"Host Rescue Protocol initiated. Consuming 7000 universal genodes to increase {Abyssal Breathe lv.1} into {Abyssal Breathe lv.4}"
"Insufficient level to unlock lv.5 bonus skill. The system has decided to loan the host 8000 universal genodes and decrease the hosts lifespan by 100 years, there will be no interests but the system will retrieve half of the hosts genode count after every genode absorption till the loan is paid, lifespan shall be returned upon successful payment otherwise the system will continue to deduct 100 years every 100 years"
"Ding! {Abyssal Breathe lv.5} bonus skill unlocked, Abyssal Flame Immunity (Self) has been implemented"
Lizzy heard the flood of pings but was too focused on the flame that she didn't even see the messages, she closed her eyes and had a serene look on her face as if she could finally rest, she remembered the past few days that she enjoyed hunting and the good memories of her past, she dropped to the ground with a thud.
"Goodbye world"
After Lizzy said goodbye she felt the heat surrounding her body but for some reason she didnt feel pain instead she felt as if she was in a sauna, she opened her eyes and noticed the rat on the ceiling not wanting to drop to the ground, it was looking at her with a questioning look.
"Uhm what's happening? how come I'm not dead?"
"Response to host, Read the notifications"
The system responded irritably and the mechanical female voice had a tone of disdain as if she was talking to a dumb person.
"Were you always this irritable?? oh yeah you are..."
Lizzy looked at the rat and then looked at the notifications at the side of her vision, she then read the lines that she heard earlier along with the skill description.
Abyssal Flame Immunity (Self):
As one who uses the flames of the abyss, it is only fair that you are immune to your own flames after adapting to its heat, you are a late bloomer though as every child of the abyss that manipulates flames are immune to their own ever since they're born.
User cannot be harmed by their own flames. A passive.
Item Grade: Unique (UN)
"Ah pretty straightforward huh" her eyes travelled and scanned more of the writing till she saw the loan part.
"WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME THAT I CAN LOAN!?!"
"Loaning isn't recommended by the system, the loaning protocol and measures are created by the system to save their hosts who don't have enough points to save themselves, these protocol sets were implemented due to high failure rating due to the death of the systems host"
"How many died under your guida-"
Just as Lizzy was questioning, the Lance suddenly flew to her area and smashed the ground, the rat kings aim was very good, even better than his knights and was able to pop Lizzy's entire tail. Luckily lizard bodies have a safety maneuver of detaching their tails since it grows back after a while, her tail detached automatically, preventing her from feeling the pain of a splattered popped tail.
The Lance then floated and returned to the rat kings hands, it seems it has had enough of Lizzy's self mumbling act and her blatantly ignoring him even though she was in his kingly presence.
"COULDNT YOU HAVE JUST WAITED FOR ME TO FINISH MY SENTENCE?!!, sheesh talk about an attention wh*re"
Lizzy immediately decided to just burn the whole room with the king, the king sprinted around the walls avoiding the flames of Lizzy while throwing it's spear at her, Lizzy dodged and turned following the king until she slipped again and her flame shot towards the converting core, at that moment it was intercepted by the Lance.
Lizzy looked at the direction of the king who threw the Lance and then at the core while the Lance returned to the king, she grinned and an idea that she never would've though would come to her came to her. The kings face had a terrified expression when the flame shot towards the core, that was why Lizzy got the idea to fire her flames at the core which the king cared for it seems.
She focused her flames on the core and the rat king swiftly blocked with the Lance but due to the focused density few smaller flame wisps passed and was making it's way towards the core, the king seeing the flame, ran and blocked the flame with his arm and immediately ripped off his own flesh that was hit, crimson oozed from the patch of ripped off flesh and even more followed as the king kept blocking and blocking.
This was the first time Lizzy had the idea of exploiting someones or somethings weakness.
"All's fair in love and war I guess" she thought to herself as a method to alleviate some guilt for exploiting a creatures weakness but for some reason even before she thought that to herself she didn't feel guilt at all and was even enjoying it.
"Mental corrosion increased"
"Is the mental corrosion the corrosion from the skill No.17:Predatory Instincts? is it why i feel excitement when i hunt something?"
