ML POV
Stepping through the gate I felt my body became weightless. The light around me was devoured entirely by the pure darkness that was the void. My senses were swallowed by the emptiness and silence of this void, but I could still 'feel' my way around. 『What is this place』 I wondered while walking in a direction I assumed to be forward.
[This is the Void. An independent space that exists outside of all dimensions yet connects them all. The hosts have established 2 Rift Gates making it possible to travel between worlds. Of course, you can choose not to enter a world with a Rift Gate and fall into a random world.]
A timely response to my question. I noticed that the system was a little different. It was a vague feeling, but it was there nonetheless. The system felt the suspicions from me and went on to explain the changes it underwent. I was rather surprised to find such a drastic change, especially in regards to the Passive and Active Evolution. Checking out my status and sub-status, there wasn't anything I wanted to improve right now...
『No, there is.』
By the stories Juno shared, even with the endurance and resistance I naturally have with my evolution, it doesn't sound like enough to survive the world she's in right now. What if I entered a world more dangerous? I'd essentially be walking towards my death. Thus, I assigned points as follows.
Status
Titles: Awakened
Name: Jun
Race: Tyrant Xenomorph
Height: 10.5ft
Length: 16-20ft
STR: 350/350 (350+350)
END: 400/400 (400+400)
DEX: 100/100 (150+100)
VIT: 400/400 (400+400)
WIS: 0/50 (65)
Evo Points: 1,177 -> 638
DNA points: 23
What left a bad taste in my mouth was how long I had been sleeping. Juno was a whole evolution ahead of me and had gained a new skill; Acidic Claws. The name was self-explanatory so there wasn't a need to analyze how and why it worked, but it still made me envious. We had once asked why we didn't have the same evolutions if we shared the System, to which it responded that the DNA is stored inside us. How was something we ate supposed to be inside someone else? This meant that we couldn't travel to different worlds but still gain evolutions and skills from those worlds without being there. Yet another limitation to the System, but it refuted that it was only an Assistant many times. I ignored the sub-status since they were already maxed and I hadn't enough EVO points to upgrade them.
Skills
Berserker: Burns vitality for increased physical strength. 0/100 (1%)
This was perfect. I hadn't had the chance to use it since I fell asleep after leaving the Resident Evil world.
Berserker: 0/100 (7%)
EVO points: 638 -> 38
DNA points 23-> 17
Very simple interface, but I had a feeling it would become quite a headache in the future...
Standing in front of the only world connected in the Void, I contemplated if it was really needed to re-enter the Resident Evil world.
『T-Virus...』
I confirmed that it was worth a shot to return. If I obtain the T-Virus and use it on myself, I should be able to get a decent power-up. But how to obtain it is another matter. If Juno were to take on the task, it'll be over before the sun sets, but with my large frame and pale skin, I don't think id be able to make it past the front gates. How was I to do this...
『Huh?』
What surprised me was that the usual void-like Rift was now clear as crystal with the other side in view. What I saw was various machines and cables connected to the Rift Gate with scientists panicking and soldiers approaching the gate, aiming their weapons at me. Or more accurately, they were aiming at the center of the Rift. It didn't seem like they could see me, so the Rift was most likely a one-sided mirror.
『Umbrella? I guess I won't have to think about how to get the T-Virus anymore.』
Several minutes earlier, on the other side of the Rift
"Sir, our machines have detected abnormal fluctuations coming from the Gate"
【It's about time. Call in all forces stationed in the vicinity to welcome our Guest】
"Understood"
Albert Wesker. The name of the one issuing orders and an important figure within the Umbrella Corporation awaited my arrival outside the Rift Gate. Hundreds of soldiers surrounded the empty white space pointing their guns at the gate.
ML POV
I remembered the man standing outside the rift to be Wesker. A small sense of danger was coming from Wesker, but not enough to scare me away. Conventional weapons won't work on me, and now with my maxed stats even small missiles will only leave a small scratch. Evaluating our strengths, it was determined that I had a higher chance of victory.
Brrrrr!
