After receiving the report, D put the 'heart of ice' in a passive state so as not to be detected by the creature. I activated 'move' and 'hide' simultaneously so that I could walk without problems and hide the trail that could give me away. Without 'heart of ice' working at its best, my body was filling up with the unknown energy that was present in the atmosphere. According to D, it would take at least 30 minutes for me to be poisoned by that energy and die; it was more than enough time for me. After walking about 50 meters, I saw it. A small figure was sitting on top of a tree. While the figure seemed to want to go unnoticed with its small figure, its killing intent was pouring out all over the area. Fear took hold of me. Placing my hand on my heart, I calmed myself down. Hiding behind a tree, I spied the beast. After observing the creature in the tree, I noticed in another nearby tree a small nest that was well hidden. Thanks to D, who sensed other presences in the area, I was able to locate him.
'I found it.'
After locating my main target, I turned around and walked 200 meters away from the bird beast. As I walked away from the beast, I let out a long sigh and proceeded to expend the energy that was slowly poisoning me.
"Phew, keeping calm with that thing around isn't easy. At least I found its babies."
"Damn, how in the world can such a thing exist?"
After regaining my composure, I proceeded to come up with a plan. After 1 hour of planning, I came up with 2 great ideas.
"I have 2 possible options."
"The first is to wait patiently for that thing to come out and look for food far away."
"The second and better idea is to attract a beast capable of standing up to that thing for at least 1 minute."
- OPTION 2 IS RECOMMENDED.
"Yes, the only problem is that there is a chance that we might be killed by the beast we want to attract."
- IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ATTRACT A LAND CREATURE TO BE ABLE TO ESCAPE BY FLYING IF NECESSARY.
"Good idea."
After carefully planning the plan, we set out to find a beast strong enough in the area. However, we failed at every attempt. No beasts could be seen anywhere. We had no choice but to search far away from the bird beast's area. It was obvious why there were no creatures nearby; without a doubt, it was because of that devilish bird. With its tremendous murderous and vicious intent, it was only natural that nothing would come close to it.
The task of finding a creature strong enough took me 1 whole week, longer than expected. The creature was a huge turtle. Well, calling that thing a turtle was the best way to describe it. When I found it, I was shocked. It was as big as the bird beast and from what I observed of it, it was extremely durable. It was perfect for the job. The turtle didn't seem aggressive at first glance, but I knew that was a facade, as I saw it eat a large white striped tiger for breakfast like it was nothing. I felt sorry for the tiger that seemed to think it could kill the turtle. The turtle's ability consisted of a sort of semi-transparent barrier that protected it from any danger. Although it seemed to only serve to protect itself, the turtle demonstrated intelligence by using it offensively. I was able to witness how it used its barrier to crush the tiger. It literally mashed it to a pulp. Thanks to the data I was able to gather from its fight, I learned the limitations of its ability. It could only make its shield appear within a range of 20 meters. If I stayed out of that range, I was safe. In the last few days I had regained my 'repair', so my confidence was at its maximum.
"Let's get to work. That turtle isn't going to get angry on its own."
After several contemplations, I proceeded to climb down from the tree and walk towards the beast that was taking a break. I approached it with 'hide'. The creature did not notice me at all. A few inches away from the big turtle, placing my hand on its large shell, I said in my mind:
'Cut.'
A few seconds later, a great groan of pain was heard echoing throughout the area. No visible wound could be seen on the surface of the turtle, but inside that huge shell, a huge wound had undoubtedly appeared on the creature's back.
"We left."
After cutting the turtle and letting it see me for a few seconds, I proceeded to run away like there was no tomorrow. Using 'move' plus 'heart of ice', my movements were fast. Behind me I could hear sounds of trees being knocked down. I didn't turn to look at what it was, I already knew the answer: a huge turtle was charging towards my direction. I was more than pissed off and that was normal; with the tremendous cut I made it must have felt hellish pain.
"That's it, bitch, come and get me."
