Somewhere on a rainy mountain, after resting and running for a full day, Jacob was fully exhausted and, with the heavy rain, he was even more worried about catching some unknown disease.
He was literally wearing two pieces of clothes right now, and even they weren't fully covering his skin.
The only relief was that carcass of arrow tail jaguar which can provide him with a good nutritious meal, and he was also thinking of turning the thick hide into a warm coat.
But first, he had to find a place to hide from this rain and the surrounding has already turned dark.
'Now I understand why sometimes a small roof is far better than a vast sky…' Jacob thought bitterly as he continued to move slowly while looking for shelter.
However, he knew it was a pipe dream to continue searching for something in this darkness where he can't even see Pig Head clearly.
So, he built one himself with tree leaves and branches, which took him two hours to compete with Pig Head's help. Although it was extremely crude, the water was still flowing through the leafy roof, but it was far better than walking into darkness aimlessly.
"Although I'm not feeling any cold because of my special body condition, I still have to remain caution…" Jacob mumbled as he took out a knife and skinned the large jaguar.
He meticulously separated the jaguar hide, which was more like fleece, and let it wash into the rain.
Then there was only meat and the animal's viscera which he threw away and only meat left.
"Shit, I can't even light the fire…" Jacob lamented about how there wasn't anything dry to burn when suddenly his eyes opened wide, and he mumbled.
"Fire… those guys found the hideout right after my injection, and the rain also didn't fall for the day I did the extraction process. Then didn't this mean they were drawn here by the smoke rising from the door?
"Although I took the precaution of doing the process at the night, it seemed I still underestimate those high-level species. Now I understand how they found the hideout. It was my own damn fault!"
Jacob quickly believed his hypotheses, and he was ninety percent sure this was the real reason he got exposed.
In the end, he could only sigh helplessly because he can't cry over spilled milk anymore and ate the meat raw since it would go bad if he left it in the rain anymore.
He stored as much as could in the infinity pendant and eat the rest, leaving nothing. Even he was shocked at his appetite and strange instinct to devour anything once he started to eat without caring about taste.
Jacob knew he wasn't like this, but after the first hunger pang and drinking the bone marrow, he stopped caring about taste or what he was eating anymore.
As long as it can provide him with the nutrition, he can devour anything and this urge has become even more definite after the first injection, and he only noticed it now.
'This meat isn't as nutritious as the goblin, but it still sends steam of warmth in my body, and now I didn't feel the urge to sleep anymore. I can feel the warm flow of energy flowing through my whole body. Is this how the heart converts my body?'
Ace wondered with elation as he closed his eyes and felt that strange warm spreading in his body. He could feel his fatigue was going away, and he was recovering at an extremely fast pace.
He remained in that half-conscious and half-asleep state for three hours before that warmth completely faded away, and he was now full of energy.
His eyes opened and glowed as he said, "Cursed Immortality!"
The white floating book appeared in front of him and with a thought, the cover flipped and the first page appeared.
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[Cursed Immortality: Cursed Immortal Physique (Nine Phases)]
[Current Phase: First Phase]
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-First Phase: Body Transformation
-Stages of Body Transformation: Three
-First Stage: Cursed Heart Emergence (Current Stage)
-Second Stage: Compete First Stage
-Third Stage: Compete Second Stage
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-Inheritor: Jacob Steve
-Current Phase: First (Body Transformation)
-First Stage Progress: 13%
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'Oh, extra three percent progress from ten in one go?' Jacob was astonished and flipped to the second page.
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[First Phase of Body Transformation: Cursed Heart Emergence (First Stage)]
-Cursed Heart Emergence: Three Levels
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-First Level: Formation of Immortal Mark Inside the Modify Heart (Complete)
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-Second Level: Turn Immortal Mark into Cursed Mark
-Completion: 5%
[Description: Please insert different Tier-1 or higher species' heart essence directly into your heart until the cursed mark is completely forged.]
[Note: A species' heart essence can only be inserted once, not again.]
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-Third Level: Complete Second Level
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-Completion of this stage affected in 100 Years of Youthful Lifespan
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Jacob's lips curled upward when he saw the first injection give him four percent in one, and he wondered how much he'll get with the arrow tail jaguar's heart essence.
But his expression fell when he thought he can't extract the heart essence anymore because everything was in the hideout.
Jacob asked with a hint of perplexion, "Immortika, tell me how much my body changed?"
As much as he didn't want to talk with this annoying book right now, he knew only Immortika know his condition the best. That was why he reluctantly asked the question.
However, just like always, Immortika wrote erratically, "Hehehehe… I, much, say I quite like the scenery… hehehehe!"
Dark lines formed on Jacob's forehead and snapped, "Can't you just answer the question without your shitty sarcasm?"
Immortika wrote, "Hehehehehe… it isn't sarcasm, I'm enjoying the show. I wonder if those two big logs will find you or not. Ahhh… so much excitement!
"As for your question, don't worry. After consuming that big cat, your body is at 59% compatible with your current heart strength. You just required to continue to kill and consume high-level meat, and you'll be just fine!"