After killing Bug God yesterday, Han Sen looked at his account balance, which had accumulated to over 30,000, and immediately completed an interest-driven stat allocation.
Upgrading a UR ability is costly, with each point costing 10,000 Origin Points.
It could be upgraded, but there was no immediate need.
Knowing that the seemingly large amount of Origin Points was actually not enough to spend, Han Sen chose a balanced allocation this time.
He put one level into each SSR ability, balancing the advantageous growth of core abilities with the performance improvement of other abilities, focusing on cost-effectiveness.
[Consumed Origin Points x 16000, "Overgrowth" level increased! Lv5 -> Lv6!]
[Consumed Origin Points x 4000, "Ferocious Beast Body" level increased! Lv3 -> Lv4!]
After these two allocations, more than half of the 30,000+ Origin Points were gone!
The remaining Origin Points, in addition to raising the essential "Monsterification" ability for the next stage of mischief, had all their leftover bits thrown into the body's inherent abilities—
[Consumed Origin Points x 1000, Ability Evolution Completed!]
["Beginner Regeneration (N)" LvMax -> "Rapid Regeneration (R)" Lv1!]
The Regeneration ability was upgraded to R-level, further enhancing wound recovery and limb regeneration speed.
[Consumed Origin Points x 2550, "Spike Armor" level increased! Lv1 -> Lv9!]
Finally, he pushed his innate ability, "Spike Armor," to the brink of evolution, and with this wave of all-in, the Origin Points dropped directly to single digits.
Burned out!
Origin Points... really burned out!
[- - Not a Human System - -]
[Host: Han Sen]
[Current Race: Monster (Unknown Insectoid Mutation)]
[Disaster Level: Demon (Upper)]
[- - Ability List - -]
[Inherent Body Abilities: 2]
[1. "Spike Armor (R)" Lv9]
[2. "Rapid Regeneration (R)" Lv1]
[Ability Slots: 10 / 15]
[1. "Megaton Split (UR)" Lv1]
[2. "Fusion Combination (UR)" Lv1]
[3. "Overgrowth (SSR)" Lv6]
[4. "Ferocious Beast Body (SSR)" Lv4]
[5. "Scorching Heat Bullet (SSR)" Lv2]
[6. "Beast Instinct (SSR)" Lv2]
[7. "Swift Wind (SSR)" Lv2]
[8. "Cell Mimicry (SSR)" Lv2]
[9. "Monsterification (SR)" Lv6]
[10. "Cell Self-Destruction (SR)" Lv1]
[Origin Points: 7]
[- - - E N D - - -]
At this moment, looking at the system panel and recalling the stat allocation from yesterday, Han Sen still felt a lingering sense of unfulfillment.
Trash system, how did you reach your limit after only a few allocations!
(System: "...")
Fortunately, there was no waste in the Origin Points consumed.
Han Sen's normal strength reached the upper Demon-level, taking another step forward after his battle with Bug God.
He was close to the Demon-level Great Perfection...
No, he was just one step away from the peak of the Demon-level!
"Awoo awoo~~!!" (Push harder~~!!)
"Sorry, sorry, I was just spacing out, Lord Poqi."
His drifting thoughts were called back by Poqi's dissatisfied howling, Han Sen apologized with a smile, then glaring crimson patterns appeared all over his body, and the power of an upper Demon-level exploded!
With Poqi's defense, which surpassed Dragon-level, a furious rub was all it took!
"Are you satisfied with this intensity?"
"Woof woof~" (Just right~)
The cold underground river, occupied by one person and one beast, was once again filled with harmonious laughter.
...
...
After finishing his daily feeding + dog-petting mission, Han Sen bid farewell to the still-reluctant Poqi and, as usual, walked back alone.
He mused that the small skirmishes among the lower-level Monsters were one thing, but killing Bug God this time would surely elicit a response from Great Eyes.
As for the few low-level Monsters who accompanied him as food porters...
Don't ask, because they were all crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, all familiar faces.
Not long after he walked out, a familiar psychic fluctuation silently enveloped him.
It's here.
Han Sen's heart stirred, his steps paused slightly, and he looked up.
Not far ahead, on a rock, a pinkish-purple cyclops with several deformed tentacles floated strangely, which was Great Eyes's puppet clone used for surveillance, reconnaissance, and information transmission—
Xiao Jiong Yan.
It floated there silently, its single eye devoid of any emotion, merely staring coldly at Han Sen.
Han Sen understood, calmly stepped forward, and bowed gracefully, saying, "Lord Great Eyes."
Xiao Jiong Yan was silent for a moment, then a slightly cold and strange voice echoed in Han Sen's ears.
"Bug God is dead."
"I killed him," Han Sen admitted frankly, without any intention of defending himself.
Xiao Jiong Yan fell silent again.
Han Sen could feel that the will behind that single eye was scrutinizing him, evaluating his value and threat.
"Why?"
Psykos's distorted voice was transmitted through the psychic fluctuations emitted by Xiao Jiong Yan: "Bug God was one of the Monster Association's important combat forces. You killed him, I need a reason."
Han Sen straightened up, his dark face mask showing no expression, but his tone carried a natural arrogance:
"Reason? Of course, it's because I'm stronger, so he died!"
"Lord Great Eyes, in my opinion, losers... are not qualified to serve you."
Xiao Jiong Yan's reaction was noncommittal, although in the Monster Association, losers indeed had only one fate: to be snacks for Monster King Orochi.
"Didn't you ask me to choose a resounding Monster name for myself before?"
Han Sen took a step forward, releasing his formidable aura without reservation, carrying the sharpness and arrogance of a newly ascended powerhouse.
"I think the name 'Bug God' is quite good."
"Since that useless being has already proven its inferiority with its death, then from today onwards..."
Han Sen raised his claw, covered in Spike Armor, and pointed it at himself from a distance.
"I am 'Bug God'!"
"..."
The voice was not loud, but it clearly echoed through the empty underground passage.
Behind Xiao Jiong Yan, the deeply hidden Psykos heard this declaration, and even with her strategic mastery, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
—This guy...
—Could it be that he's just bad at naming, so he directly stole someone else's name?!
However, complaints aside.
What Psykos cared about more was the astonishing growth rate and potential Han Sen displayed.
In just a short week, he had soared from Wolf-level cannon fodder to being able to easily kill a peak Demon-level.
This strength, courage, and growth rate indeed far exceeded Psykos's expectations.
She even saw a trace of her most successful creation—Monster King Orochi—in Han Sen's dark body!
—To me, Demon-level Monsters are merely tools that can be sacrificed at any time.
—When an old tool breaks, replacing it with a stronger, sharper new tool... doesn't seem like a bad thing.
"Very good, since you have proven your worth, then..."
Psykos's deliberately distorted, sharp voice rang out again, saying with interest, "From today onwards, you are the Monster Association's new 'Bug God'!"
The dead Bug God: Oh no, I lost my title!