The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life Chapter 166: Curiosity Kills the Cat

Ill first distribute the points from the level-up.

Lets raise Terrain Understanding to LV 7 so that Ill have a firm grasp over the ground and the terrain even if I defeat other Treants.

At the current level, I can understand whats happening underground to so extent.

However, only knowing to so extent wont put at ease.

Its better to be careful after all.

Ill save the remaining 2 points for later.

Next are the occupations.

Currently, Shinobi is at LV3, Tracker is at LV2, Jet Black Player is at LV3, and Trainee Monk is at LV3.

I guess itd have to be either Shinobi or Jet Black Player?

Hmm, actually, should I get my Fifth Occupation which Ive been putting on hold?

My Fifth Occupation hasnt been decided yet.

I can only have a maximum of five occupations, so Ive been thinking carefully and holding myself back from coming to a decision.

I can choose one right now if I wish to do so.

The options are as follows:

Citizen, Adventurer, Clerk, Negotiator, Hiki Komori, NEET, Cook, Rider, Marauder, Monster Tar (LV3), Hidden Weapons User, Fugitive, Carrier, Actor, Scamr, Exterminator, Prayer, Leader, Cleaner, Martial Artist, and Annihilator.

There are 22 occupations available in total including all the derived occupations and the initially acquirable occupations.

Among the choices, Monster Tar has the advantage of starting from LV3.

Combined with Profession Enhancent, I might be able to put Nad Monsters under my control like the Monster Tar girl from before.

Its wouldnt have been a bad idea if all I wanted was an instant boost in power.

(But considering what happened at the School and Momos lukewarm reaction to the occupation, Im not too keen on acquiring it)

Given the previous Monster Tars tragic end, I can tell that forcing monsters to submit cos with risks.

The thing is, however, none of the other occupations sound particularly attractive either.

Im a bit curious about the Prayer occupation, but I suspect that the skills that co with it would be similar to the skills that Kiki has.

(The Right to Question only provides with vague explanations without getting into details about the obtainable skills)

Ill leave the Fifth Occupation be for now.

There will co a ti when it would be best for to acquire it, and that mont hasnt co yet.

Sohow, thats the feeling Im getting.

(I guess Ill leave enough points for the Fifth Occupation and allocate the rest to the existing ones.)

Thankfully, the points required to select new occupations have been reduced to 1 after evolving into a Newtype.

I raise the existing occupations Tracker and Trainee Monk to LV3 and LV4, respectively.

By leveling up Tracker, the skills associated with the occupation will also experience a level up.

Thats why I decided on these two occupations.

Ill save the remaining 3 points for the future.

With that, Ive finished this tis point allocation.

Next on the list is checking out Kikis new skill.

Its important to know what kind of effects it has.

Kiki.

Kyuu!

Kiki nods and stares intently at .

The jewel on her forehead glows red, and my body begins to also glow in response.

Is this a status buff?

Kyuu?

Kiki shakes her tiny head from side to side.

It isnt?

I check my status.

The numbers havent changed.

Wait a second Momos Shadow and Akas Mimicry are skills that contain traces of the monsters that the magic stones originate from.

In that case, does Kikis new skill have sothing to do with the Treants characteristics?

As a test, I turn my attention towards so of the Treants that are growing around us.

An imdiate change washes over .

Im aware of them.

Until now, I had to concentrate hard to be aware of the Treants presence.

However, that is no longer the case.

You can cancel out their Cognitive Inhibition? Thats your new skill, Kiki?

Kyu!

Kiki nods.

Amazing! Kiki, youre aweso! This will make hunting Treants much easier!

Kyuu! Kyu

Kiki makes a proud expression.

I can understand why, though.

The trickiest thing about Treants is that theyre hard to detect.

Since thats been solved, subjugating Treants wouldnt be any different from hunting regular monsters.

As I can be constantly aware of the Treants, I wont have to worry as much about paying attention to my surroundings.

What an excellent skill.

Kiki, what a good child you are.

Let us go hunt our next Treant then.

Kyu!

Oh, and I should also check how long the effect lasts during battles.

Having taken a short break in the na of distributing points and checking out a new skill, we begin moving once more.

*****

You have gained experience.

Experience has reached a certain threshold.

Kudou Kazutos level has increased from LV 3 to LV 4.

