In fact, if you go to the zoo headquarters lobby, Lilah’s portrait is hanging there.
“But… I want to go with the captain.”
Nevertheless, Lilah spoke stubbornly.
‘Really? Is that so?’
Somehow, it felt a bit cheesy but made me happy.
I laughed with a “Pusasat.”
‘Alright, let’s go together when it’s time to leave. Though I’m not sure when that will be.’
Originally, I suffer from an inability to stay in one place for long.
I bumped my tail against Lilah’s fist.
“It’s done…!”
At that moment, Duiman shouted happily.
He had quit being a sewer doctor and was hanging around the zoo.
I thought he would have nothing to do since the prosthetic arm was completed long ago, but he created his own task.
That was making armor.
“A perfect helmet.”
What he was holding was a helmet.
By the way, Lilah was currently wearing full body armor.
All made by Duiman.
“Try it on.”
“Okay…”
The custom-made helmet fit Lilah’s head perfectly.
“How is it, comfortable!”
“Ooh!”
The helmet was made with comfort in mind. The eye holes were well placed, ensuring good visibility.
Especially impressive was the visor.
“Like this, push it up until you hear a click.”
The mouth area opened, allowing her to eat food too.
The helmet was completed last, and Lilah was already wearing the rest of the armor.
The full body armor, designed for mobility, was made using a combination of iron plates and leather.
Joint areas were wrapped with chain mail for ease of movement.
Lilah in such attire…
‘Wow, she looks just like a human!’
Though a very large human, of course.
Lilah’s potential was already confirmed at the underground auction house.
When dressed in a suit and masked, humans mistook her for a person.
“She really looks human. Maybe it’s because her skin color changed.”
After evolving into a White Storm Gorilla, Lilah’s skin changed to a color similar to Oliver’s.
Of course, she still had the characteristic wrinkles around her mouth like a gorilla, but at a glance, she could look human.
“Hehehe…”
Lilah laughed.
If she didn’t pound her chest so loudly, she would really look like a person.
Thinking about the journey ahead with her doesn’t seem bad.
‘Alright, now that you have your new armor, shall we go do some work?’
I hopped onto her shoulder.
Lilah ran with me on her.
Today was supposedly a day for cleaning up insect monsters.
Let me check my status window once.
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[Meteor Prince Serpent lv1]
[Titles] Ouroboros, Heart-eating Snake, Black Snake King
[Traits] [Indomitable], [Perseverance], [Royalty] Find more to read at My Virtual Library Empire
[Skills]
▸ Crown [Steal lv4]: Shadow Pursuit: Dagger lv1, [Overcome lv2], [Dominate lv1], [Connection lv3]
▸ Magic [Advanced Element]: Fire lv1, Earth lv1
[Intermediate Element]: Water lv6, Wind lv4
[Invisible Hand lv20], [Lightweight lv5]
[Hell Magic]: Hellfire lv3, Corruption lv3
[Form Change Magic Missile]: Rotation lv4, Adhesion lv4, Explosion lv5
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First, there’s Shadow Pursuit obtained from Cherin Ferang.
Though it can only move as far as a dagger can be thrown, it’s quite efficient as a movement technique.
But the important thing is ‘Meteor’.
That is, Meteor.
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[Meteor Strike lv5] (Remaining uses: 7)
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This is definitely great magic.
And very powerful great magic at that.
Each use would completely drain my magic power, but its power could be compared to a tactical-grade bomb. Probably.
For a moment, I wondered if I could conquer the imperial capital with this.
But Pelerian shook his head.
“If that were possible, I would have conquered the continent.”
He explained that even capital-level cities of kingdoms have defense capabilities against great magic.
But there was no need to be too disappointed.
In places without prior defenses, Meteor Strike would show tremendous power.
However, I gained new abilities beyond the great magic that’s difficult to use frequently.
‘Hehe…’
Something I particularly looked forward to.
I upgraded one skill with the saturated mana essence transferred from Oban VanKloss.
As expected of my main skill, it consumed a lot of mana essence to upgrade.
But it will surely be worth it.
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[Destruction Beam lv1]
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That’s right.
No longer just an ordinary ‘Beam’.
I became a snake with a Destruction Beam.
“Captain, there’s a hornet nest over there.”
‘I see it.’
I had heard that the hornet colony was expanding too rapidly.
A perfect opportunity to try the Destruction Beam.
‘If the hornets come out, first retreat backward.’
The hornets are easily the size of dogs.
They rarely venture far from their nest, but if they escaped the zoo, they would be dangerous monsters causing havoc.
We came here to eliminate them.
I draw up my magic power.
Like spitting it out from my mouth.
「Using Destruction Beam lv1.」
The area around my mouth heated up intensely.
Peeng-
The beam was fired.
It hit the hornet nest easily over 200m away.
BOOM!
Then, an explosion.
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv12.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv6.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv19.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv22.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv7.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv14.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv16.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv11.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv9.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv20.」
「You have killed Red Alert Hornet lv17.」
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Wahahahaha!
The hornet nest and hornets turned to ashes.
As expected, there was an incomparable difference in power between Beam and Destruction Beam.
As I was dancing with excitement on Lilah’s shoulder.
“Heok, heuk. Mr. Snake!”
Obern was running from behind.
But his expression wasn’t good at all.
His face was pale yellow, like someone with an upset stomach on a high-speed bus to a school trip.
‘What, what’s wrong?’
“A summons!”
Summons?
Who dares to order the shadow ruler of the underworld around!
“From the Imperial Palace!”
The message was that we were being called to the Imperial Palace.
Hadn’t everything fizzled out after the Emperor’s death? Why suddenly call us?
“His Highness the Crown Prince has requested our presence.”
Somehow, it was an ominous message.
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