A/N So there must have been a little bit of confusion from the first chapter. During the first chapter there was a shift in point of view where the point of view went to an inhabitant of earth. So in order to cause less confusion I will show when the point of view changes.
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Earth
Jim Casy was a hulk of a man that was about 6"5 and person that you wouldn't expect to be in his late thirties. He was currently in his car waiting for his suspect. He is a CIA agent working for the United States government and he is undercover.
'Sigh... what is the world coming to... there have been numerous cases of people disappearing like magic and there are still so many problems going on in the world.'
'Well... at least this is my last gig before I retire and I get to spend more time with my family.'
Jim spots two shady looking people that are walking and turn into a dark alley.
He follows them with his gun in hand and asks for back up just in case. He peeks over into the dark alley that is barely illuminated by the moonlight and he isn't surprised to see the two men exchanging drugs and money.
"Freeze! CIA!" said Jim. He approached the two suspicious characters cautiously. The two men looked at each other and suddenly dashed away.
"Goddammit!"
Jim swiftly went after them. But he tripped on a crate that was blocking his way and he fell.
It felt like he was on drugs. For what was supposed to be a short fall lasted a really long time, and when he hit the ground he saw a completely different scenery than where he was supposed to be.
"What the hell? Where am I?"
MC POV
After I ate the poor kid I wandered around in the forest. Whenever I spotted an animal I chased it because of the intense hunger that I felt and the gnawing pain in my stomach forced me to chase it.
I was able to catch some unsuspecting rabbits and squirrels but the pain was always there and I couldn't make any audible noises, just some moans and growls.
Every time after I eat a fresh kill my body feels lighter and I get a short burst of strength. But whenever I go without food for a long period of time my body deteriorates and I get sluggish.
I also saw the little bright blue window and touched it. What surprised me was that it showed various aspects about myself and I was shocked about what I had become.
Status
Name: Jericho
Race: Undead (Zombie)
Class: N/A
Level: 2
EXP to next LV: 13
Vitality: ∞
Strength: 7
Agility: 5
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 1
Unassigned points: 4
'What is this?.... Undead?... well obviously... hmm.... I think this shows me how strong I currently am. What are unassigned points?'
I decided to test something out. I tried to grab a rock but my body would not respond the way that I wanted it to and it kept on slipping out of my hands. After much difficulty I was able to grasp the rock that was about the size of a plate.
I walked around with the rock for a long time. I occasionally dropped it and it took an even longer time to pick it up. I don't know how long I was holding this rock and walking around but by the time the sun came back up another window popped up.
Strength +1
Yes!!! My hypothesis was correct. It seems like I can increase my stats by doing certain activities. This would have been tremendously helpful in my previous life...
A wave of sadness passed over me as I reminisced of my former life and my friends.
I snapped out of it and brought myself back into reality.
'Hmm... well doing this takes a really long time and I don't have the patience to wait so long to bring up just one point in my strength.'
Suddenly the smell of blood hit me like a hammer hits an anvil ( I was gonna say hit me like a truck but he was never on earth before). My vision went red and my primal instincts as a zombie emerged as I slowly followed the scent of blood.
I dropped the rock and I ran? (do zombies run?) towards the delicious smell.
It turns out that I wasn't the first one to arrive there. There were already other undead feasting on the body of a deceased man. I rushed towards the dead body and tried to get my share of the meat.
I had to push around the other undead in order to bite into the savory meat. Within minutes the meat was gone from the body and all that was left were bones.
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As blood dripped from my chin there was a howl off into the distance not far away from my location. The other zombies and I turned around to see what made that noise and it turned out to be a pack of wolves. They looked starved as I could see their ribs.
There were about 7 of them circling around us and they growled threateningly. There were about 10 of us undead and I didn't like my chances of survival because the undead around me, I assumed were stupid.
The alpha wolf that was at least half a foot taller than the other wolves rushed towards the nearest of my undead brethren and began tearing him apart. The others soon followed after him charging into us.
Luckily for my none of the wolves targeted me so I took this chance to attack on that was busy attacking one of the other undead. I picked one that was busy chewing on the rotting flesh of one of the zombies and I opened my mouth wide and bit down hard onto the back of its neck.
The wolf yipped? (idk) in pain and squirmed around but I refused to let go and continued to bite and chew my way through its fur. The taste and smell of blood got me into some sort of frenzy and I was no longer able to control myself.
I don't know how much time has passed but when I snapped back into reality I was covered in blood, was missing chunks of meat from my body and there were dead wolves all around me. It looked like there were 2 others of my brethren that survived the battle and were busy eating the corpses of the wolves.
I was hungry and so I dug in also. I decided to eat the alpha wolf because he was the biggest and had the most meat. by the time we were done my stomach was bloated and it looked kind of disgusting. There were only 2 dead bodies of the wolves left and I ignored them as I noticed the blue window pop up again.
Level UP +2
Status
Name: Jericho
Race: Undead (Zombie)
Class: N/A
Level: 4
EXP to next LV: 71
Vitality: ∞
Strength: 7
Agility: 5
Dexterity: 3
Intelligence: 1
Unassigned points: 12
I was curious about what the unassigned points were for so I put in 5 in intelligence because that was my lowest stat and another window popped up.
You have now reached a certain amount of intelligence to be able to resist your nature to a certain degree.
Whoa... does this mean that I can control myself in the sight of blood?
I decided to put the rest of the 7 points into agility because I was a rogue in my past life and I always liked to depend on my speed and I missed the feeling of running.
After allocating the rest of my points into agility I tried running the the effects astounded me. I was clearly faster than before.
I tried looking for more animals to kill but I wasn't able to find any that gave a lot of experience. I was only able to find beavers and rabbits. Because of my enhanced speed I was able to catch them with far more ease than before.
I was walking around again and I came across the clearing where I had the battle with the wolves. I saw that the other 2 corpses of the wolves were gone and all that were left were the bones. But I noticed that the bodies of my undead brethren were still there. I was curious about what would happen if I ate the flesh of a zombie so I took a big bite and swallowed.
For eating your own kind you have gained the Title: Cannibal
Congratulations! For meeting certain requirements you have gained the privilege to evolve!
Be warned evolving will reduce your level back to 1 and your stats may or may not change.
Would you like to evolve?
Yes or No?
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