Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 515 Knowledge Snake Eyes (Bonus Chapter 275 for 6K Views!)
"Uh huh huh~"

To my shame, Herbert had always been lusting after Ophidia's body—in the sense of wanting to eat her.

This is really not Herbert's fault.

He just did what every man would do.

There's no way around it, Ophidia's (material) is just too tempting, it's impossible to resist.

The fact that he waited until now to make his move shows he has great composure.

Prior to this, Herbert had encountered two epic-level monster girls, both of whom provided him with considerable power.

Lucille needs no introduction; that Fallen Angel's Feather granted Herbert the ability to draw power from killing, preventing him from weakening in battle and instead making him stronger.

It can be said that, if developed properly, this ability would be just as valuable as turning Herbert from a native into a player who can grind monsters and gain experience.

This is truly climbing upwards step by step, using the bones of the enemy as steps.

Moreover, this was without Herbert engaging in widespread killing; the kind-hearted man simply didn't make good use of this magical power.

Even so, Herbert gained a powerful physique that was almost immune to elements by wreaking havoc in the Misty Mountains.

In fact, he gained far more than that.

In the battle of the City of Glory, even many gods failed to notice a single hidden detail.

When the Sun Goddess used Herbert's body to kill the God of Assassination, Herbert also gained a huge amount of experience thanks to that killing power.

Although the majority of the money was brutally seized by a tyrannical fellow, and a large portion of the remaining amount was secretly pocketed by a heartless individual, a portion still belonged to Herbert.

Even though it may seem like leftovers after being divided up, it was still the spoils of war from the slaying of a god, an incredible gain for any mortal.

However, Herbert was subjected to an ascension ceremony by the Sun Goddess at that time, which she disregarded, and was stuck in the special state of ascension, never fully digesting that power.

Once Herbert's ascension ceremony is completely finished, that will be the time for him to fully digest his gains, and he will experience an "epic" level of improvement in all aspects.

He was looking forward to that day.

As for Lucaria, she initially couldn't find an opportunity to obtain materials, which troubled Herbert for a long time.

But after agreeing to let Lucaria give him the opportunity to help him, Herbert immediately seized the chance and secretly asked her for some fragments of the original mirror.

Then, right in front of her, he curiously stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

This abstract operation greatly shocked Luccaria, and she added the label "pica" to her record of Herbert.

Herbert was certainly not a pica person who liked to put everything in his mouth.

He's just too focused on rituals.

Although Nenasha had reminded him many times that with the restoration of her power, Herbert no longer needed to personally "taste" the monster materials.

But Herbert felt that since they had already eaten it before, they should try to eat it again in the future; the sense of ritual was still important.

That's exactly right, it's not that I like to try everything!

After "Herbert tastes the monster girl", he finally obtained the ability he had been hoping for.

As expected, the lens provided the Mirror Demon with his signature ability, "Mirror Travel," allowing him to walk on mirror surfaces.

For mirror spirits, this is an instinct they possess from birth, requiring very little effort and almost negligible.

While Herbert may not be able to navigate the mirror world as freely as a natural mirror demon, he can still be called a "Mirror Walker" because of this ability.

He can jump and move between different mirrors, linking two mirrors he has touched together, allowing him to travel extremely long distances at an extremely convenient cost.

This ability solved his biggest pain point, making it easier for him to connect with others.

At the same time, this greatly increases his range of activities, allowing him to expand the hunting and collection range of monster girls to dozens of times that of the past!
Herbert was very satisfied with both of these epic abilities, feeling that all the hard work he had put in during the early stages was worthwhile.

Legendary abilities vary, but they all focus on short-term strength gains, with immediate and significant effects.

Epic-level abilities are more long-term in nature. While they may not seem to offer immediate benefits, the long-term gains are truly remarkable.

Just as he was feeling this way, the image of another epic monster girl flashed through Herbert's mind.

Come to think of it, after Valentina advanced, I don't think I've actually acquired any more materials.

"If I go and mess with Valentina again, will I be able to get an epic-level new ability?"

Theoretically speaking, Valentina is now a new epic-level monster girl, and her bloodline has been upgraded.

So, if I go and collect monster materials again, will I also gain new abilities?

"Yes, practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. I'll go ask her for some hair later."

