Rolan went to scour the dungeon and it was quite vast! There was a forest inside where monsters and beasts were abundant. Scouring the forest for the potential candidate of being his first monster to mimic.
He was walking for a while when he saw a rabbit and a snake. The snake was huge and had red eyes. Menacing and has its fangs shown.
But to Rolan's surprise, the rabbit was not cowering from the predator. It was fast and struck the snake with a head butt. It dodges very well and the attacks of the snake were always a miss.
Rolan then decided, and that was to kill them both.
He dashed and slashed them with his sword that he grabbed on a dead adventurer. The rabbit was attacked first and he cleaved through its body. It didn't even have the time to notice him.
Rolan attacked the snake and was immediately spat with venom. He evaded and dashed towards it. Slashing its head off as he rotated in passing it by.
Rolan sheathed his sword and checked the monsters he killed. He immediately saw their soul essence and picked them up.
"I have to integrate with them fast!"
He used the skill devour and the monsters went inside his soul realm. Two monsters at once!
[Activate skill: Analyze]
[System Notice: Skill venomous bite, Constriction, Blew poison mist, Paralyzing breath, Corroding breath, Heavy charge, Spring bite skill acquired]
[Abysmal snakes are fast and strong monsters. Highly venomous too]
[System notice: Footwork, Rapid dash, Hop, Evasive maneuvers, Tackle, Piercing burst skill acquired]
[Wild rabbits have great movement-related skills and were useful at escaping or attacking monsters]
For now, he would like to focus on his monster hunt. He wanted to have skills at the moment.
He continued scouring the forest for more potential monster mimicry. The forest was stirred with chaos after a monster went on a rampage.
Smashing the trees that made them thrown over and uprooted.
The birds flew by the distance and then Rolan went on his way toward where the chaos was. He immediately stopped after seeing that there was a Basilisk that was corroded with acid on its back.
"Maybe it was attacked by an Abysmal snake," Rolan muttered.
He immediately went to see it and it was on the verge of dying. He then saw that the predator was already on his back. An Abysmal snake.
Rolan was perplexed and then drew his sword. The enemy shrieked and Rolan dodged its attack. It used its venomous bite on the Basilisk and then it was poisoned. Rolan stepped back as he was waiting for the right time to attack.
The Abysmal snake and the Basilisk went into a power struggle. The basilisk clawed the snake's face and then went to bite it. The snake was caught on the neck but it was still alive.
It then used its skill Constriction and the Basilisk was grappled. The basilisk then used its skill thorny bramble back that made the snake let go of its grip.
They soon let go of each other.
The snake then bites the basilisk once again and its poison grew stronger. The Basilisk retaliated and then bit off the body of the Abysmal snake.
The fight was bloody and the two of them have grown weaker. Rolan went towards them and stabbed each other's foreheads.
"Two down,"
He immediately saw the Basilisk's monster core floating and then harvested it. He ate the monster core and felt his stats and mana have increased!
He immediately analyzed it and its soul and then another monster was added.
[System notice: Bite skill, Grow scales skill, Spit goo, Thorny bramble back, Body armor skill, and camouflage skill was integrated]
[Basilisk has tough defenses that can nullify damages]
Rolan then wiped his sweat and then went to find more monsters. On the far side of the forest located on the west where the Abysmal wolves were mostly found, he traversed the forest and then met them earlier than expected.
They were already surrounding him. They were hunting in packs and so Rolan was immediately on a good path. After entering their territory, they immediately sniffed his scent. Making him detected earlier.
Rolan drew his sword and the battle soon spewed forth. They attacked with their fangs and Rolan slashed them one by one.
They were cleaved in half and others were the same. They were eradicated immediately.
With a smile on his face, Rolan gathered the monster's essence and hastily integrated it into his soul realm.
[System notice: Bite, Sniff and hear, Hunter kill, Shadow travel, Grow body, Howl, Growl, and Rage skill acquired]
The next path was the Howling cave where he could find the screeching bats and the demonic spiders.
He immediately arrived at the place and the howling cave greeted him with a whooshing sound.
He entered the cave and heard its call inside. A screech of bats was heard and also some spiders screeching. They seemed to be talking with each other.
It was then, the monsters wailed inside the cave. Warning the others that there was an intruder in their cave.
The cave became stirred with turmoil and the denizens inside came rushing towards him.
Rolan was attacked nonstop by screeching bats. He immediately Shapeshift to Abysmal snake and gained its attacks and skills.
He spat acid breath at them and they all went spreading away from his attack. Some were hit on their wings and they went flapping down.
Screeching as they struck the floor.
They used [Leech life] at Rolan and then he was leeched. Making them regenerate their wings and weakening him a bit.
Rolan then used [Blew poison mist] and then they all were poisoned. He immediately used [Spring bite] as a spirit of a snake appeared and curled into a spring-like form and then attacked in a burst. Biting three at the same time.
He immediately saw more bats and he was attacked in all directions. Only making them eaten and swallowing them whole in the process. Their numbers diminished immediately and then they all retreated after they couldn't take on the monster they were facing.
Soon, the Demonic spiders appeared and attacked. They were fast and silent. Attacking in ambush. Rolan then drew his sword and slashed fervently. They used poison bite and Rolan evaded.
They spat webs at him and he was in a bind. They were tricky to kill. Many of them were spitting webs and Rolan used Paralysis breath. Making them paralyzed for a short period of time.
"A chance!"
Rolan immediately slashed them all apart. Making him cull their numbers. They soon were able to move and then they retreated into the depths of the cave. Luckily, there was the monster souls' essence that was left.
And so Rolan harvested it and integrated it into his soul. Absorbing it into his soul.
[System notice: Steal web, Sticky web, Poison web, Jumping attack, Leap, Silent dash, Silent hunt, Trap prey, Poison bite skill acquired]
Rolan then exited after a good reap. His next destination was the bee hive in the east. With it just being near, he immediately saw them. They have red and black stripes with them and their sting could kill a person.
Rolan was attacked immediately by the whole swarm and he ran. He used earth spikes on one and then immediately grabbed its monster soul essence. Escaping immediately. Panting, he was greatly exhausted and then successfully have what he needed to grab. Integrating it into his soul realm.
[System notice: Crippling sting, Rapid thrust, Haste, Rapid reaction, Paralyzing needle, Speed flight, Call of swarm skill acquired]