vanzeelliot: Thank you for pointing me their was a light novel! I had NO IDEA! It have being very useful too! PS; Do not worry, I didn't kill Kumo-chan. On the other hand, my character have no idea how dangerous that Tarrasect was. Notice how he forgot to Appraise it because he was too confident? Yeah, that was a close one too but he will never know! XD

My first evolution!

I wondered if life would be good with a human master. I would have to choose him carefully though if I do. When I looked into my own status with " Appraisal ", it told me I had " No Name ". I figured it was because name were given by humans in this world and that the one he had in his previously life didn't seem to be valid here.

Urg, not only my future master need to be kind but he better not name me something stupid like " Batty Batbat" or worst, something insulting like " Guano ". I hope it will be a beautiful girl of my age when I was...

A sudden image of the past bursted in my head. A girl in the litterature club I was part. I had a crush on her but never confessed. Then my thought shifted to my family back in my homeworld. I wish I could see them one more time...

Living at the city had being a challenge for me. I rose up in the countryside and missed it everyday. I moved in with my aunt in the city only because I needed to graduate from a better school then the one at the countryside if I wanted to go to the university. I was the oldest son, with 2 little sisters and a baby brother. I wanted to become an animal doctor. I didn't want to be in a relationship in highschool because I didn't believe it would lead me anywhere. After all, what's the point if they don't plan to follow the same university? It was already hard enough for me to follow the lessons at school anyway, didn't have time for anything else. I thought I had all the time in the world when it comes to romance.

The thought I died as a virgin however still made me upset. If I had knew this would happen, I might have reconsider what I was doing with my life back then... But now that I was a bat monster, it's too late for regrets. Just thinking of doing those kind of things with a bat made me shiver in disgust.

No freaking way! Even as a bat I have standards! I refuse to even think about it!

A few days passed again, becoming a week. And finally, my level increased to LV. 9 during my last hunt. I was gaining experience more quickly in my training in solo but I liked to still go on hunt with the rest of the bats. At least it was safer this way and I had nothing better to do anyway. One of the skills that increased with my last level was " Appraisal " to become LV.6. I didn't think much of it at first so I took the time to eat before checking my own status:

Small Cave Bat LV. 9 No Name

HP: 156 MP: 76 SP: 156/156 - 123/156

Attack: 88 Defense: 75 Resistance: 80

Magic: 38 Speed: 66

Oooooh, I can see my stats now! AWESOME! I'm not sure if that makes me weak or strong though... W-Wait... WHAT ?! My weakest stat is MAGIC ?! GRRR! Bah, whatever! I'll discover how to cast spells eventually.

After that, my solo hunting time came. Even though I found some of those giant centipedes, I decided to ignore them. My " Paralysis Resistance " was so high that it didn't numb my tongue anymore so they weren't worth it. Besides, they were so low level that I wouldn't have got anything from it. I decided to go after a lone " Elro Wolf " instead. My highest skill was " Echolocation" who had reach level 10. I wanted to train my "Stealth" skill to the same level. It was already so good that hitting my targets with an ambush from behind had become relatively easy. Once I killed it... I gained a new title!

" Conditions met. Title [ Monster Slayer ] received. " Powerful LV.1 " and " Sturdy LV.1 " has being gained."

Oh? The name of those skills sound very promising. Hummm... These hunts had become relatively easier lately. With those skills, maybe I could try targeting a group of monsters on my own now?

With this in mind, I decided to aim for a group of creature that travel in pack. It took some time but I finally found a group of three lizards, who were jumping on their forelegs to advance. Two of them was level 8 and one was level 7. Instead of going with an ambush this time, I went directly for them. Unfortunately for me, their cooperation was quite good. Each time I was going low enough to bit one of them, the other two were trying to bit my wings to ground me. That would be my death if they succeeded. I gave up in the end and flew away. I was disappointed with myself, especially since managed to injure me a little.

So I guess that's why bats hunt together. I'm not even high level enough to kill those lizards in a direct confrontation. What a pain.

I decided it wasn't worth changing tactics for now and returned to my ambushes tactics. I couldn't find prey strong enough near the cavern so I had to adventure a bit further. Upon my exploration, I found a huge pit that I couldn't see the bottom, even with my "Echolocation" skill. I couldn't explore more because close to this pit was a lot of wasp monsters. They weren't worth hunting and they were many of them so I went elsewhere. Soon enough, I found one of those huge snake and decided to go for it. I already knew I couldn't ambush those guys since they seemed able to discover my presence easily so I had to fight it head on. Fortunately, I was stronger than it and killed it with relative ease despise the snake being close to my level.

