《Evolution System+Customisation System=Stronger System? Maybe not though...》 Prologue- What was with that reaction! Also, where am I? Why did this happen to me! Fully edited Prologue- What was with that reaction! Also, where am I? Why did this happen to me! In an unknown forest somewhere Connor Connolly slowly woke up from unconsciousness and opened his eyes with a start. His hazy mind starts working overtime to figure out what happened to make him unconscious, along with his hands trying to move towards his ears because he couldn''t hear any of the usual background noise of... Suddenly his head starts aching terribly! He touches his head while thinking: ˇ°is my head meant to hurt so much? I only got h..i.t a b.i..t.ˇ± Connor started to recall his memories from the foggy haze that was his brain. United Kingdom, England, Birmingham, The Amber House Pub, Monday 13th March 2017, 11 pm Today was meant to be a typical Monday takeaway meal outing after my regular Monday evening karate practice but I and my best friend Lucas just had to choose a crowded as heck pub to stop off at since we were locked out of my parent''s house and Lucas didn''t bring the key to his parent''s house. Ah the downfall of having very few friends between us I guess... If only my dog Aron the border collie could open the front door. Alas, here we find themselves... In a crowded pub full of people who drunk at home earlier and are now just getting more drunk! Well at least got a set of seats that were as far away from the majority of the crowd of drunks as possible. Not that we could talk to each other properly with the noisy background noise. We just say there playing cards. Oh by the way you might be asking why I hate drunks so much, mightn''t ya? Well, there is no real story there. They are just obnoxious to be around but otherwise, I am fine with people having a drink even if they have way too much and end up acting like complete idiots. I know it as a bit of a laugh but sometimes alcohol changes people so quickly ya know. For example, there was this nice Scottish bloke who was nice to chat with when only mildly drunk (or merry as my mum calls it) but that was an hour ago and right now he is like a changed man in the bad way sadly... Anyways it wasn''t much at first but as he started drinking more and more, he slowly became a bigger and bigger nuisance around the area we ˇ°sober boresˇ± were. He was the only drunk person in the isolated corner we were in but he was being obnoxious enough for two I would say. There was no bouncer in our line of sight so we just left him to it and hoped for no more trouble from him. Since we didn''t have that long to go until my parents get home with the key to the house and as such we just carried on playing cards with him in the background doing whatever drunk people do alone I would say. So it got to 1 am and that guy was still drinking but we thought nothing of it. We were just about to leave when the now heavily drunk guy got up from where he was seated, pointed at us and started slurring and mumbling at us in that really strong Scottish accent. Whatever it was he said, it didn''t sound very complimentary to me and I am pretty sure curse words were used. So anyways me being a bit too curious and a bit too agitated for my own good (I blame my people watching habits as a lonely youth). I went up to the guy and said what is the matter with you man in a way of talking I like to refer to as (asshole making fun of another asshole way). Well after this genius move of mine, this drunk dumbass did exactly what the asshole part of me wanted (he didn''t retreat from the confrontation)and thus he mumbled a reply in his own asshole-like way. It was something like ˇ°ya poxy numpty and after that, I think he slurred something along the lines of ˇ°you think you''re better than me huh?ˇ± Though I think also mumbled something else I didn''t catch but who cares? it probably wasn''t important anyway as he was doing all this while backing up because while I am no heavyweight, I have found that my skinny blackhole of a body has found its calling in the Dao of the leg works out and my karate training showed in what little muscle I have gained after I finished college. So I had the knowledge as well as the speed to take down a heavier opponent.The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. However, I didn''t hear the second part all that much and thus I stupidly asked him to speak slower because I couldn''t understand him (what can I say, I told you I was too curious for my own good). He apparently took offence to that and came right up to the side of my face and repeated the sentence of ˇ°you think you''re better than meˇ± and before I could even reply to this. He spat on my face in what seemed to be of contempt which seemed to be ironic when it comes to what he just told me. After that disgusting act, I guess I tried to back away and the next thing I knew I was hit by what seemed to be a fist on the side of my head really hard! The punch seemed hit my jaw with the most force I have ever felt (and I previously ran into a tree while I was running with my dog) and that was not even the worst bit I believe since I was still conscious after that, just a bit dumbfounded and shocked I guess. However, that ain''t what matters most, is it? It doesn''t feel like I am in a hospital or even in the pub anymore... In an unknown forest somewhere ˇ°So where the heck am I then!?!!?!ˇ± I start to hyperventilate due to experiencing what to me feels like numerous phantom limbs of mine overriding and encompassing my control over my whole body for what seemed to be a lifetime. Though that much should just be a result of all my blood draining out of my unconscious body blood during my last moment of consciousness as I bleed out... Wait a minute, why am I not in the hospital despite all that blood... All of a sudden it hits me, the much too real conclusion of the situation I have now found myself in. So much so that it is all too much for me and I cling to the last desperate act that will reveal if it is what I dread or not but that is only if it even works for while my body''s senses are back, it feels like I am drowning inside! It''s now or never I panic from all these unfamiliar feelings overwhelming me and thus in an unconscious act of desperation, I call out loud with all the air in my strange feeling body''s pair of lungs my best friend''s Lucas''s name. ˇ°Lucas where are you? Lucas where are you at?!, Lucas! A monotone disembodied voice answers him with a lack of emotions [Ah silly human, no one else died so why would they be with you? You are dead, human. Simple as that really.] My stunned silence was the only thing that greeted this voice that seemed to come out of nowhere. [Ah silly me, I forgot to introduce myself. I am True God Zuldir and this is my i-gin celestial body also known to you humans as my origin planet which is far, far away from your home planet Earth by the way] I finally gather my words and regain my ability to speak and say ˇ°Eh? I am dead and you are God? Why would I meet god even if I am dead, I never cared for religion and hardly cared about God''s existence as an atheist. Then again no one knows what happens to you after you die really. Hmm...ˇ± I try to gather my thoughts and think of what else to say when Zuldir the so-called God speaks again [Stupid human, I do not have time for your mortal questions, so I will give you the basic "rulesˇ± of my planet. They are ˇ°evolve to improve oneself for yourselfˇ± and for you a unique ability that can be likened to your so-called concept of ˇ°customizationˇ± to further adapt oneself to the environment and for you to use your so-called ˇ°advantage of being reborn with your past life experience and knowledgeˇ±. Beware though, the strength you gain will balance itself out when compared to the Aboriginals for the system I have created over my lifetime is perfection embodied] [Why do I say do not be scared is what you are thinking huh human? You must remember that any situation can turn into life or death in a blink of the eye as you have entered my world of which your Earth''s term "survival of the fittest" best fits and developing the "wrong" evolutionary traits at the wrong time and place could and will lead to the extinction of your species whether you are lone or numerous if you are not careful because though this is similar to the "Spore?game world of your home planet Earth". None of the settings especially the difficulty mode ones from this ˇ°video gameˇ± called Spore? apply and you would do well to remember this as it will help you greatly in your next life I expect. For you shall you get one life, one chance only and I hope for ˇ°yourˇ± sake that you do not waste it! Be advised that you will begin in a state similar to the starting stage of the microscopic organism in that ˇ°video gameˇ± called Spore?. Though the pace of the beginning cellular stage will be much quicker than the later stages even when compared to Spore? stages.] [In fact on Earth there is a term for the second type of the situation I just warned you about isn''t there? Ah yes, "natural selection" was it! A theory came upon by that particularly interesting human Charles Darwin who also came up with that "survival of the fittest" term I quite like. If only you were him, ah what a pity it is that you aren''t him isn''t it? Well, you seem to know an acceptable amount about him already don''t you? So as a reward for this and your "interesting" thoughts on the subject of it all, here are some blessings of mine to aid you ha, you will definitely need their assistance! Who knows maybe more blessings will be rewarded to you if you do well enough in your next life. Beware though, I am the one true God, no other god shall assist you!] Chapter 2 and 3- So after some, lets just say "hiccups", The hunt begins huh... Sigh... Why me! Chapter 2 and 3- So after some, let''s just say "hiccups", The hunt begins huh... Sigh... Why me!
