As the realization hit me that this is what the god was laughing at regarding my choice, I couldn't help but feel like I was cheated.
I could already imagine that glowing yellow figure laughing his ass off at my misfortune.
(Bloody hell, just you wait, you shitty ass god! You think I can't survive as a goldfish in the ocean? Jokes on you, I've beaten Subnautica as worse! We'll see who's laughing in the end!) I screamed in my heart for a long time before eventually calming down.
(Ok, now what to do first? As odd of a choice as it may sound, I should probably find some land first.) I thought.
My goal was simple. I remembered going and feeding fish near some bridges where I used to live.
If I could make it to a similar area, I could have a steady supply of food and not have to worry about much else, either.
Although it was easier said than done, as I looked around me and saw nothing but the endless stretch of blue.
That's when I remembered something else.
(Didn't that shitty god say something about a video game mechanic or whatever? As well as evolution? Hm...) I thought as I began to think up ways to summon my status screen.
I wasn't a very big fan of those types of games and stories, but that doesn't mean I didn't read them in my spare time.
I tried various methods and eventually succeeded.
(Aha, finally!) I shouted in my mind.
As I looked at my stats, I couldn't help going from excited curious, to blind fury in an instant.
Stats -Stage: 1.Level: 1.Attack: 3.Defense: 5.Agility: 10.Stamina: 5.HP: 10.MP: 0.
Skills -Stealth, level: 1.Fin Slap, level: 3.
Can you finally understand just much I've been cheated!?
I'm the weakest creature alive right now, and they expect me to what? Get stronger?
How the hell am I supposed to do that? The ocean is a huge place full of unknowns!
Although, I was getting kinda curious as to what was truly at the bottom...
No, I'm getting off topic.
After calming myself down for a few minutes, I noticed a couple of other things.
There was apparently a couple other tabs on the screen as well.
(So it's not just a stats screen?) I wondered to myself.
I pressed on the tab that had a black silhouette on it, and saw a giant chart full of different black silhouettes as well as a familiar face at the very bottom.
This was actually, an evolution chart.
From what I could see, the evolutionary paths I could take were seemingly unlimited, over half the creatures I had never seen or heard of before, they looked completely alien to me.
As for the very top, I saw even more bizarre options.
I quickly scanned the chart for a few minutes before finally finding what I was looking for.
(Leviathan. Stage: 3. Requirements: unlock title Carnivore of the Sea, eat 1 Murderous Whale meat.) I thought.
I quickly went back to my stats tab to check my titles, and couldn't help but spew curses for another ten minutes.
Titles: Unlucky, Reincarnator, Strongest (pfft) Goldfish, Fool.
That third title was the one that pissed me off the most.
Anyways, as I calmed down I checked what evolutionary paths I could take in order to reach my goal.
As well as see if I could find out information regarding that Carnivore of the Sea title.
In all likelihood I probably just have to eat and all meat diet.
Like that'll be easy.
I haven't even run into any other sea creature yet, let alone one I could kill and eat the flesh of.
Besides, I don't think Goldfish should really be eating meat, unless there's something deadly wrong with them.
Well, anyways, I better start heading in one direction while I figure out how I'm going to find some food in this place.
After swimming for half a day, I finally found a nice spot to rest.
A nice sea anemone, which I definitely pronounced correctly, shut up.
I don't think Goldfish actually use these as homes, but I think it should work.
At least, that was my thought until I instantly got stung by it.
(Ow! Fine, I'll just sleep in a cave nearby) I thought before finding the nearest small cave and going to rest.
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My New Life as a Leviathan in Another World
FantasiA young man, wanting to be reborn as an unstoppable sea monster, wishing to terrorize the inhabitants of the sea, finally has his wish granted. Except, shouldn't he be some unspeakable sea beast? And why is an unreliable god in charge of reincarnati...