The Giant Spider fainted.
“…” Eliot was put at a crossroads.
‘Damn! I can’t leave it behind…’
‘I mean, this is a goddamn evolved beast!’
‘If I manage to kill it now, I have no doubt that I’ll get enough XP to level up to the climax to be able to use my single species evolution orb, but…,’ He grimaced. ‘Are evolved beasts really that weak?’
‘I managed to make it faint only because I caught it off-guard with my fart’.
‘I have no doubt that he’ll curse my full generation on waking up’.
‘Despite him being vulnerable now though, this guy’s skin is hella thick…, I doubt my juvenile teeth has what it takes to punch through this’.
‘Besides, what if biting it wakes it up…?’
That was the cue that Eliot needed to not spend a second longer here.
[You have activated skill: Dash!]
Whoosh!
Eliot disappeared.
…
Huff! Huff! Huff!
At a corner of the Thunder Reef, a big Salmon hid as his gills worked on overdrive, working on liquefied oxygen even as he kept on observing everywhere alertly, he was still scared.
“Phew…, I seemed to have lost it”.
A few seconds later, he heard the familiar sound of swimming and looking ahead, he saw the panicking Salmon fish charging towards him.
Seeing them, he smiled; he started counting.
“1,2,3,4…,37…,” His smile widened. “Phew! No one died but w-wait, who’s that? 38?”
Chief swam closer to observe the newcomer.
After the encounter against the sea snake a few days ago mixed with their losses over the previous week, the school of Chinook Salmon holding almost 60 fish that Eliot met the first time was now down to a measly 38.
Seeing the newcomer though, making the 39 in total with chief added, chief could not help his curiosity as he swam closer. “Who are you?”
“It’s me chief, bonkers! Brother…”
“Oh…,” Chief’s eyes widened in realization. “You survived?”
“Yes! Bonkers!”
“Big bro Eliot saved me!” Brother was over the moon at this moment as after what felt like a lifetime, he could finally see chief again.
“Big bro Eliot, who’s that?”
“He’s…”
“Anyways…,” Chief cut him off. “All fish must die someday!”
“Rejoice brother! I guess it’s not your day yet!”
Brother smiled happily. “Chief!” He hailed.
Acknowledging the praise haughtily, this Salmon swam to the front of the school again even as he wondered how none of them died this time despite meeting another evolved beast.
The Salmon fish that died the first time to the Spider was a stray Salmon.
“Follow me”. Chief called as he led the way forward again.
This was the life of this school under chief.
Swim randomly in search of food, if found, eat; if discovered by predator, run. Such a simple but dangerous lifestyle.
Like usual, all the fish without thinking about much blindly followed chief but this time a certain fish did not, he stayed put.
Chief was surprised as he stopped. “Follow me”.
Brother hesitated.
“No”. He finally spoke up. “Bonkers! Big bro Eliot will come”.
“Big bro Eliot?” Chief’s face turned weird. “Oh! That fish!”
“He should be dead already”.
“Afterall, all fish must die someday!”
“Bonkers! Not Big bro Eliot…!”
“…” Chief was shocked.
This was the first time that a fish in the school was speaking up to him.
He was not used to it, he was stunned.
He took a few seconds to recover and after he did, he wanted to lecture the fish that was slowly straying out of the school way but he was surprised when he heard the familiar sound of another Chinook Salmon swimming this way.
“Huh?” He looked there only to see another Salmon.
“Finally…, I made it!” Eliot was ecstatic.
“Big bro Eliot! Bonkers!” Brother was excited.
All the 30+ fish remaining in this school looked at him.
After coming to terms with his ecstasy of finally reuniting with his family, memories instantly flashed back in Eliot’s head as he glared at the fish at the very front of this school…, chief!
Flapping his tail fin once, he slowly swam towards this fish.
As he swam closer, the atmosphere of the water turned oppressive, a feeling that the fish were not used to as they looked on, confused.
Finally floating before this fish, Eliot looked into his eyes.
Silence reigned for 2 seconds, then…
“You f*cker!”
“How dare you be so irresponsible?!”
“How dare you call yourself the chief when you don’t even have a basic retreat strategy to safeguard our lives when in the face of danger?!”
“You have no f*cking sense of responsibility!”
“All you know is to shout danger and run!”
“You don’t even care how the others fare; all you care about is your f*cking stinking life! You’re a disgrace!”
