Beast Evolution Forge

Chapter 37 Zone Pt.3

Vell stood over it, his pose exuding confidence but upon closer look, he noticed that despite his attacks, there was no visible damage. He took a step back, it was too dangerous to be close.

'do you know this thing?'

[My analysis is coming back with nothing, maybe its a new species.]

'hmm. My attacks did not damage, its skin is super tough, my hands even sting a little.' He looked over to Yenna who was still watching without saying a word. His gaze fell back onto the creature, his grin widening.

'A new species huh, i wonder what i will get after I eat its core, just thinking about it is making me excited.'

[Master? please control yourself.]

'Relax, I am fully under control. Anyways, this forest sure is full of surprises, first a rare species of slimes, then a giant snake and now an unknown monster appears?.....though, there should be more, i definitely felt more than one watching, so where are the rest?'

[Be on guard, they might jump out any second if they see an opening.]

'...why would they only send one? is this a test, to see how strong I am?' His thoughts distracted him, making him have an opening, just enough for the alien in the crater to leap out and grab him by the throat.

{Not bad...for a human.....no, are you even human? well, doesn't matter either way.}

'intelligent monster? crap, that means it's at least DD-Rank, this is bad, really bad.' He struggled, trying to break free but he was too weak.

"Let him go!" Yenna used her feline moves, trying to get an attack in but one flick to the chest sent her flying.

{Hm? is that it? how disapp-} A forced knocked it away but it regained it balance fast. {What was that just now?.....} It noticed that its vision blurred for a few seconds and then blood began flowing from its nose.

{Eh?}

"Would you look that, it bleeds after all." His voice was low and cocky, but this was all an act, 'that took a lot of mana, I emptied one core already...its fucking strong, that was a full powered attack. If only i could use (that)'

His thoughts got cut off after a sinister mana filled the air, making his skin crawl. Even the ambient sounds of the woods seemed to hush, as if the creatures themselves were paralyzed by its presence.

His instincts screamed at him to retreat, but he stood his ground, his body trembling not with fear but anticipation.

{Haha.....hahahaha....this is absurd.....a human.... a human made me bleed? ME!}

It's mana spiked, the ground under it barely holding and the air itself looked as though it was being sucked away. It became hard to breath, this was unlike anything he had faced before.

In the face of true power, fear was slowly taking over, his smirk faded and all that was left was a nervous expression.

'What the hell is this? This thing was already strong... but now...' Vell's thoughts raced as he struggled to maintain his stance. 'This power is on a whole different level. It's as if he is sucking power from the forest.'

It stepped forward, its every movement sending a shockwave of mana through the air. The energy around it was more monstrous and primal. {I was going to give you a swift death for your insolence, but now...} Its voice was low, cold but laced with raw anger. {I will make you suffer.}

'This might be where i die.'

He thought with a nervous smile, not sure what to do in this situation.