[Exoskeleton] Level 1
[Bubble Bullet] Level 2
Passive Skills
[Active Camouflage] Level 1
[Moonlight Camouflage] Level 1
[Underwater Mobility] Level 1
Mating Skills:
[Squid]: Large Load: Increase initial stats +2
I am mighty Bob! The Slippery Dick Killer! FEAR ME!
Well, that was fun, as internal monologues go, but now it was time to get back on the grind, but I was now lost. Not like I knew where the hell I was before this, but now I had no clue. There were water and sand, a lot of it, but no fish. I started to get an eerie feeling like something was watching me, but I was blended in, so there was no...then I saw it and expelled every bit of water in me.
[Ink Blot]
[Ink Blot] Skill Level has increased to 2
[Scan]
[Skill level is to low]
I jet away from a seal that was about to make me lunch, wriggling my fins as hard as I could. I took in more water and could see the seal shaking its head to clear the inkblot I left, but I wasn't going to wait. If the scan couldn't do it then it was one of those red label enemies with the ??? in the level slot, so nope.
[Ink Blot]
[Ink Blot]
[Ink Blot] Skill Level has increased to 3
[Ink Blot]
After two more close encounters, inkblot leveled and the next use of it not only pushed out four times the ink but also jetted me away. I could see a multi-colored coral patch ahead, so I jetted towards that and got inside.
That was far too close for comfort! No more Slippery Dick on the menu I think!
Chapter 179: Nonstop
After getting inside the reef with all the multicolored sponge-like coral, I settled down in the sand again and decided to wait until night came. If I was a nocturnal hunter, then no point in getting my days and nights mixed. I covered myself up completely with sand and settled in.
'How do I find the girl? Any idea, Mom?'
'Each time you mate you have a twenty-five percent chance of summoning a Harem member, but they start out at Rank A like you did.' -Tequila.
'So, then, I want to start right away?'
'I would not suggest that. At the present moment, you cannot protect yourself, so adding more people to your group right away is not advisable. I suggest you take some time to get strong and that way you can help them power level to your Rank.' -Tequila.
That did make sense, I needed to get into shape and level first before bringing the girls in.
'One more thing about mating, please do not attempt it until you have evolved.' -Tequila.
'Hmm? Why not?'
Different things started questions started to roll into my head about how I even would mate, but Mom but my thought off.
'When a squid mates, they die, so I suggest fighting something that doesn't die when it mates so you would have to suffer that fate when you choose to.' -Tequila.
Wow, now isn't that some fine print, hidden between the lines bullshit. If I didn't have Mom I that would have been the end of me at some point...maybe. I wasn't sure if I would want to try and mate at this size, I might end up as lunch after the fun was done!
The scene around me was slowly starting to darken and different fish with red and yellowish-brown scales started to swim around. Each of the fish had larger eyes and they became increasingly harder to see as it got darker, that must mean that the larger meant night time fish, duh. Well, I wasn't getting any smarter in my sandbox, time to get stronger or something to that degree...maybe more flexible?
I looked around and looked on to...no that was an octopus, basically, a bigger version of myself so no no on the tango with the one. I looked and spotted another shrimp, but I decided that it was dark enough to start moving around. Yes, I could stay safe, there was a bid dopey looking fish above me with red scales and yellowish fins and it was calling to me, but it was just out of my reach.
I shot out of the sand, straight towards the unsuspecting fish.
[Tentacle Grab]
[Scan]
Owww! My damn tentacle was stinging like a bitch!
[-1 HP] ⅘ HP Remaining
Name: Squirrelfish
HP: 14/17
Skill:
[Poison Spines]
I pulled myself to the redfish with all my suckers raised but had to cringe again as the spines did more damage.
[-1 HP] ⅗ HP Remaining
[Octo-Sucker Punch]
[Sucker Punch] Skill is now level 4
Well that hurt, but the fish disintegrated and I was still alive and close to leveling again! I looked around and shot out a small jet of water as I narrowly dodged a large green eel thing with a fin on its back and sharp teeth.
[Underwater Mobility](Passive) Skill is now level 3
I flung my tentacles around the thing and they stretched to latch around as it passed.
[Tentacle Grab]
[Tentacle Grab] Skill is now level 4
[Scan]
Name: Green Moray Eel
HP: 30/34
Skill:
[Ambush]
[Poison Skin]
[Bite]
I quickly sucked myself in for a sucker punch and was able to avoid the mouth since I was wrapped just behind his head.
[Octo-Sucker Punch]
It exploded into particles and I shot back to the ground; I was almost there! That ambush would have got me if I hadn't looked back, but now there were Rank up notifications! Two of them, oh boy!
