He rubbed his chin, sighed. "Well… since I'm walking anyway… let's check my status."
He lifted his chin, and his lips moved. "System."
[Name: Liu Yang]
[Race: Demon]
[Level: 1]
[Innate Skills: Night Vision, Super Hearing, Blood Sense]
[Locked Innate Skills: Demonic Charm, Demonic Regeneration, Obedience Mark, Lust Drain, Temptation Aura]
[Passive Skill : Second Wind]
[Bonus Skill: Daydreaming]
[Active Skills: Zero]
[Stats]
[HP: 100]
[MP: 100]
[Strength: 10]
[Stamina: 15]
[Agility: 20]
He rubbed his chin, nodding like he was some pro gamer reading the menu. "Hmm… HP and MP normal… Strength low… Stamina okay… Agility… whoa, that's kinda high. Guess being slim has its perks. Heh."
The System blinked back in front of him.
[Cough, cough… that's not for perks. It's for you to run fast. Between your legs. Cough, cough… you need it.]
Liu Yang's eyes went wide, his mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. "H-hey! You mean my best stat is… running away?!"
[Yes. Survival >>>>> Hero Pose.]
"You shut up! I didn't even yell the 'Help' command!" Liu Yang barked, waving his hand like he could swat the words away.
He took a step forward, stomping, but the System floated right in front of him, sliding along.
He looked to the right, trying to dodge it, and the words drifted right with him. He turned left, and the words turned left too, staying right in front of his eyes.
Then his eyes caught the skills list.
"Wait… Skills: Zero?! Are you kidding me? Zero?! What am I supposed to do, punch a monster with my face?!"
His eyes rolled down to the "Locked" part. His grin widened. "Demonic Charm… Regeneration… Obedience Mark… Lust Drain.... Aura.... oh ho ho… now that's the real deal. Hurry up and unlock these, System."
[Mmmm… those are the things you need. But to unlock them you must level up. Unfortunately, you are still trash.]
Liu Yang's grin broke. His jaw dropped. "W-what the hell? You mean all the OP skills are locked?! You're telling me Regeneration, Demonic Charm, Obedience Mark—all these cool sounding skills—locked?!"
He slapped his forehead with his palm. "How the hell am I supposed to fight?! You didn't even give me one combat skill! You gave me… vision… and hearing…"
He waved his hands around in the air, his face red, spit flying. "What the hell am I even supposed to do with these skills?!"
He lifted his both hand to the side of his head, making a finger gun and aiming at nothing. "Night vision? What, you want me to stare at the monster in the dark like this until it dies?!"
Then he leaned back a little, putting one hand behind his head like he was lying down on a pillow. "Or hearing? What, you want me to sit down like this and listen to their sad life stories, nodding my head, acting like a therapist, and then hypnotize them to death?!"
The System blinked back at him.
[Correct. Please proceed.]
He threw both hands in the air, almost tripping as he walked. "My skills to get harem are all locked! It doesn't even make sense! The System's name is Harem Snatcher System, right? Then why the hell are all the harem snatching skills locked away?!"
He slapped his forehead, groaning loud. "It's like the title of my life is Sorry Hero, Your Harem Is Now Mine… but right now it's more like Sorry Host, You Don't Even Have One Girl, Stop Dreaming!"
He let out a laugh that sounded more like a cry, his face red, his lips twitching. "System, you got any recommendations? Any good novel I can read instead? Maybe one where the guy actually gets skills from the start?!"
The System blinked.
[Recommendation: "How Not to Get a Harem in 999 Easy Steps."]
Liu Yang's head dropped, his body sagging. "Ughhh… why the hell this tunnel doesn't end…"
He kicked a small rock on the floor, watching it bounce ahead, the sound echoing forever, no exit in sight.
The stone rolled ahead, making a small noise on the floor.
Click.
Click.
Click.
Liu Yang didn't even notice anything at first, but right above him, hanging upside down from the ceiling, were bats.
A whole group of them, their small bodies shaking at the sound.
Flap.
Flap.
They opened their wings all at once and started flying down, black shadows moving fast, sharp squeaks filling the tunnel.
"What the fuck—?!" Liu Yang shouted, his eyes wide.
He bent his knees and crouched down low, his back hunching, both of his hands went up over his head, covering it like that would do anything to save him.
His whole body was shaking, trembling all over, as the bats came flying down, their wings hitting him again and again, smacking on his arms, slapping on his shoulders, even knocking against his head as they rushed past.
Each hit stung. His screen blinked.
[HP: 99]
[HP: 98]
[HP: 97]
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[HP: 1]
He peeked from under his arms, his lips trembling. "W-wha… 1 HP... what the hell… just from bats hitting me my HP is dropping?! Woww… this… this is my first fight?!"
He looked up, face pale, mouth open. "What kind of demon body is this?! Even bats can bully me?!"