Chapter 3: Evolution
[You have leveled up to level 2]
[choose an upgrade:
- Poison injection
-Adrenaline injection
-Nutrients storage]
Hiro couldn't advance to the next level before choosing an upgrade. After pondering for a while, he focused his attention on the skills and reviewed their abilities.
[Poison Injection: Secrete poison from the body or inject it into the host. The poison will drain the host's vitality until they die. The poison will also contaminate the host for up to 12 hours, making their body poisonous.]
Hiro immediately ignored the upgrade. Why in the world would he poison his host? Hiro was a parasite and absorbed nutrients from his host to feed himself. This had caused Cecile's increased hunger in the restaurant earlier. However, he would not outright kill his host. He still needed her for his livelihood. After dismissing this upgrade, he looked at the next one, Adrenaline Injection.
[Adrenaline Injection: Inject an adrenaline concoction into the user. The concoction will triple the nutrient consumption and boost the Strength stat by 200%.]
Hiro smiled at the upgrade. While he was a parasite, he didn't want to be a total parasite. This upgrade would let him start a mutualistic symbiosis. While this upgrade was preferable to the previous one, he wondered if it was worth it. A 200% boost seemed significant, but his host only had 15 STR to begin with. He didn't know if 15 was a lot, considering he had only 1 in STR. And the downside was worrying. Triple nutrient consumption is no joke. After looking at the room Cecile rented, he knew she wasn't a wealthy adventurer. Before he picked Adrenaline Injection, he looked at the last option, Nutrient Storage.
[Nutrient Storage: Take nutrients from the host and store them. The stored nutrients can be injected into the host or consumed by the user later.]