[Rank A+++] Acquired!
[Rank A Max] Acquired!
New title Acquired!
//1ST EVOLUTION CHOICE
{Squid}{Octopus}{Crab}
Okay, here we go, this is the good stuff! What to pick? The crab had a shell and, well, I was already a Squid, so I guess that meant I would be more squidy? Ugh, piss on it.
{Octopus}
*Small flash*
Oh, I felt different now! My arms were bigger! And they were just doing their own thing, which was fine by me and I could still use them when I wanted to! I could see a blue ring on my body which was almost twice as big as before, but after some looking around me...yup still a tiny little bastard! Oh well, let's have a looksie at this new sheet!
Current Evolution: Blue Ringed Octopus
Title: [Weak, The Hunter Killer]
Rank: B
Experience: 5%/100
Size: [Very Small]: 20 cm
Heath Points: 15/15
Speed: 4
Attack: 3
Sight: 2
Mobility: 4
Current Skills:
[Ink Blot] Level 2
[Sucker Punch] Level 4
[Blue Ringed Venom Strike] Level 1
[Hide] Level 8
[Scan] Level 5
Passive Skills
[Active Camouflage] Level 1
[Underwater Mobility] Level 3
Mating Skills:
[Squid]: Large Load: Increase initial stats +2
[Octopus]: Packet Delivery: Increase Harem Member summoning chance to 50%
The venom strike looked good, but I was sad to see a bunch of skills disappear, but I am different now and I would have to make do! But, damn, I was still frickin tiny! OH SHIT, OWWW!
[-4 HP] 11/15 HP Remaining
Fuuuudge! I was bit by the damn ugly fish that I avoided, and it had half my arms pinned, but that wouldn't stop me!
[Blue Ringed Venom Strike]
[Blue Ringed Venom Strike] Skill is increased to level 2
I poked the fish with a spine that stuck out of my arm, but it didn't stop, and it chomped down on me again!
[-7 HP] 4/15 HP Remaining
I tried to make a sucker punch, but the monster disintegrated before I could hit it, the Venom must have finally got to its mark. I fell to the sea bottom and covered myself up. Looks like no level for not paying attention. This place was rough, it was almost like non-stop trying to eat or be eaten.
I
buried myself in the sand and relaxed, I would need to heal now for a bit. There were no health potions or healers here so a good old sit and wait for me to recover would…
[Hide]
[Hide] Skill is increased to level 13
[Active Camouflage](Passive) Skill is increased to level 7
That fucking seal was back, and probably looking for me, but maybe this was my chance. If that thing got close enough, I could poke it, and I don't know how effective this poison will be but, It killed the uglyfish fast.
It didn't take long for the seal to come my way, and it almost looked like he was looking for me, but I also thought being a tiny little Octopussy might have had something to do with it. I waited as the seal drew closer, ready to strike, and then right as it passed over the top of me, I struck!
[Blue Ringed Venom Strike]
[Ink Blot]
[Ink Blot] Skill is increased to level 3
As I struck, I instantly let out a big cloud of ink into the water and then expelled all the water I had trying to get away/ The seal noticed me, but I shot back down and into the coral. The seal chased me and smashed the coral as I kept pushing water out and taking it into a jet in sporadic patterns.
Suddenly the chasing stopped, and the seal burst into tiny black pieces, making the ocean full of particles. Holy shit, that was too close of a call!
[Rank B+] Acquired!
[Rank B++] Acquired!
[Rank B+++] Acquired!
[Rank B Max] Acquired!
//2ND EVOLUTION CHOICE
{Eel}{Octopus}{Seal}
Octo-Seal? Let's go!
{Seal}
*Small flash*
Okay, I was way bigger now, but what the fuck was I? I was like a mix between a seal and an octopus alright, but like something out of a science fiction movie. I was the seal part on top, but I was like a jellyfish underneath. The thighs were that they weren't clear so I was pretty sure it looked like my insides were hanging out...
Current Evolution: Blue Ringed Octo-Seal
Title: [Weak, The Hunter Killer]
Rank: C
Experience: 22%/100
Size: [Medium]: 130 cm
Heath Points: 45/45
Speed: 4
Attack: 8
Sight: 3
Mobility: 4
Current Skills:
[Grab] Level 1
[Constrict] Level 1
[Blue Ringed Venom Strike] Level 2
[Hide] Level 13
[Scan] Level 5
[Mating] Level 1
Passive Skills
[Active Camouflage] Level 7
[Underwater Mobility] Level 3
Mating Skills:
[Squid]: Large Load: Increase initial stats +2
[Octopus]: Packet Delivery: Increase Harem Member summoning chance to 50%
[Seal]: Mammal Mating: You will not die from Mating
'On the positive side, now you can find a mate!' -Tequila.
