Hiya! It's been a bit, Two days actually. I've been mainly just hunting the weakest monsters I could fine and running away from any monster I couldn't beat. I've levelled up a bit, too! There are these giant worm monsters that are really easy to kill, they taste horrible though- Gamma's still mad about their name and things have been goin' pretty well! Oh! I killed another Orc, barely, and used Gluttony on it. And guess what skill I gottttt? Appraisal! Don't really know why an Orc would have it... But who cares! I haven't really used it yet because I haven't found anything really interesting I could use it on.
I also have some bad news... Big fish was a good fish, but they have died.
Yeah, it turns out they died because they needed water??? I don't get out that works but okay.
I've been a bit unlucky with that fact I haven't really found a bandits hideout or whatever- So I've just been wandering around this forest! It's really gotten me to appreciate the forest's beauty and stuff! You never really get to see this stuff when you're insi- MY TRAIN OF ThOUGHT GETS CUT OF BY ME WALKING INTO A DANG WALL-
"O W , WHAT THE HELL!? WHO PUT THIS WALL HE- Wait a minute... on closer inspection..." I looked up, "Gasp! It's a cliff! And a really high one at that! I could easily find a way out of this forest! Or even a bandits base so I can finally find some damn clothes and stuff-" As I said, it is pretty high- like, if you stacked 20 of the biggest trees in this forest, and there are some pretty big trees, the trees wouldn't be able to even compare to its height-
"Alright! I've gotta start climbing- Or, wait a minute! No, I don't! I can just use my Giant Bat form to fly up there! God, I'm dumb-"
[You really are.]
"Oh, shut up! Only me is allowed to insult... me-"
[Right, right, yeahhh, of courseeee. I'm sooooooo sorry.]
"Mhm, yeah, you should be!"
[Wh- I was being sarcas-]
"Alright! Time to get up there!" I activated Gluttony and changed forms to Giant Bat. Flying up, I realized how high up it went. And it was high, v e r y high. When I reached the top, I landed on the edge and transformed back. And dang... I know I've said this a lot, but even up here is pretty... pretty- Like, I'm close to the clouds, but not really... That close? The sky up here is a cool colour too, all a nice blue with a bit of orangeish yellow mixed in.
But I'm getting off task! I should be lookin' down, not up! And so I do... Look down that is-
And what do you know, guess what I see? A pretty big building made of wood right in my sight! And what else? A carriage heading straight for it! With some bandit lookin' guys riding in it to boot. I let the cold air breeze against me for a bit longer before turning back in Giant bat and flying towards the guys I saw before. I was above them, all I needed to do now was sneak onboard their carriage thingy! If they had a bucket or somethin' I could just... kinda- pretend to be a liquid in there. Sure, my red core in the middle of my body would look a little weird, but like they would even check on some alcohol or drink... right? oH, wHo CAREs?! NOT ME!
I activated my newly acquired stealth skill I didn't tell you about and slowly flew down there. Oh, so, That Stealth skill I talked about three seconds ago basically just hides my presence a bit and makes the noise I create quieter. How'd I learned this? Appraisal, of course! Huhh? I said I hadn't used it yet? I lied, I did. Just not on any physical objects, of course!
Oh, um, I snuck into the carriage, my machinations left undetected! And what do you know, a pretty huge barrel filled with some... liquid was inside. Multiple, actually. I carefully transformed into my main form and took the lid off of one of them. I got inside before anybody could notice.
Damn! I'm like a super-duper secret spy! It's really dark in here, though... and the entire thing is bouncy all over the place! Well, that's an exaggeration, but still!
Okay, okay. I need to think about what I do when they reach the hideout, base... thingy- Hmm... Wait... Heyyyy, Alphaa?
{Awaiting inquiry or order.}
Damnyoureallydospeaklikeadamnrobot- OH! If I used Paralysis bite without a target, would I still secrete that... liquid poison or venom or whatever?
{Yes.}
Uhuhuhu... This will work out great then! Especially if they drink the stuff in here. Oh, by the way, My body being in here is basically just oil and water in a glass. I can't mix at all with the alcohol and it can't mix with me. I learned I can harden and soften my entire body, though! That's kinda cool.
This is gonna take a while... Isn't it? I mean, I- My thoughts are abruptly stopped as the carriage and all movement come to a stop. Ooooh! We must be there! I activate my Paralysis Bite skill a l o t . I'm pretty sure when I use it just in my normal form the venom just comes from... My entire body- I mean, technically my entire body is my stomach, brain, mouth, and everything! Kinda weird isn't it? Learned that my body is made from a whole mess of stomach acid, brain cells and a whole bunch of stuff. How does that work? Don't ask me, probably magic or somethin'!
Oh, we started moving again. The entrance probably just got opened and we're gettin' in now. I can hear some voices speaking a language I don't understand.
Honestly, the suspense is killing me!
[Chapter 10, end.]