[Evolution Ready – 100% Progress Reached]
[Gluttony-Type System Detected: Overevolution Pathway Engaged]
[WARNING: Mutated Evolution Selected – Irregular Form Detected]
[Commencing Evolution: Twisting Hunger]
The dungeon trembled.
Not all at once. Just the part near me—stones shifted, spores recoiled, and the walls seemed to hold their breath.
I felt my core ignite.
Not in pain.
In need.
[Devourer Core reacting… Stability dropped to 42%… Recalculating… Evolution branching.]
Roots twisted. Vines snapped, reknit, thickened, split into writhing tendrils lined with hook-like barbs.
I screamed, but there was no mouth. Only vibration. Only the grinding roar of something ancient remembering it had teeth.
[Passive Unlocked: Endless Maw – You may store up to 3 devoured abilities for delayed use.] [Skill Acquired: Hunger Spiral – Devour Chain] [Mutation: Instability Node Formed – Effects unknown.]
My body wasn't a plant anymore. Not just a plant.
I was becoming hunger given shape.
My color darkened, a deep abyssal green-black laced with veins of glowing viridian mana. My vines moved even when I didn't command them. Some grew bone-like thorns. Others sprouted eyes.
Eyes that saw mana. Eyes that twitched when nothing moved.
[Verdant Perception has evolved into: Eldritch Verdancy – You perceive mana flows, prey auras, and structural weaknesses.]
The floor cracked. A pulse tore through the fungal web that lined the ceiling. Several creatures nearby shrieked—instinctively—and bolted into deeper tunnels.
Smart.
I had no mouth, and I hungered.
But that wasn't the end of it.
[New Evolution Perks Gained from Prior Feeds:] • Spiked Carapace (Lesser) – Hardened thorns form along outer vines. • Acid Gland Node – Grants the ability to excrete weak digestive acid. • Photosynthetic Overclock I – Mana regen improved when exposed to light. • Echo Memory Interface – % increased to 5%. Memory assimilation improving.
I shivered.
No. Not shivered. Trembled. Like I was humming with pressure. With density.
And then I felt the dungeon acknowledge me. Not with words. Not with emotion. But with something deeper.
A recognition. A whisper like roots rubbing against a coffin.
[Dungeon Authority Glitched – New Entity Detected. Linking Core? Y/N]
'Wait, what?'
But before I could answer, the ground beneath me pulsed—and I felt something vast. Cold. Buried.
[Connection Denied by Entity: ???] [Entity Class: Sealed God Fragment – Not Compatible. Warning logged.]
What... the hell?
I was still shaking as the final prompt appeared:
[Evolution Complete – You are now: Twisting Hunger (Lesser Variant)] [Unique Trait Formed: ??? – Hidden Until Activation] [WARNING: Evolution Path May Threaten System Balance.]
Good.
Let it threaten everything.
Because I wasn't done yet.
Not by a long shot.
[Status Updated – Display? Y/N]
'Show me what I am now.'
Name: —
Species: Twisting Hunger (Lesser)
Level: 1
Core Type: Devourer Variant
Mana Pool: 140 / 140
Stored Abilities: 1/3
Traits:
Eldritch Verdancy
Endless Maw
Spiked Carapace (Lesser)
Acid Gland Node
Photosynthetic Overclock I
Echo Memory Interface (5%)
Gluttony Core (Mutated)
Instability Node (??? – dormant)
Title Bonuses:
Predator of the Rotting Deep (+Stat growth from decay-aligned kills)
Gluttonborn Aberration (+10% devour success rate, +mana when consuming intelligent prey)
Let them send heroes. Let them send gods.
I'll devour them too.