My Talent Skill Mutated

Looking toward the sound, they saw it was coming from one of the giant metal eggs.

Cracks appeared on the giant metal egg. They quickly spread until the egg shattered, and a tentacle poked out from inside.

It was a mechanical tentacle.

A second mechanical tentacle followed. The metal egg broke apart completely, revealing a squid-like monster covered in a slimy liquid.

Just like the first squid monster they had encountered, the one that emerged from the giant metal egg also had mechanical tentacles.

However, it was much smaller than the previous one—only a third of the size.

The squid monster, about half the size of a person, had hatched from the metal egg.

The sight sent a jolt through their nerves.

’Aren’t these half-mechanical lifeforms modified creations? This thing can hatch naturally?’

’What kind of bizarre species is this?’

’A Metal Beast?’

Watching the squid monster crawl out of the metal egg, the group looked at each other, speechless.

They had previously guessed this thing was artificially modified, but this scene completely shattered their assumptions.

"This thing is born naturally, not a modified creature... This... how is this possible!"

An Ran exclaimed in shock.

"The universe is vast and full of wonders. It’s just that we haven’t seen them all," Cai Kun said, being the first to calm down.

All eyes were on the newborn squid monster. It moved a little, its mechanical tentacles waving, and then it swiftly devoured the broken fragments of its metal egg.

After devouring the metal egg fragments, the newborn squid monster turned to Chen Yu’s group, its three pairs of red eyes looking extremely unsettling.

"ZZZT!"

Suddenly, the squid monster’s metal tentacles moved, violently firing a red beam toward Chen Yu’s group.

"WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!"

The four of them reacted quickly, easily dodging the squid monster’s attack.

The red beam shot straight through the ground behind them, leaving a deep mark.

"It’s this destructive right after being born!"

Glancing at the mark left by the red beam, Chen Yu’s heart pounded in fear.

"SKREEE!!"

Having failed to hit Chen Yu’s group, the small squid monster immediately let out a strange cry.

"CRACK—!"

"CRACK—!"

...

Immediately after, the giant metal eggs began to break one after another, and more small squid monsters hatched.

"These things will be an endless scourge. We have to deal with them," Cai Kun said with a grave expression.

The others had no objections.

They felt no sympathy for these beasts.

Countless humans had died at the hands of beasts like these. Mercy toward them was cruelty to oneself.

’They’re this vicious right after hatching. What will they be like when they grow up? Won’t they be unstoppable?!’

They had witnessed how terrifying an adult squid monster was; they had nearly died.

"Leave it to me."

Chen Yu spoke up.

As he spoke, he took a step forward. A ball of blue, frosty energy materialized between his hands.

WHOOOSH!!!

He manipulated the frosty energy, forming a small ice tornado.

"Go!"

With a two-handed shove, the small ice storm shot forward instantly.

The small squid monsters were swept up by the ice storm. He pushed his Freezing Breath to its limit, consuming his Qi without hesitation.

In an instant, dozens of small squid monsters were frozen solid and killed.

He could even freeze an adult squid monster, let alone these newborns. They were instantly wiped out.

And from this wave, Chen Yu also reaped over two thousand points of Source of Life.

His Source of Life instantly surged to over five thousand points.

Although these small squid monsters didn’t provide as much Source of Life as an adult one, it was still more than a typical Level 2 beast.

Dozens of small squid monsters provided over two thousand Source of Life.

This was definitely an unexpected, pleasant surprise!

’I wish I could run into more of these,’ Chen Yu thought. ’A few hundred would be best. Wouldn’t that net me tens of thousands?’

"ROAR—!"

The very moment he froze the small squid monsters, a red light erupted from the hundred-meter-wide collapsed area deep within the factory, accompanied by a roar.

Immediately after, the ground shook. From within the collapsed area, a giant squid monster appeared.

It was dozens of meters in size.

The moment it appeared, it tore off the factory roof.

