Chapter 304 - Shapeshifting

At first, my body felt weird. It was like I am being torn apart and the pain is just too painful to handle. I felt like I want to rip off my skin out of my body. It's too painful, so painful!

"GRAAAAAAAHHHHH!"

Then, it happened.

White hair started to grow, my posture started to work differently and I am no longer standing upright. My fangs are growing and the mask in my head seems to integrate into my face. I feel like a tail is also growing behind me and my claws are also growing.

"AWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

I lost my way to speak and the only thing I can utter is what a wolf would sound like. However, I am still sane enough that I can figure out who are my allies and my enemies.

"Master?!" Lina was shocked when she saw me change into a white wolf. Perhaps it was too sudden and I didn't inform anyone of my transformation which is why it was too sudden.

Now let's see here. When I transformed, I lost all of my access to my other skills. But I realized that I have something on my feet-er I mean paws. When I checked it, it was huge metal claws attached to all of my paws. It was like an iron claw used by roosters in cockfighting but it was shaped like my claws but sharper.

"Is this perhaps the Versatile Weapon?"

I don't know since I can't open my equipment and what equipment is currently on my body. Also, not only did I lose access to that but I also lost access to my skills. When I opened my skill panel, I can only see 4 skills while the rest are locked behind skill levels. Perhaps if I level the [Shapeshifting] levels, those things will unlock.

For now, the skills accessible are [Roar], [Claw Slash], [Hellish Bite], and [Blood of the Beast].

I took a quick look at the skills while trying to defend against the enemies in wolf form.

[Roar]

Type: Active

Cooldown: 4 minutes

Info: The user will roar wildly causing the surrounding enemies to receive [Fear] debuff, causing them to stop moving momentarily. After 5 seconds, the enemies will be drawn to you.

Note: AWOOOOOOO! Wait, that sounds like a dog in heat.

Basically, the skill [Roar] is both debuff and taunt skill. Good to know. Also, it's pretty neat that I don't need to use MP to use the skill.

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[Claw Slash]

Type: Active

Cooldown: N/A

Info: Basic skill. Allows the user to attack the enemies using sharp claws. Has a chance to inflict [Bleed]Moderate and [Bleed]Extreme. No cooldown and can be used infinitely.

Note: Can you start cutting your nails, please? Stop scratching me.

So basically, this is the basic attack but this has additional effects which are the [Bleed] debuff which is pretty useful for killing enemies who try to escape as they can't heal it and they will continue to lose HP. Well, that is still very fine.

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[Hellish Bite]

Type: Active

Cooldown: 2 minutes

Info: Bites a target and siphon a part of their HP and make it your own. Has high critical damage and has very little chance to inflict Instant Death.

Note: RIP AND TEAR UNTIL IT IS DONE!

A self-healing skill. That's not bad and it even has a chance to inflict Instant Death which is one of the things I needed. However, since it's like my title, I doubt you can have much chance it will proc but that is better than nothing. Perhaps it will even proc when you really needed it.

Now for the last one..., this skill is a passive one.

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[Blood of the Beast]

Type: Passive

Info: During the beast form, all attacks will have a 30% increase in attack speed and movement speed. Attack power will now stack whenever an enemy is killed. After 30 seconds, if no enemy will die during that time frame, the stack will disappear. There is no limit to the stack which allows the user to increase its attack power the more enemies are killed in the process within a short timeframe. Will enter [Frenzy Mode] after killing 30 enemies. Attack power will increase twofold and their recovery rate will also increase. The cooldown rate will lower to 30 seconds during this state, however, the defense will lower down to zero in return.

Note: Damn, all I am seeing today is red...

Damn, this passive is very strong but also has a very bad setback. Still, that info is enough for me to get by to fight.

The way I move is still the same and it seems like I didn't have problems with it either. I focus my attention on the monsters and seeing them move around, I didn't hesitate to swing my claws straight to the enemies. 

SWISH SWISH SWISH!

I was a bit surprised by my attack speed. Although I knew of my attack speed, the speed is just too fast compared to my original speed. I was not able to properly cope up with it until a few swings later.

"Lina-san, don't stop attacking! Master is dealing with the trouble, let's deal with the heart as soon as possible too!" Lucia snaps out Lina on her trance and continues to deal damage to the heart.

"Ah! Sorry!" Lina apologizes before she resumed attacking the heart. 

I can easily hear them due to the extreme hearing of the wolf. But to be honest, this is just too good. I didn't just transform into a beast form that is half-human and half-beast but the full beast form to the fullest of my abilities.

The enemies that are being killed were accumulating so fast. Due to the effects of the [Blood of the Beast] where my attack power stack every time I accumulated a kill is very useful for killing enemies as fast as we can.

Enemies might be great in numbers but they seemed to look useless after seeing how I can only just deal one slash at them before they kick the bucket.

With the number of enemies attacking, it didn't take too long for me to receive the [Frenzy Mode]. I suddenly felt the rush in my blood and the scent in the air is making me excited. Not only that, but I am indeed seeing red. It's not just a useless note from a useless someone but it was indeed what I am experiencing.

However, nothing is blocking my way and nothing else matters. The enemy before me is in need of slicing. And that is all that matters. Rip and tear until it is done!

"ROOOOOOOAAAARRRRRR!"

One by one, the moving monsters were ripped to shreds in one single slash and every single monster didn't last a single blow from me. Pathetic. However, this is pretty fun!

The monsters are still flooding the place but I continue to kill, nothing else exists aside from me and my companions and the monsters. I kill and kill and kill! 

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The grueling battle ended and I returned to my usual self but I am too battered to move and my muscles are too sore.

"F*ck... what the hell... there is no info stating I would be reduced to this state after using the [Shapeshifting]!" I grumbled.

"Well, isn't that much of your fault anyway since you got excited in your killing spree?" Tina nonchalantly answered.

"It's your own fault Master, you shouldn't have gotten too carried away from your feelings while doing the kills. It might be too addicting to stop for you," Lucia shook her head.

"But all is good right? The heart is finally destroyed! The enemies are no longer spawning and there is no more movement around the place either! It seems like it even started to get pale too compared to its earlier color," Lina then points out the changes happening around, and just like what Lina said just now, the place is getting paler compared to its earlier color.

However, that shouldn't be the case still as the Ice Devilfish will still not yet die after one heart is destroyed.

"We are not yet done. Our job is still in the process."

"Huh? What are you talking about Master? The heart is already broken to pieces and the monsters attacking us are gone. The cavern is also looking pale which means it is dying. Why are we not yet done?" Lucia asked.

"Did you guys know that octopuses have three hearts?"

"Wait, what? Really?" Lucia is surprised. Even Lina and Tina were also surprised.

"So does that mean..." Tina glanced at the destroyed piece of heart that they managed to reduce its Hp after the fight.

"Yeah, it means that our battle is not yet done. The first heart is just the beginning. Here in this map is where the other two hearts are located too. It's not a joke, this is our next target to destroy.. Once we destroy the very last heart, we can now escape and we are now  good to go after destroying them all."