My opponent clearly did not expect me to rush at him with the same speed after being wounded. Wow, that was so fast! There... and bite!
*splash* *gulp*
I bit off a part of his flesh from his abdomen and tried to slow down, but I couldn't because the speed was higher than I thought. A second later, I finally managed to slow down and felt a sensation that's hard to describe. It was like when I started playing "Tyranny's World"... Is it joy or excitement from the battle, something I lacked in my gray and painful past life! Yes, I want this feeling to never end, right? His HP was about the same as mine, wow, I dealt a lot of damage.
[HP: 10/22]
For the first time in my new life, I felt something other than egg white; it was the blood of my kin. It was so repulsive, and his flesh, it's just impossible to eat, I'd rather eat an egg white than that! I quickly spat out that large piece of his flesh and looked at him with disdain.
*spit* *thud*
- Ugh!
Apparently, he didn't like my reaction to the taste of his flesh, well, I'm better off. He accelerated again, and his mouth also lit up. Oh damn *dodge*, as soon as I activated and moved to the side. Yes, I managed to dodge at the last moment, and he flew past. Although I managed to avoid his attack, things only got worse; it's even difficult for me to keep my consciousness clear. Damn, a little more and I'll collapse from weakness, and my side is bleeding...
[HP: 7/14 -> 9/14
[SP: 3/9 (hunger), 1/9 (fatigue)]]
A moment later, I heard a faint squeak and saw him crash right into the rock, staggering a bit, then he turned and ran a little to my left? Hehehe, this is good for me; if he has a brain concussion, then he's disoriented now, and I have an opportunity... Damn, I'm feeling terrible. I slowly and cautiously approached him, and I watched his every move to react if he suddenly attacked me.
Before I could reach him, he was already lying down, twitching and barely moving. I approached his head and could see despair and anger at me in his eyes, even though he's to blame for crashing into the rock. And why are you looking at me as if you don't want to accept defeat. Understand, only the strongest survive here, even though I got a little lucky. But it was unclear what to do in this world before today's battle, but now I understand that everything here is serious, and I'll have to overcome many enemies and not become someone's purse in order to become strong and not end up like you.
Just accept your defeat, kin, and with these thoughts, I bit through his neck. I hope you'll be reborn as someone stronger and smarter than a lizard. Although, is there even reincarnation or rebirth here? Maybe... damn, I'm hungry, and there's only him here... alright. I bit off a small piece from his abdomen, where the first wound was, and quickly swallowed it so I wouldn't taste the disgusting lizard. For the next 5 minutes, I ate without stopping and gained 4 biomass.
- System, show me my SP and the time remaining until the mission ends.
[SP: 3/9 (hunger) -> 7/9, 1/9 (fatigue)]
[Eggs destroyed: 4/5]
[You killed the lizard, gained 4 XP]
[13:23]
And at that moment, when I received the notifications, I suddenly felt weak and collapsed from exhaustion, but then some kind of miracle happened, and my lifeless body filled with energy, and I also received a notification of leveling up! Hooray, victory! I didn't go through this whole battle for nothing to gain a new level.
[You gained level 2, all stats restored, characteristics increased, +5 undistributed characteristics]
My stats even increased, wow! But I'll check my status later; right now, I need to finish what I started. Even though my body has been restored, internally I'm so tired! Once I finish with them, I can sleep well. As soon as I approached the last one as usual and bit it, something was different about it... The attack seemed stronger, the shell broke quickly, and I easily killed the embryo.
[You killed the lizard, gained 2 XP]
[Mission completed
Reward: 1 special material]
[Titles received: fratricide, cannibal]
What, new titles? Well, that's good, but why did I only now receive a notification about the "cannibal" title? Alright, now I'll get some sleep. I just lay down next to the destroyed eggs, but as soon as I tried to sleep, I was hit by some insomnia, and I wanted to dig myself a home. Ugh, alright, I'll do it quickly.
I chose a spot not far from the rock where the lizard crashed and started digging. I was just a specialist in finding soft ground and digging quickly. In just five minutes, I dug a burrow; it looked like a small passageway about 4-5 cm deep and wide enough to fit only me, and a small cave to fit completely in and take a small embryo with me, and then I fell asleep.
A whole day later
- Ugh!
Wow, I slept so well, and I feel so much better now, and my head no longer hurts, but my stomach is upset... Well, enjoy my appe... no, not at all enjoyable, I still couldn't get used to this taste, and this body became dirty, naturally because of me. Well, I had no choice but to quickly swallow it and hope I don't catch any parasites. After a hearty lunch or breakfast, I checked my status. By the way, after my meal, I gained 2 biomass.
- System, show me my status.
[Status
Level: 2/10
XP: 2/20
Name: Nameless
Danger: 1
Race: Common lizard
Age: 1.5 days
Mutations: -
Skills:
Active: pounce, bite
Passive: stealth, minor regeneration, fast running
Statistics:
Undistributed characteristics: 5 (+5 per level)
HP: 24/24
MP: unavailable
SP: 16/16 (hunger), 16/16 (fatigue)
Average attack value: 7
Average defense value: 7
Average magical ability value: -
Average resistance value: -
Average speed value: 9
Titles: Fratricide, Cannibal
Biomass points (evolutionary material): 16
Special material: 1]
Haha, there's so much I need to ask the system, I even have this silly lizard smile on my face.
- System, what does "danger" mean?
[Danger determines how strong you are compared to other species at the same level.]
Hmm, so I'm so weak that my danger level is almost zero? Well, nothing can be done, I'll just have to keep gaining levels. I wonder, can I add a characteristic to MP, which I don't have?
[Answer: this is possible, but the ability to use MP will manifest after acquiring a core.]
- System, add 2 characteristics to HP and SP.
[Accepted
HP: 24/24 -> 34/34
SP: 16/16 (hunger) 16/16 (fatigue) -> 22/22, 22/22]
And suddenly, I felt more strength in myself, and I felt like no one from my kin is frightening to me anymore. Oh yes, I should look at the description of my abilities.
- System, show me my passive abilities.
[Minor Regeneration - This is a passive skill inherent to lizards that allows them to heal over time by spending SP. This allows them to survive longer battles and recover faster from injuries.
Fast Running - This is a passive skill that increases running speed by spending a greater amount of SP. It increases overall SP expenditure by 20% and increases speed by 20% when running.
Stealth - This is a passive skill that allows camouflage and remaining unnoticed in the surrounding environment. It gives a bonus of +5 to attack damage from ambush attacks when stationary.]