Drayan was missing an arm, and it would be difficult to hunt now. He'd like to take the Darkening along to hunt, but Darkening couldn't help him, as he left the wolf to watch over the Saw Shark's body while he was away.
Either way, there was nothing else that would put Drayan's life at risk in this city. Cent had already killed the high-level modified carnivorous plant, and the vines that covered the buildings had withered and died.
Drayan had also killed the saw shark. What could endanger Drayan in this city? Drayan is now like the King of the city, there's nothing on land to scare him, and there's nothing in the sea to kill him.
There were black beetles, but Drayan only found high level evolved black beetles. The only modified level black beetles, Fluo had already gotten them.
*What do I do? What do I do? Should I find a high level mutant weapon to cut the shark's skin? Is this enough? Or do I need to also get a mutant level body to eat the flesh? But that's impossible now!*
Drayan started ruffling his dark hair as he got lost in thought.
Without your right arm, your hunt would become very difficult. There was no way he could defeat a mutant level creature with those conditions.
He kept thinking, hoping to come up with an idea that might solve his problem.
Drayan hunted some beetles, defeating them with his left fist, and ate the insects. The rest of a few dead beetles he put inside a plastic pot and put it in his backpack.
He was frustrated. Drayan wanted to eat a lot of evolved meat, so he could evolve his body to modified level soon. But this can take a lot of your time.
But then Drayan remembered the Crystal. He took out the Cristal he had tucked into his front pocket.
*The crystal is hard and the tip is sharp, maybe... Maybe I can use this as a knife. Exactly! Knife! Why didn't I think of that before?*
Drayan's eyes shone like emeralds when he managed to come up with this idea that he considered genius.
Drayan opened a smile and decided to put his idea into practice. Drayan came home bouncing with joy, with his packs on his back.
Drayan got home quickly.
Darkening was lying next to the shark's dead body.
*Apparently he didn't try to eat the meat. Darkening had several chances to do this, and it didn't even touch the flesh. Maybe he already knows he can't eat the shark, or he didn't try to eat the meat because he knows that this meat is mine...*
Mutant creatures are intelligent beings, so Drayan's two theories were valid. But Drayan didn't think too much about it, and sat next to Darkening, petting him.
"Good boy, you did a great job."
"Woof! Woof!"
Darkening wagged his tail as he received a care on the chin.
Drayan took the backpack off his back, and pulled the Crystal from his pocket, looking once more at the luminous object.
The tip of the Crystal was needle-thin. It wasn't very thick in width, and it wasn't as big as a dagger or knife either, it was around 6 centimeters long. But still, it could be used very well for cutting.
Drayan then slashed across the shark's belly from right to left, making a horizontal slash across the creature's abdomen. He cut with great ease, as if he were cutting cake with a knife.
"That crystal... You're amazing! If you were bigger, I would use you as a weapon!"
As if it were the most precious object to him, Drayan kissed the small, blood-filled Cristal and pocketed it. Drayan pulled the Darkening back into his body and activated the wolf's genes, gaining sharp teeth.
Drayan took the liver from the shark's open belly and began to eat.
"This is what I call food." — Drayan couldn't help but joke with his mouth full.
He was really happy that he was able to access the inside of the shark.
Drayan was sure that he would soon have a modified body when he finished eating the organs. In fact, Drayan could already feel the nutrients tingling in his body.
When he finished eating all the organs and had a full belly, his teeth were red, it was disgusting, blood was pouring from his mouth, his lips were very red, and his left hand was wet with blood. It was as if Drayan had eaten too many raspberries.
Regardless of how disgusting it was, to Drayan, that was normal. Every bite was worth it. Dayan has been used to eating creature flesh for a long time. Many hunters consider this a daily routine.
*From my experience, I think I have 35% or 40% mutated nutrients from the Saw Shark that I got from the organs. If I use all these nutrients, along with the nutrients I received from the Beetles, I'm sure that amount is enough for my body to guarantee an evolution.*
As Drayan only had an evolved level body, and was close to completing the evolution of his cells, just this amount of nutrients could already guarantee him a modified body.
He sat in a meditative position. He closed his eyes and moved his nutrients into the cells so that the cells ate the nutrients and evolution took place.
Drayan didn't need to meditate, but feeling the sensation of her cells gaining more power was great.
Precisely, he had 40% mutant level nutrients. That amount, along with the nutrients from the beetles, was enough to make Drayan's cells evolve a lot and increase the percentage.
