Zaelinei was transported to the beachside with tangled up vine bushes around her growing from the sand. Along with her revealing her entire body to the world.
[ Welcome Earthlings to your new world! A world full of magic and dangers! You guys and gals are here because you people cannot fix your problems and neglected your home world! Causing itself to be uninhabitable and have disrupted its core, causing it to break apart. ]
[ I will not explain much, only the essentials before leaving everything at your discretion ]
[ The world or reality will be like a game, a Survival Crafting Fantasy or Medieval RPG. Just say status vocally or in your head to summon information about yourself. ]
[ There is a strict Era or Age Control so everyone must work together to obtain the requirements to reach the next age. Currently, everyone is in the Stone Age, the next one will be the Copper Age. ]
[ There are inhabitants of various races in this world but currently, you guys and gals are on the Island Continent, meant for everyone to first try to conquer and establish yourselves in this world. The Island Continent is very small compared to the actual continents around the world and has common enemies found in every continent to help everyone slowly grow. ]
[ I hope all of you don't fuck yourselves up like on Earth, Good Luck! ]
The voice ends and vanishes, Zaelinei looks around and herself before swearing. Zaelinei is a Latin-Hawaiian Teen who was quite the bad or rebellious girl. She was also wasn't the talkative-type, quite quiet, even smart. She doesn't like following rules or being commanded, she does whatever she wants unless there was a reason asking for her to do certain things. She loves to do acrobatics and parkour, climbing buildings and running through the rooftops.
Zaelinei looked at her status board, she doesn't know what to think of it.
[ Name: Zaelinei Rose Arehelion ]
[ Race: Human(100%) ]
[ Bloodline: None ]
[ Element: Wind(High-Affinity), Earth(Low-Affinity) ]
[ Class: None | Sub-Class: None ]
[ Profession: None ]
[ Grade: 0 | Level: 0/100 ]
[ Attribute Points: 0 ]
[ STR: 0/64 | Grade: 0 ]
[ VIT: 0/50 | Grade: 0 ]
[ END: 0/60 | Grade: 0 ]
[ AGL: 0/85 | Grade: 0 ]
[ DEX: 0/90 | Grade: 0 ]
[ INT: 0/65 | Grade: 0 ]
[ WIS: 0/55 | Grade: 0 ]
[ CHA: 0/30 | Grade: 0 ]
[ Gift:
[ Talents:
[ Skill Points: 0 ]
[ General Skills:
[ Combat Skills: None ]
[ Crafting Skills: None ]
[ Wind Spells: None ]
[ Earth Spells: None ]
[ … Spells: None ]
[ Inventory(0/10): None ]
[ Companions: None ]
[ Buffs/Benefits: None ]
Tapping on the Attributes, Gift, Talents, and Skills revealed their description.
Gifts are like unique talents or skills that only a few lucky or fated ones can obtain. Zaelinei is one of them.
Talents are something people are born with, the ranks are the potency, everyone can have the same Talent with various ranks, the lowest being D and S being the highest. Zaelinei's Talents are pretty obvious, she genius at fighting with any weapon and initially has a strong mind. She isn't fazed by how she is currently naked due to it.
….
After getting a hang of everything, she was introduced to the location she was in, Tropical Beach Region and in a Green Level Danger Zone. Zaelinei could see a skeleton getting close to her, it blue tinted and covered in things that showed it was underwater for years. She swore "fuck" quietly before looking around quickly to find anything to fight it with. There was a large dead branch, it was small and light enough to wield.
Zaelinei went right at it and swung the large branch onto its skull, staggering it. Zaelinei attacked a few more times until a notification came up.
*Killed Tier 1 Undead: Sea Skeleton*
*Leveled Up!*
*Gained 2 AP and 1 SP*
*You're the 321st out of 999 to kill an enemy!*
*
1: Gain Random Low-Affinity Element
2: Gain Random D-Rank Talent
3: Gain Random Equipment
4: Pick and Obtain an Ordinary Skill
Of the 4 Options, Zaelinei went with the Low-Affinity Element, since it'll help her with magic when she comes to it.
*Gained Low-Affinity with Ice*
*
*Choose one of the options*
1: Fragment Beastiary of Sea Skeletons
2: Sea Bone Knife
Zaelinei picks up one of the bones of the Sea Skeleton as a reference to what the Sea Bone Knife will be since it is obvious what the knife is made from. The bones were wet and pretty slippery despite the firm grip. Staring at it for a while brought up information about it.
