YM778.TV Chapter 3 - 3-First Prey
The Sun rising in the Heavens was near the center of the blue sky. In an Ordinary Forest. Where the Laws of the Jungle were in Full Motion. It was still daylight, and hours have passed since the Sun rising from the Horizon. The Thick Clouds passed through the Blue Sky, giving shade to the forest below. There was a Thick Oak Tree within the Forest. It was surrounded by Slick Tall Grass, like many others. It had uprooted Roots reaching above the surface, and small rocks were around it.
Right next to this Thick Oak Tree was a Small White Snake standing up One-fifth of its body as it stares at the Distance.
\'I wonder what that creature is.\' Persia thought to herself. She didn\'t know what she saw, but it seems to be a creature. The surroundings of the creature had a clear color. It was easy to notice the creature from afar. The Problem Persia needed to solve was the blurry vision she had. Persia even needed to use her other senses to notice the creature. She also had to be careful as she didn\'t know if they were a predator or prey. An investigation was needed to be sure.
\'My Inferior Infrared Vision is really a disadvantage. The Infrared Perception is too weak and small for it to be useful.\' Persia sighed in disappointment. She originally thought that she could continue with this vision, but it was too hard. She needed a replacement that could help her with her current Predicament.
\'Thankfully, I have my other skills, which were the Seismic Tracking and the Olfaction Warning Sense.\' Persia was in relief that she had skills that could help her in hunting other creatures. She needed to hunt to increase her skills. Persia had to put herself in front of Danger for her to grow. Her new life would be full of Danger, and she would need to adapt, or else she would die.
\'My First skills really are connected to the existing organs in my body. If I evolve, would they disappear? I hope not.\' Persia thought to herself. She didn\'t want her existing skills to disappear, but only time will tell. The only thing she needed to do was raise her level and hunt more creatures.
\'I hate the current color of the world.\' Persia was pissed at seeing the world in an infrared spectrum. The world around her was strange. It was uncomfortable as she knew that the world wasn\'t like this. She couldn\'t do anything about it as the skill was obviously passive.
\'Why is there a lot of flickering in the distance?\' Persia thought to herself while staring at it. She was on guard in case something happens. She manages to notice that there were other flickers in the distance. This would mean that the creature was in a group. This raised the stakes high, but Persia continued to observe the creatures.
\'There are Ten flickers on the ground. It seems that 10 Creatures in a group are crawling in the distance.\' Persia furrowed her non-existent eyebrows. It was a problem when the number of creatures in the distance increases. It was the first time she saw a creature in this new world, and the creature was in a group. Persia didn\'t know if she was fortunate or not. But it was clear that she needed to be cautious as she didn\'t want to die early in this world.
\'Should I hunt them? They seem to be small, A lot smaller than me.\' Persia knew the numbers of the Creatures in the Distance. It was dangerous for her to hunt them, especially when it was her first time. But the creatures were smaller than her. It was also moving at a slow speed which was a perfect candidate for being her first prey.
Persia was thinking about her decisions. If she\'s too cautious, it could hinder her development. If she\'s too uncaring, she could die. Persia needed to balance it to grow safely.
\'I need to hunt them. For the sake of my stomach and For the sake of getting stronger.\' Persia tried to gather her confidence. Her new life wasn\'t a game. When she dies, She dies permanently with her Soul bulldoze into pure energy. She would get stronger the more she eats or kills. It was according to the Leveling Logic.
As Persia finished gathering her confidence. It was time for her hunt to start. Persia lowered her head to the ground and began staring in the direction of the 10 Creatures. She didn\'t know what these creatures were, so it was better for Persia to hide with the Tall Slick Grass around her. Persia began slithering towards the locations of the 10 creatures in the distance.
The Slick Tall Grass slightly rustled with Persia\'s movement. She was still having a hard time controlling her body, so she couldn\'t really be quiet with her movements. Persia could only rely on her 100 Attributes in Stealth to hide her. Persia continued slithering towards the 10 creatures.
The 10 Creatures in the distance were too slow. The Flickers were more or less at their original location every 5 seconds. The 10 creatures were too slow. They were moving at the same or slower rate than a snail. Persia stopped thinking about it and continued slithering towards her prey.
