Volume 01 Arc 01 Chapter 002: The First Variant Mutation
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And after Xu Shao has wandered off from the group. It was now his first time going out to steadily hunt by himself, away from the protective boundaries of their shared nest. Before he would often choose the most easy method of surviving by simply chomping down upon washed up seaweeds and abandoned seashells within the surrounding facility.
But, such a method would not steadily last long within the long run, as eventually the stark source of plentiful amounts of seaweed would then eventually run out. Steadily, being eaten by the growing up numbers of surviving Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle. As their small petite baby appetite would then continuously to grow till no end, reaching into the early adolescence stage of the Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle race.
As some simple amounts of seaweeds are no longer satisfying enough to fulfill their growing stomachs. Meat is the answer. It steadily provides enough nutrients and energy to sustain the growth of an Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle. So that is why Xu Shao has been steadily training his {Baby Bite} skill by simply chomping down upon some abandoned seashells that he found by the rocky seashore.
In the process of having a high calcium carbonate diet, Xu Shao was then steadily able to increased the overall skill level of his {Basic Reinforced Endoskeleton} skill, which then serves to steadily improved the durability and the structural integrity of his outer sea turtle shell.
It didn't take long for Xu Shao to then find an easy target for the taking. And on his way, scavenging for any source of edible foods, Xu then unknowingly encountered a small wandering pact of two Brown Gastro Sand Sea Snails, slithering upon about around the shallow ends of a rock by the rocky seashore. It seems to be eating some sort of green moss or plant algae that are steadily growing upon the back side of the rock by the rocky seashore.
And wherever the two wandering Brown Gastro Sea Snail would then slither to. It would then steadily leave behind them a trail of viscous yellow goo, which seems to be somewhat acidic at a glance; as it slowly disolves the contents of the plant algae into a sort of mush, thereby making it a whole lot easier for the two Brown Gastro Sea Snail to digest and eat as a whole.
'Food!' Xu Shao thought so to himself, as he then slowly creeps up from behind the pact of two wandering Brown Gastro Sea Snails, who was currently within the process of breaking down its own food source with its strong gastro stomach acids.
It then steadily releases the strong gastro stomach outside of its own body, in the form of a yellow goo, which then steadily break down the plant algae that steadily grows upon the side of the rock into a green mushy pulp. An easy enough food that which the stomachs of the two wander Brown Gastro Sea Snail can then digest.
Xu Shao then slowly crept up to one of the two wandering Brown Gastro Sea Snails from behind, which they didn't immediately react due to how Xu Shao is steadily approaching them from their own blind spot. In addiction, the Brown Gastro Sea Snails tends to have no known natural predators that hunts it within the wild, but it does not mean that it's unkillable.
Due to the strong gastro stomach acid that its own slug like gelatinous body steadilt produces in order to dissolve its own food into mush, for a much better digestion. It also strongly acts as a possible natural predator detergent, thereby making the taste of its own slug-like gelatinous body taste a bit bitter, which predators don't often like. The strong gastro stomach acid infused gelatinous slug body would also burn a thin layer withinside the targets' mouth, digestive systems, and other intestines.
The aftermath of eating the Brown Gastro Sea Snail body would then steadily caused a big enough mental trauma for the target, and bad enough experience for the victim that it would forever deter the victim from ever eating a member of the Brown Gastro Sea Snail race ever again.
Like a bear trap steadily being lay out upon the ground, as Xu Shao's own little mouth then gradually opens up and then slowly hovers over the head of one of the two Brown Gastro Sea Snail. The Brown Gastro Sea Snail then immediately senses that something was quite wrong, as it suddenly gotten too darkens, all of a sudden. With Xu Shao's little Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle head slowly towering over its main body quite a bit.
The average Brown Gastro Sea Snail is only just about above the average size of an ordinary Earth Garden Snail, whilst a Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle is just about the size of an average adult male's fist, and it does not include the rate of the Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle's growth and levelling up.
The Brown Gastro Sea Snail was then able to spot Xu Shao's towering from one of its four tentacle slug like eyes, but it was already too late to react to the ongoing situation. As a few couple of milliseconds later, Xu Shao then immediately closes his Baby Blue Ocean Sea Turtle mouth shut, whilst biting down upon the head of one of the Brown Gastro Sea Snail.
Xu Shao's own mouth, then cleanly cleaved through the gelatinous fleshly body of the Brown Gastro Sea Snail like a hot knife in butter, whilst tearing the upper half of the Brown Gastro Sea Snail off from its main body, before immediately swallowing it whole afterwards. Though, the pain may be quite short, it did surely almost died a painless death when steadily compared to what is about to happen to its friend and companion afterwards.
Xu Shao then immediately heard the sound of the World System ringing withinside his own head, as a blue virtual display screen panel then immediately appears in front of him, thereby confirming his kill of the Brown Gastro Sea Snail.
Ding!
World System
You have successfully killed a Lv.4 Rank 01 {Brown Gastro Sea Snail} monster beast, thereby usurping 142 existential experience points from the dead monster beast!
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Enough existential experience points has been gathered! You have steadily levelled up from Level 2 to Level 3!
All attributes stats has been increased as a result of levelling up! A growth modifier has been added due to the existing body modification skill {Basic Reinforced Endoskeleton}{Lesser Defense Up}!
As a levelling up bonus, three of the user's most used skills will be able to gain additional free skill proficiency and skill experience points!
