Is this really a Game?!

As the bright rays of the sun broke through the clouds that were above Doncaster, Reign stared at the giant crowd in front of him.

Thousands of people, many of who were simply civilians before the system arrived on Earth, had gathered under his rule and joined the territory, almost all of them doing the best they could to help out and not be a burden to him and the others.

The smiling faces full of confidence stared at him, well aware that without him, none of this would have been possible.

"Boss, you really don't need to bother yourself over what we want to choose, as I have said before, and as you can clearly see here, we are nothing more than grateful people who will follow your lead, no matter where you choose to go."

"Any choice you make, we will respect and follow, as we know that you are doing what is best for us, even if sometimes it may not seem like that at first."

Elijah spoke with a calm and collected voice, saying what most of those gathered here had on their minds. The players all nodded, agreeing with what he said and not saying anything else.

"I see, then if it's alright with everyone present, I will choose the third option as just like Elijah has said, it is the one that will give us the most benefits."

"With the help of the ants, not only will our military strength rise and we will be able to clear out more powerful monsters from the surrounding areas, but we will also be able to send them out to scout other areas that are far away." Reign said as the players nodded their heads.

There were still many areas that the players had not explored as they were a bit further away, and nobody wanted to lose time by exploring and coming to an area that was full of weak monsters that would not benefit them, or stronger ones that were too powerful for them to go up against.

The mountain range was currently the number one spot for hunting. Not only was it incredibly large, but it offered many monsters to the players, ranging from Tier I to Tier IV. The incredible diversity of monsters that could be found there was something that no other area could measure, hence why most of the players went there to hunt and increase their experience.

With the confirmation that his choice would not be contended by the players, Reign immediately picked it and the sound of the system rang in his head.

Ding!

[ The players have chosen the third option, the ant queen and its brood will from now on be an allied force that is friendly toward the players belonging to the territory. ]

Reign stayed a bit longer and spoke with the top teams and their leaders. He of course didn't simply ignore the other players and spent some time talking with them as well, as did Wolf and Greenie who had no qualms about the choice that Reign had made.

After finishing everything there, Reign went down to meet the ant queen once again, and as soon as he entered the cave in which she had previously been, he could see the smiling face of the queen whose body had turned even more humanoid.

Her legs and arms now looked completely human, no longer purple, nor hairy. She no longer had 4 eyes, but 2, and the mandibles were gone as well. Even though she was able to make her mandibles recede into her mouth, one would still be able to see them a bit every time she opened her mouth, but now, they were completely gone.
"What happened to you, why do you look exactly like a human?" Reign asked before the queen smiled at him.

"Try inspecting me now, you will see."

Reign raised an eyebrow upon hearing the flirtatious voice of the queen. It seemed that it was not only her physical look but also her demeanor that had changed. He used his [ Inspect ] skill before opening his eyes wide.

Name: M'azgara

Level: 300 (  0 / 1 200 ) ( Tier IV )

Class: Brood Mother

Race: Hybrid ( Human 50% / Ant 30% / Others 20% )

Attribute points: 0

Strength: 3 020 ( + 5% from ability )

Agility: 3 040  ( + 5% from ability )

Endurance: 2 700  ( + 5% from ability )

Vitality: 3 000 ( +5% from ability )

Willpower: 3 076  ( + 20% from ability )

Spirit: 3 400  ( + 30% from ability )

Skills :

Devour – The Brood Mother can devour the remains of any being in her vicinity and nourish her body. The nourishment she receives will directly be connected to how powerful the brood she makes will be.

Hive Mind – The Brood Mother is connected to all her children and can give them orders that none can say no to. She can sense where her children are from a long distance, and, if she wills it, can even kill them at a moment's notice.

Creation – The Brood Mother can use the nourishment she has received from devouring monsters or other beings to create the brood. The brood can be a mix of the monsters she has devoured or ants with the elements of other beings. Thanks to the fact that the Brood Mother was originally an ant queen, the cost of creating ants is lesser compared to other creatures.

Transmog – The Brood Mother can store the genetic codes of the monsters she devours and use them to change parts of her body. The parts can be used for battle, traversing obstacles …

Soul Shock – Thanks to the powerful spirit and willpower the Brood Mother possesses, she can inflict a powerful shock on the soul of the enemy, dealing a lot of damage and disrupting the thoughts of the enemy.

Ability:

True Brood Mother – The Brood Mother can create many different monsters that can be used by her in any way she wants. The creatures she creates can have their own consciousness and can think for themselves, but only if the Brood Mother chooses to allow it. The more powerful the creature, and the better their ability to think, the more nutrients the Brood Mother will have to expend in order to create them.

Reign stood in shock as he read the status screen of the queen. No, she was no longer the ant queen, but the Brood Mother, a much more powerful existence that can create all kinds of monsters.

One thing that confused Reign, however, was the fact that the queen was 50% Human, and only 30% Ant, which should not be possible considering the fact she was an ant originally.

"I see your confusion, my lord," M'azgara said as she smiled at Reign.

"After you had accepted me, the system allowed me to change my race, becoming more human than an ant, it was only thanks to you accepting me that it happened, had you chosen the 2nd option, which I believed you would choose, I would have stayed the same as before."

M'azagara was all smiles as she looked at Reign and the others. The giant ants that were around her previously were gone.

"The system allowed me to evolve once more, and since my evolution was different than before, all the ants I had created were immediately gone since I have become a different being now, of course, if you so wish, I can create them again, alongside any other monster you would want, I only need to devour them beforehand."


"How powerful can the creatures you create be?" Reign suddenly asked the woman who smiled at him once again.

"The strongest I can create can be a Tier IV being, but compared to other Tier IV beings, it will be weaker as it needs to grow and learn how to utilize its skills and body before being able to fight as well as other monsters of the same level."

"I see, is there a limit as to how many you can create?"

"Yes, right now, I can create up to 14 such beings, as for those below Tier IV, I can create thousands of them if Tier I and Tier II beings are included amongst their ranks."

Reign and the others took in a cold breath as they heard her words. To actually be able to create 14 beings of the same realm as her was incredible. Beast, who was a powerful tamer, could have about the same number of monsters underneath him, although they had no idea what the number was right now considering the fact he had managed to evolve to Tier IV.

The difference between the two was the fact that M'azgara would create the monsters, and they would be loyal right away, their life and death being fully in her grasp. When it came to Beast, he needed to tame the monsters first before raising their loyalty, something he didn't need to do before.

The more powerful the monster, the harder it was to tame it, and the harder it was to get it to be more loyal. It was only when Beast managed to reach Tier III that he encountered that setback and needed to increase the loyalty of his beasts before being able to use them proficiently and to be able to fuse with them.

Blackie, as well as the others that had been with Beast for a long time, did not need to have their loyalty raised as they were maxed out, but any new monster was a problem and Beast needed to spend some time before being able to use them.