Chapter 2

Rake again awoke to the sound of the Nightmare Spell. A voice he has started to dread. This time he was in a tree. 

It was a pretty big tree and he was in a large branch. There were countless such trees around him. 

Waking up, the first thing he did this time was check his surroundings. Then he took some small branches from around him and surrounded himself trying to hide and make himself less noticeable. 

'Hmm, hopefully I'll survive longer this time.'

Yes, he had gotten over his delusion. As much as he would've liked to believe that this was all a dream or a simulation or even a game show. He couldn't ignore reality much longer. Not to mention that after that last horrifying and painful death, he has been somewhat traumatized. 

'Let's see.'

He then checked his status again.

'I can't believe what I am seeing. This is real. So, what should I do next? Even though I am not going to die permanently in this place, I would like to get out and clear this trial. I still don't know whether this is all real or not. But whether it is real or not, I need to make the best of the situation.

Also, I really don't want to die again. So, maybe it's alright to rest a bit. Cause, why not? I'm not going to die, and if I hide well, I won't be killed soon.'

Thinking that Rake covered himself with more leaves and branches and tried to hide more. He was truly afraid. And he just wanted a break to think about things. Using that as a justification, he started to procrastinate. Honestly, there wasn't much for him to do. Every time he was killed very quickly. His morale wasn't in the best status either.

'Sigh, my aspect and attributes are horrible. There isn't that much. Only being able to not die. And also, there's that thing that dying makes the trial harder to pass.'

That was the part that made Rake really start to think of the situation. 

'What really are the requirements for me to pass the trial? Or what might be the requirements?

So far what I remember from the novel is that Sunny had to kill a really strong monster. I can't remember the exact rank. And Nephis had to set herself on fire. I remember the theme was to get past or conquer a falt in their thinking process or themselves.'

(AN: Sunny killed an awakened tyrant. That's why no one believed him.)

'Hmm, so, what is there to be done? Let's see, from the brief moments that I remember so far, I was in a jungle. Then I was in a beach and lastly I was in a rock in the seashore.'

'And now I am also in a jungle, but this time in a tree. Let's assume that there are three specific areas with three types of environments. I am not sure how close they are to one another. Since I have always died and have been teleported each time.' 

'Hmm, what to do.'

And it was a real conundrum. He had no survival skills except what he saw in Bear Grylls videos, scattered clips from the internet, and lastly survival books that were mostly fantasy, and fiction. He also led a very sheltered life previously. 

Even without the dangerous animals, his life was in enough danger in this wilderness.

Yet he had to do something. 

'Alright, first, I have to gather information. I'll probably die a couple of times, but it will be worth it. I'll choose what to do next based on that.

And so, as he began to get up and observe the jungle, he noticed that everything was quiet. Right as he began to realize that something was wrong, a giant two-meter-tall hawk swooped in silently and caught Rake. Right as he was beginning to struggle to get free, the Hawk beaked him and punctured his skull. 

His death was instant. Something that he would miss soon.

***

This time he awoke again at the beach.

And again it was with an audible gasp for air. 

'Phew, that was better than the shark one. Now, I'm back at the beach again. So, is this a cyclic routine? Jungle-Beach-Rocks-Jungle.

Hmm, I'll probably have to die again to confirm this.'

As he was thinking this, he noticed a very subtle movement in the sand. And this time, he was ready. 

Right as the small blue crab jumped out of the sand to ambush and poison him, he jumped away. But right as he was about to celebrate that, three more crabs jumped from under the sand and pinched him again. 

"Argh, damn you. If I'm gonna die, I'll take you with me."

Saying that he stomped on the crab that was still pinching onto his leg. It was squished. 

But the injury got worse as well. The pincher dug deeper and the poison spread much faster.

[You have slain a dormant beast, Small poisonous crab]

[You have received a memory]

[Death Count:5]

But before Rake could check what that was, his eyes became droopy and he lost consciousness.

***

In the Rocky Shore, atop a large boulder, Rake awoke. This time without a gasp like before. He was starting to get used to the situation. 

"Sigh, Let's see. I am on the rocky shore this time. So my hypothesis was correct, I have three spawn points and it happens sequentially."

This time, he didn't waste any time. He quickly got up. And started to get away from the water. 

'Hmm, there isn't much space, but I am a bit further away from the water. This should still be better than before.'

That specific boulder was not that big. There were many other similar rocks around him. But at the end of the day, they were all surrounded by water. And no matter where he went he would still be somewhat surrounded by water. 

He looked around and no matter where he looked there were only rocks. And water. 

"This is going to be troublesome, isn't it."

'Ok, I think I saw a memory being added, was that real.'

Thinking that, he thought about his status and there it was, the new memory.

Memory: [Poisonous Pincer]

Memory Rank: Dormant

Memory Type: Weapon

Memory Description: [A memory taken from the weakest beast. A poor crab. This memory was forced into existence by a higher power.]