Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest Chapter 2006: Wendigo

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A cloud of shimmering spores burst forth from Elayne’s body and spread rapidly across the Hollow’s massive wounds. They eagerly consumed its death energy and dwindling vitality, converting every ounce into pure Dream Essence that flowed back into her.

She vanished completely. It was not mere stealth or a simple movement skill. For a brief moment, she erased her entire presence from existence before reappearing directly behind the towering giant. Her blade struck its exposed back with perfect timing.

By then, it was already too late for the monster.

"W-Wha...?!"

A devastating slash carrying everything she had accumulated tore through the titan’s body. Blinding light, profound darkness, surging life, consuming death, twilight energy, and voracious spores all merged into a single overwhelming force that ravaged its form from within.

The core inside the Hollow shattered into thousands of glittering fragments. What little remained was swiftly consumed by the spreading spores and erupted into roaring Twilight Flames, ending the abomination once and for all.

The massive explosion hurled pieces of the Hollow in every direction. Elayne’s Twilight Flames hungrily devoured the scattered remains as she absorbed the rich Death Energy into her own body. She then spread fresh spores over the wreckage to ensure nothing could regenerate.

[You have slain the powerful [Evolved Three-Headed Hollow Mutant Abyssal Aberration – Tier 4+]!]

[You have earned a large quantity of EXP, but you cannot Level Up yet. EXP has been stored, and some of it has been distributed to your Soul Bound Familiars.]

[Your Familiar: [Divine Spirit of Harvest and Nature: Gardenia – Tier 3: Level 1/300] has Leveled Up to Level 49!]

[Your Familiar: [Divine Spirit of Harvest and Nature: Gardenia – Tier 3] has developed the following Abilities: [Divine Garden Domain] [Plant Growth] [Life Laser]]

[Your Familiar: [Fragmented Divine Spirit, Nether Forge Incarnation: Ignis – Tier 2: Level 1/200] has Leveled Up to Level 46!]

[Your Familiar: [Fragmented Divine Spirit, Nether Forge Incarnation: Ignis] has developed the following Abilities: [Nether Forge Flames] [Netherworld Forging Hammer Transformation] [Dark Metallurgy]]

[Your Familiar: [Farming Shovel Spirit: Irene – Tier 1: Level 1/100] has Leveled Up to Level 51!]

[Your Familiar: [Farming Shovel Spirit: Irene – Tier 1] has developed the following Abilities: [Soil Domain] [Terrain Manipulation] [Super Shovel Beam]]

[Your Familiar: [Blazing Knife Spirit: Ignias – Tier 1: Level 1/100] has Leveled Up to Level 42!]

[Your Familiar: [Blazing Knife Spirit: Ignias – Tier 1] has developed the following Abilities: [Double Slash] [Dragon Flame]]

Elayne’s eyes widened with pleasant surprise as she reviewed the notifications. Her familiars, now fully capable of leveling once again, had gained significant strength and were steadily recovering their former abilities. Ignias had even relearned Double Slash, a crucial stepping stone toward the powerful Sextuple Slash she once possessed. That technique had given Mark tremendous power in the past.

A warm feeling of relief washed over her. She was glad that Ignias remained bonded to both her and Mark. Even while she fought here, Mark could still draw strength from the spirit wherever he was right now.

"It’s done," Elayne said, letting out a deep sigh of relief. The tension in her shoulders finally eased after the hard-fought battle.

With some breathing room at last, Elayne began establishing her own territory. She struck the ground using Irene’s shovel form and Bianca’s hoe shape. Drawing upon Bianca’s Soil Shaping, Nether Terrain Modification, and Macabre Harvest abilities, along with the powers of Gardenia and Irene, she transformed the area. Dark plants brimming with spiritual energy rapidly emerged. Thick grass, lush moss, enormous mushrooms, and towering dark trees manifested across the battlefield.

She also activated her Abyssal Netherworld Farming Arts skill, which allowed her to reshape the land more efficiently. The terrain shifted and expanded as she began claiming the entire gigantic, altered domain within the city. Her influence connected with the spiritual veins — or rather, the nether veins — steadily taking over the territory.

"If I still had my World Boss Skills, this process would be much faster. But this will have to do for now," she muttered.

Once the domain was stabilizing, she turned her attention to the remains of the three-headed monster. The scattered pieces were quickly rearranged, merged with layers of moss, vines, mushrooms, and spores. Soon, they rose again as an even stronger Fungal Titan.

This new creation was unique. It retained its slightly repaired shattered core, which Elayne had carefully reinforced using her Alchemy abilities and personal power.

The Fungal Titan released a mighty roar that echoed across the ruined city. It resembled its previous living form, yet it was now covered in thick fungus and moss, protected by natural armor made of black tree bark and fused white bone. Its missing third head had been replaced by a giant red-gold eye that stared directly at her, glowing with newfound telekinetic power.

"Incredible. This one turned out especially special," Elayne whispered, a satisfied smile forming on her lips.

[You have risen a powerful Fungal Titan; do you wish to give it a Name?]

[By naming a Risen Sporeborn, they will be assigned classes, roles, skills, and more power. However, you can have only 10 named Sporeborns. To gain more, your Skill must evolve further or another must die and be replaced.]

"Interesting... Alright," Elayne nodded with clear approval. "I’ll call you Wendigo."

[You have named the Fungal Titan as "Wendigo"!]

[Your Named Sporeborn: [Three-Headed Hollow Fungal Mutant Titan: Wendigo – Tier 4: Level 1/400] has been Bonded with your Soul as one of your Ten Named Sporeborns: 1/10]

[Your Named Sporeborn: [Three-Headed Hollow Fungal Mutant Titan: Wendigo – Tier 4: Level 1/400] has gained the following Abilities: [Abyssal Psychic Eye] [Death Breath] [Reinforced Fungal Colony Body] [Death Flames of Destruction]]

[Your Named Sporeborn can Level Up on its own as your Bonded Undead and will continuously grow stronger, gain Stats, and acquire new Abilities.]

[Your Bonded Named Sporeborn has shared part of their power with you. Your Stats have increased greatly.]

[You can now inherit one of their Skills.]

[Please choose the following Skills to inherit.]

[Abyssal Psychic Eye]

[Death Breath]

[Reinforced Fungal Colony Body]

[Death Flames of Destruction]

"Ah! Well, this is surprising..." Elayne murmured, genuinely taken aback by how much power she had gained. Bonding with such a potent beast had strengthened her far more than she expected. Then again, the creature had been two whole tiers above her, so the massive boost made perfect sense. "Which one should I choose? Abyssal Psychic Eye could help me regain some telekinesis. Death Breath is that concentrated beam of death energy... but I can already create Death Rays using the energy I harvest with Harvest of Duality, so that might not be necessary. Reinforced Fungal Colony Body would improve my physical strength and durability. And Death Flames of Destruction... those flames cost a lot of mana and energy, but they are far stronger than anything I can normally conjure. They might even rival my Sunlight Flames, though on the complete opposite spectrum..."

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