As time passes by. Persia and the 10 creatures were nearing each other. The Creatures still didn\'t notice Persia even though she was near them. Was she overestimating them? Persia thought to herself. During her time slithering towards the Creatures. She was slowly getting better at controlling her snake body. It may take a lot of time, but it was still a good thing for her.
While slithering towards the Creatures. Persia activated her Inferior Olfaction Warning Sense. She flicked her tongue like a normal snake and began to detect the scents. The Skill began comparing the scents to the already recorded scents. Persia then felt a weird feeling on her body. Persia\'s body confirmed that the creatures were not predators.
\'Wow, The weird feeling of the confirmations gives me euphoria. I should be cautious in case something unexpected happens.\' Persia thought to herself, ignoring the weird feeling in her body. She continued slithering her body and kept activating the skill while ignoring the strange feeling.
\'My First Prey, Are Worms?\' When Persia arrived in front of her targets. She found 10 Worms crawling at a slow speed. There were moving in a strange movement which Persia notice from afar. The Shortening and Lengthening of their bodies. She continued staring at the worms and arrived at one conclusion.
\'Aren\'t they the perfect prey for me?\' Persia thought to herself. They were Slow, Weak, and Smaller than her. It was the perfect prey for her current body and her first hunt. So with this in mind, Persia began thinking of the Pros and Cons of eating a worm. A while of thinking gave Persia a realization. \'Why would I eat Worms?\'
Persia was a former human being. She has never eaten a single worm in her entire life. She was even hospitalized at a young age, so she didn\'t have the chance to eat a worm. It was either for the Better or Worst. In this situation where she was in the middle of the forest, It was clearly for the worst.
\'Did I just thought of eating the worms?\' Persia noticed that before noticing the realization of Worms. She was eyeing the Worms like it was her Prey. On her Human side, Worms were Small and Scary creatures. So it was strange for her to think of it as a Prey. Was this the effect of her being a snake? She wouldn\'t be disgusted by anything as long as it could keep her alive?
It was useful to have this kind of effect. She may eat disgusting things sooner or later in her new life. Persia knew that she was in the forest. There would be a time where she wouldn\'t mind scavenging for food. She didn\'t know when, but Persia wanted to be strong before that time hits her. Persia then stares at the Worms in front of her.
\'I don\'t need to be picky on my only food.\' Persia laid her snakehead on the ground as she stares at the Worms moving peacefully and slowly. They had a simple life of crawling and eating. They wouldn\'t even know they died the moment a predator eats them. The Worms were at the weakest side of the spectrum that even regular Preys would eat them.
\'For some reason. The way they\'re moving their small bodies somehow looked cute.\' Persia thought to herself while staring at the 10 worms in front of her. They looked cute, but it was probably due to her Snake sight. It extinguished most colors which stopped the Worms from looking like disgusting creatures from hell. Persia could only see a Green creature moving cutely.
\'Sorry little worms, I need to eat you for my survival.\' Persia apologized before proceeding to eat them. She continued forcing her body and mind to accept that she needed to eat the worms in front of her. She needed to grow and survive in this forest. They were cute and weak, but they needed to be her food.
\'I never thought once in my entire past life and new life that I would eat a worm willingly. I guess this is the result of my body being a snake. Thanks for the meal...\' Persia stares at one of the worms as she opens her small mouth. She then took a bit on one of them and gobbled the whole body down to her stomach. Persia was frozen, and her body began screeching strangely. It was the first worm she ate in her entire life.
\'Fuck!!!\' Persia opened her mouth and began shaking her head violently. The taste of the Worm was unforgettable. It was a disgusting taste that could kill a person and forced them into Coma. Persia closes her mouth and hardened her will against the disgusting taste of the worm.
\'How did a worm taste this bad?\' Persia thought to herself. She heard that worms have a good flavor. Was the Rumor wrong? Or was there something wrong with the worm? Persia then stared at the remaining worms and had an important decision deep within her mind.
\'I need to eat them all at the same time to lower my experience with the disgusting taste to the minimum.\' It was a good plan, so Persia began moving with this plan in mind. Her body slithered around the worms, and her mouth gobbled them one by one. She didn\'t stop and continued while the disgusting taste scattered all over her mouth.
