I Died and Became a Hollow, But I Get Stronger by Being an Idiot Chapter 40: Evolution — Idiot Adjuchas is Born

It happened when I wasn't ready.

Like… not even a cool dramatic pose or final boss speech.

One second I was thinking about whether sand tastes like chicken, and the next — BOOOOM.

LIGHT. SPINNING. BONES CRACKING. SAND IN MY EYE HOLES.

"GUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!"

(Translation: WHO TURNED ON THE SUN?!)

I felt my massive Gillian body shrink. And shrink. And shrink so more.

Until I faceplanted into the white sand with a loud THUD.

When I stood up… I could stand properly.

Hold on. Wait a second.

I looked down at my hands. Clawed.

I looked at my feet. No more big curtain-legs.

6 TERS TALL, BAYBEEEEEEE!!!

And then I saw my reflection in a nearby shiny Gillian's mask.

Green skin. Ripped build. Bone-white mask.

And — thank the Hueco Mundo gods — ugly as sin.

"GUOOOOOOOH!"

(Translation: THANK GOODNESS I'M STILL UGLY! Handso idiots ain't funny.)

[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]

Congratulations! You have evolved into an Adjuchas-class nos.

Passive Skill Acquired: [Moron Field] — Creatures and people within 20 ters have their intelligence reduced by 25%. Does not affect Aizen or creatures with already low intelligence.

I blinked.

"GUOOOOOH?!"

(Translation: Wait, what the hell is Moron Field?!)

Aizen barked happily and did a donut in the sand.

He was unaffected, of course, since he was already my ride-or-die dumb buddy.

I tested it by standing near a nearby wandering Adjuchas.

The mont he ca within 20 ters, he stopped mid-walk, stared at a rock for 5 minutes, then tried to eat his own tail.

"GUOOOOOOOOH!"

(Translation: IT WORKS!)

This was the greatest thing since sandcastles.

[CURRENT EP: 0 / 100,000,000]

Then the system politely dropped a brick on my head.

100 MILLION EP TO EVOLVE TO VASTO LORDE.

I fell to my knees.

"GUOOOOOOH…"

(Translation: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!)

I pounded the sand, scread to the black skies, and a nearby dumb Gillian tried to mimic and fell on its face.

My power was beautiful.

I stood back up.

"GUOOOOOH!"

(Translation: Welp, ti to go do stupid stuff again.)

Because honestly — idiot or not, I was now a six-ter-tall, ugly-faced Adjuchas with a brain-lting passive aura.

Hueco Mundo ain't ready.