Crab was lot's injuries and he was in lot's of pain too, resting in his cave and focusing on his breathing technique as spiritual energy helped in healing faster. Two days later, he healed, and the screen appeared again.
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**System: Talent Enhancement System**
**Name:** Rock Crab
**Age:** 1 Year / 12 Years
**Race:** Demonic Beast (Level 3)
**Skills:**
- Rock Smash (Level 1) [70/100]
- Eating (Level 1) [60/100]
- Swimming (Level 1) [35/100]
- Stone Shell Breathing Technique (Level 1) [27/200]
- Walking (Level 1) [17/100]
*Note: Nutrients are low, eat food.*
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The crab didn't understand what these numbers meant, as it didn't know counting, but it recognized some of the words. Ignoring the blue screen, it went out to hunt for food since the note mentioned "eat food," and it was also hungry.
It caught a normal fish and ate it. The blue screen appeared again, but it ignored it. This thing continued for several months.
One day, the crab woke up from its meditation, and the screen appeared again:
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**System: Talent Enhancement System**
**Name:** Rock Crab
**Age:** 1 Year / 15 Years
**Race:** Demonic Beast (Level 4)
**Skills:**
- Rock Smash (Level 2) [70/100]
- Eating (Level 2) [30/200]
- Swimming (Level 1) [99/100]
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- Stone Shell Breathing Technique (Level 2) [2/200]
- Walking (Level 1) [50/100]
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The crab didn't fully understand the details, but recently, it felt that it was becoming stronger faster and its spiritual energy absorption skill had also improved. Since the previous day, it could absorb more spiritual energy.
But now, it was time to go. It was mating season. It has had a strong urge to mate recently.
The crab arrived at a place where many crabs had gathered to mate. When it was young, it had acquired a spiritual plant and became a Demonic Beast by awakening its bloodline. As it came to mate, it saw lots of small crabs, none of which were Demonic Beasts. Many females looked at him, attracted by his strength, hoping to stay with him as he is stronger and bigger than other crabs, almost twice the size.
However, He was disappointed as he found none of the females good for himself due to their weakness and small size. It decided to return to its place to continue practicing, planning to search for a stronger female in another territory in the future after becoming stronger.
After the crab left, a group of mortal humans arrived at the gathering place of carbs.A boy named Ping Gu, said, "Everyone, I got several crabs from here last year. They mate around this time, and we just need to dig and catch them." The other boys started talking about eating a lot of meat today. Some said we can aslo take some crab and raise them to eat later. Other boys agreed and laughed and continue chatting.
While Ping Gu held out his hand, signaling for payment as agreed by everyone for him to tell them location. Each boy nodded and handed over ten copper coins, and Ping Gu led them to the exact spot where those boys started digging soon. Ping Gu, the boy who had received the money, had left for home with a smile on his face and Other boy's easily caught several crabs while the crabs were mating. They have smiles on their faces too.
The Demonic Crab who didn't go far heard the cries of its fellow crabs calling for help. It quickly swam to the location and saw a 2 leg monster catching its kin. The crab advanced, and the humans saw a massive crab, half the size of a person. The kids screamed and started running away, their faces pale with fear, one kid tripped over a stone in his way to escape. But the crab's walking speed had increased, and it easily caught up with them, killing all of them one by one and freeing its fellow crabs.
Several crab couples thanked him for saving them in crab language.
The crab then took the bodies of the two legged monster, gave some to its fellow crab while taking rest with him back to its lair to eat. Meanwhile
That night, several people arrived at Ping Gu's house, causing a commotion asking Ping Gu and his parents to come out. His parents, alarmed by the noise, came out with their son. One of the parents shouted, "Ping Gu, where is my son, Zu Lua?" Several other parents asked about their missing sons. One parent said, "I saw my son going with you, but only you returned." Ping Gu was terrified, trembling as he faced the angry crowd.
Ping Gu stammered, "I don't know. I just took them to hunt some crabs." The other villagers pressed him for more information, asking, "Where did you take them?" Ping Gu reluctantly led them to its secret spot.
When they arrived, Ping Gu pointed and said, "This is the place." The villagers were horrified to see a lot of blood on the ground and a large crab footprint, they also saw clothes of their children. Anger and grief surged through the crowd. They searched around the river area, but it was already too late; the river had washed away any remaining footprints. Some parents cursed Ping Gu and his parents, while others cried, mourning the loss of their children.
Meanwhile, the crab had returned to its lair and started eating the children's meat it had just killed. It shared the extra one with the passing fish.
After finishing its meal, the crab started meditation. After a few hours, the blue screen appeared again:
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**System: Talent Enhancement System**
**Name:** Rock Crab
**Age:** 1 Year / 15 Years
**Race:** Demonic Beast (Level 4)
**Skills:**
- Rock Smash (Level 2) [70/100]
- Eating (Level 2) [33/200]
- Swimming (Level 2) [1/200]
- Stone Shell Breathing Technique (Level 2) [3/200]
- Walking (Level 1) [52/100]
*Note: Practice 6 hours a day to maximize breathing technique results.*