"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! System, what happened to my hand? [USAGE OF UNKNOWN ENERGY CHANGED HOST STRUCTURE.]"
"Alex, who became afraid, was later relieved because there is no downside to his transformation. He used his claw to tear the skin of the snake easily, like using a hot knife to cut butter. He was surprised and happy at the same time. But what will happen if my system completes its upgrading? It is already at 77% due to the cores at the cave."
"Alex was hopeful for that to happen because it would give him more chances to survive in this crazy world. Alex tore open the stomach of the huge snake to retrieve its core, which was absorbed by the system, and the edible food which was in the stomach of the snake. It looked like a red cabbage. When Alex took it out, he couldn't eat it instantly because it's covered by mucus, which looks irritating. But after peeling the first layer of the cabbage, it looks appetizing, and Alex ate it, trying his best not to think where the cabbage has just been, which reduced his hunger by a huge margin."
"He left the huge cave, which is not a safe place to look for more food. After scanning the environment, he saw nothing, which made Alex go farther from the cave. He saw a clear stream ahead and asked the system to scan it for poison, to which the system replied negative. Alex drank water to fill his stomach. He marked this location in his system map so that he could come back here for water whenever he was thirsty."
"Alex left the stream, still looking for his next meal, but there was nothing. Alex saw a huge tree, which he climbed easily with his right hand that hasn't transformed back to normal. He easily carved a wide hole where he could sleep and used a leaf as a door to the hole so that he won't be spotted by these strange creatures."
"Alex can finally think about what is really going on because he still thinks this is a dream. But reality dawned on him when he saw his right hand. As a scientist, he couldn't help but try to figure out how his right hand transformed with the help of the energy gotten from the beast core, but he doesn't know how to start. Even asking his system didn't help because he got insufficient data as the system response. He tried changing his hand back to normal, and it wasn't easy. But when he was successful, he tried transforming it again and again to get the hang of it. When he was sure he can do it easily, his mind came to the system. Alex checked the system upgrade, which stopped at 99% and was hopeful to get it completed the next day."
"After a hard night, apart from the roaring or howling of animals nearby, he was safe. When Alex climbed down from the tree, he went back to the stream to drink water but was lucky to see some fishes inside. After creating a funny fishing net with his shirt, he managed to catch two fishes, which made him happy. But he didn't try to make a fire and roast the fishes because it would attract monsters with powerful noses. After washing the fish, he ate them raw to satiate his hunger. [DING... UPGRADING COMPLETE] [HOST GET READY] [FUSING OF UNKNOWN ENERGY WITH HOST]. Before Alex could think of anything, his body started bleeding, even blood was removing from his eyes. Skin and tendon tearing and repairing, bone breaking and resetting, Alex fainted again into the stream, flowed along with the wave."
"Anna, where are you?" Rebecca called out to her sister. They were abandoned by the village and sacrificed to the gods to maintain the village barrier, which protected them from the monsters. Anna and Rebecca were orphans; their parents were the village doctors who cured herbs and were killed by a beast when they went to gather herbs in the forest. Both girls struggled to survive in the village, and the villagers didn't even bother about them. The village head's son admired their beauty and tried to have his way with them, but he wasn't successful because both girls would rather kill themselves than be with him. Due to the shame he encountered, the son lied, saying the girls stole from him and was backed up by his father who supported his son in his evil deeds. They were both chased out and offered to the gods to protect the village. Even after being chased out from the village from the beast, Anna and Rebecca built a simple house from wood close to the forest and hunted fishes from the nearby river."
"Anna was at the farm tending to their little garden in which herbs and vegetables were planted. 'Rebecca, I am here,' Anna replied. Rebecca went to the back and saw Anna watering the plants. 'Let's go catch some fishes for dinner before the light goes out.' 'Yay!' Anna shouted in joy. 'I want to eat roasted fish,' she said and did a little dance, which amused Rebecca."
"Anna, we always eat roasted fish every day, and yet you are not tired of it." Anna stopped her little dance and said, 'I can eat your roasted fish every day because it's the best.' Rebecca knew Anna was trying to make her happy due to their circumstances. 'Let's go right now before the fishes sleep.' Anna was shocked. 'Do fishes sleep? How do they sleep?' Hearing these silly questions from Anna, she said to her, 'Jump into the river to ask the fishes those questions.' Both of them looked at each other and laughed. Getting to the river, the sisters started fishing with their handmade fishing equipment, but it seems the fishes are getting wise and avoiding their traps. Anna became anxious thinking that she won't eat roasted fish before she sleeps tonight. Looking at the foodie, Rebecca said, 'Let's try for a little while,' and they were lucky to catch three big fishes and four little ones."
"Anna, this is enough for now. Let's pack up and start cooking." After packing up and was about to leave, they saw a body floating in the river. Both girls ran away, afraid."