【"Oh!"】

Hearing Herbert's mutterings, Nenasa sneered and disdainfully retorted:

"It seems to me that you just want an excuse to nibble on her hair again?"

All those high-sounding reasons were just a pretext to bite someone's hair.

"That's obviously your imagination."

Herbert sneered inwardly and said confidently, "Even without that reason, I can still digest it again!"

The way you're talking makes it sound like Valentina would give it to me if I asked her now.

Haha, if she doesn't give me any, then I won't give her any either!

I want to see who's more anxious when the time comes.
Herbert didn't consider himself a glutton, so if he couldn't have it, he wouldn't be too upset.

But Valentina, well, she's a real glutton.

"However, there are risks involved in doing this. We need to be careful that she might not be able to resist and force herself on us."

When Herbert thought about this, he suddenly realized something was wrong. Why was time passing so "slowly"?
wrong.

It's not that time has slowed down, it's that my thinking speed has become faster!
He suddenly realized that his thoughts seemed to be moving faster than before.

Ophidia's epic monster girl blood has already taken effect without her even realizing it!
After learning of Ophelia's current "race," Herbert secretly investigated, trying to figure out exactly what she was.

After asking the two old fogies, Lucaria and Lucir, they actually learned some secrets.

According to them, even in the mythological era, this was a very, very rare race.

The serpent of knowledge is also known as the "hidden serpent" or the "serpent of wisdom."

In ancient legends, the Serpent of Knowledge is not a naturally occurring monster, but a product created by ancient gods or forbidden magic.

Legend has it that they were born in the ruins of the "Primordial Library"—a sacred place that recorded all the knowledge in the world, which collapsed during a war of the gods.

Fragments of knowledge seeped into reality, combined with magical energy, and transformed into this creature that is both cursed and revered.

Their very existence is a contradiction.

They are both guardians and prisoners of knowledge.

Each snake of knowledge contains a wealth of hidden knowledge, but this knowledge often comes at a great cost.

Knowing these secrets might drive one mad or attract the attention of the gods.

The Serpents of Knowledge are a special kind of neutral creature that treats all factions equally.

Everyone can initiate a "knowledge exchange" with the Serpent of Knowledge.

The seeker must first ask the serpent a specific question; if the serpent of knowledge knows the answer, then the transaction has begun.

They will not answer directly, but will stare at the seeker and extract what they consider "equivalent" knowledge from his memory and soul as a price.

Moreover, compared to the dangers of these taboos, the rewards of hunting a Serpent of Knowledge and acquiring its vast knowledge are far greater.

Putting aside the material of the snakes of knowledge themselves, the knowledge they contain is already very appealing.

Not to mention, there are some special things that would move even the gods—incomplete divinity.

There was once a being who was about to fail in becoming a god due to insufficient divine qualities. After killing an epic-level Serpent of Knowledge, he unexpectedly made up for the last bit he lacked and thus successfully became a god.

Although this being died at the hands of other gods soon after achieving godhood due to his arrogance, his success story has indeed made countless people envious.

This led to a frenzied crackdown on the Serpent of Knowledge, drastically reducing the already small population.

Fortunately, the Serpent of Knowledge is also an extremely powerful monster. It possesses legendary strength from the moment it is born and is a top-tier creature in the same ecological niche as special-type dragons.

Subsequently, as they acquire more and more knowledge, their strength will increase accordingly.

Even so, under the siege of mortals and gods, they suffered heavy casualties, and the entire race instantly became an endangered species.

Legendary-level creatures were wiped out, and eight or nine out of ten epic-level creatures perished. The only remaining saint-level Serpent of Knowledge disappeared without a trace, its fate unknown—whether it was killed by the gods or hidden away.

Since then, there have been almost no purebred knowledge snakes left in the world.

It's worth mentioning that not everyone is hostile to the Serpent of Knowledge.

The "Order of the End," composed of numerous followers of the Grim Reaper, regards the Serpent of Knowledge as a sacred messenger and will exchange it for knowledge through sacrifice.

After a moment of sensing it, Herbert fully understood what kind of power Ophidia had given him.

It truly lives up to its name of "wisdom".

The serpents of knowledge possess an intuitive, almost precognitive insight, "visualizing" the world in their unique way.

Powerful mages, on the other hand, prefer to form pacts with the Serpent of Knowledge.

