Reborn as an insect, eventually reincarnated as Galactus

As soon as you enter the water, there is a tingling sensation.

It's not... It's not pain, it's unhappiness, it's like there are a thousand needles pricking me all over my body, and I can't figure out why for the rest of my life.

However, it was at that moment that I realized that I was now underwater. I can't breathe! I can't- no, wait, I don't need to breathe. Stupid kid! It's similar to being in space, but not quite, and I'm so unaccustomed to it that before I can figure out what up and down is, the salamander has slipped out of my palm like a cunning son of a bitch. This is. I was stunned for a moment, and then....

I lost an auxiliary arm. Something shot past me like a torpedo, and as my eyes slowly opened, adjusting to the sensation of some acidic liquid, I could barely see the salamander. Chewing on one of my arms.

Hey! Give it back to me, you scoundrel! I will-!

It started swimming right away. With such a tail, reaching maximum speed seemed too easy for it, and when it flew past me, I felt dizzy and bit its mouth with one or two of its tentacles. I used to be able to swim like a human, yes, but when you have such a huge body, something as simple suddenly becomes very difficult. Ha.

...... However, there is one thing that the salamander does not take into account.

As I braced myself, it bit off one of my tentacles. Unbeknownst to the salamander, I secretly showed off my other major tentacle, ready to be caught. Its eyes sparkled and I knew I had caught it.

It swam back and forth around me, circling like a shark that smelled blood, speeding up, upward, upward, growing faster, hungrier, faster, until finally its eyes flashed in the manner of an unusually hungry predator, and it shot at me.

I, with a wide jaw and sharp teeth, was ready. When it tore through one of my main tentacles, I didn't resist at first. But the moment it bit it, I started my fight.

My main tentacle easily wrapped around the salamander's head, shocking it to the point where it paused briefly, giving me plenty of time to grab it with the rest of it. We were almost the same size, but my tentacles were longer, and they enveloped it completely, and before it could bite me or grab me, I crushed it in my hand, snapped its bones, and burst like matchsticks.

It became weak in my grasp.

- Alright, it's time to eat!

... First, though, I really want to get out of the water. Just being here has left me with a bit of burns, and I don't think my tentacles have fully regenerated. Something went wrong here, but I don't know what.

But I wouldn't leave the salamander, I clung to it with my two main tentacles while the rest fumbled behind the hole, and then I pulled myself out of the hole, much to the surprise of the herd.

Yes? Have you been standing here?

You should have escaped! If I don't kill it, many of you will be eaten! Stupid cows.

They didn't answer either, but I was still upset. You're just calves!

Seeing that I was safe, the herd, all the cows, calves, and bulls seemed to relax and turned away from the puddle. Oops, well, do what you want!

I pulled up the salamander's carcass and noticed how many cows were frightened and shocked. I try to ignore them, even if the feeling of being scared is a little bit bad. I ate the salamanders as fast as I could, and I really hoped that seeing such blood would not offend them.

Well. The meat is soft. Almost melts on your tongue. Very watery. The texture is very similar to that of dried cod. It's a pleasure to eat, even though it doesn't taste like anything else either. 4/10。

900 -> 2 450

um. Maybe I should improve my strength? So far, the whole press-and-eat business has worked very efficiently, so I guess I can really make it work.

- Oh, my tentacles are starting to regenerate! Good. I think I'll try to stay away from the water.

Anyway, upgrade the power!

Boost your strength? Cost: 300 (you have 2 4 50)

to increase strength? Cost: 450 (you have 2 450)

to increase strength? Cost: 550 (you have 2 450)

to increase strength? Cost: 700 (you have 2 450)

Yes, thank you.

Is it true that 2 450 -> 450

? Wow. Nice, love to see it go like that.

Now I'm even stronger! Although this is true, it is a bit strange to say. Ha

I turned around the herd. They looked a little unhappy, but at the same time, they didn't leave. Wait until I'm done. The kindness of the cows made my heart melt again.

The trek was quickly resumed.

That "right on the horizon" was as distant as a rainbow, and even after walking beside the herd for hours, only to stop to fend off a herd almost like a wolf and a bull, it still looked as far away as ever. Eventually, after some time, the herd decided to stop and rest, and many of the cattle lay directly on the ice. Of course, I wouldn't think about leaving them anytime soon. What a beautiful companion life, but how cold and warm is the world? After a few days (how many weeks?) All I really wanted was a little companionship. Very comfortable and heart-warming service!

So, I sat down next to them. No sleep, of course, I guess I don't have to sleep at all, but I'm awake. Bulls don't sleep either. It has always been so.

We were all on our toes, half-asleep.

When no one was watching and no one could see me, one of my tentacles slid towards a nearby cow, and I slowly stroked her fur while she was asleep. It's soft. Very, very soft. I don't think I felt anything soft in over a week. Sharp rocks, carapaces, bones, and flesh are all the things that are tied to them every day. There are some things that don't want to kill me as soon as they see me. I don't have to kill everything to survive.

The herd only rests for a few hours, but I spent the whole time gently stroking a few different cows and calves, and even a few bulls. No one is uncomfortable with these soft touches, which makes me happy, even though they may not have noticed.

Let's move on. Another group appeared, hesitantly mixing with our people, and then continued to move in the opposite direction. I wish I could speak. Moo. Is there a name among the cows?

I know that moose speak different accents in different parts of Finland. Ha

anyway, I might go crazy, but I'm starting to think that the pillar of light might be closer than it used to be? Big. Maybe. I'm not sure, I can't tell unless I get closer.

Five days passed.