scratch and screech within his body, rubbing together as they started to expand.
I-I know this feeling!
Gray's thoughts were confirmed as a notification appeared in front of him.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 6%]
+200 to all stats!
+2 LVL to all skills!
His body's evolution continued from where it had left off in his fight with Yamoshi, rising to 6% as a new strength shot through his body.
I-It's even stronger than-
Gray gritted his massive teeth, unable to finish his thoughts as he continued to evolve. Compared to the last time he'd experienced this, the pain felt even worse, and he was getting double the skills and stats. Gray didn't know if that was because of something he'd done between then and now, or if it was just because the '5%' he reached before was a milestone, but he couldn't think about it for long. Pain raced through him as he felt even his massive ape-arms start to burn while his muscles twitched and expanded. They pulsed outward, his skin stretching as the muscles and bones inside of him expanded.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 7%]
+200 to all stats!
+2 LVL to all skills!
"A-Are you okay?!" Fubuki shouted at him, floating in front of his face as his hand twitched and unwrapped around her body.
Gray didn't answer, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't. A pained hiss came from his mouth as a jolt of lava flowed through his body again, his legs twitching and straining as the muscles and bones within them expanded.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 8%]
+200 to all stats!
+2 LVL to all skills!
Fuck! I forgot how bad this hurt!
Gray's chest pounded, his heart slamming into his ears as his vision became blurry. His breathing started to become heavy, coming out in shallow gasps as even his lungs felt like they were on fire. It was as if his body was exploding from the inside, with each pulse of muscle and bone growth feeling as if the very insides of his limbs were being grabbed and twisted around.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 9%]
+200 to all stats!
+2 LVL to all skills!
Gray squinted his eyes shut as the pain continued, forcing himself to endure it. While he felt like he was about to die now, it would be worth it for the power boost he would gain.
His limbs stopped twitching from the inside, and his outer layer of skin, hidden underneath a thick layer of fur, started to stretch and be ripped apart as it couldn't handle the expansion of his bones and muscles. It tore apart like a rope being pulled on both ends, blood dripping out and coating his fur as new, raw skin quickly took the place of the old layer.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 10%]
+200 to all stats!
+2 LVL to all skills!
WARNING: [Evolution Process] is proceeding quicker than recommended!
Gray's limbs elongated again, and his heavy breathing smoothed out as the pain lessened for a moment.
Fuck, you couldn't have made it any prettier, damn game?
While Gray's limbs had extended and lengthened again, it made him look even more monstrous than before. As he glanced down at the change, the length of his arms and legs didn't fit with the length of his torso, looking like a slenderman-ape as the new muscles bulged on them.
Is it going to keep going like this? If it does, even CHA won't be able to save me-
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 11%]
+300 to all stats!
+3 LVL to all skills!
WARNING: [Evolution Process] is proceeding quicker than recommended!
Negative side effects will persist if you continue to evolve at this rate!
WARNING: You will [Game Over] if you continue to evolve at this rate!
"FUCK!" The words came out this time, being ripped from Gray's throat as his body abruptly hunched over. The pain seemed to multiply, as instead of his limbs, his torso started to stretch to even out his body. He could feel the bones in his back moving, a crunching sound rattling in his ears as they scraped together and expanded.
I-It's still going?!
On one hand, Gray was glad it was still going. The level of stats and skills gained had increased again as he passed the 10% milestone, and the gains were starting to become pretty insane. At this rate, he probably would reach a 10x power level increase from eating the fruit.
On the other hand-
I'M GONNA FUCKIN' DIE!
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 12%]
+300 to all stats!
+3 LVL to all skills!
WARNING: [Evolution Process] is proceeding quicker than recommended!
Negative side effects will persist if you continue to evolve at this rate!
WARNING: You will [Game Over] if you continue to evolve at this rate!
Gray definitely sounded like a giant ape as a pain-filled roar was ripped from his throat. He leaned down, his hands clenching into fists and slamming down into the tree-floor below as he was wracked with more pain. His back squirmed again, and if someone was looking down on him from above, they would've seen the muscles and bones poking and prodding into the top of his back as he hunched over - as if there was a monster inside his very skin, trying to break free. They popped upward, pressing against the skin and threatening to break through as they elongated and shifted.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck-
Gray couldn't think of anything else as a pain stronger than anything he'd ever experienced ripped through him. At that moment, he would've rather been getting his ass kicked by Yamoshi again instead of feeling his body be torn apart from the inside.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 13%]
+300 to all stats!
