Mission S rank

At the moment, I was in the northern city, on my way to the adventurer's guild to see if there was anything interesting to do. I get bored just meditating and studying scientific knowledge, plus I need combat experience.

"System, what do you recommend for me to connect with my zanpakuto?"

I didn't really know what to do, as I had been trying to connect with my zanpakuto for two years now without any success, I couldn't even use shikai.

[Host, these things cannot be forced or rushed, but if I may suggest something, it would be a fight in which your life is in danger, as these are the moments when a person's best abilities are put to the test.]

Upon hearing the system's advice, I could only sigh, as there were few things that could really take me to that point. I decided not to dwell on it for the moment and continued on my way. Upon entering the guild, I didn't pay much attention to the people's looks and went straight to the board where all the important missions were posted. It should be noted that I am now an A-rank adventurer, so people look at me with respect or envy.

When I checked the bulletin board, I found a very interesting mission. In a place near a town in the city, there has been a large increase in demonic animals, and someone is needed to eliminate them and investigate the cause. This mission was S-ranked, so without thinking twice, I took it and went straight to the receptionist.

"Good afternoon, how can I help you?" said a friendly young woman at the reception.

"I want to take this mission. This is my adventurer identification card," I said as I placed my identification and the mission sheet I was going to take.

"Mr. Jin, are you sure you want to take this mission? It is said that the last person who tried it was also an A-class adventurer and disappeared. They never saw him again, so it is believed that he is dead," the receptionist commented.

"I appreciate your concern, but I'm sure," I replied in a soft tone of voice.

The girl didn't dwell on the matter any further, as she had fulfilled her warning, so she quickly made the necessary arrangements for me to carry out the mission. After waiting for a few minutes, I finished my tasks and without further ado, I went directly to the mission location.

Three days later, I arrived at a remote village in the northern kingdom. Using magic, I made myself invisible and eliminated my presence. Then I headed to the village to get information about the place I was going to.

Unknown 1: "Did you hear that another person has disappeared from the cursed forest?"

Unknown 2: "I heard it too, this is the fourth person this month. If things continue like this, we'll soon become a ghost town."

While listening to the conversations of the villagers, I couldn't help but furrow my brow as something strange was happening. But if we look at it this way, perhaps there's a good battle to be had on this mission.

After gathering the necessary information, I decided to follow the path until I reached the supposed location where people were disappearing. I tried using my search magic to look around and realized there was nothing unusual at this site, but obviously, I wouldn't give up so easily.

So, I decided to venture deeper into the forest near this site. As soon as I entered, I began to feel that the atmosphere in this place was very strange, as if the temperature around me had dropped a little. I must admit this place was spooky. If it were my past life, I wouldn't even enter a place like this, even if I were paid to do it.

But despite everything, like any brave and handsome man, I decided to take a look inside since I felt what I needed was in this place. So, encouraging myself, I started to investigate this place and gradually went deeper into this dark forest.

After some time investigating, I couldn't help but frown in frustration as I had found nothing. This made me feel that something was wrong around me.

Suddenly, I felt a great crisis on my back like never before, so without hesitation, I moved as quickly as possible. When I was about to turn my head to see what was happening, I heard a loud noise.

BOOM!

When the smoke cleared, I saw a huge lion with an enormous demonic aura, almost as big as mine. I was surprised that there was an animal like this in this place as it's not mentioned in the novel.

Apparently, I shouldn't rely too much on that now as it's not very reliable anymore. When I landed on the ground, I felt a great sense of danger again, so I had to move quickly from the place.

BOOM! BOOM!

This time, two loud sounds came from where I had been a moment ago, and two new animal figures with a demonic aura appeared. This time they were wolves, and when they saw that I had dodged them, one of them began to howl to call their companions.

Noticing this, I felt that things were not right, as if these animals were in this forest, why haven't they attacked the nearby villages yet? Perhaps they have the strength to do so, so there's only one answer.

"Someone is controlling them," I thought with concern. The only solution was to eliminate all these beasts or the person responsible. I couldn't help but sigh; I knew this was going to be a big problem, but I had to complete the mission to become an S-rank adventurer.

I quickly retreated to a safe place and left a mark on the ground. The animals attacked me mercilessly, and although I tried to use demon chains, they were too fast. I had no choice but to use my sword and magic.

I drew my zanpakuto, and the battle began for real. I decided to eliminate the wolf pack first as they were the most problematic. I moved as fast as possible towards them, disappearing in an instant and reappearing behind one of the weaker wolves. I made a quick downward cut and managed to decapitate it, but quickly had to flee as the huge lion was attacking me again.

One of the biggest disadvantages I had was that I couldn't use long-range or overly powerful magic, as it could affect the nearby villages in this area, and I could be hunted down as a terrorist by some countries.

I needed to think of something to restrain all these animals, as it was a huge problem to take care of all of them at once.

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Note: I tried to improve the text with AI, but I have noticed that the text has been reduced a little, and it happens almost the same when I translate it to English, so the chapter will be a little shorter than usual.