Sub-Skill Gained: Bleeding Countermeasure 1- Pressure Points- 5/5 uses left until 5% pain relief reduction is applied to the user.
90% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 1 minute per heal, 10% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 2 minutes per heal. This sub-skill set also greatly reduces pain and loss of bloodfor 3 hours on every use but you will start to gain immunity to pain relief if you overuse it. Can be used on multiple parts of the body at an increased cost.
Just like that this notification of hope beams down onto me and drives away the negative thoughts that were threatening to consume meimminently! I immediately get to figuring out the process of using this game-like interface. "USE sub-skill bleeding countermeasures one pressure points!" {1 use of sub-skill: Bleeding Countermeasures 1 used, please choose the target/s of this sub-skill}
List of injured parts of the body Skill application choice(visulize the body part/s)Smallinjuries= 2 body parts in 1 use
Left front paw, Right frontpaw, Main torso (requires 2 skill uses) Left front paw and Right front paw
{Skill application choices are left front paw and right front paw, beginning skill apllication} I wait with bated breath as i let the system takeover my actions to apply proper usage of pressure points to this strange creature i have become... {Skill successfully applied to left front paw and right front paw, bleeding frequency reduced by 2 minutes} Thankfully alongside that came thepain relief i so desperately needed. Heavens the creature i have become was revived with an injury to itself, what sort of shitty revival was this. Heck i didn''t know what this meant in my moment of panic but it seems my creature''s insides were cleaved out by the... Thing that caused that deep ass claw mark on my torso... GREAT, well at least the reviveddon''t have to worry about food and water! *pause* "I hope so at least!" I start to mumble "Zuldir my man, you wouldn''t be so mean as to make me have to find food and water while searching for this so called potential body of mine would you? Please say you wouldn''t, pretty please" I sigh once again but as if to distract myself from my awful circumstances, me and my new body start to move out in the rough direction that the system seems to have embedded in mybrain. The memories say the main "body" of mine is there but from what that eerily talkative God said, i very much doubt that it will be human... Anyways realising that my thoughts were getting into the pessimistic territory again, i call out the word status in my head.
Burrowing EarthBadger Hp: 20/20 ~Minor Bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 10 mins until it is stopped~ ~Revived- HP, MP and Stamina halved forever~ ~Revived- Your body has no need forfood or water but your vessel will still feel the pain of going hungry or being extremely thirsty~ ~Relieved of pain- Greatly reduced pain for 2h 54m 4s~ MP: 24/24 Stamina: 24/24
Ability: Burrow Ability Description: Burrow into the ground for 1 minute for every 1 Stamina used. During the duration of the skill you can burrow up anytime to leave the underground or to make a surprise attack with the *blindsided" bonus. MP used: 0 Stamina used: 1 for every 1 minute used
Skill: Claw Swipe Skill Description: Swings the claws from either paw to stun or knockback an enemy. 60% chance of knockback, 40% chance of stunning. MP used: 0 Stamina used: 6 for every use
Skill: Earth Spikes SkillDescription: Summons a small set of spikes all around a small enemy to completely disable their movement for 2 mins or disables the use of a limb of a medium enemy for 2 mins with a 20% chance of causing small puncture wounds and bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 1 minute until it is stopped. MP used: 6 Stamina used: 0
Sub-Skill: Bleeding Countermeasures 1 Skill Description:90% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 1 minute per heal, 10% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 2 minutes per heal. This sub-skill set also greatly reduces pain and loss of blood for 3 hours on every use but you will start to gain immunity to pain relief if you overuse it. Can be used on multiple parts of the body at an increased cost. MP used: 0 Stamina used: 0
It comes up and the first i do is look at the timer for my bleeding but i stop dead in my tracks as i see the extra revived ailment that seems to have appeared out of nowhere. I stare at it in not so slight horror and then i find myself turning my head to the sky and shouting ever so loud, as if i was announcing something to the gods! "Zuldir are you playing with my head? You definately are you F**KER! I thought that the talkative side of you meant you weren''t trying to manipulate me like a chess piece since that is what all the gods/goddess in those light novels from my homeland do but it turns out you are no different from them you piece of s**t. I am better them that you know, watch me tear your fantastic world of beasts a new one. If you care for your god tier machismo at all ha! Otherwise you could just smite me with your god powers eh. Right but that is only if you have no pride ha! "Do you even know what machismo means? Huh do you? Well if you don''t know what i means i will tell you. It basically a fancy word for the strong and aggressive masculine pride that you seem to embody ya know. I tell you what, i am gonna make myselfa cute ass dog out of this potential body of mine i have to find. Next i am gonna beat the asses out of the so called strongest lifeforms on your oh so great planet with that form and then i will give you a surprise you will never live down to end all of this polava. Did you think i wouldn''t notice, seriously?" "The gibberish in my head is what you wanted me to decipher to find out that my hunger and thirst wouldn''t go away no matter how much food and water i went through? If i didn''t unravel your code by guessing i wouldn''t have to eat or drink as a revived animal before i checked my status i would be a goner searching for substance with no end in sight with a dying body. You even almost got away with it! In my head my status reads like this" Hp: 20/20 ~Minor Bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 6 mins until it is stopped~ ~Revived- HP, MP and Stamina halved forever~ ~Revived- Abroad sensation of hunger, thirst or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates~ "when it should read like this!" ~Revived- Your body has noneed forfoodor water but your vessel will still feel the pain of going hungry or being extremely thirsty~ "You are playing with my head even when you say the system is doing everything right now and that it is independent to you since it does everything that affects individuals once they are born in this world and you don''t. That is complete bull i say! You probably think it ain''t a big deal if a person you bring into your playhouse of a world doesn''t have a way to get around your meddling but soon you will find out just how wrong you truly are!" In my head this rantof mine has gone on for wayyy too long but my mouth doesn''t seem to agree and thus my slow ass brain seems to just do what it is told like a soldier listening to its surperior. Man this must be the consequence of not using my voicemuch in mypast life i start to think but i get interrupted once again by... *Ping* I stop my ranting as soon as i hear the now familar notification soundbut nothing i have gone through before prepares me for the wall of text that covers my vision when the notification box itself appears!
Unique Sub-Skill granted: Negotiation ?- Ranting- Can be used to put to *sleep* a life form without a title/skill/ability related to countering this skill unless they have high mental resistance. This sub-skill can also be activated by impassioned thoughts that become mini rants in your head though by the way you crazy human you. Th effect of *Sleep* last for 2 minute on each use.
Congratulations you have angered but also intrigued the God of this World Zuldir with your unique way of arguing with thin air about a small thing that really is a small thing really no matter how much you rant about it not being a small thing. Lucky for you though. The almighty God Zuldir is a bit of a talker himself and thus despite being a very annoying ant you have been given a skill unique to yourself since the silver tongued title does not suit the "ecentric" views and behaviours you have shown today. God Note:Your attack of the senses has no effect on God Zuldir. Now get on with finding your main body before you die you idiotic but interesting specimen of a human.