I wasn't sure if I should laugh or cry at this point, but Mom was right, it was time To find me a woman!
That feeling of excitement drained from me when I looked down at my gut that hung out below me. Where the hell was I going to find someone that wanted to mate with me? Also, this was not starting to sound as fun as it was in the mini-game; how the hell was I supposed to mate?
'Don't worry about that part, just find a female that is close to your species and then you just have to activate the skill and you will see!' -Tequila.
I would see, hmmm? Well, not like I had much of a choice. Time to find some squid/seal/octopussy!
Chapter 180: Miss Grace?
The morning was coming up and I could feel warm sunlight touch my back. Over the night I had gained two ranks and some of my other skills had ranked up, but I couldn't seem to find a mate that was close to my species.
[Grab] Skill is now level 5
[Constrict] Skill is now level 5
[Blue Ringed Venom Strike] Skill is now level 3
The venom was my killer move, but with me being a seal that looked like a science fiction jellyfish from another world, I only had to drag myself along the coral. Though, now I didn't seem to be getting very much experience. Maybe I had outgrown my area, so I had to find the next zone, but I was worried.
My body was pretty slow-moving; in place of what I would have guessed to be four flippers was two wave-like fins like a squid. Now, I could suck water in, but for some reason, my jet was pointed down. So, needless to say, whenever I "jetted" it would look like an octopus was ramming a seel at high speed, but because of the drag my body created it wasn't even a usable form of escape.
So, I was a bit hesitant to find deeper water.
'I don't think a mate will spawn here and you have defeated all the boss-level creatures for this area. I suggest you move on.'
I suggest that you might be right, Mom, but you are also not piloting the Man o' War seel! I could complain all day and still get nowhere, plus Mom wasn't much for the company, but I imagined she was doing other things when I didn't need her. Time to leave the nest, I thought as I turned to face the dark beyond.
There was a drop off right near the area that I had started. When I was small the area seemed vast and endless, but I found that once I was bigger, there were places where I would hit invisible walls that ended up wrapping the whole area like a cove. I peered into the darkness and mentally shrugged the shoulders that I didn't have anymore.
I waved my fins and began my descent, but as I did, my eyes began to slowly adjust to the darkening light. There wasn't a lot to see, the odd school of fish, but they stayed away from me. The rest was just open ocean, I even tried looking back to see the place where I had come from, but it was nothing but blue ocean.
After about a good thirty minutes of painstaking slow descent, I finally reached a sandy bottom. Down here it was a lot darker, but I could still somewhat see what was in my immediate area.
[Dim Vision] Skill Acquired!
My view started to lighten, but only marginally. Now I could see the outlines of other fish moving just outside of my views and that's when I spotted it. HA! An octopus was crawling just outside of my view, so I started to paddle my fins towards my target.
When I was just over the top of the escaping octopussy I activated my skill. Oh no, you're not getting away from me my little eight-armed Mistress!
[Mating] Succeeded!
GAME PAUSED
LOADING MATING SEQUENCE
CHOOSING AT RANDOM FOR 10 POSSIBLE MEMBERS...7
NEW HAREM MEMBER [Grace] HAS BEEN CHOSEN
INITIATING MATING SEQUENCE
SPECIAL FIRST HAREM MISSION ACTIVATED
EARN A SCORE OF 80% OR HIGHER RECIEVE 1 HMSP AND 1 SP
I was back...woah! I was in a bedroom...in Miss Grace's bedroom where I had caught Iona spanking her.
"Dave? Is that you?"
I turned to find Graces as beautiful as ever, and I looked down to find that I had my old body from when I finished the game back, so now we both looked the same age. I could see her eyeing my body up and down, so I gave her a proper once over. She looked the same as before, breasts bugling and a beautiful figure. I couldn't see what her back end looked like from her dress, but I would soon find out!
"Yeah, it's me, Grace. It probably hasn't seemed that long for you, but I have been busy since we last talked."
"What about my...Lavender and Tilly? I guess they aren't really my kids, but I felt like they were before. That is strange, do you know why that is?"
"I would love to tell you all about it, but…"
I walked up to Grace and took her face in my hand and kissed her. All those little boy fantasies came true as I took Grace into my arms. She didn't fight me, but instead was insistent and pushed into me. I slid an arm around her waist and then under her legs, to pick her up and carried her to the large four-poster bed, but we still kept our lips together.
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