[ Common Sea Bone - Tier 1 Material - Similar to Normal Bones from Skeletons, the only difference is the strange wetness or slipperiness it has ]
Zaelinei contemplates whether to pick the knife now, it is made from this bone so it would be hard to use.
Between the information on the enemy or a weapon that can easily slip from the hand, Zaelinei picked up the info on the Sea Skeleton.
[ Monster: Sea Skeleton | Tier: 1 | Type: Undead | Element: Water ]
[ Strengths: ??? ]
[ Weaknesses: ??? ]
[ Weapon Resistance: None ]
[ Weapon Weakness: None ]
[ Element Resistance: ??? ]
[ Element Weakness: ??? ]
[ Weak-points: None ]
[ Equipment: Unarmed and Unequipped ]
[ Common Drops: Sea Bones, Sea Skull | Rare Drops: ??? ]
It wasn't much help, but it was good to know it wasn't resistant to any weapon.
….
Knowing she could appraise things, she looked at the large branch in her hand.
[ Common Large Branch - Tier 1 Weapon/Material - Quality: Trash - Level: 0/10 - Durability: 78% - Weapon Type: Two-handed Club - Damage Type: Blunt - Damage Element: Physical - Enhancements: None ]
She swung it around to get a bit grip on it before hunting a few more Sea Skeletons, and her gift added a third choice once, it was a Bone Knife Blueprint. Taking it, she was able to smoothly know how to make it. With the right materials, she could make her own bone knife and she could similar materials to substitute each other, like a normal bone with Sea Bones to make a Sea Bone Knife.
On the 11th kill, the Bestiary for Sea Skeletons is complete.
[ Monster: Sea Skeleton | Tier: 1 | Type: Undead | Element: Water ]
[ Strengths: Chances of Evading or Reducing Damage due to the Bone's Slipperiness ]
[ Weaknesses: Chances of Slipping/Falling when walking on Smooth Floor | Incapable of Running ]
[ Weapon Resistance: None ]
[ Weapon Weakness: None ]
[ Element Resistance: Metal, Dark, Death, Water ]
[ Element Weakness: Lightning, Ice, Light ]
[ Weak-points: None ]
[ Equipment: Unarmed and Unequipped ]
[ Common Drops: Common Sea Bones, Common Sea Skull | Rare Drops: None ]
Zaelinei marveled at the information, especially the drops, it really shows how magical the world is going to be.
That aside, Zaelinei needed clothing, equipment, shelter, and food. She looked around and picked up two rocks. Using the knowledge she learned from learning Hawaiian/Polynesian Crafts and Primitive Arts that came by. Bashing one rock onto another to turn it into a stone blade, with it, she shaved the large branch into a workable handle. Zaelinei tried her best with what she had and could do.
….
Tying it one last time, Zaelinei got a Stone Axe that stuck together nicely. With it, she chopped down a strangely shaped tree, using its branches and logs to build a sand hut. Zaelinei dug a pit and layer a frame so it wouldn't be easily knocked down, using wet sand as a substitute to cover holes and such. For the roof, it was a bunch of branches tied together and made two to cover each other gaps upon stacking being stacked and covered in sand. Zaelinei left a gap in the wall to be the entrance.
Upon Completion, the gift activated.
*
1: Increase Structure Stability
2: Increase Structure Aesthetics - Make it more even, neat and pleasing
3: Increase Structure Durability
Aesthetics aside, between Stability and Durability, she went with the Stability so it wouldn't easily break apart.
…..
With the shelter done, now she needed food and clothing. Looking around, the Tropical Beach Region was just a vastly large beach with varying sizes of puddles and ponds. There were Coconut Trees, bushes that look like vines bundled up together, and small strangely shaped trees.
Zaelinei crafted a stone blade that can be held on the hand comfortably. She went over to one of the coconut trees and appraised it.
[ Ordinary Tropical Tree - Tier 1 Resource/Material - Drops: Tropical Coconut, Ordinary Tropical Wood, Ordinary Tropical Leaf - Grows 20 Tropical Coconut every Month ]
Zaelinei is stunned at how unimaginative the name was, Ordinary Tropical Tree…. Sighing, she climbed up the tree and cut down not only the Coconuts but also the leaves that were going to fall and dried up.
