Reborn as a Snake! (1.) [REWRITE IN PROGRESS]

9. - Evolution & Dungeon Boss. [REWRITTEN]

                   Darkness. No matter where I looked, all I saw was pure and utter darkness. Pitch black darkness that my gaze could not pierce through, no matter what I tried. I tried squinting, but strangely enough I couldn't feel my eyes.... Or even my own body. It felt like I had no shape and that I was sort of levitating - almost weightless. It was the strangest feeling in the world - I couldn't wrap my head around it.

But... How did I get into this darkness?
I remember being inside that dungeon and then hearing a voice, before falling asleep... Did I die again? Perhaps my dying wishes were heard finally?

Right as I was getting my hopes up, that I perhaps was given the rest I wished for, I felt this strange warmth enter my body. Then, gradually, I began to feel all sorts of different sensations and feelings - eventually, feeling my own body again. Then, before I knew what else was happening, I felt alive again, as the pitch black darkness around me began to fade into a blinding white colour.

Then, after a few seconds of silence, I opened my eyes slowly - my vision a bit blurry for a second or two.

I was... Still alive.
And the environment around me - it was the dungeon again... Guess I didn't die after all... And it definitely wasn't all a dream like I had slightly hoped. I exhaled lightly - guess it all is still as real as it could get. After a moment or two, I heard a loud, loud announcement inside my own head.

Evolution successful.

You have evolved into

' Lesser Serpentine 'Lesser Serpentine...?Evolution?

What the... Wait - I do remember some kind of announcement about evolution before I lost consciousness. Did I... change forms or something?

I looked at my body, examining my own snake body. I felt and looked a bit longer and my light green colour was now a much deeper dark green - with these strange, faint patterns covering it now. It was certainly clear that my body had changed. Before I got the chance to do anything further, another loud announcement spoke inside my mind, scaring me a little.

Common Skill [Inspector] has become the Rare Skill [Erudition].
Skills [Hard Bite] and [Huntsman] have been combined into the Rare Skill [Harvester].

Skills..? Oh right - I had a couple of them, didn't I? But... one of them seemingly also changed form and two others were combined into a different skill. Is this a result of my 'evolution'? Perhaps...

...Maybe I should check out my stats - perhaps those also have changed as a result of this new form.

"Graifrius Hasil." {Primal Language Translation; 'Status Open.'}

A second after I said the command out loud, the window that contained my stats opened up in front of me, blinding me just a little bit with its rather bright blue colour that it projected onto my face.

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Name: Faofa Shin
Species: Lesser Serpentine
Level: 20
Rank: E

Stats:

Health; 6700
Strength; 900
Defense; 850
Magical Energy; 4100
Stamina; 800
Intelligence; 198

- Overall Power; 2258

Skills:
-Speech; Active Skill
-Venom; Passive Skill

-Erudition; Rare
-Devourer; Individual Skill
-Harvester; Rare Skill
-Venom Pellet; Rare Skill
-Trickster; Common Skill
-Shadow Step; Common Skill
-Beasts Will; Individual Skill