The options were somewhat infuriating.
All of them were superb evolution paths. Especially the Dragon wolf option.
It would enable Shin to evolve into a complete dragon. But that was not all, it could even make him immortal.
'Hmm, so as long as my heart is fine, I will be alive eh?', he asked himself when he looked at the description of the evolution option.
So this meant that, if he kept his heart somewhere safe, outside of his body, he would still be alive.
However, with that, he wasn't sure how his normal body function would be carried out.
Wouldn't removing the heart normally mean that he would be dying?
The chances of a successful evolution were 60%, however, the option was quite confusing and Shin failed to understand how to make use of the special trait of the evolution.
He decided to move on and then peeked at the next option.
'Death wolf...'
The description regarding this option was fine as well. It was comparable to the previous Dragon wolf option.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAlthough the permanent increase in stats was half, just +5, the next line of text which talked about his stats doubling during nighttime made this option equally important.
Also, the special trait of the Death wolf seemed even more special and easily understandable when compared to the Dragon Wolf form.
Although it didn't promise immortality of any sort, it did give a boost in stats when Shin was in a life and Death situation.
Shin couldn't neglect the possibility of such a situation as soon, as he would be required to deal with the Supreme Celestials.
Since he is running away right now because he is too weak, the chances of getting into a dire situation was high. This made the Death Wolf option even more valuable.
As the chances of successful evolution for this option was also 60%, the same as Dragon Wolf, the only option that Shin could consider if he rejected the first would be this one!
Well, the next two options weren't all that bad either. Arachno Wolf promised a raise of stats by 5 while giving a splendid Special trait - to control others.
He could freely absorb Hp and Mp from his foes or any target and could refill his own during the time of need.
This was by no means to be underestimated because this could serve to be really powerful if used wisely!
Shin's skills were on a different level right now and even the use of a single skill would require a heck load of MP. Therefore, with this special trait, he could possibly eliminate the option of mana deficiency as he could freely recover from MP exhaustion!
Even if the chances of evolution to this race were less when compared to the previous two, this was something that Shin couldn't leave out of his consideration.
As the three options were remarkable on their own, he couldn't eliminate even a single one.
The same could be said about the fourth option - Calamity wolf.
While it provided benefits similar to the dragon option, it even had the condition to give an extra +10 for attack and overall strength separately. Moreover, the special trait was different.
It made use of the variable term 'fear'.
Shin had many skills that could complement this special trait. For example, if he were to unleash his aura or killing intent to create fear in his foes, then he would enjoy an extra benefit thanks to the trait.
But that isn't all. If he too is scared for some reason, then his stats would be increased by +10%. The description nowhere mentioned that the fear felt should be genuine. It could be fabricated too, but as long as Shin was scared, his stats would increase.
This could prove useful as well.
Hence, all in all, he was just stuck in a loop of confusion. He kept going back and forth from one option to the other.
He hadn't ignored the unique skills that he would be getting from the evolution options. That was one way to decide which one to choose, but all the skills that were shown in various options seemed way too strong and interesting as well.
He couldn't eliminate any of them either.
The only thing that he could do right now was… give up!
He was in his special chambers right now, not alone of course.
Aella was with him, about 15 meters away from him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe was just taking a look at the town that was visible from the place. The Central Plaza was not higher than the Upper Plaza, but Shin's place built right now was a little bit elevated so that he could see everyone.
She was doing his job right now, looking at the people. She didn't bother to disturb Shin at the moment, as he seemed somewhat serious and busy.
'Sigh, maybe I should take some more time to think about an evolution option.'
'There is no hurry.'
'I have to come up with the best option that could give me a higher chance of growing stronger even faster!', Shin thought.
'The best thing to do is eliminate the skills first but these skills… uh…'
He took a look at the skills and their descriptions one more time.
From Dragon Wolf:
1] Dragon Domain -> Spreading of aura within a range of 100 meters. All dragon-type skills will be doubled. Any species (below the host's level) inferior to the dragon species will have their MP reduced by 100 points and Spd, Def, and Atk reduced by half.
2] Dragon Nova -> An Unidirectional Charged Blast of energy capable of inflicting 200-500 damage (200 to 500 decrease in HP). With the increase in level, damage dealt will increase.
From Death Wolf:
1] Death Domain -> Manifestation of murderous aura spreading over a range of 100 meters. All beings, irrespective of level, will be affected. Minimum 5% decrease in all stats including HP, MP, and usage of skills.
2] Death Burst -> Impact of negative energy. Indirectly poisoning the foe from the inside. Constant depletion of Hp with a value ranging from 1 to 100 will take place for an hour.