Flying in the desert while being transformed into a Corgan was a very very bad idea. The desert is a very very cruel place. Not every animal or bird is meant to survive in this place. Arvin knew that the Corgans were not made in such a way that they could survive the hot climate of a desert. And it was his foolishness to fly in the desert despite that.

While flying Arvin's body would get heated up from time to time so he had to take a break often. He would transform back into his human form to decrease his body temperature. And he would drink a lot of water while cooling down his body. He was drinking water at a very fast rate. Although the amount of water that he had was enough for the 15 people and would last for at least a month. But that didn't mean that he should just waste it like that.

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Seeing himself constantly taking breaks, Arvin decided that it would be better if he travels at night. At night the temperature of any desert falls down to an abnormal level. So Arvin decided that it would be for the best if travels at night. He would rather fly in the cold than on a hot day such as this.

So while flying Arvin tried to look for someplace where he could rest. And soon enough he found a perfect place. While flying Arvin saw some rocky mountains in the distance. Seeing those rocky mountains Arvin was filled with joy. He became very happy. Those mountains were bound to have a cave or something similar. So he had now found a place of camp.

Arvin started flying towards that mountain at full speed. But as he got closer to the mountain his excitement became double. From the sky, he could see some humanoid figures on the mountains. That meant that there was a human establishment in those mountains. And he was very happy that after a very long and stressful day he could finally rest there.

Arvin zoomed in towards the humanoid figures. He knew that right now he was in the form of a Corgan. A bird that is not common in these areas. To not gather too much attention to himself, so he decided that as soon as he would arrive towards the mountains, he would transform into a fly. This way he could eavesdrop on those figures on the mountain top. Maybe he would be able to learn some useful information about that establishment that was in the mountain.

So Arvin deliberately took a long route and circled back to the figures that he saw earlier. And when he got close to them a very deep frown appeared on Arvin's face…

From afar Arvin was able to see the humanoid figures. But as he transformed into a fly and got close to them, it was then he was able to see them carefully. On the peak, in one of the rocky mountains two beings were sitting. They were sitting with what looked like to be like a telescope. And the most alarming thing about these beings was that they were sitting at the top of the mountain despite it being so hot out here.

But the most alarming about these beings were their ears…. They were on top of their heads.

These beings had brown ears like that of a dog or a fox. Their ears were exceptionally big even when compared to a fox. These beings also had fluffy tails coming out of their back. While the rest of the features of these being resembled that of a human. The rest of the features of these beings were just like humans…

'WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE?' Arvin asked.

{I don't know.} Loki said.

'How come they have ears and tail like animals? Are they not humans?' Arvin asked.

{Oh… you figured out that they are not humans. How the hell did you become so smart, Arvin?} Loki asked sarcastically.

'…'

{I don't know what their species are called.} Loki finally said.

'So they are a whole other species? Woah…' Arvin said while he was amazed to see them.

{Yggdrasil is filled with various species other than humans. So don't be so alarmed by this in the future.} Loki said nonchalantly.

'COOL!!!'

Arvin looked at those people who were just sitting there and using the telescope that they had to scout the nearby area. He waited there for a few minutes or so to hear any sort of conversation between them. By doing so, Arvin would know whether they use the same tongue that human uses or they have a special language of their own.

But to his surprise for all those minutes that he patiently waited there, those two beings didn't say a single word to each other. Which seemed rather odd to Arvin, but after eventually, he stopped his spying.

Arvin then moved on to the rocky mountains to see whether he could find some sort of civilization in these mountains. During his exploration to find an establishment, he found various caves in the mountains that could be used as a hideout. And eventually, he found civilization.

The amount of time of his transformation had increased as well as a large amount of mana in that air, Arvin still had a lot of time before his transformation runs out. So he started exploring the establishment in the mountains…

The size of this establishment was comparable to a full-grown city. After exploration Arvin found various facts about this city.

First of all the residents of this city seemed to be made of these cat people. Arvin literally didn't saw a single human in this city. Secondly, the money that he saw people used in this town seemed to be the same as humans.

Arvin when saw that the currency used here is the same as a human, he was relieved. Lastly, he also heard the common language used here frequently. It was the common tongue. So that also came as a relief for Arvin.

Arvin also noted two weird things in this species. These people really didn't wear a lot of clothing. The man wore small boxers while the woman wore similar boxers and a netted clothing for their chest. And one could see through any girl's boobs through that netted clothing.

Arvin also found one more odd thing. He didn't know whether it was a genetic thing or what, but the males of this species were all short. The tallest man that Arvin saw was just 5 feet and 5 inches tall. While the woman on the other hand went up to 6 feet tall.

Seeing the weird lifestyle of these people, Arvin started feeling excited. It was like he was on an alien planet and he had to infiltrate an alien establishment. It was very thrilling and exciting. So Arvin understood one thing that he had to infiltrated this city, no matter what. So after some exploring, Arvin came to the outskirts of the rock mountain. There he found a cave that was concealed in such a natural way that no one would be able to see it.

Arvin decided that it would be for the best if he didn't light any fire here as it would be a bad idea because it may gather the attention of these people. And Arvin right now didn't want to fight them. He had a long hard day. And right now all he wanted was to rest for a little bit. Arvin assumed that these people possessed all the capabilities of a cat. That would mean that they would possess the extremely sensitive smelling ability like cats.

So as a precaution, Arvin sprayed smell averting potion around his cave. This was concoction was made by herbs and plants found on the 1st floor. Most hunters used this concoction when they go hunting beasts in the Kalgan forest. Arvin had made a batch of them when he read about it in the books given by Alman. He thought that maybe someday he would use them. And today was that day. After spraying or applying this potion any wild beast would not be able to the person who applied it.

Arvin took out the tenting equipment which he stole from those men near the obelisk. He made himself a bed and lied down on it. He took out some jerky from his inventory and started eating it. Now finally free Arvin remembered the mysterious skill that he got as a reward from Hela. Loki talked like that skill was very important. Curious about what that skill does, Arvin opened his status menu…

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STATUS

Name- Arvin

Level-109 Exp-60/100

Champion of- Loki, God of Mischief

Inventory-(Tap to expand)

Quests-(Tap to expand)

Skills-

1>Shape-Shifter={MAX}

2>Mana Meditation={Level-5}

3>Stealth={Level-1}

4>Fluid Body={MAX}

5>Illusion Casting={Level-0}

6>Fire Affinity={Level-0}

7>Soul Reading={Level-0}

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'What happened to my level? Why did it fell from 209 to 109?' Arvin asked.

{That is simple. Remember I told you that 100 is the highest level of the strongest being on the 1st floor.} Loki said.

'Yes.' Arvin said.

{To be more precise the strongest being refers to the strongest beast of the floor.} Loki said.

'Okay…' Arvin said

{But when you ascended your system started showing your level as per the strongest being of this floor. That is why your level-209 dropped to level-109.} Loki said.

'That makes sense.' Arvin said. Now as he understood the dynamics of the level, Arvin moved on to the mysterious skill…

[Name-Soul Reading

Description- A mysterious skill granted by Hela, goddess of death. This skill allows the user to gain the experience of a dead person's skill.

It could be used only once in every 6 months.]

{Oh Hela… Don't be that lazy. At least write the description properly.} Loki said.

'Wait what? That description is too vague. I didn't understand clearly, what can this skill do?' Arvin asked.