When the fight with the group of rats ended with john killing the last rat we were all surprised and exhausted it seemed like at least all of us gained one level from the fight and we could handle easily the last rat.

We didn't want the same thing to happen so even if we were tired we started to distance ourselves from the corpse of the rats, the smell of blood and flesh will surely attract more beast so we just took the time to catch our breath.

And started to search for a good place where we could stay and that we still could have a good view of the surrounding, and when we were advancing on the street we remarked that plants started to grow on the buildings and some sort of moss was growing on the road, not at a fast pace but enough for that if we took a closer look we could saw the change.

" Guys do you think all the animals are like this group of rat starting to get more intelligent "

Philip who was behind me asked us, we all looked at him then sighed

" not sure but if even rats can gain more intelligence why the more intelligent species will not, I just hope it will not be too much otherwise it will hard to even level up or protect ourselves "

claire said to him, since they were behind me and hector they were the first to notice that the rat change their way of attacking us after we go out of the building.

Even if it seemed like it was nothing but if we weren't prepared and made some minor plan it will have a result in a different way from the one we expected so I just couldn't think too far just adjust myself with what is coming maybe later I will have another way of dealing the change that is happening but now it's impossible.

I shrugged my shoulder when I listened when I looked at the others they seemed excited from starting to get stronger but just one mistake and it's over and they start to understand that at least I hope.

Lisa who was next to me noticed my behavior and could only shake her head, now we weren't far from Philip's house about two streets from there but we decided to stay for longer even if it was dangerous the result was here we could now handle two or three rats alone.

" what do you think of going to one of the stores not too far from here since we need to find more food anyways we could search for the beast at the same time or they would find us first "

said john laughing with the curse he throws at us no like if having his shoulder chewed by a rat wasn't enough for him.

" Yeah keep acting like that and next time I will let this rat eat you ahaha "

Emily said with a smirk and hearing her John's face turned blue he still remembers the pain from the rat biting his shoulder even if he had the leather armor this damn rat choose to bite where there wasn't much protection.

we started to laugh but as quiet as possible not wanting to deal with others beast but the discussion helped us to relax our mind from all the craziness happening, now our leather armor seemed to not being able to keep going for long with marks of bite and claw, but we couldn't do anything about it now.

" Yeah but he's right let's go, for now, we don't know if later there would be something to eat better be ready for the worst "

edward agree with his idea, and I saw that his leg was no longer hinder him and he could move freely, and it seemed that now his strength increase more than the others or he just concentrated all his stat point on strength who knows?

It didn't take long before we arrived in front of a convenience store the window was destroyed but still, the more disturbing thing was that there wasn't corpse only some blood on the floor which was already drie, we just took a look around making sure there was no monster and then started to fill our bag with food and some necessities at least wanting to keep our body clean.

" So let's go now we will eat quickly and restart to search for more beasts it would be better if we could find them somehow "

- " don't you think it's too easy the world is changing and we are here gaining level like if it was normal, I think we should be more careful I feel like something big will happen sooner and that those rats were like some tutorial for adapting ourselves to the new world and its change "

this time it's hector they all want us to die or what, but it's true that it seems too easy I could tell that something is missing but when you are fighting for your life their no such thing like it's not true.

" ok but first let's try not to die even if it's really a tutorial "

I told them at least that they will remember it's not a game even if myself i started to be excited to know what we could gain if it's really a tutorial.

we packed our thing and when we were about to leave lisa stopped us and said

" how about we use the way we can know the strength of monster by feeling the energy around them and tried to feel the energy around us if there are stronger beast around us maybe it will work since it reacts more if we feel stronger energy "

-" why not it seems a pretty good idea let's just first find a place to stay "

claire who also choose the same path as us, didn't refuse and John also agreed so we just took some look around and choose a random house with a good view of the surrounding since if edward could break a door before he levels up, then the rats and others beast should be able to do it too.

We entered the house it was just next to the store about one street away, we looked around the house there was nothing only the silence and some growl coming from all the side in the town.

I wasn't relaxed from this calm so I just took one sandwich from my bag, it was still fresh the electricity still worked somehow but i couldn't care about that i ate while thinking of how i fought before it was a strange feeling my body listened to what i wanted to do and i could tell that something started to change in me but what it is i am not sure.

" what do you think about "

lisa came next to me she was too eating a sandwich the funny thing about the scene is that we are all cover with blood of rats but we ate like if it was nothing.

" so how much level did you gain "

I asked her, i wasn't sure if we gain the same amount of energy while making appear the status screen i saw that i gained seventy energy from killing one rat from each group of rats, and to go to level up once more i needed the double of energy point, i allocate them to my level.

Name: Chris Specie: Human Talent: In process... Bloodline: Warlord - stage 0/10

Path: [ leader - 1% ]

Energy point: 0 Level 1 - [ 70/1000]

And when i allocated them i felt the energy entering my body going through all my organs and finally to my brain i felt dizzy for a second but it disappears just after and when I concentrated, i could feel the energy around me but only sometimes before fading.

" So how is your level up what do you feel "

i asked her since it seems that at least at the start there is no big difference between the bloodline.

