Epic Of Caterpillar

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[Day 263] 

[Kireina] gained +830 Skill Points and Subclass Skill Points due to the prayers of your believers!] (Added!)

[Kireina] gained 610.327.971.174.999 EXP due to the prayers of your believers!]

[Kireina] leveled up!]

[Level: 118/250] [EXP: 219.653.968.179.721/1.920.000.000.000.000] (Added!)

In my hands, there was a large, fist-sized sphere. Its colors shined brightly in the white and gray light, and within its existence, there was a hue of mystery. This was an item often used by gods to create their Dungeons, which has been gifted to me several times through the rewards acquired by the System.

I have only used three since then, one was used to create my Bloody Sacrifice Dungeon, another was gifted to Amiphossia to create her small Phantom Attribute Dungeon for many undead to spontaneously generate there for her and her party nourishment (through eating them), and I also used another to create my Dream Attribute Dungeon in my Inner Realm: Soul World.

Of course, the item at my hands was a Dungeon Core, a Premium Dungeon Core in specific, which I had been saving for a long time, I acquired this one in the Athetosea War Scripted Event Rewards, and I have not used it since then.

Just a week ago I had consumed Legendary-Rank Equipment and my power was increased quite a lot, and now, I was planning in taking a bite into this, which I had been planning for a long time.

I assumed that because I was able to eat Legendary-Rank Equipment, I should be capable of eating this Premium Dungeon Core of the Phantasmal Rank… There were also two World Dungeon Cores, which were of the Heavenly Rank, way too high for my consumption, I assume.

So starting with something weak might be a good idea… but can I even eat it?

"Are you planning on eating that crystal, Master?" asked Wagyu, I was currently resting over his fluffy back in the throne room, his kids were also playing around with Kekensha's and Yuki's kids, they were all friends with my own children as well.

"Indeed… though I am quite nervous if it's going to work or not… and this is why I am constantly staring at it… Hm, your children had grown a lot, Wagyu," I said, glancing at the two adorable wolves playing around happily.

"Indeed, Amarok and Asena are getting stronger each day, I believe that they might one day surpass me at their pace…" laughed Wagyu.

"Oh, I know that feeling very well… But it is a nice feeling, if there was anyone, I would ever want to be stronger than me, that would be my children," I said.

"That is very true, Master," said Wagyu with a calm smile.

Wagyu's children were named Amarok, the boy, and Asena, the girl. They were both wolves as well and seemed to be of the previous race of his father. They had evolved twice since they were born from within their mother, and also Wagyu's Partner, a Wolf named Myranda, which was also here watching her kids.

It could be said that they were kids, but their sizes fairly surpassed what could be a wolf 'pup' at this point, both Amarok and Asena were around two meters tall, with fluffy dark fur and strong claws and fangs. Amarok was dark-colored and had three horns on his head, alongside possessing a sting on his tail, he had evolved into a Shadow Demon Venom Wolf. 

Meanwhile, Asena was also quite dark-colored, but had several purple and pink colorations on her fur, alongside a third eye in her forehead, while lacking horns, she also had a slimmer complexion, she had evolved into a Mystical Third-eyed Wolf Psychic Magician, inheriting a greater power from her mother than from Wagyu.

And in the case of Myranda, she was a unique wolf, she used to be a former Crimson Wolf too, but after she developed her abilities and evolved through my influence, she became a wolf with advanced psychic powers, her fur was completely purple and pink, and she also had a third eye in her forehead like her daughter, Myranda could create limbs with telekinesis, and use them to do a variety of things that wolves would usually not be able to, such as cooking, writing, constructing, and many others.

Although Wagyu and the other Wolves can also do that at this point by using their Auras, they're battle junkies so they often do not do much other than fighting and hunting, wolves will be wolves.

Amarok and Asena also had psychic powers, but Amarok used them to manipulate Shadows like his father to an even greater extent, while also having his dark-colored, metallic stinger on his tail, which can also expand several meters.

"The kids had grown a lot, I have a hard time catching up with them…" said Myranda as she approached us with a gentle voice.

"Perhaps we should go hunt later to let them release some steam, Myranda-san," said Wagyu to his partner and wife.

"It would be a nice idea, I also want to stretch out, I've been too cramped in our house for too long…" said Myranda.

"What have you been doing inside your house this whole time? I thought that wolves liked to be outside," I said.

"Well, yeah, Master, the thing is, I am beginning to learn how to craft items and also how to use alchemy, I am trying to create a special artifact that could enhance the innate Psychic Powers within someone," said Myranda.

"Oh? That is an interesting one… Make sure to go to the workshop, many people can help you out there, including myself," I said.

"Ah… R-Really?!" asked Myranda.

"…Yeah, why didn't you just ask? You're the wife of my friend," I said.

"Ah… Well, I guess, I should have to…" laughed Myranda, she was a very humble woman.

"Myranda is very ambitious, she is an oddity within our race, but a good one, she's a genius, I would say!" said Wagyu as he praised his beloved wife.

"Wagyu, s-stop it… not here…" muttered Myranda while twitching her ears shyly.

"What a good pair of lovebirds we have here…" said Kekensha who was just at my side, resting alongside us in the throne room.

