Chapter 8: Cannibalism (2): Procrastination Lv.1

『Name: Gubzo』『Lv.5』

『Race: Goblin』『Rank: F』『Age: 20 days』

『HP: 12/12』↑2

『MP: 11/11』↑1

『Strength: 3』 ↑1

『Agility: 4』 ↑1

『Intelligence: 11』 ↑1

『Perception: 3』 ↑1

『Dexterity: 11』 ↑1

『Constitution: 6』 ↑1

『Stat Point(s): 10』 ↓6

By clicking on the '+', I allotted stat points.

The difference I felt after that was small, but I could still feel it.

Strength...

『Strength: 3』

"Let's see…"

I shoved my hands into the rough wound and yanked hard at the chest. At first, I didn't succeed, but soon, I managed to rip a piece of meat.

Blood and guts stuck to my fingers as I pulled out more flesh, making a nasty squishing sound that filled the air.

I had become stronger.

Agility...

『Agility: 4』

I wanted to check my speed but I didn't remember how slow I was earlier. I did run to the portal and returned... I didn't think that I was fast.

Perception...

『Perception: 3』

It would let me sense my surroundings. I think this somewhat made me feel different because now, even with my eyes closed, I could sense a faint energy from the corners—of more Mokrs worms present.

I could even feel where the bodies were, but not vividly. I could just tell...

『Dexterity: 11』

I don't know what Dexterity does. I couldn't see any visible or any change that I could feel. Though, the skin on my hand did become a little bit harder after that...

『Intelligence: 11』

『Constitution: 6』

Intelligence and constitution indirectly raised my HP and MP.

Adding one point to Intelligence raised 1 MP points

『MP: 11/11』

while adding 1 to Constitution raised 2 HP points.

『HP: 12/12』

I was somewhat annoyed earlier that there was no '+' near HP and MP, but now I know that I just need to raise my constitution and Intelligence.

Either way, I understood the impacts the points could have. While a 1 point increase was too little, I felt the small changes.

I could only imagine what would happen when I would put 10 points... or perhaps, 100!

For now, I refrained from thinking much and focused on the mission that Stucky had given me—Eating.

'I'll add some more points to strength and then complete the missions.'—I thought to myself as I clicked on the '+' two more times.

『Strength: 5』 ↑2

『Stat Point(s): 8』 ↓2

This time, I felt it.

There was a slight change in muscle mass. My arms seemed to have become slightly bigger. The change was minimal but I noticed it as I felt a slight point of pain which subsided.

My strength had increased.

This time, with minimal effort—no, I'd say with no effort at all, I tore Gobro's chest.

It almost felt as if I was dealing with sand... no resistance at all.

The ribs broke like sticks under my grip, revealing the dead lungs inside. I dug deeper, my hands wet with dark green blood.

I tore a bit more when my eyes fell on, oh, so beautiful but silent heart.

My eyes widened.

It was bigger than I expected, shiny and veiny. It looked so weird and fascinating.

I briefly remembered how my own heart had fallen out of my body... but it was tiny.

I almost licked my lips, stopping right after bringing my tongue out and controlled myself.

I was no animal that would jump on my comrade's heart.

Just like how my tongue had come out, I pulled it in and closed my eyes, calming myself.

Then, I opened my eyes, sure that my expressions were calm as I slowly went for the heart.

I grabbed it from almost all sides... it felt weird.

It was something I had never felt before... something smooth and hard at the same time.

I started lifting it, but his big flat bone provided resistance.

I broke the big bone that was in the way with some force, and then I pulled out the heart, snapping the blood vessels that held it.

Now it sat on my palm, on the right hand which just barely trembled.

I brought my face closer... looking at it from all sides as if I was admiring it.

'Oh how beautiful...', almost escaped my lips.

I opened my mouth, not thinking much, and took a big bite of the heart.

My pupils dilated, eyes widening. Just then...

Blood squirted over my face, some getting into my eyes, making me close them tight. But this didn't stop my mouth.

My mouth kept opening and closing as I chewed on the meat.

It took me quite some time to chew, but in about five minutes, I was done.

The heart had vanished into my tummy, leaving only blood stains behind.

The taste... ah, I forgot to taste it properly!

I realized this after I paused, thinking about what other part to eat.

I facepalmed myself, forgetting that my palm was drenched with blood and left an imprint of a palm on my forehead, then moved ahead.

I noticed two options changing and that I had gotten some Stat points, but I wasn't done yet.

This was just the beginning.

I stood up and started going left and right, taking one thing from a different goblin as I assumed that's what Stucky meant.

Gobro's Heart.

Hikoro's Stomach.

Taiba's Intestine.

Gibba's Eyeballs.

Glokri's Lungs.

Gaka's Brain.

Ottopo's Tongue.

Gabro's Limbs.

Tobor's Spinal Cord.

Trek's Windpipe and...

Ganno's Food Pipe.

One by one, I continued to Devour.

My stomach filled only after eating everything mentioned in the task.

I had completed the mission, waiting for Stucky to appear... however, I couldn't help but think about the things that my skill showed me earlier...

Memories...

Memories of those whom I ate flashed in front of my eyes, all thanks to my Devour skill.

They didn't have any skill, save for one... Tobor? He had a skill called 『Procrastination Lv.1』

I couldn't get it.

Or rather... I didn't want to get it.

Stucky said something like...

『Note: New skills cannot be gained unless you level up!』

I was confused, but Stucky explained to me further.

『The number of skills you get before your first evolution is limited.』

『You can gain only 3 skills for the first 5 levels.』

I already had Devour and Fire Bolt.

『Lv.1-5: You can have a total of 3 skills.』

『Lv.6-10: You can have a total of 5 skills.』

『Lv.11-25: You can have a total of 10 skills.』

『The information and access will be updated after evolution.』

Also... due to the description of the skill...

『Procrastination Lv.1』

『—> You can delay everything, from attacks to decisions. Sometimes you can dodge danger simply by not showing up on time.』

"..."

I understood.

I understood all of that and it was precisely because of this that I rejected Procrastination...

Moreover, I was going to get a new skill.

『Congratulations! You have completed the mission: Cannibalism』

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