“Buh!”
“Kyuu!”
The skill combo flows smoothly.
I numb a monster with Poison Breath, and then use Gnaw on its neck.
And then it dies.
This killer combo has produced a lot of corpses on this plain.
“…Ki.”
I nod with satisfaction, after beautifully dodging a charging unicorn rabbit, and displaying my strength with my tried and true combo. But as I look for my next prey…
‘Will you evolve?’
A voice echoes in my head.
“…Kyuu!?”
What was that?
I let out a surprised voice after suddenly hearing a voice in my head.
‘Will you evolve?’
Appraisal!
Let’s cast it on the voice itself.
‘Will you evolve?’
But nothing happens, the words just keep repeating.
Okay then. Let’s… Evolve. I guess that’s all I can do. I probably leveled up after that last unicorn rabbit. And that unlocked an evolution for me?
‘Display evolutionary options.’
Will I evolve?
The moment I make my decision, the voice says something else.
‘Poison snake.’
‘Baby snake.’
‘These are your options.’
Options… I have to pick.
Hm… Let’s appraise my two paths.
《Poison Snake》
《E rank monster. The evolution of poison baby snake. A monster with hard scales and a numbing breath. It is quite dangerous among E ranks, so caution is needed when hunting it.》
《Baby Snake》
《E rank monster. A new species with no peculiar traits, that would normally not exist. A path with the possibility to become anything. It has high stealth capabilities, but low combat abilities. There is a high chance it will be killed before it has a chance to grow.》
Oh… Oh…
What is this? Baby snake…
It’s just a baby snake without the poison part… No peculiar traits…? I don’t really get it. But high stealth capabilities… I see.
So, if I want to be strong now, I should pick poison snake.
But the baby snake has more promise. Dragon Egg removes limits of my evolution, so I could become stronger as a poison snake.
Still, I can’t not pick the baby snake with dreamy traits.
That settles it.
“(Evolve into baby snake!)”
I should evolve into a baby snake.
I wonder how evolution works.
I don’t really know, but I announce my decision.
‘Understood, commencing evolution.’
Ooh! I’m evolving!
I’m excitedly awaiting my evolution.
‘Evolution complete.’
“Eh…? It’s over…?
Eh!? No, ah…!? It’s over!? Already!? What changed? I don’t feel any different.
“(…Eeh?)”
Evolution complete.
I’m confused, because it really doesn’t feel like it is.
‘What do you want?’
Ahe?
As I stand here baffled by the lack of changes, I hear the voice again.
And I’m confused.
‘High skill Guardian Barrier acquired.’
‘Skills Magic Grounding and Healing Tongue acquired.’
Apparently I have new skills.
Hon… New skills.
So I did evolve? No, I can just check with Appraisal.
I activate it and check my stats.
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Name: Noa
Species: Baby snake
Level: 1/5
Rank: E
Title: Dragon Egg
Attack: 8
Defense: 5
Magic: 3
Agility: 7
Inherent skills: Appraisal
High skills: Guardian Barrier
Skills: Magic Grounding, Healing Tongue, Poison Breath, Gnaw, Run Away
◆◆◆◆◆
Ah, I did become stronger. I’m surprised by the changes in my stats.
My stats are higher, and I have new skills. These stats are coming along nicely… Well, I have no idea what the average attack power and stuff like that is, so I can’t really say.
“Kyuu!”
My first evolution.
I feel worn out, but I raise my voice with joy about my first evolution… Which sounds the same as my crying voice before.
