The Restart
In the middle of the jungle, Blake was planning how to proceed with his development.
'Firstly, jaguars used to be a strong predators, but now even a goblin that used to be one of the weakest races in the game "Outside The Simulation" can defeat them alone.
'Second, it's too naive to conduct research in the middle of the jungle, I have to find a cave or build something.
'Third, I have to take revenge.
'Ok, I think I will find a cave first to secure a refuge and try to take another jaguar as undead to use as cheap labor.
'I guess I will start searching near the river then, so I can get my jaguar the same way I got the last one. But where is the river?'
Blake then stopped and start to use the "Life and Death Energy Perception" that he had improved previously in order to achieve a wider area of search.
...
Meanwhile, Adam, who where also near the area those goblins were hunting, was practicing his fire magic when he felt the surge in spiritual power around him.
'Great! I just achieve Tier 3!
'System.'
[ System Window:
Name & Level: Adam - Starter Tier 3
Class: Fire Mage
Passive skills:
Mana perception (10%)
Mana Manipulation (5%)
Fire Manipulation (1%)
Active skills:
Ignition (10%)]
'I really am a genius! But those in the top 10 may have already surpassed me. I can't be too arrogant.'
Adam then felt a fluctuation in the mana around him that was bigger than the normal animals, so he stealthily approach it.
After arriving near it, Adam realized that it was a foreign race, a goblin. The goblin was holding two stone knives and looking around carefully as if he was looking for something.
Adam remember what John said about the invasion of other races, and different than Blake, Adam didn't doubt anything about that information.
Adam then tried to approach the goblin carefully to make a sneak attack. But he was noticed by the goblin when he was around three meters away.
The goblin directs thew one of his knives and jumps forward, attacking him with the other knife in his hands.
Adam, dodge the knife instantly. When he saw the goblin jumping in his direction he direct clapped his hand. The moment his hand touched one another fire emerge from both hands causing an explosion.
The explosion wasn't big, but enough to throw the goblin backward.
Adam then ran in the goblin's direction, and just after the goblin landed, Adam kicked him with all his strength. Moreover, the moment his foot touched the goblin another explosion, bigger than the last one, occurred.
The goblin was thrown at a tree just a few centimeters behind him. He hit the tree so hard that it cracked. The goblin then fell lifeless on the floor.
'I thought those foreign races were strong...
'How does this weakling put any pressure on the human race?'
Adan then put the stone knives in his pocket and turn around to leave. He went hunting for something to eat. He wasn't so hungry to eat a goblin but needed calories to continue with his training.
...
The same group of four Goblins that attacked Blake was standing still in the middle of the jungle.
No one dared to make a noise until the goblin holding a sword spoke.
"Where's Gobin now?"
"He went to take a look around again to find any human." another goblin answered.
"Shit! It's been too much time already. Let's go search for him. It will be dark in no time, by then we need to be at the village."
Then the four goblins departed.
...
It's been a few hours since Blake reappeared from the hall castle, he still had to find a cave. He used his skill "Life and Death Energy Perception", but it only helped him find the river and the two jaguars.
He was surrounded by two jaguars that he could kill on the way using the same trick with a capybara.
Blake was racing to find this cave because it was already late and the sun would set in no time.
However, while he was carefully searching, he felt the life energy of the silhouette of a snake. He already saw some snakes during his time in the jungle, but this one was different. It was bigger. He thought that it could be an anaconda, which would be a great increment to his undead bodyguards. But when he arrived near the snake, he froze.
This wasn't an anaconda. It was a king-cobra.
'I've seen it in a book about the most poisonous animals in the world. Shit! I thought we were in a jungle in South America because of the jaguars and capybaras, but this snake only appears in Asia...
'I guess it was my mistake to think the biodiversity would be the same distribution as the preview word. The world itself is the same, and the species too. However, probable the migration of the species is different.
'Or maybe we are actually in a controlled jungle created by those self-proclaimed human deities, and they specially transported some dangerous species inside.
