Skill Hunter: A LitRPG Adventure by Noct

Author:Noct [Noct]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2025-10-28T00:00:00+00:00

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SCOOPING THE FLUID

Ike thought for a minute, looking at the doll body. There were three large gaps. One at the neck, where its head wasn’t. One at the stomach. One on the side of the body. Of the three gaps, he could fit his hand in her neck or stomach, whereas the gap on the side of her body was long and narrow. The stomach was closer to the fluid than the neck, but he’d have to stick his hand into the gap. The arms could easily reach him the whole time. Plus, the gap wasn’t much larger than his hand. She can only react if she feels me, but I don’t know if I can scoop out the liquid without ever touching her body.

He eyed her neck. Rather than sticking my hand in, couldn’t I use that as a pouring spout? All I need to do is tip her over. He grinned, eyeing the space around them. And I think I know what to do.

Moving as quickly as his injured body could handle, Ike picked up his gear and gathered the wolf parts he’d spread around earlier. Some of the meat was a little trampled, but most of the jerky was fine. The wolf pelt was dried now, so he yanked it off the little frame he’d built with one hand. Strangely, some electricity crackled in the fur. Ike frowned. He tucked the pelt over his shoulder. I’ll figure that out later.

When he’d gathered everything he could, he walked up to the body. He reached out and tapped it on the shoulder.

The body lunged, immediately reaching for him. Ike backstepped, waiting. It flailed for a while, lurching left and right, then slowed to a halt and stood numbly again.

Ike tapped its shoulder.

“Get back here, you little—” Rosamund broke off to a frustrated scream. The body jumped at him, reaching its arms wide in a sweeping bear hug. Ike swayed his body backward, barely dodging the reach. His heels hit the edge of the boulder.

Almost there.

The body stumbled toward him. For a moment, Ike almost thought it would tumble off on its own, but at the last second, it slowed to a halt. Standing there, it swayed gently, almost as if in the wind.

Ike checked behind him. Nodding one last time, he tapped the body again, then jumped backward, off the rock.

The body whirled and grabbed for him. Its second step landed on air. It tipped forward and fell. Ike held his breath. Come on… come on!

CLUNK. The body lodged in between two rocks. One shoulder fell into a contour in the rock’s surface, while the other side stuck on its torso. The neck pitched down, toward the ground. The black, tarlike fluid slowly rolled toward the body’s neck.

Ike grinned. He ran back to the center of the boulder and grabbed his pan. It had been flattened on one side sometime during the fight. He grabbed it and adjusted its edges, then ran back to the body.

“What are you doing? Let me go! Release me!” Rosamund demanded.

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