Chapter 6: Chapter 6: Clearing Space
After fighting and killing the King-rank Undead—which I could have won without even fighting...
Now, I am walking randomly, trying to find the dungeon.
"Hey, Aries, I have a question," I said.
[What is it?] she replied.
"I can only evolve after draining life energy, right? So how did I evolve after killing the undead, which don't have any life energy?" I asked.
[There isn't anything like that. You don't have to drain just life energy to evolve. You can also drain their skills, corpses, souls, or even their existence.] she replied.
"Hmmm, I see... I'm quite strong now from the evolution and all the new skills, so I don't have to fear much about other monsters here. But still, they will attack me if they see me, so I won't be able to live a peaceful life..." I sighed.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh, this isn't what I wanted after getting reincarnated! The only things I have done are fight, kill, drain, evolve... fight, kill, drain, evolve. I haven't even enjoyed living. It's like I'm fighting without stopping," I said.
[Well, you do enjoy this too.] Aries said.
"I mean, yeah, I love evolving because I'm curious about what happens next, but this is getting boring now. And I think even our readers are bored from seeing the same thing again and again. Right, readers?!" I said.
[Stop breaking the fourth wall. Anyway, if you're bored of this, why not kill or scare the monsters away from this island?] Aries suggested.
"Hmmm, not a bad idea... I think I should give it a try," I said.
I sighed and used—
Investigation Zone!
I scanned the entire 500-meter area.
[Notice: Found 57 monsters inside this 500-meter area.] Aries reported.
"Hmm, then I'll do this," I said.
Rapid Explosion Seed!
Many seeds started forming around me in the air and launched toward where the monsters were . Explosions started happening randomly across the area.
"Die, die, die, die! Leave me alone!!!" I screamed.
After a while, I stopped firing the seeds and used Investigation Zone again.
[Notice: Found 0 monsters inside the 500-meter area.] Aries said.
"Yessssssssssssssss!" I screamed in excitement.
[Congratulations! Now you only have 45.5 km left to clear the island from monsters.] she added.
"Fuuuuuuuuck youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!" I screamed.
After that, I kept killing. Killing and killing. Day by day, I continued my mission—exploding every area to clear it from monsters. Since I had an infinite amount of mana running inside me, I kept going without stopping.
During that time, I killed many new monsters like—
Killer Panda (SS Rank)
Grand Spider (SB Rank)
Colter Turtle (SB Rank)
And many more. I also obtained new skills like—
Mealing: I can fertilize plants and flowers by throwing fertilizer powder from my flower, helping them grow faster and healthier.
Copy Shell: I can create a copy of my body that looks exactly the same, but it can't move because it's just a shell.
I also obtained other simpler skills like—
Raw Strength
Underwater Breathing
Web Making
Strong Bite
Water Purifier
Roaring
And many more, but they weren't that useful, so I won't explain them all.
Even after killing 730+ monsters, I still hadn't evolved.
But after three hardworking weeks—
[Congratulations! You have successfully freed the island from monsters.] Aries announced.
"Yahoooooooooo! Finally! After so long, I did it!!!" I screamed.
[Many of the monsters are dead, and many ran away. Now, you don't have to worry about them.] Aries said.
I lay down on the grassy field, looking up at the blue sky, and said—
"So, the only monster left is inside the dungeon..."
[Indeed. After that, you can do whatever you want.] Aries replied.
"Yeah... but I've explored almost every part of the island, and I still haven't found a dungeon," I said.
[That can happen if it's hidden by some kind of magic or seal.] Aries replied.
"Then..." I sat up and grinned.
"Let's send our spies to find it. Hehe~" I said, then used—
Summon Spiders!
From the ground, countless spiders crawled out.
"I'll share vision with them so I can see where they're going," I said, then used—
Vision Share!
All the spiders started glowing, and suddenly, I could see from every single one of their eyes.
"Now, go and find the dungeon! Search every part of the island!" I commanded.
The spiders scattered in every direction.
"There are more than 2000 eyes searching, so it won't be too hard," I said and then used—
Investigation Zone!
"Hmm... Looks like the dungeon isn't anywhere within the 500-meter zone," I muttered.
[If the spiders sense any magical energy, we can pinpoint the dungeon's location.] Aries said.
"Yeah. Let's just wait here until they find something. In the meantime, I'll test some skills. Hehehe~" I grinned.
"Weapon Creation!"
A light glowed from my body. My stem stretched out, shaping itself into a sword. The handle was made of rock using my Earth Magic, and the blade was formed from my vines.
"Whoaaaa! I actually made a weapon!" I said excitedly.
Then, I summoned a green-colored fruit with vines wrapped around it. The fruit started to fall, and I swung the sword using my vines, trying to cut it.
Splurt! Instead of slicing, the fruit got squeezed.
"Ugh... It doesn't have any sharpness," I sighed.
"Hey, can't I make this sword sharper?" I asked.
[Negative. You need to learn smithing to do that.] Aries replied.
"Oh, come onnnnn!" I groaned.
[But you can enchant it with your magic.] she added.
"Oh yeah, I forgot!" I replied.
Then—
Magic Enchantment—Lightning!
The sword glowed brightly, then the light faded.
"Did it work?" I asked.
[Yes, the sword has been successfully enchanted.] she confirmed.
"Ooooooh! I didn't even know how to use enchantment, but I did it on my first try!" I grinned.
Then, I raised the sword with my vines and swung it in the air.
BOOM!
A lightning shockwave shot forward, striking a tree, causing a massive explosion. The trees caught fire.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!" I screamed and dashed toward the fire, using—
Weather Control!
"RAIN!!!" I shouted.
Black clouds appeared, and soon, rain poured down, extinguishing the fire.
"Phew! I almost caused global warming. Hehehe~" I laughed nervously.
As the black clouds faded and the blue sky became visible again—
[Notice: Spider No. 475 has found a strange cave.] Aries announced.
"Huh? A strange cave?" I asked.
[Yes. It contains magical energy, and it is 7.4 km from here.] she replied.
"Hmm... I see... Well then, let's go there!" I said excitedly.
"Spider Erase!"
All the spiders vanished instantly.
"If this is really the dungeon... then..." I clenched my vines.
"I'm ready. After this—I'll finally live my peaceful life... as a flower."