Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 424 Choosing the First Monster

With every minute, the shopping cart was getting filled with more and more ingredients. In fact, Adam and Leona had already bought everything they needed to make lasagna a few minutes ago.

First, they bought eggs, flour, and milk, then tomato paste and spices. So they picked out everything they needed and could go home, but... Adam realized that their large shopping cart was practically empty.

"Are you sure you want it?" Leona mumbled uncertainly pointing to various jellies, oddly shaped cookies, chips, and so on.

Adam was unstoppable. He threw anything that seemed interesting or unusual into the shopping cart.

Even when they lived in the slums, he saw products in the stores that his family just couldn't spend money on. Yogurt for ten credits? Why not? Ice cream that costs several times the average? Sure.

Was Adam turning into a shopaholic? Well, his situation and some ordinary shopaholic just couldn't be compared.

He didn't intend to do it all the time and he didn't have the physical ability to devote much time to it.

Moreover, he wasn't driven by the goal of spending as much money as possible. He just wanted to try something he never could before and more importantly, he realized he wouldn't eat it all, which meant he might enjoy the unusual treats with his family.

'I'm sure mom and dad will appreciate nuts, cheeses, jerky, and good wine, and Trici... Well, candy, chips, and other such foods will be the object of her attention for the near future.'

It went on like this until the shopping cart was completely filled, a small mountain even formed on top.

From time to time, people glanced back at them, as it was quite rare for someone to buy so much at once in this store.

"And... we can call it a day." Adam muttered throwing in the cart, a jar of salted caramel.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"So... Now it's time to pay, right?" Leona asked uncertainly with wide-eyed eyes looking at the mountain of groceries.

Adam nodded with a calm face. He didn't see anything strange about it. Yeah, he got a lot more groceries than the average shopper, but... Was that a bad thing?

"Yeah, come on, I think we'll be surprised at the total, but don't worry, we can afford it." Adam said before stepping forward, moving the fully loaded shopping cart with ease.

Aiden's corners of his mouth went up slightly, forming a faint smile, which in itself was a rarity.

"Good, now let's move on to the choices."

Click.

Aiden snapped his fingers.

Whooooooosh.

At the same moment, the room went dark and three massive, detailed 3D holograms of monsters appeared from a spotlight embedded in the floor.

Glara's eyes went wide. She'd seen holograms at school and institute, but not of this quality and not of monsters...

Gladius, Sano, and Natta were not surprised, they didn't even move an eyebrow.

The first monster was a large creature four meters tall, with a sturdy triangular shell on its back like a turtle. The monster's skin was thick and gray, covered with sparse, wide protective plates.

The monster's main weapons were its front paws with short, sharp claws and powerful jaws. The monster had two small eyes that possessed mediocre vision.

This large creature stood on two hind legs that were thick with dense bones and rather short, preventing the monster from moving quickly.

"This is the Gray Choro. It doesn't look very threatening, but quite a few Phantoms have died trying to pierce its armor. And, his powerful jaws will easily snap you in two, though he's definitely not the strongest of the three of them." Aiden gave a small description.

"Gray Choro... Hmm... I see. I should see the others." Glara said confidently turning to the right - to the second monster that looked much more threatening than Gray Choro.

The second monster was like a demon born in the dark forest of death, in its most dangerous corners.

Glara shuddered as goosebumps ran through her body.

The monster's red eyes filled with bloodlust seemed to pierce her soul, though it was only a hologram.