“A f*cking disgrace!”
“…!” Chief was stunned.
“…!” All the Salmon fish in this school were stunned.
This was unprecedented.
No one had ever confronted chief before.
Afterall, he was chief, who dared?
But here he was, challenging chief without a care of the world.
Chief took a few seconds to react but the next moment, the eyes of this Salmon Fish narrowed. “You little brat!”
“Which day where you born?”
“How dare you berate…!”
“Shut up!” Eliot shut him off.
“…!” For the umpteenth time today, chief was stunned.
‘Is the world coming to an end?’ This old Chinook Salmon lamented in his mind as he looked down at this smaller Salmon.
“The day I was born does not matter, what matters is what is in our heads”.
“…!”
Emotional damage…, chief felt that.
“Step down!” Eliot roared at his face.
“You don’t have what it takes to lead a school of fish”.
“You don’t have what it takes to be the chief”.
“You are irresponsible”.
“You are dumb”.
“All you know is all fish must die”.
“But all fish must die someday”. Chief said in a lower voice now.
Eliot glared at him. “Step down!”
“I can’t and I won’t!” Chief glared back at him. “Since inception, it’s the eldest that’s always the chief and leads the school”.
“Yes!” Some fish concurred.
Eliot looked at them before looking back at chief. “Well, that’s inception, now’s now”.
“We can’t hold ourselves back by the rules of old”.
“If we want to survive, we need changes”.
“If we don’t want to go extinct in a month from now, we need changes”.
Eliot turned to look at the other fishes. “Wake up!”
“Do you want to die?”
“Are you not scared of dying?”
“Do you truly expect this guy to lead you to real life as a Salmon Fish?”
“He’s a coward, a wimp, that’s who he is!”
“He can’t even protect himself, all he knows is to run!”
“Who saved you when the Giant Spider attacked?”
“Me!” He glared at them
“Chief ran like usual but I stayed behind and saved you all,” He looked at all of them round. “I should be the chief!”
The fishes hesitated, one of them spoke. “But since inception…”
“F*ck inception!” Eliot glared at that fish.
“If you guys can’t get over it, then let’s do a test”. He glared at chief. “Any test that you guys want to determine who the real chief is”.
“A test between me and chief”.
“Let’s challenge and see who wins, that’s the best way to determine the chief!” He looked at all the fishes and none of them spoke this time, they concurred and Eliot finally looked at chief again.
“…!” He glared at chief.
“…!” Chief glared back at him.
But 5 seconds later, their staring contest ended.
Chief sighed. “I give up”.
“…”
“…”
“…..!” Eliot was speechless.
“…”“…”“…..!” Eliot was speechless.He was stunned as for a few seconds, he just looked at chief.‘Holy sh*t, that was fast!’ He thought.All the fish of this school watched everything that happened, still stunned as their tiny eyes kept on alternating between the 2 fish at the center of attention.Eliot and chief were quiet throughout as the fish looked at them.They looked at chief one last time.Then they looked at Eliot again.“Chief!” They roared.“New chief!”“New chief!”“New chief!” The school of fish started celebrating on the spot.‘Well, that works’. Eliot felt awkward being at the center of their attention but he was ready to take it having experienced the reality of this world already.Brother swam closer to Eliot the next moment, he looked across him.“Bonkers! What will he be called now?”“Brother?”“No”. Eliot looked at the largest fish of this school.Then he looked at the other fish. “Call him ex chief”.“Ex Chief!” They roared.“…”…A few minutes after the inaugur
During his 2 days of independence, even as Eliot tried to adapt and survive independently alongside brother, he also did some experiments.One of these experiments was related to his support system.“Umm, support system, can I use the system on others apart from myself?”[An active request has been made!][You have unlocked Support System Gimmick: Snooping Tool!][Snooping Tool: This gimmick enables you to use the system to spy on other organism’s status.][NOTE: The requirements to use the snooping tool on a target is either be affiliated to said organism or get the permission of the said organism.]After this, Eliot did not hesitate to use the snooping tool on brother.[Snooping Tool Activated!]-----Name: Brother BonkersLevel: 3Stats:Power: 2.3Speed: 7Mind: 2Toughness: 1.8Luck: 0[Health Points: 25/25][Skills: Dash; Bite; Devour; Camouflage; Mate][Species: Chinook Salmon]----Brother bonkers like Eliot approved of the system to call him was level 3 and it was clear, he w
Eliot used the past few days as the chief productively.Apart from training the previously chaotic fish school into a cohesive unit, he also did some personal observation on his part.Led by Commander Bomber, as the fish of the attack department went out to hunt successfully for the fish school, Eliot noticed something.During the past few days of hunting, a few of the fish in the attack department were able to level up, he noticed due to his snooping tool.This was when he arrived at a theory after careful analysis.‘Commander Bomber and ex chief are already level 5 fish’.‘It’s clear that level 5 is the first climax point for Salmon fish, to grow further, they need to use a single species evolution orb to evolve and gain magic’.This brought an idea to tweak the hunt strategy of the attack department.‘Since Commander Bomber no longer has use for XP unless he uses a single species evolution orb, there’s no use for him landing the killing blow to prey’.‘I will introduce a strategy t
[WARNING! A powerful predator has been discovered!][You have encountered a Barracuda Fish!][Support system tip: Escape!]“Game on!” Eliot was excited.The Barracuda of the West was huge.Almost 3 times as big as the average Chinook Salmon in this hunt force, the Salmon fish could not help but be intimidated on the first sight of the beast.This was the first time that they were hunting a beast bigger than them.Most times, ex chief only targeted fish schools that were smaller and weaker than them, this was the safest avenue to eat and grow in his opinion.But not anymore, chief Eliot was different.Despite this Barracuda not evolving to access magic yet, it was clear that he was a veteran hunter. This muscular fish with its streamlined, torpedo-shaped body screamed danger no matter how you looked at it.Its mouth was equipped with an impressive set of razor-sharp teeth.It looked even more menacing due to its lower jaw jutting out past its upper jaw, exposing its dozens of terrifyin
[You have killed a Barracuda fish!][You have been rewarded with XP!]…[You have fulfilled the requirements to level up!][You have leveled up!][Congratulations! You are now a level 3 Chinook Salmon!][Your attributes have increased…]…[Your power has increased by 0.8][Your speed has increased by 1.6][Your mind has increased by 0.4][Your toughness has increased by 0.6][Your luck has increased by 0][Your health points have increased by 5]-----Name: Virgin EliotLevel: 3Stats:Power: 2.4Speed: 6.8Mind: 2.7Toughness: 1.7Luck: 0[Health Points: 25/25][Skills: Dash; Bite; Devour; Camouflage; Mate][Species: Chinook Salmon]----In an instant, Eliot felt himself become marginally bigger.The process of leveling up was a phenomenon that he still couldn’t wrap his head around. ‘Is it a biological process?’‘Is it a magical process?’‘Damn! Everything in this world truly feels so novel and new’.‘I wonder when I’ll be able to learn it all’.Eliot finally paid attention to the p
Today was Eliot’s first big day as chief of this fish school.He led them to an unprecedented victory, killing multiple small fish and 2 powerful predators in the form of the Giant Barracuda and the Diving Bell Spider.Eliot was not someone that loved work though.He could be lazy like any other person. The reason why he put in so much effort to become the chief and lead this fish school was because he had goals.He had a lot of mysteries in his mind that he wanted to clarify.And most of all, evolution.[You have activated innate bloodline ability: Infinite Evolution!][Congratulations! You have killed a Diving Bell Spider!][Kickstarting evolution process…, please wait!][Process kickstarted!]Commander Blinky did a good job in executing the picture that the chief presented in digging out the labyrinth lair of the fish school.Inside the lair, there was a separate dug hole for the chief.As soon as Eliot returned from the hunt, while most of the Salmon fish in the attack department
“Ok, ok, this is how we’ll do it”. Eliot faced his assistant. “We have to trim the options down so we’ll use this strategy”. “Which of them do you hate the most?” “We’ll use that to narrow them down first”. Eliot barely finished when ex chief roared. “Definitely those f*ckers!” Eliot stared at him. “Who?” “Those f*ckers!” ‘Damn, I swear I’ll kill this mother*cker one day’. Eliot thought in exasperation as he glared at ex chief. “Who?!” “Ahh…, sorry, it’s those Mata Mata”. “Gosh, they’re so arrogant”. “They kill with style, so arrogant and foolish!” Ex chief stared at Eliot again. “Not only them, the Vampire fish crew too but unlike the Mata Mata, I truly fear them”. “Even during the days of Chief, their raids left us with huge casualties”. “I don’t want us to fight them”. “The Stingray clan too, I hate them”. “And the Tiger Fish clan too, those f*ckers!” “And I think…” “Wait!” Eliot stopped him. “I think that’s enough”. “Let’s narrow it down further, tell me about th
Rustle!The leaves on the seabed waved gently to the rhythm of the water even as the waves hit against the coral reef, leaving behind a whistling sound.Whoosh!The sound of the waves hitting against solid ground reverberated in intervals, giving Eliot the clue he needed that land was probably nearby.‘This proves that there’s definitely a beach nearby or something’.‘I can’t wait to be level 5 to truly check it out’. He felt excited.The home of the Goliath Tigerfish clan was at another edge of the coral reef and at these early hours of the morning, it was as silent as a graveyard.Around the lair of the Tigerfish was a gathering of sea plants that did a good job in hiding the tiny entrance that led into the lair of these fish.Their chief was clearly intelligent to make this place their lair.It was what kept them alive and thriving for so long.Discovering this place was a testament to Commander Bonkers’ ability and the overall ability of the scouting department of the fish school.
