Some time later.
Ricky let out a loud, satisfied burp, his tiny body sagging as he clutched his stomach. For the first time in his bizarre, ever-changing existence, he felt... full. Deeply, thoroughly full. A rare sensation for a mosquito, especially one who had been force-fed by evolution into a gluttonous apex predator.
He was just about to retract his proboscis from the last twitching ant corpse when a flicker of light appeared before his eyes.
A translucent window shimmered into existence.
[DDD-Rank Iron Veil skill detected].
[Use one thousand years of Lifespan to learn it].
[Yes/No].
Ricky blinked, stunned for a moment as his swollen belly sagged further. Then realization slammed into him.
"Oh fuck yeah," he muttered with rising excitement. This was the same shimmering shield technique those Aegis ants had used so stubbornly to protect themselves—a spiritual skill that had nearly turned his meal into a prolonged deathmatch.
Of course he wanted it.
