Predicament

"I'll be borrowing this for a bit..." Dan viciously smiled, holding a crossbow bolt on his right hand, and a dagger drenched with fresh blood on his left hand, he looked like the incarnation of the God of War as he said, "Are you guys going to attack or not?"

His eyes flashed in a teasing and murderous light as he continued, "If you're not going to attack, then I will!" His figure sped towards the frightened Assassin's as both of them retreated backward. Even though the two were intimidated, that doesn't mean that he wouldn't take them seriously.

Evading the frantic counter-attacks of the immature assassins, Dan rolled on the ground as he flicked his wrist, sending a crossbow bolt flying at the jugular of his enemy.

Puchi!

A sound of penetrated flesh rang clear, followed by a dull thud, indicating the death of another man, as the remaining Assassin hurriedly threw several jade bottles which exploded into a thick mist, reducing visibility for Dan. But how could he escape under Dan's heightened senses? With a flick of his wrist, a crossbow bolt flew at three o'clock as a miserable groan resonated.

A dull thud soon followed and the forest regained its tranquility. Soon, the smoke dissipated, revealing the scene of utmost destruction and gore. One of the Assassins that Dan slashed to Dan looked as if his head would fall from his neck.

Huffing and puffing, Dan's eyes flashed in solemnness, realizing that his vision started tunneling, he knew that he didn't have much time left. If the effects of adrenaline simmered down, he understood that an excruciating pain will definitely follow suit.

With swift movements, Dan gritted his teeth, searched for any relevant items that he could acquire as his spoils of victory. Unfortunately, the bastards didn't even have a copper coin or any pills that can help him recover.

Cursing in his heart, Dan erased all traces of evidence by burning their bodies, apart from the changed terrain due to the intense battle, one would find this particular area of the forest as normal. After all of this was done. His mind relaxed followed by a sharp pain that surged from his shoulder as blood once again erupted from his wound.

"Guaaah!" Dan fell on the ground, twisting and squirming. It was the first time for him to experience such an agonizing pain. Since he was a sheltered man in his previous life, he was seldom injured and the most painful experience that he had when it comes to injuries was stepping on a lego.

Just stepping on a lego back then made him scream like a girl.

But compared to what he was experiencing right now, the difference was like heaven and earth.

His face full of beaded sweat and his expression pale like paper. His teeth chattered, as he pushed his right palm on the wound, effectively diffusing the bleeding. Opening his mouth, he spoke these words amidst his gritted teeth, "System, use the limits of my body as the benchmark and create a percentage of how much damage I can still take..."

[System Function Simulation Initiating; 35%]

[System Simulation Completed!]

[Dan Longinus: 35%]

A health bar along with a percentage manifested in the air. Staring at the crimson red health bar, Dan forced his body to stand up as he groggily walked towards the outer area of the Forest of Seclusion.

"At this pace, I will be dead when I arrive there..." His eyes flashing in solemnness, glancing at the vegetation around him, Dan instructed the system, "System, sort out all the knowledge of medicinal herbs that I acquired from the library and give me the information about those herbs that I can get in here..."

[System Function Simulation Initiating; 35%]

[System Simulation Completed!]

[Blood Coagulating Grass, Hundred Stalks Grass, Gingko Biloba, Panax Ginseng, Rainbow Cap Mushroom...]

Numerous list of herbs materialized in the air, Clicking his tongue, Dan ordered, "System, delete the herbs that cannot be obtained in five minutes!"

Ding!

[Blood Coagulating Grass, Panax Ginseng, Rainbow Cap Mushroom, Forest Panacea]

Dan quickly tapped on the Blood Coagulating Grass as a holographic image depicting the characteristics of the grass floated in the air before him. Focusing his gaze, Dan scanned the area around him, particularly near the tree roots, and there, a tree about five meters away from him, a Blood Coagulating Grass calmly swayed along with the air.

"Found you!" He strode in big steps. Arriving before the Grass, Dan uprooted it, crushing it into a paste mixed with his blood as he applied it to his wound. A warm surge of itchiness took over the hole in his left shoulder as the profuse bleeding decreased in intensity.

Sighing in his heart, he slowly resumed his journey back to the Longinus Clan Estate. Covering his body with the robe that he took from his assailants, Dan merged with the crowd, entered a narrow alleyway before scaling it and leaping towards the backyard of the Mansion.

Although there were numerous restrictions in place to prevent spies or burglaries, since Dan was recognized by the formation, he wasn't sanctioned as he entered his room, all the while maintaining his silenced footsteps and taking advantage of the surrounding terrain as cover.

Entering his room, Dan took several medicinal pills from a nearby cabinet before chugging them down as he fell on the ground with a thud. His exhausted body and mind, finally found respite as he slowly entered his dreamland.