Going back down, she grabbed the coconuts and dried leaves that she cut down and were on the floor, the suitable ones.
Back to her shelter she placed coconuts in one pile and leaves in a different spot.
*
1: Offer Harvested Tropical Coconuts to God of Cooking and gain 5 Delicious Chocolate Coconut Bars
2: Offer Harvested Tropical Coconuts to gain 1-Day without needing food
3: Offer Harvested Tropical Coconuts to gain a Random Common Coconut Recipe
Zaelinei went with the 1st option as it was probably made from a god. The 1 day without requiring food was just one day and I wouldn't have the tools to even cook properly.
The 5 Delicious Chocolate Coconut Bar dropped onto the ground, they were wrapped with transparent packaging.
[ Delicious Chocolate Coconut Bar - Tier 3 Food/Consumable - Extraordinary Quality - Effect: Gain Full Satiation upon consumption ]
Feeling hungry, she ate it and felt great satisfaction all over her, she puts them in her inventory before going about what she wants to do.
To the Leaves, she cut them up into strips and woven them into mats to sleep with, as flooring and blanket. She weaved a tube top with strings on the center front so her breasts would be protected and kept from burdening her. For her bottom, she just made a grass skirt as it was the only thing she could make without restricting her much.
It was night and she covered the entrance with a mat to keep anything from seeing what is inside before going to sleep. It was difficult to go to sleep as it was getting cold but she managed to fall asleep.
...….
...
…
The next day, she was forcefully awoken and heard that voice from the beginning of entering this world.
[ Congratulations on everyone surviving the first day! It really shows how strong everyone is at wanting to survive. ]
[ Sadly 10% of your population couldn't make it, many died from beasts and various creatures. Some had really embarrassing death like tripping and dying. ]
[ Just to let everyone know so they wouldn't waste their time by looking for other people early on. This continent is a bit larger than all the land masses on Earth combined. So don't waste your time and just try to survive the first few weeks ]
[ On the second day, I'll be awarding everyone who achieved great things on their first day. As to who they are, I wouldn't say, Now Good Luck! ]
*Awarded A Random Ordinary Skill book*
*
1: Exchange it for 5 Skill Points
2: Exchange it for 5 Attribute Points
3: Keep the reward
She went for the 2nd Option and place them into Strength and Agility so both are 5 Points. She felt the increasing strength and speed within her, going out, she crafted another stone blade to make a stone spear, but it was difficult to make a small stone blade, it took her many tries before getting the desired size and shape.
Making the spear unlocked various Crafting Skills related to Woodworking, Stone, Weaving, and primitive arts. With them, they boosted her crafting skills.
With the stone spear, she hunted a few Sea Skeletons, the gift didn't activate for a while. It provided a few other things like other types of bone crafts or tools. She would soon reach a different zone with the same Danger Level. Scouting the zone out, she found Giant Crabs, they were almost taller than her and were wider than the length of an SUV.
She wasn't prepared to fight such scary crabs and went back to her zone to continue hunting Sea Skeletons. Along the way, picking up dried leaves and coconuts. She picked up some dried husks of coconuts to create rope.
At her shelter, she took all the fiber from the husks and started weaving them into a strong rope. The leaves and part of the rope were used in making a large basket to carry around. With it, she went out collecting more coconuts and husks.
….
A few days would pass, leveling, gaining skills, and gaining some blueprints from the Gift. The duplicates enhanced her knowledge by further refining the products. It also gave her a recipe that uses Sea Bones called Moisturization Coating, which makes things moist and slippery to the touch. It dries out 5 years later or something with intense heat vaporizes it. It required another material, but it would be difficult to make in the current Age. The process was also something unavailable to her at this age.
The new equipment was a modified Bone Chestplate to be like a Pancho. The other parts were like bracers, greaves, and straps with the bones attached. The rib parts were placed to protect her sides. A rectangular bone shield with sticks as a frame and 2 Layers of bones. The thicker ones are the first layer while the ribs and thinner bones are on top of it. The bone blade was kind of challenging to get right but it was manageable with the stone blades.
Reaching level 14, Zaelinei finally goes to the next zone with the Giant Crabs. Entering the zone, she sees a Giant Crab nearby and slowly goes up to it, wary about other Giant Crab being nearby. Not wanting to fight many of them while not knowing their capabilities.
