(Chapter 14)

Shyrveen appeared again in the same spot near the creek. The moment he appears, he let out 'Tank', the once Ice Bear Leader that Sung Jin-Woo extracted from the Red Gate.

Once summoned, the shadow bear looks around curiously then stared at Shyrveen, as if asking what's the next thing to do.

'Seems that they can really come with me in this place... So, there should be no problem bringing any living life form with me to my world or to this world?... No, it's not yet confirmed, maybe the shadow was included because it's in my shadow and they're not alive... I'll bring one creature to Earth before going back to know...'

Then he decided to start his ideas since shadows can come with him.

First things first, he went to the creek and fetch one Black Beetle to let Tank kill it. But soon to be faced by reality that he can't cheat.

The moment Tank kills the creature. Back to the Earth.

Sung Jin-Woo heard the indistinguishable voice but saying the thing so clearly that shocked him again, but not that much since he can adapt to it so fast, but still feeling weird about it since his system is only popping up on his sight and not creating a sound inside his mind to notify him.

'Ordinary creature Black Beetle was killed. No Beast Soul gained. Eat the flesh of Ordinary Black Beetle to gain 0 to 10 Geno Points randomly.'

'Huh. Isn't Hyung too fast to hunt? It isn't yet 3 minutes passed from the moment he disappeared on me... But, the signals from my shadow soldiers disappeared and I can't reach them... What's with the time now and things went so suddenly into universal scale?...'

But Sung Jin-Woo didn't know and add for Shyrveen to forgot to tell him about it, that there's a time dilation too in Shyrveen's weird ability...

Back to God's Sanctuary.

'So it's not possible... Only leaving me the way to steal the kill from this shadow. Now, to the second thing...'

He went to the path towards the Illusionist Snake and let Tank to stand still facing his back from the tree. And his expectation comes, the snake attacks Tank but the bear was triggered and kill it instantly.

'... Does Tank irritated that he was summoned for me?... His summons really love him, eh?'

He let Tank to pull back to the creek with him while thinking about his Status. The moment that Tank took damage, his MP decreases but after a millisecond, it went back to full again, as if his eyes are playing with him.

'... If its the case then, this Status is only a virtual thing without purpose for me, or maybe because of the 'Error' that it is like this?... Haa, I don't know what to think about this... Either way, this Status window plummeted to unworthy for my sight and only leaving me the Temporary Inventory now... Even the other tabs that the system should have are not responding too... Oh well, I really don't mind that much, portable space bag is very helpful to me now.'

If he and Sung Jin-Woo didn't have a talk before he is sent out here, for sure that he will have the attention of the crowd again in the shelter the moment he stepped inside there since he bought three big bags this time, his clothes, food-related things, and items that can help him hunt continuously.

'I might be robbed or worst, will be noticed by that woman again...'

He shook his head and started to change his clothes to an appropriate one to lessen the attention he will get.

Recalled Tank into his shadow and went to the shelter. He decided to let Han Sen know that he arrived again but only to drop off the note if he don't see the presence of his friend before going out again.

He reached the shelter and put all his concentration to his senses and act to the best of his ability to looked an average man within the crowd and successfully got inside of Han Sen's room without difficulty and sensing the stare of the woman.

But what he didn't expect after he got inside was to see his friend, Han Sen is heavily injured.

Han Sen snaps his neck to look at the door with hostility but only to be shocked and sighed in relief that it was Shyrveen. He thought that the privacy of the rooms in God's Sanctuary was now compromised.

"Brother Shyr... Welcome back... And sorry to see me in this kind of state."

"... The hell happen?... Don't mind my question and open your mouth."

Shyrveen helped Han Sen to sit on his bed again while enduring such pain.

"No, before you arrived I'm planning to teleport out back to the Roca to let the doctor there check my injuries."

"Just shut up and open your mouth, or else I'll add some more injuries to your body..."

Shyrveen threatened while glaring at him at the same time without emotions.

Han Sen felt goosebumps from those eyes, for him, it's understandable to see some emotions inside the eyes of others but not with his friend. Most of the time, he can't read Shyrveen because his friend is too much such a poker face man. And so, can only sigh and do what Shyrveen ordered.

Shyrveen pulled out the one potion bottle from the inventory and pour the red liquid inside Han Sen's mouth.

Han Sen took double shocks from seeing such things. First for the Space Bag and second for the real Health Potion that is based on the games.

"Wh-What the fuck? You only disappeared for less than three days! How come you're getting overpower every time we meet!?"

"Overpower? Are you out of your mind? What's the use of Space Bag in the fight?... Well, not completely useless. And it's not permanent, okay? I told you already, in my world, there are some people with weird powers, I got a deal with things with one of the Hunters, and I got this ability of his for Tem-Po-Ra-Ri-Ly. Got it? And know for the fact that these potions are limited. I only got four of them, now it's only three."

"Th-that's... Damn! I'm sorry for letting you use such an expensive thing to save me, brother Shyr!"

Han Sen sinks the words of Shyrveen to his mind and hastily stands up after his injuries healed instantly, and bows sincerely to his friend while feeling happy that there are still good people in the universe.

