Think It's Pizza!
<WUHU !! I WON AND YOU DIDN'T!!> Alex mentally sang while taking a few small jumps around the rat's body.
Alex sat on top of the rat and looked at the menu of mutations, with his paw Alex navigated among the available mutations, among all possible options, all are basic, such as physically improving some of his aspects or having more limbs, improving bones, veins, etc.
Alex looked at some mutations that caught his attention, Reinforced Claws x1 -4Pm, Enhanced Vision x1 -1Pm, Reinforced Fangs x1 -1Pm, shortly after he accepted those three mutations and felt a burning sensation in his mouth, eyes, and claws, the sensation was as if boiling hot water on those parts in particular.
<DAMN!! THIS IS ANIMAL ABUSE, POLICE!!!> Alex broke his anger by hitting the body of the rat with his legs.
*PAT PAT PAT!!*x1000
"Growwrrr ~!" Alex's empty stomach roared like a Tiger, the growl of his own stomach scared Alex at the thought that a beast was on him.
<I never thought I would eat a rat... feel honored, the great Alex will eat you for survival!> Alex looked distastefully at the rat's body.
Alex brought his mouth to the rat's body <Think this is Pizza... PI-Pizza... IT'S PIZZA! JUST BITE AND SWALLOW FOR A DEMON, DO IT ALEX! YOU ARE A SUPER COOL POWERFUL CAT!!!> *Chomp!*
~20 miserable minutes of pure torture and pain~
<AGGH !! IT WAS NOT PIZZA!!!> In a corner of the cave, Alex hits the cave while trying to forget what happened.
<Why wasn't I born to be someone's rich pet? I CURSE YOU, DESTINY!!!> Alex started meowing fiercely while trying to curse.
<Reminder... don't improve the palate until I have within reach of my leg, some delicacies of seasoned or at least cooked food>
Alex repeated three times in his mind like it wasa mental note so as not to forget it easily and shortly after he continued on his way to search for a way out of the cave or dungeon.
After a long walk through the cave, Alex found a crossroads of 6 roads, in the center where the paths intersect, there is a space like a baseball stadium, in that space, there are only rocks and a few mushrooms growing in the walls with some fluorescent moss.
On the roof of the cave there is a giant stalactite from which water drips into a mini lake in the center where there are several wild plants, but no sign of any living being.
Alex looked at the confusing place, it is literally an oasis but there is no monster or animal fighting for it. Alex approached with caution, when he was about to get out of his way and enter the crossing, Alex felt that there is a muddy substance like a wall that pushes him back.
<NO LORD!! YOU CANNOT TELL ME WHAT NOT TO DO!! I ALREADY LOOK AT THAT SWEET WATER AND NOW IT IS MINE!!> Alex clenched his teeth and began to advance, step by step, the sensation of resistance only increased, until Alex managed to take more than four steps within the crossing, the feeling of resistance disappeared, but several messages appeared.
[ALERT! ALERT! ALERT! MONSTER OUT OF CONTROL OF THE DUNGEON!! ELIMINATING CONNECTION WITH THE MONSTER TO AVOID MORE PROBLEMS! THE MONSTER WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREA IS NOW CONSIDERED AN ENEMY!!-]
Alex looked at the messages without understanding, but when the message was cut, a sense of danger surrounded him, but as it appeared, it also left.
<What the fuck!?...> Alex looked confused towards the cave for various minutes, suddenly Alex's light bulb went on and he began to review the basic knowledge in his mind.
<Dungeon, oasis ... dungeon, oasis ... AHA!>
[////Dungeon////]
Complex structure connected to the mana veins of the planet normally built by The Core [Dungeon Masters] to obtain Vital Energy, the dungeon will generate monsters which will follow the will of the dungeon and will be the dungeon's attack force to eliminate to any type of living being that enters the cave.
Many times of dungeons are out of control and absorb too much mana, which makes an over population of monsters and when they are killed, they will become anything... since the mana is everything and at the same time it is nothing.
Sometimes the monsters leave their bodies and it is considered the best loot since you can get many resources from a monster body.
The bodies within a dungeon only last 2 hours before they are absorbed by the Dungeon.
[//// Oasis-Safe Space ////]
Room where the dungeon monsters should not enter, it is said that the god of the dungeons lost against the goddess of life in a bet and that is why the dungeons have these rooms to be able to give a chance of survival to the races that explore the Dungeons.
