《Chapter 7》Battling Against A Formidable Foe
Silva with her sabertooth tiger-like fangs, having pretty much understood the message that was conveyed through the mental link, that I don't like eating the magma leech.
She then crushes the dead magma leech that was still held within her mouth to bits.
Her two pairs of sabertooth tiger-like fangs thereby become guillotine blades, butchering, severing, and mincing the minced meat of the deceased magma leech up to bits and pieces.
Where the contents of the recently deceased magma leech are then rapidly devoured and ingested by Silva the {Sabertooth Jaguar Ash Golem} herself.
The inside of Silva's body is like a hot furnace, where the bits and pieces, and chunks of meat from the recently deceased magma leech, is processed and burned down into ashes.
The 1-kilogram pile of burnt ash remains of the recently cremated dead magma leech is able to be used as nutrients or building material to strengthen the ash golem themselves.
Another alternative option is to be saved up in the internal storage in a semi compressed state, where it would later be used for evolution, or race changes (modifications).
Ding!
System Notice The individual named Silva {Sabertooth Jaguar Ash Golem} has consumed the flesh of a deceased {Magma Leech!
System Notice The body of the deceased {Magma Leech} has been processed and burned down into ashes inside the stomach of Silva {Sabertooth Jaguar Ash Golem}!
System Notice 1 kilogram of ash has been detected inside the host body! Now converting the pile of ash into building material to strengthen the host body! 10 stats points have been acquired! Plus 2 strength, 3 dexterity, 1 defence, 4 Agility!
Silva's stats allocation is mainly focused on increasing her manoeuvrability, and the strength of her biting prowess.
The most of 1-kilogram pile of ashes were accumulated around the jaw region, the knee part of the leg, and the ankle of the {Sabertooth Jaguar Ash Golem}.
A bigger jaw would increase the biting strength of Silva's bite. A much stronger leg part would boost the overall movement speed, whilst a much tougher ankle joint would allow the user's leg to be able to exert more strength in the leg.
After having finished eating off the dead remains of the deceased magma leech, and processing the dead body of the creature.
The two savage predators Crowley and Silva then continues on the hunt, whilst looking for a suitable tasty looking prey or specimen to bring back to their master to eat.
Not so long after they resumed their search, they both encountered a formidable foe slightly above their league, but not outside their range of possibility.
The creature stood roughly 3 feet tall, and about 9 feet in body length, almost three times its overall body height.
Its appearance seemed to have resembled a modern-day earth aquatic salamander, but super-sized to the point that it could easily overpower an average human.
Its mouth could open up, and is big enough to swallow a full-grown adult human in one huge bite.
That's where the similarities end between the two.
The giant salamander has dried earthy dark brown skin, very lacking of any outside external defensive armour. However, there are numerous glowing pimples, filled to the brim with hot flowing lava, covering its entire body and reptilian tail.
The lava plume pimples were rapidly expanding and shrinking at the naked eye, much like an inflated balloon.
And some of the lava pimples suddenly burst, like a popped balloon, exploding outward, thereby releasing the hot firey liquid lava.
However, the giant fire salamander was currently sleeping, laying slightly above the ground. With the lower half of its own body still slightly submerged under the magma pool.
And whenever it was snoozing, it would thereby release a thin streak of fire out of its large nostrils.
The moment that Crowley and Silva had spotted the lava plume fire salamander, they suddenly paused right within their tracks and quietened, whilst maintaining a fair distance away from the live specimen.
They both quietly encircled around the still sleeping lava plume fire salamander, whilst observing, and trying to figure out whether the target is truly feigning it or it is actually really sleeping.
After enough consideration, and much deliberation, the two then decided to attempt to kill the now sleeping lava plume fire salamander together.
Silva then moved behind the sleeping lava plume fire salamander, on the outer edge of the magma pool, ready to pounce onto the back of the large lava plume fire salamander.
Silva lightly growls at Crowley, giving him the signal to commence the foregoing operation.
And Crowley then growls back, whilst nodding his head slightly.
Walking up towards the still sleeping lava plume fire salamander, until it was close enough of a distance, where Crowley could easily close the distance immediately within a single pounce.
Lowering his front side, Crowley is now steadily getting into a position readying to pounce.
He instinctively activated his {Fire Claws} skill, which ignited his claws in a fiery thousand degrees blaze, then the following suit with his actions.
Like a stretch out rubber band, when it has reached a certain point that it could no longer be stretched out, and you suddenly released it. The rubber band would propel itself towards the opposite direction of the expanding force.