Strange, it never was that easy before... Maybe it's my new title? Yeah, that's probably it.

I was excited to discover that I was right. My hunts had become easier in the next two days. On the third day however, something new happened. My luck had being quite good that day as I found this small cavern where an injured lion monster was trying to recover. After killing it in its sleep, my level increased to LV.10 and that mysterious voice said:

Condition cleared. Individual Small Cave Bat is able to evolve. There are multiple options of evolution. Please choose from the following:

Cave Bat

Small Sonic Bat

I was surprised and excited about this. I decided to wait before I eat this lion creature to see what my level gave me. I had a lot to think off anyway as my " Flying " and "3-D Manouver " skill also become level 10 when I leveled up. Althought both skills were at at the first level, one was an awesome improvement while the other was a disappointement. My new flying was called " High Speed Flying" and as the name said, my flying speed improved by quite a lot. However, the other skill evolved into " Space Manouever " and it seemed a bit useless for a flying creature. However, their was something that both skill though me: skills could evolve!

The fact my skills could evolve into something else was mind-blowing to me and I was wondering if there was other skills who were close to level 10 I could train and see if they would evolve. By gaining a level, I was sure my status and skills would improve after all. Maybe I would even get new skills if I'm lucky?

This cavern didn't have lots of rock formation for a bat to hang upside down but I finally settled on one of them. I started to think seriously about my incoming evolution.

Urk, I saw both adult and small version of my own specie in the bat swarm but I only saw our leader as a " Sonic Bat ". So I guess it's an evolution that is more rare and powerful. If I pick that, I might gain new abilities too! Fine, I'll pick that one!

" Individual Small Cave bat evolves to Small Sonic Bat"

Oh? It's that simple? I don't feel different and I'm not glowing or anything. So when does it - Huh?

It happened suddenly. I felt dizzy and I lost consciousness. Fortunately, the grip of my prehensile tail never got loose when I was sleeping. It was the same this time. I'm not sure how much time I was unconscious but when I woke up, I felt very hungry. Fortunately, the body of the lion below was still here. As I was chewing, I remembered the eating habits of the only other " Sonic Bat " I ever encountered and I wondered if I could do the same. I braced myself and took a bite that cut even through the bones of the leg I was chewing on. After I made sure to turn everything into a paste in my mouth and swallowed, I was relief to hear the mysterious voice one again:

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Iron Stomach LV.1 " has become " Iron Stomach LV.2 "

HAHA! So that's the skill that made our " Sonic Bat " leader able to eat everything it could bite! Huh, well it doesn't make the taste any better but each bite does seem more fulfilling now... Although I'll probably need to start eating with my eyes closed. It feels so weird.

As I was chewing my meal, I tried to use my echolocation. At the beginning, I had to think of the word " Echolocation " for my body to react and my little squeaks to actually use this new sense. As I got more familiar with it and leveling it up, I was now able to use it automatically. It had being like training a new muscle or something. Now, it had become natural and I could do it without focusing on it. I was trying to scan outside of the cavern with my " Echolocation" between two bites when I sensed something new. The sound vibrated more intensely in my throat and when I heard my own voice, not only it gave me a headache but my surrounding felt like they were moving! My head was spinning and I felt nauseous. I felt down flat on the ground and fought to remain conscious... and just to add to the pain in my head, the mysterious voice told me:

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Heresy Resistance LV.1 " has become learned. "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Fainting Resistance LV.1 " has become learned. "

Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Concentration LV. 6 " has become "Concentration LV.7 "

Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Calculation Processing LV. 6" has become "Calculation Processing LV.7 "

Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Memory LV. 4" has become " Memory LV.5 "

I think it's only because of those two new skills that I remained conscious. While the boost of lot of my mental stats should have make me happy, I was feeling too sick to be happy about it. It took me a while to return to feel less dizzy, my hunger more craving then before. I forced myself to eat, my eyes still closed. I realized was not just hungry, I was starving! I was now eating the lion like my life depended on it!

Darn, I'll need to check what is wrong with my " Echolocation " skill after I'm done eating. Holy cow, I never was that hungry before! And I don't think I saw the " Sonic Bat " eat so much either. Could it be because I just evolved?! It's a good thing I didn't eat the lion beforehand! I'll need to be careful about that in the future.

Before long, I suddenly realized I ate the whole lion! The fact that absolutely nothing remained behind made me realize that having my eyes closed during the fact was clearly the best choice. Not wanting to feel more nauseous, I pushed down this thought and try to focus on getting some rest. I fly back on the ceiling above. I was still feeling a bit hungry but my mind was just too tired, I had to take a small nap. Once I woke up, I looked at my status. I was stunned to see that not only I returned to LV.1 but my SP bar was only half full and that my HP bar had went down without my knowledge!

