Becoming a Monster

Chapter 12 Envy Can Kill

”Phew…Take that Johnathan! I was beginning to believe I would be forced to go the tank route…” After receiving the attributes from the orbs, he moved on to his last reward which turned out to be more than needed in his opinion.

Laying at the bottom of the chest was an armor that fit the era of medieval times or in a fantasy setting. It was enough to cover the entire torso, with the armor seemingly being made out of steel plates and guards attached to the shoulder. The armor came with short sleeves that were made out of leather and a leather garbed attached to its waist. The neck area didnʼt appear suffocating as it didnʼt go past the collar bone but there was a standing collar attached for either added protection or just for appearance sake that was also made out of leather. What caught his attention were the intricate details of the leather that followed a tribal design.

Noah didnʼt think twice about putting it on, he didnʼt bother about his bloody shirt since his appearance was the last thing on his mind and wouldnʼt want to feel uncomfortable with metal pressed against his bare skin even though his bodyʼs constitution has improved immensely.

Immediately after putting on the armor he felt a change in his body, from that he knew the armor boosted his stats just like the weapons he had acquired. He doesnʼt know when he will obtain a skill to identify weapons or armor stats. For he knows they could have hidden abilities which is the only reason he regrets not obtaining the analyze skill since he could always just check his stats to understand what attributes were enhanced.

”Derrick, itʼs over!”

Taken out of his train of thought by the commotion of Isabelle screaming towards Derrick, Noah realized that his chance was coming.

ʼHmm this could work! But….first letʼs spend some stats just in case. If I fail to get it just because I want to save my stats for an emergency then I would never forgive myself. Wait! What am I saying? This is an emergency!ʼ

Having made his decision, he quickly brought up his stats.

Player: Noah

Race:Human->Human Chimera

Class: Monster Tamer

Gold: 312

Lvl 5

Exp:15/400

Health:87%

Stamina:34%

Mana: 24

Attributes

Defense: 10

Strength:14(15)+2

Agility:14(15)+1

Constitution:18->24(25)+5

Stamina:17(18)

Magic: 7->11(12)

Spirit:40->44(46)

Unused points: 10

Skills

Active

Monster taming(lvl 0)

Killing instinct (lvl 0) progression:1.8%

Passive

Soul cage(lvl 0)

Hunters sight (lvl 0) 9.2%

Stamina regeneration (lvl 0) progression:4.3%

Immortal body (lvl 0) progression: 1.07%

Genetic Synergy(lvl 0) progression:25%

Titles

The fallen

”Oh!” Noah noticed the defense he acquired from the armor plus the five extra weapons constitution making his constitution exactly thirty.

ʼWell this changes things…ok! Letʼs at least make my spirit an even 50, Iʼm sure spirit is the main driving force when it comes to taming monsters since the class itself gives me spirit upon leveling up and then Iʼll arrange my stats accordingly after Iʼm able to tame this beast.

After making up his mind, Noah dumped four points into his spirit to make it an even 50 due to his passive immortal body which gave him an extra five percent on his stats. Right after, he received an unexpected tug on his mind which he knew signified a new notification.

ʼIs it because I reached 50 with one of my stats? If thatʼs the case then I have even more reason to find a proper path to build…but letʼs see what it is first!ʼ

[Achieved the first limits of 50 stats in spirit, perk based on class monster tamer obtained; Taming proficiency

Taming proficiency- increases the chances of successfully taming a creature by 10%. Can only level up by increasing spirit.]

Noah wasted no time to read the definition of the skill once he obtained it. The skill couldnʼt have come at a better time, but after realizing that the skills get stronger the more you specialize in that stat, it made him more determined to not be an all rounder.

Now that he has obtained his perk, he was more than confident in taming the spider.

”It seems you were fated to be mine after all.” Noah was beginning to grow impatient. The spider has been on high alert for awhile now. It didnʼt help that the woman Isabelle was screaming towards Derrick keeping the spider even more vigilant, but thatʼs when he finally saw his chance.

The spider was slowly lowering its legs before it sunk its fangs into the seemingly dead victimʼs body while the group before it appeared to no longer want to confront the creature. All Noah needed was a chance and his chance finally presented itself.

”Come to daddy!” He yelled enthusiastically, he couldnʼt hold in his excitement at the chance at taming such a beast. Not only was it strong but it looked domineering as well, it checked off every criteria that he would want.

HISS!

As soon as Noah jumped onto the back of the spider, with his legs wrapped around the spiderʼs thorax. The spider hissed loudly while it frantically waved about its legs and threw its body around to remove the human on top of it.

