Groups of about six goblins each having some sort of weapon filled the different areas of different streets, a large bone structure at the center of them, their back facing it as if guarding something.
Lens black shoes carefully landed on the pavement of the road, his figure moving slowly and moving fast in some parts. He walked extremely carefully, afraid to not make any noise, so as to not lead any goblin towards himself.
Len carefully moved, his aim for a safe spot be it a store, building or anything and after walking for about five minutes he finally found a spot.
It was a store, laying at the side of a road, its huge signboard reading 'Bookshop'. Not hesitating for a second len entered into the bookstore, the goblin knife held tightly in his hands.
Upon entering it, the ground was filled with books each mangled and torn as if they had been ransacked. Some parts of the red-brown carpet on the floor was filled with red blood most definitely from human bodies, as some human limbs even could been seen. Len had found this place after walking and bending streets alot. He had checked through a large window, the book store. Although there were pools of blood, there were absolutely no human body inside of it, at least according to what he had seen.
With a sigh, he immediately hurried towards the back of the bookstore, his heart racing. The book store was not large, having only a very small space, with very few rows of books. It was an average bookstore, one that could be found in the most basic places, definitely only containing kids books and other normal stories and as len walked he could confirm this as there were children stories such as 'Goldilock and the three bears, sofia the first etc'
Len arrived at the back of the bookstore and immediately he slumped to the ground, his back resting on the concrete wall.
With a slight grin resting on his face and with a deep breath he suddenly called out for the system.
"System?"
Instantly the purple system which had previously dissapeared from len sight of view reappeared again.
On it were the same information as before not even with a slight change.
Len read through this piece of information again, and with a slight smile on his face he immediately pressed the absorb button on the system panel.
The system immediately replied
[The absorption process will now begin.]
Len smiled slightly again as he tightened his grip on his weapon. He had never expected things like this to be real but now he had seen. If he could actually absorb this substance, who knew what the effect might be?
Immediately after the system words settled a light green energy suddenly appeared in lens field of vision. It was like a cloud as well as light floating In mid air, its presence calm and slightly comforting.
Upon its Summoning the light instantly began to move towards lens naval area, its direction a bee line. It moved at a normal pace, not too fast as well as not too slow, giving len a chance to strengthen his resolve.
Finally upon reaching lens navel area it immediately entered his body, the light,warm and calming to the touch.
"Hah!.. Its so relaxing" len thought, his mind calm and relaxed. He felt a strange sense of relief, freedom as well as happiness upon impact, but before he could even think next.
Boom!
Pain!
Instantly the light which had entered lens navel area exploded and immediately huge waves of energy spread out into his body.
Len instantly held his stomach in pain, his fingers clenching his shirt, ready to rip it apart.
Lens body felt like a furnace. His muscles, ligaments, joints, organs infact everything felt like it was burning. Beads of sweat formed, his body turning wet from all the sweat as he rolled on the ground in pain.
"F****k! It hurts! It hurts!" Len screamed in his mind, his expresssion ugly.
His brows were all furrowed, his veins were nearpy popping out of his forehead and he felt like letting tears out of his eyes, but he needed to calm down. He needed to stabilise himself.
Getting into a standard position he immediately clenched his teeth, took deep breaths and regulated his breathing.
If he was to accept this power, he needed to calm himself down.
With deep intake of breaths, len regulated his breathing as the pain slowly started to dim down. The energy waves which had been spreading unrelentlessly in lens entire body gradually slowed down, their effects getting less and less.. until finally it was all gone.
The power fully inside of him.
"Hah! Hah!... I did it. I actually did it." Len smiled, his body dripping with sweat. The entire process had taken about five minutes but he had done it.
"Hah! Determination is truly very important"
[Host has completely absorbed goblin substance. Host survival system has leveled up!]
[Host can now view all available features of the survival system here.]
Name: Len kent.
Age: 23.
Strength: 6
Agility: 10
Constitution: 6
Intelligence: 6
Energy amount: 100/100
[All other features available for the system can be accessed through the information menu.]
[Will Host like to inspect it? Y/N]