The Animagus: From Hunter to Monster-Chapter 39: Daily Quest Unlocked

The silence of the hospital room was deafening. Buji lay on the bed, staring at the glowing message hovering before his eyes.

[Fitness Stats <unread>]

He felt a rush of curiosity to click open the inbox and read what his fitness stats was going to display. Before then, he delayed having a rethink of all that had happened to him right from the dungeon.

The system had pulled him back from the brink of death, mended his broken body and enhanced his agility. But the absurdity of everything gnawed at his mind.

One moment, he had been in a featureless, enclosed space fighting a humanoid figure made of light, and now, he was back here in the sterile comfort of a hospital room.

The blue notification blinked as if demanding his attention.

"Alright," Buji muttered with a hoarse voice.

He clicked on the notification and it revealed what it concealed.

<Fitness Stats>

Strength: 60/1000

Agility: 90/1000

Endurance: 7/150

Healing Factor: 4/150

Cognitive Response: 80/1000

Strength: Strength determines physical power. The amount of force the player would be able to exert. The player has gained a strength that is above average for humans. Meanwhile, he still needs to improve in order to level up easily.

Agility: This feature takes care of the speed, precision and reflexes made by the player. With this recent enhancement, the player’s agility is nearly double that of a peak level human athlete.

"Exactly. I had made the right choice," Buji said, scrolling to see other stats information.

Endurance: This feature measures the player’s ability to withstand physical strain, pain and fatigue. This means the player could push his body harder and recover from exhaustion faster.

Healing: this feature has given the player the ability to heal faster than expected, and recover from illness at a faster rate.

Cognitive Response: a high cognitive response ability will help the player to process information, strategize and make decision within seconds and with precision. Just like agility, it will assist the player in making quick decisions. This feature also has a bonus of intuition skill, thereby giving the player the ability to dictate danger beforehand.

Buji studied the stats carefully. It wasn’t just the increase in the numbers that intrigued him, it was the implications behind them. These stats quantified aspects of his body and mind in a way he hadn’t expected.

The agility feature stood out to him the most. His recent enhancement had pushed it far beyond the limits he hadn’t expected.

He was always called sluggish with his dealings, but with this agility feature, he was going to be proving them wrong.

"Just, what kind of monster am I becoming?" Buji muttered to himself, giving out a low chuckle.

As the information settled in his mind, Buji couldn’t help but marvel at the complexity of the system.

"If this is it, soon, that will be that," he said and lay his back on the bed.

Since he had all the time to himself, he decided to do a little studying. He summoned his acquisition feature.

"Acquisition."

And the screen appeared above his head. Showing the three acquisitions he had earned upon awakening the system.

He clicked on the SEA and another field appeared on the screen where the information contained in the book will be displayed.

Buji looked out of the window and noticed it was becoming dark.

"Can’t the information be come as an audio?"

Then, he saw an audio tab at the base of the screen. Atop the screen, he saw the search tab. He decided to make use of the two tabs.

"Search… Information about all that has happened to me." As the system searched and displayed what he had asked for, he clicked on the audio button and two option popped up.

[Visual audio] --- [Mind audio]

"Mind audio."

He closed his eyes and crossed his hands above his head to pay close attention to the information he was about to get.

[Initial contextual explanation for user integration.]

[You were awakened in a world where the line between humans and monsters blurs. While monsters possess unique abilities and heightened sense, they often rely on systems for survival and growth. In contrast, humans use tools and intelligence.]

[This makes you a hybrid called Animagus. A being who is able to transform either into a human or a monster.]

’Good. Tell me about the D.E.M.O.N.S. system.’

[The D.E.M.O.N.S. system is designed for beings who straddle the blur line between humans and monsters. It helps to hinge survival on adaptation, evolution and fitness compliance to ascertain longer life span.]

The room seemed to grow colder as Buji absorbed the information provided by this system. He had taken a risk, honestly. But it was going to be for his own good.

He remembered the illusion when he was at the blink of death. The old white-haired man, the dragon king, had warned him that he needed to complete the mission.

Even, the man acknowledge that he was a great one.

Interesting.

’Do I get any reward at the end and completion of this so-called mission?’

[The player will earn after each raid he undergoes. He should have been provided with his account details which he can use to perform transactions.]

[The system will also provide daily and weekly quests for the player to help him level up and become stronger.]

’It’s enough. I’m getting bored already with all these information.’

Then he heard the shutdown sound in his mind, and opened his eyes.

It was already very dark, and he needed to sleep. But then, the system chimed, presenting Buji with a new notification.

[Daily Quest Unlocked]

- Push-Ups: 0/50

- Jogging: 0/10km

The player is expected to complete the daily quest to avoid any penalties.

"Penalties?"

[No physical penalty. A score will be deducted from any of his stats feature and this can cause a diminish in the player’s abilities.]

"A score? That’s 20 straight points?" Buji asked, but the system ignored him and continued.

[There will also be a reward for every quest completed.]

[23:30:00 remaining to complete daily quest.]

Buji looked at the wall clock by his side. It was already 12:30a.m.

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"Damn. I’ve got to sleep, it’s already too late."

He turned his head away from the screen which disappeared and he, travelled into the sleep world.