After landing on something oddly soft and slimy, Ethan was, of course, relieved that he hadn't fallen to his death. But that relief quickly transformed into confusion, especially when it felt like something burst beneath him.
Even more so when he suddenly heard a series of familiar notifications from the system.
{Beast Eliminated!}
{Beast Eliminated!}
{Beast Eliminated!}
"What..."
Ethan was completely thrown off.
Slowly, he pushed himself up, grimacing as the sticky substance stretched between his hands and the ground.
It clung to him, thick, viscous, and disgusting.
"…The hell is this?"
He wiped at it instinctively, trying to shake it off.
As he did, he brought up the System Interface and checked on Evolutionary Shards to confirm he wasn't just hearing things.
"Three more?"
He paused.
"When did I kill something?"
That didn't make sense at all.
He looked down, then he carefully stepped forward.
Pop!
With the soft pop came another burst of slime and...