“I want answers”.Elliot looked at the old man, Commander Aesop looked back at him and then he asked. “What answers?”Instead of answering, Elliot inclined his head to look at the laboratory.Seeing where he looked at, this Commander’s eyes flickered as a lot of things went through his mind.In the end, he asked. “Are you the one?”“Who?” Elliot looked back at this old man.Commander Aesop stood back on his feet. “Follow me”.This time, together alongside the old Commander, they went back to the laboratory.{Confidential Information:}{Clearance Level: Commander Aesop}Getting there, the old man said a single word.“Open”.Click!Without hesitation, the box with the information opened.As soon as the box opened, a voice reverberated from inside. “Only Elliot is allowed to open the contents of this box”.“The soul check will begin after 5 minutes of the box staying open”.“If you’re not Elliot, close the box, now!”Commander Aesop shuddered instinctively.That voice had no power, it wa
***[Congratulations! You have completed system mission: Become an Infinite Core Realm Beast or True Sage Realm Warrior!][You have been rewarded with a Legendary Single Species Evolution Orb!]***What held Elliot back since was because of his lacking power.But, finally becoming a True Sage Realm Warrior, Elliot no longer hesitated. He swaggered straight into the hidden vaults and laboratories of the Human Empire to find the answer to the questions and mysteries in his mind.What was the true secret of infinite evolution?How was his reincarnation successful?What happened to Professor Gagam?With all these in his mind, Elliot no longer cared about the consequences as he barged his way into the hidden vaults and laboratories of the Human Empire and by doing this, he riled up the Commanders of the Human Empire.Led by Commander Aesop, the other Commanders of the Human Empire rose up in arms against him with the still impersonating Commander Rage.As an upper echelon at the very highe
***[Congratulations! You have completed system mission: Create an army of beasts powerful enough to aid the Woodmen Civilization in their quest to reclaim their crown as an Empire!][You have been rewarded with an Epic Single Species Evolution Orb!][You have been rewarded with a detailed map of the Atlantis Empire!]***Finally, after 4 months of hard work growing his Salmon Fish clan, Elliot was ready to get to the next step of his plan.Before doing anything, he had an adventure that he wanted to experience first.For the first time since stamping his foot of authority in the Heaving Gulf, with a detailed map of their Empire now, singlehandedly, Elliot invaded into the territory of the Atlantis Empire to check it out.As a level 28 World Spark Realm apex predator, he had the qualifications to embark on such an adventurous journey.Invading into their territory and disguising, getting a new form as an Atlantean in the process, Elliot was able to blend in.Just a week staying with t
Elliot made his decision.[Evolution option has been decided!][Commencing Evolution…, please wait…][Evolution process started!]BZZZ!It began.His evolution this time was different from every other time.Even as the familiar golden energy burst around him and he felt something like the hands of the almighty creator working on him, at the same time, Elliot felt something different, something new.He felt like the world of Utopia was calling to him.Inside him, he felt like a spark was being generated, a spark that connected him to the world. Precisely, to the rules of the world.He felt a close connection to mana than ever before.And finally, it was complete, it stopped.BZZZ![Congratulations Virgin Elliot!][You have made use of an Epic Single Species Evolution Orb!][You have awakened evolved form: Flood/Frost Lord- Leviathan King!][You have become a World Spark Realm Flood/Frost Lord- Leviathan King!][Your Sage Vision has improved!][You have awakened a World Spark!][Your at
The Shark Alliance did not know what hit them.To many of the higher-ups of this powerful alliance, they simply cheered on from the background as their Great Chief absolutely battered the impulsive fish.They never expected the tides to turn so swiftly though.To them, it felt like their worst nightmare.Elliot dd not just kill the leader of the Shark Alliance, but by killing it, he leveled up 4 times, taking one of his forms to the peak of the Gold Core Realm, making that form essentially the most dangerous in this battlefield.And since the Crimson Tonic’s effects were still active, Elliot did not hesitate, he pushed his advantage against the Shark Alliance.The army of the Salmon Fish clan that had been holed up in their labyrinth lairs for most of this war on their leader’s orders finally came out.ROAR!ROAR!!!ROAR…!!!Sea beast, sea fish, all kinds of them, so long they were part of the Salmon Fish clan, they rose up at this moment, following the clan chief’s leadership as they
