[Congratulation you have defeated Lv1 Ash Imp]
You have gained 1 XP
[Lv1 Ash Imp core shattered]
As Player has Shattered Core and is not able to upgrade skill by themselves the system has intervened and automatically upgraded the skill [Inspect]
Great, that's just fantastic. If you can't tell, that's sarcasm. So not only am I bleeding out, I'm not even able to make my own choices. I mean, I was gonna upgrade [Inspect] anyway, but I at least wanted the choice.
Well anyway I'm at least 1 XP point closer to LV 2. Only 9 more kills till I level up. Yay
Finally looking around after pouting for 10 minutes, I saw the body of the imp I had killed and decided to check it out. For some reason it hadn't melted away like the blood that had during the fight, I used [Inspect] on it to get more information.
[Corpse of Ash Imp]
Monsters can eat to regain health or to get stronger. Alternative use is as an ingredient.
Hhhmm, am I counted as a monster seeing as I'm not human or not. Only one way to find out. I swam over to the body and ripped off one of its fingers, with great hesitation and disgust I quickly ate the finger.
[Bleeding status has stopped]
Huh, so I'm both a player and a monster, does that mean I can exploit all the op power gaining abilities of monsters and all the skill exclusive to players? I guess so.
Wait a second, monsters don't respawn like in other games (unless it's a dungeon of course), does that mean I actually die when I die or am I counted like a player. Either way Im gonna try not to die, you know like a normal person.
Either way I gotta get back to eating, as disgusting as it sounds, the finger had actually tasted like roasted beef. It was a nice relief but the idea of eating the corpse of something that looked so human like still freaks me out. As I kept eating my health continued to grow and I felt my flesh slowly stitch itself back together, it was a really weird feeling. It kinda felt like my skin was reaching out for the rest of my body and covering my exposed innards.
5/15
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My health kept rising as I ate the body, I found out that if I eat while closing my eyes, it isn't that bad. It kinda reminded me of when I used to have barbecues with my mum and dad back in our garden behind our house. Both and smile and tear appeared on my face as I remembered my parents, I would never see them again.
If I'm being honest, I miss my mum. It's only been a few hours in this new world and I'm already worrying about her. What's gonna happen when she finds out I died? Who is gonna care for her?
No. I can't think about that now, if I see any players I'm gonna tell them to say to her that I'm alive in the game. She's never gonna believe them, but it might give her some peace of mind, hopefully.
Stop. This isn't the time to get emotional. You are in a lava pit with evil bloodthirsty creature that will kill you when given a chance.
Once I had finished my meal, my HP had been filled and I no longer had any wounds. My kill spree shall start now, no thoughts no fear was my motto now.
As soon as I spotted another Lv1 Ash Imp, I instantly swam up to it and started my attack. Brandishing my claws, I got closer. I instantly slashed the imps throat while dodged its claw swipe. As it tried to stop the blood pouring from its neck, I ripped open its rib cage and yanked out the red core that sat just next to its heart. Without hesitation I crushed the core while holding onto the imps body, just like last time I was thrown backwards, but now I still had the body. After I had lost my momentum and read the usual prompts, I started consuming the body of the recently deceased imp.
I wondered what effects the corpse would give me since I was already at full HP. I took a bite from the flesh but didn't feel anything, even eating almost everything I still didn't feel anything. But as soon as I had finished off the body a surge of euphoria flooded my body, it made me feel amazing
[You have gained 1 Strength Stat]
Yeeeesssss. Finally a way to gain more stats and get stronger other than levelling, usually games force you to get equipment to increase your stats, but now with my op existence of being both a player and a monster, I don't just need equipment. This is amazing, I can get exponentially stronger.
With almost the exact same technique, I slaughtered 7 other imps and consumed their bodies with speed. After killing 5 Ash Imps and gained 5 strength stat points, I discovered a new type of imp called a Fire Imp. When I ate it's body it didn't give me strength, instead it gave me agility. With this new upgrade I was able to quickly finish off the last fire Imp I could find.
After going on a spree of murder my stats looked like this
Player: Luke Lv1 9/10 Race: Blood Imp
Strength: 16
Agility: 12
Intelligence:10
Skills:2
I only need one more kill to level up and just as I had finished reading my stats, a very small imp wandered into my vision. It had large eyes and head but a tiny body and limbs.
With half speed, I made my way to the imp, intent on killing the small creature. Before I knew it, a huge shard of rock was hurtling towards me and the small imp had a large smile on his face.
The rock hit me and I could see my organs squished against the rock, my flesh had exploded from the sheer force of the rock. I was in such agony that I instantly fainted.
[You have died]
Well, that just happened. At least now I know that I can respawn like how players do and don't just stay dead.
As I opened my eyes a prompt filled my vision.
[Gained Skill]
[Hyper Evolution]
Every time you die, your body improves to prevent your death. Minimal