The sorcerer allows the serpent of knowledge to reside within his body, sacrificing his own soul and life to provide it with knowledge in exchange for wisdom and power.

That ability, known as the "Snake Eyes of Knowledge," grants superhuman intuition and analytical skills.

The essence of this power is to transform one's own physiological state, energy reserves, and external combat variables into visualized data through "mathematical modeling knowledge" stored within the body.

It can greatly enhance the research of mages, making it easy to solve various problems that have troubled them in the past.

This ability can be put to great use not only in daily life or scientific research, but also in combat.

Of course, the power of the "knowledge snake eye" also has corresponding side effects.

Analyzing the data across the entire battlefield is a huge burden even for the Serpent of Knowledge.

Maintaining high-intensity analysis for extended periods can rapidly deplete mental energy, potentially leading to temporary mental exhaustion and mental overload.

And as the contractor, they are naturally even more miserable.

Furthermore, the results of the analysis may not be accurate.

The snake's eyes see the "most likely future," not the "certain future."

A low-probability random event, an opponent with willpower far exceeding that of the data model, or an entity that can obscure fate can all cause its predictions to deviate.

Over-reliance on data and neglect of intuition can sometimes become a weakness.

Furthermore, if they become overly reliant on the Snake Eyes, their emotions will suffer to some extent. In addition, when faced with things that cannot be quantified, the Snake Eyes will malfunction... This is why the Snakes of Knowledge suffered heavy casualties in that siege.

Because the gods intervened, they altered the battlefield with divine power beyond the comprehension of the weak Serpent of Knowledge.

In Herbert's own words, he felt as if he had gained access to a data panel.

This wisdom helped him quantify his data, allowing him to analyze it in data form.

Height, weight, vitality, magical power... previously unclear data are now automatically calculated and analyzed.

He can now clearly see the progress of his ascension ceremony—seventy-five percent.

This ability may seem like just basic data analysis, but if used well, it can have quite amazing results.

Although, there is a price to pay.

However, those negative effects were of little significance to Herbert.

Admittedly, given Herbert's current mental strength, he can only fully analyze a battle that lasts no more than an hour.

But what kind of battle can last for hours?
There is a counterintuitive fact that the less skilled the player, the more likely they are to engage in prolonged battles.

Battles between strong individuals rarely last long, as they each possess the ability to easily destroy the other.

This is similar to a match between heavyweight fighters; anyone can end the fight in an instant, and the real victory or defeat often exists in just a moment.

As for prolonged "battles," there were some, but that doesn't need analysis!

Fighting on instinct is enough.

Whether the final analysis results are accurate or not is of little significance to Herbert.

He not only possesses "intuitive snake eyes" gained through analysis, but also true precognitive vision bestowed upon him by the Goddess of the Silver Moon.

Combining these two factors, he possesses an astonishing ability to control future trends.

As for emotional deprivation... that's utter nonsense.

What kind of emotional void cannot be replenished by a single face wash?
If one meal isn’t enough, then two meals will do.

Not only is the number of times unlimited, but he can also change people and constantly combine and match various different configurations.

The idea that Herbert would be emotionally deprived is simply absurd.

As for the fact that the power of the divine realm would cause the snake's eyes to become ineffective... isn't that just a coincidence?
Leaving aside the fact that he has an unreliable goddess in his body, Herbert's relationship with the gods alone is enough to describe the vast majority of his situations.

To put it modestly, in the mortal realm today, Herbert is already among the top ten in terms of understanding of the divine.

If he's arrogant enough, he might claim to be second to none, but probably very few would dare to claim to be first.

Not convinced?

I have seen gods, have you?

I have killed gods, have you?
I have been possessed by a god. Have you ever been possessed?

I've even rubbed the belly of a deity. Have you?

Humph.

In conclusion, the blood of the Serpent of Knowledge brought Herbert almost nothing but benefit.

It's a pure profit, no loss.

"This is really worth it; it was worth all the effort I put into getting it."

Herbert sighed with satisfaction, then immediately used his Snake Eyes ability to analyze the current situation.

He quickly arrived at the results of his analysis—divided into three stages.

Firstly, if you don't spit out Ophidia's finger within ten seconds, the chance of being beaten is only 30%.

Secondly, if you can hold out for ten seconds, the probability of being slapped in the face becomes an astonishing 95%.

