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Chapter Three – distinctive body
**[Name: Su Peng
Age: 13
Race: Human
Level: 6 (95/120)
Strength: 14
Speed: 13
Endurance: 12
Intelligence: 9
Free System Points: 0
System Currency: 0
Skills:
Night Banner – Good
Meditation – Weak
Punches – Weak
Kicks – Weak
Storage: Open
Shop: Open
Quests: Active]**
I've improved a lot.
During this period, I trained four days a week, and three days were for rest and meditation.
I also started training punches and kicks, but honestly… I don't think I'm good at that. All I did was imitate movements I saw in videos back on Earth.
And during this time, I learned a few things about the system.
First: skills.
From what I know now, skills have three grades:
Weak – Good – Excellent.
Maybe there are higher ones, but I haven't reached them yet.
These levels seem to be the limits for normal humans… but the system is hiding something more dangerous and amazing.
What makes me think that?
It started with the Reincarnation skill.
It's impossible for something like reincarnation to be just "good" or "excellent"… or even "weak".
That's not a normal skill at all.
Second: the shop.
The shop has three sections:
1. Potions
2. Weapons
3. Skills
Let's talk about the skills:
They're not very special… all of them are either weak, good, or excellent.
But the potions… that was a whole new world.
I found poisons, antidotes, healing brews, enhancers, and even sexual stimulants… I don't know why.
And as expected, most potions were weak or low-grade… except the sexual stimulant—it was good.
… What am I even thinking?!
Then the weapons.
Daggers, swords, shields, basically everything… but what made me sad was that there were no guns or rockets.
All the weapons were "beginner-tier."
I have a theory, but I need to check something first.
What annoyed me the most…
I couldn't touch anything in the shop.
Everything required system currency.
What is this currency?
And why haven't I received even one coin so far?
Maybe I need to fulfill certain conditions first.
Now for the storage.
Even though I didn't expect much… it was actually impressive.
Its size… I don't know the limit; I haven't reached the end.
And it was very easy to use:
I grab something… think of storing it… and it disappears into storage.
When I think of retrieving it… it returns to my hand.
That made me wonder:
What if I lose my hands?
Would it still work?
Luckily… as long as the object touches my body, I can store it.
I tested it on insects, but it didn't work.
It seems it must be "non-living" or "solid."
It only worked on dead insect bodies.
And also… storage preserves time!
I put in some food, and after a week I took it out… it was exactly the same as when I placed it inside.
Now for the most important thing: my new body.
Damn…
I was just a pathetic otaku in my past life.
And now I feel a strength I've never felt before.
I could probably beat the old me easily—hahaha!
But there are still things I don't know…
Like my face!
Imagine if I had the face of a pig or a horse?
All this training would be useless!
But from what I feel… I seem to be somewhere between "good and excellent."
I started using the "System Style"… hahahaha.
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[Alert: The daily quest will stop from now on.]
… What?
And here I thought the system wanted to make me happy.
Turns out it wants to torture me!
Shhh… shhh…
Something is moving inside the moss in the dark.
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**[Urgent Quest:
Use the snake's venom to develop your body.
Duration: 7 days.
Reward: 100 System Coins
25 Experience Points
Failure: Loss of one host organ (the penis).
Accept?
Yes / No]**
… what kind of nonsense is this?
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"Shhh… shhh…"
This time the sound wasn't coming from one of the tunnels… but from the dark corner of the room, the corner that always seemed covered with a layer of moss that only grew where no light reached… and almost no air either.
I stared carefully.
The moss was moving.
I swear it was moving.
"No… not the moss… something under the moss is moving."
The hair on my body stood up.
I took a step back, my throat dry.
I stared at the screen… then at the corner.
The place was a bit clearer now, as if my eyes were finally adjusting to the darkness.
The moss cracked… and the thing beneath it moved more and more.
I whispered to myself:
"System… you son of a bitch."
But let's be honest… I need the points.
I need every opportunity to grow stronger.
And if failure means "losing a very important organ"… then success is more important than air itself.
I pressed:
[Yes]
The moment I accepted the quest… the moss suddenly burst open, the green layer splitting into a small gap… and from it, the snake emerged.
It lifted its head.
It was small, about the size of two forearms, but its eyes…
Just its gaze made my body tremble.
Its skin was pure white, and its eyes were blood-red and murderous, as if its entire body was coated in concentrated poison.
It stared at me without blinking… without even a visible breath.
"Calm… calm… it's easy. I just need it to bite me once… I won't die."
But how do I approach it without provoking it?
I moved closer to the snake.
Slowly… very slowly… until I could feel its cold breath on my foot.
I extended my hand… my fingers trembling.
"I'm insane… I'm insane…"
But I had no other choice.
When I touched its skin… something I didn't expect happened.
It wrapped around my arm instantly, as if it had been waiting for me to move.
Just one second… before I felt the heat.
Burning heat… as if the poison itself was flowing into my veins.
A notification appeared:
[2% of snake venom absorbed]
[Physical pain: 84%]
[System advice: Stay calm]
I screamed.
I couldn't endure the pain.
It was like liquid fire carving its way inside my body.
I fell to my knees, then onto my face, my body shaking uncontrollably.
Suddenly… the snake released my arm and slithered away into another corner.
"You bastard… you want to kill me?! I'll deal with you later!"
A new notification appeared:
[Due to extreme pain: Skill acquired – (Pain Resistance – Weak)]
[Total venom absorbed: 6%]
That means…
If I stop… I die.
If I continue… I might die too.
What a wonderful life.
I rolled on the ground in agony.
The pain slowly faded, leaving behind a strange heat spreading in my chest.
Something was growing inside me…
Something dangerous… and strong.
The pain suddenly stopped.
The snake returned to its hideout but kept staring at me… as if completely in control.
It opened its mouth… as if smiling in victory.
A small drop of blood fell on my hand.
I touched it carefully… gritting my teeth in hatred.
[10% venom absorbed]
[Venom still in bloodstream]
[Danger level: Low]
[Continue absorption?]
Options:
[Yes / No]
I sat leaning against the wall, breathing like I had just run a hundred kilometers.
The snake crawled back to its corner in disappointment… and vanished under the moss.
"Well… that… was the worst day of my life."
But inside…
I smiled.
"Yes… continue."
A notification appeared:
[Because you continued despite pain and exhaustion, you have acquired the title: (The Perseverant)]
[(The Perseverant): The higher the danger and damage, the greater the benefits by 30% for 5 minutes]
For the first time… I felt that the system wasn't just trying to kill me…
It was trying to forge me.
Day one ended…
And six days of hell remained.