The dungeon masters consider that space as their greatest shame but they are fair when making bets or deals, so a lot of race explores their dungeons since if they manage to overcome a floor, the dungeon will reward them with something.
...
<I have messed it up... Blessed water! I hope that you have a sweet taste at least> Alex ran out to the water pond and started trying to drink water.
"Pufff ~" Alex snorted, while choking on the water, he had tried to drink water like a human, but now he can't anymore and he just ends up with water on his nose.
<Puagh!!... you dare to reveal yourself!> Alex started hitting the water, but it only caused small fluctuations in the water pond.
<OH DEAR GODDESS!!! THIS TASTES LIKE SODA!!> Alex shouted happily in his mind as he drinks, the taste of the water caused him to forget his previous trauma.
<Agh ~ Now I want a pizza with extra cheese and I can consider this place a paradise> Alex thought as he lies on the floor and appreciates the view of the safe room.
<It's weird that here inside the safe room, I can smell a sweet scent, but when I came here, I could only smell the smell of other animals and monsters>
"Grrr~" <NOOOO!!> Alex began to wallow on the floor because of the hunger he feels and knows that he will have to eat raw meat.
Alex looked at the exits and began to think about which one to choose.
<I have always liked the number 8 and half of 8 is four, so I will go this way> Alex began to leave the safe room while trying to stick to the ground as much as possible and moved stealthily.
A sense of danger permeated the cave, once he left the safe room, grunts and claw sounds began to flood the dungeon, quite the opposite of when he was still part of the dungeon.
Suddenly several steps were heard of more than one creature coming running in the opposite direction of Alex's.
The sound became clearer, until the smell of what was coming also came, three ratcek come running to meet Alex, they didn't take long to get to the place where he is, but they don't attack him, because Alex is in Stealth, hidden on the road, Alex was surrounded by shadows and made his essence and smells disappear as long as he does not move, he will be invisible to the ratcek.
In the darkness of the cave, the ratceks cannot see Alex, being young they don't have so many mutations and depend more on their smell to see their surroundings.
<HAHAHA !! FOOLS! I'M STILL SIDE OF YOU AND CAN'T SEE ME> Alex looked at the three ratcek and he realized that they are a little smaller than him and in the tail they don't have the sharp stone that the other Ratcek had, they only have A small earth armor.
Alex unfolded his claws and made a ratcek blow that was closer.
"KUIK- !!"
Alex hit with all his strength on the side of the ratcek and sent him away from the blow, but Alex did not stop, with his great speed, he pounced on the smaller ratcek and bit him with all his strength in the neck and began to shake it until he threw it against the cave wall and shortly after dodging the bite of the Ratcek that was not attacked.
"KUIKIKI !!" He shouted the biggest ratcek as he pounces on Alex with his little claws and teeth, but Alex puts himself on his hind legs and with his right front leg, he hits the Ratcek with all his strength and throws him flying through the air until It hits the ground.
<Try that! I am not your common cat!!> Alex thought proudly while staying on his two hind legs for a few seconds before they start shaking because he is not used to supporting his full weight.
"Shsss ~" The ratcek recovered annoyingly and ran back to Alex, but when he was about to attack him, Alex made a feint by taking small jumps to the sides and when the Ratcek came in front of him, Alex pretended to go left and Ratcek fell into the trap as he jumped in that direction with his claws, but Alex stopped at the last moment and then pulled his claws out and hit him in the chest.
<Haha! I am smart!!>
"Kik!" The ratcek fell to the ground like a dirty rag, Alex's punch pierced his small organs and caused great damage.
<Pff! How weak!> Alex looked at the three ratcek bodies on the ground, two died while one is very injured, it was the one who he attacked first, the blow left very deep wounds on the ratcek's body.
Alex crushed the ratcek's neck until he died and when that happened his body exploded in smoke and left only an iron nugget on the ground, the same happened with the other two ratcek that had long since died.
[You killed a young Ratcek Lvl 1 + 10Exp]
[You have absorbed the essence of life]
[You killed a young Ratcek Lvl 2 + 25Exp]
[You have absorbed the essence of life]
[You killed a young Ratcek Lvl 0 + 5Exp]
[You have absorbed the essence of life and have obtained: + 1Mp]
<I don't know if I feel happy about not having to taste their meat ... or lose my dinner and in return they give me a piece of unusable iron for>
<Damn and insignificant rats!! Why can't you drop a piece of pizza?!!> Alex started hitting the ground while venting his anger and fustratio.