Hunting and hunting progress was slow but I did hit level 7. It took forever but I did it. Yet I didn't get skills even when killing a bunch of wolves and goats, the only thing I got was cling which was useful for mobility allowing me to hold onto walls and ceilings. Then four more days passed and things slowed down even more with less monsters going near the water. I had one fight I still wanted to do before leaving, the crock. It's a bit smaller than the bear so it should be easier. I quickly go to the water and get the croc out of the water using trance. Although it didn't affect it like how I wanted it to, instead I got it out by using my fear skill. And so the battle began.

At the start it charged at me but it soon stopped. I waited a while for it to continue charging but while waiting I got hit. A good shot too taking off four hp. Was it a ranged attack? I watch more carefully and I dodge a ball of water flying past me. Knowing I don't have any ranged attack I start to approach it, dodging past a barrage of water left and right. Just as I'm about to hit the halfway mark another one hits me, sending me back a little. My hp is at 2 and my body is practically falling apart. I changed the plan to running and it chased after me. I dodged and weaved shots, having them just barely miss. The chase went on and on but it just kept shooting at me. I eventually climbed up a tree one shot hitting the bottom where I just was. Getting to the top would give me a moment to rest.

*huff huff* my life flashed before my eyes with that last shot.

Peaking over the edge I could see it was waiting and circling me. Wanting to get out of this situation I tried crossing over to another tree but was met with a barrage of blasts, luckily it only hit my leg and mp was consumed. Wait mp not hp so I could use it as temporary hp. Having nothing else to do I stick my leg out. A clean blast off and mp was consumed. I start a few different experiments to see if I have anything that won't break in one shot: claws, wolf hide, caripis where all a no but the bear hide worked. Two shots is the amount it blocks yet the total amount of mp consumed is 100. I waited for my mp to recharge which still took a while even with my skill. I started by making a temp body replacing the wood I lost then began to make my lower legs have a webbing between them of bear hide. Round two begins.

I jump off getting hit once, only one more hit left. Time feels like it slows down and the second one hits making the pelt tear. One more flies at me and I tank it with my body the best I can. One hp is left with five mp. I fall on the snout and close my legs around its head and make more to help cling on. I hold on for life and take advantage of the moment to gain mana and hurt it's eyes. Finally getting flung off I try to catch my landing with my legs but they break and my body still hits then everything became dark.

Pov change : Clary the alligator

"*yawn* It's morning time so mealtime… where's all the food!"

I look around and only find a chest. Is it moving? Oh does it want to fight very well but I wonder if I'm healed yet?

[

{Stats}

(400/400)

(40)

(40/40)

(10)

(30)

(32)

(23)

(26)

{Skill act}

{Skill pas}

]

My stats are decent but I want more, maybe a few tough fights.

Climbing out of the water, I start with a fake charge but the thing doesn't charge back or demiener it just stands there. The amount of fear creeping up is unsettling like it doesn't belong here. Getting bored of staring at it I start shooting my water at it. I use a very small amount of mana, way less than a point yet it breaks apart so easily. It starts to charge at me and I shoot more at it until it starts to run. I chased it, annoyed that it thought it could hurt me. It doged past all of my shots until we got to a tree bigger than most and the thing climbed up. I just waited around and shot up when I saw movement. After some time it jumped off giving me a direct hit.

That should kill it. Ah it's still coming!

I shoot another two shots but to no avail it lands on me. Even more legs appear holding on harder. I try to shake it off. Then a leg blinded me.

[You've died to

{stats}

(8/18)

(8) +1

(130/130)

(13) +2

(3) +.1

(4) +.5

(9) +.2

(10) +.5]

H-how did I die to something so weak.

[The monster god smiles on you and grants you another life. Do you accept?]

*sigh* I want to kill that thing so of course I accept!

Pov change : Gary

*ouch* My core hurts a lot. How much hp do I have? 0.1 how am I even still alive?! I form an eye and look around with severe pain with every movement even my mana use hurts. I find the crock I fought and I look the other direction and find a small dent in a tree. I make an eye on a leg to see my own body, which is completely smashed even the red gem has a crack in it. Isn't that my soul but it's cracked. I sit there for a long time waiting for the pain to fade but it doesn't. I slowly move over to the crock and eat it. This takes my mind off the pain for a while.

The taste is chicken with a tad of fish, not bad, the texture is firm and a little chawy.

[1azy A11i6ator : err0r]

The system is buggy as well. Can I even open status when it's like this?

[Error]

Not even my status will show am I going to die?

I get distracted by people approaching me and I make ears but when I do a surge of pain goes through my body and I feel a chip of my soul fall off.

I hear a familiar voice but it seems cloudy and is hard to make out.

"We need to save him before he dies!"

"Yes sir I'll get a gem speliust, blacksmith, and carpenter."

So nice but I'm feeling sleepy, maybe just five minutes, wake me up if there's food.