He felt the warmth from Shyrveen to use such a thing without hesitation knowing that he only got four of it, and just use one to save him.

He was thinking about how to repay Shyrveen but only to be stunned after receiving a smack on his arms from him.

"Don't mind it. I told you that I'll save you someday from the help that you have given me without expectation of rewards or something like that from me. But if you're still saddened about it, why don't you tell me why you were in that state then?"

Han Sen can only sigh and smiled at him, bitterly, and started his storytelling.

"Well, I was waiting for this beast to evolve but it takes much time compared from the Ordinary to Primitive, this beast is evolving into Mutant now. So, I can only hunt for the time being. But I met a stranger on my way but only to know that he was such a bastard, feeling high and mighty, but he was strong. And so he decided to rob me after getting interested in my Beast Souls then I was forced to kill him since he was hostile and really want to dispose of me too, but he injured me heavily in the end."

Han Sen explained while pointing his thumb finger to the caged beast in the room. Then he pulled out a memory chip to let Shyrveen see.

"This is memory chips for storing things. I got this from that bastard before throwing his corpse for the crocodiles to feast..."

"Don't look at me like that, I understand, even in my world there are some kind of that man too."

"... I see. Thanks..."

"No need. So..."

"I was trying to say that this memory chip might have some worthy things, so I'll go back to Roca to check this thing first, and I will share the things with you for not wasting such potent healing potion just like that."

"I told you... Haa... Fine. Do whatever you like. I'll be in this world for around 21 days, so we have plenty of time to do that. And while you're out, I'll hunt outside for some Primitive creatures."

"I see. Then..."

Han Sen told him the Primitive creatures around the shelter and some Mutant creatures' territories that Shyrveen might accidentally step in.

"Alright, thanks for the information again, brother Sen. See you soon."

"Thanks for saving my ass, brother Shyr. See you soon too."

Both men said goodbye to each other, and Shyrveen went out first before followed by Han Sen after several minutes passed.

Shyrveen reached the first Primitive creature territory of Copper-Toothed Beast, then a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

'... It will good if I can have a look at what it is like to stand on another planet... Well, it seems I'm limited to this place and can't experience the traveling through space and things though, too bad...'

He summoned the Beast Soul Bow but his crazy mind activated again.

He pulled out the metal bow that made of magnesium alloy that he requested to chairman and stared at both bows.

'What if... The Beast Soul can enhance the same item or weapon?...'

And he really did, he recalled the Beast Soul and grasp the bow on his left hand before resummoning the Beast Soul.

For the first time he did it, it was a failure, he stared at two bows in his left hand and thought of something again before recalling the Beast Soul and tried to resummon it but in this second time.

There's a will from his mind to control the Beast Soul to cover the metal bow. But still a failure.

He took five times to redo all of this before he finally felt a tug feeling on the Beast Soul Bow. He put all of his mind and concentration with it to find that feeling again, and spend half of an hour on the creek since he might be killed so suddenly by the creatures using ambush if he does it in the middle area of that not familiar place.

After another ten minutes, out of his expectation. The moment the Beast Soul completely covered the bow, a sudden pain surged on his left arm.

He sweats profusely while making his mind raced to think for what's going on but he didn't dare to drop the metal bow out of his instinct but instead grasp it more tightly.

He continued to endure the pain while seeing in shock that the metal bow is slowly changing to the appearance of the Beast Soul Bow.

Normally, Beast Soul has the kind of solid body and retains the detail of the creature but have kind of spectral appearance, a little bit transparent that can distinguish the differences between the real creature and it's Beast Soul.

Another ten minutes passed, the bow is now finished melding with the Beast Soul.

It has the solid appearance of the Beast Soul Bow, but there's a tinge of whitish aura around it and he felt that the bow increased its weight and there's an inexplicable feeling that somehow the bow is kind of part of his left arm now.

Each caress to the grasses with the end of the bow, he can feel it too.

'...'

Then he decided to recall the Beast Soul only to lose that feeling and see how the new bow back to its dullness and its weight, instantly.

'... New weird ability acquired, I guess?... I think Han Sen will really kill himself for not thinking something like this... Or it is impossible to do so in the first place?... Hmmm... Whatever, I'll start the hunt now...'

He did again but still can't adapt to the pain, it feels different from the pains that he endured in the past so he is kind of slow at adjusting himself to the new thing.

He let the pain subsides after melding the metal and Beast Soul Bow before pulling the string, and this time, the pain reappears so unexpectedly and continues to surge towards his eyes.

'Wh-What is this?... Ugh... Too painful... My eyes... My sight... Is changing?... Ugh... Shit... Does... The properties of the creature... Melding with me too?... Fuck...'

Shyrveen wants to scratch his eyes so hard that he wishes that it can lessen the pain. But it will only damage his eyes if he did so. And so, the only thing he can do was clench his teeth, while his head leaned on the big stone while kneeling on the ground as he didn't let go the string.

He is letting his eyes adapt to sudden changes and it took him three hours with familiarizing with his new weird ability at the same time...