[You have killed a Magic Spark Realm Blue Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have killed a Magic Spark Realm Mutated Aquarium Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have killed…] … [You have killed…] … [You have killed…] … [You have killed a Gold Core Realm Hammerhead Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have killed a Gold Core Realm Great White Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have fulfilled the requirements to level up!] [You have leveled up!] [Congratulations! You are now a level 13 Sundew Venus Flytrap!] [Your attributes have increased…] As soon as the battle started, Elliot became a menace to the sharks. With his 3 forms, at the same time, he went on a rampage as he killed left and right with impunity, cutting the combat formations of the sharks open like it was no man’s business. Whenever he unleashed a skill, to the spectators who had the privilege of witnessing it, it was almost like a hot knife cutting through butter. There was literally no resista
{Elliot, my patience has reached a limit, accept my demands now!}{Accept my demands or die with your clan.}{By the end of today, if I’m yet to receive a positive answer from you, I’ll be visiting the Thunder Reef tomorrow for a little sight-seeing.}{Goodluck, and long life.}{Sender: Great Chief Surgud.}In the letter, it said that the Great Chief of the Shark Alliance would be visiting by the end of today if he got no reply, but in actuality, his army already went ahead of him.From literally all sides, the scouts of the Salmon Fish clan led by Commander Bonkers detected them first as the army of the Shark Alliance came with fury.Literally, there were thousands of sharks coming from all sides.Hammerhead Sharks, Thresher Sharks, Great White Sharks, Blue Sharks, whatever type of shark that you could think of, in the thousands, they were trooping out towards the Heaving Gulf at this moment.Having angered Great Chief Surgud of the Shark Alliance completely already, Elliot expected
1 month later…The Thunder Reef already experienced lots of change.Since returning to the sea to take charge of his fish school again a month ago, the coral reef had undergone tremendous changes under Elliot’s leadership.Within a few days of his arrival, he conquered the full reef, got the map that made him understand the layout of the full sea and of course, he also started his quest to get stronger by attacking the Shark Alliance.For the past 1 month, the Thunder Reef had been at loggerheads with the Shark Alliance.To many who heard this, it would sound ridiculous.Afterall, the Shark Alliance territory was a main territory while the Thunder Reef was just one of about a dozen subsidiary territories under them.How can beasts from a subsidiary territory go against the sharks?This was what a normal outsider would ask, but to the sharks who were facing the heat of the frenzied fish, they could tell a better and more personal story.After the great victory against the first outpost
***[Congratulations! You have killed another Gold Core Realm Hammerhead Shark!][You have gained XP!]…[You have killed the leader of an outpost of the Shark Alliance!][Congratulations! You have gained notoriety with the Shark Alliance!]…[You have completed hidden system mission: Defy the Heavens!]>As a Magic Spark Stage Beast, you have managed to kill 2 Gold Core Realm outpost leaders of the Shark Alliance!][You have been rewarded with 2 fragments of an Advanced Single Species Evolution Orb!][Current fragments gathered: 5/5][Congratulations! You have created an Advanced Single Species Evolution Orb!]***When Elliot took the decision to bring his virus form out in the water, it was mainly because of the article that he remembered reading back on earth, but it was partly because of other reasons too.At the moment, he had 6 evolved forms with his infinite evolution innate talent, and out of those 6, 3 were already Initial Sage and Gold Core Realm powerhouses, leaving 3 behind