+3 LVL to all skills!
WARNING: [Evolution Process] is proceeding quicker than recommended!
Negative side effects will persist if you continue to evolve at this rate!
WARNING: You will [Game Over] if you continue to evolve at this rate!
"GREAHHHHH!" If Gray had enough mental strength left to think, he would've been concerned about Turles hearing his scream and heading straight for the tree to stop him. But he didn't have any mental strength left as a new pain ripped through him, so he just screamed as his eyes squeezed shut in pain.
Gray suddenly felt like a knife had been stabbed into his back - a huge knife, which had been stabbed in, twisted around, and then yanked out as his flesh was pulled from his body. That feeling wasn't far off from reality, and the truth was much more painful.
The system's warnings weren't for nothing, as a bone toward the top of Gray's back expanded and lengthened again, pressing upward into his flesh. Then, it ripped through completely - the bone shoving straight out of his flesh in a display of blood and gore. The flesh of his expanding body stretched upward, trying to recover the expanding bone as it did with his limbs, but it stalled out before it reached the top. The raw skin fell flat, leaning against the side of the structure, as the pure-white bone stuck straight up from his back and blood flowed down the side.
I'm gonna die. I'm gonna fucking die!
Gray could barely think, stumbling as he leaned against the floor, barely keeping his huge body from falling over completely. From all his time in this new world, he felt the most helpless right now.
Even when facing an insurmountable wall in the form of Yamoshi, or when he had faced down Kolra for the first time, he hadn't been this helpless. In those situations, he could do something. He could fight back, use his body and mind to stand a chance against an opponent he was never going to defeat.
But right now, he couldn't do anything. His own body was killing itself as he struggled to evolve, and he couldn't do anything to stop it. He didn't know if it was because he had already partially evolved against Yamoshi, or if it was because of the gamer system, or even because of Nightmare Mode, but the fruit was affecting him differently from the usual power boost, and he was going to die because of it.
"I-I don't know what the hell is happening, but I hope I'm helping!"
Gray didn't even process Fubuki's words above him, but he did process the new wave of pain slamming through him as he grunted in pain. A small, blueish-green glow surrounded the protruding bone in his back, and suddenly it was being forcefully shoved back into his body as Fubuki pressed down on it.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 14%]
+300 to all stats!
+3 LVL to all skills!
WARNING: [Evolution Process] is proceeding quicker than recommended!
Negative side effects will persist if you continue to evolve at this rate!
WARNING: You will [Game Over] if you continue to evolve at this rate!
Gray's Saiyan pride made him ashamed to admit it, but he didn't know what happened for the next roughly dozen seconds. The pain took over as another bone shot outward, ripping through his pectoral and literally shoving out of his chest. He slumped forward, his breathing heavy and his eyes staring at the ground as he got ready to meet King Yemma in Otherworld.
[Alert!]
[Your body is evolving!]
[Evolution Rate: 15%]
+300 to all stats!
+3 LVL to all skills!
WARNING: [Evolution Process] is proceeding quicker than recommended!
Negative side effects will persist if you continue to evolve at this rate!
WARNING: You will [Game Over] if you continue to evolve at this rate!
His eyes fluttered shut as another jolt went through his body, and he couldn't process what was happening as his insides continued to squirm and shift. His ape body laid there, twitching and spazzing as his body evolved, and his conscious disappeared for a moment.
…
…
…
"I-I won't let you die!"
Gray's eyes shot open again with a gasp as the bone sticking out of his chest like a sword was shoved back in, sending a whole different level of pain through him, but also somewhat dispelling the pain of his insides shifting within him.
F-Fuck, I need… to be quick!
Gray's hand raised as he regained control of his body for a moment, trailing through the blood pool around him and tapping in the air. He probably looked insane to Fubuki as her power continued to slam on his monstrous and uneven body, desperately trying to save his life. His finger tapped a few times as his vision blurred, and a moment later, his coins disappeared, and a small green bean landed on the ground in front of him.
