The Weakest Kobold In The Dungeon Gets A Level [Book 1 Complete] Chapter 21: Chapter 19: Under The Cold Gaze Of The Tower

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Chapter 19 Under The Cold Gaze Of The Tower 15 minutes. It had only been 15 minutes since he’d put the headset on and been punted from Earth into one of the worlds of the Black Tower. Yet, Wolf’s skin was already crawling from the feeling of being in a world that didn’t naturally block out every trace of his lupine nature. “Alright, all I’ve gotta do is collect enough wolfsbane to form a solid stockpile. Nothing to it, you told her yourself. Of course you also told her that you remembered your parent’s shifting lessons with your siblings. You were never taught how to control and ease into the change… You’re an idiot… You’re an idiot collecting plants for yourself because you lied to her to sound more ready than you are. And why does it smell so musty here? Oh… great, I’m smelling my own sweat… I should probably take a break from yelling at myself and focus on finding those plants.” I’m going to miss how being on Earth muted everything that made us few travellers distinct from the humans , Wolf thought as he took a handful of leaves from a low hanging branch, held them to his nose, and took a deep breath in, before letting it out slowly. I need to center myself. His off-brand hightop shoes with a star logo on them slid, digging out a groove in a patch of wet soil. The knee of his blue jeans thudded right into the muddy streak his shoe had left behind. He would need to gear up with something more local once his initial tasks were taken care of, but the custom headpiece that Lana had given him had brought him here as he was. This was him, just as he was on Earth, but here under the cold gaze of the tower—he was, unfortunately, more. The hairs on his arms stood on end. His senses were peaking, screeching at his mind like a microphone too close to the speaker. His head was throbbing with each breeze that rustled leaves and every bird that called in the distance. There were too many sounds here, too many smells. It was like the world was trying to blur at the edges and that smudge was working at seeping in towards the center. This will be the first thing the wolfsbane will come in handy for, that and for dulling the pain of unpracticed shifting. It’ll be worth it to help her though. She deserves to go home more than I do. I wouldn’t exactly be returning as the person they expected me to grow into, but at least my family might still be out there somewhere. Finally! Bending a knee, Wolf hastily pulled a violet blossomed plant up from the dirt, the roots releasing clumps of damp soil to fall to the ground. He shoved a fistful of crumpled leaves and petals into his mouth and forced his jaw to work through the sting and bitter taste. “Ugh, it’s like eating a rotted cactus. Why does one of the only things that helps us also have to be so difficult to eat? It couldn’t have been beets, or apples, or literally anything that wasn’t green and floral?” It took a few moments for the herb to make its way into his system, but the ease of pressure on his senses was enough to blunt the disorientation he’d felt. It was like rolling the window down in a car with a busted AC in the middle of summer, still impossible to be comfortable, but at least there was a breeze. Now, off to do the task Lana assigned to me. Time to go touch some bricks. * * * Nik was breathing heavily now. If he could sweat, then thick droplets would have beaded and fallen from his brow as he lunged forward in another practice strike. If Pearl has our students putting in the same effort, then they’ll be making good progress towards leveling their new skills. Still, this isn’t fast enough. I need a way to speed things up for myself. I need a real fight… Nik made his way back over to his friend and their students. “How are they doing?” “They are learning. Each has had their own progress in different areas more than others, but they have all made progress. None of them has shown any lack of determination.” “Do you think they would be up to a fight if one came to them?” “They were not