A minute passes since Persia ate the first worm in her life. All of the worms were already in her stomach, getting digested alive. This would probably give her a trauma on worm creatures, but she needed to adapt to survive. So Persia needed to eat anything that could help her, no matter how disgusting.
\'My Soul felt like it ripped itself apart into multiple pieces.\' Persia thought to herself while lying on the ground. She already ate all of the worms and was exhausted. It took a lot of her mental prowess to continue eating and moving. Her Small White Snake Body was lying on the ground.
\'Why do I feel sleepy?\' Persia felt her head being dizzy. She didn\'t know why but it was dangerous for her to sleep in the middle of the forest. Persia couldn\'t do anything as her body was forcing her mind to sleep. She laid down on the ground with her eyes still open, but her mind was clearly sleeping. Persia\'s body automatically changed into a sleeping position.
After Persia went to sleep, Her body that was in a sleeping position, began shining brightly. It was strange for her body to shine brightly but within Persia\'s mind. Notifications began echoing and Bombarding her unconscious mind with messages.
*Ding!*
[You have eaten 10 Invertebrate Creatures named Earthworm... You have gained 5 Biomass.]
[You have reached the Biomass Requirements for Level up...]
[Leveling Up.]
[You have gained a Level.]
[Level Up has affected your Attributes by a Small Factor.]
[Level Up rewards: 10 Points.]
[Your Dimensions has increased to 30 cm in length, 0.7 cm in Diameter]
[You have been awarded the Title: It\'s Fucking Raw!]
[You have gained a Skill, Inferior Bite.]
[Skill Description: The User can make their attack stronger with the Skill Inferior Bite. The Inferior Bite Skill would multiply the Strength Attribute and turn it into Bite Power. The User can bite the target and never let go. The User could also crush a bone if the Fang or Teeth can hit one.]
[Skill Status: Weak.]
Time passes by after Persia lost consciousness. It took a while, but Persia\'s body began moving. It was the sign of her slowly awakening from her slumber. \'What happened?\' Persia thought to herself. She was still trying to get herself up as she felt her body tired for some unknown reason.
\'Eh? Did I shred my skin?\'
[You have increased your Proficiency with Inferior Shock Disturbance Resistance.]
[Inferior Shock Disturbance Resistance(0/10)->Inferior Shock Disturbance Resistance(1/10)]
Persia was shocked and surprised. She saw her own snakeskin right next to her. It was like a plastic replica of herself. She also noticed that she was almost half bigger than her original size. How the hell did she even shred her skin? She ignored the snakeskin and stared at the notifications.
The Notifications already stopped bombarding Persia\'s already pitiful mind. But they were still ringing, trying to convey their important messages towards her. She was annoyed by the ringing of her Notifications. A list of messages appeared in front of her sight. It was the result of the Worms she had eaten. She began staring at the list in front of her as she slowly reads it from top to bottom.
\'I only got 5 Biomass from the Worms? It seems that one worm only gave me 0.5 Biomass. Although disappointing, The Info is good enough to be used later.\' Persia nodded in satisfaction when she saw the results of her hard work. Although it was small, It was still better than nothing. Persia was content at what she got with no effort other than a mental one.
\'The Level Up affected me by a large margin. It rewarded me with 10 Points. These Points are connected to my Skills.\' Persia nodded in understanding. The Skills needed points to be upgraded or evolve. She would need to use her points to get results on her possibilities.
\'It also affected my Attributes and my Dimensions. This explains my current size.\' Persia nodded while staring at the notification in front of her. She wanted to know if all her attributes were affected or only some of them. There must be a limit on what attributes can be affected.
\'I also got a new title... It\'s Fucking Raw?\' Persia had a strange title with a weird name. An Interface instantly appeared in front of Persia\'s sight. She stared at it and noticed that it was the description of the new title she got.
[Title: It\'s Fucking Raw!]
[Title Description: The User with the Title It\'s Fucking Raw could decrease the Debuffs of Raw Foods. The Title could also lower many things such as Disgusting Taste, Sickness Rate, etc. The Title could be gain by eating Raw Disgusting Food with Great Will.]