Gray reached forward, quickly shoving the blood-stained Senzu Bean into his mouth with a gasp. It fell down his throat, and he swallowed quickly.
[You have consumed a Senzu Bean!]
HP restored to MAX!
Ki restored to MAX!
All [Status Conditions] have been removed!
Gray sighed, the pain disappearing for a second as the Senzu Bean started to repair the injuries the evolution had done to his body. His flesh expanded, covering the various wounds and protruding bones.
Fuck, I thought I was really going to die-
Then, the pain came back in full force.
W-What the fuck?!
While the wounds had healed for a second, they came back immediately. They weren't just wounds - they were parts of Gray's body now. As the wounds were covered in flesh and skin, the bone and muscle instantly tore through his mismatched body.
"Damn it!" Fubuki huffed above him, the woman panting as she struggled to fix what was happening forcefully, but she was unable to go against the will of Gray's own body.
Fuck! Wasting more coins!
Gray tapped his finger in the air again, and a moment later, another slightly larger green bean appeared on the ground in front of him. It was a lighter shade, looking almost shiny, as Gray purchased an [Enhanced Senzu Bean].
It's a million coins, but I'd rather spend them than die!
He scooped the bean into his mouth quickly, sighing in relief again as the pain wracking through him vanished.
[You have consumed an Enhanced Senzu Bean!]
HP restored to MAX!
Ki restored to MAX!
MP restored to MAX!
HREG has been temporarily doubled!
EREG has been temporarily doubled!
All [Status Conditions] have been removed!
[Enhanced Senzu Bean] is fixing your body!
Gray gasped, reaching down and clutching at his chest as his flesh shifted again, moving to cover his protruding bones and wounds. The lava-like feeling flowed through him again, but the pain started to lessen as the evolution's intended process was carried on by the [Enhanced Senzu Bean].
His bones moved into their rightful position, his flesh and skin warped over them, and Gray was overall decidedly not dead. The pain slowly faded away, and Gray was left panting as his ape body lay flat on the tree-bark floor.
Fuck. I had to use coins, but it could be worse. I thought I was fuckin' dead.
And, in the end, it was a small price to pay. As a whole new level of power poured through his body, Gray had just one thought.
I'm pissed off now. You're extra fucked, Turles.
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Gray Tanaki (Ozaru Form):
[Saiyan S-Class Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 36,623,940 Coins
Lvl: 25 (12,872,915/17,500,000 XP)
PL: 2.94 Trillion
Available Points: 0
HP: 212,868,200/212,868,200
TKI: 42,000,100/42,000,100
TMP: 10,250/10,250
STR: 14250 (+7,940)
AGI: 14900 (+8,115)
END: 13800 (+8,085)
INT: 3500 (-1500)
CHA: 4995
LUK: 4295
KI: 12000 (+5,940)
MP: 10250 (+5000)
HREG: 19,940 (+5,000) (x2)
EREG: 20000 (+5,000) (x2)
Skills: [Observe LVL 35], [Running LVL 45], [Determination LVL 47], [Ki Control LVL 45], [Ki Gun LVL 43]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 40], [KI Suppression LVL 39], [Ki Sense LVL 40], [Pushup LVL 45], [Punch LVL 50], [Kick LVL 48], [Jump LVL 45], [Flight LVL 40], [Prediction LVL 37], [Zenkai Boost LVL 31], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 40], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 32], [Mouth-Beam LVL 36], [Ki-Blade LVL 39], [Cooking LVL 35], [Ki Barrage LVL 41], [Ki Explosion LVL 35], [Ki Vision LVL 34], [Attack Boost LVL 30], [Swimming LVL 36], [Clothes Materialization LVL 26], [Seal of Weakening LVL 32], [Portal Creation LVL 27], [Lie Detection LVL 29], [Reflect LVL 35], [Instant-Transmission LVL 32], [Healing LVL 33], [Multi-Form LVL 32], [Gigantification LVL 27], [Tracking MP Blast LVL 26], [MP Conversion LVL 37], [Tracking Ki Blast LVL 26]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 4], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 5]
Party: [Caulifla, Kale, Tamari]
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AN: Thank you for reading! Sorry for the lack of updates over the past few days, I was sick and had to take a small break, but the next chapter will be posted tomorrow!
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