Reincarnated As A Dragon With Cheats-Chapter 10: Ass On Fire
Chapter 10: Ass On Fire
[You can ’name’ the baby Stone spider, and she will become your pet.]
When the notification appeared, Pebbles felt a surge of excitement.
He immediately began thinking of names.
What should I name her...? Rocky? Stony?
Pebbles almost wanted to smack himself.
His naming sense was awful. He could not give her some bizarre name and ruin this moment.
Is giving a name really such a big deal?
Noticing the baby Stone spider’s sparkling eyes, Pebbles began to feel like this was some kind of sacred ritual.
Ding!
[Affirmative.]
[In the world of Eldrich, there are countless nameless monsters. The concept of naming is equivalent to establishing an identity in the world.]
[Once a being is named, the name will be etched into the soul, and no matter what, the soul will persist and enter the cycle of reincarnation.]
Names are that precious!?
Pebbles faintly recalled fragments of his past life.
He was unsure what he had been, but one thing was certain.
He had not had a name.
Not until a certain rogue lizard had spoken it.
"Pebbles, let’s go home..."
He had only been a single piece of stone, but the drunken lizard had seen many, giving him a plural name.
Pebbles could not help but wonder if that was the very reason he had been able to reincarnate.
Then I must give her a proper name...
Stone. Corruption. Darkness. Night.
Night... Nightstone... NIGHTSTONE.
And with that decision, he looked at the baby spider.
"Your name..."
"Nightstone. That will be your name."
The baby spider closed her eyes, as if expecting a blessing, a power, a miracle.
Nothing happened.
A full minute passed.
Silence.
"Eh...?"
She scratched her head with one of her legs.
Even she had never witnessed someone being named. Her only knowledge came from her grandmother’s stories.
According to those stories, beings who were named gained incredible power.
But right now...
Nothing.
"Um, Ser... I think something went wrong..."
"Hm?"
"My name... could you please say it again?"
"Nightstone."
"Yes. My name is Nightstone."
"..."
"Um, once more please."
"Nightstone."
"..."
An awkward silence fell.
Pebbles was confused as she kept making him repeat it, until the system intervened.
Ding!
[You cannot name the baby Stone spider.]
"...What?"
Why!?
[You are a nameless monster. A nameless monster cannot name others.]
But I have a name. Pebbles.
Ding!
[Detected. The host wants to assume the name Pebbles.]
[Accept or Reject]
"...Obviously, accept!"
Ding!
[You have gained a name: Pebbles]
Ding!
[Congratulations. You have become a named monster.]
[You have unlocked the criteria to learn spells.]
[Your intelligence has increased.]
[All stats have been readjusted.]
A faint golden light enveloped Pebbles.
The spiders recoiled in fear, retreating from the brilliance they had not witnessed for centuries.
The baby spider shielded her eyes as a wave of mana swept through the cave.
Then she heard it.
"Nightstone."
Something changed inside her.
Deep within the emptiness of her soul, a radiant light ignited, carving the name into her very existence.
Power surged through her body.
"T thank you, Ser... uh, Master," she said, bowing as deeply as she could.
Pebbles merely chuckled as he stared at the empty surrounding.
The spider had scrambled into their hideouts.
He sighed and smirked as he could now peacefully look at his stats...
[Stat Point: 1]
[HP: 35/35]
[MP: 15/15]
[Atk: 15 || Max. Atk: ???]
[Def: 40 || Max. Def: ???]
[Speed: 10 || Max. Speed: 20]
[Note: Points had been added from leveling up and has now been readjusted.]
Okay, but what does the question marks indicate?
[Notice: It indicates unlimited base value. You may increase the stats as much as you’d want.]
The fuck!?
Pebbles controlled himself.
There’s no limit to how strong I can get? Is that way you are saying!?
[You can interpret it that way.]
His eyes remained wide open as he smirked internally at the thought.
Nightstone secretly stared at Pebbles. His internal laughter was leaking.
’Looks like Master is plotting something.’
Nightstone had also gotten a bit strong, however, her size was same as before.
Pebbles didn’t pay immediately attention to her as he had more pressing matters to attend.
[Timer: 00:02:13 (2 minutes and 13 seconds)]
This was the timer to the first mission of his.
The moment he saw this, he almost panicked.
But he didn’t forget. He had completed one task!
[Task 1: Use all your skills at least once.] [Reward: +5 stat points] -<claim>-
[Task 2: Eat.] [Reward: Dexterity of your teeth increases; Stomach will be strengthened.]
[Task 3: Use all the stat points.] [Reward: Item x1]
I can claim a Reward?
With his claws, he pressed the button on the screen and claimed them.
[Stat Points: 6]
He then looked at the second task.
It was easy. But easier was the third task... it was to use up all the stat points.
There were ’+’ options present beside the stats. All he had to do was click on them.
Due to stat readjustment after becoming a named monster, Pebbles noticed that he had become quite strong!
He could increase his stats upto infinity! However, that was not possible with speed.
So Pebbles thought for a second...
Speed is the best thing to increase at the moment...
He looked at Nightstone who was staring at him.
Nightstone and other spiders... all of them are fast. Whether it’s hunting or running away, the pace comes to help them...
He also recalled how the velocity had helped him to generate enough momentum to make his attack stronger.
Yep, speed it is. It also has a limit so each time, I will Max this out and then add stat points to others.
Without anymore thoughts, he directly add 6 points to speed.
[Speed: 16 || Max. Speed: 20]
And right after that, he claimed the Reward for the third task.
Ding!
[You have gained an item.]
[The item is stored in your inventory.]
Pebbles wanted to ask what an inventory was but he had too less of a time.
Now he had to eat.
The reason Pebbles had stalled on this was because he thought he could do it easily.
Of course, if it was hunt and eat, then it would be troublesome...
But it was just eat.
So Pebbles, as if knowing the exact place, turned towards it... the Hundred Year Old Weed.
[Timer: 00:01:03 (1 minute and 3 seconds)]
He noticed the timer and instantly used his skill.
Ding!
[You have used the skill Run Lv.1]
Nightstone was just staring at him and the moment it took its gaze away, for just a fleeting second, Pebbles had vanished.
A gust of wind followed and almost blew her over.
She turned around, looking at the faint trail left behind only to notice Pebbles munching on a plant...
"Master! No. That plant is..."
Ding!
[You have eaten a Hundred Year Old Weed that has the effect: Burn]
[Notice: Your throat is on fire.]
[Advice: Drink water, otherwise your ass will be on fire!]
FUCK!
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