2 First fight

Run …

Or fight …

Running ,that what I was supposed to do in this situation , but where ?

I don't know what is waiting for me behind this fog , if I run carelessly I may encounter something more dangerous than this Zombie , or fell in a trap .

My last resort is to fight…

Melanie takes some steps backward and calmly she starts observing her foe ; Zombie usually don't need any weapon they depend only on their bare hands and teeth . The most important thing to know about them is that all of them are like wild animals they attack blindly any living thing, also their movement and reactions are slow but what caught Melanie's attention was his legs , one is injured , she noticed that when he uses the right leg to support his body , it slightly shakes . If Melanie had a head , an amused smiled would be seen on her face, Zombie doesn't fell pain , he clearly doesn't even know he was injured , and that little peculiarity will lead her to the victory .

The zombie get closer and closer, Melanie quickly picked a small stone from the ground and a sharp piece of wood from the coffin , she waited until he uses his right leg to walk before throwing the stone toward it , the zombie lost his balance but before he could fell on the ground , Melanie closed the distance between them with her full speed , the next second she pushed the wooden piece deep into his mouth and laid him on the ground .

The zombie started struggling which pushed her to drive the stake deeper into his mouth until he died .

Melanie sighed a heavily and was going to get up , but she suddenly stopped , she looked more attentively at the zombie's face , approaching her "head" closer to it, and then she froze .

_ Pumpkin? I have a pumpkin as a head !!!

Melanie looked at her appearance through the Zombie's eyes , although it's not that clear but you can hardly ignore the big , round , orange thing with a big smile and misvelous eyes carved on it .

She was shocked, but very soon she regained her calm demeanor , because even if she has a fruit as a head , she can't change it , at least for the time being .

TIC TIC TIC

The sound resonated again in her head but this time it was followed by a voice , a no-human's voice;

( level up )

(5 Stat Points , have been obtained)

( Skill Analysis LV 1 , has been acquired )

(Condition completed, Host can receive an "Anima")

_What's a "Anima" ?

Without any delay the voice responded in her head:

("Anima" is the weapon used by the headless carver , to absorb souls from others beings and reinforce its own , it's created from the user's soul)

_By the way , what's a headless carver ?

Melanie was so affected by her "head" that she forgot to ask about her race.

( Headless carver is a spirit type monster, who lived specially in cemeteries , it gets its energy by absorbing souls )

_ So instead of sleeping and eating , I just need to absorb others people's soul , great . Then , where am I now ?

(The lost land )

_What's this place ?

(The lost land covers the western part of the continent , it's the landmark of many spirit type monsters )

_ Okay ,and …. Why am I here?

No reply .

Melanie didn't really expect a reply , her former life ended miserably and somehow she reincarnates in this strange world , it doesn't matter why , the fact that she is still alive and freed from her past is more important . Although she become a monster , that won't stop her from living fully her new life with a new beginning .

Today ,she won her first battle in this new world ,

What a pleasant feeling ! To fight and emerge victorious , but that doesn't mean thing will remain like this , in the future she will probably encounter many dangerous situations and a lot of ferocious monsters , that why she must become stronger , much stronger to protect herself and live freely without fearing anything and anyone.

Melanie already set her mind to start preparing for the upcoming .

_System , I am ready to receive my Anima .