Chapter 3: Hello, Mr.Monster
Inside the black hole, despite his mind being unconscious, his semi-conscious mind was active.
『Identifying traveler… Identification Complete. Traveler No. 2. 5』
『Traveller 2.5 has experienced fatal damage. Estimated time of death is five minutes.』
『...Cause of death is perceived as a flaw in the system. Traveller No. 2.5 has found a bug. Bug 'Camp Stargaze is inhabitable'.』
『According to the Rule Index, a reward shall be given to Traveller No. 2.5.』
『System 200 has taken the liberty to set the reward based on Traveller No.2.5.』
『Traveller 2.5's fatal damage has been identified… Loss of soul density. Loss of soul's content…estimated lost content is half of the original content.』
『System 200 will merge Traveller No.2.5's soul with another half-soul, in other to protect the safety of Traveller No.2.5.』
『Merging was successful.』
『Checking…. Checking complete. Traveller No. 2.5 has been saved.』
『System 200 designated a reward to Traveller No.2.5. Reward: Racial Change, Soul repairing.』
『Racial Change in the body of the avatar is based on Traveller No.2.5 second half-soul. System 200 has viewed itself. Its decisions were fair and just.』
『Now transporting Traveller No.2.5 in the body of his avatar…』
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For a second, Seth remembered everything that happened to him after he blacked out. He remembered the robotic voice that kept echoing around him.
Yet, after he finally opened his eyes, he forgot everything like a reincarnated baby.
'Where am I?'
The first thing he saw was the two yellow suns that hung in the sky.
'The fuck?!... where the fuck am I now?'
As he looked down, he finally realized why he felt uncomfortable.
He was on the rooftop of an archaic building that resembled an old European house.
The stone slates atop the building were not the best material to lie on.
Seth found a glowing geometric circle directly beneath him. When he tried to touch it, it glowed further and further. All of a sudden, it dimmed until it fully merged with the slated roof.
Seth wondered if that was a magic circle. The complexity of the geometric circle fits the characteristics of magic circles. Back on Earth, they were the drawings of madmen that dreamt about the impossible outside world of magic. Men that screamed words like "Explosion!" or "Lumos!"
'F*ck this shit. First, a f*cking tail hit me at the campsite. Now, I find myself on a rooftop with no tutorial guide! If this is their way of telling me this game is a high-level game… They gotta be kidding me!'
Nevertheless, he didn't think of leaving the game so soon. By now, he knew there was something strange about this game. Half of his mind told him this wasn't a game, while the other half denied that notion through logical science.
'How do I get off this now?'
Seth rolled to a hole beside him.
He looked through the hole, attempting to see if he could jump through it.
"..."
An eye looked back at him.
The eye was totally yellow, with no visible pupil or iris… just a glowing yellow orb.
Immediately, Seth moved his head away from the hole. Fear struck his heart intensely as he whispered, "Shit. Shit. Shit. F*cking shit!"
A tail slowly came out of the hole.
The leaf-like tail had an eye on one side and multiple spikes on the other side.
The tail scoured the opposite side of Seth, but it didn't find what it was looking for.
It then focused on Seth's side.
In less than two seconds, it made eye contact with Seth.
"..."
"Well, hello there. I see that you are busy taking your afternoon nap. It's my bad, totally my fault for disturbing you. You know what, I shan't disturb you any further."
Seth rolled down the rooftop with no fear for his safety.
His voice lingered still, "....I shall take my leave, and let you nap in peace."
With a merciless thud, he hit the ground.
The small stones on the ground damaged his bones. He could swear that if he wasn't lucky, his two precious eggs would have been broken.
Seth jumped back to his feet.
He was in front of the building's entrance, but nothing happened to him!
"Perhaps it understood my apology–"
Immediately those words came out of his mouth, a tail broke through the door in a rampant fashion. It came his way!
Before Seth could react, the jagged parts of the tail slammed him!
He rolled on the ground, leaving a trail of blood wherever he went until he hit a large boulder with his head.
*Thud!*
Seth coughed out blood.
He then heard a rather terrifying roar, accompanied by the sound of something crumbling.
The building broke apart as a gigantic creature, roughly about eight feet, came out of it.
Suddenly, the sky cackled.
A sound reverberated around like that of the mythical trumpet of the end time.
*Dun!* *Dun!* *Dun!*
Something in the sky caught Seth's attention. There were some recognizable characters that he spotted.
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Tutorial Quest: Survive!
Difficulty: ★★★★
Rewards: Undisclosed
Penalty(Upon failure): Loss of Avatar.
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The world around him had slowed down. Everything was still in motion, but it would take days for the monster charging at him to reach him.
Seth cursed with quick breaths, 'What the f*ck is wrong with this game?! Where is the tutorial guide?! What about the rewards?! F*ck!'
There was something wrong with the game developers. Seth was willing to bet that they were high, possibly almost as drunk as him on an average day, when designing the game!
'What to do now? What to do now?'
After a few seconds, the characters disappeared. The world was normal once more, and the monster didn't stop for a bit as it charged at him!
Seth finally got a good look at the monster.
It was a wolf-like creature with two disgusting tails on its back, one normal tail behind it, and a couple of devilish horns on its forehead.
Some of its bones had morphed to give it a more monstrous look. Its fur, glued to its body, presenting the creature with a sleek appearance.
Getting closer to Seth, the monster roared.
Seth felt a dark air bomb hit him.
He wheezed, "...Also, wow. F*cking stinky breath."
Facing the monster, Seth shouted with great fury, "Oh goodness, can't you at least watch your personal hygiene?!"
The monster swung one of its tails at him.
Surprisingly, Seth dodged it at a fast speed.
He had come to understand his body was special. If not, how could he have survived the first attack of the monster?
His body had already stopped bleeding, albeit the open messy wound on his stomach still remained.
As he bent his head to evade the tail attack, his suspicions solidified.
'This body is, most likely, not human. This agility and speed… it is superb. I feel like I can do this!'
His body tensed as his muscles bulged.
Something in him activated. The powerful sensation that overwhelmed him whispered into his ears.
It told him he got this.
Somehow, everything just felt right. His doubt about this strange state lessened, and he simply went straight to action.
The monster lunged at Seth, but it was too late.
Seth bypassed the attacks of its two tails. His body was like a blur that couldn't be stopped.
He was about to think of his next set of actions when a familiar sound entered his ears. However, the world didn't slow down.
『World Announcement: Traveller No.2.0 has defeated a tutorial boss.』
"Oh goodness, bad timing!!"
This piece of announcement distracted Seth. Before he knew it, the last tail of the monster struck his chest. It flung him away.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone