In a magnificent green jungle filled with beautiful tropical trees and devastating Nefilim, a lonesome figure was wandering its territory searching...
'I'm starving, I need to find something I can chew on quickly. '
Indeed, he was. The magic sorcery that he now calls "Primal Evolution" may have healed Ari, but he still felt hungry. So, even though he didn't like the idea of heading into the unknown jungle, he did it anyway.
***
After wandering the jungle for what felt like hours, abruptly, he heard a chewing sound that came from within the thick, serrated leaves of a giant fern. Ari froze, his Sense stat pulsing like a low-voltage wire behind his eyes. The chewing was rhythmic, a wet, crunching sound of plants snapping and crunching.
Slowly, Ari parted a cluster of emerald-green moss, his knuckles white as he gripped the Mandible of the Leech. Ten feet away, a cow-like creature was hunched over a pile of leaves. It was lean and corded with muscle, its skin the color of a bruised plum, matching the dark shadows of the jungle floor. Its tail flicked with predatory amusement, and its single, lidless eye scanned the ground.
The creature huffed, a plume of grey vapor escaping its wide, wet nostrils. It didn't look like any cow Ari had seen back in the real world. Its spine was lined with jagged, ivory protuberances, and its hooves weren't split; they were solid, sharp blocks of bone designed to crush more than just grass.
Ari, drooling just from looking at the meat of the herbivore, gripped the Mandible of the Leech even tighter, almost jumping up and down and lunging at it from the sheer excitement.
But he was no fool; he knew that even though this type of Nefilim didn't eat meat, it was still stronger than he was.
'No option but to follow it and hope...'
He had no option but to hope. After all, even in this world, he was currently at the bottom of the food chain.
***
A couple of hours later, the sun was starting to set, and Ari was still following the Nefilim, making sure is hasen't heard the sound of his stomach growling.
'How much longer, you big chunk of meat? Even you need to sleep!'
The jungle seemed different, almost scary. Ari had no plans of staying out in the dark. He hoped to find a shelter after killing the creature. But things were pretty out of schedule; if he didn't kill it soon enough, he was sure that he would become prey for someone, or something looming in the dark jungle.
'This is such a shitload!'
Eating plants was out of the question. The plants and fruits here loomed with an ivory glow that didn't make them look tasty. Ari didn't want to find out what would happen if he ate one of these things.
He then decided to ambush the creature from above. Hoping his mass and gravity would do the trick.
The task of climbing the surprisingly very tall and giant trees wasn't so hard, thanks to the 4 stat points he had on agility; maneuvering the tree tops wasn't so hard, in fact, it felt natural to him.
'I could get used to this.'
It seemed he had found the place he would sleep for tonight; the tall trees would protect him from the creatures wandering the earth searching for prey.
Matching his movement to the herbivore waiting for a chance to lunge at him from above and get the petty kill.
'Come on! don't move!'
Eventually, the cow found a beautiful-looking fruit in its single eye an excited look, almost like he found a hidden gold treasure.
The creature immediately lunged at the fruit with his hideous mouth. This was the perfect chance for Ari.
From the tree tops, Ari held the Mandible in a reversed grip, hoping to stab the creature in the head and finish him with one blow.
'Okay, Ari, it's really simple, just jump down and stab.. That's it.'
Ari didn't waste any time, using the fact that the herbivore was staring at the ground, chewing on the weird-looking fruit.
Ari pushed off the thick, mossy branch, his heart leaping into his throat. For a second, he was weightless under the fading orange sky, a shadow falling toward the ivory glow of the creature's spine.
'Now!' he roared in his mind.
The air whistled past his ears. As gravity took hold, the Mandible of the Leech began to hum, the bone blade thirsting for the strike. The herbivore didn't even have time to look up from its "golden treasure" before Ari slammed into its back. The impact was jarring, nearly shaking the dagger from his hand, but the 4 points in Agility allowed him to tuck his knees and stabilize his weight.
With a desperate grunt, Ari drove the Mandible downward. He didn't go according to plan and aimed for the skull; the bone was too thick. Instead, he went for the soft, pulsing gap just behind the creature's neck.
Feeling the recoil of hitting the meat lump, Ari staggered, falling from a height of 10 meters onto the crushing back of the creature, which was really painful but worth it.
[You have slain a Nefilim stronger than you! - 80 exp ]
[You have slain a level 5 Scavenger: Bone-Hoof - 25 exp]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]
[You have leveled up!]