Chapter 15
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On top of the cold stone floor, Sae-Jin opened his eyes. He could see Hunters in the far away forest, while the noisy chirping of birds disorientated him. A Wolf could look a little further away, and hear a little bit more.
He got up from the spot, his four black legs moved.
Before he knew it, it felt like he had pletely adapted to using four legs instead of two. Because of this, a whole bunch of swear words suddenly rushed out of his mouth.
The amount of time available for the Human Form was 2 hours a day. If he could be a human for only 2 hours then maybe he wasn’t a human anymore.
At the growing disquiet, he got straight up and changed into his Human Form.
Sae-Jin stared at his legs with his own two eyes, then touched his face with his own two hands. They were all exact the same as before. He was truly relieved. Tears welled up at the corners of his eyes.
It was especially difficult in the mornings after nights of sleep.
He always suspected if the him now was stuck inside of a dream. Often times, he wished he was, as a dream would’ve been better.
It was very painful living as a Monster. The taste of blood and flesh was still stuck between his teeth, the sensation of ripping away lives whole with a mace - he just couldn’t get used to them. If anything, all those things just served to wear him down to his bones.
"….*sigh*…."
Sae-Jin let out a deep sigh. But his tight chest and ominous feelings wouldn’t just go away like that.
And the unusually drab, grey morning sky was making him feel even more depressed than before.
At least to somehow cheer himself up, he switched on the micro TV.
With a soft whirr, a hologram projection spread its light on a wall of the cave.
***
"Pant, pant, pant…"
An Orc Jaguar was on the run from something.
A creature like the Orc Jaguar possessing such a deep desire for battle and victory was on the run? That was simply nonsensical. But right now, this very Orc was beset with terror even from the sound of rustling grass behind it.
The smell of a wolf, the odour of a predator, was making this once-brave Orc scared out of its wits.
The Orc’s eyes hurriedly searched behind its back. It couldn’t see anything back there. But that accursed smell was still lingering there. So the Orc spared no efforts and put strength in its legs to run away.
– Awooooo!!
A Howling dipped in magical power tore through the sky and grabbed hold of this fleeing Orc’s legs. It felt like all the muscles on its body were going numb from the sheer terror.
The Orc intuitively sensed the encroaching death and as it turned its head around… a huge shadow of a jet-black wolf rapidly descended down on it.
"Kwek-"
With its throat grabbed tight, the Orc couldn’t even let out any particular scream, only a small whimper, before its life was snuffed out.
"Khrnng."
After clearing its nose, the wolf pierced into the heart of the Orc with its razor-sharp claw. When the hard tip of the claw penetrated past the soft tissues of the heart and touched something solid, the wolf closed his eyes.
Then, something mysterious happened.
An azure aura slowly rose up like a smoldering veil and began covering the Wolf from the claw buried in the heart of the dead Orc to the rest of its black body in a thin, nearly imperceptible layer. This blue light lingered around for a moment before entering the creature, causing him to open his eyes in satisfaction.
[You have absorbed the Low Grade Mana Stone of an Orc Jaguar.]
– Physical Strength and Endurance rise by 0.5.
– Agility rises by 0.2.
– Energy Manipulation rises by 0.05.
– If ?? more Stones are absorbed, the native skill of the Orc Jaguar can be acquired.
‘That’s quite a lot. Was it because I got an Orc Jaguar, even though it was still a juvenile?’
Sae-Jin, now in his Ebony Wolf Form, grinned slyly.
He discovered this way of utilising Mana Stones rather coincidentally. It truly was through a pletely lucky chance.
Around 10 days ago, Sae-Jin watched a documentary on his TV inside the cave. And in this particular documentary, the makers were explaining why the predatory Monsters, such as a Troll in Ravenous State or a Two-Headed Ogre, became stronger after eating other Monsters.
At the end of the programme, the experts concluded that these Monsters possessed special digestive system that could absorb Mana Stones.
Those words ended up rousing his curiosity, so Sae-Jin picked up a lowest grade Mana Stone he planned to sell later on and promptly swallowed it.
Just like that, an alert window popped into view at the same time.
[Condition plete: Absorb a Mana Stone.]
?? The Passive Skill "A Growth Type Monster" has been acquired. [Skill Proficiency Level: F]
– When ing in contact with the Mana Stone of a Monster, the host can now absorb a minute percentage of its abilities.
– A greater percentage of the Monster’s abilities shall be absorbed when the Skill Proficiency Level increases.
He felt like he just hit the jackpot. Sae-Jin then quickly went and ate all 10 Mana Stones stored in the cave. All his Stats ended up rising by around 6, but unfortunately, the most important one, the Energy Manipulation, only rose by a paltry 0.6. But he wasn’t disappointed at all. He did find a new way to increase that important stat, that was why.
He then really focused on hunting afterwards. He would kill at least 7 to 8 Monsters in a day and absorb their Mana Stones.
The stronger the Monster, the higher his Stats rose; as to which Stat rose and when, that depended on the Monsters he hunted down. Following the traits of Monsters, if it was an Orc, then his Physical Strength increased; if it was a Wolf, then his Agility rose; if it was a Goblin, then the increase centered around Mana Affinity and Magic Strength.
After focusing solely on hunting for 10 days…
??Status
[Physical Strength 49]
[Endurance 48]
[Agility 63]
[Energy Manipulation 14]
[Mana Affinity 9]
[Magic Strength 9]
[Luck 8]
[*Ebony Wolf: Strength and Defense increased by 26, Agility increased by 40. During the Human Form, the effects will be reduced by ??.]
Finally, Sae-Jin grew strong enough to easily bring down an Orc Jaguar. Of course, it wasn’t a fully grown one, just a runt young enough to be called an "Orc Student
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