1 Adrenaline

Dorian slept for a few hours, and when he woke up, it was dark. He looked at the sky and stared at the moon. It was the same as in his previous world.

"Do you think there is a way back home?"

[Not really. Dimensional travel is hard to even for gods.]

"Well, that was a blunt answer. Couldn't you sugarcoat it a little bit? Wait..."

[And why would I do that? Besides, why would you even want to go home?]

"Well..."

Dorian was embarrassed to say that he missed his pets, so he kept quiet. He was thinking about them and felt sad. He was often annoyed by his cats. Whenever he walked around the house, they always got under his feet. However, now he will never see them again. Only now does he realize the cost of his reincarnation.

[Seriously?]

The system decided to read his thoughts and saw memories of him playing around with his pets and his parrot. The system felt his sadness and rage, which were not visible on Dorian's face.

[You had friends, yet you miss your pets instead? You're an intriguing guy.]

Dorian never met his parents, as he grew up in an orphanage. After reaching adulthood, he left an orphanage, found a job, won a lottery, and bought himself a small apartment in London. Because he was lonely, he brought two cats home and a parrot.

"Well, they were like a family to me. I wish to know what happened to them."

[I know what happened.]

"Huh?"

[Your friend Josh took them in after police declared you dead.]

Dorian felt relieved and wiped off the few tears on his face. He was afraid that his pets would die of starvation. He did not expect that one of his friends would take them in.

"Let's continue the hunt?"

[Already? Are you sure? It is still very dark. Can you even see?]

Instead of answering, Dorian began playing with his breaths and making his belly as slim as possible. Then he continued annoying the system.

"Do you think those guys ever fed me? You know, the owners of this guy. Look at me. I am as thin as a skeleton."

[You know what? Remember when I told you not to endanger yourself?]

Dorian was startled by the question. And thought, 'What does this have to do with my belly?'

"Yes, what about it?"

[Please endanger yourself as much as possible.]

"Why?"

[So I would get a new host. Or die. I don't know what will happen to me if you pass away, but even death seems better at this point.]

After hearing the system's statement, Dorian opened his mouth in surprise, and the next moment, he got electrotherapy once again.

"Auch! You crazy asshole! Auch!! Stop that!"

This time system continued to electrocute Dorian for about 10minutes. His health points almost dropped to zero.

"Please, forgive me, milady!"

[Humpf!]

She sent shock one last time and decided to ignore Dorian for a while and only interact when it was indispensable. Meanwhile, Dorian was punching the ground and cursing at the system as he looked at his health points.

[Player: Dorian Van Cypher]

Class: Reach level 15 for the class quest.

Level: 9 (1260 experience points to level 7)

HP: 4/15

MP: 10/10

DEF:11/11

STR:20/20]

"Unbelievable! Do you want to kill me?!"

[I would if I could. But you're fortunate! IDIOT!]

"This is why you have no friends!~"

The system kept quiet for a while, processing what Dorian had just said. And Dorian got up and began to stretch his numb body. After a long silence, the system decided to ask Dorian a question.

[How did you manage to survive till adulthood?]

"Because I lived in a peaceful neighborhood. Why?"

[You seem like a guy who would die in some ridiculous way. You know, like accidentally falling off the bridge!]

"... Fuck you."

Dorian frowned because the last sentence irritated him. He picked up the scythe and walked deeper into the woods. The system laughed loudly at her success in annoying Dorian back.

[Hahaha!~]

After about half an hour, the two stayed in silence as neither wanted to talk to each other. Dorian was pissed at the reminder of how he died. He was still angry at Sara for what had happened. However, he knew it was his fault for standing at the edge of the bridge.

[Can you hear that?]

"Hear what?"

Dorian heard a weird buzzing sound, so he looked around but saw nothing. The sound made Dorian feel tense, as he was not sure if the source of the sound was dangerous, so he decided to hide. He slowly walked towards the tree and climbed up. Dorian lay on an extensive branch and waited. The sound was getting closer, and Dorian felt more anxious.

"Is that a fucking bug?"

[Yes, I would advise you to stay hidden. These creatures are known to be highly aggressive to all other life forms. It also has a medium-level poison within its stinger, which I will not be able to heal if you come intact with it. Medium level poison removal costs 9 reward points.]

"Oh, right. Thank you for the heads up."

A giant bee flies underneath Dorian. It seemed to be the size of a human child. About 1 meter tall. Dorrian gripped his sickle tightly and jumped off the branch when it was right to bellow him.

[What are you doing?]

Dorian fell straight on the bee's head and began cutting it. His current strength allowed him to quickly cut off the head of the creature with just a few slices before hitting the ground. A bee softened the impact of Dorian's fall.

"That was scary..."

He could feel his hands shaking from the adrenaline. He couldn't hide the smile at this successful kill. Suddenly he heard his favorite sound.

*Ping*

[It appears that you have accumulated 530 experience points.]

"So much experience!~"

[Congratulations on leveling up!]

Dorian was highly pleased that his risk had worked out. He got the thrill, but he also managed to get a level so early in the morning.

"Come to papa, my sweet stat points!~"

On the other hand, the system was speechless for the moment. Dorian's dangerous act could have easily killed him as it was almost ten meters from the ground. If he fell head first, he would have died. She was angry, confused, and wanted to scream.

[ARE YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND?!]

"Can we talk about this later? Status, milady!~"

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