Talent Effects 2

Moss scratched at the fur on her head, pulling out several fine white hairs!

"It hurts... This isn't a dream!"

She stared blankly at the fur in her paw and muttered to herself.

Suddenly, Moss turned to Little Ball and said:

"Little Ball, liquefy!"

'Yes, Master!'

Little Ball obediently responded. Its entire body swayed a few times before collapsing into a small pool of water like a water balloon hitting the ground!

Little Ball understood what Moss wanted and controlled its own glow, forming a ring of light above the pool like a fill light.

Standing beside the pool, Moss finally got a clear look at herself with the light reflected in the water!

"Th-This is me?"

Moss touched her face in disbelief. Then she abruptly dropped to her knees and pounded the ground wildly, as though she had encountered something utterly unacceptable, screaming at the top of her lungs!

"Holy shit, hasn't the species completely mutated?! Darwin's coffin lid won't be able to hold him down!"

"What happened to the theory of evolution?! Even in a magic world, you have to follow the basic laws, ahhh!!!"

So, what exactly had happened?

Simply put, Moss had become adorable!

Her formerly standard rat-like appearance had completely vanished, replaced by an appearance that would be called an adorable pet even in an anime world!

Her pale red eyes were like gemstones—deep and bright, with pupils resembling a galaxy at their center, brimming with mystery!

Her formerly protruding incisors had become shorter. She had also gained several molars and two canine teeth, all neatly arranged, while even her overly long snout had shortened!

Moss now looked less like a rat and more like a hybrid of dog, cat, and mouse—with the dog and cat traits being even more prominent!

"Why do I look so much like Fufuu, ahhhhh!!!! I was a rat before! Don't make this so ridiculously absurd, ahhh!!!"

Moss shrieked, her expression gradually spiraling out of control. Covering her eyes, she flopped onto the ground and rolled around wildly, letting out continuous strange cries!

"Hmph! Hmph..."

But gradually, Moss quieted down...

She stood silently beside the pool, gazing at her reflection in the water.

"Hehe... hehehe... teehee..."

Suddenly, a low, suppressed, eerie laugh rang out. Moss's body trembled continuously, and the corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably.

Finally, Moss could no longer hold back her smile. She threw back her head and burst into laughter!

"Ahahahaha..."

Moss laughed for who knew how long, only stopping once her stomach began to hurt.

She squatted beside the water mirror Little Ball had become, stupidly grinning as she admired her new appearance.

"There's actually something this good? If I'd turned out like this sooner, I wouldn't have wanted to become humanoid."

"...No, maybe I'd still want to become human?"

Moss shook her head with a smile. Her human heart had not disappeared, and in the end, she still wanted to become human!

Once she had calmed down, Moss began considering other issues as well.

This fluffy white fur meant that she had lost her most important camouflage and convenience in the sewers!

But this appearance was incredibly cute—more than a hundred times better than how she had looked before!

After all, the world did not consist of sewers alone. Once she left the sewers in the future, this appearance would definitely be far more useful than her former rat form!

Moss had a good mentality. After complaining a little, she quickly accepted her brand-new appearance!

However, a puzzled look appeared on her face again.

"Come to think of it, why did I turn out like this?"

Moss did not believe that a single magic core alone could have changed her into this form.

Moss opened her status panel, hoping to find some clues.

Name: ???

Job: Warrior

Level: Bronze Level 6

Constitution: 6

Spirit: 6

Job Points: 4

Innate Talent: Golden Finger (No Rank, Cannot Be Upgraded)

Talents (Enhancement): Speed Enhancement IV → VII, Senses Enhancement IV → VII, Stamina Enhancement IV → VII, Strength Enhancement IV → VII, Mana Enhancement → V

Talents (Movement): Sharp Claws VII, Mana Release → V, Flame Manipulation → V, Jumping III, Climbing III, Swimming III, Diving III, Burrowing III, Breath Holding III, Biting III, Stealth III, Sprinting III

Talents (Resistance): Heat Resistance VIII, Mana Resistance V, Poison Resistance V, Corrosion Resistance V, Cold Resistance III

Talents (Support): Minor Injury Recovery IX, Hibernation III → V, Mana Perception → V, Meditation Body Refinement → V, Glutton III, Appraisal I, Slime Affinity I, Monster Research: Slime, Special Attack Against "Slimes," Slime Husbandry

Moss frowned. Aside from her level increasing and some of her talents leveling up, she found nothing unusual.

The newly appeared talent, Glutton, seemed to have emerged from the fusion of Omnivore and Hunger Resistance.

Moss checked Glutton's description. Simply put, it allowed for rapid digestion and energy storage.

The effects of Glutton did not seem connected to the changes in her body either.

Moss scrolled through the panel and began reading the notifications one by one.

"Hm?"

As Moss scrolled through the panel, she could not help letting out a surprised sound!

Her hand kept moving, faster and faster!

There were too many!

There were simply too many notifications!

A hundred... a thousand... ten thousand...

Talent: Golden Finger (Activated)

Activation Effect:...

Talent Optimization: Mana Release...

Talent: Golden Finger (Activated)

Activation Effect:...

Talent Optimization: Flame Manipulation...

Moss kept scrolling until her eyes nearly blurred. Every single one was a notification about talents improving!

Finally, after scrolling for so long, she found a different notification!

Talent: Golden Finger (Activated)

Activation Effect: Talent Plunder and Adaptation

Talent Adaptation: Full-body structural adjustment...

"Oh! This is it!"

Moss cried out, then suddenly remembered. Her cheeks immediately puffed up, and she looked furious!

When all was said and done, this crisis had been caused by that Golden Finger. It had not even given her a warning before draining her dry!

Moss angrily opened the Golden Finger's description, but in less than two seconds, her angry expression vanished without a trace!

Golden Finger: Effect ①: Talent Construction and Optimization; Effect ②: Talent Plunder and Adaptation;

Talent Construction and Optimization: Practice makes perfect, repeated tempering forges skill; any technique or action can be constructed into a talent, and talent levels can also be increased

Talent Plunder and Adaptation: All things under heaven, devour spirits and seize skills; by absorbing the energy of other species, one can seize talents suited to oneself, and the compatibility between all talents and the body will be adjusted to its highest level

"..."

Moss stared at the newly appeared effect descriptions, her mind already numb from shock!

Invincible! What else was there to say? Invincible!

This kind of talent effect was practically a bug-like existence!

Every living thing possessed something unique—survival techniques evolved over thousands, even tens of thousands, of years!

And Moss possessed the ability to seize these powers, already recognized by the world, and gather them into herself!

With such an ability, what kind of existence would she eventually become?

Moss's body trembled slightly, her eyes glowing crimson as her low, faintly crazed voice echoed through the cave!

"Will I become... the ultimate life-form that surpasses every species?"