11 - Finally, some good fucking food...

Chapter 11 - Finally, some good fucking food...

Written By Curiostyx

~[The Wyrm]~

~=12 Hours Later=~

The Wyrm woke up from his deep slumber and immediately observed the surroundings, searching for any would-be threats.

Luckily, no one had found him.

After his disgusting feast, the Wyrm made his way up the river and discovered a myriad of caves and burrows littering the sides.

Various critters called these caves their homes, critters he wouldn't waste his SP messing with.

Yet there had been a few abandoned burrows, which were to be expected. So he immediately took up residence on the comfiest one as he marked his new lair.

By mark, it meant he pissed inside of it.

Though for some reason, his piss had been completely odorless. A peculiar trait of natural evolution, he concluded.

A trait that he was most thankful for, of course.

He felt overjoyed as he took a glance at his Status. His RSP had reached full capacity, and because his wounds had been sealed, a major part of his HP had naturally regenerated.

...It probably shouldn't work like that, but who was he to judge the biology of Dragon Shrimp?

His MP had also filled up, though it was still lacking a few points...

He didn't know what factors increased MP regeneration, but it probably had something to do with relaxation and the sort.

~HP - 39/50 ︱MP - 43/50 ︱ SP - 27/50 - 50/50~

Looking good, handsome~

Ugh...

Now that he had some personal time, he took a glance at his System panel.

'Damn, I have some really weird Titles...' That was an understatement. Kin Eater, Soul Devourer, Foul Feeder... What next, Loathsome Dung Muncher?

'Oh... Oh yeah! I completely forgot about this...' He muttered as his obsidian black eyes landed on a particular Skill.

『Chrysalis: 1 Available Pure Essence.』

'...'

'I wonder... Would this heal me completely?' In video games, Monster Evolutions would usually heal up the Monster to full health...

Though because of the lack of any Status changes after a level-up, he honestly doubted it would work like that.

Well, maybe it did but Chrysalis couldn't really be called "Real" Evolution.

Though there was always merit in trying. So in an instant, he willed the Skill to activate.

『Depleted Status Detected. Chrysalis is unable to activate.』

'...Bummer, but I guess it makes sense.' It could never be this easy...

The Wyrm felt hunger wash over him again as he stirred from his nap spot, climbing up from his hole-cum-house.

He was not going to eat shit today, not anymore.

The Wyrm appraised the surroundings as a multitude of small critters crawled around the various holes, feeding on the waste of those bigger.

Moss grew from the sides and covered the rocks, giving these little buggers some easy lunch, Lucky for them...

From small Crabs all the way to huge Starfish capable of swift movement, the ecosystem here was quite vast.

A vast menu, that is =)

With saliva practically dripping from his mouth, the Wyrm went into sneak mode as he made use of Solid Snake's teachings.

In this case, a box couldn't be found, so he had to make do with an abandoned shell.

The Rat-sized Wyrm lifted the spiral-patterned shell and hid inside of it, finally finding a use for his tiny form.

A minute, then a few minutes, then eventually half an hour passed as he waited for anyone foolish enough to come near.

His patience was finally rewarded as one of the swift Starfishes drew near, feeding upon the nearby moss.

Its form was akin to that of a crown of thorns, spikes jutted out from its tentacle-like legs as an avian beak pecked the ground, eating up the moss below.

In a certain way, it kind of looked like a hybrid between a Cephalopod and a Starfish.

'Yikes... Looks like a hentai monster...' The Wyrm muttered as he observed the feasting Starfish.

-Creak~!

The Starfish suddenly looked up with its non-existent eyes as it appraised the surroundings, it could have sworn that it just heard something heavy move...

Everything remained as it should be, so the Starfish returned to its meal.

-Creak~!

But then, it looked up again, this time fully distressed... Something was clearly here!

But what could it be?

Nothing looked out of the ordinary... The only thing that stuck out was an abandoned shell that the Starfish's more Evolved cousins used.

They were pretty common due to the fact that their wearer usually abandoned them after Evolution.

With this fact in mind, the Starfish returned yet again to its meal.

A fatal mistake, one that the Starfish wouldn't live to remember.

-BAM~!*

The Starfish looked up in surprise as the only thing its face could see was bright orange...

The sudden impact of the Fireball threw the Starfish from its position as the rocky walls of the surroundings were painted an erotic red, its blood staining them.

"Grargh...~!" The Starfish screamed in agony as the form of a Rat-sized Wyrm jumped on it, biting it down and clawing its face with a sadistic grin.

The fire did not hurt the Starfish, but the explosion that came with the impact sure did!

Of course, such a grin did not actually appear on his face. The Wyrm was incapable of producing such forms of complex body language, but that did not really matter.

"Roagh... GRAH!" The Starfish roared as its tentacles hugged the tiny Wyrm, covering him with spikes.

'Subarashi, just as planned...' The Wyrm could help but grin like Light Yagami himself as he sensed the Starfish's foolish maneuver.

'Heat Wrap!' Unfortunately, the protagonist wasn't as nearly as smart as he thought he was.

He forgot the Starfish was immune to Heat...

The Starfish felt intense heat building up in the Wyrm but was unbothered as its thorns penetrated the Wyrm's skin, painting the nearby lava red in blood.

But actually... This had been the plan the entire time.

The Wyrm was a pussy, he recognized this fact of life.

He wasn't like Natsume who could easily figure out how to fight in any situation, but he always had a trigger...

Pain.

'Discomfort!' The previous use of Heretical Magic was actually a spur-of-the-moment thing. Magicians were always wise and knowledgeable for a reason, but he had no knowledge to work with...

So he had to exploit the next best thing; instinct.

Instinct triggered by the sweet release of pain, motherfuckers!

"Ragh...!" The Starfish released a bellowing scream of shock as the sudden weight was added to his being.

The intuition kicked in as the Wyrm bolted from his previous position, he then grabbed the shell while he still had the chance and then cast another Discomfort to the dazed Starfish.

-BASH... BAM... BREAK~!*

Several guttural sounds were produced as the floor was dyed a sadistic crimson. He had bashed the Starfish's head with the shell.

-BOOM~!

But it twitched slightly, earning it another Fireball directly to the forehead.

『You have slain ~Elroe Belgram LV 3~ Experince Points awarded.』

He dropped the shell as a dreamy expression made its way onto his face.

'Finally, some good fucking food...' He muttered as he mentally prepared himself for the hearty meal.

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"Man, the Anime really did most of the designs dirty... just look at the Dragons. Araba became Bernard the Big Blue Dog and Rend became goofy agh fingers..." -Remark.

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