The tournament that day ended with cheers and a lingering stench. The MC, disguised as the "Mysterious Smelly Golem," had defeated two opponents in the preliminary round. But that night wasn't spent resting.
Inside his personal *klou* space, the MC sat still, concentrating the foul energy within his body. The egg-children slept curled up in a corner, too tired to interfere.
"I need to know… where the limit is," the MC whispered.
From his round body, black mist began to billow out, forming the faint shape of a giant hand. But this time, he didn't stop at the hands.
The stench thickened. Slowly, a massive chest began to form, followed by a hazy, faceless head. The hands remained the same—large, rough, and dark—but now the chest and shoulders began to hint at a humanoid shape. As if the black mist was trying to resemble something—perhaps a shadow of the MC's former self when he was still human.
"Stench Titan…"
That was the name that surfaced in his mind. Not Susanoo, of course. This wasn't chakra—this was stench. The essence of his rotten-egg body. A spirit of defense and offense, born from a will to survive and the world's disgust.
He moved his thoughts. The Stench Titan's hand followed, punching the empty air.
**BOOM!**
The walls of the *klou* chamber trembled. The egg-children stirred in fright.
Oyen opened one eye. "Dad… just roll to sleep, would you…"
The MC retracted the Stench Titan's energy. But before the mist fully vanished, he tried one more thing. He summoned a bit of fire element from the crystal he had absorbed earlier.
The Stench Titan's black mist sizzled. A red spark appeared on its right hand—like the trace of a short sword, not yet solid.
"So it can be combined… Element + Stench Titan…"
He memorized that carefully. The Stench Titan wasn't just defense. It was the foundation of a humanoid form, a manifestation of the MC's power that could grow.
That night passed without sleep. The MC tried inserting the water element. Failed. Wind element. Failed. But at least now he knew: the Stench Titan could evolve.
At the end of the night, he scribbled onto a small slate stolen from the monster storage room:
- **Stench Titan = early humanoid form**
- **Elemental fusion possible**
- **Combinations will be tested**
- **Final goal: full humanoid form capable of wielding elemental weapons**
He smiled. This tournament was just the beginning. The world had no idea that stench… could become a weapon.
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> 🧠 Development Notes:
- **Stench Titan Level 1 active**
- **Form: Upper body (chest upward)**
- **Function: Basic offense and defense**
- **Element integration: 10% success (fire)**
- **Evolution target: Full humanoid + elemental weapons**