\'Interesting Title.\' Persia was intrigued by what she read in the Title Description. Random actions could give her a title. The Titles have certain effects that could affect her own body. It was like second passive skills. Persia then saw another notification below it.
\'Another Skill? Inferior Bite?\' She had another skill from level up. Was this normal? Was this also gain by certain actions? Inferior Bite would probably improve her attacking power by a lot. Persia was finished reading the Notifications given to her. It took a lot of time, but it was all worth it. The Notifications confirmed a lot of things.
\'Now that I have 10 Points in my Disposal. It is time for me to used it.\' Persia thought to herself. She was excited about using her points. 10 Points were enough for her, so she was satisfied with having it at her disposal. She then opened her Status to check the skill she wanted the 10 Points to allocate.
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『Status』
[Name: Persia]
┃Health: 20/20(100/100%)┃
┃Stamina: 100/100%┃
[Race: Serpent]
[Dimensions: 30 cm in Length, 0.7 cm in Diameter]
[Gender: Female]
[Titles: It\'s Fucking Raw!]
[Rank: Inferior Beast]
[Evolution: Irregular Baby White Snake(Level 1/5)]
[Level 1(0/10)]
[Points: 10]
┃Attributes┃
[Strength: 2]-[Vitality: 4]
[Defense: 2]-[Agility: 2]
[Speed: 2]-[Coordination: 2]
[Wisdom: 11]-[Intelligence: 100]
[Charisma: 2]-[Perception: 2]
[Senses: 2]-[Stealth: 100]
┃Skills┃
[Attributes Skills: Physique(0), Dexterity(0), Intellect(0), Persona(0), Instincts(0)]
[Active Skills: Inferior Olfaction Warning Sense(0/10), Inferior Bite(0/10)]
[Passive Skills: Inferior Infrared Vision(0/10), Inferior Seismic Tracking(0/10)]
[Resistance: Inferior Fear Resistance(0/10), Inferior Shock Disturbance Resistance(1/10)]
[Body Skills: Stage 0 Eyes(0/10), Stage 0 Fangs(0/10), Stage 0 Scales(0/10), Stage 0 Bone(0/10), Stage 0 Digestion(0/10)]
[Special Skills: Monster Mentality]
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\'It seems that not all of my Attributes are affected. My Intelligence and Stealth are still stuck at the 100 Attribute thresholds.\' Persia thought to herself while staring at her own status. Most of her attributes were affected by Level Up. Her current Attributes were double than her lost ones. She didn\'t know if Level up could double her attributes as her Attributes were closed to zero.
Persia took a quick look at her Status. She already planned on using her future points on one skill. It was the skill that gave her a disadvantage instead of an advantage. Persia then thought of the skill she wanted to choose. \'Allocate 10 Points to Stage 0 Eyes.\'
She needed perception to gather information in her surroundings, so she would obviously choose her eyes. She also wanted to see the world in full color. She was selfish, although she needed to use the Points for her Survival. It was her choice, and she was sure she wouldn\'t be dissatisfied with it.
[10 Points will be allocated to Stage 0 Eyes...]
[Stage 0 Eyes has reached the Threshold.]
[Evolving...]
[Stage 0 Eyes has evolved into Stage 1 Eyes.]
[You have gained Skill, Inferior Visual Perception.]
[Skill Description: Inferior Visual Perception is a skill that can make sense of what the User sees. It could make Detailed Visualization of the things around the User. For simplification, This Skill is one of the innate abilities of a race called Humans. The User\'s Former Race.]
[Skill Status: Weak.]
[Your Inferior Infrared Vision will be administered to the Active Skills Section.]
With the end of the Notifications echoing deep within her calm mind. Persia slowly saw the result of her choice. The Strange Infrared World slowly changed into something different. It was the result she wanted to see. Persia couldn\'t help but release a smile at what she saw. It was the Whole Forest in Full Color. It was her New World in Full Color.
The Brown Thick Humid Trees, The Leaves falling from the Trees like feathers, The Grass was Tall, Slick, and the Immaculate Color of an Emerald, And The Blue Sky Above her. There was a New World for her to explore. It was her New Life and Adventure...
\'How Beautiful.\'