The hostess opened the box and revealed four caterpillar monsters that are very big compared to normal ones. The caterpillars are about five inches long and at least two inches in diameter. They also have an appearance that can be described as both cute and ugly.
"These are called Faux Mana Caterpillars." The hostess stated as Adrian looked at the description of the monsters.
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Monster Name: Faux Mana Caterpillar
Monster Type: Insect Familia
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtMonster Species: Mana Caterpillar
Tier: Epic
Level: 100
HP: 100%
MP: 100%
Description: A special species of the mana caterpillar that is said to relish the mana of other beings. It can devour the mana of other beings and copy their specific mana signature for a few hours. It is said to even copy the auras of powerful monsters in order to intimidate those that want to prey on them.
They are said to be extremely delicious to bird monsters which is why they are an endangered species. It is said that they are also very picky of their habitat as they must feel extremely comfortable to even live there. If they are not comfortable then they might die of stress.
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The Faux Mana Caterpillar is a large caterpillar that has a purplish body with green tints on its side. It also releases some kind of smoke but it is actually its body eating the mana in its surroundings. It might be an insect monster, but it is also extremely smart when compared to the others.
"The Faux Mana Caterpillar is this monster's name. It did not get the faux part of its name because it is fake but its ability to create a fake copy of another's mana signature. It also has the ability to devour the mark that was placed on your bodies along with some of your mana signature." The hostess revealed.
Adrian nodded as he is extremely pleased with this result and paid the gold needed. The hostess then told them that they must move the mana into the Faux Mana Caterpillar themselves so that it could create a copy of their unique mana signatures. She also warned them to be gentle as they would want the Faux Mana Caterpillar to not be stressed.
If the Faux Mana Caterpillar is stressed, then it would not copy their mana signature for the maximum duration which is six hours. They must get the maximum duration as they would want to stall for as long a time as possible. The hostess also took out some charms that the four stamped with a drop of their blood.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAdrian then taught them how to condense their mana into a small ball. They must give the Faux Mana Caterpillar exactly a thousand mana points for the maximum duration to happen. Adrian condensed his mana into a small ball that is the size of a marble.
A small blue ball condensed on Adrian's palm but it soon took on the special characteristics that his mana has. Adrian's mana contains both nether and aether energy which have six distinct colors which shows on his mana orb. The Faux Mana Caterpillar that is placed in front of Adrian could be seen moving slowly towards his mana orb.
The Faux Mana Caterpillar crawled with great enthusiasm as it opened its mouth and devoured the mana orb that Adrian presented it. The Faux Mana Caterpillar then started to jiggle its body as if it became happy with what it was fed. Its purple and green body then started to change its color to that of the signature colors of nether and aether energy.
Adrian looked at the Faux Mana Caterpillar and is intrigued by this information. He took a mental note to look into the monster called the Faux Mana Caterpillar. If it could eat his energy like that then they might be a great a great soulbound as he always wanted to at least get one insect soulbound. He looked at it clearly and saw that the body segments actually got split but the Faux Mana Caterpillar is alive and well.
The others saw how Adrian did it and copied with him. Levin Cloud's mana orb took on the characteristics of death and life energy as he is the Envoy of the Twin Gods. The Faux Mana Caterpillar that he fed it to also changed in color to the shade of black and amber that life and death energy uses. A unique transformation even occurred as its body looked like it transformed to a more plant like look.
Peridot did the same and her mana orb came with the specific colors of the four elements that she can control. Her Faux Mana Caterpillar also changed into four colors. Its body also changed to convey the four elements that it has on its body. Hair on its back sprouted like fire, its lower body became more liquid, small wings sprouted on its back while its tail took on a more boulder like appearance.
Kabrakan's Faux Mana Caterpillar did not change in color much, but it had a drastic change in appearance. Its body increased by half while it took on a more feral appearance as if it regressed back into its savage era ancestor. Spikes could be seen covering its body while its teeth became fangs and it even cutely roars.
The hostess is shocked upon seeing the drastic transformations of the Faux Mana Caterpillar. The Heihudie clan already experimented with them, and they were only known to change their colors but these four changed their appearance. She acted professional though as she knew that the changes on the Faux Mana Caterpillar are only temporary. The changes only last for six hours at most.
"Congratulations! I shall now place the charms with your drop of blood on your respective Faux Mana Caterpillars." The hostess stated as she placed the charms on the Faux Mana Caterpillars.
The four friends then saw the four Faux Mana Caterpillars change to their forms as if they got a body double. To make it even more mystical, the four copies feel and even smell like them.