BXBX NOVEL Chapter 91 - Stage 2
Adam was tired when he got home after his eventful day, and found a nice meal already prepared for him, which he shared with his aunt.
Sarah had begun investing the money that Adam gave her to begin the business and was busy with work and would rarely be seen, so Adam enjoyed a meal alone with his aunt.
"How was your day son?" asked his aunt.
"Very long and eventful, but overall quite productive" answered Adam with a wry smile as he thought about everything that had happened that day.
His answer was vague and it was obvious that he didn\'t want to give details, but seeing that he was happy, she was also happy.
"I have been thinking about opening a shop. And I think it would be a good thing to do to pass my time" stated his aunt after they had both finished eating.
"Money isn\'t a problem and I can provide you with it, but if there is something you want to do, I will support you wholeheartedly" reassured Adam, who didn\'t want to see his aunt suffer any more than she had already.
"I appreciate it, and if anything comes to mind I will come back to you," said Jannet with a thoughtful expression.
Jannet was still slowly adapting to the reality of things and how she had spent 2 and a half years of her life in a coma, but it was still hard for her to digest and she was yet to fully accept everything.
However, she was filled with joy seeing how Adam had turned out, despite her absence, and she finally felt as though she was free and didn\'t have any weight on her shoulders.
But at the same time, she felt empty and as though she didn\'t have a purpose after seeing Adam flourish and no longer need her. Instead of sulking and falling into depression, the hardworking and strong-willed Jannet decided she would find her purpose and in her late thirties, would get her own life on track.
After the B Rank Mortal Recovery Pill, Jannet looked quite young for her age and most small impurities or illnesses within her body were eradicated by the pill.
Cleaning up the table and the dishes, Adam rushed to get into his room and into the dungeon, while Jannet began brainstorming things she was good at and capable of, for a potential business that she may want to form.
Adam felt bad and wanted to spend more time with his aunt after she had just reawoken, but time was of the essence and he decided to reserve an entire day each week which he would spend entirely with his aunt.
"Time to finally get back into the dungeon" mumbled Adam to himself as he communicated to the system to take him back into the dungeon.
He wasn\'t particularly looking forwards to hunting, and although his body could recover with the Ethereal Recovery Skill, his mind would be strained by the constant battle.
But Adam was more focused on increasing his strength and accumulating system points to worry about the mental strain that he could bear.
After a few seconds, he felt his soul being sucked out of his body as he opened his eyes to the familiar rain forest environment.
With the first stage no longer producing beasts after Adam had hunted in the first stage for too long, Adam had no choice but to move on to the second stage.
However, he was excited to find what beast would come in the next stage and how it would work, as he was noticing that the system continuously changed to match Adam\'s path of growth.
Adam\'s main aim currently was to increase his strength as much as possible and acquire as many system points as he could, all meanwhile being cautious to the cultivators out there that may or may not be against him.
The durability of his Wolf Sabre had diminished and he had no other choice but to fight unarmed, without any other weapons that he could use.
Now with the transferal feature, he could transfer the sabre, that he stole, from reality into the dungeon, but there would be no point as the transfer would cost the same amount as the price of the item. He could just leave the sabre to use in reality, and buy one in the dungeon for the same price, which he decided to do.
From the Wood Python beasts, he had only gained random scales and fangs, which he fed to his Pythonidae Summon and seemed to increase its strength slightly, and only had the Scale Vambraces to equip currently.
[Hopefully, the beasts in the next stage are ones that will drop me weapons and I can fight against unarmed] hoped Adam as he headed deeper into the rainforest.
He was on guard and alert as he went deeper into the rainforest, but after he began hearing animal noises, he knew exactly what he was up against next.
"It seems that the next beast stage has monkey beasts of some sort" mumbled Adam to himself as he saw a monkey beast swing past him on a nearby vine.
Adam was nervous to face the monkey beasts that had a terrain advantage and seemed to be plenty in numbers, as he backed up against a large tree and prepared to fend off against the monkey beast and learn how it attacked.
All the beasts within the dungeon seemed to be programmed with extreme hatred and aggression towards Adam, which made it so that after coming across Adam, they would attack him most times.
But it also made it so that Adam could exploit their rage and kill the beasts without feeling any guilt in the slightest, as he clenched his fists, ready to attack in the only way he currently could.
The closest monkey beast to Adam suddenly swung down from a vine and launched itself towards Adam as it prepared to kick Adam with both its feet.
The monkey beasts didn\'t have any sharp claws or teeth, that Adam had to be wary of like he was when facing other beasts, but what he did need to be wary of was their intelligence.
The intelligence stat showed him the sensory ability, sensitivity towards energy and ability to wield energy that a being had, and didn\'t represent the intellect of the being.
However, monkey beasts were beasts that were the closest beast to humans, that Adam had come across, and also had the most comprehension compared to other beasts.
Unlike most beasts, the monkey beasts had unique ways to battle and could adapt and change the way they fought as their opponent changed, making it harder for Adam to study them.
Forest Monkey
LVL: 14
HP: 240
Strength: 24
Speed: 24
Intelligence: 24
Resistance: 24
The beast\'s stats were perfectly balanced, and the intelligence stat that was quite high gave Adam a rough idea of how sharp their senses were and how intelligent they were.
However, because of the additional stat point that Adam had with each LVL UP, he had a slight advantage over the beast and was noticing the gap between him and other beast\'s of the same LVL as him, in terms of strength.
It was hard to gauge the beast\'s intelligence accurately, but from the swift and direct attack that used the momentum of its swing, and the way it attacked and moved, Adam could see that it was the most intelligent beast he had come across so far.
Blocking the kick of the monkey beast that was aimed at his head with his arms, Adam was about to counter-attack, but the monkey beast had already jumped away and climbed into another tree.
The power of the kick was shocking as he felt a pulsating pain in his arms, but it didn\'t faze him much as he prepared for the monkey beast\'s next attack.
Its size was similar to that of a child, with its small body allowing it to be more nimble and agile.
However, Adam could also see that it was alone and its strength wasn\'t something that he couldn\'t deal with.
The monkey beast jumped around the trees around Adam, trying to shake Adam off in preparation for a sneak attack, but Adam\'s eyes were glued to the beast as he was prepared for any incoming attack.
Swinging down with great speed, the monkey beast attempted to directly strike Adam in the same way he did with the first attack, but Adam could see that the attack wasn\'t as simple as it seemed.
The monkey beast after releasing the vine it was swinging from, suddenly changed directions and where it was targeting to attack.
However, Adam saw it coming, after seeing how the monkey beast was swinging in and estimating the trajectory of the swinging monkey beast, he stuck out his elbow to strike the monkey beast\'s stomach.
It couldn\'t evade mid-air, as its momentum was used against it by Adam who had very sharp senses and managed to see the sudden change in attack coming, allowing him to counter-attack with a strike of his own.
The monkey beast was instantly winded and tumbled over as it crashed against the ground, and before it could jump away or retreat, Adam quickly summoned his Leporidae Summon.
The Leporidae Summon\'s small and agile body along with its razor-sharp claws were a perfect counter against the monkey beasts, as it pounced after the monkey beast and slashed it down before it could get away, not needing orders from Adam.