As i read what seems to be the combined words of the system and Zuldir i start to pale as i just now got it in my thick skull that i was insulting this world''s GOD! I even joked about him smiting me with this god powers and egged him on to do it even... I sweat just thinking about it seriously, as i could easily be ash under a tree right now if things went differently. Then again Zuldir is also a bit of a eccentric god compared to the typical God/Goddess portayed in light novels ain''t he? He info bombed me with his voice and didn''t just do what most God figures do which is store the infomation with their godly powers and put it in the person''s memories... Though that may of also been a ploy to lure me into a sense of false security like that orb of light from the system start up process did. Ah i really need to stop thinking about thing like this and that don''t i? Anyways i wonder how i am gonna find this potential body since its natural environment is the forest and my creature''s environment is the underground and the forest''s land borders... Anyways i just gotta keep moving and hope it doesn''t find me first i guess i think as i start to move with more direction as i had gone sort of off the beaten track i was following due to my tirade. It is a miracle that i have encountered no danger since i wasn''t even trying to avoid the numerous what seem to be wolf tracks. Though as soon as this thought came in to my head. I quickly began to hope i haven''t jinxed myself but low and behold ahead of me i see a small pack of what look like wolves coming towards me. Well the hunt begins i guess. I sigh... Anyways while i am preparing for battle i almost shout why me but manage to keep my mouth shut. Now all i have to think about is how to go about this and what i want out of it if it comes to a fight. Which it will out a doubt come to since wolves usually travel until they encounter the scent of prey and they will never miss me as i absolutely reek of both dried and fresh blood all while being injured greatly in appearance. It is like i am the perfect prey for them ain''t it. I hope i give them a nasty surprise and come up on top of this life or deathmatch up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 3-This isn''t even the target! And there are multiple of them dammit! I have just gotta treat them as live practice for the next opponent which will hopefully be this hyped as heck permanent body of mine that i need to obtain. So in my homeworld wolves target the weak, the sick, the old and injured. I probably count as weak and injured to them especially with this nasty torso injury of mine which should kill an animal so that will make them underestimate me which is good. However they are a pack of five with the teamwork to go with it so i need more then that to win this disavantagous fight i would say. What else then...If you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. Ah yes, the first thing i should of done would be trying to identify them with some sort of skill while they are somewhat far away. I hope this works because i didn''t have any sort of identify skill in my status... Gotta give it a try anyway eh. I start to concentrate on looking at one of the wolves with a intense fury in my eyes and whisper "Identify" I look with hope at the front of my vision and get... *Ping*
Hidden Skill Discovered: Animal-Type Skill- Identify- This skill can be used anytime as long as you have line of sight
Obtains the minor infomation a life formhas in their status as long as the target does not have a special title/skill/ability that relates to blocking mental communication/spying skills or have a higher mental resistance than you I.E a human trained in the mind may block the animal version of this skill and even counter the user in someway.
Well it worked but now i have to stare again real hard at a wolf whos species usually have great senses ah... I repeat my previous actions anyway despite my complaints. "Identify"
Male Giant Common Wolf HP: 8/8 Stamina: 16/16 Basic Stats (Adult Male):
Ability: Part of the Pack- Feeding Frenzy Ability Description: Increases attack by 0.3 for every pack member including you. Agility increased by 0.3 whenhunting Stamina used: 6 for every 1:30 minutes the ability is used. Attack- 2 Sp Attack- 0
Skill: Dash Skill Description: Dash towards a target to get there faster. Stamina used: 2 for every skillactivation Defence- 1 Sp defence- 0
Skill:Pounce Pounce on the back of a target for a 40% chance to immobilise them when landing. Stamina used: 2 for every skillactivation Agility- 4
There are 2 Giant Common Wolves and another different looking wolf of which i will try to identify...now! "Identify"
Giant Common Alpha Wolf HP: 10/10-2 ~Old unhealed injuries-minus 2 HP~ ~Pack leader- Attack +1 Agility +1~ ~Exposed to magic- Sp Defence +1~ Stamina: 20/20 Basic Stats (Adult Alpha Male):
Special Ability: Sacrifice for the Pack~ Battle-Scarred Dominance~ Ability Description: Passive: Can control hungry pack members no matter what due to proven dominance. Active: Can sacrifice a member of the pack you control for temporary *magic*(this also gives +2 Sp Attack and +1 Agility) due to your extremely loyal pack. Stamina used: 6 for every 30 seconds the active ability is used. Attack- 3 Sp Attack- 1
Skill: DarknessDash Skill Description: Dash towards a target to get there faster leaving a trail of darkness for your pack to follow as you dash. Stamina used: 2 for every skill activation Defence- 2 Sp defence- 1
Skill: Darkness Pounce Skill Description: Pounce on the back of a target for a 60% chance to immobilise them when landing. Land on a open wound on the back the target for a 100% chance to immobilise them. Stamina used: 3 for every skill activation Agility- 5
"Wow... THat is all i can say. Wow... and these are not even magic using beasts from what i can see..." Though their leader must be a real veteran of the forest that is for sure. Hmm what to do, what to do... Well i certainly can''t allow the leader to do this *magic* thing. I wonder if identify would let me see more information on that because no matter how strong a normal beastthis alpha wolf is, i am still a magic beast even if i seem oddly weak even without the revived debuff now that i think about it... Also is Zuldir incompetent or something he forgot to even show me my stats of attack and defence and all that... At least give me that Zuldir or is it Zuldir! Uh... *Ping*
Burrowing EarthBadger Hp: 20/20 ~Minor Bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 6 mins until it is stopped~ ~Revived- HP, MP and Stamina halved forever~~Revived- Your body has no need for food or water but your vessel will still feel the pain of going hungry or being extremely thirsty~ ~Relieved of pain- Greatly reduced pain for 2h 26m~ MP: 24/24 Stamina: 24/24 Basic Stats (Juvenile Male)
Ability: Burrow Ability Description: Burrow into the ground for 1 minute for every 1 Stamina used. During the duration of the skill you can burrow up anytime to leave the underground orto make a surprise attack with the *blindsided" bonus. Stamina used: 1 for every 1 minute used Attack- 3 Sp Attack- 2
Skill: Claw Swipe Skill Description: Swings the claws from either paw to stun or knockback an enemy. 60% chance of knockback, 40% chance of stunning. Stamina used: 6 for every use Defence- 3 Sp defence- 3
Skill: Earth Spikes Skill Description: Summons a small set of spikes all around a small enemy to completely disable their movement for 2 mins or disables the use of a limb of a medium enemy for 2 mins with a 20% chance of causing small puncture wounds and bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 1 minute until it is stopped. MP used: 6 Agility- 3