'That makes more sense, otherwise how a foreign race, that could space travel to invade Earth, uses STONE knives.
'But that is a good opportunity!'
Blake then thought of some experiments he wanted to try.
Firstly, he direct ordered one of the jaguars to get near to it. He wanted to verify if the poison would affect the undead.
The jaguar got near to the king-cobra, and looked in another direction, giving the snake a chance to attack.
The snake, direct bite the jaguar. The moment it bit, the jaguar jumped backward to prevent the king-cobra to roll up around it. The other jaguar direct appear and together they limited the snake's movement.
And, as Blake imagined, the poison did not work.
'The poison did not affect the jaguar in any way, probably because the undead energy modified the cell tissue.
'It's a fact that cells have life for themselves and are constantly reproducing, forming more cells, and dying.
'Since the undead energy absorbed the cell's death energy before merging with it, and considering the fact that new injuries are not naturally healed by the undead body, we can conclude that the circle of the cell does not happen when it is inserted with undead energy.
'The cells may not be able to be corroded since it is already dead, but the undead energy keeps it working the same way it used to work when it was alive.'
Then a surge of energy happened inside Blake, and his spiritual energy overflowed to the outside of his body. He felt as if a barrier was broken inside.
'System'
[ System Window:
Name & Level: Blake - Starter Tier 3
Class: Necromancer
Passive skills:
Life and Death Energy Perception (10%)
Undead Energy Manipulation (1%)
Death Energy Manipulation (1%)
Active skills:
Undead Creation (10%)
My Undead Creation (4%)]
'Wow, that little improvement allowed me to improve a Tier?
'I guess they really are high level...'
Blake then ordered the jaguars to kill the king-cobra by biting its body, to prevent to damage the snake's head, where it produce its poison.
A few moments later the king-cobra had turned into one of the Blake's undead.
Blake didn't lose any second and wanted to test if the king-cobra's poisonous propriety remain. He thought that testing it on insects that were around wouldn't be effective. So he used his perception to search for a capybara or other small animal around.
He sensed some lemurs in a tree near them. He didn't think twice and went to capture them for his experiment.
Since the lemurs were on a tree the jaguars weren't helpful. In addition, It was already becoming dark, he had to be quick.
Then he remembered that snakes could climb trees, and thought it was perfect.
He ordered the snake to climb the tree and just poisonous one of the lemurs. He wanted to make an experiment, not a slaughter.
The snake then climbed the tree and sneakily bit one of the lemurs while the others ran away. The lemur that was bit instantly died.
Blake was very happy with the results. The poison in a king-cobra was enough to kill an elephant. Besides, killing with poison could, theoretically, help the animals keep more of their previous strength after turning into undead.
Traumatized by previous experiences, Blake direct left where they were in search of a cave.
Thankfully, just as the total darkness of the night was about to descend he found a cave. But it wasn't empty, there was a tiger sharpening its claws in a fallen tree just in front of the cave.
Blake was twice happy. He couldn't find any other predator except the jaguars in the whole jungle. He thought they were the only ones there were.
He direct ordered the jaguars to surround the tiger.
The tiger showed no fear since it probably thought that they weren't enough to kill it. However, as the tiger was preparing to fight the jaguars, the king-cobra sneakily approach it.
The tiger died before even knowing what happened.
Blake quickly transformed the trigger into an undead and smiled. He was happy because it seems the undead tiger didn't lose any strength. It was moving as freely as it was before death. Of course, it would just be sure after a comparison of strength between the undead tiger and a living tiger.
Blake then got into the cave and ordered the jaguars to hunt for food. Even though this order was a bit complex, hunting was still a natural knowledge from every predator, including the jaguar. Besides, Blake noticed that telepathic communication wasn't about verbal communication, but the transmission of intentions.
So Blake transmitted the intention to order them to hunt his food, and the jaguar followed it. Meanwhile, Blake prepares a bonfire and piled some leaves to make an improvised bad, while the tiger and king-cobra protect him.
Today was a long day, and Blake just wanted to rest.