And the most interesting analysis is the last stage.

Thirdly, if you can hold on for more than fifteen seconds, then it's up to you when to let go; Ophidia won't actively pull her finger away...

Herbert could understand the first two stages, but what did this last one mean?

Based on the belief that practice makes perfect, Herbert did not immediately give in.

I want to see what's going on here.

Sure enough, as time went on, Herbert sensed a strong killing intent.

stare--

Ophidia, who had come to her senses, was also staring intently at Herbert with an extremely cold gaze, her sharp eyes almost capable of piercing him to death.

"..."

She stared at Herbert without saying a word, as if waiting for him to obediently pull his finger out.

But as everyone knows, Herbert has never been so honest.

Although the crisis was growing stronger, making Herbert feel as if he were walking on a knife's edge, feeling as if that merciless slut was about to fall on his face.

Ten seconds later, when a strong sense of crisis was about to trigger Herbert's instinctive reaction, he took action with the idea of ​​trying his best.

He beckoned with his finger.

“Hmm!!?”

Herbert gently flicked the finger he had placed in Ophidia's mouth, unconsciously touching her soft tongue.

At the same time, Herbert didn't hold back either, and even licked the blood from his fingertips.

The two-pronged approach instantly broke Ophidia's defenses, who had been able to resist.

"Well--"

She had never seen anything like this before.

All of Ophidia's thoughts vanished instantly. She had been thinking about how to criticize Herbert's blasphemy, but she lost her composure.

My mind went completely blank, and I couldn't remember anything.

"..."

After a long while, Ophidia finally came to her senses and blinked blankly.

She looked down at her fingertips, which still seemed to retain warmth, and at the wounds that had long since healed.

She...she didn't even know when Herbert let go of her mouth.

Ophidia felt she had lost.

It was a complete defeat.

He was no match for Herbert at all, and was completely manipulated by him.

After realizing this clearly, Ophidia didn't feel angry, but rather a sense of relief, as if she had known it all along.

It was as if Herbert had read and understood all of her reactions.

No, how come you, a paladin, are so skilled?

Oh, before becoming a paladin, this guy was a nobleman's son who roamed the noble circles.

That's fine.

"I see. I'm no match for him at all..."

She looked up with a sigh, and saw Herbert smiling gently at her, asking:

"What's wrong?"

You have the nerve to ask me what's wrong?
Don't you know what you've done?
Don't you know?
Sure enough, I'm no match for his shamelessness.

However, despite feeling relieved, she was still somewhat unhappy about being treated this way.

Ophidia prepared a small counterattack.

"Herbert".

Herbert's expression changed immediately upon hearing the gentle call, sensing a subtle danger.

"Ok?"

"Come here for a moment."

"Uh, no, no, I... eh!"

Sensing something was wrong, Herbert was about to find an excuse to escape, but before he could even lift his leg, he was entangled by the snake's tail, which had appeared behind him without him even noticing.

The snake's tail wrapped around Herbert's waist and then pulled him in front of Ophidia.

Ophelia narrowed her eyes, staring at Herbert who was so close to her, and slowly said:

“You seem to be so certain of how I will react, which makes me a little unhappy.”

Herbert blinked, flustered, and said, "Uh, well, I didn't guess everything, cough, I only guessed part of it, no, I didn't guess anything..."

Then, without giving Herbert a chance to think, she raised her hand and grabbed his collar.

You think I'll be shy or flustered.

she says:

"So...did you guess this outcome?"

To Herbert's utter shock, Ophidia pressed her lips firmly against his cheek.

Ophelia hesitated at the last moment and couldn't bring herself to use the retaliatory technique on her lips, as she felt that doing so would be letting Herbert off too easily.

After being "forcibly kissed," Herbert, once released, froze on the spot, head down and lips pursed, looking as if he had been bullied and humiliated.

This reaction pleased Ophidia greatly, who felt she had finally turned the tables and vented her anger.

We finally won!
But in truth, Herbert was filled with mixed emotions at that moment.

"Hiss... It actually came true! Not only did Ophidia kiss me first, but she also changed her kiss to the cheek at the last minute."

"That means..."

"If I had accidentally turned my head slightly, it would have resulted in her forcibly kissing me!?"

The evidence is irrefutable and can withstand the test of history!
(End of this chapter)