Oh thank lord for the fact that the revived debuff doesn''t affect my stats! I start to laugh in relief "hahahaha i have a chance, i have gotta thank the lord for a lot of things it seems. Though some part of me thinks i am forgetting something... Ah whatever battle start!" Oh wait i haven''t fully examined my new body or looked at the appearance of my fearsome opponents, getting ahead of myself i say ain''t i... Well anyways from a quick look at my "animal''s" features, i believe that the creature i am right now is a... Honey badger copycat with earth magic. Nope i am not joking. I am that weasel look-alike donald trump creature that can fightthings way larger than itself with its long body, small head with a short muzzle for a nose, small eyes and weird built in ears with no outer ear part. However let us not forget its short yet sturdy legs of which the poweful and strong large claws are located on. Its feet have short rearleg claws and very long front leg claws. It is covered in pure black coarse bristile-like hairs with a large white band covering its upper body. Though with this world''s version that i am inhabiting. The large band seems to be earthy coloured and its short long haired bushy tail is earthy colours with some spikes circling around it except around the base. It is also much bigger in this world as compared to its Earth counterpart which is usually half the height of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the lengthof one as well. While this world''s version is bigger when compared to the size of aStaffordshire Bull Terrier. Anyways a good description of my opponents would be the largest direwolf but over 2 timesthat size and probably two times that strength as well as fearsomeness. Ya know apparently just ten thousand years ago they stalked the two continents of the Americas as a species and this was done as far back as 1.79 million years. They were built to bring down very large prey and when i say very large i mean waylarger animals than what grey wolves hunt nowadays. Ah and they had 129% of the jaw power of modern grey wolves. Man so this is what feel like to be targeted by a baby magafauna, at least i think they would be considered baby megafauna. A megafauna is a large or giant animal such as the African Bush Elephant by the way. No matter what they are considered though. It is gonna be tough this battle ain''t it... Damn mate why can''t my first opponent be a slime or even just a single opponent and not three enemies at once! Again why me! I go ah in my head and shout! "Come at me then you monsters. I will show you the famed ferocity of the honey badger and humanity combined!" *Ding* {Unique Sub-Skill: Negotiation ?- Ranting- Has put to *sleep* 2 of the 3 enemies in range of its skill range} I suddenly see the smaller and weaker 2 of the pursuing wolf pack that were trying to ambush my front and rearwith use of the skill dash each stop in their tracks and seem to become unconscious in virtually a few seconds. I think they were trying to occupy the attention of my now less injured looking paw claws while the alpha goes in for the kill with its massive jaw that towers over my still bleeding torso which looks like it got in fight with this alpha''s smaller cousin. I decide to try and get the alpha out of the fight for a little bit with a combination of my skills and ability. I first use my ability to burrow underground along side a quick use of the rattling sound honey badgers make when they are frightened to make the alpha feel like that was my ultimate ability and thus make it exposed to a sneak attack with my skills. *Howl* The plan works as the alpha wolf shows off itsits intimidation tactics as broadcasts its confidence its stone pillar like posture, stiff-legged gaits and its tail sticking out and slightly raised, it also has its teeth bared and a wrinkled snout. All of these signs indicate that the alpha wolf disdains my cowardly escape tactic and that it will enjoy a pursuit when i run. While it does all this, i am digging underground behind it and waiting for myopportunity and it comes in the form of... It being behind a tree, and as its back faces the front of a tree i strike! "Claw Swipe!" {Swiping Claw hits Giant Common Alpha Wolf for 3 damage with a extra 1 damage for *blindsided* attack with an additional effect of knockback} My first strike sends him backing into the tree and as soon as he nears the tree, i use. "Earth Spikes!" {Earth Spikes hits Giant Common Alpha Wolf for 2 damage with a additional effect of disabling 1 of its limbs} This nails one of its limbs to the tree and i try to sneak up on it while it is confused but end up getting my tail bitten off as i retreat after failing to secure an opening to bitehim while he is dazed. I look at how much damage was done and i am appalled both the HP damage done and physical damage done. {Giant Common Alpha Wolf counters your bite attack and deals 3 damage due to targeting a weaker area with an extra damage of 2 due to it being a *surprise* attack asyou were unaware until it was too late to react} Damn i know i don''t have the danger sense of an actual wild animal but half of my HP lost to one attack, seriously? really? Anyways after that, i retreated by burrowing to go and attack the blisfully unaware sleeping subordinates of this sturbborn pain in my literal ass alpha. Anyways i check my remaining HP, MP and stamina and see that i have 5/10 Hp, 6/12 MP and 5/12 Stamina. Now that i know that i really need to deal some damage while these blasted creatures of hell are asleep still. What is my Hp,MP and stamina regen rate anyway Zuldir, another thing you "forgot" about.
HP Regen Rate- 0.50 a minute (temporary maybe?)
MP Regen Rate- 0.50 a minute (temporary maybe?)
Stamina Regen Rate- 0.50 a minute (temporary maybe?)
"What on earth is with the temporary maybe, oh whatever thaose seems great so lets get on with this!" I mumble "I really hope i can get a double kill on them before they wake up" I spot the first of the twosoon enough and get right to clawing and biting them up {-2, -2, -2, -2 damage from normal attacks empty out a Giant Common Wolf''s HP of 8) The first kill goes without any problems uccuring but the second... Not so much, i think as i dodge a pouce by the 2nd Giant Common Wolf. No defence testing today for you goons, that alpha of yours has pissed me off. I then think"Claw Swipe" and try to angle the hit so that the knockback effect hits their flailing body right into the general direction of the alpha''s location. I watch the body of the last suborbinate of the alpha fly for a bit but all the while i am still trying to figure out how to kill the alpha and his about half health suborbinate... I stumble upon an idea and hestitate but try it anyway. The idea you ask? Well it is nothing big, just a trap to reduce the advantage they have due to having longer limbs but it also has high risk since the plan is to... Pretend to be bitten to death by a venomous snake and wait for the alpha whoeats first to approach within close range so i can finish it off before the other wolf intervenes. RIsky, yes but it might just work. Here goes nothing! I pretend to be returning from underground under a snake nest by accident and actually get bit but don''t worry that was the point since the undead are immune to venom i was betting on and yes it seems i was right as i check by status for an all new ailment but it doesn''t come up. I get down on all fours in a special ambushing attack posture and wait for the predator to become the prey... Times passes... So after waiting about 5 minutes, i am beginning to get impatient when i hear something quiet. I focus all of my senses and hear more sounds of the same nature as... Steps of a nearby four legged animal . This is it i think while stuck in nervious tension in my head about this being a stupid idea that will never work. It is all i have got though! Will his ambush succeed or is it really a stupid idea that will lead Connor to his death? Find out next time on... Chapter 2 and 3- So after some, lets just say "hiccups", The hunt begins huh... Sigh... Why me! Chapter 2 and 3- So after some, let''s just say "hiccups", The hunt begins huh... Sigh... Why me!
Sub-Skill Gained: Bleeding Countermeasure 1- Pressure Points- 5/5 uses left until 5% pain relief reduction is applied to the user.
90% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 1 minute per heal, 10% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 2 minutes per heal. This sub-skill set also greatly reduces pain and loss of bloodfor 3 hours on every use but you will start to gain immunity to pain relief if you overuse it. Can be used on multiple parts of the body at an increased cost.
