Raising My Trash Ability into a Broken SSS+ Rank Skill Chapter 8: Mutamorphis

Vritra clamped his teeth down, ripping into the tough, uncooked flesh of the goblin. He gulped down the demonic meat as dark blood stained his lips, indifferent to the potential lethality of his meal. In fact, he welcomed the risk.

Driven by a desperate hunger and a parching thirst, he was compelled to consume anything he could find.

As the goblin meat was forced down his parched throat, a searing agony ignited. Vritra could distinctly feel the rough morsel scraping its way down to his stomach.

When a second goblin lunged to strike, Vritra pivoted, narrowly evading the blow. With desperate speed, he slammed his fist into the throat of the already wounded creature before driving his hammer through its jaw with enough force to snap its spine.

Bones splintered. The first goblin slumped to the ground. System notifications began to flood his vision, but the relentless pressure of the horde and the churning sensation in his gut left him no time to read them.

Immediately, several more goblins sprang at him, their blades aimed at his vital organs from multiple angles.

Though he was in no condition to continue the fight, Vritra grabbed whatever discarded weapons lay nearby. He hurled them at the oncoming monsters with every ounce of his strength, even as the intense pain threatened to pull him into unconsciousness.

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[You have killed a Level 19 Hobgoblin.]

[You have killed a Level 10 Goblin.]

[You have killed a Level 12 Goblin.]

[+EXP Earned.]

[You have Levelled Up!]

[You have Levelled Up!]

[All Stats Increased by 2.]

[You have gained 2 Allocation Points.]

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Demonic energy began to saturate his stomach, creating a sensation of jagged daggers carving him from the inside. He coughed up blood, his mind reeling. In his dazed state, he failed to parry a low-level goblin's attack, which left a deep gash across his waist and sent him stumbling backward.

With blood flowing freely from his numerous injuries, he used his remaining willpower to shove his body away from the fray.

Suddenly, a different notification manifested before his eyes.

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[All the conditions have been met.]

[Unique Skill "Mutamorphis" has awakened.]

[Activating Mutamorphis...]

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However, the sheer agony blinded him. He was barely able to avoid the incoming strikes, his limbs feeling completely drained of power.

The suffering was visceral—an absolute torment that surpassed common pain.

Vritra collapsed to his knees, clutching his midsection. His veins began to emit a sickly green glow. His internal organs twisted violently, as if a living entity were trying to tear its way out of him. Muscles spasmed in a total rejection of his own biology. He let out a scream as bones audibly cracked and tendons contorted, his entire physical form reaching a breaking point.

Even his pain resistance skill was insufficient to dull this level of torture.

It was a well-known fact that the blood and flesh of demons were toxic to humans; even a tiny amount usually resulted in a slow, agonizing demise. Most people trapped without food would prefer to starve to death rather than consume such cursed meat.

It was a death sentence in solid form.

Reaching out with a flickering spark of will, he felt the dust coil around him. This time, the particles responded with lethal intensity. As he utilized the evolved version of his dust manipulation, he sensed a massive surge in its underlying power.

[Activating Dust Weaving.]

Threads of dust converged in the air, hardening into hundreds of razor-sharp needles.

They hung suspended, vibrating with a dangerous aura. With a sharp flick of his wrist, Vritra sent them flying outward like a lethal swarm, piercing everything in their path. The air filled with the screams of goblins being shredded to pieces.

He exhausted nearly all his MP, continuing the slaughter until every goblin in his immediate vicinity was dead, finally granting himself a moment of breathing room.

System alerts flashed incessantly in his peripheral vision.

Gasping for air, Vritra retreated behind a pile of corpses slick with gore. He retrieved a crimson potion from his inventory and downed it, followed quickly by a bitter mana elixir. His health and mana bars began a slow climb, yet the internal pain only paused for a fleeting second.

Then, the process shifted.

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[Demonic Energy had been detected in the body.]

[Mutamorphis: Adapting to Demonic Energy...]

[Processing...]

[Failed!]

[Processing...]

[Failed!]

[Processing...]

[Failed!]

[Processing...]

[Adaptation Complete. Partial Absorption Initiated.]

[0%]

[1%]

[10%]

...

[99%]

[100%]

[Your body is now compatible with the demonic energy; too much consumption might lead to unknown changes.]

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His skin felt like it was on fire as the dark energy from the goblin meat integrated into his system. The veins in his arms turned black and throbbed, while his eyes flashed a predatory red. His heart hammered against his ribs like a drum of war.

