. , . , . , Talk about fast-paced progression, in two weeks I became stronger than the Ice Wolves that tormented me every night with their loud howls, which I even had nightmares about. , Well, just yesterday I was fighting for my life against these bastards. , …Not like I can fight against them indefinitely, I am tired right now. , I quickly grab the corpses, I throw two over my back and use the sharp crystals to get them stuck over them for the moment, while carrying another corpse with my jaws. , Now that I am this big it's rather easy to carry these corpses. , But now where the heck do I hide. , I decided to quickly eat one of the wolves alongside his Mana Core as I think about it. I really don't want to meet any Middle Stage or above monster while I try to relax and assess everything. , Then, the idea I had on my mind before surges once more. , I should simply build a shelter for myself! , Just like the time I evolved, and I was somehow covered by a layer of ice which protected me from whatever grabbed the wolf corpse that I wasn't able to eat. , Can't I do the same now? , I begin to quickly dig the snow with my strong claws. , I have so much stamina after eating a whole wolf and its mana core that I do this rather quickly. , I enhance my body with mana too, and my claws are pretty **ing big. , After around two hours, I seem to have managed to dig a pretty big hole below a small hill. , I quickly get inside as I plan to dig deeper to make myself more comfortable and put my intent into my Ice Magic, quickly creating an ice wall to seal the hole. , As it is now snowing pretty harshly, the door is quickly covered in snow, and I finally feel safe! , It is just a small hole of dirt, but I really feel way more comfortable now… , Maybe my inner Neet was really asking me to do this. , I quickly begin to dig more to make myself more comfortable, while also putting ice in the ceiling so the ground doesn't fall over me. , I was lucky that the dirt itself was frozen and there were a lot of stones, so it maintained itself quite well, there is probably not much risk of getting buried alive. , And even if I were buried alive, I should be able to get out. , Phew, home sweet home… , Ugh, I am quite tired now. , Maybe I should take a little nap. , … , Day 16 , That was the most relaxing nap I've ever had in a while. , Now I feel pretty refreshed. , Alright, time to get to work. , Yesterday I hunted 3 delicious Ice Wolves and ate one pretty quickly, my stomach is like three times its original size now, and well, I can eat more than my own size thanks to Immortal Body anyways. , Now I quickly open the other two wolves' carcasses and eat their Mana Cores as well, which bring me a tiny bit of power, not anything too big, just single digits. , I began to think that I might be the only one here with the ability to get stronger by eating Mana Cores… , Like, if every monster had such a power, shouldn't they all be way stronger? , I mean, just by eating a few rabbits and some wolves I already became middle stage… , Shouldn't there be more wolves at Rank 1 Middle Stage then? , Yeah, I know, it's weird. , Maybe the monsters of this world do evolve through some means similar to mine, but maybe they need way more? , I don't think they eat the Mana Cores, so it's probably my own unique ability! , Well, aren't I super unique and incredible then? , …No, I don't have to be so overconfident. , Anyways, whether a monster can grow like me or not doesn't really matter at this point, I am merely thinking this to entertain my mind. , I mean, I am just here in a completely pitch-black mini-cave. , I can see due to having a dark vision as a monster! But still, it's pretty dark. , Okay, I will stop complaining pointlessly and get to work. , What should I do, you may wonder? , Well, cultivate my ass off! , I am going to cultivate like there's no tomorrow. , So when I finally find those arrogant young masters I can sweep the floor with them and when I see the jade beauties I can steal them and… Yeah, no. , I don't want any of that, nope. , Not for me, I am not such a character to get myself involved with such people. , I just want to grill for **'s sake. , So, time to cultivate. , I quickly begin to concentrate my will on the flow of mana around my body. , My Mana Core begins to glow brightly as it receives the flows of mana and easily helps me control these rivers of blue ethereal essence. , By moving them all around my body, I can more or less begin to nourish my entire body and most importantly, my Mana Core itself. , Oh yes, here we go… , It is working, and… way faster than before too! , Heh, I seem to be a cultivation bigshot. , …Joking! , I suck. , Maybe not so much though? , Nah, I suck. , If this is really a magical world with cultivation tropes, then it is probably filled with monsters everywhere. , And I mean not the ones I hunt and eat, I mean monsters in strength! , Like those old immortals who have lived for thousands of years and are unbelievable OP but always lose to the protagonist who is a retarded kid with too much luck. , Whew, I sure hope I can be like those main characters. No, I mean, the luck, not the other thing. , I should have wished for perfect luck or something… , Imagine a Unique Skill like… Heaven Defying Luck! , Would you imagine if there were more Reincarnated people like me around this world? , Haha, I wonder what they wished for… , No, I better not imagine that. , I don't want that! , That would be way too chaotic. , Would you imagine a bunch of idiots from Earth coming here with overpowered cheats and wreaking havoc all around the world? , …Ugh. , Anyways, I stop thinking such stupid stuff as I begin to train my body as well. , I slash things with my claws, bite rocks with my jaws, control ice and winds around me, and hit myself with my tail. , I fear that I might become a masochist… , Oh god, please have mercy. , . , . , .