[Devour] has been used on [Gar] [Dire Wolf Commander] - Level 29
You have gained:
425HP (22,795/22,795)
45 MAX HP (22,840/22,840)
95 STR
90 END
45 AGI
4 INT
200 XP
45 [Harden] Skill XP!
15 [Devour] Skill XP!
35 [Global Communication] skill XP!
[Devour] has been used on [Yomu] [Dire Wolf Commander] - Level 35
You have gained:
750HP (22,840/22,840)
75 MAX HP (22,915/22,915)
105 STR
105 END
110 AGI
20 INT
400 XP
70 [Harden] Skill XP!
15 [Devour] Skill XP!
50 [Global Communication] skill XP!
"I never knew eating could be so tiring," I groaned, casually grabbing another commander's corpse from the pile and holding it up to my mouth. I took a bite into it, and another notification appeared.
[Devour] has been used on [Scar] [Dire Wolf Commander] - Level 39
You have gained:
900HP (22,840/22,840)
90 MAX HP (22,915/22,915)
120 STR
125 END
120 AGI
25 INT
500 XP
80 [Harden] Skill XP!
15 [Devour] Skill XP!
70 [Global Communication] skill XP!
I didn't think the constant hunger in my gut could ever be quelled, but I was getting close. I'd eaten thousands of wolves at this point - yes, literal thousands - and now the corpses were starting to look less appealing.
Not unappealing though. They still looked like a big piece of steak in my body's eyes, but more like a microwaveable one than a filet mignon one.
If it wasn't for the constant stat boosts, I might've considered stopping my al.
"Do... you, um... want to... help?" Raya asked shakily, the girl looking uncomfortable as she was caked in blood and watching devour the many corpses of her kind, "I can... bring them to you... if you want?"
I felt guilty as the girl stuttered her words out, obviously not sure how to handle the sight in front of her but still wanting to help.
"I'm fine," I said dismissively, trying my best to smile gently at her, but it didn't work very well considering the blood coating my lips, "You should go rest, or clean up if you know of any rivers nearby."
She nodded at my words, stopping for a second as her eyes trailed down to my bare chest, which was coated in layers of blood and glistening. Then, she blushed again and quickly started walking away.
I glanced down at my blood-caked body. I could really use a bath.
My starting outfit was pretty much completely gone at this point, as the last threads of my shirt had been ripped away earlier that day during my XP far- I an, during the fight with the rest of the wolves.
My pants were much the sa, with just a few threads remaining around my crotch area. It was barely enough to cover up my you-know-what, but it did the job. The wolves were strangely nice about not going for any cheap shots.
I turned to the final two corpses, which I had poetically laid side-by-side and saved for last.
I grabbed Torn's body, raising it up to my lips as I bit into it.
[Devour] has been used on [Torn] [Dire Wolf General] - Level 45
You have gained:
1,250HP (22,915/22,915)
120 MAX HP (23,035/23,035)
140 STR
150 END
100 AGI
15 INT
675 XP
100 [Harden] Skill XP!
15 [Devour] Skill XP!
75 [Global Communication] skill XP!
[Quest Update!]
Defeat the Four Dire Wolf Generals
[3 / 4]
Rewards:
The next step to taking down the Great Wolf King
100 STR
100 END
100 AGI
[Harden] will be evolved!
Failure:
Eventual Death.
I was once again reminded of the shit overall quest rewards as I compared them to the stats I got from Torn.
Though, I guess it made so sense. The quest system probably wasn't designed with [Devour] in mind.
If I didn't have this cheat skill, then I would've been painstakingly grinding out each stat, and this quest probably would've been a huge boost.
Now? It was essentially just an extra dire wolf general in my stomach,
I turned to the other wolf general, grabbing Gorn's large body and raising it up to my mouth. A mont later, it dispersed into blue dust.
[Devour] has been used on [Gorn] [Dire Wolf General] - Level 57
You have gained:
1,450HP (23,035/23,035)
145 MAX HP (23,180/23,180)
155 STR
155 END
140 AGI
75 INT
800 XP
120 [Harden] Skill XP!
15 [Devour] Skill XP!
85 [Global Communication] skill XP!
[Quest Complete!]
Defeat the Four Dire Wolf Generals
[4 / 4]
Rewards:
The next step to taking down the Great Wolf King
100 STR
100 END
100 AGI
[Harden] will be evolved!
Skill: [Harden] is being evolved!
Skill: [Harden] has been evolved into [Reinforce]
[Reinforce] - Reinforce anything by making physical contact with it.
Reinforce? The hell?
I looked down at my hand, willing my new skill to activate. It did, as my skin hardened, looking the sa as when I had used my unevolved [Harden],
Though, I assud it was at least a bit tougher than before. More importantly...
I walked forward, placing my palm on a nearby tree. I willed my skill to activate again, and my eyes widened as I watched it work.
The wood on the tree seed to shift slightly, the brown color becoming a lighter, almost tallic silver color.
