By the time I regained conscience the night sky was on full display with the stars glittering and the moon fully exposed.
As I layed there for a few moments the memories of before I passed out flooded back in.
'Shit the leeches!'
Gritting my teeth I got up on all 4's and forced my eyes awake.
Looking around I was flabbergasted.
The leeches were gone, In fact the plain cave was nowhere to be seen, no, the entire forest was nowhere to be seen!
Instead it was replaced by peaks spanning miles upon miles into the distance, with mounds of snow and a occasional batch of trees.
'H-How the f*** did I end up here?!'
'Status!'
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Dragon Evolution System
Race: Baby Dragon
Status: Normal
Lv: 5/25
Cultivation: Body Refining Stage 2
Cultivation Technique: 9 Stage Refinement Technique(Mortal)
Rank: E-
Abilities:
[Roll: Lv2] [System] [Status] [Analyze] [Dragon Breath: Lv2] [Scratch: Lv2]
Titles:
[System Weilder: ——] [Survivor: Lv2] [Little Bad Guy: Lv3]
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Phew, my status is fine but survivor went up a level since last time, so It probably got pretty dire after I passed out. On that note how did I even survive after I was knocked out cold? Hopefully, I'm not too far awa-'
A cold tap on my shoulder brought me out of my stupor and on instinct, I jumped back with [Dragon Breath: Lv2] ready for a moment's notice.
'Eh?!'
Standing behind me was not some fearsome beast going in for an attack, but it was a small statue no bigger than 10cm with a damaged stone body and a missing gem eye.
Although broken and beat there was no doubt in my mind...this was decoration! But how was it moving?
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[Cursed Statue:
-A rank F+ ghost that resides inside a statue. They appear as basic statues in the day but at night are known for their sinister behavior. Battle power depends on statue.]
Even with my emotions suppressed I stepped back on instinct due to all the horror movies back on earth.
'Shit I've slept with this thing next to me! So you wanted to do me in outside cause you thought I died? Motherf***er!'
My face contorted in anger as I prepared to use [Flame Breath: Lv2] to scorch the statue.
As the surrounding temperature started to rise "Decoration" wobbled backwards and fell on its butt, it's eyes sulking like a child despite its inanimate body.
'This thing is meant to be a monster?'
Seeing the pitiful state of the statue it looked no different than a child crying after knowing it's about to be punished.
My anger was swapped out for hesitation, then confusion as the surrounding heat died down.
Decoration seeing it was spared did an adorable run to my body and attempted to pat my head but failed to reach it.
'Short are we?' I mocked
Knowing my intentions it angrily picked up a branch and whacked me in the head with the goal of revenge but instead toppled over from the recoil.
'No matter how weak I am I'm still a stage 2 cultivation monster, you'll only waste your time. But from the looks of it you were the one who fought those leeches and even if you brought me out here for no reason I still won't kill you for exp, consider it paying back the debt. Well I'll be off now'
Reading my intentions panic flickered across its face and it quickly leaped onto my tail wrapping it's tiny arms tightly around.
Irritated I slammed my tail into the ground flinging Decoration off.
Not knowing what to do it shakily kowtowed over destroying any face it had left.
'Do you have any shame? Fine, I'll temporarily bring you along but if you think I'll let you freeload then you better f*** off while you can. There's no free lunch in this world.'
Reading my mood it quickly shook its head in agreement before leaping onto my back victoriously.
Finding a safe location under a tree I placed Decoration beside me and started to cultivate.
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'I broke through!'
As the sun rose over the horizon my cultivation rose in to the 3rd Stage.
This cultivation speed would be monstrous on any standard, a normal human would take 1-2 months to reach the third stage of the Body Refinement Stage.
'The Qi in the air was so dense when I cultivated but it felt..how do I say it? Different? As if it was made by an external force, wait could it be..?'
Focusing on the remaining eye I used analyze.
[Reincarnation Eyes:
National treasures that are formed when the cycle of rebirth is disrupted. Usually proof of the ancient Phoenix's nirvana rebirth or the residue of an attack from one of the Gehenna watchmen. Can't be picked up or touched. Extremely fragile. Boosts cultivation speed of all realms before the divine realm by 1000%]
'What the hell is with that boost, and legendary monsters like Phoenix's?! Ignoring that just the residue of an attack can make something that requires a Phoenix to rebirth from flames. F*** I'm never gonna be able to rest in this world will I? Compared to the other creatures I'm nothing more then a particle of dust in this universe.'
The systems analysis shot my ego back down to a new low.
Sighing I looked back up towards the distance.
'Smoke?'
Ahead of me a large amount of smoke was blowing into the air from a structure near the bottom of the peak. On closer inspection, you could also see humans both armed, and unarmed fighting.
A raid.
Seeing the sight a small glint passed my eyes.
'I may be weak for now but I'll reach the top and be able to create miracles with a mere thought. I've already killed so it's too late for redemption at this point, and more of that pure exp is being wasted the longer I wait.'
Hiding the now inanimate Decoration under some branches I rushed towards the villiage. Unaware to the rest of the world a new legendary figure was born, and a new feeling to.
Blood lust.