Ooooh... When I was starving earlier, could it be my HP bar went down? Darn, I better make sure to eat my fill!

The news weren't all bad however. My stats increased by a lot and I got some new skills that seemed promising. I also realized my normal vision had become a lot better than before. I could see things more clearly in the dark now. Although I wasn't sure yet why my echolocation skill changed, it was reassuring that I didn't need to rely on it so much now.

A few minutes later my HP bar was full so I went to hunt again. I quickly realized that without my echolocation, stealthy tactics would be harder. And I couldn't afford to pass out and try to familiarize myself with this new "echolocation" skill of mine, not when I was still hungry. For the same reason, just waiting somewhere for a prey to come back would resolve on luck.

Now that I evolved, I decided to go for the direct approach as long as my prey was lower in level then myself. The only plus side is that I realized after evolving that the flapping on my wings were more quiet, making my flight more stealthy naturally. I suspected it was a new skill I had or maybe it was the nature of " Sonic Bat" to control the sound they emit to such degree? In any case, I was hoping it would improve as I level up.

I finally found a suitable target, two of those " Elro Basilik ". I easily killed the first one with a sneak attack, dodged the gaze of the second one and killed it promptly after that. Only after I was sure they were both dead that I started eating. The day was full of surprised as something new happened as the mysterious voice told me:

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Diamond Teeth LV.9 " became " Diamond Teeth LV.10 " "

" Conditions Met. " Diamond Teeth LV. 10 " became " Diamond Skeleton LV.1 "

Oh, the name of that new skill sound very cool! Hey wait a moment here... Did my wings become heavier?!

Unfortunately for me, after the skill evolved, I felt a lot heavier than before. Grumbling, I could already guess that it would affect my flying. If you thought about it logically, it would increase my attack, my defense and maybe my resistance but at the cost of my speed. I wasn't really happy at the thought it would reduce my flying speed and maybe even make my Stamina Bar go down faster... As I finished my meal, I checked my status. Turns out the skill " Diamond Skeleton " was just like I thought it would be.

Bah, new skills are always welcomed. Beside, maybe it will evolve again in the future...

Now that my stamina bar was full, I decided to keep exploring a bit before returning to the bat colony. As I suspected, even if I had the " High-Speed Flying LV.1", it wasn't enough to compensate for the skill " Iron Skeleton LV.1" weight increase. I was merely as fast as I was before my " Flying" skill evolved. However, I still felt like I was more powerful then before and I wondered if the leader of my bat colony had as much skills as I had.

After a moment, I found something unexpected: an abandoned human campsite! From the looks of it, it seem they had to leave in a hurry. There was a faint smell of blood and medicine in the air.

Humm, maybe I should try to track them down to the surface. Oh well, it's " Appraisal " time now! It will probably level up after this!

I have being human once so of course, I knew most items in their campsite of course. However, one of the thing particular about this "Appraisal" skill was that its level way increased more quickly if I try it on new things. Although most of the items here were either broken items or junk, it was the first time I could appraise something like it. Case and point, I had just started when my skill " Appraisal LV.6 " became " Appraisal Lv.7 "!

Oh, good! Now, let's see what Appraisal can tell me about my own status... Ok, nothing new about the stats... W-wait... A SKILL DISPLAY!?

3D Manoeuvering LV.10 High-speed Flying LV.1 Space Manouever LV.1 Blindsense LV.1 Wailing LV.1 Diamond Skeleton LV.1

Iron Stomach LV.2 Appraisal LV.7 Concentration LV.8 Calculation Processing LV.8 Memory LV.6 Stealth LV.8 Evasion LV.3

Dash LV.2 Shadow Magic LV.1 Night Vision LV.6 Powerful LV.2 Sturdy LV.2 Accuracy Lv.3 Automatic HP Recovery LV.3 Balance LV.3

Paralysis Resistance LV.5 Petrification Resistance LV.3 Poison Resistance LV.5 Acid Resistance LV.4 Corrosion Resistance LV.2

Piercing Resistance LV. 2 Fainting Resistance LV.1 Heresy Resistance LV.1 Pain Nullify Pain Alleviation LV.1

Divine Medicine Synthesis LV.1 n%1=W

HOLY COW! Appraisal, thank you so much! Now I can asset skills I didn't even knew I had!