With it being alone, Zaelinei strikes at one of the leg's joints and pushes the blade down to remove the leg. The crab retaliates and Zaelinei dodges them while removing its other legs. Sometimes she misses and hits the shells, causing a bit of chipping to the blade.
Upon detaching all its legs, Zaelinei steps on its back to start separating its claws before flipping it over and killing it.
*Killed Tier 1 Crustacean: Giant Crab*
The gift didn't activate, it wasn't popping up often anymore. Zaelinei collects the claws and legs before returning to the shelter. Taking her time creating a fire to cook the crab legs and claws.
While eating, Zaelinei looks at the sky, contemplating her goals. Her first goal was to survive, but she was quickly getting a hang of it, she needed a more long-lasting goal to strive for in this new world. Looking at her Status Board, she half-heartedly set the goal of getting stronger and grabbing various opportunities that may appear.
[ Name: Zaelinei Rose Arehelion ]
[ Race: Human(100%) ]
[ Bloodline: None ]
[ Element: Wind(High-Affinity), Earth(Low-Affinity), Ice(Low-Affinity) ]
[ Class: None | Sub-Class: None ]
[ Profession: None ]
[ Grade: 0 | Level: 14/100 ]
[ Attribute Points: 0 ]
[ STR: 5/64 | Grade: 0 ]
[ VIT: 0/50 | Grade: 0 ]
[ END: 10/60 | Grade: 0 ]
[ AGL: 10/85 | Grade: 0 ]
[ DEX: 8/90 | Grade: 0 ]
[ INT: 0/65 | Grade: 0 ]
[ WIS: 0/55 | Grade: 0 ]
[ CHA: 0/30 | Grade: 0 ]
[ Gift:
[ Talents:
[ Skill Points: 14 ]
[ General Skills:
[ Combat Skills: None ]
[ Crafting Skills:
[ Fire Spells: None ]
[ Water Spells: None ]
[ Wind Spells: None ]
[ Earth Spells: None ]
[ Ice Spells: None ]
[ … Spells: None ]
[ Inventory(10/10): 10 Meter Coconut Fiber Rope(x5), Delicious Chocolate Coconut Bar(x3), ... ]
[ Companions: None ]
[ Buffs/Benefits: None ]
Packing up, Zaelinei stored what she didn't need in the shelter before burying the entrance and just taking what she needed with her. She wouldn't be returning and would go on a journey around the Island Continent.
Zaelinei first went to battle against the Giant Crabs to see whether they had anything beneficial or if they were like the Sea Skeletons, weak mobs.
She fought, collected, completed the Giant Crab Page, and grew stronger, entering level 20. She also gained knowledge in creating equipment from their shells, but it was yet time to change equipment.
After a few days of walking, Zaelinei entered the next zone, it was like the previous zone, Green Level Danger, and probably full of Giant Crabs.
Though while within a few hours, Zaelinei spots huts in the distance. She was going to get closer to see if there was people, but got a bit cautious when seeing its inhabitants. Dressed like actual tribesmen and women. If it was people from Earth, they wouldn't go this far in looking like that. So it could only be natives of this world, but not sure if they were peaceful or aggressive kind.
*
Try Talking: +5 Charisma
Scouting: +5 Dexterity
Leave: +5 Agility
Zaelinei wasn't the type of person to sneak and observe, but she would just confront things. The only sneaking she would do was hide and hunt.
Picking the talking option, her Charisma went up 5 points and she has gone up to the Village at a normal pace. The Tribe's Guards spots her and had their weapons ready while calling the others.
They called out to her and they started to converse with Zaelinei convincing them she wasn't an enemy but something like a Wanderer, in which they asked if it was something like a Nomad, people who like to roam the land in groups or alone. She agreed it was and they showed a more friendly attitude.
They apologized for their wariness as there was a battle going on between rivaling tribes, including theirs. Zaelinei told them she was far from this land so she didn't know any of this. The tribesman escorting her told her things happening and brought her to their Chieftain.
The chieftain was quite the strong-looking man with brownish skin, tribal paintings, and accessories. He asked her what she wanted from his tribe, and she wanted to learn about the tribe. He was enthusiastic to tell her about his tribe.