The active combat skill {Baby Bite Lv.8} has reached maxed skill proficiency, it thereby levelled up and steadily becomes {Baby Bite Lv.9}! The passive body modification skill {Basic Reinforced Endoskeleton Lv.5} has reached maxed skill proficiency, it thereby levelled up and steadily becomes {Basic Reinforced Endoskeleton Lv.6}! The passive body modification skill {Lesser Defense Up Lv.1} has reached maxed skill proficiency, it thereby levelled up and steadily becomes {Lesser Defense Up Lv.2}!
You have 2 unallocated stats attribute points as a levelling up bonus!
The other Brown Gastro Sea Snail then watches in terror as its own companion and brethren was then killed and eaten by Xu Shao, right in front of its very own eyes.
It then immediately retracted into the safety and comforts of its own shells, upon instinct. It quickly realised by nature that it could never hope to ever out paste or outrun it, with its ever so slow slug like body. So it could only hope that onced Xu Shao has then realised that he could not hope to ever be able to penetrate through the thick layer of the Brown Gastro Sea Snail's defense and outer shell.
He would then immediately give up upon the poor terrified Brown Gastro Sea Snail, and just simply leave it alone.
Ding!
Xu Shao then heard the sound of the World System ringing withinside his own head, as a blue virtual display screen panel then immediately appears in front of him, showcasing the recent development.
Then the slight sense of saltiness assaulted Shao's mouth, with a bit of numbing pain occurring within his mouth. The bitterness of the acid stench saliva wants to make him throw up his meal, but he managed to somehow keep it down.
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated amount. Skill 「Weak Acid Resistance Lv1 」acquired.》
Having felt the bloodlust growing within him, as he was greatly dissatisfied with the taste of his meal. This sought of enraged him, leaving a bitter numbing pain within his mouth. Opening his mouth wide, he chomps on the dead Sea Snail's shell, shattering it into bits and eating it.
"Better?"
The taste of the Sea Snail's shell was indeed a lot better, rather than eating its slimy disgusting body, leaving behind a deep bitter aftertaste in his mouth.
Having felt satisfied with his luck, finding easy prey for level grinding. He starts to kill on the remainder of the Sea Snail pact, hidden withinside their shells.
They were all not able to withstand, the tremendous pressure of Shao's bite, therefore the shell collapsed and caved in, piercing the internal body and organs of the Sea Snails. Leaving behind fatal injuries, possibly leading to their death shortly afterward. If it is left not treated properly.
《Experience points have reached a designated degree. The individual, Shao Lv3 has become Lv4.》
《Every basic stats rose.》
《Level Up Bonus: Skill Proficiency was acquired.》
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Bite Lv2」 has become 「Bite Lv3」.》
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Weak Acid Resistance Lv1」 has become 「Weak Acid Resistance Lv2」.》
《2 Unallocated stats points gained.》
《Experience points have reached a designated degree. The individual, Shao Lv4 has become Lv5.》
《Every basic stats rose.》
《Level Up Bonus: Skill Proficiency was acquired.》
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Bite Lv3」 has become 「Bite Lv4」.》
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Weak Acid Resistance Lv2」 has become 「Weak Acid Resistance Lv3」.》
《2 Unallocated stats points gained.》
"Two levels in one hunt isn't that bad. I must really be lucky."
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Overeating Lv1」 has become 「Overeating Lv2」.》
Shao was quite happy at the result of his hunt today, as he slowly begins to make his way back to the nest. His stomach filled up to the brim, with the meals of his recent hunt. Slowly, digesting and converting it into nutrients and sustenance for his bodies own growth.
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Defence Up Lv1」 has become 「Defence Up Lv2」.》
His belly was now twice the normal size of what it once was. Even bigger than anyone in his family.
On his way back home, he spotted one of his much younger siblings, being attack by a predator twice her size. The thing is that said person is none other than Reya, Shao's younger sister.
And she is now struggling to fight back against the Sea Cricketeer, which is twice her length, towering above her with his large piercing claws.
Slashing wildly at her small figure with its large claws, leaving behind large scratch marks and dents in the outer shell, covering her body. She was definitely in pain, crying effortlessly for help, but no one came.
Shao was greatly angered at this spectacle. How dare this insignificant worthless insect, dared to attack his family member in broad daylight. Regardless of sort of attachment or feelings, he may have towards her.
Shao then rushes forward like a raging bull, slamming his large body on top of the Sea Cricketeer, causing it to be in great agony.
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated amount. Skill 「Charge Lv1 」acquired.》
The impact was strong enough to daze the Sea Cricketeer, causing it to momentarily stutter, and stop its ongoing consecutive slashes at Reya. Using this chance, Shao uses bite on the neck of the Sea Cricketeer, crushing it out of shape.
Blood is spilled everywhere, slowly filling the Shao's mouth. As he continues to apply more pressure and begins to chew at it like it was his food.
《Experience points have reached a designated degree. The individual, Shao Lv5 has become Lv6.》
《Every basistatts rose.》
《Level Up Bonus: Skill Proficiency was acquired.》
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Bite Lv4」 has become 「Bite Lv5」.》
《Skill proficiency has reached a designated point. Skill 「Charge Lv1」 has become 「Charge Lv2」.》
《2 Unallocated stats points gained.》
Meanwhile, Reya just stood there still and quiet. Unmoving. Witnessing in awe at how strong and brave her older brother Shao is. Despite his quiet and antisocial behaviour around others. He still cares for his family.
He is now dominating the competition, currently possessing an aura of indifference about him. Something that is not like Kaan's undoubtful arrogance.
Something more admirable...