Ten points of free attributes?!

That strong?!

And all of this was just because he recorded information on one Wonder — it immediately handed out such a lavish reward!

Mind you, he literally only glanced at it!

[Beep! Bestiary System triggered. Host, please record as many bestiary entries as possible. Each entry will award attribute points based on the target information. Host, please continue your efforts.]

So that's how it worked!

If that's the case, then couldn't Little One, Little One's mother, and Little One's father all be recorded too?!

Remember.

They were root-level entities!

Without hesitation, Lynn quickly fixed his gaze on Little One beneath him.

Sure enough, the System notification sounded in his ear instantly.

[Beep! You have recorded a root-level entity: Headhunter (Little One) in the Bestiary. You have received system reward: 6 points of free attributes.]

Lynn brightened at once.

So it really worked.

No more words.

He immediately turned his head toward the other two root-level entities not far away.

[Beep! You have recorded a root-level entity: Headhunter (Titan Head) in the Bestiary. You have received system reward: 20 points of free attributes.]

[Beep! You have recorded a root-level entity: Headhunter (Godweaver Head) in the Bestiary. You have received system reward: 15 points of free attributes.]

Lynn: "!!!"

Unstoppable!

Once this Bestiary System activated, the boost to his personal strength was unimaginably huge!

He'd only recorded four entries so far, and it had already given him 51 points of free attributes!

That was far more than the attribute gain from leveling up!

Little One propped her eye up cutely (✪ω✪), looking at Lynn with curiosity, and said, "Doctor — you look — so happy —"

Lynn gave her a thumbs-up and smiled, "Because something happy happened, of course I'm happy!"

Little One (✪ω✪) said, "Mm — Doctor happy — Little One also happy —"

…

Almost at the same time.

In the sealed chamber beneath the Hanging Tower, the large screen immediately displayed the images of those three massive Headhunters.

The senior members of the Demonkin Association who saw this all trembled and broke into a cold sweat.

"They really came!"

The Heart-Devouring Demon sneered, propping both hands on the screen as he stared fixedly at the three Headhunters, his face savage:

"Good! Very good! Since they've come, I'll let you witness the overwhelming power of our Association's top-tier creation!!"

Slap —

His hand slammed onto a mechanical switch in front of the screen.

"Prototype Colossus full activation... entering combat mode... target locked... initiating root countermeasures..."

"Colossus blueprint fully launching... phase one data construction complete... phase two energy transmission complete..."

"Commencing hunt..."

Buzz —

In an instant.

Out in the Desolate Wastelands, the Hanging Tower, which pierced the clouds, abruptly began to move. Its massive body was slowly drawn up from the ground;

gigantic mechanical legs sheathed in dark flesh creaked as they pushed out from the ruins.

Dozens of enormous mechanical arms hung behind the tower like the limbs of zombies, slumping and clanking.

It rose up slowly, shedding countless grains of sand.

A dazzling red glow radiated from the huge tower body, and thicker smoke billowed from the massive chimney at its top.

"After centuries of effort by countless Association members, we've synthesized flesh-and-blood tissue comparable to the Root, combined it with precise alloys based on Colossus structure and demonic energy skeleton!"

The Heart-Devouring Demon watched the screen with an even more sickly, ferocious look.

"We imitated the wing span trait of the Abyssal Bone Dragon, used the core of a giant lava colossus as the power source, added the blood-demon aggregate's regenerative ability, and bound it all together with curses from the descendants of the Old Gods as precise structural links!"

"What can you possibly use to fight me?!"

"Even if you are root-level entities, so what?! In the face of the highest-level research achievement of the Demonkin Association, what can you possibly use to fight me?!"

He howled savagely. The most update n0vels are published on Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

Outside, the wind rose, clouds churned, and rolling black mists formed a massive, constantly rotating vortex above the towering Colossus.

The Prototype Colossus slowly moved its enormous mechanical legs, turned, and locked onto the three distant Headhunters.

Roar————!!

With a deafening roar, the Colossus let loose a terrifying bellow toward them.

The heavens seemed to change color! The earth trembled.

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[You have triggered an emergency special mission: Flee! Mission objective: Escape the Desolate Wastelands in the shortest possible time. Mission rewards: Black Skull Coins: 5, Base Experience: 10,000, Special Reward x1]

Lynn clapped his hands over his ears, utterly shocked.

But it was precisely at the moment the Colossus finished roaring.

Pssht —

A dozen or so slicing sounds sounded right by Lynn's ear.

Then Lynn immediately saw Titan Head fling open its massive maw, and one by one, extremely thick tentacles, like bolts of lightning, suddenly shot out toward the Colossus.

Smack —

A huge whipping sound.

The Colossus that had just roared at them staggered. Its body, which had reached the clouds, toppled down and crashed to the ground.

"......"

A brief silence.

Lynn stared blankly at the scene, his head buzzing.

In the sealed chamber underground, the smiles on the faces of the Heart-Devouring Demon and the others were shaken as well.

"Ah... huh?"

Lynn had a hazy premonition of something.

Then, in the next moment.

Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa —

Those dozen or so huge tentacles that had shot from Titan Head's mouth lashed out like donkey whips, smacking the Colossus' body again and again with a flurry of sharp, rhythmic impacts.

They struck flesh and metal apart! Sparks flew everywhere!

Lynn: "(꒪Д꒪)ノ"

Heart-Devouring Demon: "(‧̣̥̇꒪່⍢꒪່ )!!!"

"Goddamn it — a little mechanical thing — dares to act (bleep) in front of your grandpa —"

"I'll (bleep) you (bleep)! I'll make you roar — roar — roar —"

(〝▼皿▼)

The tentacle-whip's strikes were delivered with full rhythm and relentless tempo!

Lynn stared dazedly at the rapidly whipping scene.

He couldn't shake the feeling...

This wasn't what he had imagined...

Why did the atmosphere, which should have been tense, suddenly feel off? By all rights, this should have been a fierce, manly duel: Headhunters vs. Colossus, pumping blood and adrenaline!

Almost at the same time, the System notification chimed in his ear.

[Beep! Current mission canceled...]

[Beep! You have triggered a new mission: Scavenge the battlefield. Mission description: After the battle ends, gather as many valuable items as possible from the wreckage of the Prototype Colossus to enrich your collection. Mission reward: whatever you take...]

Lynn: "(꒪Д꒪)ノ"