They were the called Azure Blade Tribe, named after the tribe's ancestral heirloom, the Azure Blade. Its only origin was that it was supposedly was crafted and obtained by the first Chieftain. From what the Azure Blade is made out of or how it was crafted, no one knows. The Azure Blade is capable of firing high pressured and sharp water at the enemies. It's appearance that of a single-edge 10ft long-straight azure blade with black leather handle. With it, their tribe thrived and survived the many ordeals that came their way.
Though they just have a strong weapon, it will not help them make a strong group, only a strong individual.
Along with the Azure Blade, the tribe was also known for their strong combat skills their warriors were trained in preparation to become the next Chieftain.
Soon, the Chieftain asked Zaelinei to join their tribe as he saw great strength within her, and just when was going to refuse, her gift activates.
*
Join Azure Blade Tribe:
>Increase Reputation with Azure Blade Tribe
>Decrease Reputation with Enemy Tribes
>Slight Decrease in Reputation with Rival Tribes
>Increase Familiarity with Chieftain Kal'zain
>Activate Faction Function
>Activate Army Function
Refuse to Join:
>Slight Decrease in Reputation with Azure Blade Tribe
>Established as a Nomad
>Unable to Join Non-Nomadic Tribes
>Choose One out of 3 Random Bloodlines
>Increase All Stats by 1
Enter Mercenary Contract:
>Slight Increase in Familiarity with Chieftain Kal'zain
>Activate Mercenary Function
>Gain Dimensional Residence(Upgradeable)
Time has temporarily paused only for 5 minutes to pick one of the options. Going through this quickly, the Refusing Option was out. Even with the Bloodline Choice and Increased stats, Zaelinei didn't want to be an actual Nomad. Since she was refusing to join the tribe, the only option was to become a Mercenary.
Time resumes and Zaelinei tells the Chieftain that they could enter a working relationship. She is going to help him out with anything in return for something equal to what working for. He thought about it and accepts it, then the rewards came.
*Reputation, Fame, and Familiarity Function Activated*
*Slight Increase in Familiarity with Chieftain Kal'zain*
*Mercenary Function Activated*
*Gained Dimensional Residence(Upgradeable)*
*Creating Mercenary Profile…*
*Editing Status Board…*
*Do you wish to command a group or go solo on missions*
*
Commander:
> +5 Charisma Points and Potential
> 5 Random Rarity Troop Units
> Mercenary Guild Creation Token
Solo:
> +5 Strength and Agility
> A Random Rare Equipment
> Random D Rank Talent
She thought it was nice to get stronger but she thought about the future where growing stronger by herself wouldn't be enough, and having an army of strong people would be. There isn't too much a single person like herself could do.
*Charisma Potential Increased by 5*
*Increase Charisma by 5 points*
*Gained Mercenary Guild Creation Token*
*Gained 4 Normal Units*
*Gained 1 Rare Unit*
The units weren't summoned and delayed until an hour later or when Zaelinei summons them.
*Do you wish to establish your Mercenary Guild now? No/Yes*
She declines and spoke with the Chieftain to get a sort of mission from him. She gave her the job of eliminating a nearby group of enemy tribesmen from the Blue Skull Tribe, an unsavory kind of tribe. They are harassing and messing with their warriors' hunts, it was getting really annoying. They couldn't really go and eliminate them as they are busy fighting off the more aggressive tribes attacking them. Tribesmen of the Blue Skull Tribe are cowardly and sly, causing mischief to every nearby tribe.
The identification of the Blue Skull Tribe was the Sea Skull Mask in various paintings. The tribesmen of the Azure Blade Tribe use their unique painting design as identification. So she would be able to easily know whose the ally and enemy were.
In return for eliminating the problematic Blue Skull Tribesmen, he's going to teach her their Combat Style. It surprises her that he was going to teach her their Combat Style, she saw it in action in spars and practicing when walking through the tribe. The Chieftain downplays it as their Combat Style isn't that strong or unique, it was something only constantly refined through their many battles.
A bit reluctant on killing people, she accepts it anyway as she would have to sooner or later. She was pointed East of the tribe to find troublesome tribesmen. At a distance, Zaelinei takes out the Mercenary Guild Creation Token and uses it.
*Establishing Mercenary Guild...*
*What is your Guild Name?*
"Steel Hunter." It showed various other things that needed to be one such as the Emblem and Flag. Upon doing everything it asked for, the guild was established and the units were summoned.
