PFC Chapter 1: Can someone survive being hit by a dump truck traveling at 8 mph?
Chapter 1: Can someone survive being hit by a dump truck traveling at 8 mph?
In the Dragon Kingdom, in the snowy mountains of the northeast, there is a cave.
"Hmm...it's so dark...it's so warm...where am I?"
Cang Nian twisted his body, still somewhat bewildered.
"I remember I was looking at my phone while crossing the street when I was accidentally hit by a dump truck... How could I survive being hit so hard by a dump truck traveling at 80 miles per hour? Am I some kind of superhero?"
Cang Nian pondered this with great confusion.
But then he felt a churning around him, as if it were convulsing, and then the foreign object pressing down on him suddenly disappeared, and the space that had been enveloping him became much more spacious.
Before he could even stretch his body, he was thrown into another spasm-like tumbling, and a strong feeling of pressure came from all around him.
He felt like a sausage in a package, squeezed out in a flash.
Paji~!
The next second, he felt himself land. The surrounding air suddenly turned cold, but thankfully it was still bearable.
But then, an irresistible yet unusually gentle force struck him, manipulating him and causing the bindings that had been enveloping his body to loosen as he landed.
The heavy, warm breathing and the sticky liquid made him suddenly realize that some huge creature was licking his body!
This made him freeze in place, trembling.
At this moment, he tried to open his eyes to observe his surroundings, but found that his eyes seemed to be glued shut, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not open them.
The licking sensation on her body hadn't stopped; after licking off her restraints, it cleaned her body again.
Ouch~!
Ouch~!
Just as Cangnian was trembling in place, he heard a babyish, howling voice.
"Wait! The warm, cramped space... I'm being squeezed out... I'm licking away my restraints... I didn't die! I've been reborn as an animal!"
That childish cry sent a jolt through Cang Nian's mind, connecting all his previous feelings together.
Thinking about it, the foreign object that had been pressing down on his head and then disappeared must have been the cub next to him.
However, because the cries of mammal cubs are all very similar, he couldn't tell what kind of animal his siblings were.
Shasha~!
Just as he was wondering, he heard the sound of bushes rustling outside the cave.
“Ouch——!!!”
But the next second, the large tongue that was licking him suddenly stopped and let out a terrifying roar towards the outside of the cave!
This sound made Cang Nian feel as if his liver and gallbladder were about to burst, and he could even hear it echoing far into the distance!
"A tiger! It's a tiger!"
This roar convinced Cangnian that the big guy who had just licked him was definitely a tiger!
He had been to the zoo before and heard the roars of tigers and lions. The tiger's roar was louder and higher-pitched, while the lion's roar was deeper and deeper.
And this big guy is undoubtedly his mother in this life, a tigress!
"Phew... Although I didn't get to be reborn as a human, being reborn as a tiger is still pretty lucky. It's much better than being reborn as a rabbit or a mouse. At least I don't have to worry about being hunted by creatures other than humans."
This assessment reassured Cang Nian somewhat.
Being able to live a second life is already quite lucky, especially as a tiger at the top of the food chain. What more could one ask for?
Awooooo~!
At this moment, the tiger cub beside him started howling again.
Then, Cangnian felt the big guy in front of him lie down, and the little tiger cub next to him slowly moved closer, and soon a sucking sound came from it.
Although the baby is newborn and cannot open its eyes, its eyelids are only a thin layer, so it can sense changes in light.
That little tiger cub went to drink its milk!
The limited senses allowed Cangnian to reconstruct what had just happened, but due to human psychology, some people found it difficult to accept drinking tiger milk...
But hearing the sounds of that vigorous sucking, his primal hunger stirred, making him restless.
"Forget it! I'll starve to death if I don't drink milk. I've already been reborn as a tiger, why be so fussy?"
After hesitating for only a moment, Cangnian abandoned human shame and staggered toward the source of the sucking sound.
But as soon as he started climbing, he felt incredibly weak. Every step forward felt like his whole body was filled with lead, making it extremely difficult.
Having already died once, and cherishing this hard-won second chance, Cangnian struggled with all his might and forced his way to the mother tiger's side.
By this time, he was already panting heavily, as if his lungs were on fire.
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (1/100)]
At that moment, a voice devoid of any emotion rang in Cang Nian's mind.
"Holy crap! What is that? Wait, could it be the system?"
This startled Cang Nian, but his surprise quickly turned into joy!
"As expected, rebirth and a system are a perfect match! System! Quickly introduce your functions!"
Then, Cang Nian urged him on with great joy in his heart.
However, the sound did not repeat itself.
"System? System! Say something!"
This threw Cang Nian into a panic, and he hurriedly cried out in his heart.
Unsurprisingly, there was still no response to the voice, as if it were just an illusion of the old man.
"Am I so obsessed with the system that I'm hallucinating?"
To this, Cangnian could only mutter to himself in frustration and resentment.
But the hunger in his stomach was unbearable, so he had to put the problem aside for the time being and lay down on the mother tiger's soft belly, where he found the "nipple" by instinct.
Without further hesitation, he steeled his resolve, opened his mouth, and took the "pacifier" into his mouth, trying to suck on it.
……
Wow, it smells so good!
The tiger milk, which he had expected to be very fishy, blossomed into an unparalleled sweetness in his tender mouth.
He believes that tigers have a different sense of taste than humans, which is why tiger milk tastes so sweet to him now.
Immediately, Cang Nian lost all sense of shame and began to suckle vigorously.
Before he knew it, he felt his abdomen swell up, his hunger was relieved, and he felt a surge of energy throughout his body.
[Ding! 100ml of milk consumed, milk drinking skill proficiency +1! (1/100)]
Just as Cang Nian was feeling incredibly satisfied and even wanted to lazily stroke his swollen belly, a voice devoid of any emotion rang out again!
"Huh? It's not a hallucination? There really is a system? It just doesn't have any intelligence, and there's no human-computer interaction?"
At this moment, Cangnian stopped doubting and began to analyze the situation in his mind.
"But... crawling can be considered a skill, but drinking milk can be considered a skill too?"
Then, his lips twitched twice, and he was somewhat speechless.
However, now is not the time to complain about the system. Feeling the power that filled him after eating his fill, Cang Nian began to crawl shakily once again.
This time, although it was just as strenuous, the crawling was slightly more stable than before.
[Ding! Crawled 1 meter, Crawling skill proficiency +1! (2/100)]
Upon hearing the system notification that arrived as expected, Cang Nian couldn't help but smile.