Chapter 1284: Getting Into Gear

Chapter 1284: Getting Into Gear

Note: Going to retcon the Vestibule mutations, specifically the ones that allow him to turn Will into physical strength, since the altar allows him to do that, and he's basically never used it.

It's been a long time since I went on a mutating spree, and if the food keeps coming, there's going to be a lot that I can do. Without hesitation, I dive into the menu and start looking for organs to upgrade.

There's still a fair bit of work to be done to get myself fully mutated at +35 all around. My sensory organs, eyes and antennae, still need that final push to max out and it's definitely worth investing in both. The +35 mutations have been stronger and more versatile than those that came before, so I'm sure they'll prove exceptionally useful when applied to my senses.

First, let's take a look at my eyes.

My eye mutations have been fairly pedestrian up to this point. They've been really useful, don't get me wrong, but they've been very basic. In essence, all I've done is make my compound eyes really, really good. Each individual lens is capable of focusing, giving me incredible depth of vision, and my ability to track motion is excellent. The quality of each lens is also extremely good. Each of my eyes is comparable to a thousand human eyeballs, giving me incredible vision.

But that's it. There's nothing fancy there, no crazy, weird mana-related stuff or spirit vision. I just have super good eyes.

Which is great! Don't get me wrong, I love it. Recalling back to the early days when I couldn't see the tips of my own antennae when they weren't moving sends shivers running through my carapace. I swore I'd improve my eyes until it became bearable, and I stuck to that promise. However, it's time to look for some more esoteric and weird options.

Largely because I'll be cashing in my eyes for a reset next evolution anyway. I'm tired of having these massive weak points in the middle of my head. My eyeballs are becoming diamond, or something even harder. The amount of trouble I've had in fights due to enemies attacking my eyes is nuts. With future sight and my reflexes, I can get around it, but having to constantly change the angle of my head to dodge is a pain in the thorax!

And I find them. Oh boy, do I find them.

Yeah, helpful. Thanks, Gandalf. What the heck does it mean?

It's possible this would be very useful. But how could I tell?! Looking at the other variations, I can sort of work it out. There's Sword Intent Sight, Axe Intent Sight, Blade Intent Sight, even Mandible Intent Sight. Clearly, it has something to do with weapon Skill activations. I think.

After considering my options, I decide to throw caution to the wind and take the Broad Spectrum Intent Sight mutation. If it turns out to be useless, then I'll be getting rid of it.

Now, my antennae mutations I need to be much more careful with, since I would rather not reset these again unless I absolutely have to.

Twilight Filament, the material my antennae are currently made from, provides incredible bang for the buck, according to Granin. Better materials exist, but are pricey. Again, my mutations in this department have been fairly pedestrian. Sense the future, sense gravity, do both of those things, but better than before. That's pretty much it.

And I'm not sure I want to go too far away from that formula, if I'm honest. It's a working combo! The gravity sense has been very helpful in sensing things out and for assisting me wield my gravity mana, and the future sight has been integral at keeping me alive alongside my quick reactions.

Not sure what I want to do, I flip through the menu as I continue to munch, hunting for something that stands out. Again, there are many variations of future sight and gravity sight in here at +35, and I eventually find one that looks interesting.

[Prescient Ripple Antennae: Improve the antennae's sense of the future and gravitational waves.]

Now this... this could be good. I can already sense gravitational waves from the future, this mutation is covering both of the things I want my antennae to do! I'm a fan.