Just like that this notification of hope beams down onto me and drives away the negative thoughts that were threatening to consume meimminently! I immediately get to figuring out the process of using this game-like interface. "USE sub-skill bleeding countermeasures one pressure points!" {1 use of sub-skill: Bleeding Countermeasures 1 used, please choose the target/s of this sub-skill}
List of injured parts of the body Skill application choice(visulize the body part/s)Smallinjuries= 2 body parts in 1 use
Left front paw, Right frontpaw, Main torso (requires 2 skill uses) Left front paw and Right front paw
{Skill application choices are left front paw and right front paw, beginning skill apllication} I wait with bated breath as i let the system takeover my actions to apply proper usage of pressure points to this strange creature i have become... {Skill successfully applied to left front paw and right front paw, bleeding frequency reduced by 2 minutes} Thankfully alongside that came thepain relief i so desperately needed. Heavens the creature i have become was revived with an injury to itself, what sort of shitty revival was this. Heck i didn''t know what this meant in my moment of panic but it seems my creature''s insides were cleaved out by the... Thing that caused that deep ass claw mark on my torso... GREAT, well at least the reviveddon''t have to worry about food and water! *pause* "I hope so at least!" I start to mumble "Zuldir my man, you wouldn''t be so mean as to make me have to find food and water while searching for this so called potential body of mine would you? Please say you wouldn''t, pretty please" I sigh once again but as if to distract myself from my awful circumstances, me and my new body start to move out in the rough direction that the system seems to have embedded in mybrain. The memories say the main "body" of mine is there but from what that eerily talkative God said, i very much doubt that it will be human... Anyways realising that my thoughts were getting into the pessimistic territory again, i call out the word status in my head.
Burrowing EarthBadger Hp: 20/20 ~Minor Bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 10 mins until it is stopped~ ~Revived- HP, MP and Stamina halved forever~ ~Revived- Your body has no need forfood or water but your vessel will still feel the pain of going hungry or being extremely thirsty~ ~Relieved of pain- Greatly reduced pain for 2h 54m 4s~ MP: 24/24 Stamina: 24/24
Ability: Burrow Ability Description: Burrow into the ground for 1 minute for every 1 Stamina used. During the duration of the skill you can burrow up anytime to leave the underground or to make a surprise attack with the *blindsided" bonus. MP used: 0 Stamina used: 1 for every 1 minute used
Skill: Claw Swipe Skill Description: Swings the claws from either paw to stun or knockback an enemy. 60% chance of knockback, 40% chance of stunning. MP used: 0 Stamina used: 6 for every use
Skill: Earth Spikes SkillDescription: Summons a small set of spikes all around a small enemy to completely disable their movement for 2 mins or disables the use of a limb of a medium enemy for 2 mins with a 20% chance of causing small puncture wounds and bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 1 minute until it is stopped. MP used: 6 Stamina used: 0
Sub-Skill: Bleeding Countermeasures 1 Skill Description:90% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 1 minute per heal, 10% chance to reduce bleeding frequency by 2 minutes per heal. This sub-skill set also greatly reduces pain and loss of blood for 3 hours on every use but you will start to gain immunity to pain relief if you overuse it. Can be used on multiple parts of the body at an increased cost. MP used: 0 Stamina used: 0
It comes up and the first i do is look at the timer for my bleeding but i stop dead in my tracks as i see the extra revived ailment that seems to have appeared out of nowhere. I stare at it in not so slight horror and then i find myself turning my head to the sky and shouting ever so loud, as if i was announcing something to the gods! "Zuldir are you playing with my head? You definately are you F**KER! I thought that the talkative side of you meant you weren''t trying to manipulate me like a chess piece since that is what all the gods/goddess in those light novels from my homeland do but it turns out you are no different from them you piece of s**t. I am better them that you know, watch me tear your fantastic world of beasts a new one. If you care for your god tier machismo at all ha! Otherwise you could just smite me with your god powers eh. Right but that is only if you have no pride ha! "Do you even know what machismo means? Huh do you? Well if you don''t know what i means i will tell you. It basically a fancy word for the strong and aggressive masculine pride that you seem to embody ya know. I tell you what, i am gonna make myselfa cute ass dog out of this potential body of mine i have to find. Next i am gonna beat the asses out of the so called strongest lifeforms on your oh so great planet with that form and then i will give you a surprise you will never live down to end all of this polava. Did you think i wouldn''t notice, seriously?" "The gibberish in my head is what you wanted me to decipher to find out that my hunger and thirst wouldn''t go away no matter how much food and water i went through? If i didn''t unravel your code by guessing i wouldn''t have to eat or drink as a revived animal before i checked my status i would be a goner searching for substance with no end in sight with a dying body. You even almost got away with it! In my head my status reads like this" Hp: 20/20 ~Minor Bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 6 mins until it is stopped~ ~Revived- HP, MP and Stamina halved forever~ ~Revived- Abroad sensation of hunger, thirst or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates, or their primary substrates~ "when it should read like this!" ~Revived- Your body has noneed forfoodor water but your vessel will still feel the pain of going hungry or being extremely thirsty~ "You are playing with my head even when you say the system is doing everything right now and that it is independent to you since it does everything that affects individuals once they are born in this world and you don''t. That is complete bull i say! You probably think it ain''t a big deal if a person you bring into your playhouse of a world doesn''t have a way to get around your meddling but soon you will find out just how wrong you truly are!" In my head this rantof mine has gone on for wayyy too long but my mouth doesn''t seem to agree and thus my slow ass brain seems to just do what it is told like a soldier listening to its surperior. Man this must be the consequence of not using my voicemuch in mypast life i start to think but i get interrupted once again by... *Ping* I stop my ranting as soon as i hear the now familar notification soundbut nothing i have gone through before prepares me for the wall of text that covers my vision when the notification box itself appears!
Unique Sub-Skill granted: Negotiation ?- Ranting- Can be used to put to *sleep* a life form without a title/skill/ability related to countering this skill unless they have high mental resistance. This sub-skill can also be activated by impassioned thoughts that become mini rants in your head though by the way you crazy human you. Th effect of *Sleep* last for 2 minute on each use.
Congratulations you have angered but also intrigued the God of this World Zuldir with your unique way of arguing with thin air about a small thing that really is a small thing really no matter how much you rant about it not being a small thing. Lucky for you though. The almighty God Zuldir is a bit of a talker himself and thus despite being a very annoying ant you have been given a skill unique to yourself since the silver tongued title does not suit the "ecentric" views and behaviours you have shown today. God Note:Your attack of the senses has no effect on God Zuldir. Now get on with finding your main body before you die you idiotic but interesting specimen of a human.
