Chapter 9 Hunting and Hunted 1

Chapter 9 Hunting and Hunted 1

After arriving in the forest, I went to work over two days, killing over three groups of 3 level 5 goblins with relative ease. I didn't even bother to be stealthy. I just went in, guns a-blazing, as I cut through their flesh like it was cheap paper. My blades were covered in blood.

During my recent combat engagement, I found myself grinning from ear to ear. The thrill of battle was like no other, and I relished every moment of it. Additionally, hunting provided me with a great source of joy. However, my last skirmish was mudded by carelessness on my part, resulting in some injuries sustained.

HP:175/260

EXP:165\500

~~Level up user is now lv 3~~

Letting out a challenging howl, I wanted a challenge I wanted to hunt. Storing the bodies in my [Storage], loud, heavy steps were heard coming around me. Extending out my [Aura Sense], I got ready, smiling. I didn't expect a level 11 Hobgoblin to lumber out to challenge my howl of an alpha. The hulking monster towered over me, standing at about 15 feet tall and brandishing a claymore in its large green hand as if it was a shortsword, a barely alive male fully clad in banged-up but still pretty good steel armor.

He was being dragged by the monster, and checking his level, he was 15. Surprisingly, most likely, he and his party were overconfident or were taken by surprise. Seeing the fresh blood and flesh on its grinning lips, I could tell he was most likely the only survivor.

The poor bastard was staring at me, tears clearly seen through his visor, but not one for help but a better swift death than to be eaten alive. The once happiness, in my eyes, was now replaced with rage and hate. I had no reason to care about this man or what happened to him, but even I wouldn't be blind to the contempt of this dog-eat-dog world we were in or the hatred of weakness, launching myself at the large hobgoblin. I sent out an x-crossed [Wolf Fang] at it and swiped its large blade at my attack.

MP:130/150

As it was distracted, blocking my attack, making it tilt back some off balance, I swiftly let my sword fly, slicing through the neck of the man in one quick stroke throwing his body, head, and all into my [Storage] the hobgoblin yelled out in anger, clashing it large sword into my sword and knife, my entire body shuddered and screamed from the sheer force of the blow, pushing my quite far back, but I held my ground, my hands, and legs shaking from the shock, my wicked smile was back, if this were my old body...no just the old me that hit alone would leave my body crippled like the poor fellow before.

~~user has leveled up to lv 4 exp. level up threshold has multiplied by ten times from now on~~

EXP:1,165/5,000

Stat points:30

Skill points:15

"Is That All You Got!!!!" I screamed at the monster. As I charged the beast, the silver in my eyes glowed dimly as the shaggy hair on my body seemed to get thicker and brighter. This was all due to [Lycan's Rage]. Again, our blades clashed as they growled and snarled at me. I defiantly growled back, not backing down as we were now equal in strength. Not one of us was being pushed back, and we fought over who would win out in this test of power.

Sparks started coming off its body, its skin turning red, and its muscles bulking out all over as my eyes grew wide. It had a [Rage] skill of its own as I was quickly being overpowered, but my smile never left. For a strong opponent like this, it deserved to have some overkill done to it.

Shocking the somewhat intelligent brute, a bloody heart materialized in front of my face, quickly pumping away 20 of my stats, away first. I bit into the heart, launching the giant beast into the air above me as it fell back down, about to crush my body.

Str:14>24 x2+2=50

Agi:15>25 x2+2=52

Stat points:10

~~[Lycans Rage] second ability activated double stats as well as a +2 bonus for 5 minutes as time has reset~~

~~[Lycans rage] is now lv 2~~

Feeling every muscle in my body tighten and compact with new power, I boosted myself even more with my mana, pushing myself to my limit! Gray and white aura flames spun around my blades as I was at no level to channel my aura through my blades, so the next best thing was to wrap them around them as a kind of faux blade aura as I let lose my strongest attack right as it was going to crush me. [BLOSSOM DANCE]!

As I started swiping up in a spinning dance motion, my blade sliced into its skin so hard and fast it kept it suspended. The first waltz cut away, the second and third, and fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and finally! Crossing both dancers together in a lover's embrace. The short knife and the long sword together in an X, twirling together. The grand dance climaxed as the ninth and final strike cut the beast in two. Fiery petals lay around me, blood burned before it could rain on my body, and the flames blew away into the wind as simple sparks and blazes.

MP:50/150

Storing the claymore away, deactivating my skills, I quickly dug out the heart, eating it then and there as I was rewarded with notifications.

~~lv 11 Hobgoblin heart eaten +6 Str +5 Con~~

_Status_

Blaze Nights

Race: Lower Werewolf (evolution at lv 10)

Bloodline:-----

Lv: 4

[Realm 1]

Exp:2,265/5,000

Gold:9,050

HP:175/310

MP:50/200

Str:24>30

Int:15>20

Agi:25>30

Con:26>31

Luck:19

stat points:0

skill points:15

Sadly, I was interrupted from reading the two skills from the hobgoblin in detail. I quickly chose one, turning around to see a group of three people. A level 13 human male with a tome in one hand and a red broadsword on his back. A level 17 woman, a dark elf with a red crossbow and whip, finally. A level 25 male, exuding a powerful aura with a dark red halberd on his back. These people all had scarlite gear, better than the steel of the corpse I had on me. I cursed internally as one look could tell they wanted to attack me. I needed to stall or something, or else I was a dead man...