Salazar slowly opened his eyes. A bright light filled his vision , such that it took him a while to fully get it open , but it was worth it. The sight that greeted him was so beautiful.
He was in a clearing , surrounded by tall green trees. The sunlight that poured down made it seem like the clearing was glowing with a light golden color. He looked around as he listened to the birds chirping peacefully , the sound of glowing water from a distant creak , the sounds of beasts quietly trudging through the undergrowth.
Just then , he came back to his senses. His enhanced physical qualities had allowed him to pick up the subtle sounds in his surroundings, but that was no excuse for negligence.
He was in a distant land , with no idea where he was and no idea how to survive. He had to be careful from here on out.
[Territory]
It was a skill that he'd created that allowed him to scan his surroundings using mana. The scanned areas were projected in his mind like a map, and so he was able to detect both allies and foes easily ( except those whose strength overly exceeded his)
He cocked an eyebrow in surprise.
There were less monsters in this place than he'd expected, and the number of those monsters that posed a threat to him could be counted on one hand.
In felt like face palming. He'd assumed that just because he was going to the monster continent, he'd be overrun by beasts the moment he crossed over.
But what surprised him even more was that he adventurer group had vanished. They weren't within his scanning range. Could it have been a random teleport , or was he unconscious for longer than he'd thought.
He scanned his body again. Hmmm. He'd successfully assimilated the spearwoman , and , just like he'd expected , her essence had settled in his body for proper assimilation.
Didn't matter for the moment. He was currently in the monster kingdom, and so he didn't need to draw attention to himself by walking around as a human.
Just then , he received a notification.
[You have arrived been transported to Eifea- the territory of the undying Phoenix, one of the eight great rulers of the monster continent. ]
[You shave received a quest. ]
[Sudden quest : Get the Phoenix queen to support you. ]
[Rewards:
1. Hints on how to proceed in order to become the new monster king.
2. A high position among her retainers.
3. System skill [Soul imprisonment ]
Time limit- Unlimited.
Hmm. This looks interesting.
A Phoenix. Interesting.
What would happen if he ate her. Would he gain immortality like her.
Although he was steadily growing stronger, he knew how weak he truly was. Epsilon's fights had taught him that. He needed strength, fast.
The Phoenix is one of the rulers of the monster continent. I can't compare her to the monsters in the dungeon, so most probably my schemes won't do much against her.
But even ignoring eating her for the moment , how the hell was he supposed to get her to notice him. She was a freaking ruler, with one of the most powerful and noble bloodlines in existence. Although he was no longer a Mudman, but how could a golem garner her attention.
Herh. It seems the system wants to f*** him up. Well we'll see who get the last laugh.
He decided to put the quest out his mind for now.
He was in a new continent altogether. If he wanted to be successful here, and grow stronger, he'd have to set up a sort of base , we're he could grow stronger and rest. He needed to find a place to stay.
He scanned the area again using [Territory] before heading in the direction that the monsters seemed to be gathered he most.
....
The journey took two days. He walked through a forest full of mysterious and unknown creatures, got into a few fights , ate a few monsters , and now finally , he reached his goal.
The small village of Asville , one of the outskirt towns in Eifea. It was full of beast men.
Now, Salazar had met a lot of monsters whilst in the dungeon , most of which were dangerous, but he'd never encountered anything quite like the beastmen.
They were creatures that had both human and animal characteristics. He saw dog men, Catmen, satyrs and so on.
He wished he had his tools in hand so that he could dissect some of them. Find out how such fusion was possible.
Then again , he was a scientist reborn as a Mudman. He was probably the strangest thing alive right now.
The villagers were a kind group of people. Although they were a poor village,they supported each other in any way that they possibly could.
He found out a lot about the monster continent, the most important of which was that Rion were used as currency in this world.
With nothing on him , the best way to get some Rion was through hunting.
He wondered how strong he was when compared to actual monsters living in the world.
Hehehehe.Only one way to find out.