As i read what seems to be the combined words of the system and Zuldir i start to pale as i just now got it in my thick skull that i was insulting this world''s GOD! I even joked about him smiting me with this god powers and egged him on to do it even... I sweat just thinking about it seriously, as i could easily be ash under a tree right now if things went differently. Then again Zuldir is also a bit of a eccentric god compared to the typical God/Goddess portayed in light novels ain''t he? He info bombed me with his voice and didn''t just do what most God figures do which is store the infomation with their godly powers and put it in the person''s memories... Though that may of also been a ploy to lure me into a sense of false security like that orb of light from the system start up process did. Ah i really need to stop thinking about thing like this and that don''t i? Anyways i wonder how i am gonna find this potential body since its natural environment is the forest and my creature''s environment is the underground and the forest''s land borders... Anyways i just gotta keep moving and hope it doesn''t find me first i guess i think as i start to move with more direction as i had gone sort of off the beaten track i was following due to my tirade. It is a miracle that i have encountered no danger since i wasn''t even trying to avoid the numerous what seem to be wolf tracks. Though as soon as this thought came in to my head. I quickly began to hope i haven''t jinxed myself but low and behold ahead of me i see a small pack of what look like wolves coming towards me. Well the hunt begins i guess. I sigh... Anyways while i am preparing for battle i almost shout why me but manage to keep my mouth shut. Now all i have to think about is how to go about this and what i want out of it if it comes to a fight. Which it will out a doubt come to since wolves usually travel until they encounter the scent of prey and they will never miss me as i absolutely reek of both dried and fresh blood all while being injured greatly in appearance. It is like i am the perfect prey for them ain''t it. I hope i give them a nasty surprise and come up on top of this life or deathmatch up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chapter 3-This isn''t even the target! And there are multiple of them dammit! I have just gotta treat them as live practice for the next opponent which will hopefully be this hyped as heck permanent body of mine that i need to obtain. So in my homeworld wolves target the weak, the sick, the old and injured. I probably count as weak and injured to them especially with this nasty torso injury of mine which should kill an animal so that will make them underestimate me which is good. However they are a pack of five with the teamwork to go with it so i need more then that to win this disavantagous fight i would say. What else then...Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. Ah yes, the first thing i should of done would be trying to identify them with some sort of skill while they are somewhat far away. I hope this works because i didn''t have any sort of identify skill in my status... Gotta give it a try anyway eh. I start to concentrate on looking at one of the wolves with a intense fury in my eyes and whisper "Identify" I look with hope at the front of my vision and get... *Ping*
Hidden Skill Discovered: Animal-Type Skill- Identify- This skill can be used anytime as long as you have line of sight
Obtains the minor infomation a life formhas in their status as long as the target does not have a special title/skill/ability that relates to blocking mental communication/spying skills or have a higher mental resistance than you I.E a human trained in the mind may block the animal version of this skill and even counter the user in someway.
Well it worked but now i have to stare again real hard at a wolf whos species usually have great senses ah... I repeat my previous actions anyway despite my complaints. "Identify"
Male Giant Common Wolf HP: 8/8 Stamina: 16/16 Basic Stats (Adult Male):
Ability: Part of the Pack- Feeding Frenzy Ability Description: Increases attack by 0.3 for every pack member including you. Agility increased by 0.3 whenhunting Stamina used: 6 for every 1:30 minutes the ability is used. Attack- 2 Sp Attack- 0
Skill: Dash Skill Description: Dash towards a target to get there faster. Stamina used: 2 for every skillactivation Defence- 1 Sp defence- 0
Skill:Pounce Pounce on the back of a target for a 40% chance to immobilise them when landing. Stamina used: 2 for every skillactivation Agility- 4
There are 2 Giant Common Wolves and another different looking wolf of which i will try to identify...now! "Identify"
Giant Common Alpha Wolf HP: 10/10-2 ~Old unhealed injuries-minus 2 HP~ ~Pack leader- Attack +1 Agility +1~ ~Exposed to magic- Sp Defence +1~ Stamina: 20/20 Basic Stats (Adult Alpha Male):
Special Ability: Sacrifice for the Pack~ Battle-Scarred Dominance~ Ability Description: Passive: Can control hungry pack members no matter what due to proven dominance. Active: Can sacrifice a member of the pack you control for temporary *magic*(this also gives +2 Sp Attack and +1 Agility) due to your extremely loyal pack. Stamina used: 6 for every 30 seconds the active ability is used. Attack- 3 Sp Attack- 1
Skill: DarknessDash Skill Description: Dash towards a target to get there faster leaving a trail of darkness for your pack to follow as you dash. Stamina used: 2 for every skill activation Defence- 2 Sp defence- 1
Skill: Darkness Pounce Skill Description: Pounce on the back of a target for a 60% chance to immobilise them when landing. Land on a open wound on the back the target for a 100% chance to immobilise them. Stamina used: 3 for every skill activation Agility- 5
"Wow... THat is all i can say. Wow... and these are not even magic using beasts from what i can see..." Though their leader must be a real veteran of the forest that is for sure. Hmm what to do, what to do... Well i certainly can''t allow the leader to do this *magic* thing. I wonder if identify would let me see more information on that because no matter how strong a normal beastthis alpha wolf is, i am still a magic beast even if i seem oddly weak even without the revived debuff now that i think about it... Also is Zuldir incompetent or something he forgot to even show me my stats of attack and defence and all that... At least give me that Zuldir or is it Zuldir! Uh... *Ping*
Burrowing EarthBadger Hp: 20/20 ~Minor Bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 6 mins until it is stopped~ ~Revived- HP, MP and Stamina halved forever~~Revived- Your body has no need for food or water but your vessel will still feel the pain of going hungry or being extremely thirsty~ ~Relieved of pain- Greatly reduced pain for 2h 26m~ MP: 24/24 Stamina: 24/24 Basic Stats (Juvenile Male)
Ability: Burrow Ability Description: Burrow into the ground for 1 minute for every 1 Stamina used. During the duration of the skill you can burrow up anytime to leave the underground orto make a surprise attack with the *blindsided" bonus. Stamina used: 1 for every 1 minute used Attack- 3 Sp Attack- 2
Skill: Claw Swipe Skill Description: Swings the claws from either paw to stun or knockback an enemy. 60% chance of knockback, 40% chance of stunning. Stamina used: 6 for every use Defence- 3 Sp defence- 3
Skill: Earth Spikes Skill Description: Summons a small set of spikes all around a small enemy to completely disable their movement for 2 mins or disables the use of a limb of a medium enemy for 2 mins with a 20% chance of causing small puncture wounds and bleeding- Lose 1 HP every 1 minute until it is stopped. MP used: 6 Agility- 3
Oh thank lord for the fact that the revived debuff doesn''t affect my stats! I start to laugh in relief "hahahaha i have a chance, i have gotta thank the lord for a lot of things it seems. Though some part of me thinks i am forgetting something... Ah whatever battle start!" Oh wait i haven''t fully examined my new body or looked at the appearance of my fearsome opponents, getting ahead of myself i say ain''t i... Well anyways from a quick look at my "animal''s" features, i believe that the creature i am right now is a... Honey badger copycat with earth magic. Nope i am not joking. I am that weasel look-alike donald trump creature that can fightthings way larger than itself with its long body, small head with a short muzzle for a nose, small eyes and weird built in ears with no outer ear part. However let us not forget its short yet sturdy legs of which the poweful and strong large claws are located on. Its feet have short rearleg claws and very long front leg claws. It is covered in pure black coarse bristile-like hairs with a large white band covering its upper body. Though with this world''s version that i am inhabiting. The large band seems to be earthy coloured and its short long haired bushy tail is earthy colours with some spikes circling around it except around the base. It is also much bigger in this world as compared to its Earth counterpart which is usually half the height of a Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the lengthof one as well. While this world''s version is bigger when compared to the size of aStaffordshire Bull Terrier. Anyways a good description of my opponents would be the largest direwolf but over 2 timesthat size and probably two times that strength as well as fearsomeness. Ya know apparently just ten thousand years ago they stalked the two continents of the Americas as a species and this was done as far back as 1.79 million years. They were built to bring down very large prey and when i say very large i mean waylarger animals than what grey wolves hunt nowadays. Ah and they had 129% of the jaw power of modern grey wolves. Man so this is what feel like to be targeted by a baby magafauna, at least i think they would be considered baby megafauna. A megafauna is a large or giant animal such as the African Bush Elephant by the way. No matter what they are considered though. It is gonna be tough this battle ain''t it... Damn mate why can''t my first opponent be a slime or even just a single opponent and not three enemies at once! Again why me! I go ah in my head and shout! "Come at me then you monsters. I will show you the famed ferocity of the honey badger and humanity combined!" *Ding* {Unique Sub-Skill: Negotiation ?