[Updating Stat]
[Name: Zhao Marcus Cheng]
[Species: Hiveman]
[Class: Insecta]
[Rank: 1, level up to increase rank!]
[Level: —, Complete daily quest to gain XP and level up!]
[XP: 35/100]
[Gene Tokens: 10]
[Health Recovery Portion: —]
[Titles: Gene Devourer, Hungering Lord ]
[Strength: 1]
[Agility: 5]
[Speed: 1]
[Dexterity: 5]
[Constitution: 3]
[Perception: 3]
[Intelligence: 2]
[Charisma: —]
[Luck: 1]
[Will: 2]
Skills:
[Basic Skills: Gene Usurper]
[Gene Merger]
[Gene scissors]
[Gene installer]
[Raw Gene Utiliser]
[Evolved Skills: —————]
[Gear: Built-in Exoskeleton Armor]
[Armor Grades: Tungsten: 5]
[Tungsten Carbide: —]
[Vitreloy: —]
[Almighty Surgical Hands]
"Not bad, now I'm almost halfway to reaching level 2, there should also be some rewards from leveling up"
Marcus was somehow satisfied and joyous, doing some tasks, gaining rewards, and leveling up, if it worked well, Marcus realised he would become invisible, he was already thinking about the type of cool powers he wanted.
"Um..., Since I've become almost unkillable, If I can manage to master that armor, my defense would be almost perfect!" He exclaimed, his sea-blue eyes glinting. what remained were attacking powers, Marcus' strength was only at an average human level, and he didn't know how this system would increase it, so he sought to ask.
"Hey, para... I meant system, how can I increase my strength, will I be offered stat points during leveling up or random rewards?"
[System can't disclose such information to host, although host would probably grow stronger]
"Hmmph!"
Marcus snorted, "Anyway, as long as I can get stronger, oh...."
He came to a realisation, Marcus knew this system stuff is different from video games in some ways, but he realized it was possible for his stat points to increase with the type of evolved skill he gained.
'Let's say I usurp genes of two strong mutant beasts, my strength stat would probably increase'
[Notice!: Genes with the same ability wouldn't merge, you could only split each one]
"Fuck!!" Marcus yelled
"This whole gene stuff is more complicated than I thought"
[Of course, Living organism's body has a complex structure, so merging anyhow could upset your DNA sequence when the evolved gene created from merging is installed, host could end up being mutated and distorted]
Marcus swallowed saliva nervously at the mention of that, being the only mutated and distorted fellow in the whole of the world sent shivers down his spine.
[To merge two genes, their abilities must be different. For example, consuming the gene core of a beast eagle and that of a beast buffalo would give the host an overpowered gene when merged. When installed by the Gene Installer, the host would gain an evolved skill according to the system's synthesis of both abilities. This means the host would develop a unique skill that combines the attributes of both creatures while perception and strength attributes would also increase due to the beast eagle sight and beast buffalo strength]
[In the case of splitting, if host consumed beast eagle gene core, the inferior gene would give host inferior skill, and it would also increase perception attribute correspondingly, the same applies to beast buffalo, I hope everything is clear to host, this has 99.99 percent of success but it takes a week]
"I see..." Marcus heaved a sigh of relief,
'Then it's better to be wise and have patience'
'After I have recovered well I will start raiding areas, I will make sure to start from areas with the least grade—S-grade areas, I recalled what Mei Ling said, there are three numbered areas here in Heichien but whenever there are beast inbreak and the mutant beast overrun a location and thereby forming their colony there, the location becomes a numbered area, I will just have to make do with the ones available before I started traveling around'
Marcus made up his mind to join Independent Awakened, he recalled that they had their website in case someone wanted to join them in their next raid.
Although he didn't have a phone, the thought of imposing more on Mei Ling didn't sit right with him but he needed to get a phone,
Marcus planned to act inconspicuously and collect his rewards after a successful raid, growing stronger in secret.
He thought for a while as he sat on the bed.
Marcus checked the time, it was 3:55 p.m. "Eh!... The time is gone already, I haven't even bath talkless not to mention having breakfast"
"Huh.. breakfast" his mind wandered to the dish of axolotl which he had with milk.
"Urghh... Worst dish ever..."
He glanced at his stomach.
'Well... The system stuff said it had been disintegrated and absorbed'
*Ding!*
Marcus jumped up immediately, he was stunned, he realised he hadn't been completely used to the stupid notification of the system.
"What the hell is it again?!"
[Daily Quest failed!]
[Punishment loading...]
"Hey! Hey!!... Come on! Man, you shouldn't take that seriously, it's just a quest, right?"
Marcus mumbled in disbelief, he couldn't understand why the system was hell-bent on punishing him.
[System isn't sentimental, System will carry out system duties unfailingly, Host will be punished!]
Hmmph. Marcus snorted.
Then the purple floating screen materialised again.
'What is it again' he mumbled.
"Do what you like, you could start the yelling any moment okay?"
Marcus said in a tone of resignation, having guessed the worst it could do.
Then words started appearing on the floating screen.
[S-Grade Beast mole cricket is sleeping 1.5 kilometers from host's abode, host is expected to slay the beast mole cricket]
[Accept Punishment?]
Then a map with a blue arrow signal manifested on the screen, it pointed to the door direction, Marcus had guessed what that meant, it was meant to guide him to the beast cricket.
"It isn't that I don't want to slay some mutant beast and get stronger, but, Man, cut me some slack, I'm tired for today"
Marcus slumped and sprawled on the bed.
"Even if I wanted to slay a mutant beast, what ability could a cricket possibly have apart from its stupid noise, perhaps I will be able to hop high"
He scoffed at the idea, hopping over a high-rise building would be a stupid and useless superpower.
The screen was still floating in front of him when he saw something glowing red on the screen.
'What is—
[System will emit powerful cricket sex pheromones from host body if host does not accept punishment in the next ten seconds]
Marcus was dumbfounded, sex pheromones of cricket, what the hell did that mean?
[Seven seconds remain!]
[Notice: The Beast Mole Cricket can produce a sound of 170 decibels to incapacitate its opponent. An S-Grade Beast Mole Cricket will be attracted by sex pheromones in the next five seconds if host does not accept the punishment! Host should have guessed what would happen if the Beast Mole Cricket realizes the host isn't a fellow mole cricket!!]
Marcus jumped up at once from the bed, his heart jumped up at the same time and rammed again his chest.
He started fitting the puzzle, Sex pheromone, 170 Decibels of sound, the beast would probably trace him here, even if he ran, it would still catch up with him given its hopping power.
"Kyahh!! That is enough to rupture all the organs of the body, killing any creature in the process"
Marcus' eyes widened.
"Shit!, System fuck you!!"
"Damn it!! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"
[Notice!: Beast cricket will be attracted in the next two seconds, host is advised to accept punishment before sleeping beast cricket is wakened by the sex pheromone!!]