<h4>Chapter 39: Cthulhu’s Excitement</h4>


    "I understand your n better now." Grehha nodded.


    "I told you pretty much everything," In pointed at Grehha, "It''s time you reveal your ns too. There''s a reason you''ve chosen the Mud Vipers, right?"


    "Fine," After a moment of thought, Grehha stared at In, "But, do you understand the implications if I were to show you my n?"


    "By revealing our ns to each other, we''re cing our weakness in each other''s hands," Grehha said.


    "I know that," In stared at him calmly, "Isn''t that why I told you my n already? Stop wasting my time and out with it."


    ''I understand.'' Grehha was able to glean better into In''s nature, ''He has probed enough that he''s aware he could gain tremendously from me through this transaction. That''s why he has revealed his ns without hesitation.''


    ''Wait!'' He shuddered upon thinking of their first interaction. It was In that shouted to get Grehha''s help in closing the entrance to the academy''s shelter during the First Minor Crisis.


    It was from there that their partnership began. ''He already had a grasp of my character to bet on me. And in the name of a transaction, he refined Mud Viper Tonic for free for a month.''


    That transaction was due to Grehha giving In a Mud Viper. But after the transfer, Grehha had no way to ask In to uphold his end of the deal. They hadn''t notarised the deal after all. Moreover, In gained nothing from refining Mud Viper Tonic for him daily.


    Instead, he expended his Prana to do so. There was no benefit in keeping up his end of the deal, since if he holed himself in his room, it would be a blow to Grehha.


    Without the Mud Viper Tonic, Grehha wouldn''t have been able to raise the Mud Viper eggs, train, or do anything worthwhile. That one move would have crippled all his ns. But despite everything, In refined Mud Viper Tonic for him daily, without shirking away from his responsibility even once.


    He alwaysined but never acted against him.


    Leading to the current event, Grehha was terrified of this individual named In, ''Did he show his goodwill just toy the groundwork for today?''


    The groundwork began the moment In called out for Grehha''s help. And by showing his favour during the past month, In indeed built a positive image of himself in Grehha''s mind. If not for that, Grehha wouldn''t have been willing to disclose his secrets.


    "…Since when?" Grehha stared at In and asked, "How did you know that I woulde to possess a valuable secret and would be willing to share it with you?"


    "I''ll tell you after you reveal your secret." In smiled.


    "Alright," Grehha brought out the Ovum and spoke, "This was my target from the start. When I touched it, the Empyrean Tusk was able to converse with me. She called me her son, despite knowing everything about me."


    Tertiary Nature—Empyrean Incubator!


    "To the Empyrean Tusk, we Mammoth nsmen are like a Bone Slip. All information about us is avable for the Empyrean Tusk to ess. So, she already knows of us hailing from Earth and whatever we set out to do." Grehha said, "But what was puzzling was that she used her powers to fuse this Ovum to me and made it my Tertiary Nature."


    "Tertiary Nature," In nodded, "That''s terrifying. Even Resha only gained it at the endgame."


    Grehha then exined about his Tertiary Nature, "I n to use the Empyrean Incubator to infuse the Empyrean Tusk''s essence into a Mud Viper egg and create a mutant egg. Once it mutates, the egg would at least be at the Silver Grade."


    Mud Vipers might be Iron Grade Pranic Beast. But when they fuse with the powers of a Gold Grade Pranic Beast, the result would at least be a Silver Grade Pranic Beast.


    "I n to refine as many sessful eggs as possible. By coting the data, I''ll do my best to increase the result as high as possible in the Silver Grade." Grehha said, "And if time permits, I hope to refine the Gold Grade Mud Viper egg. But I''m not sure if that''s possible before the First Major Disaster starts."


    "Even otherwise, using the Empyrean Incubator, I can refine myself." He continued, "It might take significantly longer than if I seeded in these eleven months, but I have confidence in improving my Pranic Beast Grade to Gold eventually."


    "But, why a Mud Viper?" In asked, "That''s what I''m wondering about. Other than that, your ns are more or less simr to mine."


    "Individual strength doesn''t work against the Boar King." Grehha sighed, "If even Resha failed, I won''t be foolish enough to im I could be better. This past month, I could clearly feel how gifted he is towardsbat. Therefore, I chose the only other method."


    "Swarm tactics." He concluded. "It''s the easiest to raise the number of Mud Vipers. They have the fastest maturity rate. And with my Ovum, I can make them vastly more terrifying than amon Mud Viper."


    "That''s rather straightforward." In could guess Grehha''s thoughts. The 44th Empyrean Tusk was a Gold Grade Pranic Beast, one whose individual strengthy at the top of Sumatra. But even it was overwhelmed by a Mud Viper nest.


    Had it stumbled upon two Mud Viper nests, it would have been surely killed. For a young Empyrean Tusk at its prime, at most four Mud Viper nests would be necessary to kill it.


    Therefore, as long as Grehha had enough of a swarm under his control, he could kill even the Boar King. That was his n.


    "That''s why I revealed my secrets to you, Grehha." In smirked, "I too am proceeding in the same route. That''s why I''ll be a Zinger Queen."


    "Now, tell me." Grehha asked, "How did you trust that I''lle to possess such secrets?"


    "It''s simple," In grinned, "Remember when that Cthulhu gathered us?"


    "I do," Grehha nodded.


    "Back then, weren''t you the most confident among us all in iming to be better than Resha?" In grinned, "You''re green."


    "Yes, I was confident." Grehha nodded, "But it could have just been a boast…"


    "You see," In coughed awkwardly, "In the negative review I left, I bashed his mom. So, when we met, the Cthulhu beat me to a pulp. That made me realise he''s as emotional as a teenager. Therefore, I was observing him all along."


    "When he gathered us all, his heads multiplied from one to six. And each head faced one of us respectively." In said, "For every statement we said, the respective head facing us reacted, even if all the heads spoke in unison. Since it could read our minds, that mild facial reaction indicated whether or not it believed our ims."


    He stared at Grehha and grinned, "I clearly remember its expression at your boast. Even though it was subtle, it was an emotion of…"


    "Excitement."