Since their wasn't any place to hang on the ceiling, I climbed the walls to get to a higher place before using " Appraisal" on all those skills. After making sure I was in a safe spot where I couldn't be at the end of a sneak attack, I started to use " Appraisal" on my skills. Here's a few results, starting with skills that seem related to being a bat monster:

" Blindsense: A unique skill from certain monster species that gives Material Perception, Presence Perception and Space Perception. When the body of the user move, the energy created become ultrasonic soundwaves that act like the echolocation sense. "

" Iron Stomach: The rank is added as correction to SP recovery and against abnormal status throught ingestion. "

" Wailing: A mid-range sonic attack that cause the " Disturb " status. "

Oooh, so my echolocation became this " Wailing " skill and I generate this " Blindsense" skill as I move. Combined with " Nightvision ", its very useful! This " Iron Stomach " skill make me think of those vultures back home. Their gastric acid were strong enough to dissolve bones, it could be the same thing here. Now, let's see those skills I gained with the " Monster hunter " title:

" Powerful: The skill level is added to the attack as correction. "

" Sturdy: The skill level is added to the defense as correction."

Ah so they are passive skills. I gained the first two with the new title and it looks like I gained the other two by evolving. Well sure they arent flashy but leveling them up will be so useful. What I'm more curious about thought is THOSE two skills:

" Divine Medicine Synthesis: The ability to make divine medicine."

" Heresy Resistance: Allow the owner a resistance against attacks that target the soul. "

Sigh, that would have being so useful to know I had that when I was hurt by that arrow the other day. I wonder how or why did I get that though. Doesn't seem like something a bat would have... but I'll take it! As for the other, Just the fact their is attacks that target " the soul " is quite scary. If I remember correctly, souls are the immaterial and immortal part of a human being. I wonder if it mean there is one or more gods that exists in this dimension. It would explain why this one give "divine" medicine as well as why my soul survived that... phenomenon in the classroom.

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Memory LV.6 " has become " Memory LV.7 "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Predicting LV.1 " has become learned. "

Wow, so I was right! I even gained a new skill in the process! Thank you " Memory " skill! Sigh, it feels like it's the closest thing to a conversation I'll have for a long while.

After looking at the new skill with Appraisal, I realized it was a skill that rewarded my reasonning process. So while not useless, it could give me some useful hints that I wouldn't be able to get otherwise. After all, I can only use Appraisal on things in front of me. From when I learned the skill though, it meant their IS one or more gods in this world. I wasn't sure what to think about that. I was hoping they would be the benevolant kind but in the same time, I was ressurected as a bat monster. I wish I knew the religions of this world, it could have give me some clues.

Finally, there was some strange text in the skill display, that "n%1=W" skill. Appraisal couldn't help me with that so I decided to not care about it for now. What I decided to focus on is to train my " Wailing " skill. I was not eager to use it again but the benefits from it were too good to pass up. Not only it would improve its efficiency but using it would also improve my mental skills quicker than if I trained them normally. Speaking of which, both my " Concentration " and " Calculation Processing " skills were super high and I wanted to see if they would evolve into something else. Also, I knew I couldn't use it with the rest of the bat colony so I had to train it on my own. Practicing it a few times resulted in a lot of pain but I proven to be determined and patient. The result of my training was:

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Wailing LV.1 " has become " Wailing LV.3 "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Heresy Resistance LV.1 " has become " Heresy Resistance LV.3 "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Fainting Resistance LV.1 " has become " Fainting Resistance Lv.3 "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Memory LV.7 " has become " Memory LV.9 "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Concentration LV.9 " has become " Concentration LV.10 "

" Conditions Met. " Concentration LV. 10 " became " Thought Acceleration LV.1 "

" Skill Proficiency reached. Skill " Calculation Processing LV.9 " has become " Calculation Processing Lv.10 "

" Conditions Met. " Calculation Processing LV. 10 " became " High Speed Calculation LV.1 "

Urk, that will be enough. Let's go back with the colony and get some rest. I'll check what are those skills afterward.

As I was flying back to the cave I was born, my " Blindsense " skill rose of one level. I was glad to know it would increase on its own without me doing anything more than flap my wings. It's only when it gained a level in it that I realized that I could see the walls of the tunnel around me. I could even see those small "snailbugs" on the walls all around me that no bats would eat... or any other monsters for that matter. I didn't dare to try them, they were too small anyway. I figured my "Blindsense" range would improve as it gained skill ranks in it.

My " Memory " skill proven useful to return back to the colony and not get lost. It took me a while but I finally arrived... but I had no idea of what happened there when I was gone.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I decided to use the horizontal lines to show status boxes! Also, for the records, the main character in the manga probably is close to level 10 of her second evolution. He is definitely falling behind in levels but he have more time to train his skills then her because of it, even if his level is lower.