"Beastial Mana Core."
[Congratulations, Beastial Mana Core has been selected!]
[Integrating Beastial Mana Core in 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… 0!]
Ngh!
[Processing…]
He moaned loudly at the strange feeling he suddenly felt inside his body. Something strangely hot was building up in his solar plexus. It gives a strange warmth to his whole body. His muscles seemed to be on fire.
He writhed in pain. A large bead of sweat could be seen forming on his entire body. His vision also gradually darkened. At this point, he screamed in pain.
AARRGGGHH!!!
Birds flew from a nearby tree and suddenly he heard rushing footsteps followed by questions.
"Hey, are you okay?!"
"What happened to you?!"
He couldn't take it anymore and completely lost consciousness. When he regained consciousness, he felt a gentle caress on his forehead. He also heard voices.
"How is he?" A male voice asked.
"His body temperature has dropped. He stopped moaning and his shaking stopped. I think his condition is stable now," answered a female voice.
"That's good." (Man.)
"It's just surprising because when you brought him here, his body was full of bruises and injuries. His bones were also broken. But now, they are gone. They seemed to heal in an instant. He doesn't look thin now either," the woman said in amazement.
"Hm… now that you mentioned that, you're right." (Man)
"Yes." (Woman)
"That was surprising." (Man)
"What if he's a bad person?" (Woman)
"Uhm. Do you want us to inform the police about him?" (Man)
"….."
Hearing what the man said, he immediately opened his eyes.
"Where am I?"
""Eh?!""
The two hugged in shock because of his sudden speech. He got up and removed the wet rag from his forehead.
"Don't get up yet. Maybe you'll get worse," said the elderly woman as she moved away from the man's embrace.
"Don't worry, I feel better now. Sorry for the trouble."
"Eh? Just a moment. Are you really okay?" The woman asked him again, obviously just wanting to make sure he was okay.
He couldn't help but be amazed at their kindness. Somehow, there were still kind people in this world who were worth saving.
"Yes, I am really fine, ma'am. By the way, I'm really grateful for your help. I won't forget this for the rest of my life."
"You don't have to think about that. The important thing is that you feel okay. But before you go, I think it's better to eat and sip some hot soup. I just caught a fish in the river," said the elderly man.
"No need, sir. I'm not really hungry—"
Grumble!!
"….."
When he was about to refuse, his stomach rumbled. The couple looked at him and smiled.
"See? You can't fool your stomach. Fufu," said the elderly woman.
He just scratched his head while feeling a little embarrassed. There was nothing he could do but give in to the wishes of his stomach.
"In that case, I'm sorry if I bother you a little more."
"No biggie."
He then introduced himself as Timothy and he also learned their names. They were the Lawrence couple.
The three ate together like a family.
The soup was hot and delicious. Now he realized that his body was very hungry. Also, wasn't this the first time since ages that he tasted newly cooked foods?
Tim silently brushed away the tears at the corner of his eyes while reminiscing those days he spent on the nameless planet.
The couple was happily talking and Tim was just listening while he was enjoying the food. He found out that they have a daughter who is studying in high school.
He ate a piece of fish meat.
[Vitality Increased!]
"Uh—" he gawked.
The couple looked at him worriedly.
"Is there a problem? You don't like the dish?" The woman immediately asked him.
"Ah, it's not like that. The dish is actually delicious. I'm sorry I suddenly remembered something."
"Is that so? Oh, I thought you didn't like the dish."
The elderly woman looked relieved.
Tim smiled to indicate to her that she had nothing to worry about because he really liked the dish.
What surprised him was the sudden increase in his vitality. But, he couldn't tell them about it, no?
He continued to eat.
After saying goodbye to the couple, Tim walked towards the highway that the kind couple had pointed out to him.
While walking, he saw in his body's memory that the Systems have something called Status. His current statistics were recorded in there.
He immediately searched in the corner of his mind how to summon it and immediately found the answer.
"Status!"
He mentioned the word.
The translucent rectangle immediately appeared. This time, it's in portrait mode.
He saw his statistics displayed.
Name: Timothy Hanz aka "Tim"
Host: Nameless
Race: Earthling
Core: Initial Stage Beastial Mana Core
Level: 0
XP: 0/1
Attributes: [Senses: 20], [Strength: 20], [Constitution: 21], [Agility: 20], [Dexterity: 20]
Skills and ability: [Active: Devour], [Passive: Hunger]
[Note: This is not the final result. Everything listed can change, something can be added, and can be subtracted.]
Tim noticed that only the Constitution had 21 numbers. This means that [Vitality] belongs to the Constitution.
Most of all, he was grateful for the knowledge of former Tim. His hated status as a NEET somehow benefits the Tim now.
His family didn't know why Tim made his gang. That was not only to protect himself but also to get rid of his title as a NEET because this was the reason why he was always bullied.
He just wanted to change himself for what he believed was better for himself.
The previous Tim also had a problem with his eyes. His vision was so blurry that he had to wear a pair of thick glasses to see properly. Moreover, his body was also quite thin. So instead of making him look cool by dyeing his hair red, he looked more like a clown.
However, although the previous Tim was a naive boy, he was grateful for his knowledge, especially about the System. The previous Tim's knowledge also led him to choose the Beastial Mana Core. And it looks like he made the right decision.
According to his stats, all his attributes are high and balanced even though he is only Level 0. It seemed it was rare for Level 0 Awakened Humans to reach 20 points in one of their attributes. But in his case, not just one but all his attributes reached 20. This meant that Beastial Mana Core had higher base attributes compared to the rest.
Because of his awakening as a full-pledge Awakened Human, he had now stats that were more than ordinary people. His body became strong and he became slightly fleshy. At least he didn't look skinny anymore.
His vision was also no longer blurry, so he no longer needed to wear glasses.
From where he was standing, he heard the hum of the car. Finally, he was close to the highway. He had to hurry to plan what he was going to do. But before that, he had to go home to Tim's house and get the things he would need.
He didn't know how strong the military might of this world was, but he could be sure that the Alcryans were really bad news.
He needed to become stronger as fast as he could to repel the invasion of the Alcryans. Not only to save Princess Qiqi from the evil plot of the Sylverious family but also to save the kind people he met in this world like the couple Lawrence.
Since he was now an Awakened Human, he needed to increase his level to become stronger. And there was only one way to make that happen.
That was… to join the Hunter Association.