'It directly involves me seeing as I am 18, so I should try to see if I can take on these kidnappers. I wouldn't mind if I could save at least one of the girls that have been kidnapped if they are still alive, but I will most likely have to kill guards to do that.' Shaman didn't know if she could stomach killing people as she was still rather shaken up from killing the assassin.
'Let's hope I can avoid killing by using Wolfy's shadow skills.' Shaman thought of Wolfy's skills which were perfect for stealth and would allow going undetected.
'I could also find out if I am being targeted for a specific reason since I could be the runaway heir to the fox realm throne. No that would be stupid if I was the heir then they wouldn't be using a bunch of low lives that are tier 1 to capture me.' Shaman facepalmed as it was ridiculous if she was actually a runaway princess.
'Anyway, I should not try to act like the hero since the person running this human trafficking business must be much stronger than I am and would probably beat me even after I evolve.'
'I will have to use Wolfy's skills just to be safe, otherwise, I could find myself kidnapped and killed as well.' Shaman had a general idea of how to go about her mission and was happy that she might be able to do something.
While she was imagining the kind of plans in her head a waiter had arrived with the food breaking Shaman out of her thoughts.
'Mmm~ it smells good, this will be my first meal as I have literally only been eating noodles. I should really learn how to cook.' Shaman let out a weak smile as she was already falling into her habits back home where she would only eat microwaved food to survive.
'Maybe I should get a roommate that can cook. But that's for a future me to deal with, it's time to eat.'
"Wolfy go ahead and eat." Shaman gestured to Wolfy he could eat and so he got on the table eating some nicely cooked meat.
Shaman enjoyed every bite of her meal and was a steep contrast from her cheap noodles.
*
After they were satisfied Shaman did not waste any time and went back to her apartment to begin her evolution. She stripped down to her underwear so her main clothes would not get dirty and sat in the middle of her room while opening the system menu.
[Would you like to evolve]
[Yes/No]
'Alright let's hope nothing goes wrong.' Shaman felt rather nervous and did not know what it would feel like. After taking a deep breath Shaman mentally prepared herself for any pain or weird sensations she may go through.
"Yes." After she said yes her vision went black.
***
"YOU stupid bitch!" A man slapped a young black-haired fox girl who fell to the floor from the slap.
The girl glared back at the man while holding her face where she was slapped.
"Glare all you want but if you don't help us in the next 3 days we are just going to kill you." The man looked at the girl with a murderous look as he was reaching his limits and wanted nothing more than to move on with their plan.
The man then left the room while slamming the metal door shut.
The girl waited till she could no longer hear the man's footsteps before laying on the ground. The young girl burst out crying and the cold look she had was no longer there.
"P-please someone s-save me." The girl curled up into a ball while crying as quietly as she could hoping that someone would find her.
***
Shaman's body was currently enveloped in a white egg. Wolfy was sleeping on top of the egg, not worried for her mother as he was able to feel through the connection and knew she was fine.
The next morning had arrived and the egg started to crack. Wolfy who was atop the egg felt this and jumped off onto the bed. Laying back down Wolfy hung his head over the edge eagerly waiting for his mother to come out of the egg.
10 minutes passed and the egg finally burst open.
A 5'6" Fox girl came out of the egg, Shaman was slightly taller and her fox features were more prominent as her ears had more fur and were slightly bigger. Her tail was also slightly thicker and longer with the black tip reaching further down her tail. She had also become a twin-tailed fox indicating she was a Tier 2.
Shaman's eyes opened revealing the bright blue eyes which contrasted with her snow-white hair which went down to her butt.
Her entire body felt refreshed like she just had a deep clean and massage.
Shaman had also noticed when she looked down at her chest they had gotten a bit bigger.
"YES!! They are coming back." Shaman felt around her body and noticed it seemingly matured making her look more like an adult,
"Let's see the changes." Shaman eager to see any changes in her status opened the system menu.
[Shaman Shiroi]
[Age: 18]
[Gender: female]
[Race: Twin tail Fox Girl]
[Level: 10]
[HP: 250/250]
[MP: 250/250]
[Skills: Inspect lvl 1, sword dash lvl 1, Slash lvl 1]
[Spells: Wind Slash lvl 2]
[Shared skills: Shadow Claw, Shadow Bite and Shadow Dash]
[Passive: light regeneration]
[Elements]
Wind - Tier 1
[Attributes]
Vitality: 15 -> 25
Agility: 25 ->30 + 6
Intelligence: 20 -> 25
Strength: 20 ->25
Dexterity: 10 -> 15 +3
Defense: 10 -> 15
"HOLY SHIT!" Shaman was amazed as all her stats went up and although she didn't know why some stats went up so high than others, she assumed it was because her body was strengthened and that these were the minimum stats for a tier 2.
'Hang on, what if I eat the eggshell?' Shaman remembered in novels she read, that eating your own egg provides benefits.
Picking up the remains of the egg, she put it in her mouth. It surprisingly had a sweet taste, so Shaman quickly ate the rest of the egg, which was more like candy than an egg. after eating the egg a system message popped up.
[+5 defence]
[+5 dexterity]
Shaman was surprised that her 2 lowest stats were increased but wondered if that was intentional just to raise her average and balance it out. Then another message was sent through.
[You will now gain 10 attribute points each level. to get the next evolution, the user must get to level 25]
Shaman's eyes lit up at the increase of attribute points but also realized something else.
'If there is such a huge gap between tier 2s, I have to be careful as a peak tier 2 would be a lot stronger than me. I think anyway, I don't know how much edge this system gives me over other people in the same tier. If anything the only people I fought were tier 1 lackeys that are forced to not evolve and are just expendable fodder.' Shaman thought back to the assassin and group of 3 people she fought who were only tier 1 and were most likely just foot soldiers for whoever is behind the operation.
'If that's the case when I fight someone with experience and knows what they are doing I better not underestimate them or my head will be on the floor before I even get a chance to draw my weapon.' Shaman shivered a little at that thought as it was the cruel reality especially when it came to fighting people in this world.
'Since I will be going in using Wolfy's skills there is no reason why I should even enter a fight. It would be better just to run if I can, seeing as the shadow skills will practically make me invisible then I should use that to my advantage .' Shaman put her hand up to her chin as the thought of fighting occurred, but there was no real need to.
Now that Shaman had evolved Shaman got to planning as first, she needed to find the base of the kidnappers and find a way to enter it.
Shaman also patted Wolfy as if it weren't for her getting a son with shadow abilities this operation may have been impossible.
"Alright Wolfy we got a big night tonight, we are going to ruin somebody's plan." Shaman smiled as although she really couldn't do much she hoped that she could at least save one girl from the kidnappers and possibly find out more information.
'I will most likely will be out all night so I should bring some food with me just in case as they might not even do anything tonight.' Shaman planned to investigate for as long as she could since she was determined to help the poor state of the place she lived in.
'If I can also ruin their operation then I will not have to worry living here and as it stands right now I don't think I have the capabilities to move right now.' This was also another reason for Shaman's determination as right now she was a prime target and being in an unknown world moving was not something she was ready for.
After planning how to go about her mission, Shaman got herself ready for the night ahead of her.