Afterwards, we succeed in hunting nurous Treants without facing any issues.

Kikis new skill is playing a trendous role in dramatically increasing the efficiency of the hunt.

The Treants dont seem to realize that were aware of their existence.

As a result, they dont react even when I approach them.

(Kikis new buff lasts around an hour. Thats more than enough ti.)

Now that I have the leeway to watch my surroundings, I can confidently use the pile bunker.

BegiZUDOON!The End.

Its a big hurrah for the weapon.

(A lot of ti has passed)

Its been several hours since I left.

The surrounding scenery has changed considerably.

The land which was once covered by the Treants have transford into a wasteland riddled with holes.

(Might as well head back)

There are still a lot of Treants remaining in other locations, but its better to end things here tonight.

My body is telling that its fine and that it can last another while.

Nonetheless, I take that as a sign thats warning to stop when I can.

Also, my level has just gone up, so its ti to wrap things up.

(Now that I think about it, isnt this the region where Nijou and the others passed through in the morning?)

Nijou and Chief Shimizu had gone along to accompany those that wished to level up.

According to Nishino-kun, they all managed to raise their levels without dying, but how much credibility does that piece of information hold when nobodys even aware that people are disappearing?

So of them might have fallen victim to the Treants without anyones noticing.

(Then again, theres no real way to ascertain the facts since people forget about the victims in a monts ti)

With that in mind, I was about to return when

My eyes land on a particular Treant.

No way

I mutter so, exasperated.

A gigantic Treant which had swallowed up an entire house and penetrated its concrete walls.

At the tip of one of its branches, theres a certain sothing attached to it.

A flower

A flower has blood on the Treant.

The bright red flower is reminiscent of blood and is about the size of a human head.

Treants with flowers.

According to The Right to Question, theyre considered the Superior Species of the Treant lineage.

Flowers bloom on Treants which have attacked enough people and gained enough experience.

Other than their stats being higher than that of regular Treants, they have an additional ability that distinguishes them from the other Treants.

They can move independently

Indeed, Treants that have flowers can move on their own.

Regular Treants cant move from their spots, so they have to wait for their preys to pass by.

Unfortunately, this rule does not apply to Treants with flowers on them.

They can travel around freely and prey on even more humans.

Moreover, their targets are no longer limited to only LV 0 individuals.

They also prey on people that have raised their levels.

Treants that can hunt silently without being noticed.

Its easy to imagine just how much devastation they could cause.

Damn it.

Why did I have to co across such a big ga just as I was thinking of wrapping things up for the day?

(Its amazing that Chief Shimizus group managed to stay safe)

They were extrely lucky not to be attacked by the Flowered Treant despite their stay here.

Regardless, I cant leave it be now that Ive found it.

Kiki.

Kyuu!

The light from Kikis buffs wrap around .

At that instance, a change occurs on the Flowered Treant.

~~~~~~~~~~~!!

The sound of tal scratching on a blackboard.

Its the cries of a Treant which Ive heard many tis by now.

The Flowered Treant apparently noticed us.

(Root attacks incoming!!)

Or so I thought, but my worry turns out to be unfounded as the Flowered Treant takes an unexpected course of action.

The Flowered Treant moves its thick trunk, shakes its branches, sohow peels itself off from the house,and escapes.

What the?

Wriggling its body in all sorts of ways, the Flowered Treant makes its escape from us.

When I read about the Flowered Treants from The Right to Question, I wondered how exactly they moved.

Apparently, it can temporarily seep through the surrounding buildings and the ground.

Its zooming away without destroying any of the nearby structures.

This is probably also due to a skill that the Treant has.

A tree that can relocate itselftruly sothing one would only expect in a fantasy.

Rather, w-wait up!

Although Im taken aback by its unanticipated behavior, I promptly give chase to the Flowered Treant.

As if Id let you escape.

Fortunately, the speed of the Flowered Treants movent is comparable to a normal persons dash.

I can comfortably catch up to it with agility which is over 700.

~~~~~~~!?

Surprised that I caught up so quickly, the Flowered Treant screeches.

Realizing that it cant flee, the Flowered Treant directs its hostility at .

(Its coming!)

The ground around the Flowered Treant rises up, and countless roots appear from underneath the earth.

Twisting like whips, the roots shoot towards us.

(Its attack patterns are similar to that of regular Treants Never mind.)