Crowley then landed on top of the sleeping lava plume fire salamander's head, immediately waking it up, as the creature's bloodshot eyes suddenly smack wide open.
Without hesitation, Crowley's pair of claws, imbued with the effects of the {Fire Claws} skill, then slashes at the lava plume fire salamander's eyes out.
The fire imbued claws that could cut through things like a hot knife, ripped through the creature's eye sockets, and tore apart the creature's eye, thereby permanently blinding it.
The lava plume fire salamander then squanders backwards blind, and extremely afraid.
It only had a couple of milliseconds to react and see what its attackers and assailant look like before going permanently blind.
It instinctively reacted by opening its mouth wide and attempting to swallow Crowley down whole. However, Crowley reacted in time and dodge the attempt to swallow him down.
Not before being showered by a falling of hot lava that was expelled from the lava plume fire salamander's mouth.
The hot lava landed on Crowley's artificial skin dealing some superficial damage to him.
Since Crowley and Silva are {Jaguar Ash Golem} made from the burning volcanic ashes of pockets of miniature volcanoes, they are innately born with some ounces of fire resistance.
Ding!
System Notice Skill proficiency has reached a designated degree! The skill {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.1} has levelled up and become {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.2}!
System Notice Skill proficiency has reached a designated degree! The skill {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.2} has levelled up and become {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.3}!
Due to being burnt by the hot lava that was spewed out from the lava plume fire salamander's mouth, Crowley was able to gain some skill proficiency for his fire resistance skill and possibly gains some skill levels.
Just like how once hot liquid lava has exited from the main body of the volcano, the cold air rapidly cools it down, and the hot magma then immediately begins to solidify.
The quickly cool down and somewhat solidified lava began to weigh down on Crowley, thereby slowing down his movements.
However, he was able to quickly get away from the lava plume fire salamander's reach.
His body reacted first before he can even make a conscious decision.
Whilst, this was going on, the moment that Crowley had blinded the lava plume fire salamander, with his {Fire Claws}.
Silva then immediately activated her own glowing {Fire Claws}, as she jumps onto the back of the lava plume fire salamander, and sunk her red hot glowing thousand degrees celsius claws into the backside and flesh of the blinded lava plume fire salamander.
The lava plume fire salamander then reacted aggressively, squealIng around wildly, like an angered rowdy hog.
As a precaution for the lava plume fire salamander against those closed ranged opponents who had entered its attack range.
The lava pimples upon its back then began to explode and burst open, one by one, in rapid succession, thereby releasing huge amounts of hot liquid lava upon its unsuspecting foe.
The hot liquid lava is then sprayed all over Silva's artificial skin, ignited and set ablaze, singed beyond recognition, like a somewhat burnt out candle, because of the extremely hot temperature.
It burned and did deal a lot of damage to the surface of Silva's body.
However, so long as the bronze core that lay withinside her is not damaged, then any essential damages or an amputated limb could essentially be recovered, healed, and regenerated over time, with a little bit of rest.
Ding!
System Notice Skill proficiency has reached a designated degree! The skill {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.1} has levelled up and become {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.2}!
System Notice Skill proficiency has reached a designated degree! The skill {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.2} has levelled up and become {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.3}!
System Notice Skill proficiency has reached a designated degree! The skill {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.3} has levelled up and become {Fire Resistance (Z-) Lv.4}!
Due to the prolonged exposure to the hot lava, Silva thereby obtained enough skill proficiency to levelled up her fire resistance skill.
Following suit with her previous actions, regardless of the many numerous dangers she may encounter.
Silva then activated her {Mana Charge Fangs} skill, whilst increasing the biting prowess of her bite.
She then sank her sabertooth tiger-like fangs into the backside of the lava plume fire salamander and took out huge chunks of flesh, whilst dealing some fatal damages to the lava plume fire salamander.
The lava plume fire salamander then squanders about, fearful for its life, began to submerged itself in the magma pool.
With no other choice left, but to let the prey go, and so Silva then got off the gradually submerging lava plume fire salamander.
However, due to the serious amounts of fatal damages dealt to the lava plume fire salamander, it soon bleeds to death, and its recently deceased body then slowly rises to the top of the magma pool.
Ding!
System Notice The individual named Silva {Sabertooth Jaguar Ash Golem} has killed a {Lava Plume Fire Salamander}! 682 (1137) experience points have been acquired! 40% of the familiar exp gained has been transferred towards the master (Owner) via contract!
System Notice Enough experience points have been gathered! The individual named Silva {Sabertooth Ash Golem} has levelled up and become level 3! All basic attribute stats have risen! Plus 1 unallocated stats points!