" what about me, nothing new i can feel the energy like with the beast but just a little more if t's what you mean new "

she said with an exhausted face leaning her head on my shoulder,

" it's true that the same but do you need to look so exhausted it's me and hector who did most of the effort by stoping some of them "

- " hooo now you know that you were all the time the most in danger, please be more careful "

she said

" yeah but I know somehow how to handle them killing them before they were too much of them and what do you feel when you fight the rats don't your blood start to burn from the inside "

- " no I can just feel something come out from my body but each time it stops before I could grasp the feeling and I can't be too much distract since we are fighting it's hard to keep both in synchronization "

' it seems different from me but not that much guess, her bloodline has another function which isn't oriented for the fight or maybe just she didn't decide herself what she truly wants'

" did you try to feel your bloodline, but it's more like if you were guiding it instead of trying to understand it because my bloodline started to affect a little my mind i fought it and it didn't work maybe it's the same thing with you since it seems like it wants to free from you and by trying to understand it you restrain it instead "

hearing what i said she raised like if she couldn't believe me

" ahh yeah i felt something like that but it feels strange like if something important wants to go out from me, and who will let it go and if it's hurt me instead "

i couldn't refute her so i just shrugged my shoulder not sure what was the best to do.

" Ok guys come here need to talk "

the others called us they were all sitting somewhere finding a chair or just posing their body on the wall.

" So what do we do now, we take a look around here, maybe there some people in the buildings just next to us who know where are the others, people, while we search some beast to level up because just looking around for our family somewhere but that they aren't anymore there is pointless "

Emily said while looking at hector who seemed to somehow adapt that maybe his family is dead by how he started to not talk much about them.

" Why are you looking at me I am also thinking of them but it's not by being worried that I will be able to help them or myself so it's better I gain some level before going search them and anyway we will move tomorrow to search them, I just hope they will still be at their work "

he told her while trying not to be loud

- " stop you two it doesn't help we will go tomorrow to Center town, now we need to level up this town is too quiet "

Sarah stopped them her hand was shaking but her eyes seemed to be more felt like if there was blue ice energy emanating from them but just when I take a second look at them, it disappeared.

" I have something on my face "

noticing, I looked too much her she said while touching her face

I was fixed to what just happened and just after she asked me I felt someone hit my ribs, I looked to see who it was and I saw fred next to me shaking the head and said.

" dude I know that you changed but you need to calm your passion it's not the time and I am not sure lisa will let you do "

- " what are you talking about I didn't hoooooo! "

it's then that I notice that everyone was giving me a strange look, so I just said nothing and make an awkward smile and sat next to fred giving him a blow in his ribs too.

" Ouch what now that you're with lisa you want to kill the possible rival "

he made a face like he was hurt with a little smile on his lips

- " humphhh like if you can be called a rival more like a nuisance "

I just ignored him listening to what the others were talking about

" haaa seriously guys aren't you bored talking of nothing, I think we should just look around like we planned there no use talking about it again, we go outside kill some beast, and level up it's all that we need to do instead of talking too much for nothing "

said john while sitting on his chair the eyes closed

" yeah but at least we keep our mind occupied because I think even if we seem all ok it will be ok for long "

said edward trying to justify himself

" stop it we do like before and if something change we vote about what to do "

Alex seemed also not to want to talk too much.

But just when we were talking I felt a strong sense of danger with a killing intent if I could call it like that from not far from us and before I could say something one of the windows of the room was broken and a black light entered inside and attacked Philip who was close of the window.

Before I could even grab my shield and sword to help him the thing was already in front of him and all of sudden we just heard a loud boom before some small stone flew all around the room enveloping the room with dust and I didn't waste this chance I took fred with me grabbing his shoulder.

" are you stupid move "

hearing me he wakes from the stupor and run for his hammer just a few step from him I too did the same I wanted to scream for call lisa but I stopped myself not wanting to attract the thing who just attacked Philip hoping she was fine.

But a huge mouth full of sharp tooth came out of the dust and jumped at me I raised my hand by instinct in front of me, what followed was the pain I never felt before I could felt the bone of my arm being broken and the thing pulling me to him I tried to resist but it only worsened the pain I was feeling all my body was shaking from the pain, I don't know where came the strength I shout to fred.

" What are you doing here run!!!! and... "

before I could finish I felt a strong pull, so I took the hammer of hector from his hand my sword too far to reach before being able to struggle I was pulled in the dust.

i couldn't saw anything inside so I raised the hammer and slammed it on the head of the thing hoping it will let go of my harm but I just felt like if I was slamming on metal instead of a skull.

And the bite on my harm only increased making me scream more, the dust started to disappear a little and I could see the mouth of the thing once more but I didn't have the time to think about it, i raised the hammer again and this time to strike the head but the low jaw And this time the fucking let me go taking flesh from my harm I clenched my teeth while almost falling my leg was shaking from the pain.

But before I could stand well ready to fight the thing I saw a paw coming from my left striking my ribs sending on one of the walls, I almost fainted but I was at least able to protect my head all my body felt like if it will scramble at any time I wasn't ok to die like that not now, just after everything started to be interesting.

it was funny that I find all that happened interesting but what could I say this damn world was boring like hell.

it's at this time that I was starting to almost close my eyes to never wake up that my body started to eat up.

During this time Fred who was still trying to understand what was happened noticed that his best friend was not anymore next to him and just after hearing what say chris he run to his weapon took the shield and sword and was ready to go in the dust that he a w something coming from the dust.

He didn't think twice and was about to slash at the thing who was coming that he heard the voice of lisa

" Fred, fred where is chris "

he was blocked for a second before pointing in the dust

lisa looked at where he was pointing and her face became pale

" Why didn't you help him quick let's go, no wait first open the window first we can't see anything like that "

And just after fred did like she said what they saw make them froze, philip on the ground with his shield on his head blood flowing from his body, and Chris on the floor too with blood on the wall and the floor, Chris on the floor not moving.

The mind of the both was almost on the point of breaking seeing their best friend and lovers in this state , and with the poor philip not sure if they were both alive.