NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 11: Chapter 11: I Only Wear It For You To See!
A glowing screen appeared in front of Ethan with three choices:
a. Greatly increase offensive power
b. Greatly increase defense
c. Gain earth-based attribute
This time, it wasn't about boosting one part—it was about strengthening the whole creature.
The third option surprised Ethan. It was a full elemental attribute, just like the "Little Fire Monkey" he once saw at the store. Back then, that fire-type beast was much more expensive than the normal ones.
Still, Ethan didn't pick option c. He went with a—the attack boost.
Why?
Because his summoned creature, the Poisonous Fire Ant, only had 2 points in spirit, which was way too low to actually use an element effectively. Even if it gained an earth attribute now, it wouldn't do much.
Instead, the "penetration" trait was already showing strong potential. So Ethan chose to focus on power, not flexibility.
He tapped on option a.
> "Notice: Mutation successful! Poisonous Fire Ant has evolved into Bronze-rank: Giant Vigorous Ant."
"Physique +80, Strength +320, Agility +20, Spirit +8."
"Traits gained: Penetration +15, Armor Break +20."
"Skills unlocked: Giant Force, Crushing Bite."
It had evolved! And it came with new skills too?
Ethan was shocked but excited. He quickly opened the new creature status screen.
He decided to give it a nickname: Anti-Bone Boy—simple and cool.
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Summoned Beast: Giant Vigorous Ant (Bronze Rank)
Growth Stage: Mature
Remaining Lifespan: 38 Months
Strength: 363
Physique: 146
Agility: 26
Spirit: 10
Traits: Penetration +20, Armor Break +20
Skills: Giant Force (Green), Crushing Bite (Green)
Combat Power: 18 Stars
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In this world, skills had ranks—Whiteboard, Green, Blue, Purple, Gold, and Red.
Before this upgrade, Anti-Bone Boy had basic whiteboard-level skills like Bite and Toxin Trail. Now, it had two green skills!
He read the details:
Giant Force (Green): Doubles strength for 20 seconds. Cooldown: 2 minutes.
Crushing Bite (Green): Causes bleeding and might destroy an enemy's defense.
Huge improvement. The traits were now like fake elemental powers, perfect for Ethan's hard-hitting beast.
The ant gave up poison in favor of pure destruction, which was exactly what Ethan wanted.
He recalled the "Little Fire Monkey" from the store. It only had 9-star strength, and that didn't even include the cost of growing it up.
Meanwhile, Anti-Bone Boy already had 18 stars of power. And Ethan had only used resources worth one Bronze beast!
"I got double the strength for the same price," Ethan thought proudly. "This beast could crush ten fire monkeys at once."
Looking at his remaining items—three Silver-rank materials—he decided to use them all on Anti-Bone Boy.
He'd save the Queen Fire Ant for later. Right now, strengthening one beast made more sense than spreading power.
He fed the materials into the mutation system.
> "Alert: Mutation in progress... Please choose your reward."
a. Big boost to strength
b. Big boost to defense
c. Slight stat boost + unlock new skill: Devour (Blue)
Ethan froze. A blue-tier skill?! That was rare.
No hesitation—he chose option c.
> "Notice: Mutation successful!"
"Skill unlocked: Devour (Blue)."
"Strength +180, Physique +120, Agility +30, Spirit +20."
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Devour (Blue): Rapidly recover health by eating. Can be activated while attacking.
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"A healing skill? That works even during combat?!"
Ethan couldn't believe it. With Crushing Bite and now Devour, Anti-Bone Boy had become a self-healing damage machine.
As long as it kept biting and eating, it could keep fighting forever.
Sadly, the silver materials weren't enough for another upgrade. But that was okay.
Because now...
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Anti-Bone Boy's Stats:
Strength: 543
Physique: 266
Agility: 56
Spirit: 30
Combat Power: 28 Stars
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The ant now stood tall, its head almost reaching Ethan's knees. Its once fuzzy red legs and belly were gone, replaced with tough black armor scales.
Its massive jaw looked strong enough to bite a cow's leg clean off.
"This thing is terrifying," Ethan muttered, patting its rough head.
Anti-Bone Boy purred happily and rubbed against his foot.
"If this existed in my old world, people would sell it for millions..." he laughed.
"...Or dissect it in a lab."
And Ethan's own combat power?
Thanks to his S-rank talent—Heart of the Beast—which doubled his creature's stats, Ethan had reached an insane 64 stars in total combat power.
That was higher than most Silver-level monsters—and Anti-Bone Boy was still only Bronze rank.
"I bet no other student has this kind of strength on Day One," Ethan thought.
He opened the class chat just for fun.
Most of the students who failed their job change had already left the group.
Understandable. Some people would talk about fighting monsters and leveling up, while others would be stuck discussing boring daily stuff.
That's just how reality works.
Only 15 people remained out of 50. And now, they were all too excited to sleep.
> "Finally changed class! Can't wait to fight tomorrow!"
"Relax, B-rank talents can't rule the battlefield."
"Charles, please take me with you tomorrow! I'm fast, I can lure monsters!"
"Charles, I just bought a new cute outfit... I only wear it for you to see 💗"
"Back off, girls! I already sent Charles my Lolita cosplay 😘"
"...What the heck is going on here?" Ethan blinked and scrolled up.
Turns out Charles had posted a photo of a shiny Silver broadsword and his new 15-star combat strength.
No surprise—Charles was rich, so he could afford the best gear early on.
But even with all that attention, he ignored the fangirls and messaged Ethan directly.
> "Yo! See my stats? My Silver weapon?"
"If I was just two levels higher, I'd already be using Gold gear."
"I'll carry you tomorrow, Ethan. You'll hit Level 20 before the entrance exams—easy."
"You might even finish your first class advancement."
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Summary of Important Events (Bolded):
Ethan upgrades Poisonous Fire Ant to Bronze-tier: Giant Vigorous Ant
New green skills: Giant Force and Crushing Bite
Chooses blue-skill Devour for regeneration during combat
Anti-Bone Boy reaches 28-star combat power
Ethan's total strength reaches 64 stars thanks to his S-rank talent
Class chat reveals only 15 students succeeded in their job change
Charles shows off Silver-tier gear and 15 stars
Girls flirt with Charles; he privately offers to carry Ethan
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