"Who are you calling lovebirds, old dog? You and Nanake are always together everywhere whenever there isn't something important to do!" laughed Wagyu. Nanake was Kekensha's partner, a young Ice Wolf female.

"H-Hey…" muttered Kekensha, he wanted to refute but it was true.

"Haha, you two are always fun to be with," I said.

"Master… Well, that's good… I guess," said Kekensha.

"Fufu, Geri is growing stronger as well, isn't she?" asked Myranda as she glanced at Amarok, Asena, Geri, and another wolf pup playing around alongside my own children such as Nammu, one of the Scylla Triplets who had the heads of wolves in her tentacles, alongside several other similar features to wolves. 

"Ah yes, Nanake couldn't be here right now because she went hunting with her siblings, but Geri is receiving her teachings whenever I am not here… I missed both of them a lot while we were inside that Dungeon," said Kekensha.

Geri was Kekensha's and Nanake's son, he was a mixed breed of Golden Wolf and Ice Wolf, and had evolved twice as well since he was born.

Now being a High Golden Ice Wolf Holy Paladin, he was nearing two meters of height and his body was muscular just as his father, he was capable of covering his body with a powerful type of armor that combined both the Light Attribute and the Ice Attribute. He seemed to be the main tank within the party of wolves whenever they went to train in the dungeon. His nature was often relaxed.

"My little Hati also missed me a lot you know? But it seems that she was well-taken care of by the pack and your partners, it is rather funny how all of our children are like siblings by now," said Yuki, approaching us from the left side.

"Well, your husband is also a rather strong wolf, so Hati has learned from him very well," said Wagyu. Yuki's husband was a young Crimson Wolf who had met her in battle several months ago, his name was Igneous, and he was part of the Elite Troops of Wolves in my Empire. Igneous was the father of the little Hati, a mixed breed of Crimson Wolves and Ice Wolves.

Hati was the smallest wolf pup in the group, and also the cutest wolf girl. Just like her mother, she had acquired the ability to transform into a humanoid werewolf, but would often not do this as she enjoyed being in her wolf form more.

Since she was born, Hati had evolved twice, becoming a Freezing Blaze Werewolf Ice Flame Fencer, her abilities were related to manipulating cold and heat temperatures, summoning both fire and ice with ease, her fur colors were split in two as well, one being completely white while the other was crimson red.

"Little Nammu seems to get along very well with our children, Master!" said Wagyu while waving his tail.

"Indeed, Nammu is quite wild just like a wolf pup, so I imagined that presenting her your children would make her happy to find a 'pack' to join," I said.

"It was indeed a wonderful idea," said Kekensha.

"By the way, where are Tsuchimizu and Kurimu?" I asked, the other two wolves were often alongside Yuki, Wagyu, or Kekensha.

"Tsuchimizu is currently at the outskirts of the Empire, he's teaching his child how to make caves underground… And Kurimu is currently being held captive by his new wife at his home," said Yuki.

"Oh… I see, well I am glad that they are both busy with their own things… Though, Kurimu finally decided to have a family?" I asked.

"Yeah… But it could also be said that he was forced to by that female wolf… She is perhaps even more insane than him…" said Wagyu.

"Haha, that's good, it's nice that he found someone like him, he'll never get bored I guess," I said.

The wolves laughed as we kept chatting about various things for a few minutes until a question arose within Yuki.

"Kireina-sama, I don't want to sound rude or anything… But are you going to really eat it?" asked Yuki with concern, it seems that every wolf around me was filled with tension over what I was about to do.

"I should really get to it, right? Sigh… Alright, here goes nothing" I said, as I put the Premium Dungeon Core into my mouth and then, tried to munch it into pieces.

It was incredibly hard. Very hard. It was often impossible to find anything that I could not eat in this world, as anything I ate would always end up being torn down into pieces through my jaws… but Legendary Equipment and above always felt incredibly hard, and although that time they broke down at the end and were digested, it took a long time.

And it seems that this might take a long time too…

Legendary Equipment and above could not be simply engulfed into my throat and thrown into my stomach, I needed to bite it into pieces to properly consume and digest it, as it wouldn't be possible without this previous process, I needed to purposely weaken the item by tearing it apart.

I kept trying to crunch it, to bite it as hard as I could, I even began to infuse God's Devour all around my jaws, alongside charging them with my Divine Aura and Divine Soul to boot.

I got to the point where I began to activate many buffs at the same time, and I also received the power of the wolves with me for an extra boost.

Come on, come on…

I kept pushing my jaws with all of my power, infusing my entire self into my bite.

Crack!

I heard a small cracking sound after several minutes, and it was not my teeth breaking apart, but the thing I had in my mouth.

Crack, crack!

I am… I am actually biting into it this time. The flavor is incredibly bitter.

Ungh, I almost wanted to puke, but not really.

I kept biting into it, crushing it into debris, my tongue is covered in this bitterness that is very nasty to me. But… I am doing it.

Crunch, crunch.

It is indeed quite crunchy. I finally manage to tear down the Premium Dungeon Core as I begin to gulp it all down through my throat and into my own stomach.

A success.

And just as I did, I felt that my entire body was engulfed in mysterious energy…

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