There are 3 males and 2 females, one of the males was of the rare rarity. He had the Barbarian Bloodline, which increases his strength and power output. They were naked, Zaelinei blushed a bit seeing the male genitalia. She used some of the materials on her to cover their private parts and armed them with Sea Bone Spears. Looking at their status board, most of it was empty, they don't have a Class, Sub-Class, and Profession.
With that, she continued moving, and with her units, hunting became much easier. The only difficulty was the commands and teamwork.
The journey would take a few days to reach the area those Blue Skull Tribesmen operate. Zaelinei and her group walked, hunted, ate, and walked more before eating again and then sleeping. It repeats for a few days until finding the Blue Skull Tribesmen loitering around like some sort of thug.
Bringing out the extra spears, they got a bit closer before raining the enemies with spears.
After 3 rounds of throwing, her group went in to eliminate the remaining enemy tribesmen. It was only 3 that remained, the rest were either dead or injured severely. She fought them as their minds were still shaken, easily taking them down, leveling up twice, and obtaining a unit to join her group from the Gift.
She returns with the masks of the slain Blue Skull Tribesmen, the Azure Blade Tribesmen cheered and were happy that those troublesome cowards were gone.
Rewarding her, the Chieftain personally taught her how to properly fight, even trained her body more to be suitable as a warrior and hunter. Within a month of learning and working with the Azure Blade Tribe, a new section appeared on her status board called Technique with it holding the
She also had her appearance changed a bit, with the accessories, body paintings, tattoos, and new equipment.
Her former equipment was destroyed from the many tasks she went out on, even lost some of her units. It was a battle against the Crab Claw Tribe, they had strong warriors that matched against the Azure Blade Tribe's warriors. Her rare unit and others that backed him up delved deep, killing many. he was ganged up on by not only enemy tribesmen, but also their tamed Giant Crabs. He lost his life and took dozens down with him. They won at the cost of many.
Her gift started to appear less randomly and only appeared when choices are being made. She started to think its random activations were a beginner's benefit.
The gift increased her stats and potential. One of her attributes, Dexterity, has reached 100 Potential. Now she would be able to superhuman increase in Dexterity.
It gave 3 more things before going choice-focused situation. The Taming Skill, an armband tattoo called Attack Protection Tattoo, and Wolf Fang Necklace that increases any damage. The tattoo blocks lethal attacks only once a month.
The body paintings were symbols that represent various things such as being a nomad. it help shows other tribes that she isn't an enemy
She is dressed way more light and with less armor. The armor only around the important parts. It was to lessen the weight on her and the restriction it had on various movements she could perform.
.....
Anyways, Zaelinei takes a leave from the tribe and goes on a journey looking for more things to assist in her growth.
Traveling North-East of the tribe, she went by many zones and would stop at a zone holding a different kind of mob.
Killing one of them, her bestiary gains another page, incomplete but has the image and name. Drowned Zombie, completing its page, it is shown they drop Drowned Viral Nucleus. Zaelinei looked for it from the many Drowned Zombies there are, and would find it on the 31st kill, it is a rare drop.
[ Drowned Viral Nucleus - Tier 1 Material/Ingredient - A weak concentration of the Drowned Zombie's virus - Consumption Effect: 90% Chance to transform into Drowned Zombie, 5% Chance to become immune or increase random Attribute Potential ]
Zaelinei contained it in a leaf-woven box, a hunted for about a week, and putting the Drowned Viral Nucleuses had made them devour each other. The final one became must more potent, the increase of potential increased from a normal rate or a major rate.
She didn't want to continue this as she needed something to reduce the chance of becoming a drowned zombie to consume it with the chance of increasing her attributes.
Continuing her journey, Zaelinei and her now companion, Eliane, who was just a troop unit grew a personality and someone who doesn't mindlessly follows her words. They fought and lived through their journey until they met with a different tribe, a small friendly one.
They named their tribe after the material, Sea Bone. They were quite good at handling and carving Sea Bones. Zaelinei spent a few weeks with them learning how to properly carve bones. She easily befriended and they wanted to give her something as a sign of their friendship, nipple piercings. Zaelinei wanted to reject it, but they insisted it having it done. She couldn't stop their goodwill and accepted it, having her nipples pierced with highly intricately designed piercings with Eliane. The one Zaelinei was given is better designed than the ones they had, which they have shown very openly, even the women had their chests out.
