GOING ON THE WAY TO THE HERBIVORE ISLAND P2

After increasing his strength after leveling up, Fer prepared to set sail for the herbivore island where he would settle for a long time.

It was almost two in the afternoon, and the sun's rays struck Fer's body with all their might as he ran and walked along the seashore. But if someone looked closely at Fer's body, they would notice that he showed almost no symptoms of heatstroke after spending so much time under the scorching sun.

Every time he walked along the beach, Fer looked at the map every few minutes to orient himself and not get lost at any moment on the way.

But as time went by, Fer noticed that something was wrong. It wasn't a threat of a dinosaur, but no matter how much he ran or walked along the shore, it seemed like the terrain changed constantly but at the same time didn't. It was quite strange for him, who had never experienced such odd things.

What reassured him most was seeing his coordinates move, but even though Fer relaxed because of this, he frowned as he conducted a small experiment, watching the map at all times to check his coordinates in real-time.

And to his surprise, even after running for more than 10 seconds, the arrow indicating his location only moved a little; if Fer hadn't been paying attention, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

You should know that his current speed was 12 meters per second, and when he ran for 10 seconds straight, he covered 120 meters. If it were in the game, the arrow would have marked his movement over that distance with a simple glance. But now, after covering the 120-meter distance, the arrow indicating his location barely moved at all with a simple look.

That only meant one thing…

Snap…

"Tck, it seems that I'm not the only one who has changed."

"Although the map is the same, it seems the island's size has expanded by about 10 times if my guess is correct," Fer said, clicking his tongue with anticipation in his eyes, but also his internal danger radar heightened by a level.

"If the island really increased in size, then my time to reach the herbivore island may be delayed by a few more days of walking," Fer said, looking at the map a bit helplessly.

However, even if the island expanded by about 10 times, Fer wouldn't give up just because of this. The place where he would be safest was on the herbivore island, so naturally, Fer wouldn't give up so easily.

Since it would take a while to reach the herbivore island, Fer wouldn't just keep running and that's it. As he walked or ran along the shore path, Fer killed some groups of dodos here and there, as well as two lystrosaurus that were male and female and were away from other creatures.

The total experience from everything he killed made his experience rise quite a bit until it reached 655.8/360, and next to it was the number 3, meaning he had 3 points to increase his stats.

It was almost ten at night, and as the sun set on the horizon, darkness flooded the world, allowing all nocturnal creatures to energize themselves to hunt other creatures for food.

Fer had made preparations beforehand; he didn't let time slip away. So, 40 minutes before it got dark, Fer collected some missing materials to make the wooden spike wall. In reality, he only needed wood, so he didn't have to take too long to gather wood with the stone axe at hand.

When he finished gathering wood, he made only 3 wooden walls, not for lack of materials, but because he found a gap between two large stones about 5 meters long, forming a V, with only some wooden spikes to have a comfortable and spacious shelter for one night. 

The only downside was that it didn't have a roof for cover, but Fer didn't mind and simply set up a small campfire with a simple sleeping bag well placed to settle down without any issues.

He put raw meat and wood in the campfire to get cooked meat. Although he could continuously feed on berries, Fer preferred eating cooked meat over wild berries. Besides, constantly eating berries would make him quickly grow tired of them, which would make it difficult in the future.

…

Since he had done everything in advance, he now had plenty of time to upgrade points to some stats calmly.

Fer opened his inventory and saw his complete stats.

NAME: FER

LEVEL: 8

EXPERIENCE: 724/360 -4-

HEALTH: 300/300

ENERGY: 300/300

OXYGEN: 100/100

FOOD: 46/100

WATER: 99/100

WEIGHT: 0/100

MELEE DAMAGE: 150%

MOVEMENT SPEED: 200%

CRAFTING SPEED: 100%

FORTITUDE: 20.0

STAMINA: 0/200

Fer thoughtfully rubbed his chin, considering which stat to raise with his current 4 points.

"The first thing I should raise is my speed. Although my speed isn't slow, it's also not enough to escape from all dangers. 

Besides, there could be a dinosaur faster than me, and if I encounter that kind of dinosaur, I'd almost certainly be dead," Fer thought seriously, and with that thought, he directly added 2 points to movement speed.

The speed increased from the original 200% to 300% after adding the two points to speed. 

Fer wasn't surprised at all, as he knew that some stats had a boost in the early levels, and later that boost disappeared with level increases. This so-called boost was only for a specific stat; other stats increased differently.

The points instantly reduced by 2, and after carefully considering it for a few minutes, Fer added 1 point to the oxygen stat, which made it increase from the original 100 to the current 300 in one go.

And with the last point, he added it to the melee damage stat, which increased from the original 150% to the current 200% melee damage.

He added a point to oxygen because later he would need to cross a large stretch of water to reach another shore. With his original 100 oxygen, he could only last a short time underwater, but now the duration had tripled compared to before.

And regarding melee damage, it goes without saying; he needed the highest damage to defend himself from dangers, even when his speed was increased to 300%, it wasn't enough. As the saying goes, "The best defense is a good offense."

If all enemies are dead before he dies, then problems are no longer problems.

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After exiting the menu, Fer felt a familiar current coursing through his entire body, focusing on his lungs and muscles simultaneously.

The refreshing effect didn't last long and slowly disappeared, leaving a dazed Fer who was enjoying the wonderful sensation that coursed through his body.

Calming his emotions after the excitement, Fer opened the campfire menu to take the freshly cooked meat and placed it in his inventory in slot 0-9 to taste the freshly made meat.