Jacob opened his eyes at this moment, and confusion filled them, "I slept?"
He muttered with bewilderment because he clearly remembered he was eating Frugal's heart when suddenly he felt a warm current spreading throughout his body, and then deep sluggishness overcame his mind like never before.
Thereby, he started to eat the giant since he thought he needed nutrition, but the more he ate, the more that mysterious current spread into his body, and the last thing he remembered was falling asleep.
Now that he has finally awakened, he is confused about what has happened as he tries to move his body. But the moment, powerful cracking sounds began to ring from his body joints, and he instantly felt stuffy and suffocated all over his body.
'What is happening?' Shocked, Jacob tried standing up, but to his astonishment, he rose far above his eye level and finally looked down, and his eyes widened because his legs were far longer. His pants were now on his knees and on the verge of tearing apart, and his long feet had already torn his boots.
Furthermore, his arms were also far longer than before, and his hands were three times bigger. All his clothes except for the advanced-grade epic body armor have turned small. He finally understood why he was feeling stuffy. It wasn't that his clothes turned shorter. Instead, he had grown too large!
Horrified, Jacob suddenly thought of something in utter disbelief, 'Did I acquire the Physical Aspect of a giant?'
This was the only explanation for his unusual growth. He clearly remembered Immortika warned him about acquiring other species' physical aspects at random while he was in the cursed blood condensing stage.
But after he acquired the Wyvern's Endurance, it never happened before, so he almost forgets about it. The chance of it happening was too low because it also depended on the species he was consuming.
However, now, all of a sudden, he had turned into a giant after eating Frugal's heart and consuming his entire being. So, this could only mean he had acquired the pugilist giant race physical aspect.
But the problem was, he didn't want this kind of physical aspect at all since it was too eye-catching, and giants always stuck out within the masses. If he turned into a giant, he could forget about ever blending, and that could put him at a massive advantage.
Nonetheless, Jacob knew he couldn't turn things around, and he had to live with it. But he was indignant that of all the things he could, he had to get the height of a giant!
"How much time is left before I have to leave?" Jacob's voice boomed as it was far deeper and more powerful than before, which surprised him, and his expression darkened even further.
The static voice replied, "19 minutes before the grace period is over."
Jacob's expression crumpled, 'I slept for almost 24 hours, and if I hadn't awoken when I did, I would've been dead! This transformation was too sudden, and I wasn't told I would fall into sleep.' He gritted his teeth as he felt he was tricked again.
But he didn't lose his reason, and first, he got rid of those stuffy clothes. They were only intact because they were made with basic epic-grade materials, but now they had turned useless. Even his mask was too small for his big face now, which only made him exasperated.
However, the moment Jacob pulls on the windbreaker and thinks he will have trouble undressing, it instantly tears apart with a little nudge, which makes his eyes widen.
'My power?' Jacob's mind went blank for a moment before his eyes shone in realization, 'Just how much my power has increased?' He wonders in astonishment since he clearly remembered he couldn't tear apart a basic epic rank armor, nor should his body be unscratched.
Jacob then quickly got rid of his short clothes and had no choice but to wear Frugal's as it would appear his height was now the same as him. Furthermore, his armor and clothes were all advanced epic grades and very comfortable, and he also took his mask.
Now that he was wearing all those high-level armor and clothes, Jacob felt extremely comfortable, and that resentment of becoming a giant started to wash away, and there was no point in grieving over it.
Still, he needed to confirm if these changes were from his new body or if he had got a higher percentage than he had expected.
"Cursed Immortality!"
Quickly, Jacob opened the information related to his current stage before questioning Immortika.
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[First Phase of Body Transformation: Cursed Blood Condensing (Second Stage)]
-Cursed Blood Condensing Progress: 25.03%
[Description: Convert your blood into Cursed Blood until it reaches 100% completion by Absorbing the Heart Blood of Legendary Beings or their descendants.]
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-Completion of this stage will result in 500 Years of Lifespan
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"It increased so much?" Jacob was flabbergasted.
At this moment, the pages started to turn, and Immortika made its entrance, "Hehehehe, shouldn't you be dancing now? But you're still as grumpy as ever."
Jacob pursed his lips, "Out with it, what kind of changes has my body undergone, and why have I fallen into sleep?"
"Hey, hey, don't make it sound like it was my fault. Physical Aspects are completely random, and your falling asleep was because of the Wyvern's Endurance, or trust me, if you don't have it, you would've been in so much pain and suffering that you might not even remain sane if you had survived. So, it was a blessing in disguise! Be grateful that you quickly consumed that giant whole and didn't fall into deep hibernation! Or we won't be having this conversation, Hehehe!"
Jacob felt a chill running down his spine, "Just what physical aspect I awake? I'm pretty sure I can handle little propagation."
"Little propagation? Hahaha... you're still thinking that it's just your height that had changed? Where is your brain? You're now 4.1 meters tall, almost double your previous height. Do you think your previous body organs would've been enough to support your current height?
"If it was just height, you couldn't even think straight without feeling weak, but you're full of energy, and I'm sure you have noticed your power level doesn't match your previous self at all. So, now tell me, do you still think what you got is just a little propagation?"
Jacob's eyes widened. It made complete sense what Immortika just said. He didn't feel any weakness at all. In fact, he was too comfortable, and except for height, he didn't find any strangeness in his body at all. With such a substantial growth in his height, his small organs should not be working normally at all.
Yet he was perfectly fine, which means not just his skeleton structure but his organs had gone through a complete transformation like a full evolution!
"Just what did I end up awakening?" He finally couldn't contain his curiosity and anticipation.
"Hehehe, you somehow ended up snatching the very core physical aspect of the Giant Race, and it's a growth-type physical aspect no less, which will grow with you, and any giant would give anything and everything to awake it, even legends.
"They will die from envy if they hear an outsider ended up awakening their holy aspect. It's called the Fighting Giant Spirit!"