After the piercings, they try to convince her to leave her chest open to show her friendship with them, which is insisted on declining with the reasoning of keeping her chest from sagging. The Sea Bone Tribe Chieftain reluctantly accepts.
Upon moving on and continuing the journey, fighting whatever was in her way, increasing the potency of the Drowned Viral Nucleus if there was a chance.
...
In a month of traveling, she came across a tribe that borders this region to the next. She was wary of interacting with them as not only did they look unfriendly but they also have human skulls hung up on spikes and human bones decorating them.
Just as she wanted to take a detour around them to reach the next region, she was spotted. A bunch of their warriors came running towards them. They ran far from their tribe, and fight what is left chasing for a day.
There were only 3 left, enough for Zaelinei and Eliane to jump on two of them, leaving one of them disabled to be interrogated. They learned the tribe was called Skull Butcher Tribe, they hunt down other tribes and feed off human flesh, feeling pleasure through immoral acts.
Finishing him off, as Zaelinei plans on how to deal with the Skull Butcher Tribe, her gift activates.
*
Assassination: High Success Rate
> Learn Movement Technique
> Learn Skill
> Skull Butchering Cleaver
> ....
Confrontation: Average Success Rate
> +5 Levels
> Increase All Stats by 5
> Evolve
> Skull Butchering Sword
> Gain 5 Random Units
> ....
Infiltration: Low Success Rate
> +10 Levels
> Learn Skill
> Learn Illusion Spell
> Upgrade Personal Dimensional Residence to Personal Dimensional Mansion
> Gain suitable Bloodline
> ....
Sabotage: Average Success Rate
> +5 Levels
> Gain Low Poison Affinity
> Learn Skill
> Obtain Any 1 Skill
> Obtain 1 Random Talent
> ....
Looking at 4 options with an abundance of rewards depending on their success rates. Zaelinei took out the option of picking Confrontation as she would die facing a dozen of them with just Eliane, even with her combat capabilities, she'll just tire out facing their numbers. Sabotaging was out since she didn't know how she would sabotage them or instigate anything.
While she could play this slowly, assassinating the tribesmen, whittling down their numbers till zero. Zaelinei went with Infiltration to learn of their strengths and weaknesses, while also sabotaging some of their stuff or assassination.
As to how she is going to infiltrate the Skull Butcher Tribe, she could use whatever clothing or equipment on the tribesmen she killed. Eliane was ordered to stay behind to watch her equipment and observe the tribe's movement when the infiltration starts.
Zaelinei has seen the tribeswomen of the Skull Butcher Tribe, so she knows how to match their aesthetics with what she has. But now she needs to know their lifestyle to further blend in. She doesn't have to worry about skin color as they're all brownish, similar to her own skin color, but not the same level.
They went back to the Skull Butcher Tribe, searching for remaining tribesmen on their trail to interrogate, as Zaelinei prematurely killed him before getting information about the lifestyle of their tribeswomen.
Upon reaching visible sight of the Skull Butcher Tribe they passed by multiple remaining enemy tribesmen on their trail, gaining all the information she needed. Dressed in similar aesthetics to the Skull Butcher Tribe, she sets off to infiltrate their tribe.
Smoothly entered the tribe without anyone questioning her identity or asking for something from her. She went by their water reserves, infecting them with a Drowned Viral Nucleus she found and yet to combine her very concentrated one. She mushed it up, and mixed it with a bit of water to make it fully liquid before infiltration, the containers being hollowed bones. she infected their water reserves and source.
In their weapon storage, she created a small fire ember that'll set off into a blazing fire in 5-8 minutes. She killed a few tribesmen that came by and hid their bodies inside the storage. Gathered a few dried materials around the storage to help spread the fire.
As for the people to assassinate, she reluctantly killed defenseless women and children as they were also cannibals. The children would grow up to be like their parents, heinous cannibals, so she had to put them down before they fully become one.
Only after taking down her first elite tribesman did they notice their weapon storage on fire. They used the infected water to put it out before drinking to quench their throat.