System Notice Enough experience points have been gathered! The individual named Silva {Sabertooth Ash Golem} has levelled up and become level 4! All basic attribute stats have risen! Plus 1 unallocated stats points!
System Notice Enough experience points have been gathered! The individual named Silva {Sabertooth Ash Golem} has levelled up and become level 5! All basic attribute stats have risen! Plus 1 unallocated stats points!
System Notice Enough experience points have been gathered! The individual named Silva {Sabertooth Ash Golem} has levelled up and become level 6! All basic attribute stats have risen! Plus 1 unallocated stats points!
System Notice Enough experience points have been gathered! You have levelled up and become level 3! All basic attribute stats have risen! Plus 1 unallocated stats points!
System Notice Enough experience points have been gathered! You have levelled up and become level 4! All basic attribute stats have risen! Plus 1 unallocated stats points!
'What!' I thought, incredibly shocked, almost jaw breaking at that.
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'I've gained two additional levels in this one hunt, and that's only 40% per cent of the exp gain. And the creature that Crowley and Silva have hunted must be an incredibly big deal.' I thought so to myself.
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Author's Notes:
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Arslid's Status Screen
Status Screen Name: Arslid Sex: Male Age: 1 Day Old Race: Terrakhan {Rock Demon} Subrace: One Horned Terrakhan Bloodline: N/A Class: N/A Level: 4 State: Malnourished Titles: First Cry Stats/Attributes Health Points: 121.1/121.1 Mana Points: 250/250 Strength: 9 Wisdom: 83 Defense: 10.1 Intelligence: 49 Agility: 11 Willpower: 17 Endurance: 9.1 Spirit: 16 Dexterity: 10.1 Charisma: 8 Constitution: 12 Luck: 6 Available Stats Points: 3
Skill List Active Skill - [Astral Magic Lv1][Golemancy Lv1][Core Creation Lv10][Minor Earth Control Lv4][Thought Acelaration Lv.1][Basic Breathing Exercises Lv.7] Passive Skill - [Automatic MP Recovery Lv2] Racial Traits/Exclusive Skill - [Mineral Absorption Lv1][Interspatial Storage Tier 1]
Grimsly's Status Screen
Status Screen Name: Grimsly Age: 1 day old Race: Ash Golem Golem Type: Beast Subrace: Hellhound Variant Grade: 1-star Core Rank: Bronze Level: Lv1 Titles: Stat/Attributes Health Points: 120/120 Mana Points: 106/106 Strength: 8 Wisdom: 4 Defense: 10 Intelligence: 2 Agility: 4 Willpower: 1 Endurance: 10 Spirit: 1 Dexterity: 6 Charisma: 1 Constitution: 10 Luck: 1 Available Stats Points: 0
Crowley's Status Screen
Status Screen Name: Crowley Age: 1 day old Race: Ash Golem Golem Type: Beast Subrace: Jaguar Variant Grade: 1-star Core Rank: Bronze Level: Lv1 Titles: Stats/Attributes Health Points: 120/120 Mana Points: 106/106 Strength: 6 Wisdom: 6 Defense: 8 Intelligence: 4 Agility: 7 Willpower: 1 Endurance: 10 Spirit: 1 Dexterity: 9 Charisma: 1 Constitution: 10 Luck: 1 Available Stats Points: 0
Skill List Active Skill - [Fire Claw Lv1][Fire Slash Lv1] Passive Skill - [Earth Skin Lv1][Stealth Lv1] Racial Skill/Traits - [Untiredness Lv1]
Silva's Status Screen
Status Screen Name: Silva Age: 1 day old Race: Ash Golem Golem Type: Beast Subrace: Sabertooth Jaguar Variant Grade: 1-star Core Rank: Bronze Level: Lv6 Titles: Stats/Attributes Health Points: 142/142 Mana Points: 138/138 Strength: 32 Wisdom: 16 Defence: 19 Intelligence: 13 Agility: 34 Willpower: 9 Endurance: 21 Spirit: 12 Dexterity: 23 Charisma: 6 Constitution: 22 Luck: 8 Available Stats Points: 5
Skill List Active Skill - [Mana Charge Fangs Lv.1][Fire Claw Lv1][Fire Slash Lv1] Passive Skill - [Earth Skin Lv1][Stealth Lv1][Reinforced Fangs Lv.1][Elongated Fangs Lv.1][Fire Resistance {Z-] Lv.4] Racial Skill/Traits - [Untiredness Lv1]