I Was Reincarnated as the Weakest Monster, but I’ll Use My ‘Return from Death’ Skill to Become the Strongest! Even as the Weakest Monster, I Want to Get Stronger, Take Human Form, and Build a Harem… But Why Do Only Yandere Non-Human Girls Keep Showing Up? - Chapter 1.12

A sea of red stretched across my vision.

“H-Haaaaah!?”

Faced with the overwhelming sight, I let out a cry of shock and bolted out of my den.

If the fire reached inside, I’d have no escape route.

That was all the reasoning I needed to act.

“GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH!”

The very moment I leaped out, a massive boar-like monster came charging from the side.

“…I-I thought I was going to die.”

I was sure I was about to be trampled to death.

But just before it could crash into me, the boar staggered and collapsed.

It was already dead.

“…Appraisal.”

I quickly activated Appraisal to check its status.

Its rank was an astonishing C—a C-rank monster, dead.

For a forest where G and F-rank monsters were the norm and D-rank was considered strong, a C-rank monster dying meant…

Something seriously wrong was happening.

“W-What do I do?”

I had no idea what was going on.

But for now, I had to move.

The fire was spreading fast, and if I stayed near the dead boar any longer, I’d be burned alive.

“…Hot!”

I started running.

But the entire forest was in flames. No matter where I went, the heat was unbearable.

There was a water source nearby.

If I could make it there, I might be able to escape the heat…

But that was where the other monsters would gather.

Even if I reached the water, I’d probably just end up trampled in the chaos.

Throwing myself into a danger zone wasn’t an option.

“…What now?”

I was running out of choices.

No, wait—maybe I had one last hope.

I had just evolved. That meant I should have gained new skills.

If I checked my status, maybe—just maybe—I’d find something that could help me out of this mess.

Gritting my teeth against the heat, I opened my status screen.

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• • Name: None

• • Species: Cat Demon

• • Level: 1/10

• • Rank: F

• • Title: Egg of Possibilities

Stats:

• • Attack Power: 16

• • Defense Power: 11

• • Magic Power: 9

• • Agility: 15

■■■■■:

• • Return from Death

Innate Skills:

• • Appraisal

High Skills:

• • Psychokinesis

• • Phantom Fire

Skills:

• • Bite

• • Throwing

Resistance Skills:

• • Hunger Resistance

• • Solitude Resistance

Hmm. So I got Psychokinesis—the ability to move and manipulate objects. That was strong.

And Firestarter had evolved into Phantom Fire. Also strong.

I wasn’t weak, not by any means.

But… after hearing about “spiritual power,” I was expecting something more.

Where were the legendary Six Divine Senses?

Where was Divine Foot, the ability to move instantly to any location?

Where was Heavenly Eye, the power to foresee my own or others’ futures?

If I had those abilities, I’d be way too strong right off the bat.

“…What now?”

One thing was clear: my evolution hadn’t given me any skills that could immediately fix this situation.

Sure, my stats had improved.

But so what?

Going from G to F-rank didn’t change the fact that I was still weak.

“…Huh?”

As I stood there, lost in thought, I heard something.

It wasn’t just the sound of burning.

It was something else.

I turned toward the noise.

“Ah…!”

What I saw was a massive burning tree…

Collapsing right toward me.

“NYAAAAAAAH!?”

From that point on, everything became a blur.

Pain shot through my body as an intense heat engulfed me.

“…D-Damn it.”

I was trapped.

Pinned down.

If I didn’t do something, I was going to burn to death.

I struggled, thrashing against the weight holding me down.

But I couldn’t move.

Slowly, my consciousness began to fade.

“Kuru kuru kuru…”

Just before everything went black, I thought I heard something…