Thankfully for Noah, the amount of thrashing it was doing was almost negligent in his eyes because of the exhaustion of the spider and the fact that the spider was unable to reach him with any of its legs. He clutched harder to the spiderʼs sides thinking it would maybe attempt to roll over but either the spider was too startled witnessing its ʼfoodʼ mount him or it was too exhausted to attempt such a move which may leave it even more vulnerable. Meanwhile, Noah was trying to calm his thoughts to attempt his taming skill, it was unlike his killing instincts which made him feel as if he could use it just by giving into the skill.

ʼShit! Every time I feel like Iʼm about to make a connection, it moves…If you want to play that way then fine!ʼ

After having enough of being constantly interrupted trying to passively tame the spider since from the knowledge of his skill he knew that itʼs easier on the user of the skill to establish the connection if the monster was less hostile towards the mental attack. Yet now since Noah felt he was experienced enough to accomplish such a task in this moment, he decided to force his way in and force the connection which will trigger more fight from the creature being tamed but he was beginning to be too annoyed to care.

Meanwhile, the group of survivors who recently fought against the spider were flabbergasted as they couldnʼt peel their eyes away from the scene. They were able to take care of the group of zombies who were near them so they could clear a path to escape but escaping was now the last thing on their minds. Most people in the group were confused how or even why a lone person would attempt to attack the spider after all the bodies that littered the ground around it. Not only did he decide to attack it but he didnʼt even wield a weapon! Itʼs almost as if he was just asking to die. Yet for some reason, they still couldnʼt peel their eyes away, either it was because they were curious to see if the man had something up his sleeve or they didnʼt want to be left wondering if he would regret his choice during his death.

Unlike the others watching, the man Derrick, who was finally discouraged to keep pursuing his revenge against the spider was now thinking about re entering the battle and using Noahʼs ʼsacrificeʼ to try to finish it off.

Hissssss! THUMP THUMP THUMP!*

He looked onwards while the spider hisses loudly and the sound of heavy vibrations like a miniature earthquake was emitting from the creature as it swung its legs to the ground.

His body felt as if he was gaining renewed vigor watching the spider struggle, he could tell that Noah didnʼt seem to be struggling too much to stay on top of it. He was going to use this chance, he needed this chance to redeem himself, more for his pride than for his fallen friends.

Gasps!*

Derrick was brought back from his inner struggles when he heard the murmurings of astonishment around him and looked towards the direction of their attention to notice the odd scene before him.

Both the spider and the Man above him were no longer moving and were in a standstill. It was almost as if someone hit the pause button on the both of them. The spider still had a few of its legs in the air in the same motion it used to pound the ground. Its fangs, which it used to rub against each other to create one of its many threatening sounds could also still be seeing froze in place. Even Noah wasnʼt moving and stayed in his mounting posture but with one hand extended towards the head of the spider. The most noticeable thing the two had in common that everyone was easily able to notice were that the two seemed to be asleep while stuck in their positions.

”What the heck just happened?”

”Why arenʼt they moving? Did he kill it?”

”Someone go and check…who knows, you could probably kill that thing and get loads of experience!”

”Why donʼt you do it then idiot?”

One by one people were beginning to become more curious and even more were becoming anxious. Some were anxious because the person they were following in hopes to be their way out of here could possibly be dead while others started to develop hidden intentions of killing the spider for their own personal gain to increase their chances of survival.

The person who was becoming the most anxious of them all was no one other than Derrick.

”Wait! What are you doing Derrick?” He turned back to look towards his girlfriend Isabelle who clung onto his arm with both hands, he could see tears building up in her eyes. Worry showed in her expression, but more than worry was fear. She was afraid of him dying and leaving alone, with his previous suicidal actions, she was even more afraid about what he was attempting to do now.

Derrick gazed at her face and then looked down towards her hands still holding his arms. He started to think about everything that happened that built up to this moment. Before shit hit the fan, he considered himself to be a very charismatic individual with above average charm. He had many friends who would do anything for him and a girlfriend that left many jealous. Just before everything happened, he even enjoyed himself immensely the night prior. But now here he is, most of his friends are gone, the future he thought he had seems nigh impossible to grab anymore. To top everything off, the monster that made him feel helpless and took so much away from him was stopped by some random individual who didnʼt even appear to have a weapon. How was he supposed to take that? Was he that inferior to him?

ʼThatʼs right! The spider was tired from my ʼfriendsʼ sacrifices, because of me we were able to get the spider to this point. I deserve to be the one to kill it, Not someone who didnʼt do anything and is now taking the credit that should be mine!ʼ

The more Derrick thought about the situation, the more angry he became. His anger was intensifying by the second that he was borderline approaching insanity. He already witnessed the power increase you could obtain from leveling up and the gear you could acquire from killing the zombies as well as creatures.

ʼThis guy probably stole kills from others just like heʼs doing now, yes! Thatʼs the only reason he could have a skill to stop it...An-and if i could kill him too...ʼ