The 'slash' feature allows me to choose what I want to cut. Obviously, I wasn't going to damage its shell; I just wanted to cause enough damage to piss it off, so I targeted its back and apparently I was successful. Severely injuring the turtle would only make the bird beast's job easier, so I opted to lightly slash the turtle. If I wanted to, I could have easily cut it in half. After running like crazy for several miles, we finally got close to the bird beast's area. I immediately switched to 'ice heart' in passive state and kept moving with 'move'. I then activated 'hide' and finally came into contact with the demonic bird. We made eye contact. It was in its nest while watching me. A few seconds after it saw me getting close to it, it quickly stood up from its nest and its red eyes turned black. Shortly after, it started making a horrifying sound.
"You noticed, you bastard."
At the same time, the turtle appeared right behind me, charging with all its might. When the bird took its eyes off me, I immediately turned to the left and hid among the nearby trees. The turtle paid no attention to me, as its eyes were fixed on the bird.
'Perfect.'
The turtle did not stop, and now that there was a creature threatening its life, it became even more violent. In an instant, the bird disappeared from the tree and appeared in front of the great turtle in its giant form, making a large cut on its head. Unfortunately for the bird, almost at the same time a semi-transparent barrier appeared above it and crushed it to the ground.
'My turn.'
As the two creatures tried to kill each other, I sneaked up to the tree where the creature's nest was located and climbed up. Upon reaching the top of the tree, I saw them: 5 small, harmless-looking eggs. After processing what I saw, I swallowed all 5 beast eggs.
'Disgusting.'
After swallowing the creature's babies, I glanced at the fight going on behind me. The turtle was being beaten up. Every time the turtle tried to crush the demonic bird, the demonic bird would disappear and attack the turtle's head. Because the turtle's head was covered with a barrier, it didn't fall instantly, but it was only a matter of time.
'We left, mission accomplished D.'
After a few seconds, I jumped off the tree and ran away at full speed. When I was more than 50 meters away, I activated 'Heart of Ice' and increased my speed to escape. Shortly after, I heard D's report.
- 5 FETUSES DETECTED.
- COMPLETE ANALYSIS. INFORMATION ON THE LINEAGE ABILITY OF THE SPECIMENS WAS DETECTED. IRREGULARITIES WERE DETECTED.
- REPLICA SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED. ABILITY INFORMATION WAS STORED IN THE CONTAINER'S BRAIN.
"Irregularities?"
- A SPECIAL CHARACTERISTIC AND TWO ABILITIES WERE DETECTED IN THE FETUSES.
"Two skills and one trait?"
- YEAH.
"What is the difference between that feature and a skill?"
- THIS FEATURE IS A SORT OF MUTATION. ACCORDING TO MY DATA, IT CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE CREATOR'S VISION.
"Improve my vision?"
- YES. THE FEATURE DOES NOT REQUIRE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ENERGY. IT WORKS PASSIVELY AND, ACCORDING TO MY ANALYSIS, WILL NOT GENERATE CONFLICT WITH THE 'HEART OF ICE' SKILL.
"Sounds interesting, wake her up."
- UNDERSTOOD. ACTIVATING THE 'DEMONIC EYE' FEATURE.
"How fast that was."
"It didn't take you long to name it hahahaha."
Within seconds of D activating the feature, I was amazed. My vision reached a new level. Nothing escaped my sight: small hidden insects, the ants. While running, I could see everything. When I say everything, I mean everything. Upon experiencing this feature, I knew right away.
"Shit, that evil bird clearly saw me this whole time as a worm not worth killing."
Now, my eyes were able to see even inside the beasts. They were like X-rays; I could see their organs clearly. After getting far enough away from the danger zone, I stopped to catch my breath. I thought I had gotten far enough away. Shortly after I stopped, I tried to turn off the 'demonic eye' feature and got an unexpected surprise.
- THE DEMON EYE TRAIT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. THE MUTATION CANNOT BE REVERSED.
"Whaaat?"