I Got My System Late, But I'll Become Beastgod-Chapter 129: Where Am I?

Aamir’s eyes opened slowly, blinking against the glowing sky above him.

At first, everything felt peaceful.

A soft warmth surrounded his body, like sunlight on a quiet morning.

Then—

"Lick... lick..."

Something wet was touching his nose.

"Huh...?"

Aamir blinked again and turned his head slightly.

Right in front of him, staring with curious golden eyes, was a small beast — a fluffy little creature that looked like a green-furred wolf pup with tiny wings. It was licking his face like a playful puppy.

"Wha—?"

Aamir sat up quickly, startled.

The tiny creature jumped back with a squeak and wagged its tail, looking at him as if it had just woken its favorite toy.

Aamir looked around and froze.

Dozens of glowing eyes were staring at him.

Behind the silver trees and on floating rocks, several other beasts had gathered — strange, beautiful, and unknown. Some had feathers instead of fur. Some had horns like deer, others had tails made of smoke. But they weren’t attacking. Just... watching him.

Then, as soon as Aamir moved again, they all vanished.

Poof. Poof. Poof.

Disappearing into the floating forest like whispers in the wind.

Aamir slowly stood up, groaning as he held his side.

He looked down at what he had been lying on — a floating altar of glowing crystal, pulsing softly under his hand.

"Where... am I?"

Then suddenly—

A flood of memories hit him.

The war.

The dragon.

Zorwath’s terrifying power.

His friends falling. Blood. Screams. Fire.

Haider Ali.

That last moment... when Haider jumped in front of Zorwath’s final blow and saved him.

Aamir remembered the way Haider looked back at him — not afraid, but calm. The way he told soldiers to take Aamir from there. The warmth of his touch...

Then — blackness.

And now... this.

Tears welled up in Aamir’s eyes.

His legs gave out.

He sat back down on the altar and lowered his head.

"...You’re gone," he whispered. "You’re really gone..."

He tried to hold it in, but he couldn’t.

Tears fell down silently, running along his cheeks.

His body shook as he cried — not like a warrior or a hero, but like a broken boy who had lost someone too important.

Then a calm voice echoed in his head.

"Aamir."

It was soft... steady... familiar.

Luman. His AI system.

"You are alive because of Haider Ali’s final decision. You carry his hopes now."

Aamir sniffed, wiping his tears.

"Why... why did he choose me?"

"Because he believed you would rise when others fall."

Aamir was quiet for a moment.

Then he nodded.

"...I’ll try. I won’t waste what he gave me."

He stood again, looking around the strange forest.

It was a world of floating land and glowing rivers. The sky above had no sun, no moon — just swirling light and clouds that moved slowly, peacefully.

Aamir sighed and asked, "Luman... how long was I unconscious?"

"Three days."

"THREE DAYS?!" he shouted.

Then suddenly—

Growl.

His stomach made a loud sound like a crying animal.

"Oh man... I’m starving!"

He held his belly and looked around. "Please tell me there’s something to eat in this fantasy forest."

He walked slowly through the floating terrain, stepping carefully between shining flowers and strange glowing plants. Some trees had fruits, but when he touched them, they vanished like illusions.

Then finally—he saw it.

A small, chubby creature munching on a glowing root. It looked like a mix between a rabbit and a balloon — round, fluffy, and barely aware of Aamir’s presence.

"Bingo," he whispered. "Dinner."

He raised his hand.

[Appraisal]

Species: Sky-Burrower Cub

Level: 3

Status: Edible

Hostility: None

Rarity: Common

Aamir squinted at the screen.

"Wait. What does ’edible’ mean?"

"It means it is safe for you to eat," Luman replied plainly.

Aamir froze.

"You’re saying... I can eat this little guy?!"

"Yes."

"But it’s a beast!"

"You are now classified as a beastkin," Luman continued. "After your system merged with divine energy and evolved during your coma, your body changed. You are no longer fully human."

"Wait... What?!"

"You’ve also awakened the Alpha Gene — a rare trait that makes you a leader of beasts. You have the potential to control them."

"...Okay, I don’t care about that right now. Just tell me again — I can eat this thing?"

"Yes."

Aamir’s stomach growled again.

"Alright, buddy. Don’t take it personal," he whispered to the beast.

He slowly reached forward.

Closer...

Closer...

Just as he was about to grab it—

A giant shadow fell across his body.

Aamir stopped.

He turned his head slowly.

Standing behind him... was a beast three times his size.

It looked just like the baby beast — but fully grown. Towering, muscular, with glowing golden eyes, massive claws, and fur that shimmered like emerald fire.

The mama beast glared at him.

Aamir let go of the cub and lifted his hands.

