"Fuck! Fuck fuck fuck!"
Komo feel like crying. No, he actually did right now that as he struggled to keep his dear life!
Right now, along with his half eaten breakfast, sand and other corpses, Komo was still in the monster jaw. But it won't be long before he'll get forced to go further inside, and he can already feel it from the tongue's movement below him.
Sand got into his only left eyes, bloodied corpses suffocating him, Komo barely able to move. However, he still crawled in the darkness to survive.
And he didn't do it blindly.
The monster's jaw was long, so if he go straight, he'll found what he seek.
And he did.
Komo felt that his surrounding became even wet and he push himself into the monster's throat. Sensing such forceful action, the monster struggled and contracting a bit to swallow him.
However did Komo seek death? No.
Just as he was about to be swallowed, Komo found a gap towards the monster's gills and he grabbed it tightly. Though it was not really gills, just normal nose. But since this creature lives inside sand, their nose exist behind their lower jaw and it's covered in thick fur.
The hole was big enough for him, and just as he entered there hurriedly, all that entered the giant jaw finally got swallowed in one gulp.
"…."
Komo didn't even have energy to spare to curse.
He just curled up there, sobbing, blind, all while nothing but pain and discomfort covered him.
"Fuck, I must be the most unfortunate reincarnated person ever! Damnit!"
After crying for a bit more, he cleaned his eyes slowly and looked around. As expected, he can't see a thing. At night the crescent moon at least still hanging there, but here? Komo sure that this creature didn't just burrow deep but burrowed very really deep.
"…."
He wanted to scream, but after all, what would happen if this creature realized his existence?
"…shit, what should I do now?!"
Going out of there obviously out of question. If they really deep underground, then clearly the dangers was even greater than what was lurking around his nest. And how would he moved underground anyway? He can't even swam underwater, not to mention here!
With his clumsy movement, it'll be certain death swarm of Kalasir attacked, not to mention if creature like this followed.
Waiting? That was even more ridiculous.
Wait for what? Night? He'll be very dead once this creature go out to partying tonight and he got caught in these night creature's routine dance.
"Ahhh…"
Komo crying even more.
He felt so despaired right now, but he can't even speak loudly in fear of being noticed.
And his tongue was practically gone!
It's hurt as hell even to cry!
Afraid, he's so scared!
"Huff! Huff! Don't be like that, ME! Let's think this thorough!"
Forcing tears to stop, he inhaled deeply.
But just a moment later, he sobbed uncontrollably again.
"Sytem… that's right! System! Help me, System!"
And as if it had been waiting for his call…
[Ding! Detected that Host has enough biomass, level-up conditions are met. This process will take 20 minutes, please ensure the safety of surrounding environment before leveling up.]
[Do you want to level up?]
Komo didn't even hesitate to answer.
"Yehs!"
Immediately, heat spreads through his body rampantly like hellfire. However compared to before, Komo didn't overreacted. He just curled up, biting his own tail so that he won't shout.
Twenty minutes later, the heat gradually receding and he sighed in relief. But then…
[Ding! Detected that Host has enough biomass, level-up conditions are met. This process will take 30 minutes, please ensure the safety of surrounding environment before leveling up.]
[Do you want to level up?]
Komo didn't really surprised.
After leveling up, his wounds all healed but he still feel low. However he didn't overwhelmed now and able to think calmly.
"Show my attributes."
[Level: 3
- Biomass: 45/30
- Skill Points: 5
- Body length: 45cm
- Diameter: 15cm
- Strength: 10
- Defense: 18
- Speed: 6
- Skill: [Armour skin · 1/5].]
Combining last night previous experience, he finally got a gist of how the system works.
"Leveling up requires biomass ten times level value, same case with time it took in the process, then getting five skill points from it? Should I got another skills? …no, system, was there any skills priced at 10 point above?"
[Host, your level is too low; Skills are unlocked by levels. Once you hit level 11, the available skills will be deleted and refreshed to higher tier skills.]
"So that's it."
A plan brewing in his mind.
"Fuck, why is it have to be so complicated anyway? Character should only need to kills monster to level up and all, what all these biomass bullshit!"
That's what he said, but still answered System.
In an instant, familiar heat spreading through. Half an hour later, a brand new, shiny armored Komodo lying there lifelessly.
"Sleep… ah, I'm so spent… tired…"
Tears flowed again from his fresh healed eyes but he didn't even bother to wipe it.
"Damn, if I ever met a civilization in this world, I'll life like a king! System, show me the Skills list!"
Almost an hour later, he made up his mind.
"Activate [Size Manipulation] skill and upgrade it one time"
Just like that, his hard earned skill points gone. But compared to before, there was no pain or blood. Even Komo was surprised, he thought there'll be another pain for today's breakfast!