There wasn't much time untill his skill went away and he would be defensless against the over sized lizard. He told huginn to fly into the sky and pretty much dive bomb it but he knew that would only be a momentary chance and a chance for what he didn't know as he couldn't move with the skill active or else it would come undone.
He was about to tell huginn to do it now before it was too late but right then he saw saomething in the corner of his eye and as he had his back to the tree he could see just barely but it seemed to be like a shift in the air it was like a watery see through figure and if it wasn't moving he wouldn't have been able to see it. Focusing on the right peripheral of his eye sight was almost painful but the lizard was so close he could not look away because if he did it felt as if it might strike at any moment.
Nine stood there and it didn't seem to be agitated or seem to know that he was there but that wasn't the problem because whether it knew he was there of not didn't matter if it ran into him.
Slowly it was moving closer and the trees in this area were huge but dispite that fact the lizard was almost on top of him to the point that any moment he would be ably to feel its breath on him. Seconds passed and it continued to move closer, it looked as if it was simply getting comfortable or choosing a new resting place or lookout area.
nine had little time and he had two choices either he would have to deactivate the skill by moving and making a run for it but nine didn't think that would be a good idea as this swampy wooded area seemed to be it's natural habitat and the perfect hunting ground for it. His other option was to attack it with everything he could as if his life depended on it but in fact his life did depend on it. Focusing on the things in front of him besides the obvious that there were trees and the ground in some areas were swampy but most of it was dry as he picked this path because it would be less difficult to traverse with his current weakness and the fact it was a straight shot to the building which was his objective.
Now he focused on smaller things, he noticed plants sticking out of the ground here and there, but sadly nothing that would be helpful in the slightest. There were also pieces of broken tree branches around him. He had to make a choice and make it fast he could now feel its breath on him and smell it and it smelled awful like rotting mean. There was a third option but that went out the window because nine hoped it was not something that ate meat but when he smelled that breath he knew and the hair on his arms stood up as if to tell him that if he didn't run now he would never run again.
Now was the only time and his options were severly limited, right at that moment he sent a thought to Huginn telling him to attack its eye so he could get a chance to protect himself. The bird flew down towards the creatures face but as he couldn't just stand still nine chose this time to start to move and when he started to move at what he hoped would be fast enought and right at the perfect moment to not attract the attention of it, He felt the muscles in his body ache for a second from standing still and being so tense at the time but soon muscle memory took over and befor he knew it he tucked and rolled towards the closest branch he could find that looked more sturdy than the rest.
Rolling and scooping up the branch he slid in the opposite direction of the lizard but was facing him now. Looking at the situation he could see Huginn not giving the creature a chance to rest and continuesly targeting its eyes. Watching the two of them go at it while the lizard was at first confused it now seemed to have a better sense of the situation and just seemed mostly irritated at this smaller creature.
Just when it seemed like the lizard would make a comeback Huginn went in for one last swoop towards its right eye and it managed to reach out with its foot and grab the lizards eye with a good grip and with that Huginn had the creatures eye but the problem was it was still attached to the owner of it but just barely by a thread of flesh and it seemed like Huginn was not strong enough to completely sever it.
Gripping the stick in his hand he was only feet away from the both of them and the lizard was starting to snap its teeth at Huginn and getting closer every time and it would swipe with its claws as if to tell him to give its eye back. Nine took a deep breath in and it was either now or never. Gripping the branch and exhaling as if to muster courage to charge this enormous beast. Nine started to charge the beast and with the stick he was aiming for the one weak spot it could see and every creature had a weak point and that was the brain.
Running the few feet between them nine jumped in the air and was gripping the stick in both hand and thrust down towards his target with desperation to plunge the branch into its head. Nine had to make this work because if he did not he was as good as dead and no body would even know who he was.
using gravity to force the stick and his body closer to the lizard the branch finally made contact and suprisingly it met the mark and even more so a prtion of the branch disipeared and nine felt it go through but he wasn't done yet in case that wasn't enough he planted both feet on the lizards head and pushed on the stick with his body and at that time the beast acted like it was going to try anf flail to through this unknown enemy off of its head but the branch met its mark and seemed to pierce the brain as the lizards eyes froze and then its body tensed up and its camoflauge came undone and it fell to the ground as it was about a foot off the ground stuck to the side of the tree but now it layed on its back on the ground and didn't seem to move.
Nine would have continued to stab the branch further into its head just in case but when the lizard fell it landed on the branch and gravity did the rest of the work for them as the branch could be seen protruding from the other side of its now upturned body.
Out of breath nine fell back and layed there, and Huginn flew down and stood close by on the creature as if to take credit for the kill or to remind nine he wouldn't have been able to do that without him.
At that time nine didn't care about the bird or what it had to say nine was just happy that they were able to defeat it and he did it without any weapons from the system.Just when he was thinking that a bunch of notifications came up.
NOTICE
Deafeated a level 3 lizardman
level up
level up
level up
After he leveled up his fatigue was gone and his broken ribs seemed to be healed, he felt like he was brand new.
Is this the effect of the level up, its amazing , he thought
A reward will be distributed to your inventory for each level up and you will gain skill points accordingly which you can choose to distribute at any time.
Nine was ecstatic now he could see how the people who entered these towers gained so much power, the rewards were generous but the risk was great to of course.
Thinking about checking his stats and items but before he could do that the corpse of the lizardman started to evaporate. In its place were three items.
Moving closer to examine them he could now use his skill to see what they were and what abilities came with them.
1. 100 gold
2. set of lizard leather that can be turned into clothing with the command create function ( if it was a clean kill it may yield a unique skill)
3.Tooth knife of the ungabi tribe ( Acidic )
System open
name: Nine Health 7/10
race: human strength 3
class- stamina 3/5
Rank - dexterity 4
lvl 0-3 intelligence 5
attributes - stat points available 3
skills (translate) A rank, Shadow blend
Gear - ?
Clothing (rags) sneak shoes
Condition short of breath
Currency 0- 100 g