Chapter 350: A Bull Beastkin’s Tale

"What have I gotten myself into?" Kabrakan questioned as he ran for his life.

Kabrakan chose to embark on a journey to the world of the beastkins. He was very welcomed to that world as he always felt the judging gazes of the NPCs in the central continent. Plus, he can finally know of Adrian's feeling a sense of adventure whenever he visits other worlds.

Kabrakan is currently being chased by a gigantic bird with a snake as a tail. He was currently doing his mission of surviving in the jungle for ten days without the aid of his inventory for food and water. Everything was going swell until he had the hunger debuff due to eating a strange mushroom on his last day.

He wandered deeper into the jungle to find a cure for his hunger. He no longer trusts the fauna or any other vegetation inside the jungle despite seeing other wild creatures eat it. He did not have a great appraisal skill, so he had to improvise by eating what other creatures eat.

What he did not thought of was the tolerances that the creatures have gained due to continuously eating wild vegetation. The jungle could be very unforgiving especially to those not prepared or those who cannot adapt quickly to the surroundings.

As he was wandering to soothe his hunger, he found a nest of eggs that were the size of an ostrich. He surveyed the area to see if the mother was there, but the mother was not in the area. So, Kabrakan did what anyone in a hungry and desperate state would and that is stealing one of the eggs for his consumption.

As he moved to grab one of the eggs, the mother returned to the nest as if to pour more misfortune on his way. The mother of the eggs was non-other than a Cockatrice. A high leveled monster in the 200s that has the body of a chicken and a tail of a snake.

Each head of the cockatrice has autonomy and could attack. The chicken head is in control of the overall body and has the Eyes of Petrification that turns those who gaze upon it for too long into stone. The snake head can release acid attacks and smog that can poison anyone just by being exposed to it.

As he was already busted, Kabrakan did a Hail Mary attempt and just went for one of the eggs. As he grasped one egg, Kabrakan immediately bolted which made the cockatrice chase after him. Hence, his current situation where he is being chased by an enraged cockatrice.

Kabrakan could outrun the cockatrice because he could outmaneuver it inside the jungle because of the latter's big size. A cockatrice is normally five to six meters tall and about ten meters wide if you include its wingspan.

A bigger size is often not great for jungles but the current jungle that Kabrakan is in is different to a normal one as everything is supersized. Though everything is supersized that does not mean that bigger creatures could traverse easily as even vines and grass are overgrown. Kabrakan used his small size to hide in the most delicate spots.

Soon enough, Kabrakan saw a thicket of thorny vines and decided to use that to try to escape from the cockatrice. Kabrakan dove headfirst into the thicket of thorny vines while protecting the egg as it would be all for naught if it would break now.

The cockatrice did not think twice of jumping into the thicket of thorny vines as it was enraged. The cockatrice suddenly squealed in pain as the thorns pierced its body. Kabrakan was not harmed much due to him using a skill to decrease stabbing damage by 90% for two seconds.

The cockatrice was enraged as it was entangled but also for having its egg taken away. Kabrakan escaped one more from the thicket of thorny vines and left the enraged cockatrice alone. He celebrated his victorious escape by boiling the egg in a hot pocket of water locate somewhere in the jungle.

"Ahh! That hit the spot! Who knew cockatrice eggs were so delicious? If only these eggs are in real life, then I would not grow bored of its flavor. Its taste would be like a steak if it became an egg." Kabrakan stated as his hunger debuff dissipated. Kabrakan just laid low as he waited for the end of his mission.

[You have successfully cleared the mission 'Call of the Wild'.]

[You have gained the skill 'Call of the Wild'.]

Skill: Call of the Wild

Tier: Legendary

Type: Passive

Effect: The longer you are in location then the higher your stats become. Your resistances will also increase as you stay in an area for a long time. Every ten-minute interval will increase your stats by 1%. Every five-minute interval will increase your resistance by 1%. Every twenty-minute interval will increase tenacity by 1%.

Max Stat Increase: 30%

Max Resistance Increase: 20%

Max Tenacity Increase: 15%

Cooldown: None

Cast Time: Instant

Mana Cost: None

Kabrakan is shocked upon seeing the details of the skill that he obtained. This was the last mission that an Elder Selvaggian Terramorph has given him upon seeing that he was too civilized. He was powerful but he did not smell or have an aura that all Selvaggian's have.

The aura that Kabrakan was lacking is the natural ferociousness that a Selvaggian has. This is also what makes them be feared by other races as they live to adapt. The Selvaggians follow the law of the jungle to heart as weakness is a sin in their race.

Even mouse beastkins were very ferocious from Kabrakan's view when he met them. He was like a domesticated cow compared to the other bull beastkins. Still, Kabrakan was given the chance to prove his worth and he was not insulted for being different but for being lacking. Kabrakan has now gained what he is lacking and is now ready to return to the main world.