There was a man living a peaceful life, and his name was Rio. Rio was an exemplary and diligent college student. He was also working to provide for his family. Rio loved the water, which is why he liked to go to the beach or swim by the shore whenever he had free time.
One day, Rio was enjoying a swim near the beach. But as he was swimming, a large wave suddenly came and swept Rio away. Rio panicked and shouted, "Help! Please, someone help me! I don't want to die; I still have family waiting for me. Help me, I'm drowning..." He cried out for help, but no one heard or saw him, so Rio eventually lost consciousness and disappeared into the sea.
Moments later, Rio suddenly reappeared, finding himself in a very unfamiliar place. Rio woke up and tried to understand where he was by looking around. Just a few seconds later, Rio immediately realized that he was in the depths of the water because the place was only a marine blue color and his body felt wet.
Rio tried to move his hands and body, but it felt strange because his body could not move normally. Because of that, Rio immediately looked to the side and below his body, and it turned out that his hands had turned into a pair of small fins. Rio immediately knew that he had turned into a fish. Rio panicked because he was in another place, and his body was no longer human but a fish.
"Where is this?! Why did I become a fish?! I don't want this, I want to go back to my family. If I'm not there, what will happen to them?! Return me!!! Someone, please answer!!!" Rio shouted in panic, but no one answered Rio, and only bubbles came out of his mouth.
In the midst of the panic, a cold, creepy, and foreign voice that sounded in his head appeared and said:
"Welcome, Rio. Evolution System Initialization complete."
Rio felt panicked and shouted, "Who is that? System? I have to go back! My family is waiting at home, so please return me home."
Then the voice did not listen to Rio and continued his words in a cold voice, "You have been transferred to Aqua Dimension 17. The current physical form is Neon Tetra Fish and your main goal here is to Survive and evolve."
Rio was shocked and his movements became erratic because he was very panicked that he was no longer on earth. Rio was so panicked that Rio almost crashed into a very beautiful purple coral. Rio managed to stop and tried to calm himself down so that Rio could understand everything and know what he should do. As he was understanding everything, suddenly a transparent interface appeared in front of him, presenting data and displaying his status.
NAME: [Not Found]
SPESIES: Neon Tetra (Tier 0)
HP: 15/15
ATK: 3
DEF: 1
SPD: 5
STM: 10/10
EVOLUTION POINT: 0
SKILL: [Nothing Have]
"ATK 3?" Rio calmly analyzed the number. "It's not bad, at least it's not 1, I can still attack with speed but DEF 1? That means I shouldn't get hit at all." This was a difficult situation for Rio because once he got a fatal attack it could make him die.
Rio panicked because he couldn't do anything and he didn't want to die. Rio thought of the family who were still waiting for him to come home. Rio tried to ask the system to find out information that he didn't know "Can I go back? And what if I die here? Will I come back? And how can I become strong so that I can survive?"
Then the cold voice reappeared and said:
"The Evolution System is the only way you can do it. Every enemy you defeat will give you Evolution Points. Collect points to unlock new evolution paths and increase stats. Then you will become stronger and maybe you can return home. Sorry if you die here then you will also die in the real world. That's all, good luck Rio."
"Damn it, I don't want to die system return me" Rio shouted angrily and uttered a little curse. But the system did not answer, so Rio could only get angry.
After a while the system still did not answer, Rio tried to calm down and think about what to do because he couldn't grumble and just wait for death. Rio had to try to survive and return home.
"That means the only way I have to evolve or raise the status using that system to become strong. That's all I can do to get back home" Rio thought calmly.
After that, Rio tried to master this foreign body first. Because before doing anything, Rio must be able to control his body well. His small fins were difficult to control, his movements were not synchronized with his wishes and his fish body could only spin around aimlessly. In addition, there was also a very heavy water pressure and there were several obstacles that prevented him from swimming straight.
After a while, Rio had managed to master his body but Rio immediately felt tired and difficult to breathe with his gills. Because of that, Rio looked around looking for a hiding place to rest his body. Rio managed to find a good hiding place and immediately rested his body there.
While resting, Rio looked around and accepted the fact that he was now in another world and this world was very different from his world because the sun was blue. After that, Rio also saw some small fish swimming calmly as if nothing was wrong in this world.
While resting, Rio only had a short time to reflect on his past life. Rio missed his family on earth and he felt funny about his fate. In the past, he really liked the sea so when there was free time he would look for the sea. Now, he is even in another world whose contents are only oceans but he doesn't feel as happy as before.
But Rio could no longer return and he stopped reminiscing. Now Rio forces himself to accept this strangeness, every second wasting time is a risk for the weak Neon Tetra. In this alien depth, it is very difficult to survive because every shadow of fish that passes by could be a very strong predator and can devour Rio with one bite. In addition, there are also strong currents that can sweep the seabed.
Rio must survive everything but not only with physical strength, Rio must also use his instincts and intelligence as a human on earth. Rio must survive and evolve to become strong so that he can return home.
Rio will start by looking for food and looking for a safe place to rest when he is tired. Now he must start the first step on a long journey and avoid the dangers that will come.