“What''s in there?”


    "Do you know who wrote this notebook?"


    “Crab is on the menu today!”


    [You have learned Nimireth’s Toughness — Rank Basic. Unique skill.


    You gain +1 extra Toughness for every 10 points you have in the attribute.]


    “If it''s free, it''s welcome”


    "I was kind of dumb for not realizing that the spirit was supplanting them. There’s a big difference!"


    [Don''t blame yourself so hard! I have experience.]”


    “What the hell do you want me to see here?”


    [You''re getting warmer!]”


    [That''s a bit hypocritical. What are you then?]”


    [You have learned Pain Resistance — Rank Basic.


    Increase your capacity to withstand pain. The base value is 1% of the sum of your attributes. Additionally, it increases by 1% per player level. Current value, 8,53%.


    [You miss it? I can keep doing it if you want.]”


    “


    Strength: 25


    Dexterity: 15


    Agility: 15


    Toughness: 20


    Resistance: 15


    Wisdom: 20


    Intelligence: 1 (+16)


    Willpower: 20


    Perception: 13 (+2)


    "I want to upgrade Linguistic to Expert Rank in one go. Can I do it?"


    [Linguistic has increased to Expert Rank.


    Allows you to understand, learn and communicate in the most difficult languages of the new world. These include all Elvish variants, the voices of the dead and some ancient languages.]


    "I hope this is worth it!"


    Danger! Small humanoid crab at the bottom. Don''t dare to approach it if you''re not sure you can hurt it.”


    "And what makes it so dangerous?"


    I see someone else has been feasting here too!”


    [You''re about to burn!]”


    You could be reading stolen content. Head to the original site for the genuine story.


    "[Be careful! Later don''t say that I didn''t warn you!]"


    ?Cave Crab (Ascended Mutation)?


    Level ???


    Name: ????


    Marks: [Gluttony], [Crab Eater], [Torturer], [Killer] , …


    Details: This creature’s attributes make it a deadly opponent for you.


    “Ascended?”


    "I''ve had worse wounds, why does this one hurt so much?"


    [Don''t take it to heart! It''s just trying to live!]”


    [I told you many times to be careful! Did I or didn''t I?]”


    “How can a creature use effects? In theory, only players can do it…”


    [It can do them because of the genetic material that has mutated it.]”


    How did it achieve such a modification?”


    [Devouring.]”


    Are you saying that thing is a Devourer? A child of Nimireth?”


    [Yes and no!]”


    "Why is this happening?"


    [Nimireth entity is unique and complex.]”


    Are you fucking kidding me?! How is it possible that the fingers are still part of me?! Argh! ... C-can I get them back?”


    [The fingers no. The genetic material of Nimireth, yes.]”


    Explain yourself!”


    [You have before you the result of a unique anomaly. Although the crab is not a child of Nimireth, it can assimilate you because its genetic material shares traits with yours. This has given it, among other characteristics, Devour.]”


    [Devour — Basic Rank.


    Characteristic of any being that possesses Nimireth''s genetic material. Allows beings to assimilate genetic material from others and incorporate it into its own to mutate.]


    I guessed as much!”


    “Earlier, you spoke of my predecessors. Where are they now?”


    [There are currently no other children of Nimireth. She can only have one child at a time. Therefore, you are and will be unique until you die. However, it’s more complicated than that.]”


    “Let me get this straight! Are you suggesting that one of my predecessors has died, resulting in that thing over there?”


    [Correct! Nimireth''s generic material cannot be destroyed, but it can be ingested and merged with other material. Thus, the next child of Nimireth will be able to retrieve it. That is one of the reasons why your class is forbidden.]”


    "That''s nonsense! If each child of Nimireth dies and is devoured by the next one, and the next one can retrieve the material from others, there would be a time when you would have a massive amount of material that would create a colossus of biblical proportions."


    [That theory is wrong. You are assuming that Nimireth''s genetic material is infinite. It does not multiply, it only merges. It’s either gained or lost! However, your case is special!]”


    “Enlighten me!”


    [You possess the last remnant of Nimireth merged with your being. She no longer exists as a single being. All that is left of her is now within you.]”