I pressed my finger into it, but the bark of the tree didn't budge. It was as if I was trying to push my finger into a tal wall.
I looked appreciatively at the result.
It wasn't bad. It wasn't an insane upgrade from [Harden[, but it was still an upgrade. I could already envision the versatile ways I could utilize it.
As I was staring at the tree, my attention was pulled away as a sudden light shone to the side of .
Due to your efficiency in completing the side quest, the mainline quest has been upgraded!
[Quest Update!]
Defeat the Great Wolf King
Rewards:
All [Territory] owned by the Great Wolf King
All [Subordinate]'s owned by the Great Wolf King
1,000 STR
1,000 END
1,000 AGI
All unclaid [Wolf] related skills!
All [Wolf] related skills will be raised to level 15!
Failure:
Eventually Death.
Wait, is the quest system automatically adapting?
I assud that the system didn't intend for to take down all the generals so quickly, as it had only been roughly a day since the quest started.
This was likely ant to be a multi-week, maybe multi-month, endeavor that would consist of having to constantly grind up my stats before taking on the next one.
Instead, over the course of one day, I had taken down all the generals. The king's not going to know what hit him.
"I'm back," Raya spoke from behind , drawing my attention back to her. Apparently, the river was close by, as the woman was now clean of all the blood and gunk that had been covering her.
"You seem like you're... done?" Raya asked, pausing for a second as she looked at the now relatively clean small open area, which had previously been full of wolf corpses.
"I am," I nodded, then paused.
Wait, I've been quite literally eating hundreds of wolves in front of her, and she hasn't questioned it?
I had expected to have to co up with an excuse, especially considering that the wolves literally burst into blue pixels when I used [Devour] on them, but Raya hadn't questioned it.
"You, uh, don't mind, right?" I asked hesitantly, not sure how to broach the subject, "That I, uh, ate them all, y'know?"
Raya blinked, tilting her head at cutely, "Of course not. You defeated them, so it was your right to feed on them."
That made sense - this was a 'kill or be killed' type of forest anyway, but for her to accept a human casually eating hundreds of wolves was still a bit strange.
I blinked again as an idea ca to . This was a forest of beasts - have they even seen a human before?
"Do you know what a human is?" I asked abruptly, and Raya looked curiously at again.
"A human?" She humd, tilting her head at again, "...I've heard of them before, but I've never seen one personally. My grandfather told they were dangerous, and to avoid them if I was ever near one."
Ah, that explains it a bit. She doesn't even know I'm a human - she just thinks I'm another beast in this forest.
Granted, considering that I can literally turn my hands into blades and that I savagely ate everyone I defeated, I don't know how human-like I am anymore.
"Can you lead to the river?" I asked her, glancing down at the blood coating my body. I could really use a bath.
"Sure," Raya nodded easily, "It's not far. We can get there after only a few minutes of walking."
I followed Raya through the dark forest, and sure enough the dark trees above soon faded away. Soon enough, we arrived at a small river running in between the trees.
"Thanks," I grinned and stepped forward towards the water as my hand grabbed the small remaining bit of clothing over my crotch.
"S-Should I leave?" Raya asked behind , her face flushed as she watched walk towards the river.
I blinked, freezing in place. I had expected that she would leave to give so privacy, and my brain was telling that I shouldn't be getting naked in front of a girl I barely knew.
However, my body felt strangely calm. I wasn't sure if it was because I was becoming more beastly or not, but I didn't feel uncomfortable at the idea of her watching.
"Do whatever you want," I said simply, pausing for a second to give her a chance to leave. When she didn't, I rely grabbed the remaining bits of clothing over my crotch and pulled them off.
I heard a gasp behind , but ignored it as I entered the river. I had been wanting a nice bath for weeks, and I was going to enjoy it.
"I-I didn't know it could be that big..." Raya muttered behind , and my face turned slightly red at her words as I realized what she was talking about.
While my body was a bit bigger than it had been in my past life, my you-know-what was a lot bigger. I ignored her words anyway, wading into the river and leaning against the bank as I let out a comfortable sigh.
"We can take a break for a while now," I ordered, enjoying the feeling of resting in the surprisingly warm water. It wasn't a hot spring by any ans, but it at least wasn't freezing as I had expected.
My body was also rather tired from the constant fighting. Even though my HP was full from utilizing [Devour], I still wasn't at full strength as ntal fatigue weighed on .
As I glanced over my shoulder, I could see that Raya was the sa. Her face showed that she was exhausted, and she sat down and leaned against a tree with a relieved sigh at my words.
The next target wouldn't be as easy as the generals - we were going to take down the Great Wolf King himself.
"Tomorrow," I humd, a strange feeling of desire and pride welling up inside , "This whole kingdom will be mine."
Raya looked over at from the tree, her face unreadable for a mont. Then, she smiled softly and nodded.
"It'll all be yours."
And so, my final night as a 'normal' and 'unknown' person began. When I went to sleep next, I would be a Great King, and the world would never be the sa.
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