A new day. The old beat-up RV was parked on a misty forest path. Beyond the path stretched a vast lake, and quite a few people were sitting in small boats enjoying the view of the lake.
A young figure sat on the shore.
"Open personal panel."
Host: Ethan Shaw
Age: 11
Template: Error Watch [Transform Duration: 10 min] [Cooldown Duration: 10 min]
[Slaughter Mode Unlocked]
Progress: 7/100
Skills: None
Items: None
Aliens: Initial Ten Aliens, Snare-oh, Frankenstrike, Blitzwolfer, Cannonbolt, Eye Guy, Wildvine, Ditto!
Personal Constitution: Level of a strong adult.
Ethan looked at his personal panel and said in surprise, "I just noticed another detail. Before Ben gave names to my error aliens, the system was giving all these aliens their original names."
Cannonbolt was exactly the name Ben had given.
The others that had not been named yet all followed the original versions.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle.
Nearby, a tall figure covered entirely in flames stood with his chest puffed out toward the lake, a thin stream of fire trickling out from below him.
"Ben... next time before transforming into Heatblast, make sure you finish using the bathroom first."
Ethan closed his personal panel with a look of total exasperation and said to Ben Tennyson.
"Ah, sorry! I really could not hold it anymore!"
Ben answered with embarrassment. Once he was done, he began flying along a deserted stretch of the lake surface as Heatblast.
Gwen Tennyson was in the shallow water, having a water fight with Ethan.
"Everyone woke up earlier than me. Kids really do love playing in the water."
Max had just woken up and was looking at the figures outside the car window, feeling impressed.
Today, they were going to take a boat out to go fishing.
He had not expected Ethan and the others to wake up so early and go swimming on the lake beforehand!
A moment later.
Max came to the shore in his sandals. Ethan, Gwen, and the others had just come ashore as well.
Ben landed beside Ethan, deactivated his transformation, and muttered, "When I was flying just now, I felt like there was a dark shadow under the water. Strange."
"A dark shadow. Is that the lake monster from the original story?"
Ethan quietly raised his guard and became noticeably more alert.
Then everyone dried off with towels, got dressed, and under Max's lead, they came across a local man named Captain Shaw.
They boarded Captain Shaw's small boat and headed toward the center of the lake.
On the slightly misty lake surface, Captain Shaw kept telling the story of the lake monster Krakken.
Before he could finish, he suddenly brought the boat to a stop. The abrupt halt nearly knocked Ethan and the others off their feet.
Directly ahead of the small boat, a large ship had appeared, blocking their way to the center of the lake!
"Why are you suddenly blocking us? Are you looking to die!"
Captain Shaw stuck his head out irritably and went straight into full aggressive mode.
"Sorry. We are people from the Fishing Enthusiasts Association, conducting an environmental study in the center of the lake! So we have temporarily sealed off this area."
On the large ship, a man with a red buzz cut walked over.
His face was full of friendliness. His build was slightly muscular. He wore a sky-blue protective suit.
"You..."
Captain Shaw had just started to say something.
One by one, people wearing helmets and protective suits came silently up behind the friendly man!
Their presence was quite intimidating. They did not look like ordinary people at all!
"You are not letting us through because of the big lake monster."
Ben suddenly stood up and pointed toward the center of the lake.
"What? A lake monster!"
The people on the large ship all turned around at once. Even Captain Shaw looked over with them. They all saw the massive figure rising from the center of the lake!
It was a blue-green lake monster at least twenty or more meters long, resembling a plesiosaur!
The lake monster had appeared!
"Ethan, this thing followed me all the way here. Leave it to me."
Ben decisively chose Ripjaws. With a firm slap of the watch.
A fishman with powerful limbs and a mouth full of steel fangs leaped off the boat and into the lake water.
"Ben..."
Ethan looked at Ben and said, "You do not need to use the bathroom again, right? Do not go producing a bunch of fish waste out there!"
"Ethan, do you have any manners?? Also, call me Ripjaws!!"
Ben pumped his fish tail hard and shot toward the location of the lake monster at full speed!
"If the lake monster is left to Ben..."
Ethan turned slightly to the side and looked over at the buzz cut man and his group on the large ship. "This group of people, I will keep my eye on them!"
This bunch had quietly pulled out harpoon guns, and even... submachine guns, grenades, and other firearms!!
Their identities were definitely not as simple as the Fishing Enthusiasts Association!
On the large ship.
"Hey, hold on everyone!"
The buzz cut man suddenly raised his hand and pointed ahead in excitement. "Do not rush to act yet. Look over there. What is that?"
"This is... another fishman."
"There is more than one lake monster!!"
"Ha ha, we are going to be rich!!"
One by one, the subordinates put down their firearms and looked toward the lake monster's position, each of them laughing out loud!
Ben's transformed Ripjaws was nimbly wrestling with the Krakken.
Jonah Melville raised an anesthetic sniper rifle and aimed at Ben. "Wait for them to wear each other out, then we anesthetize the small one first, and deal with the big one after!"
"Good, great idea!!"
The subordinates nodded excitedly. One of them asked, "There are people watching us from behind. What do we do about that?"
"Idiots! A few little kids and two old people on their own. Even if they figure out who we are, what can they do?"
Jonah said with total contempt!
At that moment.
Max slowly lowered the phone from his ear and said to Ethan, "Ethan, I just asked someone I know and confirmed the identity of these people. They are not from the Fishing Enthusiasts Association. They are poachers carrying a large number of weapons!!"
"Grandpa, they do not look like good people to me either. They are plotting against Ben."
Ethan slowly raised his wrist, turned on the Error Watch screen, and dialed to Eye Guy's position. "I will deal with them."
Bang!!
As the bloodthirsty red light flickered.
Captain Shaw turned slightly around and looked at the figure on the boat, grumbling. "Who is that? Flashing so brightly in broad daylight? You looking to get yelled at?"
"A ghost!!"
His grumbling cut off immediately. His eyes rolled back and he fainted from fright!
"Wh, what kind of monster is this..."
"This is terrifying!!"
Gwen covered her mouth, goosebumps all over her body. Max was even breaking out in a cold sweat!
It was a dark yellow, muscular alien.
His shoulders, chest, and various parts of his body were covered in outward-tearing lacerations, exposing raw flesh beneath.
Within the raw flesh, eyeballs were squirming and moving.
Error, Eye Guy.
"Whew..."
Ethan took a deep breath, stood at the edge of the lake, and took one look at his own appearance. "What the heck!!"
To be honest.
After transforming so many times, this was the first time he had actually seen in detail what he looked like.
Even he was scared by himself!!!
This was absolutely terrifying!
Ethan quickly pulled back from his own reflection, jumped hard, and leaped across toward the poachers' large ship. "Since I look this terrifying, then..."
"The nightmare of these villains, has arrived!!"
[Transformer's Code: Always make sure to use the bathroom before transforming! P.S. Ethan saw his transformed self for the first time and almost scared himself into wetting his pants.]