The non-butterfly wings then caught his attention. He reread the description and narrowed in on the evolution tree, indicating their evolution path wasn’t linear and instead had multiple branches. So far, Zog, Keth and Xig all went down different branches but he needed to confirm by completing their evolution.

  If they do have different branches, I wonder how many branches there are. Since they also have further evolution, maybe they have additional branches….

  Dreu turned to the newest member with wings.

  < Lv 7 Demon Worm (Dar) [Mid-Evolution]:

  Skill:

  -Lesser Healing Wave (Lvl 1): Active. When casted, five allies with the lowest % health are healed 1% of their max health. Limited to 5 uses per day and allies must be within 5 meters of the caster.

  -Lesser Heal Aura (Lvl 1): Passive. Allies within 5 meters gain +1% health regeneration buff when below 25% health.

  Status:

  +10% attack and defense from veterency.

  +10% movement from wings.>

  Like Zog, Dar had what appeared to be butterfly wings. The pattern was navy blue with two concentric circles in the middle. Dreu thought about finding demonic crystals to complete the evolution of these three because Zog already showed massive growth in his abilities and Dreu was eager to see what the three newly evolved additions could do. Yet, he didn’t know where to look while they were still in combat, even if the enemies were pursuing Zog at the moment.

  I hope Zog is wisely staying within the barrier. Those primates look too strong for him to handle, especially with their resistances.

  Dar then unexpectedly flew away from him. He watched as the mid-evolution demon worm made her way to the wounded fel spider. Earlier, it stood tall when faced against all of those lesser demon primates. With the danger gone for now, it collapsed from its injuries and likely exhaustion. Dar simply danced in the air around the spider. After a minute or so, a yellow light shone from its wings on the spider. The light first made contact at a point before it spread all around the demonic creature. Eventually, the light engulfed the spider with its wounds visibly closing.

  “I’ve never seen demons or demonic creatures with healing abilities.”

  Dreu turned to Ragellon who was mesmerized by Dar’s ability. He was told by the demonic girl that humans had healing spells while demons had curse spells. Many regarded healing spells as worthless to demons due to their higher self-regeneration compared to other races. Demonic creatures like the fel spiders lacked self-regeneration as seen in their fight with a group of them while Dar was the exception to the rule of no healing abilities. Dreu was thankful for the unique abilities because he could see the healing coming in useful during tough battles, especially when self-regeneration was too slow or, in his case, his summons lacked any self-regeneration. Anything that could sustain his side longer in battles would be helpful.

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  It’s a shame none of them can self-regenerate. That would be very helpful in battles of attritions. Or when facing creatures like the primates. Maybe I did get the weakest demonic creatures that exist, even with their evolution. I hope the next evolution will make them more powerful, possibly enough for Zog to take on one of those primates.

  As if on cue, Zog made a complete lap along the barrier and was heading towards the group with the primates in tow.

  Dar, get into the safety of the barrier!

  Dreu jumped when Dar and the spider both leaped into the barrier. The spider, while limping, was moving without any assistance.

  < Congratulations! Ten fel spiders have joined your roster. >

  Ten? I only see one. And how did the fel spider get through the barrier?

  The angry screams of the primates got Dreu’s attention. Recognizing the bigger issue at hand, he studied his surroundings when Ragellon placed a few crystals into his palm.

  “We got you eight lesser demonic crystals for the demon worms. You can use these three for now.”

  “Thanks,” replied Dreu as he brought the crystals in contact with Keth, Xig and Dar.

  Like Zog, light shone brightly from the three as they evolved. The first to complete the evolution was Keth and Dreu immediately checked the prompt.

  < Lv 1 Demon Beetle (Keth):

  Description: This beetle-like creature is an evolved form of demon worms. Through evolution, the demon beetle gains wings for more maneuverability, a horn as a weapon, harder carapace and two spells to add to its arsenal. While combat experience as a demon worm doesn’t translate well directly to a demon beetle, the experience can still come in handy, though a demon beetle will need time to adjust to its new body and abilities. Once adjusted, a demon beetle is a fierce close combat specialist.

  Recommendations:

  -Stay close and personal with the enemy

  -Use the horn to inflict damage

  Evolution:

  -???

  Skill:

  -Charge (Lvl 1): Active. User rushes towards a target to inflict damage and possibly stagger the target. Drains the stamina of the user per use.

  -Harden (Lvl 1): Active. Grants the user +50% defense for 1.5 hours. Limited to 10 uses per day.

  Status:

  +15% attack and defense from veterency.

  +15% movement from wings.

  +5% hitpoints from bulkiness.>

  Keth quadrupled in size after the evolution. The upward curving horn from its head ended in a pitchfork shape. What Keth lacked in agility was replaced with strength. If Keth was given a role as an adventurer, he would be seen as a frontliner. The demon beetle was initially unsteady in the air but, after a few laps around Dreu, Keth could navigate in the air just fine. Then, he flew up high before diving down towards the less demonic primates.

  Is that his charge ability?

  Due to the primates still fixating on Zog, they failed to see the beetle coming from above until they couldn’t avoid the impact. The collision not only felt painful to watch but it also sent the leading primate flying into the other primates. While the primates got themselves untangled, Keth was already in the air once more.

  Is he preparing another charge? How is Keth that much stronger than Zog in offensive power?