Chapter 4
GASP!
Ehem! Ack! Ehek!
I spat water out of my mouth as oxygen began to circulate in my lungs.
Haa.. Haa... Haa...
I- I'm alive?
I can't believe it...
Haha!
I'm actually alive! Haha! fuck you nature!
I got up to look around me when suddenly I felt like I was taller from the ground.
Wait a second, I actually am taller now!
If before, I uses the be about 1 meter large then right now Im about 3 meters large!
What happened?
My arms were now longer than they used to be, as well as my muzzle which seemed sharper and longer.
Woah... This is freaky..
I woke up right beside the pond so I was able to see my reflection clearly.
Amazing... I look- I look amazing...
I look somehow much more.. majestic? and although the cuteness factor was still there, It felt like I gave the feeling of maturity and coolness.
Don't get me wrong. No way am I narcissist but the way I look right now, I find it very cool.
Aside from that, It seemed that I have gained another tail, this one seems like an energetic one.
I just got the other two settled down and now I have a third to take care of? Sigh..
Anyway, How did I become like this? did I evolve? but.. how?
All I remember was being on the pond with- OH THE SNAKE!
Jump up in alarm and immediately checked my surroundings. Nothing.
Where the hell is that son of a-
It was then did I just notice that something we tugging me on my leg.
Eeek!
I instinctively made a whimpering sound as I found he son of a bitch's body. Immediately, I dashed away but then stopped midway when I noticed that it wasn't moving anymore.
Huh?
That's weird, did it die?
I cautiously approached it and poked it with my paw.
Poke... poke, poke...
Phew...
As I sighed in relief, suddenly a large game-like message appeared above the snake's corpse.
[ Earth-spear Snake
Status: Dead ]
What's this, a message?
Come to think of it, the fat cat did say that this place was very similar to the video games we invented in earth.
Huh...
I wonder if.... Status!
...
Nothing, of course. It was dumb of me to-
Suddenly a long and large game-like message appeared in front of me that showed my information.
[ Name: Haruki Satoshi
Level: 7 EXP: 600/5600
Status: Alive
Race: 3-Tailed Mana Fox
HP: 1200/1200
Mana: 7000/7000
Attack Power: 9000
Skills: Mana Scratch (Lv. 1), Mana Bomb (Lv. 1), Tail-whip (Lv. 2), Gather (Lv. 4), Scavenge (Lv. 1), Intimidate (Lv. 2).
Titles: N/A
Blessings: N/A ]
I see so this is my stats...
Strangely, My mana has a large gap compared to my hp... Is that okay?
But I guess it would be fair if my skills are like this.
[ Mana Scratch Lv. 1
Condensing mana to your claws, It deals 180 True damage.
Skill Cast: 0.5s
Mana Cost: 300 Mana
Cooldown: 12s. ]
[ Mana Bomb Lv. 1
Condensing mana in your mouth, you will form a condensed mana bomb, it deals 600 True Damage.
Skill Cast: 12s
Mana Cost: 1200 Mana
Cooldown: 30m. ]
[ Tail-Whip Lv. 1
Depending on the level, it is a wide range attack that covers 80 damage to the opponent within range.
Skill Cast: Instant.
Mana Cost: 80 Mana
Cooldown: 3s ]
[ Intimidate Lv. 2
Can intimidate opponents for 20 s. Only effective towards opponents with 5 levels above user and opponents whose levels are below user.
Skill Cast: Instant
Mana Cost: 30
Cooldown: 30s ]
All of these were active skills, meaning could use them on the other hand, [ Gathering Lv.4 ] and [ Scavenge Lv.2 ] were passive.
Gathering helps higher encounters of rare materials while Scavenge adds additional satiation to the monsters I eat.
But.. When did I eat a monster?
I checked the snake, it was curled like a ball so I couldn't see if entirely.
But then when I moved it, I saw that it no longer had a head and had dried blood inside it's decapitated body.
H-how did it turn up like that? Judging from the way the missing head was attached, it was practically chewed off it's neck.
I looked around again in alarm.
Could it be? There's an even more savage monster around here?!
As I looked around, I once again found my reflection on the pond.
How come did I not notice this It was only then did I notice that the reddish fur on my mouth was no fur, it was blood stains.
I.. I did THAT?
No way... But I could still see some pieces of it's flesh stuck within my teeth.
Seriously?
I honestly don't recall anything...
How did I...
I tried biting a piece and it made me want to throw up, it was bitter and had solidified blood.
It was so... raw.
How did I eat this?
The taste was so bad, how did I manage to eat this?
There's no way I can eat this!
Grumble....
Is that... my stomach? Ho, Ho, ho... No way. No way, stomach. Even if you haven't eaten anything yesterday nor earlier morning, That doesn't mean you're gonna eat raw snake meat.
Nope, uh-uh.
Drip!
Huh?
I'm... drooling?!
No way, This can't be happening.
A small whiff of the snake's raw meat tickled my nose.
My mouth began to open and my body moved towards the body.
N-no.. I-.. I can't!
"Grrr..."
My mouth opening and shutting as saliva continuously dripped down.
I- I can't... I want to... NO- I CAN'T! ... I'm hungry.. EAT!
My mouth was already in contact with the meat.
I can't give In! I feel like if I go through with this, there's no going back.
C-control y-yoursewealf...
I struggled to raise my paw and prepare another punch to knock out my beast instincts.
EAT! EAT! EAT! EAT! EAT! EAT!
The paw was about to hit but my mouth suddenly moved faster.
It bit in and the blood and meat exploded in my mouth.
The foulness of both taste and smell almost made me drunk at a frightful degree.
My mouth continuously and greedily chomped down the body
Bite!
Chomp!
Gulp!
Bite!
Chomp...
I have completely let my animal instincts take over.... This is the worst.
-
Burp!
I lied down as I rested my bloated belly.
Well that was a total fuck fest.
It was so incredibly hard...
Controlling yourself when you're a literal animal, It's like doing drugs.
Now I know why animals are crazy when hungered.
Also, I really wish I unlocked this passive skill sooner...
[ Dull Tongue Lv. 2
This allows you to dull your taste by 20% ]
I'll need to level this to max immediately.