Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

magic:

Skill: [Chewing Fire]

Sure enough, the word 'Warcraft' is what makes the Fire Hyenas so extraordinary; they are worlds apart from ordinary little animals like Bell.

As a magical beast, the Fire-Chewing Hyena possesses a physical body far stronger than that of ordinary small animals. Its health points of over 100 mean that even a small animal like Bell, going all out, cannot break through the Fire-Chewing Hyena's defense.

The powerful physical body is merely a byproduct of the fire-chewing hyena's consumption of flames.

Their innate ability, "Chewing Fire," is not some low-level, useless skill like that of the mimic snake.

As a skill that consumes magic power, [Chewing Fire] allows hyenas to strengthen their bodies by consuming small amounts of fire and to breathe fire to attack enemies when necessary.

What's even more troublesome is that these powerful magical beasts are also social creatures.

Lying at the cave entrance, Bell watched the fire-chewing hyenas pacing back and forth near the river, feeling a strong sense of unease.

These formidable-looking fire-chewing hyenas gather in large numbers along the riverbank, not for hunting.

After all, given their size of over two meters, even if small animals near the river jumped into their mouths, they might not be able to feed these giant hyenas.

"Is the appearance of the monsters related to that purple moon in the sky? Why are these guys gathering near the riverbank...?"

Bell muttered to himself as the fire-chewing hyenas that had been lingering on the riverbank suddenly lowered their heads in unison towards a certain spot in the bamboo forest.

A gigantic fire-chewing hyena, standing 2.5 meters tall at the shoulder and sporting a fiery mane on the back of its neck, emerged from the bamboo forest, surveying the assembled fire-chewing hyenas with a haughty expression.

Chapter 8 The Living Remains Under the Purple Moon

"Ouch——"

As the king of his tribe, the newly appeared fire-chewing hyena let out a long howl, causing the bamboo forest to tremble.

After that howl, the entire bamboo forest became incredibly quiet. Even the smallest insects fell silent and dared not make a move.

As if in response to the howl of the fire-chewing hyena leader, a strange change occurred in the ditch in front of Bell.

The purple moon's reflection in the water caused the river to surge and churn, as if giant fish were thrashing about.

"Don't kid me, the river isn't deep and I can wade across it. How could there be any large creatures living down there?"

Bell looked at the seemingly boiling river water and couldn't imagine what kind of bizarre giant creature could live in water several centimeters deep.

But this is a magical world, and sometimes life and death are not insurmountable barriers.

A huge bulge rose in the middle of the riverbank, and a blurry black shadow stood in the middle of the river channel, covered with a lot of mud and water.

As the silt disintegrated under the force of the water flow, the stark white bones encased within gradually became clear.

The first thing that caught Bell's eye was two exceptionally large, curled tusks, followed closely by an extremely thick pig skull.

"puff--"

Two pale, ghostly flames suddenly ignited from the eye sockets of the skeleton, and the wild boar skeleton standing in the water slowly moved, making a sound of bones grinding together.

An ominous aura emanated from it and spread outwards.

[Revitalizing the Remains]

Type: Undead

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Just as Bell used Information Insight on the undead that had risen from the riverbed, before he could even investigate its individual information, a dazzling fireball, flashing with incandescent light, streaked across the sky at an astonishing speed and struck it directly.

Without a doubt, it was the fire-chewing hyenas standing on the shore who made the move.

"Bang!!"

The fireball, about the size of a basketball, exploded violently when it hit the living remains, sending flames and blasts flying, reminding Bell of a high-explosive grenade demonstration video he had once seen.

The not-so-deep river was cut off by the explosion, and the living remains standing in the riverbed were torn apart by the blast.

The impact traveled to the riverbank, knocking Bell, who was peering out of the cave, overturned him. He spun around and rolled deep into the cave, landing headfirst against the wall with his buttocks facing up.

"That fireball is several times bigger than my body. If I got hit by one, I'd be covered in bruises..."

Despite his body shaking uncontrollably and his bladder about to burst, Bell remained defiant, adhering to the principle of 'fear is the root of all fear, but courage must be amplified'.

By the time Bell struggled to his feet and ran back to the cave entrance, the aftershocks of the fireball explosion had dissipated.

The resurrected remains that had crawled out from under the riverbed had been scattered by the fireball.

Numerous broken bones were scattered everywhere, and the pig skull, the size of a stone block, was stuck next to the cave where Bell was hiding, its two huge tusks nowhere to be seen.

However, the fire in its eyes was still flickering, clearly indicating that it had not yet returned to silence.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it... You guys can fight all you want, but please don't let me get caught in the crossfire!"

