My body is burning like it's on fire, but that doesn't matter now, I have a mission and only 5 minutes to accomplish it, since I didn't kill any ants I'm out of points too so it's all or nothing.
Drawing strength from my conviction I took a step forward and the first thing I see are gray eggs, I was filled with joy at seeing this, but before I could enjoy my victory the ground was getting closer and closer until I felt it with my chin.
Did I fall? I can't feel my legs, I seem to have lost too much blood, overusing the sonar seems to have been a bad idea, my head hurts and feels like it will explode any second, and my ears feel like they are next to trumpets, what a hellish noise.
"KIKIKI"
Although bewildered I could still hear that laugh and then the sound of footsteps, one, two, three, then it stopped.
"Kes sa oled?"
An unknown language, it is an enemy, damn it looks like this is my end, once again I find myself in a ridiculous situation, my body doesn't obey me and it looks like I will go crazy if this continues.
In front of me appeared two feet, each with four toes, the gray skin made me doubt if I was really seeing this, as I raise my head, I see long shapely legs and a pair of thighs covered by a short skirt.
In front of me the woman crouches and coming up on her knees ajar, I come up to see her exposed abdomen and her pair of breasts held in place by a simple cloth. On her neck I see a common necklace with some stones and going a little higher I find her angelic face, a skin as smooth as a diamond and eyes as blue as the ocean itself, a nose as thin as a toothpick crossing from left to right and red lips.
She tilted her head and looked me in the eyes, and soon an incomprehensible smile formed on her face, she reached out her small hand with long thin fingers and with her middle finger touched my forehead and immediately the warmth disappeared from my body.
My head stopped hurting and the sound in my ears went silent, and cautiously I stood up keeping eye contact with her, she still kept a calm smile on her face, the rows of her teeth looking harmonious and clean.
As I stood up I could see her thin waist and slender body that was bigger than mine, near her chest there were two more pairs of arms that were crossed at the back of her body and two antennae on her head that moved constantly, without a doubt, she is an ant.
When she saw me standing up, she started to walk towards me and left the way I came in, as she passed by me she emitted the laugh I heard before and when I turned around she was already gone, using the sonar, I confirmed that I was alone with those eggs.
Damn I am almost out of time, there were so many eggs I couldn't even count, with total urgency I started to eat, they are crispy and taste amazing, I have nothing to compare them to, because, the flavor is unique in its own way.
Egg after egg until there was nothing left in the chamber but me. I sat with my back to the wall and started to see the store for the last time.
(Special store open for a limited time 04:10)
(Current gene points: 170)
(Skill: Osteokinesis - 50 GP)
(Skill: Shadowwalker - 60 GP)
(Skill: Dressage - 60 GP)
(Skill: Animal Attraction - 65 GP)
(Skill: Summoning from another world - 65 GP)
(Skill: Necro - 70 GP)
(Skill: Vivere - 70 GP)
(Skill: Universal language - 75 GP)
(Skill: Endless culture - 75 GP)
(Skill: Higher elemental affinity - 100 GP)
Looking at the skills I caught myself wondering which one would be good for me, surely the most expensive one would be the best, so without thinking I tapped and bought it, a confirmation notification appeared in front of me and I tapped yes.
Soon a brown roulette wheel appeared in front of me, there were eight words, each one with the color that the element represented.
Light
Darkness
Fire
Water
Earth
Wind
The wheel spun quickly and stopped at "Light", a huge pressure appeared on top of my head and seemed to run down my face and spill over my shoulders and back, I was being bathed in light and my body once again began to change.
Calm and serene, this is how I feel, the light seems to purify me with every touch, the feeling is very comforting, it feels like a hand is cleaning me from head to toe.
The red lines on my body started to react to the light and their shape changed, their power seems insufficient and they are submitting to the light, painless, the two energies seem to be merging, the runes scattered on my chest quickly changed shape and the lines grew or disappeared randomly.
I stood up and stood, for, the feeling was very good, while I was enjoying the unique sensation, a black energy surged from my chest, it was reacting to the light that began to enter my body through my pores.
"No"
"Our"
"Mustn't"
A pain I have never felt before has erupted in my chest, my heart feels like it is being squeezed by an invisible hand, it has made me fall to my knees, breathing is getting harder and harder, the two energies are fighting in my body.
The voices have increased in pitch, they seem to be arguing with each other, my body is a battlefield and none are winning, instead they are destroying me from the inside out, soon I started coughing up blood and the strength is gone from my dying body, and it made me fall to the ground.
"Damn system, do your fucking job"
Cussing the system brought me some relief, but I was surprised by the response I received.
(The evolution system has detected two opposing energies trying to enter the user's body)
(The evolution system will now forcibly initiate itself)
My consciousness was fading fast, but the store was still open and I have enough points, so my last action before passing out was to tap awkwardly and buy a random skill.