The cells strengthened, decreased in size, became more rigid. Drayan's cells reached a new stage, they became modified cells.
Evolved level cells (high): 78% > 100%
Modified (low) level body, acquired.
Modified (low) level cells, acquired.
Evolution of modified level cells (low): 0%
So your body evolved, your cells evolved. Drayan gained a massive power boost. He felt an enormous amount of energy fill his entire body.
The physical strength he gained made him feel like he could destroy an entire truck with a single punch. The energy in his body made him want to run 20 kilometers without stopping. Drayan's body resistance had increased so much that he thought he could be hit by a car at maximum speed and still come out alive without serious injuries.
*This feels great... So this is the modified level body?* — Drayan closed and opened his left hand. Testing the new body.
Your body has finally reached the modified stage. This was one of the first steps for him to become the strongest of humanity.
"What a desire to hunt a mutated creature."
It could be overkill on his part, he could have said it in the heat of the moment, however, he meant it. His face showed it. Drayan had achieved a modified body, and was willing to evolve further.
Bronze level random techniques being created...
Everyone who acquires an evolved body, modified, mutant, modified mutant, can inherit a exclusive technique, which only one person possesses, or they can inherit a common ability, which many possess.
It's random, so it depends on luck. Whether the acquired technique will be taught to other technique practitioners depends on two reasons. First, it depends on the practitioner of the technique, who will pass on his teachings to other practitioners or not. Second, the practitioner will only be able to practice the technique if he has what it takes.
An evolved or modified level body can learn any bronze level technique, other than an exclusive technique, exclusive techniques cannot be taught to others.
However, someone with a modified level body cannot learn a silver level technique, only a hunter with a mutant level body can practice silver level techniques.
The 'Spinning Cut' technique is a technique inherited from a creature.
But the Crushing Wind Fist, is a random inherited technique that Drayan's uncle taught him. Drayan has trained and perfected this technique ever since. It became good enough to unlock 4 stages of the technique.
Crushing Wind Fist is not an exclusive technique, but still, there weren't many practitioners of this technique. Even more so when a technique like Crushing Wind Fist causes collateral damage to your body, helping you in combat but destroying your body in the process.
But of course, the acquired strength is very powerful, raising your physical attributes to a high level, so for some practitioners it is worth injuring the body using the technique, but for others it is not worth the risk.
Drayan had gotten another technique as well when he got a low level evolved body. The inherited technique is called basic-level physical combat. A passive technique.
Physical combat makes the practitioner of the technique acquire the ability to fight, moving his body well, executing punches and kicks correctly, and learning to defend himself. But that's all, on a basic level.
All people who achieve an evolved body have this technique. The technique is for those who have never fought, have any chance of surviving with this technique.
Those who already know how to fight would have their technique improved. Based on the person's experience and improvement, the technique can go from basic combat to master, and some techniques have stages. Basic level physical combat, stage 1. Intermediate level physical combat, stage 2. Advanced level physical combat, stage 3. Master level physical combat, stage 4.
God-level physical combat, stage 5.
Drayan for example, has the crushing wind fist technique in the first stage, at level 3. To unlock stage 2, which is the intermediate one, he needs to reach level 4. So at the basic level, Drayan managed to unlock 3 levels.
In physical combat, Drayan was at an intermediate level. When he reaches advanced-level physical combat, his fighting reasoning, speed of movement, execution of punches and kicks, and self-defense will gain an improvement. Physical combat, in addition to being passive, has no stages.
The reason these techniques are given to creatures hunters is as a gift. It's a reward for those who have worked so hard to evolve their bodies.
The greater the effort, the more chances that the reward received will be better, through a percentage. Less effort, more chances of the reward not being so great. It is as if there is a 'superior existence', managing everything in a 'fair' form.
Drayan, with the help of his creatures, had achieved a low-level modified body, but since the creatures belonged to Drayan, the good reward was valid. But if Drayan had help from outside companions, such as having a fellow 'hunter' help him kill creatures, the bounty would become less.
If there is a percentage of 50% to get a good technique by evolving a body or getting skill genes by eating a creature, then the one who put in the most effort, who caused the most damage to the creature would have the percentage increased. The one that hurt the creature the least would have a percentage below 50%.
But of course, the percentage is also random. It could be a 90% chance of getting something good, but it could also be a 10% chance of getting something good. Drayan didn't know exactly how this system worked, and he didn't know that he would receive a new technique.
5 seconds for a random bronze level technique to be chosen.
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Randomly generated technique: ???