After complaining about my fate while comforting myself, telling myself that I had a lot of inner beauty, I looked at the message on the transparent window.
"Why is there "Small" after humanoid?"
[This is the level of your addition. The higher the level, the more powerful the addition becomes.]
[Here are the levels: Small, Intermediate, Advanced and Complete.]
"Is that why I only have a vague head? If I had a complete humanoid what would have happened?"
[Before your evolution to the advanced stage you will have a standing appearance while looking like an insect. Then to a complete human.]
"I see. How do I increase the levels?"
[Simple, merge the additions together. Note: An incompatible fusion to make you evolve in an extremely twisted way. Please pay attention.]
"But on the contrary, a successful fusion can make me evolve in an extremely strong way?"
[Yes.]
"Okay, what happens if I have several small humanoids?"
[Nothing, if the addition is exactly the same only the best remains. The rest tightens the fusion.]
I nodded in understanding. Then I looked at the only thing that is extremely visible, apart from the vegetation. A stone structure in the shape of a triangle stuck on the wall.
"System what is this triangle on the wall?"
[A teleporter to another world.]
My eyes lit up!
"How does it work?"
[It's up to you to find out...]
"…"
"Nothing else?"
[The system can give you a very small hint, proof of its good will.]
"Can't you give it to me directly? Before I look like an idiot?"
[The host didn't ask me.]
"Seriously? Is that your excuse?"
[The host must understand that the system is there to help and not to guide.]
[As long as the host does not ask or does not reflect, the system will not say anything.]
"Okay, okay, I understand." I could not help but roll my eyes.
"The hint... Are you still willing to give it to me?"
[Yes. A book indicates how to open and use it.]
My eyes lit up with joy!
"Where! Where?!"
[It is up to the host to find it. But the system can tell you that the book is unique and that it is somewhere in the world.]
I could only sigh, understanding that I will not take anything more. By turning my eyes I could see insects, bats and although I cannot see them I hear small squeaks of mice or rats.
"Well, I'll do what a good zerg queen would do… Chase away everything that falls between my teeth!"
Thinking about it I approached the crawling ants in a line, as soon as I approached they all stopped moving forward, but I could feel that they didn't do it out of respect or anything but out of fear.
"System the ants seem to be afraid of me?"
[Yes. As a zerg queen the insects will be afraid of you. As long as you don't attack them, they won't attack you back. But at the same time those who are stronger in their will will want to devour you to evolve to the highest level.]
"Well…" Thinking about it this is an advantage as well as a disadvantage. But most of the time it's an advantage… Like now! Without waiting I contracted my body before jumping on the ants! I started a feast before realizing that it had all disappeared.
"Where did they go?"
[Host, is your question serious?]
"I feel like you're looking at me like an idiot?"
[...]
[The host is simply overthinking. As for your question: Any prey that cannot defend itself against its predator will flee...]
"Oh... I see. Too bad, I would have liked the addition that allows me to become stronger than the ants."
[Hunt more.]
As the system advised me I started to hunt everything that came under my teeth. I even managed to eat a caterpillar that gave me a trait.
[Thoracic legs – Small]: Allows you to have legs on the side of your body.
With this I was able to run faster and catch more prey. And I had my first fight, against a scorpion!
As I looked him straight in the eyes I could feel his fear for me but even so he got into a fighting stance. His pincers snapped, his tail pointing at me ready to stab me at any moment. I didn't rush, I know that a scorpion is venomous.
While the tension between us is practically palpable, I tensed my body to the extreme by curling it up on itself. Then, I propel myself with all my strength, arriving in front of the scorpion, maybe thanks to my speed he didn't use his pincers but directly his tail.
Woosh!
I managed to dodge the dare but not without a small scratch. I felt the poison run through my body, then my veins, but it flows slowly in me. I feel that as long as I eat without stopping I should be able to survive. My thinking was fast, I opened my mouth with my sharp fangs pushing them into the body of the scorpion, at the same time my body wraps around him starting with his tail then his body, my legs although not so sharp, allowed me to have a much tighter grip.
Crack. Crack. Crack.
His body started to crack but it wasn't enough. So I opened my mouth as wide as possible and bit his head. The brain juice and blood seemed like a delicacy, so soft, so juicy…
The taste surprised me so much that for a moment I completely forgot that I was in the middle of a fight. Luckily for me the scorpion died. So I simply continued my queenly meal.
[Ding!]
As I was enjoying my meal, the system window appeared.
[Poison – Small]: Your legs and teeth now have poison. The poison can paralyze after several injections.
Note: Be careful, a poison pocket is inside you. If it is destroyed while you do not cure it, you will not be able to use it.
I nodded in satisfaction. In addition, the scorpion's poison now seems to flow through my body in tune with the poison pocket. I really like this trait. It will help me a lot for hunting, whether it is now or later.
"Well… I have hunted everything in this room. It's time to get out of here!"
I looked at the door with eyes full of happiness and hope for the rest of my adventure!