That Which Devours - Survive: A LitRPG Adventure by Jer Patch

Author:Jer Patch [Patch, Jer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bardhwood Press, LLC
Published: 2025-10-07T00:00:00+00:00

I blinked a few times trying to get my head on straight. "Noseen, what is the monstrosity stat?" My heart pounded in my chest as I stared at the number. Up until now, it'd been zero. The 1% didn't change, though, no matter how much I stared at it.

"Never heard of it. It must be a human thing."

Something squawked loudly above the tree and I froze for a moment, before I climbed down one more branch, letting several large leaves cover the top of my head. The creature squawked again, this time at a higher level. Wings beat through the air.

The number kept mocking me, even after I closed my stat sheet. Did that mean I was only 99% human at this point?

The noise from over my head lessened and I hoped the bird creatures stayed up there. I didn’t dare head back to the ground until the walking monster passed by my location and I was certain it wasn’t headed in the same direction as me.

It thumped away, though the sound was getting quieter, which meant the pain of taking the Venomous Bite hadn’t lasted nearly as long as it’d felt like. The way to the compound had been easier, right after the meteor shower. The journey back to the ship was not so much.

I’d been lucky, very lucky that the meteor shower had scared most of the things in the jungle. Yet, the stomping kept moving, headed away from my location at a right angle. That had to be good enough, I was losing too much daylight.

Worry crept across my mind about just how easy it had been to hike to the compound, and now how everything was exponentially harder.

But I was stronger than before, too. I paused, taking stock of my body and how much had changed. My stats were higher, I’d gained several levels and, against all odds, I had the crystal John needed to fix the dang ship.

Screw worrying about getting back to the ship, I’d traveled through a dinosaur-infested jungle with creatures trying to eat me at every turn. I’d made substantial progress back, and was even still on time, despite getting lost more than once.

I was freaking doing this, and growing stronger along the way. My body was more powerful than before, and at this rate it wouldn’t be long before I crossed level ten. From there, the world was my playground. I would do this, come hell or high water. Even if I was only 99% human at this point. Who cared, as long as I protected myself and those I cared about?

I peeked through the leaves upward trying to get a look at whatever creature landed in the nest. Only the brightly colored wing caught my eye, but it was enough for information to pop up.

[Avian Skulker, Level 8]

All I could focus on was Noseen’s comment about getting wings. This would be my chance to try and take down a flyer bigger than a normal bird. As long as the fight was fast, it wouldn’t slow me down too much.

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