Dragon Meat

Instantly, the taste consumed him, he couldn't think, could hardly breath, it was sublime. Suddenly, his body felt like it was on fire, lava was sliding down his throat and deep into his very being. A massive amount of energy and vitality was building up, his blood was boiling and flowing fast enough and with enough force to crush steel, his skin started bubbling in blisters, his bones cracked apart and joined back together, then repeating the process a hundred times a second. he felt like if he didn't vent this he would explode.

There wasn't much time to think, he stored the meat, used Illusion Barrier, set his Job to Warrior, and set his goal to exhausting his energy. His mind went blank as he howled in primal rage. When his mind came back to him, he found himself bathed in blood and intestines, it was hard to tell how many corpses were in the area as they had all been shredded apart. He was certain if he didn't have Nausea Resistance he'd have bowled over puking by now.

Jim decided to check the log to see just what had happened.

[Massive Energy Surge Detected, Converting...]

[Intimidating Presence Level Up]

[Intimidating Presence Has Reached Level 6]

[Punch Level Up]

[Punch Level Max]

[Punch Derivation Skill Failed, Requirements Not Met]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Kick Skill Obtained]

[Kick Level Up]

[Kick Level Max]

[Kick Derivation Skill Failed, Requirements Not Met]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Body Slam Skill Obtained]

[Body Slam Level Up]

[Body Slam Level Max]

[Body Slam Derivation Skill Failed, Requirements Not Met]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Shoulder Tackle Skill Obtained]

[Shoulder Tackle Level Up]

[Shoulder Tackle Level Max]

[Unarmed Combat Lv. Max, Punch Lv. Max, Kick Lv. Max, Body Slam Lv. Max, Shoulder Tackle Lv Max, Qi Manipulation Lv Max Confirmed - Beast Assault Obtained]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Dodge Skill Obtained]

[Dodge Level Up]

[Dodge Has Reached Level 3]

[Heightened Senses Level Up]

[Heightened Senses Level Max]

[Heightened Senses Lv. Max, Mental Map Lv. Max Confirmed - Conditions Fulfilled - Mental Map Functions Expanded]

[Heightened Senses Derivation Skill - Instinct Obtained]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Stench Resistance Level Up]

[Stench Resistance Level Max]

[Stench Resistance Derivation Skill - Alpha Scent Obtained]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Indomitable Will Level Up]

[Indomitable Will Has Reached Level 3]

[Great Physical Resistance Level Up]

[Great Physical Resistance Has Reached Level 2]

[Unarmed Combat Level Up]

[Unarmed Combat Level Max]

[Unarmed Combat Derived Skill - Body Movement Obtained]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Body Movement Level Up]

[Body Movement Has Reached Level 7]

[Automatic Recovery Level Up]

[Automatic Recovery Level Max]

[Automatic Recovery Derivation Skill Failed, Requirements Not Met]

[Congratulations Host, Host Has Achieved Maximum Level In A Skill, Skill Max Gift Pack x 1 Awarded]

[Warrior Job Level Up]

[Warrior Job Has Reached Level 32]

[Energy Converted - Dragon Strength Skill Obtained, Dragon Body Skill Obtained]

'Good God, what happened while I was out of it?' He started moving to pick up the magic stones littered all around, using Parallel Processing he started activating Appraisal on the new skills.

[Beast Assault Lv. 1]

[Projects Primal Qi Towards Target]

[Instinct Lv. Max]

[Subconscious Alert Formed From Refined Senses]

[Alpha Scent Lv. Max]

[User Emits A Strong Scent, Effect Increases With Strength]

[Body Movement Lv. 7]

[Improved Reflexes And Bodily Control]

[Dragon Strength Lv. Max]

[Dragon Qi Infusion, Grants Mythical Strength]

[Dragon Body Lv. Max]

[Dragon Qi Infusion, Grants Mythical Defense]

There must be thousands of magic stones picked up, most of them were low quality but a handful were common. Perhaps more disturbing than the large number of enemies slain is that his main level didn't increase. Jim headed outside of the Illusion Barrier, he wasn't sure whether he'd want to eat any more dragon meat in the future, losing his mind from a single bite was too scary. His body was sore and drained of energy. He pushed himself to take a shower and use clean magic on top of that, then crawled into bed and fell asleep quickly.

Jim was groggy when he woke up, he headed over to the computer and started listening to some songs while his breakfast was being prepared in cooking assist. Checking his email, he noticed that he'd received a dozen from the address that bought his previous painting.

"Hello Sir, I would like to purchase any more works you may have on hand."

"I am willing to pay handsomely, just name your price."

"Sir, please respond!"

Bill was in trouble, a painting he purchased on a whim had completely blown away everyone at his most recent party, the feeling you get when looking at it is indescribable, you could get lost in it for hours, and everyone did. Now they're expecting more of the same for the upcoming next party, but he has no connection with the artist who created it. Becoming frantic, he ended up sending a barrage of emails to the man who sold it, *Ba-ding*, "He responded!"