When he checked his status, Alexander noticed that many of his skills were already maxed out, while others had changed or newly appeared during the final.

  After pondering a bit, he decided to continue with his preparation and think about it only after having evolved.

  Having nothing more to worry about, Alexander picked up one of the irregular jewels he had placed beside him.

  These "jewels" were nothing more than cores. The one he had in his hands was one of the cores the director had given him, that of a {Earth Dragon} at the peak of the 3rd evolution.

  Taking a deep breath to prepare himself, Alexander shoved the core into his left leg.

  In order not to lose momentum, he shoved the {Red Dragon} core, which was also one of those the director had given him, into his right leg; the {Devourer Slime} core into his abdomen; the {Silk Treasure Moth} core into his left arm; a {Water Dragon} core into his right arm; and the {Space Dragon} core into his forehead.

  Bleeding, in pain, and overwhelmed by the power flowing from the cores, Alexander began the analysis of the evolution possibilities as quickly as he could, to prevent the cores from losing too much energy.

  Ding!

  [Initiating analysis for evolution possibilities…]

  [Analyzing previous evolutions…]

  [Analyzing current species…]

  [Analyzing current race…]

  [Analyzing genetic heritage…]

  [Analyzing enhancements…]

  [Analyzing skills…]

  [Analyzing the environment…]

  [Analyzing compatible items…]

  [Analyzing titles…]

  Ding!

  [Analysis completed successfully. Checking suitable evolutions…]

  Ding!

  [Suitable evolutions found:]

  『 Evolutions: 』

  [Great Dual-Core Hobgoblin: *******************************************************************************************.]

  [Tyrannical Goblin: ***********************************************************************************************************.]

  [Ancestral Shaman Goblin: **************************************************************************************************.]

  [Goblin Prince: ***********************************************************************************************************.]

  [Death Mist Goblin: ***********************************************************************************************.]

  [Chimera: An aberration that goes against the natural order, as it is formed from the fusion of different creatures into a single body forged for battle. Decreases adaptability.]

  Note 1: Choose carefully. The process can still be postponed, but once started, it should not be interrupted and is irreversible.

  Note 2: If the evolution process is interrupted, there will be serious consequences. The worst of them is death.

  As this time he was 100% sure of his choice, Alexander didn't even deign to read the information about the other evolutions.

  However, he couldn't help but notice that several interesting options had been made available.

  The other options weren't interesting for being better, but because they shouldn't be available to someone who started as a mere, low-ranked goblin.

  For example, the evolution to {Goblin Prince} should only be possible for goblins descended from some {Goblin King}, an extremely rare evolutionary line for a goblin in their 4th evolution. Under normal circumstances, he would evolve into {Goblin General}.

  After thinking a bit, Alexander came to the conclusion that this must be a "courtesy" of the system or the title ||Perfect 2nd Evolution||, or both together, and set this matter aside to continue with his evolution.

  "I choose {Chimera}," Alexander said inwardly to the system.

  Ding!

  [The evolution process has begun. You will be placed into dormancy and sleep until the process ends.]

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  The last thing Alexander felt before his senses were suppressed by the system and he became semi-conscious was the sensation of the cores beginning to be absorbed by his body.

  Ding!

  [Initiating body evolution process…]

  [Leveling up all enhancements…]

  Ding!

  [Please, choose the body enhancement for your evolution:]

  『 Enhancements: 』

  [(Superior Existence): Makes the aura and energies superior to your evolution level. This enhancement can only be strengthened once the proper prerequisites are met.]

  [(Muscle Enhancement): Makes the muscles superior to the race itself.]

  [(Bone Enhancement): Makes the bone parts superior to the race itself.]

  "This time the choice is easy," pondered Alexander. "(Superior Existence)."

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Superior Existence)]

  [Modifying body structure…]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Draconic Constitution)]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Draconic Body)]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the proficiency skill |Claw Attack|]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the special proficiency skill |Fly|]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Devourer)]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Thread Production)]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Telepathy)]

  Ding!

  [Modifying the enhancement (Dual-core) to (Octa-core)…]

  [Strengthening body cells…]

  [Strengthening metabolism…]

  Ding!

  [Changing body energy system to {Draconic Energy}…]

  [Converting your {Ki} into {Draconic Energy}…]

  Ding!

  [Evolving the skill |Run| to |Speed|…]

  Ding!

  [Evolving the skill |Magical Body Strengthening| to |Magical Body Enhancement|…]

  Ding!

  [Evolving the skill |Ascending Flow| to |The World is a River|…]

  Ding!

  [Evolving the skill |Shine| to |Illuminate|…]

  Ding!

  [Evolving the skill |Limiter Removal| to |Until Death|…]

  Ding!

  [Modifying the enhancement (Essence Harvester II) to (Draconic Blood II)…]

  [Reviewing genetic heritage…]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the enhancement (Fertility)]

  Ding!

  [Error: the enhancement (Fertility) is not compatible with the body of a draconic creature. Therefore, it will instead be converted into bonus adaptability.]

  Ding!

  [Adjusting vitality to the level of a draconic creature…]

  Ding!

  [Adjusting attributes to match those of a draconic creature…]

  Ding!

  [Integrating the principles of the special skill |Consume| into the enhancement (Devourer)…]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the special active skill |Wild Nature|]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the special active skill |Dragon's Breath|]

  Ding!

  [You acquired the special proficiency skill |Thread Weaving|]

  Ding!

  [Adjusting mana density to the level of a draconic creature…]

  Ding!

  [Enhancing energy and mana density…]

  [Strengthening genes…]

  [Strengthening aura…]

  Ding!

  [Your aura has become strong enough to subdue up to four creatures susceptible to it.]

  Ding!

  [Finalizing body evolution…]

  Ding!

  *[+3 Growth points]*

  *[+25 free attribute points]*

  *[+50 points to all attributes (Except Charisma)]*

  *[+400 HP]*

  *[+1200 Energy]*

  *[+800 Mana]*

  [Strengthening regeneration capacity…]

  [Strengthening energy recovery capacity…]

  [Strengthening mana recovery capacity…]

  Ding!

  [You have evolved into an aberration that defies the natural order. Your loss of (Charisma) will be multiplied by the number of different creature types involved in your evolution process.]

  [You lost 140 (20×7) points of the (Charisma) attribute for becoming an "aberration"]

  Ding!

  [The evolution process has been successfully completed.]

  Author’s Note:

  For those who still don’t understand how the appearance change works during evolution, it is based on the species, the race, and the pre-evolution form; on his human appearance; and on the amount of (Charm) he has AT THE MOMENT OF EVOLUTION — which, in this case, was around 200.

  The loss of (Charm) at the end of each evolution is more of a trait — whether drawback or advantage — tied to his species and/or race than something that directly reflects the changes caused by the evolution itself.

  In the case of creatures like goblins, orcs, chimeras, and the like, their “ugly” and/or “distorted” appearance and aura are used to intimidate their enemies and gain an advantage.

  In this context, the name Chimera represents a fusion of creatures. He did not merge with physical parts (such as arms and/or limbs from other creatures), but rather fused with their cores in order to blend and become something more powerful.

  The use of the term “draconic” (dragon-like) comes from the fact that he integrated with several creatures — hence chimera — but the most powerful among them were dragons. This occurred at the peak of his third evolution, while he was still in his second evolution, transitioning into the third.

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