"Hisssss"

  Waking up with a yawn I could feel my body being energized again and my injuries didn't hurt anymore, even my hunger has receded a little bit. I don′t know how long I have been sleeping, but not caring I stretched my long snake body and let out a satisfying hiss. I couldn′t help but rub my face, were my eyes should be, with my tail after seeing blue transparent screens in front of me.

  Wait, how do I see that?

  Never mind that for now, reading the screens my jaw just dropped!

  [You killed a Nagirus!]

  [43 Exp gained!]

  [First kill bonus!]

  [22 Exp gained!]

  [You leveled up!]

  [Choose evolution!]

  ...

  I read enough novels and manga to know that I just gained a system! I hope my system is the OP one with a dimensional storage, a store, a map, quests and so on. I could maybe even gain a human form and build my own kingdome and what not.

  Hmmm, lets test the system a little bit first.

  First let's find out if I have a status or not.

  'Status' thought I inside my mind and as soon as I thought that a blue transparent screen popped in existence. Looking at the information it read.

  [Status]

  Name: ???

  Species: Hatchling grey snake (???)

  Level: 1

  [Stats:]

  Strength: 9

  Agility: 15

  Intelligence: 20

  Mentality: 17

  Hp: 42/50

  MP: 0

  [Skills: Venom Fang lv1, Launch Attack lv 1, Slither lv 1]

  [Evolution: none]

  Oh, it worked!

  I have a system that means I am indeed reborn into a different world, and my race is a hatchling grey snake? That confirms it, I am 100% not a worm.

  But I am baby?

  And whats up with the question marks in my name? Hmmm, I can′t remember my own name anymore. Even things I did in my last life are becoming hazzy. This is ge-

  *Ding*

  [Monsters don′t have names!]

  Oh, that answersed my question. Hmmm, thanks system! Guess I have to name myself or find someone to name me.

  But there is still the question about my race.

  *Ding*

  [Your race isn′t named yet as you are a new species in the dungeon!]

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  ...

  The system can read my mind... and I am a monster!?

  A new species it said. Am I the only one of my kind? And are there more reincarnated people like me or am I a special case? I don′t think I am so special that I am the only one who got a second chance of life. Maybe I could find a friend or something. I am ony here for a few hours in this dark place and I am already getting a little lonely. But I can′t communicate with others they would kill me or run away when they see a random monster aprouch them. So, that idear is out of question for now.

  ...

  *sigh*

  I am not going to split my head over it anymore, I just have to accept that I am a snake now, I guess. I don′t have another choice anyway. So better accept it and adapt to it.

  Let's continue.

  Hmmm, I also don′t have a storage, map and so on, just got the basic of basics. So no kingdom building, conquering the whole world and getting op in a few days... Meh, it′s enough for me. At least I′m not a slave to my own system and have to follow quests with ridiculous penalties.

  Now to the importent part, my stats. My stats are pretty low I think, but what did I expect from a level 1 snake and I have nothing to compare it to. Intelligence is my highest stat, so average humans have intelligence of 20 or did I get dumber? I have a pretty low strength stat, but that is normal for venomous snake. But what is Mentality? it′s my second highest stat. Is this why I am so calm?

  Looking at my skills I am happy to see that I have venomous fangs. If I didn′t have that skill I am sure I would have lost against that rat, I am laying on right now. The skill slither is a little confusing to me. Does it mean I would be faster when the skill levels up, but isn′t that agility? Meh, I will find out soon enough, I hope.

  Hmm, my Hp isn′t full yet, so I am still injured from the fight and Mp is at 0. Does that mean I will never be able to use magic or do I have to unlock it first?

  Wait the system said something about choosing a evolution didn't it?

  So where is it?

  *Ding*

  [Choose Evolution:]

  [1. Grey Scales --> Random]

  [2. Venomous Fangs --> Random]

  [3. Eyes --> Random]

  [4. Danger smelling Tongue --> Random]

  [5. Vibration Sensing ears --> Random]

  [6. (Locked)]

  [Note: More specific Evolution paths will be unlocked in the future!]

  Ohhh, there it is.

  So I have 5 options and all are random and one is locked...

  Oh, 3 of them a are diffrent. Guess they are my race advantage or something like that. Thats why I could sens vibrations and smell with my tongue, but danger smelling tongue? I didn′t remember smelling danger...

  I will find that out after I evolve.

  Scales sound pretty useful for gaining extra defense, fangs for more damage, eyes for sight and tongue for better smelling.

  I don′t have to think much about it, I have long decided what I will choose.

  Eyes, I choose eyes!

  I want to see again. I can′t stand it to slither without seeing the world without any eyes. I even touched my face with my tail and there weren′t any eyes. Even if I get random eyes, anything is better than not having any at all.

  Thinking about evolving my eyes, I got another notification.

  *Ding*

  [You must be full Hp to evolve!]

  Damn it!

  *sigh*

  Well, better eat something first I guess. That is the whole reason I got into this mess anyway. I slither towards the sweet pond and took a small gulp out of it.

  *gulp*

  !

  As the clear blue liquid goes down my throat I immediately feel myself warm up, as if I drank sweet liquor in winter. My whole body feels energized as never before. I squirmed in euphory, and immediately plunged my whole head inside, drinking as much as possible.

  *grasp*

  "Ssssss~"

  I let out a satisfied hiss.

  Damn, this is some crispy water.

  After filling my body with the sweet liquid, I became lightheaded and just laid in the grass curling myself up and rested for a few minutes. Waiting for my Hp to fill up and to finally evolve my eyes to get some sight.

  While laying there I constantly checked my Hp, and I discovered that it rose 1 Hp after, I think a hour or so. Not having anything better to do I just slithered around for the remaining time, while occasionally drinking out of the pond.

  When my Hp reached 47 I got another notification.

  *Ding*

  [Slither leveled up!]

  Nice!

  Seeing that, I got more motivated and slithered through the grass more smoothly than before, trying to level it up once more.

  After what felt like days I finally got the notification I have been waiting for.

  *Ding*

  [Beginning evolution!]

  Not expecting it to automatically evolve I quickly slithered towards the rat and curled up between the corps to get more cover if other monsters are coming while I am in middle of my first evolution. Curling up, I prepared myself and calmed my breathing.

  My whole skin started cribbel like ants walking on my whole body.

  And were my eyes should be I suddenly felt pain, as if someone sting the place with needles.

  Gritting my mouth, I felt my skin slowly peel off.

  Wait, I am shedding my skin!

  I squirmed around, while the dead skin just suddenly fell off.

  …

  Hmm, that isn't how normal snakes shed their skin, but I am not a normal snake.

  I feel refreshed, like after having a long hot bath.

  *Ding*

  [Evolution complet!]

  [Eyes --> movement sensing eyes]

  Looked around I could only vaguely see black and white outlines of a rat like creature. It was four times as big as me and was slimmer than I thought. I would have blinked at the sight if I could, but I don′t have any eyelids.

  Well, I guess my luck is pretty bad this time, but it could be worse. At least I can see something.

  But ending my happy thought was the rhythmic vibrations that is getting louder and louder from one of the tunnel.

  Shit, shit, shit.