It isnt just the roots.

The Flowered Treant shakes its body and unleashes its leaves.

Rotating like shurikens, innurable leaves fly towards us with trendous montum.

(Damn, its techniques remind of ninjas.)

Simultaneous attacks from the ground and the air.

Avoiding everything is nigh impossible.

(Thats why Ill be dealing with them before they can reach .)

I put my hands together and take in a deep breath.

Fire Elent Ninjutsu.

A huge fireball is created.

It might not be as powerful as that Dragons Breath attack, but its enough to burn through the leaves.

Then, I build a makeshift scaffold with the objects in my Item Box and leap up to avoid the attacks from the Flowered Treants roots.

!?

Stunned that its attacks have been neutralized so swiftly, the Flowered Treants body trembles.

Can you afford to be astonished right now?

I close in on it by narrowing the distance between and the Flowered Treant.

It shakes its body in an attempt to shower its leaves on , but its too late.

PILE BUNKER!

ZUDOOOOON!

The ground shakes violently as the shock-wave perates through the earth.

The Flowered Treant wobbles unsteadily as its leaves sway and its trunk creaks.

(Once wasnt enough)

Other than being more durable, theres sothing else about this Treant that sets it apart from the rest.

On the verge of getting hit by the pile bunker, the Flowered Treant had twisted its body, thereby diffusing the impact.

This ans that it knew what kind of weapon the pile bunker is.

(It has decently high intelligence)

Because of its high intelligence, it knew that it had to run away when it saw .

As expected of a Superior Species.

Its behaviors are nothing like the normal Treants.

Here cos the second shot.

If once isnt enough, Ill just have to shoot a few more tis.

The mont I aim the pile bunker at the Flowered Treant, it twists its body again to brace for the impact.

However

WAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONN!!

Momo Roars.

~~~~~!?

You werent careful enough.

The Flowered Treant was too engrossed in my advances that it had failed to notice that Momo had gone around it.

The Flowered Treant stiffens up completely as a result of Momos Roar.

This is the end.

I launch the pile bunker once more.

ZUDOOOOON!

The sound of barks snapping spread to the surroundings.

This ti around, the Flowered Treant collapses.

You have gained experience.

Experience has reached a certain threshold.

Kudou Kazutos level has increased from LV 4 to LV 5.

An announcent informs that I have leveled up.

The Flowered Treants body fades away, leaving behind its magic stone.

Fuuu.

I won sohow

I store the Flowered Treants magic stone inside the Item Box which indicates the stone as Treants Magic Stone (Large).

Large, huh.

It wasnt weak by any stretch of the imagination, so I guess it makes sense.

(These leaves should co in handy for us)

The leaves that the Flowered Treant shot are scattered everywhere on the ground.

I also store these into the Item Box.

Apparently, theyre called Treants Leaves (Superior Quality).

Superior quality

These can serve as so good materials.

Using my Ninja Tool Creation skill and Ichinose-sans Weapon Creation skill, we should be able to modify these leaves.

(My level has increased yet again its scary how smooth sailing things are)

That goes to show how strong weve beco

Even so, its better to remain cautious.

Never be too prideful. Never.

Lets actually return this tiHm?

Enemy Detection reacts just as Im about to head back.

This is a human presence? At this hour?

Looking over, I notice that soone is watching from the corners of a building.

(Im being watched.)

I can feel their gaze.

Soon after

Skill proficiency has reached a certain threshold.

Appraisal Interruption has increased from LV6 to LV7.

I hear announcents in my head.

Appraisal Interruption leveled up? Out of nowhere?

It cant be that

I can only think of that intelligent Zombie from the morning, but its presence was clearly different from this one.

Is it that Zombies companion?

It had tad a Golem, so it wouldnt be that weird to see a human by its side either.

I imdiately begin approaching the presence.

I can sense that the person who was staring at is startled.

They try to leave the scene, but Im faster.

In the blink of an eye, I arrive where the person is hiding.

Hyii!!

The person screams lightly upon being discovered.

Now, lets see who it isHuh?

W-wait! Please spare !

Pardon?

Im familiar with this person whos now begging in tears.

Actually, Im straight up acquainted with her.

But why is she here?

.Igarashi-san, correct?

The person who was observing turns out to be Igarashi Touka, the Student Council President.