Looking at the skull embedded not far from him, Bell's heart nearly jumped out of his chest.

It was coming, and it was afraid that the fire-chewing hyena in the distance would breathe another fireball at it.

The fact that this resurrected remains can withstand a fireball doesn't mean Bell can survive an exploding fireball from a fire hyena.

In Bell's eyes now, these fire-chewing hyenas are like dog-shaped mobile rocket launchers, extremely dangerous.

Unfortunately, things didn't go according to Bell's wishes. The fire-chewing hyena that had spewed the fireball from afar leaped directly to the front of Bell's cave.

Ignoring the shivering Bell in the cave, it went straight to the living remains, opened its mouth and bit into the brittle skull of the roasted remains.

A wisp of ghostly fire drifted out from the shattered skull and was swallowed whole by the fire-chewing hyena.

It shook its head, stuck out its tongue to lick its nose, and then snorted and spewed out two streams of flame from its nostrils, looking extremely ferocious.

Bell, who was staring intently at the fire-chewing hyena, noticed that after it ate the ghost fire, the experience bar above the creature's head surged.

"So these guys went to the riverbank to kill the living remains and strengthen themselves... Then why are the living remains near the riverbank?"

Filled with questions, Bell turned his gaze back to the riverbank. Since the first animated remains in the form of a wild boar appeared, the ominous aura surrounding the riverbank had grown increasingly intense.

The purple moonlight blazed brightly, just like the commotion when the boar-type animated remains appeared before. The mud and sand in the riverbed surged, and one animated remains with glowing pupils emerged from below the riverbank.

They moved their stiff bodies and fixed their undisguised hostility on the fire-chewing jackals on the shore.

More accurately, these resurrected creatures exude a deep malice towards all living things.

In this situation, Bell no longer had any intention of hiding in the cave to watch the battle. He instantly climbed out of the cave and fled at high speed away from the riverbank.

Behind Bell, the fire-chewing hyenas that had been waiting for a long time had already spewed more than a dozen fireballs at the riverbank below.

"Pinching meows, when gods fight, mortals suffer. I don't want to become a roasted bamboo rat."

Bell landed on all fours, his short legs kicking wildly, afraid of being hit by the aftershocks of the fireball exploding behind him if he was even a step too slow.

The living remains had over thirty health points; if hit by an explosive fireball, they would be blown to pieces.

Even after the upgrade, my body is as fragile as paper, unlike those living remains that have been dead for countless years and can still stand up again.

"boom--"

The sounds of explosions, like thunderclaps, echoed continuously through the bamboo forest.

Even without looking back, Bell, who was frantically fleeing, could see that his surroundings had become much brighter, thanks to the light brought by the flames.

Judging from the commotion behind him, the fight between the fire-chewing hyenas and the living remains was something that a nobody like Bell could not possibly watch up close.

The large number of reanimated remains were shattered into fragments by the violent explosion and scattered everywhere. The bone fragments hit the bamboo around the riverbank with muffled thuds, which was unsettling.

Bear, holding his breath, ran headlong, getting further and further away from the burning riverbank behind him, until his entire body disappeared into the dark jungle.

Bell wanted to find a safe place to spend the dangerous night.

But no matter where it runs, as soon as Bell stops moving, its whiskers will tremble rapidly, telling it that there is danger within its range of perception.

When Bear Grylls ran until he was too exhausted to go any further, he lay down on the ground and felt a slight tremor coming from beneath the earth, and suddenly it dawned on him.

"I'm so stupid, really..."

Chapter 9 Under the Bamboo Forest

"I'm stupid, really."

Bell looked exhausted, his face drooping.

"I figured out why the fire-chewing hyenas would gather together to hunt the living remains, but I never thought that the reason for the appearance of these living remains might be related to the purple moon in the sky."

Bell quickly recalled the events of the night and realized that everything beyond his comprehension had occurred after the purple moon appeared in the sky.

Bell's intuition told him that the reason those skeletons that had been dead for many years could move again was the strange purple moon.

Looking up at the dappled moonlight filtering through the thick bamboo leaves, Bell continued to ponder, following the clues he had found.

"Since the purple moonlight can revive the dead skeletons beneath the riverbank, then the revived skeletons in other places must also be affected by the moonlight. So why do the hyenas that hunt revived remains only gather on the riverbank...?"

"Unless, the bamboo forest will not produce living remains, or something will block the resurrected skeletons in the bamboo forest."

The bamboo rat's small body and keen senses alerted Bell to the tremors that the ground beneath him was shaking.