"H-Hey... I was just... playing! Yep! Just playing with your kid! Haha..."

He gently picked up the baby and set it down.

"Go to your mom, champ... go on now..."

The cub happily ran to the big beast, who didn’t stop staring at Aamir.

He took one slow step back.

Then turned.

And ran.

"AHHHH!!!"

Behind him, the ground shook with every step the giant beast took.

Aamir jumped over a root, slipped on glowing moss, and rolled down a slope.

"WHY ME?!"

Luman calmly answered, "This is an important part of your survival test."

"SHUT UP AND HELP ME!"

"You’ll need to pass the trial of dominance if you want to become their Alpha."

"CAN I AT LEAST EAT FIRST?!"

Aamir dove into a bush and held his breath. The beast stopped nearby, sniffed the air, then finally — after a tense pause — walked away with its cub.

Aamir crawled out, covered in leaves and panting.

"...Well. That went well."

Then Aamir sat under a glowing tree, catching his breath after barely escaping the giant beast.

His body was covered in cuts and leaves, his stomach still growling like a dying engine. But more than hunger... he felt something heavier.

Confusion.

Nothing made sense.

"Where am I?" he muttered again, looking around.

Strange trees swayed above him, their leaves glowing in soft colors — blue, purple, green. The sky wasn’t really a sky. Just mist. Light floated above, but there was no sun. And the air smelled like burning leaves and sweet fruit at the same time.

The place wasn’t just weird.

It felt endless.

No paths. No villages. No signs of life except for those strange beasts.

It was a forest... but not like any normal forest.

And there was no way out.

"Luman..." Aamir said slowly, "what is this place?"

"You are inside the Eternal Dungeon."

Aamir’s eyes widened.

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"Yes. But this one doesn’t have a door. There is no exit — at least, not yet."

Aamir stood up quickly and looked around.

"What do you mean no exit?!"

"I Think this is a some kind of sealed layer of the Eternal Dungeon. No teleportation. No portals. No return — until the conditions are fulfilled."

"...What conditions?"

"I don’t know."

Aamir blinked.

"What do you mean you don’t know? You’re the AI!"

"I am also recovering. Much of my memory and data is still locked due to the overload from your evolution."

"So basically... I’m stuck here. In a forest with weird monsters. No food. No map. No team. And even you don’t know anything?"

"Yes."

"...Great."

Aamir kicked a pebble.

It hit a bush — and the bush moved.

He froze.

"Not again..."

But this time, it was just a tiny creature that looked like a floating mushroom with legs. It squeaked and bounced away.

Aamir sighed in relief and kept walking.

After a while, he stopped and stared at a strange plant growing near a glowing pond.

It looked edible. At least more edible than the baby beast from earlier.

He touched it carefully, but it disappeared in a puff of smoke again.

"Ugh... why is everything fake in this forest?!"

He grumbled and sat down on a nearby rock.

Then he remembered something.

"Hai, Luman... why aren’t the beasts showing tiers anymore? Like before, I could see, Farel-Tier, Predator-Tier... now it just says ’Level’?"

There was a pause.

Luman finally replied, "No clue."

Aamir blinked.

"...Excuse me?"

"No information is available. This dungeon has its own internal system rules. Even I cannot fully interpret them yet."

"So we’re flying blind."

"Yes."

Aamir leaned back on the rock, staring at the misty sky.

Everything had changed.

No more schools.

No more tournaments.

No more world.

Now he was just a lone beastkin in a massive, never-ending forest... where even the system didn’t make sense anymore.

"...So I’ve become an Alpha, huh?" he muttered to himself.

"What does that even mean? That I’m supposed to be the king of these weird monsters?"

His stomach growled again.

He stood up and kept walking, deeper into the woods.

30 Minutes Later

Aamir climbed a small hill and finally reached an open area — a wide clearing with ruins of what looked like an ancient stone gate. Half-buried in moss, broken, cracked... but clearly once important.

In front of the ruins, several beasts were sitting in silence.

Big ones.

He stopped immediately and crouched behind a tree.

Three beasts.

All of them were tall as a truck. They had armor-like scales, long tails, and antlers like deer, but their eyes glowed blue.

They hadn’t seen him yet.

Aamir took a deep breath.

Then something strange happened.

One of them turned... and looked at him.

Aamir didn’t move.

It stared for a moment — and then... bowed its head.

Aamir blinked.

The second one followed.

Then the third.

All three bowed to him.

Luman’s voice echoed softly in his mind:

"Your bloodline has been accepted. The Trial of the Alpha has begun."

Aamir looked at his hand.

A strange blue mark had appeared on his wrist — glowing faintly, shaped like a claw.

"What... is happening to me...?"

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