Why level up in isekai, when you can hack your way through

Chapter 8 - [B.o.W] 21-Year-old shut-in Vs 21,000-Year-old shut-in (Part 1)

I'm pretty sure she couldn't have understood what it meant.

Hey at least tell me about the pendant, I know it looks important but it's unfair you keep using it to return to your original state.

She replied, "Hmph! Not as unfair as you stealing my strength and using it against me."

( ( "Well she does have a point." ) )

(Why are you taking her side now all of a sudden?)

( ( "Well I felt like sharing my opinion on the matter." ) )

Then Isabelle spoke, to answer your curiosity, "The pendant is carved with arcane runes which derive the space and time magic while keeping it active."

"But now is the time to end this."

Grrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

She charges up as the floor shakes violently,

Fwhoooooooooooooooosh!

...

What happened!? Where is she!?

I felt a truly powerful presence right above me, that could nearly make me kneel with the sheer amount it carried.

As I looked up, I saw her body transformed, changed into a pure demonic being. To me, she looked more attractive than before and scary too...

"It's been such a long time since I used this form. Mortal congratulations for making me go this far, you're probably the first one and last person who'll get to see this, so I'll give you one last chance to surrender before I kill you."

(I'm tired of her calling me mortal again and again...)

Stop calling me mortal! My name is Kazuki! I've already told you before, learn it!

And so, both try to attack each other while dodging, one uses her speed and the other blinks away.

They would run from each other while attacking each other.

Then Athena said all of a sudden, ( ( "I've been experimenting with the distortions on various skills and successfully embedded its power within "Consume". Would you like me to evolve the skill?" ) )

(Wait what? What do you mean?)

( ( "It means exactly what I said. Through this venture, I've discovered new potential for your skills, and "Consume" was the most suitable one. If we were to combine the distortions inside us, the skill would transcend beyond its current limitations. The exact nature of these changes will only become clear once the evolution is complete. Shall I proceed? I guarantee this will provide a tactical advantage in our current situation." ) )

(Yes do it.)

( ( "Please wait while the skill is being evolved." ) )

...

[Alert: You Have Evolved Consume to Devour]

[Devour] - (An advanced form of [Consume] now empowered by time and space magic and shaped by the user's will. This skill allows the user to fully or partially absorb enemies, gaining their stats, skills, or items, or simply weakening them. It also lets the user obtain or duplicate items (from enemies) without theft. Additionally, the user can acquire hereditary powers through absorption. This skill deals massive damage to strong foes and can execute or spare weaker ones easily. It works on both living and non-living targets, offering vast versatility in or outside of battle.)

Damn, I can control and manipulate the powers of Consume's RNG with "Devour" now.

I guess this is what was happening behind the back when I got the undead sage's staff and other bosses' weapons.

( ( "Alert, It is possible to learn demonic transformation to use demonic skills by using "Devour" on her while she's transformed." ) )

So after hearing that, I stopped for a moment to make the demon queen think that I was dozing off once again, and right when she got near me to attack, I concentrated all my focus on grabbing her hand.

Vine Bind!

"Argh! Let go of me," she said.

Devour!

[Alert: You Have Learned New Transformation]

[Demonic Ascension]

But what's more surprising was, that the stat points hit another bonus by getting 300k individual stats for each attribute.

Smirk (I've already become a monster before my story could even begin.)

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!

Fwoooooooosh!

She was at a loss for words for what she looked at and what she felt as I transformed,

"You! How could you!?"

"Who... are you!?"

"What are you!?"

"How could a mortal, use demonic ascension!?"

"It's not possible, you're no demon you have the scent of a mortal."

I Spoke, "My scent? Try again."

[Alert: Stealth has been activated]

[Your footsteps and smell are now suppressed.]

"(I cannot smell his scent anymore), what kind of abomination are you!?"

Abomination? Come find it out yourself.

"I will destroy you!"