- Ranting- Has put to *sleep* 2 of the 3 enemies in range of its skill range} I suddenly see the smaller and weaker 2 of the pursuing wolf pack that were trying to ambush my front and rearwith use of the skill dash each stop in their tracks and seem to become unconscious in virtually a few seconds. I think they were trying to occupy the attention of my now less injured looking paw claws while the alpha goes in for the kill with its massive jaw that towers over my still bleeding torso which looks like it got in fight with this alpha''s smaller cousin. I decide to try and get the alpha out of the fight for a little bit with a combination of my skills and ability. I first use my ability to burrow underground along side a quick use of the rattling sound honey badgers make when they are frightened to make the alpha feel like that was my ultimate ability and thus make it exposed to a sneak attack with my skills. *Howl* The plan works as the alpha wolf shows off itsits intimidation tactics as broadcasts its confidence its stone pillar like posture, stiff-legged gaits and its tail sticking out and slightly raised, it also has its teeth bared and a wrinkled snout. All of these signs indicate that the alpha wolf disdains my cowardly escape tactic and that it will enjoy a pursuit when i run. While it does all this, i am digging underground behind it and waiting for myopportunity and it comes in the form of... It being behind a tree, and as its back faces the front of a tree i strike! "Claw Swipe!" {Swiping Claw hits Giant Common Alpha Wolf for 3 damage with a extra 1 damage for *blindsided* attack with an additional effect of knockback} My first strike sends him backing into the tree and as soon as he nears the tree, i use. "Earth Spikes!" {Earth Spikes hits Giant Common Alpha Wolf for 2 damage with a additional effect of disabling 1 of its limbs} This nails one of its limbs to the tree and i try to sneak up on it while it is confused but end up getting my tail bitten off as i retreat after failing to secure an opening to bitehim while he is dazed. I look at how much damage was done and i am appalled both the HP damage done and physical damage done. {Giant Common Alpha Wolf counters your bite attack and deals 3 damage due to targeting a weaker area with an extra damage of 2 due to it being a *surprise* attack asyou were unaware until it was too late to react} Damn i know i don''t have the danger sense of an actual wild animal but half of my HP lost to one attack, seriously? really? Anyways after that, i retreated by burrowing to go and attack the blisfully unaware sleeping subordinates of this sturbborn pain in my literal ass alpha. Anyways i check my remaining HP, MP and stamina and see that i have 5/10 Hp, 6/12 MP and 5/12 Stamina. Now that i know that i really need to deal some damage while these blasted creatures of hell are asleep still. What is my Hp,MP and stamina regen rate anyway Zuldir, another thing you "forgot" about.
HP Regen Rate- 0.50 a minute (temporary maybe?)
MP Regen Rate- 0.50 a minute (temporary maybe?)
Stamina Regen Rate- 0.50 a minute (temporary maybe?)
"What on earth is with the temporary maybe, oh whatever thaose seems great so lets get on with this!" I mumble "I really hope i can get a double kill on them before they wake up" I spot the first of the twosoon enough and get right to clawing and biting them up {-2, -2, -2, -2 damage from normal attacks empty out a Giant Common Wolf''s HP of 8) The first kill goes without any problems uccuring but the second... Not so much, i think as i dodge a pouce by the 2nd Giant Common Wolf. No defence testing today for you goons, that alpha of yours has pissed me off. I then think"Claw Swipe" and try to angle the hit so that the knockback effect hits their flailing body right into the general direction of the alpha''s location. I watch the body of the last suborbinate of the alpha fly for a bit but all the while i am still trying to figure out how to kill the alpha and his about half health suborbinate... I stumble upon an idea and hestitate but try it anyway. The idea you ask? Well it is nothing big, just a trap to reduce the advantage they have due to having longer limbs but it also has high risk since the plan is to... Pretend to be bitten to death by a venomous snake and wait for the alpha whoeats first to approach within close range so i can finish it off before the other wolf intervenes. RIsky, yes but it might just work. Here goes nothing! I pretend to be returning from underground under a snake nest by accident and actually get bit but don''t worry that was the point since the undead are immune to venom i was betting on and yes it seems i was right as i check by status for an all new ailment but it doesn''t come up. I get down on all fours in a special ambushing attack posture and wait for the predator to become the prey... Times passes... So after waiting about 5 minutes, i am beginning to get impatient when i hear something quiet. I focus all of my senses and hear more sounds of the same nature as... Steps of a nearby four legged animal . This is it i think while stuck in nervious tension in my head about this being a stupid idea that will never work. It is all i have got though! Will his ambush succeed or is it really a stupid idea that will lead Connor to his death? Find out next time on... Chapter 4- Oh man is this really happening? Heavens give me strength please! Chapter 4- Oh man is this really happening? Heavens give me strength please! *countless heavy soundsin the distance cause harsh vibrations in the air* Meanwhile, just as my head is stuck extremely close to the ground listening to these fast approaching steps, the ground vibrates and it feels like a dinosaur is crushingmy senses causing a jarring pain in my head. My body evenstarts tofreeze in panic but i fight this with all the strength in my bones as i don''t have long so i try to compose myself. You know the situation i am going through starts to come to light in my head. All this withthe revelation of the true reality of me having to face two wolves from ancient times... Man they even have fantasy abilities that are like so out of whack when you think about it in the mind of a 21st century human ah! You know then again my whole situation is like it is out of a fantasy book with the reincarnation clich¨¦ isn''t it... Ah whatever just think about the consequences of failure Connor mate you have got to do this welland without delay right now! *Heavy breathing now accompanies the heavy sounds occupying my senses* Man i swear i can smell their saliva i think as i gaincomposure and in my headi imagine said saliva coming out of their crocodile like wolf jaws but i quickly shake that thought away and get ready to pounce on the hungry mutts! *Sound of rocks scraping against their massive claws as they near me* And thus with the recovery of all my MP and Stamina (sadly it seems my HP can''t regenerate due to yet another hidden effect of ~Revived~), i ready my mind for battle (and conveniently forget that my opponents can regenerate as well oops) and launch myself out of the ditch i occupied like a pouncing possum! My thoughts start racing at a million miles an hour but i am clear that as i look around my surroudings that i will attack the closest which is... THE ALPHA, i am coming for you, you big oaf! I think while bracing for a Claw Swipe and hoping for the stunning effect to activate on the first hit. I manage to hit it on its side doing damage of... {Swiping Claw hits Giant Common Alpha Wolf for 3 damage with a extra 1 damage for *blindsided* attack with an additional effect of *stunning* the Alpha Wolf for 1 min reduced to 30 secs due to size difference} And so with that lucky break, i start to combo as many hits in 30 seconds as possible on two separate body parts by burrowing under the alpha''s legs, this is to hopefully activate a bonus of *crippling* which must be a thing i say don''t you agree... "Burrow" All is silent as i wait out the regeneration of what little stamina i used. Though while i am thinking this, there is still the sound of that still approaching clueless yet utterly loyal normal wolf coming to meet its doom *Cough* i mean its pack