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Chapter 45 - Checking in on other races

Candidate 1

Name: Hector Venules

Age: 33

Main Race: Demon Hounds

Through a vast wasteland with dead trees and bushes, a large bear-like animal with blue fur ran amidst the broken lands. Behind this large creature, a pack of six hounds with a mix of blood-red and ghostly white skin was chasing the animal.

The craziest thing about these hounds was that they all had signs of different evolutions, with some having bulging muscular bodies.

Others had large, sharp claws that almost tripped them up while they ran but gave them an extra reach toward their prey.

One thing they all shared, however, was the fire coming out of different places in their bodies, but it didn't seem to harm them.

This was the help they received from the monster system their creator had access to, and it showed in full force now.

Originally, the candidates who hadn't chosen sentient races were having a hard time, but now, with access to the monster system, they had risen much higher. Now the hounds had the strength to back up the huge blood lust that was packed into their bodies, and once again, they started hunting larger prey.

The hounds soon managed to catch up to the larger animal, which now has to fight for its life against the invaders who chased the animal from its home.

The fight didn't last long, and soon, the animal slumped to the ground, and its intestines lay spilt out of its body.

The six hounds quickly gorged on the remains while fighting each other for more. Even if they were full, it was truly a miracle they could work together. After they finished and were full they brought the rest home to the nest to save for later.

Candidate 2

Name: Nancy Little

Age: 41

Main Race: Little Blues

In the frozen lands in the small forest were groups of Little Blues who were looking around the forests and caves for anything they could find. You see, these little guys had become slightly more civilised and calmed down more and now worked together in groups.

They weren't in tribes yet, but they were coming close, and currently, they were trying to explore as much of the area as they could. Little blues were lucky in a way as a race since the area they were in was quite fierce, so there weren't much of other creatures it was mainly plants.

This was great as they were herbivores and didn't eat meat, so they didn't have any predators hunting them and had plenty of food to go around. But the problem was this was a type of birdcage and it was nice but they couldn't escape so they were stuck there and if they tried to leave they'd die.

It was a multitude of factors from their size and having to traverse the changing landscapes and the predators on the outer edge who would stalk the outer reaches.

So they had a good life, but it was obvious that they wanted more in life as they constantly gazed upon the stars.

Candidate 3

Name: Ida Kerry

Age: 29

Main race: Venoids

We were now in the ocean, and the venoids were the race that had the camouflage skill, which helped them in stealth and survival situations.

They were currently in large groups of up to 30 who swam together and would use their skills to help them sneak up on larger predators. They now acted like piranhas, who once they found their prey would all attack and rip it to shreds, leaving nothing left.

The Veniods no longer needed to run away and hide and could now stand on their feet while still having some predators they couldn't easily kill yet. There was an understanding that if they met or saw one another, they would simply move on as it wasn't worth the hassle.

Candidate 4

Name: Gabriela Campos

Age:22

Main race:Light Sprites

Currently, the Light sprites had managed to hold off the swarm of termites that had plagued the forest they called home. They weren't exactly sure why, but the termites seemed occupied with another fight somewhere else against another enemy.

It seemed they were angrier and much more frenzied as if they had found a terrible discovery that caused them to mostly ignore the Light sprites. Some were still around which caused battles on the borders of the forest, but things had now calmed down, and the termites had mostly moved on to focusing on fighting another enemy.

However, this news didn't please Gabriella as she understood that whoever took the termites attention was just another problem, not a solution.

Candidate 5

Name:Chase Stone

Age:21

Main race: Giant Owls

The aptly named race was currently dropping down in a fight against a hive of centipedes that were trying to crawl up the trees and into their nests

Centipedes had hard armour carapaces and many legs that allowed them to move extremely fast and were ravenous in their hunger.

The owls tried simply grabbing the centipedes using their claws, but this caused some of them to be brought down. The many legs and the fangs of the centipede that scrambled in the owl's grip.

So they now resorted to smacking the centipede with large branches and dropping whatever they could onto the creatures as they tried to climb the trees. But this seemed to be a losing battle if they didn't find another way.

As for Chase, he wasn't worried as he thought they could just find a new home.

Candidate 6

Name: Naya Kabir

Age: 34

Main race: Weaver Queens

In the now completely covered forest that the weaver queens inhabited was a blanket of webs at every turn, and the ground could no longer be seen. The caves they used to inhabit are now used to store extra food and to hatch the young, and most of the large arachnids live in the forest.

There was no more life in the surrounding area as it had all been devoured and given to the young who had an endless appetite.

Overall, all things seemed to be doing okay for the spiders except for the males, of course, who were barely past 1 year old before being devoured. This please Nadia however and she loved the fact that it was men under heel now.

Candidate 7

Name:Wagner Hoffman

Age:55

Main race:Draconic Fledglings

The lizard man had a name, and it was, of course, a hint at what their creator wanted from them, which was to one day become dragons. It would take a while, however, as they were constantly in a state of battle in the swamps they lived in.

This is what happens when you try to challenge and dominate all other creatures in a biome without much planning. Such an environment did push them to work together more, and they were gaining valuable experience from this even if it put their race on a knife-edge.

Wagner for his part was more focused on what his creations would and should be which in his mind was the mighty dragon.

Candidate 8

Name:Hyun Jee Park

Age: 27

Main race:Ever Swarm

The Ever Swarm has continued to expand and grow and expand even more, especially underground, having a vast labyrinth under the ground. They didn't grow as fast as they wanted since they needed to make sure that the queen was safe and secure from any threats.

Now that the queen was far below ground with a swarm of guards, they could start the harvesting of resources to fuel the ever-growing swarm. Unfortunately, they had hit a wall in certain areas, and when fighting some prey but they would eventually break through and continue to consume and produce.

Hyun was confident and calculated in his thoughts that even against allied candidates he would come out on top.

Candidate 9

Name: Evaline Sato

Age:19

Main race:Ocean Lords

Once more, a name that fit the description and these shark men and women had gone on business as usual. They crushed some creatures who tried to fight them in large groups and others who thought they could take them on by themselves.

A problem emerged, however, since they had such good skills they were starting to be lazy and not work as a group to take over the ocean.

From the looks of it, they didn't have much drive besides fighting and finding a mate, but even then, they didn't care much for their young once they reached maturity. Still, they were one of the strongest races in the sea and a strong competitor in the game and would continue to explore the oceans.

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