Hoping that his Evaluation skill had improved, Mamadou used it once more.

Maybe there would be some useful information about that damned frog this time.

Useless piece of crap skill, he shouted inwardly.

I know it’s a damn frog.

I know what species this damn animal is.

But no matter how much Mamadou complained, all he got from Evaluation was:

[Frog]

He did not understand the difference between himself and the frog.

When he had used the skill on himself earlier, he had learned both his race and species.

But here, there was only the species and nothing else.

Putting that aside for now, I’m going to die if this continues.

And this time, it won’t be because I’m weak.

Mamadou glanced at the frog.

In his mind, the creature seemed to be mocking him, hopping left and right every time he tried to catch it.

After checking his status, he realized his HP had dropped to 80.

Even though it was decreasing slowly, something told him that he was losing health every second.

Stop whining.

Trying to catch it isn’t a good idea in the first place.

This bastard has nothing special to finish me off besides its poison.

Its tongue is dangerous, but not enough to kill me outright.

That’s why it’s trying to wear me down.

If I get exhausted, I’ll be at its mercy.

Running isn’t an option.

The poison will kill me.

I have to unlock Poison Resistance.

First, I need to limit my movements.

Mamadou stopped moving.

Careful not to lose sight of the frog, he watched it closely.

At the slightest movement, he would sidestep to avoid its attacks.

He dodged several strikes and became convinced that he could kill the frog.

After all, aside from its size, it did not seem very different from the frogs from his old world.

Its slightly shaded coloration allowed it to blend into the forest.

That was what made it dangerous.

Killing it is no longer the problem.

How do I unlock Poison Resistance?

I unlocked the status window using points.

The same goes for Evaluation.

The fact that I can’t do the same thing for Poison Resistance might be related to the number of points I have.

That’s the only explanation.

Which means I need to fulfill the conditions to unlock it.

But that raises another problem.

What exactly are the conditions?

Because the frog was constantly harassing him, Mamadou found it difficult to focus and think.

Still, he formed a hypothesis by remembering his Pain Resistance skill.

If he remembered correctly, it had only unlocked after prolonged exposure to pain.

He was not sure whether that was the only condition, but it was all he had to work with.

To escape this situation, he would need repeated exposure to the frog’s poison.

As long as he did not die instantly, perhaps the skill would unlock.

All that remained was allowing himself to be pierced in places that would not cripple him.

He needed to accumulate even more poison inside his body.

"Seriously, this is a race against time."

"Will I die from poison first, or unlock that damn resistance?"

"My HP is already at seventy-nine."

"I suppose the more poison circulates through my body, the faster they’ll drop."

"You’d better hope I die."

"Otherwise, you’ll end up in my stomach."

Croak.

As if trying to irritate him, the frog croaked and shot out its tongue.

This time, it punched a small hole through the palm of Mamadou’s hand.

His Pain Resistance skill did not remain idle. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Mamadou felt nothing.

He remained motionless and allowed his body to be pierced, only dodging when he sensed an attack aimed at a dangerous area.

The frog began hopping around him more and more rapidly.

Front.

Back.

Left.

Right.

It launched attack after attack, as though trying to provoke Mamadou into moving.

Mamadou was surprised by the frog’s speed.

Its jumping ability was not the only exceptional thing about it.

But Mamadou did not move.

Instead, he waited while his brain worked furiously.

Not yet?

This is becoming dangerous.

If my health falls below thirty percent, I’ll abandon this plan.

Time seemed to stretch endlessly.

The conditions for unlocking Poison Resistance still had not been met.

Meanwhile, his health continued to decrease steadily.

What if another monster appears?

Am I really going to die here?

Against a frog?

Is this the price I have to pay for those biology classes where we dissected frogs?

More.

More poison.

Let’s get this over with.

Damn it.

Damn it.

Damn it.

The more time passed, the more anxious Mamadou became.

And in moments like these, his stubbornness became useful.

Out of sheer determination, Mamadou refused to give up.

He wanted Poison Resistance.

Several moments after absorbing as much venom as possible, what he had been desperately waiting for finally arrived.

[You have unlocked the skill Poison Resistance Level 1.]

Instantly, the dizziness Mamadou had been feeling vanished.

He knew traces of venom still remained in his system, but his life was no longer in danger.

He confirmed it by opening his status window.

His HP had dropped to 40.

Yet after some time, it remained stable.

It no longer decreased.

Mamadou smiled.

The unfortunate frog, completely unaware of what had just happened inside Mamadou’s mind, attacked once more.

Mamadou allowed it.

But before the frog’s tongue could retract, he grabbed it.

!?

He wrapped it around his hand and pulled with all his strength.

The frog was dragged toward him.

The moment it entered his reach, Mamadou delivered a tremendous slap that sent its body flying away.

However, because its tongue remained attached to Mamadou’s arm, the unfortunate creature came flying back like a boomerang to receive another beating.

Mamadou struck it again and again.

He could feel the beast’s internal organs turning to mush.

When the frog’s body came flying back once more, Mamadou bit down on its head and tore it off in a single motion.

The frog’s lifeless body fell to the ground.

"It’s terrifying how quickly I’m getting used to all this."

"In what kind of world can a frog this size even exist?"