It was water. Going deep enough to hit the water bed airated water from the surrounding water ways provided plenty of oxygen for the giant beast. Quinn however was too far under.
But Finn...
Finn found himself surrounded by the alluring mana of The Dark Pine leaf. It was an almost sickening abundance of Green Mana. At first the soothing calmness of the mana caressed Finn's being. It was blissful.
Just bathing in such essence was enough to send waves of pleasure throughout Finn's body. But why enjoy it? why savor it? when you can have more.
Finn bit down on the closet leaf. And he knew. That he wouldn't stop. He didn't wnat to stop. perhaps he couldn't stop.
After a little while Finn worked his way up to start eating the leaves. Every bite provided more joy than the last. It was pure ecstasy. His ability was firing off like nothing else.
[[Mana Sense] Activated], [[Mana Sense] Activated], [[Mana Sense] Activated] …
[Skill Levelled up
[Mana Sense]Lvl 2 --> [Mana Sense] Lvl 3
Exp: 60 ]
[[Mana Sense] Activated], [[Mana Sense] Activated], [[Mana Sense] Activated] …
Like an addicted rat pushing a lever for a shot of heroin, Finn kept activating his skill never wanting it to stop.
But it did.
He became full. He couldn't eat anymore.
'ahhhg it hurts... the only thing that will make this better is'
Finn ate more. Crammed anything he could fit into his stomach. He was eating rainbows for all he cared until...
He vomited. Creating a cocktail of half digested Dark Pine leaf Finn laid in it and immersed himself in the juice that mixed itself with the trapped underground water.
[[Mana Sense] Activated], [[Mana Sense] Activated] …
Finn was so immersed in pleasure that he was stagnate. Paralyzed with joy. His wound on the end of his tail soaked up the mana like a hoarding gambler, shaking with addiction. But then something ruined it. Interrupted his first comfort since his awakening.
Rot.
The rush of pleasure began to sink in. Finn forgot things. He just emptied his whole stomach yet he forgot. He was hungry but he forgot. He was in danger but he forgot. He was stealing from the Giant. But he forgot.
Despite being surrounded by food, the pain of hunger, fear and worry was so minuscule compared to the pleasure of Mana, that Finn's desire to eat dissolved everything into irrelevancy.
[[Mana] factor has been acquired]
'I want to stay here forever'
...
Laying in the wound of a Giant a small Blood Worm awoke. Everything fuzzy with pain. Like an unwanted and undeserved hangover.
The Giant was asleep. But a strange aura emanated from it. As if the Worm's very being was being manipulated and strengthened.
'Thank god for [Tremor Sense] otherwise I would have no idea.. But ahhh what now. I'm kinda way too deep to dig myself up. Wait...
hhaHHAHhHAHHAhahhahhahA
I can just stay in this retard until he surfaces. HAHhaha imma be the parasite I was always meant to be.'
Quinn's plan was set in stone. Or was it?
[New System Update Queued
29,465,941 Entities to go
~ 23min 39secs]
Quinn was oblivious to what might happen when the system update happens. Or why the Giant seemed so dormant. All he knew is that the dense insides of the beast felt claustrophobic. And that he only managed to stay in the wound due to pure luck.
He had only two things to do now.
1- Access the Mana around him
2- Take roots in his first host
Calming his mind and concentrating his thoughts toward observing rather then complaining he ...
he...
Sat in the wound of a Giant worm and pretended to see colorful particles.
A few minutes later Quinn had no results for sensing Mana. Rather he felt calm and collected. His thoughts were clear.
'I remember. Any minute now huh. And dam. Priority tiers? This [System] feels like a work of art rather than a crappy way to make me OP. Do I even want to be OP?? Those stories tend to be crappy after the first 20 chapters.
Well more importantly I need to get stronger. I seem to only suffer because I'm too weak. And lonely. I wonder what happen to the earthworm. woah. I'm getting off topic. Let's do this.'
As serious as a worm could look, the little parasite dug into the Giant...
Nothing?
Quinn waited a bit more before going a little further. Injecting extremely small amounts of venom. Since his venom was paralyzing by nature in meant it also numbed the nerves. Perfect for Quinn's new parasitic adventure.
But little to Quinn's knowledge the Giant wasn't reacting to him for a reason.
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Name:(Attaining)
Species:Least Giant Earthworm(Lvl:50)(Evolution) ]