Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

"This, a chance!"

Leo's eyes suddenly glinted under the veil of darkness above, quickly rushing forward as he again began focusing the "Soul Power" within its shadow throat, compressing it greatly for seconds...

After reaching 30 meters away toward the staggering figure of the silver rabbit, Leo quickly opened his mouth, revealing the ominous sight beyond, making the upper body of his shadow extremely bloated.

WAAaahhh!!!

Squeak! (Ahh!)

An irritated voice penetrated its consciousness, shaking it greatly to the point that even its Epic Senses became inactive... However, although it seemed completely hopeless, its realm which was above Leo wasn't for show...

Gritting its teeth, causing a grinding sound to resound within the almost enclosed catacombs, the silver rabbit gripped its silver boomerang with force, forcefully opening its bloodshot eyes before hurling/firing it toward the shadow being in the distance.

Squeak! (Illusion!)

Swish! Swish!

In an instant, the boomerang hurling toward his direction suddenly split into three (same size), causing it to almost cover Leo's every possible escape root... Making him feel a deep sense of danger loomed toward his being as his back slowly got covered in cold shadow (sweats)...

"This, f*ck! I'm just kidding earlier, I didn't mean to attack you!"

He shouted in a panicked voice, rushing toward the side as he watched the boomerang approach at a fast speed... Wanting to find a corner to hide but only in vain!

"I'm dead..."

Leo thought in despair as he watched the boomerang hit his being...

...

Puff~

In an instant, a loud puffing sound resounded within his mind, instinctively causing him to flinch in fear and dread... however, the expected dispersing of his shadow didn't appear, only making the boomerang that hit his body dissipate in soft silver light... Vanishing within as it slightly illuminated Leo's dark and puzzled look.

"This... Illusion!?"

He thought with a dark expression, gritting his imaginary teeth as he began to manipulate his being...

However, the next second...

Sigh~

Silently staring at the recovering silver rabbit in the distance, Leo slightly tosses an Earth Vitality Ginseng toward its general direction before quickly retreating toward the entrance of the catacombs...

Knowing that the chances of him winning against it were extremely slim. Besides that, even if he wins, killing the silver rabbit is simply not worthy in his opinion... It would even make him feel a deep sense of regret.

...

Squeak?

Soon, after a minute of stabilizing its consciousness, the silver rabbit unhurriedly opened its slightly reddened eyes, staring at the Earth Vitality Ginseng in the distance with mixed emotions as it leisurely held it within its little palm.

Patting the dust that stuck toward the spiritual herbs-plump body, the silver rabbit silently took a bite from it before hopping into the unknown depths of the catacombs in complete silence...

Suddenly feeling a strange emotion well up within its being...

Making the happiness brought by its advancement toward the Core Formation realm vanish into thin air... Pondering if its choice is correct or not.

Squeak... (It's only for the benefits, there's no emotion included...)

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Huff~

"I can't believe that I managed to survive upon fighting a newly advanced Core Formation realm beast!

"No, I managed to survive fighting against a new and weakened Core Formation realm being!"

Creakkk...

Covering the passage beneath him with the familiar heavy stone and the same old wooden table, Leo couldn't help but heave a heavy sigh of relief... Still couldn't believe the thing that occurred earlier.

Although it was really not that incredible since his strength was naturally above the Peak of Foundation realm (with the system occasionally giving him free attributes), which is almost comparable to the strength of the Quasi Core Formation realm being...

Nonetheless, he still managed to retain his pitiful life against the (Epic) Core Formation realm rabbit, making it worth the celebration!

Still, who would expect that this ability would turn out to be extremely useful in certain scenarios?

Feeling that the skill has great potential, Leo didn't hesitate further as he immediately upgraded it with 1 Medallion of Forceful upgrade.

Ding!

[ Upgrading the "Soul Shrieking (Level 5)" skill to "Compressed Soul Shrieking (Level 1)" would cost a 1 Medallion of Forceful Upgrade and 1,000 Horror points!

(Accept/Declined) ? ]

"Accept!"

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon successfully gaining a new skill "Compressed Soul Shrieking (Rare+2) (Level 1)" skill! ]

Ding!

[ Compressed Soul Shrieking (Rare +2) (Level 1) - One of the most common and comprehensive offensive skills of a soul, ghost, and being focused on soul power!

Activation: By focusing soul power on the host mouth before shrieking! 5 Qi points!

Upgrade Cost: 5,000 horror points!

Note 1: The power of shrieking depends on the soul power of the host! (Could control the power of "Compressed Soul Shrieking" by manipulating the amount of soul power!)

Note 2: It mutated further, causing its ability to greatly strengthen! ]

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Nodding his head in satisfaction, Leo immediately upgraded it toward Level 5, costing him another 25,000 horror points in the process. Making him feel a pinch upon seeing that his horror points decreased by almost a third...

As he was about to check its new information, a sudden notification appeared in front of him, instantly making his imaginary brow raise in surprise.

This...

Ding!

[ Congratulations upon spending 100,000 horror points (a total of 150,000 horror points due to unlocking the shop)!

Reward: Unlocking "Skill Fusion" features of the system! ]

Ding!

[ Skill Fusion (Feature): Combine two existing skills to create a new single skill!

Note: Combining two skills would consume horror points! Moreover, after combining, the feature would enter a cooldown (Depending on the grade you combined!). ]

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"I... I almost forgot about this!"

Leo exclaimed within his being, almost forgetting about it, again blaming it on his pitiful and failed species...

Excitedly opening it... a black gleam quickly blinded his senses before unhurriedly unfolding an ancient metallic cauldron within, making him slightly gasp upon seeing its intricate design... That even his current cauldron appeared bland when he compared it...

"System, are you selling me this cauldron?"

Ding!

[ Yes, 5,000,000,000,000,000,000 horror points are required to purchase the Ancient Heavenly Cauldron!

Accept getting a loan (Yes/No!) ]

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