5 [2] Evil finds a way.
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Chapter 5.
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[Activating 'Glutton (D+)' skill].
[Would you like to absorb the Soul of the Alpha Griffin?]
[Yes / No]
A slight smile crept across my face.
'Yes.'
My claw hit [Yes] and the pop-pop closed as another opened.
[Number of Souls in Possession - 1/15]
[You've absorbed the Alpha Griffin's soul].
[Experience increased by 50%]
[Strength Increased by 10.]
[Stamina Increased by 10.]
[Agility Increased by 10.]
My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
50 percent Experience? Named monsters really are something else.
Even this guy is weak.
I suppose I should start hunting more of them?
My smile grew into a beaming grin.
While the System's notifications seemed endless, stretching out before me, I kept them open.
Why don't I just close them? The answer is simple.
Because of the small drops of water that suddenly began to fall, the weather started to close in, with dark clouds appearing to ruin my day.
I drag the griffin's huge body back to my cave.
I looked at him with disdain.
I didn't feel those emotions again, only the Owl Bear gave me that feeling of blood boiling with adrenaline and my heart beating with joy.
I think it was because I was weak at the time...
I have no doubt that at that moment it was the characteristics of a Dragon at work.
Anyway.
It didn't matter because I threw the griffin's body into one of the walls and lay on the floor, facing the entrance, watching the heavy rain.
My house was full of bones of different kinds, I'd have to clean it up at some point.
Meanwhile, I turned my eyes back to the entrance, the rain was falling heavily outside and there was no sign of it stopping.
''The rain smells really good.''
I say softly.
I made use of my tail and pulled his body close to me.
I easily twisted off one of its hind legs, pulled it out, and ate it with big bites.
Honestly, why am I not disgusted by raw meat?
Or rather, I think the meat is better this way
Maybe it's something like a hunter's instinct.
I have no way of making a fire, so it doesn't matter.
Now that I'm here, eating my feast, I turn my attention to the notifications.
...My eyes can't help but twitch, I've really got something good.
[You Acquired the Achievement: ''Ruler of the Heavens'']
[Ruler of the Heavens]
Description: The Old One Dies, a New Ruler Rules!
- Increases Movement Speed while in the sky by 40%.
- +25 to all Stats.
[You Acquired the Achievement: ''Slayer of Kings''].
[Slayer of Kings]
Description: An Achievement given to anyone who has killed a King.
Long live the King!
- +10 to all Stats.
''... 35 Extra Points were so easily acquired, man, I'm loving this system~''
(///￣ ￣///)
''...Uhh? System?''
[Yes, Master?]
''What was that?''
[What?]
''What? ...Forget it.''
[Right.]
Leaving the subject aside, I say. ''Status.''
[Status].
[Name]: [Helel]
[Race]: [Vampiric Dragon]
[Level 20] [Experience: 05.00%]
[ Statistics ]
Strength: 100 → 110 (+60) [+]
Stamina 100 → 110 (+60) [+]
Agility 100 → 110 (+60) [+]
Mana: 25 (+60) [+]
[Skills]: [Freak of Nature (Ex)] [Glutton (D+)] [Hemokinesis (B)] [Vampiric Drain (D+)]
Extra Points: 108
Achievements: 7
Money: 0
...I opted to stand my ground and not spend my points for now.
I devoured the flesh of one of the legs entirely, only the bone remained, threw it away, and picked up the other leg.
Curious about something, I called up my [Skill Page] and tapped on the skill in question.
[Glutton]
[Level D+] [Experience: 75.00%]
Description: Your hunger seems to know no bounds and you'll eat anything you come across.
Additional skill (1): You can absorb the souls of the dead and use them as you wish.
Additional Skill (2): You can permanently increase your stats by devouring the souls of the dead.
Additional Skill (3): By devouring the souls of the dead, you can randomly obtain one of the skills of the dead.
...My claw went through the Holographic Screen when I tried to poke it.
"How low is that exactly...? I muttered with my mouth full.
I'd better raise the skill level to the maximum, maybe that would help.
Finally, there was one last pop-up.
[Select your Racial Skill!]
[Poisonous Blood ]
[Breath of Fire]
[Draconic Aura of Fear]
I chose [Draconic Aura] without thinking twice.
[Draconic Aura of Fear]
[Level E] [Experience: 00.00%]
Skill Effect: Enriches low-level, low-intelligence creatures.
Decreases all of the target's Stats by 60%.
''Oh! I exclaimed.
I had chosen this skill because I thought it would be better than [Poison Blood].
So I decided to sleep until this rain passed.
I lowered my head to the height of my paws and used them as a support to take a quick nap.
The melody of the rain was pleasantly soothing.
* * *
After Helel closed his eyes, he went into an evolution due to the recent large increase in statistics.
So, for a week, Helel spent sleeping while undergoing a major change in his appearance.
He grew a lot in size.
He reached a height of 20 meters.
The cave he used as a home became cramped due to his sudden increase in size.
