-Vol 3: Enemies in The dark-

-Burning!!-

After reading through all the information given, Kenshin understood his enemy better. It was all possible because his system somehow upgraded itself. It happened during that war, he was on a killing spree, mindlessly killing all moving objects. Suddenly his system sent a notification that it had upgraded and many new functions had added.

One of such new functions were the description and Hint that appears when he scans a monster or some other leaving organism. It helped him a lot as it would notify him of their source of origin and a hint to how to kill them.

It saved him a lot of time in figuring out the weakness of the monster by trial and error method. Like this earthworm, for example, it was immune to all blunt and piercing damage. Without that option, he would have to fight it head on before realizing it. And due to the Hint, he knew what this creature was weak against.

It's quite handy.

“Grooorrrr!!” the monster roared again before slowly submerging into the ground. The ground parted itself like it was water, allowing the earthworm to dip inside.

It was such a surreal sight. Kenshin couldn’t believe his eyes. It was his first time seeing such a bizarre sight.

‘This must be it’s Burrow skill! Such a bizarre but useful skill! I want it.’ thinking like this, he immediately started using Replication on them.

[Ding* Skill Replication failed]

[+564 EXP]

[Ding* Skill Replication failed]

[+564 EXP]

[Ding* Skill Replication failed]

[+564 EXP]

[Ding* Skill Replication failed]

[+564 EXP]

…

…

Continuous messages popped as he repeatedly used Replication on the earthworm. Even though it had already entered the ground, Kenshin still able to apply his skill to it.

[Ding* Skill Replication leveled up]

[Replication Lv 6][7000 EXP to next level up]

Finally, a very welcoming message popped up on his UI. He was now one step closer to achieving level 10 and stealing this earthworm’s skills.

He had enough stamina to spare!!

Suddenly ripples appeared on the ground below his foot, before spreading to all over the place. Feeling a sudden danger, Kenshin jumped up and rolled forward to avert the crisis. The monstrous earthworm suddenly appeared with its mouth wide opened, desiring to eat him alive. Fortunately, he realized it beforehand and jumped away.

His right hand caught on fire, before transforming into a hand, made purely out of flames. He sent the hand towards the earthworm. The flaming hand opened its fist and grabbed the earthworm around its head.

“Grroorr!!!” the creature screamed as it’s body caught on fire instantly as if someone poured oil on it.

[-100]

A huge amount of damage value floated above its head. But Kenshin still didn’t lose his hold on it. He used his magic to increase the intensity of the fire.

[-50]

[-67]

Huge amounts of damage values floated above the monster’s head as it flailed around in pain, letting out shrill shrieks. Within a few seconds, Kenshin had already downed its HP to near half of its total value. Finally, it couldn’t endure anymore and burrowed into the ground.

[Ding* Skill Replication leveled up]

[Replication Lv 8][9000 EXP to next level up]

Within these few seconds, his Replication had already leveled up twice.

“Just in time.” he immediately invested 2 Sp to it, leveling it up to level 10.

[Ding* Skill Replication leveled up]

[Replication Lv 10][9000 EXP to next level up]

[Ding* You have reached the first threshold of Replication skill. You have unlocked its second property.]

[Ding* Learned Skill Shapeshift]

[Shapeshift Lv0][1000 EXP to next level up]

[The ability to take on any form by rearranging the molecular structure in the body. Limited to only one organ right now. It is not limited to only living being.]

[Warning: Must be aware of all properties of the object the user shapeshift into or else the replication will fail.]

[40MP/minute]

“That’s unexpected!” Kenshin muttered happily. Not only he upgraded his most powerful skill, he also gained a really useful skill out of it. He felt very lucky right now.

As for the earthworm, it's not coming out. After receiving heavy damage from Kenshin, it opted to hide inside the ground instead.

Kenshin frowned at this. It was a compulsory mission, if he didn’t kill the earthworm, his mission would fail. Then who knows what penalty he had to face!?

He tried to think many ways to get the earthworm out of its hole, but nothing came to his mind. Suddenly a wicked idea came to him. He tried to use his Shapeshift skill first hand.

Putting his right hand forwards, he began thinking a shape and its features. Suddenly, his right hand began glowing blue color with his veins slithering like snakes below his skin. Then his hand began enlarging to impossible proportions, before changing its shape. A huge amount of blue gas exhaled from his right hand before entirely covering Kenshin’s right half.

Slowly Kenshin opened his eyes; his face contorted into a huge grin. As the gas dissipated; an astonishing scene was revealed. Kenshin was standing normally, but to his side was a huge drill kept face down. But his right hand was nowhere to be seen.

His right hand had changed completely to a massive drill.

“You damn monster, I will drill you out!!” shouting at the top of his lungs, Kenshin jumped high. Placing the drill in front of him, he shouted.

“G***a Dr***” shouting out a name from an old anime he had watched once, he initiated the attack. The huge drill, suddenly as if turning on, started rotating at a very high speed.

BOOM!!

Making a huge explosion, the drill started drilling a hole in the hard ground of the dungeon. Within a few seconds, it had already tunneled a huge hole in it. Watching the map, Kenshin continued drilling holes inside the ground.

But no matter how deep he drilled, he found nor a head or a tail of the earthworm. It had to be expected. Earthworm was a creature that strived in the deep grounds. How can he find someone when it hides in an environment favorable to it.

Kenshin canceled his Shapeshift skill and started to observe his surroundings. How can he lure out that monster from the ground?

Frowning in thought, he activated his Exploding Domain.

Boom!!

Everything around him within five meters exploded before burning into cinders, even the rock itself.

“It moved!!” the green dot moved. It was coming up at a very high speed.

Suddenly the ground in front of him rippled, from within the earthworm showed its face. Its body was sizzling from the remnant of Kenshin’s fire skill. Even after it burrowed into the ground, it still received damage from the burning fire.

Then it felt Kenshin destroying its home. Recklessly, disregarding everything, it hurried to Kenshin to kill him. As a creature that strived in this place for many years, it had taken it as its territory.

How can it endure when somebody destroying its home?

“I was waiting for ya! Now give me all your skills.” Kenshin shouted in glee and used his Replication skill.