Another i was soon upon her, and the {Winged Nymph} simirly attempted to crush her with its mandibles.

  The i was swift, and she could not prevent it from g down.

  Though simir to the st i, it left it immobile by doing so.

  Its front legs felt like barbed wire as they grasped her, with it tinuing to try and push her down.

  Swiping at it with her cws, she found the creature was fragile pared to her.

  Every ssh of her cws sent spshes of green blood and i bits flying.

  Though the i injured her, it seemed weak in a frontal battle.

  Shortly covered in disgusting i bits, another notification sounded.

  [You have defeated Winged Nymph, gaining 1 EXP. You are now 2/10 intressing to Level 2.]

  She felt relieved she was capable of handling these is, though that thought turned into horror as the sounds of buzzing wings grew louder.

  More and more {Winged Nymphs} were approag. And though individually weaker than the lizards, they seemed to be endless.

  Searg her surroundings, she found most of the jelly sacks opened.

  Lizards ran amuck everywhere, yet there was a quadruple of is.

  The lizards seemed to realise despite their superiority one-ohe {Winged Nymphs} were too numerous.

  Instincts driving them, the lizards began to flee, diving into the water below.

  The other lizards began following, their tail-like appendage and promi gills on dispy.

  Tara felt the o follow them, having few options with the alternative of being overwhelmed by is.

  Though now taking proper note of her surroundings, she realised the jelly sacks she and the lizards came from hid beh a rock surfabsp;

  Below the rock surface sat a pool of clear, bright water.

  The area seemed well-hidden, though now the is had discovered a crack leading them ihere was o them.

  Knowing she o move urgently, she began her crawl only to meet another one of those is.

  She was familiar with their attack methods, havi with two of them now.

  Knowing the i seemed to find it difficult to tto her slippery skin, she charged towards it, finding its mandibles clig in response.

  She swiped at it, finding the i's delicate body give way to her sharp cws.

  Though the creature was fragile, it was incredibly swift and mao nick her, yet it could not tto her properly, which allowed her to finish it with minor damage.

  [You have defeated Winged Nymph, gaining 1 EXP. You are now 3/10 intressing to Level 2.]

  Getting used to the notifications, she ighem and quickly moved towards the water.

  However, it could not be that easy. More and more is arrived, overcrowding the small spabsp;

  Two more is beset her before she could reach the water. This time, it was far more challenging as the two raked their barbed, spiked legs to tto her separately.

  She frantically cwed at the one in front of her, sending even more i pieces and green blood spttering over the pce, yet not before she suffered her first severe wound.

  The i behind her had utterly cmped down on her back leg, showing no signs of letting up no matter hently she kicked.

  For the first time, deep rivets of pain coursed through her as a deep hiss emerged from her throat.

  Tara felt e the thing, but the other i, whom she was tearing to bits, stubbornly remained alive.

  Finally, she mao end the thing, and the sound of the notification was music to her ears.

  [You have defeated Winged Nymph, gaining 1 EXP. You are now 4/10 intressing to Level 2.]

  Yet she was far too te to stop the thing ping on her leg, managing to tear it off.

  Gwahhhh! Now that seriously hurt.

  If she remained human, she would be screaming her eyes out, but unfortunately for the dirty bug behihis only made lizard Tara enraged.

  Twisting her body around, she tore into the i in a frenzy. The i, having a freshly torn lizard leg clutched tightly in its mandibles, was uo even mount a defence as the lizard's cws left rapid swipes into its body, tearing the i into bits.

  Another notification sounded.

  [You have defeated Winged Nymph, gaining 1 EXP. You are now 5/10 intressing to Level 2.]

  Feeling sore and in pain from the i bites, she just about trudged her way to the ledge before more of the things attempted to tto her.

  ‘Good riddaara thought, leaping into the water, pletely ign caution siaying in an area entire of killer is was not a good idea.

  The water felt cool and smooth on her skin. Her body already intuitively knew how to move in water, so she followed those instincts and mao imitate the other lizards, who were natural-born swimmers.

  She ehe feeling of the water so much that she almost fot that danger was everywhere; feeling the vibration ier of something signifit, she dove down, narrowly avoiding a ginormous fish that tried to swallow her whole.

  What is that thing? She thought, seeing a shark-like fish over three times her size.

  Its red eyes turowards her as it attempted to lunge for her again, but her lizard body was remarkably nimble, and she could just about escape for the sed time.

  Knowing she o find a safe pce away from predators, she began to swim away from the rge fish, who was notably slower than her even when she was not quite as adept at swimming as the other lizards.

  Soon enough, she found a small cave hidden by cattails and other aquatits.

  Reising the cave was ne enough to fit anything much more signifit than her, she fidently squeezed her way in and found it empty.

  Now able to finally gather her thoughts and review her situation, she ied her missing leg with a sigh.

  She hoped that was not perma, but it was likely she was now crippled.

  Setting aside these thoughts, she turhem to the strange system.

  She thought of the phrase usually used in o i with the system, ‘Status’.

  It was then a s popped up showing her current information.

  [Name: Ued.

  Species: Iron Samander

  Level: 1 {5/10 EXP to Lvl 2}

  Cultivation: Qi Gathering 1

  Species Traits: Regeion {1}, Iron Bones {1}, Skiion {1}

  Mutations: None. ]

  That's iing; now, where is the instruanual for this thing?

  Then she received a prompt asking if she would like an introdu left by the great Progenitor of Evolutions himself.

  The informatioer be worthwhile, Tara thought, irritated. She woke up in the body of a lizard—or should she now say samander—without as much as an expnation and still had no idea what was happening.

  Now, hopefully, she will be able to gain some answers.