A barrage of bullets assaulted my body the second I stepped out from the gate. Unsurprisingly, the bullets had no effect whatsoever, aside from the sparks generated from contact on my body. I ran at full speed directly towards Wesker who had raised an eyebrow but still stood there calmly.
Swoosh
Wesker who was in front of me disappeared from my sight and appeared behind me with a syringe in hand and an ominous liquid squirming inside it.
Stab
What he didn't expect was for me to use my telepathic ability, freezing him momentarily. Though the time he paused was minuscule to the point of not freezing at all, that small opening was all that I needed to counter-attack him. His body that was shooting towards my back was stabbed through by my tail.
【Do you honestly think this would stop me...?】
Wesker who was hanging on my tail tried to pull himself off. But how could I let him do as he pleased now that he's so close to me? I held his shoulders and... ripped his head off with my mouth.
Crunch... crunch... swallow
All gunfire stopped with his sudden death and it was extremely silent. The only sound within this room was the sound of me chewing on Wesker's head and the blood gushing out from his neck hitting the cold floor.
『Thanks for the meal』
Time passed quickly and it was only until I had completely killed everyone within the facility that I noticed a few system prompts in my head.
[Next stage of Evolution available. Begin Evolution?]
『Of course』
My skin molted and fell to the floor leaving behind a pristine white bio-mechanical exoskeleton and standing at a much taller height. What was the most awkward about this evolution though, was the constant changes to my head. With the removal of my tongue, half the size of my head had shrunk, but right after a small head crest extending outwards and curving to a hook grew on the sides of my skull, like a crown.
Status
Titles: Prince — Awakened
Name: Jun
Race: Progenitor Alien
Height: 12.5ft
Length: 18-22ft
STR: 650
END: 800
DEX: 250
VIT: 800
WIS: 115
Evo Points: 15
DNA points: 17
Death of Albert Wesker 001 detected.
Printing copy of progenitor Wesker... Ready.
Programming metahuman obedience, codename Ava Tyrant ready for field operation.
Coordinates of target found, ability catalogue enhanced, telepathy level IV, target in range of cameras.
Recording rapid evolutionary state, warning interference from cyberkinisis detected. Cutting link, purging corrupted data, recovering data. Data retrieved.
Albert Wesker the Queen has marked a mission objective on your hud, danger level VI. Ava Tyrant, the Queen has ordered you to capture target, permission given that level of harm can succeed prior inhibitors. Mission commence. Do not fail the Red Queen.
Impressive
wesker was still human or was t-virus version one ?
T-virus
It wouldn't be Princess the Xenos are all Female
Is Jun steadily looking like the Engineers? Or maybe he already does kinda look like them.
This felt oddly short, like nothing really happened that could not be said in two paragraphs or so. Felt like one of those wuxia filler chapters where everyone marvels and is awwed by MC's one punch for the whole chapter (looking at you Dragon Prince Yuan), or maybe I just did not notice and it just feels shorter.
I actually wanted to directly jump to a new world but decided that getting a quick power boost was a good idea. Apparently not, since this basically turned out to be a filler chapter indeed.
@tls123 No disrespect or anything, I am a huge fan of the story and a big fan of Both Predator and Xeno mythos...almost big enough fan to watch the dumpster fire that will be Disney ruining the universe so I do appreciate a story that goes with the different aliens. What I am trying to say is I have loved your offering so far and shorter chapters like these usually starts denoting burn out...which I would hate to see.
Anyway this is how I am picturing Juno https://images.app.goo.gl/TGUuPP5bx1EE3b6E7
Or like this https://images.app.goo.gl/MNfUNvqGeFWJJ1Wz9
And this in Jun with different tail and smaller head https://images.app.goo.gl/mC4gr7NqTRzaE5JV7
@Fafulin The image with Jun is basically what he looks like, but Juno looks closer to this https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/386746686756494673/
And yeah, I am kind of burning out these past few days. The twins will deviate from the canon series, but there will be future aliens that follow canon
@tls123 Damn... that Juno... sexy af. like if I was Jun I might lose to temptation there and eat the forbidden fruit.
@Anne_FRANXX I know right?!