A Visit To Forest Of Shadow (2)

Shit, a magical type beast!" Zephyrion exclaimed as he gaze at the beast in front of him.

The creature took on a wolf-like guise, its colour painted in fiery red hues and its body gently flickering with flames. It boasted a muscular build, and its eyes emitted a captivating flame.

Beside it lay the charred remains of a recently slain Serphide beast, cooked beyond recognition. The wolf's face was smeared with the blood of the burnt Serphide.

There was no denying it- this creature was a magical beast, aligned with the element of fire!

There was heavy silent in the air as Zephyrion and the blazing eyes of the wolf locked gaze, neither of them moved a muscle as they observed each other.

Then, suddenly, as if scripted for a TV drama set, both the wolf and Zephyrion sprang into action simultaneously. However, the beast displayed superior speed, reaching Zephyrion in the blink of an eye.

The wolf thrust its sharp claws forward, aiming to slice Zephyrion's throat, but it underestimated his abilities.

Zephyrion, clenching his fist, stood his ground in the face of the attack. Stepping forward, he confronted the beast, meeting its claws head-on.

"Boom." The beast staggered five steps back, bewildered. Before it could comprehend the situation, a looming shadow cast over it, and a massive war hammer came crashing down. However, the beast wolf proved to be the agile type, narrowly evading the hammer.

"Swoosh." Seizing the moment when Zephyrion's hammer struck the vacant ground, the beast lunged forward, swiping its claws once more. Although Zephyrion would try to avoid the attack, somehow, he didn't want to.

[-25 HP]

The beast's claws found its mark, leaving five burnt marks on Zephyrion's chest, and blood gushed out. Yet, strangely, Zephyrion didn't seem to feel that much pain.

Now with the beast so close to him, Zephyrion swung his hammer, sending the creature crashing to the ground. Without pause, he swiftly mounted the beast, delivering a series of head blows before it could regain its footing.

[-5 HP]

[-5 HP]

[-5 HP]

Even though the beast's body was emiting flame, and it was hurting him, Zephyrion didn't care. He clenched his fist tightly, relentlessly pounding the creature's head.

BAAM... BAAM... BAAM... BAAM.. BAAM.. BAAM.. BAAM.. BAAM..

[-5 HP]

[-5 HP]

[-5 HP]

Zephyrion couldn't count how many times he hit the beast and the times the system's message sounded in his head. But after a full minute, the beast stopped struggling and the flame surrounding it gradually faded.

[The host has killed a basic-tier beast named Igniswolf.

[100 exp points gained]

[First time killing a magical beast, 200 experience points gained]

[First time killing Igniswolf beast, 100 experience points gained]

With one last strong hit, Zephyrion rolled off the beast and laid on the ground. His chest moving up and down and his breathing become rough. He was almost naked as the beast's flame had turned his clothes into shreds.

As he calmed down, realization dawned on Zephyrion, his eyes widening. "F*ck! What was that just now? That was too reckless. What's wrong with me? That's not my usual battle style at all. This is not how I fight!"

[Dumb question, host. Did you forget your combat style? This is your barbarian combat style taking effect now.]

"What! Damn, that was too dangerous and reckless. What if I died?" Zephyrion voiced out his complaints but then a small smile play at his lips. "But... but.. but.. I loved it."

In the battle just now, Zephyrion traded injury with injury and that result in the battle ended quickly. If it was before he learnt the barbarian style, with how the beast was avoiding his attack every time, this fight could have taken very long and Zephyrion would struggle.

Zephyrion couldn't help but admit that the battle style suited him. Now that the fight ended, the earlier pain he didn't feel came over him and this time it become even worse than usual.

"Shit," Zephyrion cursed, gritting his teeth to stifle any loud roars that might attract nearby beasts.

While Zephyrion was still roaring in pain, what he didn't realized was that someone has been following him the whole time. From the moment he left his home, till he fought the purple serpent and even till now. That person was beside him and watching him.

What was more surprising was that the unknown person was just a stone away from Zephyrion the whole time and he didn't even notice for a second.

"Hmm, this kid is not as special as I thought, to think I wasted my time following him here. Rubbish." The unknown figure said with disappointment, her gaze still lingering on Zephyrion's body.

Although there are many things she saw strange about Zephyrion, the figure didn't care at all. Like how an ordinary person can start cultivating suddenly, like how the beast's core vanished into nothingness. The unknown person didn't give a damn.

All she care about was to meet that one person, to identify the one that wielded sword and magic at the same time. That terrifying back view that forced her to work at the colosseum when she used her forbidden skill to see the future.

"There is not much time left. I need to warn that person before it's too late. A pity I only saw his back that whole time." The unknown figure sighed, and with lightness, stepped on the air and vanished from the Forest Of Shadow.

....

[Although I still consider you useless, it was a smart move when you decided not to use your magic.

"Of course I'm smart. With me attracting those two at the colosseum that day, I will be an idiot if I still use my earth magic tonight. "Zephyrion said when he heard the system robotic tone, but then he became suspicious. "Why do you said that though?"

[Nothing, just glad I didn't choose an idiot as a host]

"Hmph, do you think the Shadow Syndicate Clan train me for nothing? Zephyrion said with pride as he remembered his former clan. His love for the clan had not faltered, not even once.

Resting for two minutes, Zephyrion got up from the ground. Though he was exhausted and weak, he was determined to keep grinding experience points and kill many beasts for leveling up.

The first thing he did was to extract the beast's core from the magical wolf like beast and refined it to gain attributes point.

[The refining process is complete, and the host has been granted 5 attribute points.]

[The host's total attribute points are now ten.]

"Hehe, the more attribute points, the stronger I get," Zephyrion chuckled slightly as he picked up the war hammer from the ground. "Let's see if I can reach level 10 and unlock the shop before daybreak."

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