"Affirmative to the hosts two questions"
"Shouldnt it be a Hunters instincts then? a predator i believe doesnt enjoy the hunt but a hunter does"
"Host the skill names dont always reference what the skill executes"
"That sounds like an excuse though..."
"Would the host like to delete Abyssal Flame Immunity(self)?'
"Ah no thank you very much, you are very intelligent ang magnanimous"
The scene of lizzy talking to herself was now once again seen by the rat king which is now bleeding on the ground after ripping a ton of flesh just to protect the converting core, black flames blazing ang burning the ripped flesh and even evaporating the rat kings blood, releasing a putrid odour, lizzy walked towards the rat king and albeit having many chunks removed and lowering its genode count lizzy believed it was a waste not to get the little bit of genode from him, so she ate him in three crunchy bites.
Lizzy looked at the core and was able to get a closer look at the black mass, it was a wall of splattered and veiny flesh, the veins pulsing and each pulse targeted the center of the flesh mass which was a dark purple stone slowly being created using the life force of the queen and offerings.
"Hmm i wonder, should i let it finish here or take it with me to finish so i can get the maximum genodes?"
"Host it is recommended that the host takes it, with the current rate of the abyssal flames it should cause the hastening of the soil drying causing the caving in of the cave burying anything within the vicinity"
"Ill take it then since the choices are, eat it and get less, get buried with it, and take it with me, id rather get maximum so im taking it and the lance"
Lizzy walked up to the lance and added it to her inventory, she then went and touched the core adding it to her inventory again, with the core gone the mass of flesh wiggled and stopped pulsing, it rotted in a visible speed and then the entire cave shook.
"I really shouldve expected an Ind*ana Jones situation here considering the places layout, so theres one thing to do now NIGERUNDAYO!!"
Lizzy swiftly ran to the stairway at her top speed and as soon as she got out of the the door, the roof of the room collapsed giving her no time to read what was written on the wall since looting came first as a priority, she ran up the stairs and then the roof of the stairs collapsed right behind her, with her top speed she was able to escape the stairway and run towards the only exit of the miniboss room, which as soon as she arrived had already been half buried.
Lizzy kept up her sprint to the exit climbing walls to get past the flames while the roof caved, a massive stone then dropped from the ceiling and started to roll her direction.
"WHAT IN THE HELL!?!!!"
She finally exited the cave after a few minutes of rigorous sprinting, fresh air hit her face and dusty air slammed the back of her head, the rock that was following her was buried by the caved in soil which saved her from getting squished, she bet that the commotion would attract something big so she immediately ran towards the forest.
"Phew does that finish my tasks?"
lizzy heard two pings and she was sure it was for the rat king and the walking simulator quest, she got the 2000 genodes and a possible bonus of 5000 once the core is completed which is a large amount for her considering its a bonus from the rat king.
"That gets me halfway closer to my final strengthening and finally my first evolution, i shouldve read non human main character novels to atleast compare my situation with theirs but then i wouldnt have time for my beloved romance once, nah lets forget about it for now"
Lizzy walked back to the village ang mansion where she caught the loli offender and decided to test in a room with a couch or bed that can be used, even though she was now a giant lizard she still wanted to rest in comfort especially after expending a massive amount of energy just to run.
"Damn Ind*ana jones mustve done a lot of cardio huh, i thought it was fine to not exercise since i wont get fat no matter how much i eat, i do still put some weight though, wonder where it went, okay lets forget about this as well for now since im a lizard currently and good night me"
Lizzy yawned once last time and then fell asleep but her senses were still alert, and by senses its the system.
...
A Squadron sent out to scout for dangers.
A person in full military garb was hiding in a cave with a radio on his hand, he held the radio and whispered to it as if he was trying to hide from something.
"G-golf to nest do you copy?!"
"Bzzzt Nest to Golf we hear you loud and clear over"
"Golf squadron has been wiped, i repeat Golf squadron has been wi- AAAAAHHHH!"
The radio was tossed afar and a massive hole on the ground of the cave was the only thing that was left along with a bloodstained wall.
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