leader. Hmmto it, it must seem like its mighty pack leader has met its match... A hole in the ground ha ha! "Burrow" *The sound of earth crashing down along with a thump resounds in the surroundings* {User activatesthe ability burrow a total of 2 times to bury the front legs of the Alpha Wolfusing 1.8 stamina in total and using up 18 seconds of the stun duration for this attack phase} After that successfully works, i start to think of the next step of my plan which is... That an attack of mine will cause the alpha wolf''s body to be knocked back. However, the greatness of my plan will come to light after the fact. So since its two front legs will stay firmly planted in the ground when the knockback effect happens, its body will try real hardto take the legsbackwards with the force of the impact. If i am right, thispowerful force should result in the legs bending backwards and the alpha wolf crippling both of its front legs. In my head, all of this will result in a easy kill for me before the second wolf gets here and if common game logic is applied, the second wolf will become enraged as such due to my actions and the pain filled howls that i expect from the Alpha. Now all i have to do is see if my plan will work as well as i hope it will when it is put into action... "Man do i hope everything goes to plan" i mumble as i activate "Claw Swipe" to hit the sadly still alive alpha wolf for what is hopefully the last time as what little stamina i have drains out of my body. In real life this would supposably leave my body limp sprawled on the ground after the fact but not in the fantasy land i have been thrown into it seems which is good for me since i would be dead if not for this odd outlier of sorts. Anyway thankfully it exists Oh lord, am i really thinking of things in my head so much that my most used emoji has imprinted itself in my head? I never thought i would say this as an extreme introvert but i need human contact!!!The genuine version of this novel can be found on another site. Support the author by reading it there. I get interrupted from my mid-lif... (wait just a minute, i ain''t having no mid-life crisis! I was in the spring of my young adult life before i died... Well i was meant to be at least...) e crisis by the ever so familiar sound that i am getting scarily accustomed to every further time i spend in this crazy world... The dreaded ping! This time it goes off more than once so hopefully at least one of them is a bit of good news since i am still executing my life or death plan... {Swiping Claw hits Giant Common Alpha Wolf for 3 damage with a extra 1 damage for attacking the Alpha Wolf while it is *stunned*. Extra effects of crippling two of its front legs causing disablement and bleeding} {The 30 second duration of *Stunned* has run out. Giant Common Alpha Wolf has regained movement.}
Giant Common Alpha Wolf HP: 2/10-2 ~Old unhealed injuries-minus 2 HP~ ~Pack leader- Attack +1 Agility +1~ ~Exposed to magic- Sp Defence +1~ ~Major Bleeding x2- Lose 1 HP every 1min until it is stopped~ Stamina: 15/20 Basic Stats (Adult Alpha Male):
Special Ability: Sacrifice for the Pack~ Battle-Scarred Dominance~ Ability Description: Passive: Can control hungry pack members no matter what due to proven dominance. Active: Can sacrifice a member of the pack you control for temporary *magic*(this also gives +2 Sp Attack and +1 Agility) due to your extremely loyal pack. Stamina used: 6 for every 30 seconds the active ability is used. Attack- 3 Sp Attack- 1
Skill: DarknessDash Skill Description: Dash towards a target to get there faster leaving a trail of darkness for your pack to follow as you dash. Stamina used: 2 for every skill activation Defence- 2 Sp defence- 1
Skill: Darkness Pounce Skill Description: Pounce on the back of a target for a 60% chance to immobilise them when landing. Land on a open wound on the back the target for a 100% chance to immobilise them. Stamina used: 3 for every skill activation Agility- 5
{Unique Sub-Skill: Negotiation ?- Ranting- Has failed to take effect due to only an immune enemy being in range of its skill range} I smile for what seems like the first time in an eternity despite that later message not being a great cherry on top but then my newly discovered danger senses activate in quick succession which is not a good thing oh god. I think all this as i move with all of my might out of the way of the danger being projected! I then hear a ominous seeming version of that ping sound and i even start hearing some real intense battle music in the background like i am in a game. That changed in pitch ping sound can''t mean anything good can it? I think gloomily as i look at the notification that just appeared in front of me with what feels like forsaken hope and numbed emotions... {Due to reaching a certain death state, Giant Common Wolf Alpha has activated its Special Ability Active: Sacrifice for the Pack there by sacrificing its last surviving pack member for temporary *magic*, +2 Sp Attack and +1 Agility for 30 seconds for every 6 stamina used. Wolf Alpha currently has 15/20 Stamina and8 MP with an attack delay of 5 seconds between every magic attack whether they miss or hit the target.}
Temporary *Magic* granted byActive Sacrifice for the Pack- Current Sp A of 2:
Fireball- Casts a small ball of fire dealing user''s Sp A as its damage if hit.Single-Every cast lasts for 10 seconds- Max of 1 at a time
Fiery Frenzy- Casta small flame burstaround you for protection and deals 0.5 the user''s Sp Aif hit and deals close range AOE damage near theuser.Support- Every cast lasts for 10 seconds- Max of 1 at a time
Fire Wheel- Casts a large wheel of fire dealing 2x the user''s Sp A if hit.Multiple-Every cast lasts for 10 seconds- Max of 1 at a time
Oh come on man, i know i kind of forgot about this special ability''s active but this is way too much! I have 5 HP so getting hitonce by that fire wheel ability means i have 1 HP which can only survive one burst of that fire shield thing... Ah i might as well attack him before he figures out how to use that fiery frenzy ability of his since i am very flammable right now and that will me very much alight. Ah look on the bright side, i only need to survive this bombardment for 1 minute as he is bleeding out but still i have 1 magic skill and he has 3. That is damn unfair system, what are you doing! I have had enough of this damn you! Yet another tribulation that Connor has to fight to survive, is he ever gonna get a break and finally get a body that isn''t just a revived dead thing? Find out next time on... My unannounced break of a few months ends this week, so yea... Sry bout dat! I ain''t really got much more to say but sorry. My head has been in the clouds (and it w getting writer''s block after writing 6 chapters as much as my brain felt like it had a block of some kind ha). It was the state of my mental health which improves but has its rough patches. Though it might be the whole reason I got started writing the ideas in my head onto paper in the first place but as I said, it is also rather rough sometimes which is one of the main reasons I don''t write very long chapters alongside other reasons as well as a bit of laziness (one finger typing is slow as heck, didn''t you know that already though???). Anyways, there is something I want to get off my chest. My prologue isn''t great I admit that and maybe even my early chapters are not so good either but personally I just wanna get right into the process of writing the story I have been busy developing in my head even during this short hiatus of mine. Nevertheless, a complete rewrite of any chapters is just not in the plans right now, there are a few completely new story outlines in my future plans but they won''t be in the works again until I am happy with how this story is going. The prologue and its 5 accompanying chapters are as good as my writing experience can make them at the moment in my opinion.A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation. I am an unemployed young adult with a passion for English, reading and writing. I have a lot of free time but writing a story is not just about having free time it seems. I recently confirmed this to myself during the period of time I wrote the beginning 6 chapters before me going AWOL for a bit. oh and I do want to write for a living (and not just books, I would do anything related to writing just like most aspiring writers...) but I don''t do creative writing for the money (I couldn''t resist inserting a troll comment here saying "we can see that through your crappy writing skills but that is all we can see u loser!")... Yea so my humour still needs work on the internet as well as irl :''( In summary: This story will be starting up again and a new chapter or two will hopefully be up this week barring exceptional circumstances and just like my normal routine, minor edits may occur after the new chapter is posted to make sure it''s grammar is the best it can be with my abilities "> P.S: Any comments about the chapters so far would be a grand gesture for you to undertake for me. Oh and just so you know the comments I have had so far were also much-appreciated Also for anyone worried, there is a plan for where this story goes and with the timeline as it is now it won''t run out for a while yet.