I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 48: Aberrant Lifeforms
After calming down, Rog suddenly realized a problem.
Mutation?
The potential side effect mentioned in the Magic Potion’s explanation is mutation. Could this mutation be related to those mutated shrimps in the cave?
Rog furrowed his brow.
After pondering for a moment, he thought of the mutated tumor in the Hunger Pouch.
Glancing at the Clone beside him, an idea arose in his mind.
He began to calmly analyze the pros and cons.
Mutation refers to an unknown change.
If the Clone were to consume the mutated tumor, it might become stronger, or it could become weaker like the mutated shrimp.
However, once the Clone mutates, this monster clone might be useless, and the drop items might change.
...Better try and see.
After all, this thing is extremely bizarre.
Even pixelated graphics can feel bloody and twisted, not to mention under the True Perspective.
Rog felt it necessary to understand the pros and cons of "mutation" through the save-load feature.
After making the decision, Rog saved and began to try.
First, he directly disconnected the Clone, killed it, and checked the drops.
A Giant Claw weapon, a carapace armor, and some materials.
Not bad, but quite ordinary.
After a cursory look, Rog withdrew his gaze and began to load the save.
The Clone reappeared beside the Dark Sea Hunter.
Splash...
Rog extended a flesh tendril, reached into the mouth of the Hunger Pouch in his abdomen, and pulled out the mutated tumor, its sticky texture making a sound of flesh turning.
After taking out the mutated tumor, the Clone extended its claw and took it, then unhesitatingly threw it into its oral organ.
To ensure the mutated tumor’s effect, Rog deliberately let the Clone swallow it whole.
[Your Clone has consumed the mutated tumor.]
[Clone Mutation in progress...]
After the Clone consumed the mutated tumor, its part of the screen immediately turned crimson, as if a basin of blood with viscera had been poured over it.
The Clone began to twitch all over, its eyeballs involuntarily twitching, and under its carapace, its body boiled like hot water, as if something was about to burst out.
The Clone began to twist.
The next moment!
Bang!
The Clone’s body exploded from inside out into two halves, blood stained the seawater, and a part of the meat block wrapped by the carapace still seemed alive, rolling like a snake.
[Your Clone’s mutation failed.]
Failed.
Rog was not surprised.
Then, he controlled the Dark Sea Hunter to check the Clone’s drops.
[You found Contaminated Shrimp Roe ×1.]
[You found Mutated Meat Block ×1.]
[You found Mutated Giant Claw ×1.]
[...]
Rog understood in his heart.
If it was a normal death, the Clone’s drops wouldn’t contain words like "contamination" and "mutation."
This indicates that drops from mutated monsters are also affected.
Then, under Rog’s direction, the Dark Sea Hunter devoured the Clone’s flesh and blood.
[Your Clone Dark Sea Hunter consumed contaminated flesh, mutation progress increased to 0.8%.]
[Your Clone Dark Sea Hunter consumed contaminated flesh, mutation progress increased to 1.6%.]
[...]
The Dark Sea Hunter stopped its actions.
Indeed, even consuming this flesh is affected.
This made Rog sigh.
It seems that mutated boss also cannot be consumed.
"Let’s see what results occur after mutation."
Rog thought to himself.
[Your Clone has consumed the mutated tumor.]
[Clone Mutation in progress...]
[Your Clone’s mutation failed.]
[Your Clone’s mutation failed.]
[...]
After nearly 30 attempts, none succeeded.
Rog furrowed his brow.
Is the probability so low?
Or are there other factors affecting the mutation success probability?
Rog pondered.
After checking the Clone’s status, Rog had a guess.
This time, he let the Clone consume the Crimson Fruit obtained earlier at the Blood Mud Giant.
After waiting for a while, the Clone’s condition improved a lot, with its wounds healed.
Then Rog instructed the Clone to consume the mutated tumor again.
This time, the result changed.
Suddenly, the hard shell of the Clone’s left Giant Claw cracked open, revealing the flesh inside.
Amidst its painful low moans, a bloodworm like a snake burst out from the lower left limb, wrapping around the unshelled claw.
Then, countless densely packed blood threads emerged, each seemingly alive.
It looked terrifying, bloody, and eerie.
[Your Clone’s mutation succeeded.]
Rog immediately checked the Clone’s information panel.
[Bloodworm Blade Shrimp]
[Type: Monster]
[Quality: Boss]
[Level: 10]
[Tier: Extraordinary]
[Skills: Divergent Symbiosis lv1 (The powerful symbiotic life that appears after mutation will help you attack enemies, but it craves fresh blood and meat).]
[Talent: Mutation (Devouring other mutated lives will increase your mutation degree!)]
[Explanation: Mutation brings great power, but everything has a corresponding cost. As for what that cost is... perhaps you can try starving for a few days to find out.]
Looking at his Clone, Rog couldn’t help but feel a bit fearful.
The Clone’s level had jumped four levels directly to level ten!
Moreover, its shrimp eyes were replaced by maggots from the mutation.
This appearance, truly more monstrous than a monster.
Moreover, when he tried to control the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp, he was shocked to find that the bloodworm claw had a desire to attack the Dark Sea Hunter!
This thing is an independent entity!
Rog took a deep breath and controlled the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp to enter the mutated boss’s room.
He planned to test the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp’s strength.
[Hiss!]
Before Rog could let the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp attack, the mutated boss’s triangular snake head suddenly awakened, hissing, and issued a warning.
It could sense that the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp before it was also a mutated life.
Swish!
The bloodworm claw on the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp’s left side ignored Rog’s command, erupting like a rabid dog in a torrent of blood, lunging toward the mutated boss!
The command of the Bloodworm Blade Shrimp was forcibly seized by the bloodworm claw!
Rog found himself completely unable to control his Clone.
What followed was a one-sided massacre!
The Bloodworm Blade Shrimp attacked chaotically, not even bothering to defend, simply enveloping the mutated boss with the bloodworm claw relentlessly.
Just like someone starving for days seeing a feast, only the instinct to devour remained.
For a moment, blood and flesh flew everywhere.
If the biting between beasts is violence, then the slaughter between two mutated lifeforms is pure instinct, chilling devouring desire!
Watching this scene, Rog took a deep breath and came to a conclusion.
Mutation, whether for the main body or the Clone, must not be involved at all!
