บท 11: Desperation

Rogue could feel the pain from his back. It was bruised due to the fall into the water, but it's nothing compared to what Dawn had to go through.

"Need to find dry wood…" Rogue muttered as he braced the moderate rain. He had watched a lot of survival videos back when he was in the modern world, so knew some survival tips. One of such tips is to find firewood in the rain.

What he needed to look for is a small but dead tree that's still standing. The ones that have fallen are less likely to be dry on the inside during the rain.

He also needed to find one that's not so thick. After all, he doesn't have the tools to slowly cut down the tree.

Rogue checked the trees around the forest cave, but none of them met the requirements. It's also a hard task to accomplish because of the darkness. He had to wait until thunder flashed so that he could have that small window of light to observe the trees.

Since he couldn't find any dead trees that met the requirements, he headed a little further away from the forest cave in an attempt to find the perfect material. Though, he didn't go too far because he was afraid that he would get lost due to the darkness.

After walking for a bit, he heard something.

"Caterpie~"

When he turned his head to scrutinize the noise after a lightning flashed, he saw a foot long caterpillar. It has a green body and a yellow under belly. It also has a pink hornish thing on its face.

Rogue immediately hid behind a tree after he spotted the Caterpie sleeping under a tree. It seems to be sleeping and hiding from the rain.

He observed the Caterpie for a few moments to make sure that it's really asleep.

"I'm going to be Bear Grylls and eat it." Rogue said to himself. He didn't really want to eat a Caterpie due to its squishy insect body, but he's currently in a desperate situation.

He wanted to consume the Caterpie to see if he can get any rewards from that System that'll help the situation.

Rogue looked around, but he couldn't find a good rock or stick due to the darkness. This situation was completely different from the Starly one.

'Guess I'll just have to attack it with my arms and legs'

Rogue decided.

He tiptoed towards the Caterpie, and readied himself for an attack.

The Caterpie was completely unguarded. All it heard in its slumber is the splattering of rain and the occasional thundering lightning. It didn't even notice that a human had sneaked up next to it.

It was dreaming about becoming a Butterfree, being able to fly in the sky~

It'll be able to go anywhere in the world… out of this scary forest and possibly even join a flock of Butterfrees.

It'll then find a beautiful partner, and then it'll make lots and lots of Caterpie babies.

**BOOM**

Caterpie heard a loud BOOM. However, it wasn't the thunder that it heard.

*Thud* *thud* *thud*

"Piee?!"

It was jolted awake, feeling immense pain. Its vision was spinning…

A flash of lightning came, and it saw…

It saw a human… holding the lower half of its body… without a head. Caterpie couldn't even express its shock before it died.

…

Rogue held the Caterpie's body that's bleeding profusely.

He had beheaded the Caterpie while it was sleeping.

It had a soft body, so he didn't even need a sharp object to behead the bug. He just used his foot to stomp on it until the head broke off.

The reason he did sneak attacked the Caterpie was to minimize the risk of getting injured. After all, even a Caterpie can fight back.

He was already down bad as it is. He didn't want the Caterpie to retaliate and possibly harm him further.

After getting the Caterpie corpse, Rogue held his breath and opened his mouth.

The Caterpie was immediately stuffed into his mouth, and he bit off a mouthful of squishy Caterpie meat.

The moment the Caterpie squishy flesh and blood touched his taste buds, Rogue was a little amazed.

Psychologically, he couldn't take it. But the taste helped push his mind further into the Pokemon eating rabbit hole.

The Caterpie's flesh is a little sweet and soft, just like a marshmallow. It's like a dirty but delectable marshmallow. It didn't even have that sticky aspect to it.

Gulp~

Rogue swallowed the Caterpie and went for a second bite… then a third.

After finishing half of the Caterpie, the System prompt appeared.

[ Congratulations! You gained a Diamond Pickaxe 1x for capturing and eating a raw Caterpie! The chances of this reward being given for this Pokemon is 1/1000. ]

[ Diamond Pickaxe: A strong, sturdy tool made out of Diamonds. It can easily break stones, ores, etc. It's very durable. The Diamond Pickaxe has been stored in the System Storage. ]

".... Bruh"

Rogue was speechless about the reward from the system.

It literally gave him a f*cking Minecraft diamond pickaxe. He had thought that the rewards are items only related to the Pokemon world, games, anime, etc…

He didn't think that he would really get random items.

If he thinks about it, though, didn't he also get some Pokeman Serum?

That stuff isn't from any Pokemon games or anime…

Anyways, the pickaxe won't help him or Dawn recover. However, it's still a tool that he can use to gather firewood from the larger dead trees.

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