Finally, the meat in his stomach seemed to dissolve, releasing a warm, soothing sensation that stood in stark contrast to the previous torture.

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[Mutamorphis: Analysing Body Conditions...]

[Analysing the environment...]

[Analysing Threat Levels and nearby lifeforms...]

[Triggering Automatic Morphological Adaptation...]

[...]

[Adaptation in Progress.]

[...]

[Acquiring necessary skills...]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Danger Sense]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Night Vision]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Stamina Recovery Boost]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Mana Recovery Boost]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Tranquil Mind]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Poison Resistance (Level 1)]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Death Aura]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Weapon Mastery]

[You have acquired the passive skill: Appraisal]

[You have acquired the active skill: Quick Step (Level 1)]

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He inhaled deeply as the agony receded, replaced by a wave of comfort. Still, the notifications continued to stream in.

[Activating Tranquil Mind.]

[Activating Stamina Recovering Boost.]

[Activating Mana Recovering Boost.]

His headache and lethality vanished instantly. Vritra’s vision became sharper than it had ever been. A profound sense of calm settled over him despite the carnage surrounding him. His stamina and mana began replenishing at triple their normal rate, causing his exhaustion to evaporate.

Vritra sat with his back against the mound of dead monsters, surrounded by the weapons dropped by the fallen goblins.

When he finally reviewed the long list of messages, his eyes widened in shock. The skill he thought was useless—meant only for environmental adaptation—was granting him a barrage of high-tier, essential abilities.

'Mutamorphis... what kind of rank is this skill? This is beyond anything normal. Even a top-grade skill would be overshadowed by this.'

'Tranquil Mind, mana and stamina regeneration, Quick Step... these are all incredible for combat. I need to familiarize myself with them. Even my dust manipulation seems to have—'

As Vritra reflected on the transformation, the memory of what he had eaten hit him. A wave of revulsion washed over him. He tried to gag, but nothing came up; the goblin flesh had already been fully processed by his body.

"So that's why my hunger and thirst are gone... I actually did it. I ate a goblin's flesh and drank its blood. Am I even human anymore?" Vritra whispered. He could feel a new wave of goblins approaching, ready to fill the ranks of the dead.

He let out a sigh and stood up. Equipping a different weapon in each hand from the ground, he prepared for the next bloodbath. He was now in peak condition, bolstered by new powers and free from the constraints of exhaustion.

RAAAAAAAAGGHHHHHHHHH!!

Vritra’s savage roar drowned out the shrieks of the monsters. He charged forward with a newfound ferocity, carving through the horde as more messages appeared.

[Activating skill: Night Vision]

[Activating skill: Weapon Mastery]

[Activating skill: Quick Step (Level 1)]

[Activating skill: Death Aura]

He could see perfectly through the shadows. The weapons in his hands moved with flawless precision. Bursts of speed allowed him to close gaps instantly, while a chilling aura of killing intent radiated from him, causing the goblins to falter in fear.

A storm of dust swirled around him, blinding the monsters within a twenty-meter radius. Many were suffocated as dust clogged their throats, while others were cut down by hardened dust blades flying through the gale.

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[You have killed a Level 4 Goblin.]

[You have killed a Level 6 Goblin.]

[You have killed a Level 9 Goblin.]

...

[+EXP Earned.]

...

[You have Levelled Up.]

...

[All stats grows by...]

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Vritra appeared more like a demon than the creatures throwing themselves at him. They were nothing more than fuel for his growth. With every hour spent in this hellish place, he strayed further from his humanity.

As his attributes climbed with every level—even without spending his allocation points—his slaughtering speed grew exponentially.

Each swing of his blades tore through multiple enemies, shattering bone and rending skin. He moved through the gore unbothered, covered in the remnants of his foes.

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[You have survived for a total of twenty nine days and twenty three hours forty minutes.]

[Quest Progress: 20 minutes remaining. (99.95%)]

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Vritra sat atop a high throne made of Goblin Warriors—creatures even larger and more formidable than Hobgoblins. Now, they were merely a pile of broken meat. Vritra looked at his status window with a calm expression.

A massive army of high-level goblins continued to swarm him. However, the moment they entered his range, they were shredded by sharp blades and thick tentacles of hardened dust that moved with autonomous, lethal accuracy.

Vritra chewed on a piece of raw green meat, blood dripping from his jaw. He ignored the flood of notifications, his eyes fixed on the glowing screen before him.

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