Rise Of The Evolving Monster: Monster Girl Harem!

'While weaker Monsters like the Rodents aren't great at raising Stats, they're perfect when it comes to farming Passive Skills. Although I suppose the Perception Stat...'

[Name: Kin

Species: Goblin[F-Rank]

Title: Evolving Monster

-Skill(s):

Palm Of The Devourer[SSS-Rank]

Disappearance[E-Rank]

Disappearing Chameleon's Eye[E-Rank]

Infectious Canine Fangs[E-Rank]

Rodent Sense Of Smell[E-Rank]

Canine Sense Of Hearing[F-Rank]

-Stats:

Strength: 7

Agility: 8

Perception: 19

Endurance: 5

Vigor:5

]

'Hobgoblins all have Strength and Agility Stats above 10... I'm still no match for them.' Kin scratched his nose as he glanced at the Goblin Chief and Hobgoblin walking away from the village. 'I'll need to follow them carefully. My Perception Stat is higher than theirs, plus I have my Passive Skills. As long I can't hear their footsteps, they shouldn't be able to hear mine.'

As Kin came back into the village after his encounter by the pond, a couple of Goblins had spotted him. Some had trouble sleeping, while others had been left to guard the village for the night. Kin was glad not to have Evolved too early, as they would have spotted him as an intruder and made trouble for him.

'Time to go.' Kin told himself as he started walking a good distance behind the Goblin Chief and the Hobgoblin that the latter was leading somewhere.

The Disappearance Skill was still on Cooldown, but it wouldn't be for much longer.

The Goblins guarding the village didn't notice him or the Goblin Chief.

'They were told to stand away from the Chief's hut and away from the path that he took.'

The Disappearing Chameleon Eye and the Canine Sense of Hearing Passive Skills coupled with the Rodent Sense of Smell Passive Skill made tracking them incredibly easy despite the fact that they were walking through the forest in the dead of the night.

'We're moving towards the source of the ominous energy from which creatures steer clear. Well, creatures that can sense such energy. Creatures with a Mana Stat. I haven't encountered any so far, except the Goblin Chief. Creatures that can use Magic will probably be trickier to fight.' Kin thought to himself as he followed. 'Since the Hobgoblins want that something, whether it be a creature or an object, that means it can be used somehow. I'd like to have it for myself. It could also be a creature that the Hobgoblins want dead. That would be fine as well. All my Palm Of The Devourer needs is the corpse. I'd rather let them do the fighting...'

As Kin followed deeper and deeper into the forest, new creatures that he hadn't encountered before appeared.

[Species: Dark Bat[F-Rank]

-Stats:

Strength: 1

Agility: 5

Perception: 9

Endurance: 5

Vigor: 1

]

[Species: Fanged Owl[F-Rank]

-Stats:

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Strength: 2

Agility: 4

Perception: 13

Endurance: 5

Vigor: 2

]

More of a certain type as well.

[Species: Enraged Infectious Rodent[F-Rank]

-Stats:

Strength: 3

Agility: 6

Perception: 6

Endurance: 7

Vigor: 5

]

'I've only found one Enraged Infectious Rodent, yet we've already come across six of them!'

Kin used -We- rather sarcastically.

The Hobgoblin and the Goblin Chief was far in front of him, so they dealt with anything that appeared. Leaving behind them a trail of bodies for Kin to Absorb.

It took another twenty minutes for Kin to truly become curious about where they were heading.

[Species: Enraged Gray Wolf[E-Rank]

-Stats:

Strength: 10

Agility: 13

Perception: 7

Endurance: 15

Vigor: 10

]

'Just like the rodent, it's salivating profusely. And its Stats are similar to those of a Hobgoblin!'

If it weren't for the Goblin Chief's Fire Balls and the fact that the Hobgoblin was armed, the journey could have arrived at an end right there and then for them.

'Now that I think about it, Hobgoblins and Black Wolves have similar Stats... The difference in Strength shouldn't be enough to balance out the overwhelming difference in Agility. It's not so much that Black Wolves are weak creatures to the Hobgoblins. It's just that the Hobgoblins have domesticated them. They must raise and train them from birth.'

Kin listened carefully. The Hobgoblin complained for a bit, and the Goblin Chief reassured him that there was nothing to be afraid of. Feeling that his pride was hurt, the Hobgoblin scoffed and continued walking forward.

'Being able to shoot Fire Balls is so cool!' Kin thought before letting out a sigh. 'Sure hope that Evolution Choice is worth it.'

More and more creatures appeared. More and more of them were Enraged.

Kin found the Enraged Horned Hares particularly funny and cute. They were cunning and vicious.

Of course, he didn't fight them. He let the two in front do all the work, and kept the spoils for himself.

'It's been close to forty minutes since we left.'

Kin's eyes narrowed. The Cooldown on the Disappearance Skill had long passed.

"This is it." The Goblin Chief muttered.

A drop of sweat was on his face, which he quickly wiped.

"What are you sweating for, old man?"

"It's nothing. This old man isn't so used to long walks." The Goblin Chief lied. "Let's head inside." He gestured.

"So this cave holds what our Chief wants..." The Hobgoblin muttered. "Let's end this quickly. I don't want to spend time in Goblin company any more than I absolutely have to."

"Of course." The Goblin Chief answered as he wiped his sweat again.

The ominous energy was too much for him. His every instinct was telling him to back off. To turn away. To run away.

Neither Kin nor the Hobgoblin had those Mana-induced instincts.

Kin waited for the two to enter the cave, then peeked inside.

A flame flickered.

'Conjuring a torch with his index finger and using it like a torch...' Kin pressed his lips together as he smiled. 'So cool!' He thought as he headed inside.

By the time that Kin took a dozen steps inside,

"Something's wrong." The Goblin Chief whispered as he stopped. "There's something... Something entered the cave. I can feel it."

"You better not be getting cold feet now." The Hobgoblin sighed as he raised his Iron Mace. "I'll crush its head. Walk behind me. Be ready to shoot those sparks of yours."

The Goblin Chief wiped his sweat and gulped.

"That female better be worth it."

"Yes, eyes on the prize." The Hobgoblin said with slight disgust. "In less than an hour, I'll open that cage, and you'll be free to fill her up with your seed."

"I..."

The Hobgoblin momentarily turned towards the shaking Goblin Chief.

"I can't wait!" The Goblin Chief whispered with wide eyes as he licked his lips.

The Hobgoblin wanted to laugh out loud, but had the presence of mind to remember that now wasn't the time to make noise.

About twenty steps later, the Goblin Chief's knees gave out and he fell to the ground.

The Hobgoblin had noticed the same thing.

"Leaves, wood... Whatever it is that entered this cave is making a nest." The Hobgoblin's voice grew cold. "It better not have taken the-"

"T-There!" The Goblin Chief pointed. "It's there! I can feel it! That Mana... It's there! Take it!"

It only took a moment of rummaging through the area that the Goblin Chief had pointed at to find it.

"So that's it..." The Hobgoblin stared at the emerald-cut black stone in his hand. "This is what all the fuss is about?"

The Goblin Chief answered with a weak gasp.

"Oh, come on." The Hobgoblin chuckled at the reaction coming from behind him. "Is it really that bad? How can a stone like this be all that?" He shrugged and started turning around. "I know I can't sense magic but..."

The Hobgoblin's words trailed off as he saw the Goblin Chief with his back arched, a clawed hand through his chest.

The hand was swiftly pulled out, and the Goblin Chief fell to the ground.

For only a moment, the Hobgoblin could see the monstrosity standing in the cave, before the flame conjured by the Goblin Chief died out with him.