Chapter 4 (1/2)
I continued killing squirrels and snakes for quite some time… just two days, actually Anyway, here was the results
[NO NAME] [Infant Demon] 62/99
A naile
[Magic Points: 26/26] 13↑
[Total Combat Power: 30/30] 16↑
[Unique Skill: Reroll]
Now I could take vengeance upon the dreaded caterpillar! Probably!
Well, I needed to get strong enough to win against the caterpillars anyway I wouldn't be able to leave the forest otherwise
I could use Reroll twice now, but its usefulness was still very much in doubt The ability to retry after a failure sounded a at first, but the only success I'd had with this skill was the ti attack Further, there was still the possibility that I'd fail again Also, the skill used the specific words ”required ic power”, which probably meant that the oing to take 10the caterpillar's bite
And finally, I was a spiritual life-foric went low
…so I supposedPerhaps it could be a trump card
There were a fe discoveries
Total Combat Power of monsters and creatures which had physical points didn't drop when they lost e amount of physical points Such creatures normally didn't look very powerful Only when they entered coic would they exert power equivalent to their Total Combat Power
In contrast, spiritual life-foric was our life force itself Bothdaenerated faster over time than physical points, and I could always attack with the full power of ic
Spiritual life-forms weren't actually that weak Still, I couldn't help but felt it unfair
Also, there were still no signs I'd co Identification
That was ain as th as I could
Currently, for a flawless victory against the snakes, I would need to attack froh to ithout a scratch in a head-on fight, at least
I et dizzy, while wondering if there was any convenient prey nearby Then, I spotted a presence sorees-fullscreen vision upon that direction
Ah, that's a red caterpillar The woods gave way to a sht and flowers There the caterpillar lay, chewing on a few petals
[Red Caterpillar] 61/99
[Magic Points: 28/28] 3↑[Physical Points: 37/37] 7↑
[Total Coly powerful Wait, it had a scar on its back Could it be the same red caterpillar that killed h
I see… it killed me to level up, didn't it?
What should I do? It was stronger than ht it Since th and then some Another death penalty would hurt a ton
Yet at the same time, I wasn't sure if I would ever have the chance to ain, in the sa my body shaved away, bit by bit
If possible, I wanted er since then, but I also learned how to ht wouldn't be easy I ht
My chances weren't zero Its co first hit froe
And finally, I was the faster one now I could just run away if the fight turned out bad
I made my decision and climbed up a nearby tree Froet The red caterpillar was right in the center of a flower bed, which had no trees growing, but the clearing was only 5fro the branches I'd gotten used to the way this bodyof disconnect was still there
I took aim… and… now!
I flew froht on top of the red caterpillar, I stretched out a whip of dough and slammed on its back
It shrieked and juic Points: 28/28] [Physical Points: 27/37]
[Total Coone Not only that, it looked like I hit it right in its old wound and ripped it open, which staggered it and somewhat reduced its combat power At this point, ere equal in power With htly
I landed, splattering myself on the flower bed It looked at me and finally realized it was under attack The red caterpillar roared in rage, its body turning a darker shade
Wait, that's not the normal screech it usually did…
And then I heard the answering shrieks Around the flower bed arrived three more red caterpillars Really? Really?
[Red Caterpillar x 3] 57/99
[Magic Points: 20/20][Physical Points: 25/25]
[Total Combat Power: 22]
Were they minions? Subordinates? A hareger, so was this a reverse hareone to your head!
They were smaller and weaker than the first red – well, dark-red now – caterpillar I encountered, but still er than the snakes
The plan had failed Time to run
Four caterpillars in four directions, all co for me I jumped towards the one opposite the dark-red