Chapter 7
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Chapter 7: The Gift of Three Choices!
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Name: None
Species: [Weak Ant]
Aptitude: None
Rank: None
Level: LV.2
HP: 18/18
MP: 0/0
Skills: None
Attributes:
● Strength: 0
● Agility: 0
● Intelligence: 0
● Physical Resistance: 0
● Elemental Magic Resistance: 0
● Status Resistance: 0
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Name: None
Species: [Weak Ant]
Aptitude: D
Rank: None
Level: LV.2
HP: 20/20
MP: 0/0
Skills: None
Attributes:
● Strength: 0
● Agility: 0
● Intelligence: 0
● Physical Resistance: 0
● Elemental Magic Resistance: 0
● Status Resistance: 0
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Huh? What?!
Let’s see… Their levels have all increased to LV.2.
Regardless of whether they were among the twenty-eight without aptitude or the two with D-Aptitude, their HP had all increased by 10 points.
Hm, aside from that, their sizes hadn’t changed.
But…
Why?
Did Eating Mother’s corpse cause them to level up?
And leveling up increases HP by so much… 18 HP?
Hey, hey, their HP is now higher than mine!
Sob… sob… sniff—No! I’m not sad! In fact, I’m delighted!
But if eating Mother grants experience points, I am kind of hungry too… Should I try?
She glanced at the rotting corpse, oozing foul-smelling fluids.
And silently looked away.
Who would eat that?! This isn’t some survival show!
Wait… actually, this is a survival situation…
And if I level up, my chances of survival increase. Plus, I have an S+ aptitude! My stats might improve even more than theirs when I level up!
The bear probably isn’t leaving anytime soon, which means sooner or later, I’ll…
But… Do I really have to eat it?
I really don’t want to…
It’s not about being picky! It’s different! Picky eating is when your family makes stir-fried celery with meat, and you just pick out the celery. You could still eat it!
My Mother’s corpse? This is way beyond picky eating!
‘Uh… can one of you stop me from doing this?’
Lin Yu blinked her red eyes, looking expectantly at the thirty [Weak Ants].
Perhaps interpreting her words as a command, they moved in and surrounded her.
However, due to [Unique Skill—Ant Queen], which ensured absolute loyalty, their blockade was so loose that it felt half-hearted.
‘Alright, alright. Move aside.’
Lin Yu knew they only followed direct orders, but playing around for a bit had at least improved her mood.
Taking a deep breath, she stood before her Mother Ant’s corpse.
The abdomen and thorax had already been gnawed open, oozing foul-smelling pus. That part is a no-go…
The head? Looks like it would be hard to chew. The brain? Absolutely not. So that left…
The legs and antennae. Those at least looked more manageable.
Alright, I’ll start with the antennae. They look softer.
She climbed onto the corpse.
Even though she tried to avoid it, her six feet inevitably stepped into the thick, slimy green fluids.
The sticky sensation made her shudder.
Finally, she reached the head and bit off both antennae.
Snap–!
They fell to the ground, and at least from the way they broke off, they don’t seem too disgusting.
At least, no weird fluids gushed out. But…
Why did I climb up here to do this?
Ugh!!
I’m an idiot!!
I should’ve made the kids do it! Now my feet are covered in slime…
I’m so mad!
‘You, you, and you—come here!’
She ordered a few [Weak Ants] to stack on top of each other.
Stepping onto her makeshift “staircase” Lin Yu climbed down, leaving trails of green goo on their backs.
She glanced at their mental activity—still blank.
At least complain a little! You’re all idiots…
Wiping her feet on the ground, she turned to the antennae.
After a moment of hesitation, she finally took a bite.
Crunch, crunch…
Ugh… Yuck!
It’s awful! Crispy, sure, but the taste is unbearably bad! Like dried, stinky socks washed in a swamp, mixing rotten smells with an unbearable fishiness.
My whole head felt dizzy from the stench.
But since I already started, I can’t stop. If I stop now, I’ll never gather the courage to finish.
So—Don’t stop!
Crunch, crunch…
Yuck!!
________________________________________Experience gained, level has increased.
Level up from LV.1 to LV.2. All stats restored.
Choose one of three blessings:
① HP +10
② MP +5
③ Gain skill [Identify]
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A mechanical voice, genderless and emotionless, suddenly spoke from above, startling Lin Yu mid-bite.
Her status screen automatically appeared before her.
Sure enough, her level had increased to LV.2.
A new window had also appeared, displaying the three choices.
That voice… It came from above. Who was it?
She wanted to ask, but in this ant body, she could only chirp, “Chii chii chii.”
Calling out in her mind got no response either.
Giving up on questioning, she refocused on the windows in front of her.
Her level had risen, but her base stats remained unchanged.
And just by eating a third of an antenna, she had leveled up.
Since there were no visible experience values, she couldn’t tell how much XP each part of the corpse provided.
Maybe the antennae give more XP? Or maybe less?
I’m not sure.
Also—why am I suddenly full?
I was starving just before eating, even right before the level-up notice. Which meant…
That message about full stat recovery—did it include hunger?
Ugh, this is a pain. Since the voice came from above, let’s just call it “Heaven’s Voice.”
It’s probably connected to the gods or something.
The thought of being watched from above is annoying…
But dwelling on it is pointless. I am just a tiny ant.
Now for the real focus—
Three options for a blessing!
A blessing, huh… Well, whatever. It was clearly a level-up reward.
The first option: HP +10. This is the same upgrade the kids got, but they probably didn’t have a choice.
It seems like a standard option—not something worth picking.
The second option: MP +5.
Tempting. More MP meant more… cough! No! A lady shouldn’t think like that!
Wait, wait!!!
I messed up again!!
Since leveling up restores hunger, I should have used up all my MP before eating!
B-But! If I did that, our food supply might not have lasted…
Yes, exactly! I’m totally fine!
Moving on to the third option…
A new skill, [Identify].
The legendary cheat skill of reincarnators?!