Its dozen or so mechanical tentacles writhed menacingly, an absolutely terrifying sight.

Watching this giant, tens-of-meters-tall squid monster, the group’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Its three pairs of eyes were filled with a crimson, bloodthirsty light. Before Chen Yu and the others could react, several of its mechanical tentacles violently fired dazzling red beams.

"Dodge, now!"

Cai Kun yelled, and the four of them rapidly retreated to evade.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!"

In the abandoned industrial park, a series of earth-shattering explosions rang out.

Vegetation was obliterated, brick walls shattered, and dust filled the air.

The giant squid monster’s red beams were immensely powerful, their destructive force nearly apocalyptic.

If not for their quick reactions to the continuous bombardment, they would probably be lying dead already.

"SWOOSH—!"

Meng Li raised a hand, and a Wind Blade shot through the air, slashing toward the squid monster.

"CLANG—!"

However, the powerful Wind Blade attack couldn’t harm the squid monster at all; a mechanical tentacle easily blocked the attack.

The Wind Blade didn’t even leave a scratch on the squid monster’s tentacle.

"ZZT! ZZT!!"

An Ran activated her blink Skill, appearing out of thin air behind the giant squid. A current of electricity surged, and a lightning bolt shot directly at the squid’s brain.

"VWOOM—!"

But in the next instant, a red light rose around the squid monster, forming a red defensive shield. The lightning bolt hit but couldn’t break through the monster’s defense at all.

Alarmed, An Ran quickly activated her blink Skill and vanished.

"WHOOSH!"

Cai Kun also attacked at the same time. Two red crescent moons shot toward the giant squid monster from the left and right.

"CLANG! CLANG!!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

A metallic sound rang out as the giant squid monster’s mechanical tentacles easily blocked Cai Kun’s attack.

His attack only left a tiny scratch on the mechanical tentacles.

"ROAR—!"

The squid monster roared. Its dozen or so mechanical tentacles danced, whistling through the air as they shot toward the four of them.

"FWOOSH—!"

His Freezing Breath erupted, and an aura of Extreme Cold Frost formed a small ice tornado that swept outward.

A thin layer of frost covered the mechanical tentacles, but it was completely useless, not even stopping them for the span of a breath.

The spinning, triangular tips of the mechanical tentacles stabbed at him at extreme speed. Chen Yu did a flip, barely dodging the attack.

The ground exploded, bricks and stone turning to dust.

’Fuck, this thing’s hide is too thick,’ Chen Yu cursed inwardly.

This giant squid monster was much more terrifying than the previous one.

Its main brain even had an energy shield. You could say it had practically no weak spots.

’Upgrade!’

Without hesitation, Chen Yu quickly chose to upgrade his Freezing Breath Skill.

Five thousand points of Source of Life were consumed instantly.

[Skill Upgrade Successful!]

A line of faint text appeared before Chen Yu’s eyes.

Looking up at the giant squid monster, a fierce glint appeared in Chen Yu’s eyes.

"WHOOSH!"

Surrounded by his Biological Force Field, he soared into the air, quickly positioning himself directly above the squid monster’s head.

"VWOOM—!"

He spread his hands, and a terrifyingly cold energy swept down from the sky.

The other three looked up at Chen Yu in mid-air, their pupils contracting.

The frigid energy erupted, making it feel as if they had been instantly plunged into an Ice Hell.

This was completely different from the Ice Ability Chen Yu had used before.

The very air seemed to freeze.

"Get back!"

Chen Yu’s voice reached the ears of the other three. Without a second thought, they quickly retreated.

In an instant, a blue light blossomed in the air like a second, azure sun, enveloping the entire area.

"ROAR—!"

The squid monster roared, its dozen or so mechanical tentacles shooting toward Chen Yu in unison.

"Freeze!"

Chen Yu thrust out a palm, unleashing a visible blue storm, its light dazzling.

The retreating trio instinctively closed their eyes.