His body became more robust, his black scales became more resistant and gained an extra shine.
His crimson-red claws became stronger and larger.
His long tail now had thorns.
Suddenly, the cave began to shake as Helel woke up.
His eyelids fluttered, then opened to reveal blood-red eyes, eyes so fierce that those with a weak heart would lose consciousness, even the strongest and bravest men would be paralyzed, causing them to tremble with fear, reducing them to mere children.
''...Why has it become so tight?'' He grumbled. ''No, I've grown too big...''
- How long was I asleep? Helel's thoughts.
[A whole week, Master.]
Helel sighed.
To think that he would sleep for a whole week.
Helel shook his head.
''Has there been any change in my [Status]?'' Helel asked.
[Yes, Master.]
[I recommend that Master leaves this cave and then looks at your status].
''Hm~''
Helel moved!
Bam!
The cave he was in was completely destroyed!
Debris fell on his body, but no damage was done.
He quickly got out of the crumbs that were his home.
''Everything has become so small.''
Snore.
His stomach rumbled, urgently demanding food.
Without a second thought, Helel spread his immense wings, which stretched 40 meters from one end to the other.
Helel moved those powerful limbs and took flight.
Quickly gaining height, Helel began to search the night sky for prey.
The moon was full and shone like a precious stone as the soft moonlight shone down on Helel. It illuminated his form.
The stars in the sky sparkled in the cosmos like tiny diamonds.
After a few minutes, Helel found prey, but it wasn't what he was looking for.
It was people.
It didn't matter because Helel would devour everything in his path.
Bam!
A large muffled sound rang out as Helel fell from the sky and posed in front of those people, raising a large cloud of dust.
''Protect the young lady!'' Said a voluptuous woman.
Other guards stood in front of her.
Helel noticed something about these people: They had an unholy smell about them.
Helel looked at the voluptuous woman from behind the cloud of dust.
'Yubelluna, Bomb Queen - Level 57.'
Yubelluna is a voluptuous woman with long wavy purple hair that falls down her back and matching eyes.
Helel immediately took an interest in these people.
A sadistic smile spread across his face.
['Draconic Aura of Fear (E)'. has been activated!]
[It hardens low-level, low-intelligence creatures.]
[As the target's resistance is high, the 'Aura of Draconic Fear' has been applied to a certain extent.]
[All Stats have been lowered by 40%].
A dark aura that swallowed up the light emanated from Helel.
Those most affected by this darkness were the weakest.
Helel's long, powerful tail swung like a whip, echoing a frightening, terrifying sound.
''Argh!''
''Ugh!''
[You defeated 2x Phenex Family Elite Guards].
[You received 10,000 Exp!]
[Activating Skill 'Glutton (D+)'].
[Number of Souls in Possession: 2/15]
Helel quickly collected the souls of the Guards and stored them for later use...
The dust cleared, revealing Helel's imposing figure.
''... Dragon?!'' Ravel Phenex shouted, terrified. ''Yubelluna, activate the teleport immediately!''
''Right!!''
''Nope~'' Helel mocked.
With supernatural speed for his size, Helel appeared behind Yubelluna.
Faster than she could react, he devoured her head with one bite, leaving only her body intact.
[You Defeated Yubelluna!]
[You've received 65,000 Exp!]
[Level Up!]
[Activating 'Glutton (D+)' skill].
[Number of Souls in Possession: 3/15]
The system notifications kept echoing in his mind.
When the memories entered his head...
However, Helel frowned in deep disgust at the sight of this woman having sex with a man.
''How unpleasant...!''
He spat out what was left of the woman's head.
All that remained of her was a face that was impossible to recognize.
''Kya!''
Ravel screamed in horror as he fell on her butt.
Ravel is a beautiful young woman with dark blue eyes and long blonde hair.
Reduced to this state, Helel loved it and engraved this deplorable image in his mind.
Approaching her calmly, Helel sensed an enveloping scent, a mixture of fear and desperation, permeating the air.
As another smell rose into the air, it was ammoniacal and sweet.
Helel opened his mouth, revealing an immeasurable emptiness...
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AN:
Volume 1 is finished.
Yay!
From the second volume onwards, a year will pass.
In the meantime, Helel will meet the villain of this world.
The two of them get along very well, and she'll do a few things for him, and he'll owe her a few favors.
After all, nothing in this world is free.
I've updated his status.
Kind of so I don't forget.
[Status].
[Name]: [Helel]
[Race]: [Vampiric Dragon]
[Level 21] [Experience: 10.00%]
[ Statistics ]
Strength: 110 → 160 (+60) [+]
Stamina 110 → 160 (+60) [+]
Agility 110 → 160 (+60) [+]
Mana: 25 → 75(+60) [+]
[Skills]: [Freak of Nature (Ex)] [Glutton (D+)] [Hemokinesis (B)] [Vampiric Drain (D+)]
Extra Points: 118
Achievements: 7
Money: 0