Their Chieftain appeared and he was strangely obese, like he had to constantly feast without stopping. He came asking what was happening, and with him away, Zaelinei checked out his hut, and it had a bunch of cooked human flesh. There was a large bed for his large body, various empty basket, and a box that seems like a chest. Looking inside it, it had 5 items, she stored them in her inventory before quickly leaving the hut.
Outside, they started to investigate the killings of their tribesmen, women, and children. Some say there is a traitor or someone sneakily entered their tribe. There are others who say it was a mysterious monster within their tribe hunting them down from the shadows. Whatever the culprit may be, they had put up their guard and kept their children in sight, while the women armed themselves.
Zaelinei contemplates what to do next as there isn't available to do with what she has, or with the current era it is.
She hides and looked at the 5 items taken from the Chieftain's Chest.
[ Spring Fountain Pearl Orb Artifact - Tier 3 Resource/Material - Generate 5ml of Spring Water every 10 minutes - Spring Water Tribe's Signature Item ]
[ Common Water Conjuring Whip - Tier 1 Weapon - Quality: Excellent - Level: 56/70 - Durability: 90% - Weapon Type: One-Handed Whip - Damage Type: Slashing - Damage Element: Water - Enhancements: Blessed by Water Spirits(Increased Water Damage) - Water Whip Tribe's Signature Item ]
[ Rare Ceremonial Ocean Robes - Tier 2 Armor/Equipment - Quality: Great - Level: 21/60 - Durability: 75% - Armor Type: Light-Weight - Armor Element: Water - Enhancements: Greater Blessing by Water Spirits(Increased Water Defense and Damage) - Water Sage Tribe's Signature Item ]
[ Common Water Shield Bracelet - Tier 1 Accessory/Equipment - Quality: Great - Level: 58/60 - Durability: 51% - Aqua Shield Tribe's Signature Item ]
[ Ocean Song Flute Relic - Tier 3 Item/Equipment - Quality: Extraordinary - Level: 8/90 - Durability: 95% - Ocean Melody Tribe's Signature Item ]
Dumbfounded that not only did she find items belonging to various tribes, but also that the Skull Butcher Tribe had destroyed 5 Tribes.
Lost in thought, she snaps back when the sky was night. With enemies beginning to sleep with a few on night guard, she continued the killing. On her 25th victim, he had resisted and managed to call for help. Zaelinei quickly killed him and escaped, she hid temporarily to start fires. While doing that, the virus started to visibly take effect, the infected tribesmen started to attack their comrades. In that chaos, Zaelinei set their huts on fire before escaping to meet up with Eliane. Though a few chased her, with Eliane, they were taken down.
She watched from a distance as her level grew and only a few survivors left. Zaelinei removed her disguise and wore her normal equipment before going in to eliminate the survivors and that injured Chieftain. The survivors were easy to deal with, and only the Chieftain was a real pain. His body was unnaturally tough while wielding a large two-handed hammer with Skull and Bone Designs.
The only reason it was hard to infiltrate was just that the Chieftain was able to smell humans, as he lust for their flesh, especially those not of his clan, as they consumed human flesh making them smell different. It was unexpectedly easy in everything else was due to the chaos she induced into the tribe.
With his death, the tribe was truly dead. Zaelinei stores the Skull Butcher Tribe's signature item, the Skull Steel Hammer.
When she received the Skill Evolution Token, she immediately used it on the Spear Arts Skill to make it become the All-Weapon Mastery Skill seen in one of the options. There were other options but she wanted the ability to master all kinds of weapons to help her if every situation and put every weapon she obtains to use.
As for the suitable bloodline reward, she received the Bunny Succubus, a mixture between Rabbitkin and Succubus. It was chosen due to her high speed and flexibility, along with her unexplored sexual side, which was similar to the level of a Succubus. It was only unexplored because of human morality and focused on her hobbies.
She gained 3 Skills from the bloodline,
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Zaelinei and Eliane took a break, resting their mind and body before continuing the journey. In her rest, Zaelinei groans and moans as crests above her womb and lower back, similar to a tramp stamp. The crest was an iconic succubus's heart tattoo, but with rabbit ears on top, one folded and the other straight.
Waking up, she would find her lower body all wet and notice the tattoos, something from the bloodline.
After wiping her body, She and Eliane journeyed into the forest. A notification appears upon entering the Tile Zone, it was the Forest Jungle Region with a Danger Level of Orange.
Looking around her within the forest, it was pretty lush and almost crowded with trees....
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