The golden light surrounded his tiny body, filling him with excitement.
"Yes! This is it! Finally, I'll evolve into something badass!"
His feathers rippled, his body tingled, and his system rang out—
[Congratulations! You have evolved!]
He held his breath.
"...Alright, let's see my new form!"
The golden glow faded.
He looked down at himself.
…
He was still a chicken.
"…Wait, what?"
He lifted his tiny wings.
Still the same.
Checked his legs.
Still the same.
"HELLO?! SYSTEM?! WHERE THE HELL IS MY EVOLUTION?!"
[New Skills Acquired!]
• (Active) Predator's Curse – Any predatory monster nearby will be unnaturally drawn to you.]
• (Passive) Draconic Presence (Dormant) – An aura that instills instinctual fear into lower-tier creatures. Effect currently minimal.(not visible on mc)]
He froze.
Then, he read the skill again.
"...Predators will be unnaturally drawn to me?"
His chicken brain took a second to process that.
Then—
"ARE YOU TELLING ME I'M JUST A WALKING BUFFET NOW?!"
What kind of dumbass skill was this?! He was already struggling to survive, and now every carnivore in the area would be magnetized to him?!
His tiny wings trembled in fury.
"This isn't an evolution! This is a goddamn nerf!"
But before he could curse the system any further—
ROOOOOAAAR!
His body froze.
A massive, bear-like beast pushed through the trees, its glowing red eyes locked onto him.
It was already drooling.
[High-Tier Beast: Bloodmaw Grizzly]
[Threat Level: EXTREME]
He swallowed hard.
Then—THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
From the left, a pack of Shadowfang Panthers emerged.
From the right, a giant vulture swooped down, eyeing him like dinner.
He looked at the system notification again.
"...Predators will be unnaturally drawn to me."
This wasn't just a bad skill.
This was a goddamn death sentence.
His tiny body trembled.
Then, he did the only thing he could.
"FUUUUUUUUUUUCK!"
He turned and ran.
And so, the world's most unlucky chicken evolution officially began…