Potential

"What?" The attacker was speechless for a few seconds.

Not even his team captain could easily dodge his attack without receiving consequences.

"Was this brat born with a talent for combat? No! I must be overthinking things…"

A shiver ran down his spine as he imagined this slave becoming one of those so-called cultivators.

Beings who achieved feats beyond what a mere mortal like him could perform in his entire life.

The man attacked once more with the full force of his body.

However, Liam dodged easily as if he was in control of his every move.

"…"

The image of a cultivator emerged in the rider's mind once more.

It was common knowledge that someone with combat talent had opportunities to be a cultivator.

He was now completely certain that this slave was someone with the potential to be a threat.

"I must kill him, before he escapes and wants revenge on us!"

Now with an all-important reason not to let the slave go, he quickly lashed out with his weapon as if his life depended on it.

Liam was surprised to feel the itching in different parts of his body.

He tried his best to dodge the attacks, but his body couldn't keep up.

"Aaaaah!" Liam cried out in pain as an attack landed on his right arm.

With not enough of one, more landed on top of him to hamper his movements.

Liam could only shrink into a ball as he resisted the attacks.

The man continued to attack as he slowly approached with a smile.

"Hahaha, and me thinking you could dodge forever! I was delighted that I could improve my aim with you!"

The man lifted Liam by his hair as he switched from his whip to his sword, ready to take the life of his enemy.

Liam felt his whole body burn with itching, especially the area around his neck.

"I'm going to die?" he wondered resignedly.

He didn't want to die.

Since childhood he never had freedom.

Strict parents pending all aspects of his life.

A constant harassment at school of him for standing out more than others.

At work he receives hostile looks from his colleagues.

Even on the street he received unwanted intent.

He was never able to live freely without being affected by the morals and ethics of that society.

But in this world...

In the memories of this body, this world was ruled by force!

As long as one could have strength he could do whatever he wanted!

With strength, one could make millions of people bow their heads to him!

And this so-called strength, was cultivation!

Liam wanted to experience cultivation with relentless greed!

There were still many things to experience and experience!

Liam's body reacted to his longings and did its best to fulfill them.

Adrenaline surged through every fiber of his being and his physical ability was enhanced.

As the sword nearly landed on his neck, Liam jerked the arrow out of his shoulder before burying it in the man's eye.

"Ugh!"

The man recoiled in pain as he tossed Liam into the distance.

Liam rolled several times on the ground before immediately getting up.

"I will live, I will live, I will live! I WILL SURVIVE!"

In a state of frenzy, Liam moved towards the man and used all the strength in his body to drive the arrow deeper into the man's eye.

"Let go, little beast!"

The man tried to fight Liam, but Liam clung to him firmly.

Both were in a ceaseless struggle with their lives at stake.

The man struck Liam in the abdomen one last time before the arrow reached his brain.

His corpse fell weakly onto Liam, who felt his chest lose a bit of air due to the weight.

He effortlessly moved the dead man's body to one side before breathing heavily.

"I did it…"

When he thought he could rest for a few minutes, he quickly came back to reality and took everything he could from the man's body.

In the forest there was more than one horseman, nothing guaranteed that they would not come looking for him.

He coiled the whip before putting it in his backpack and putting it on his back.

The backpack was heavy, but thanks to the adrenaline that still persisted in his body it was possible to carry it.

Liam moved to the edge of the ravine.

He looked down at the natural current that was capable of destroying large stones.

"You, stop!"

Liam turned to see a group of horsemen pointing their weapons at him.

Several slaves had been trapped by them and now they looked like lifeless bodies lamenting their fate.

Liam just stared at them before throwing himself off the cliff without hesitation.

"…" The team members were speechless.

They never thought that someone would have the will to throw themselves to their own death.

For them, it was better to get caught and return to the mines to work all their lives.

At least that way they would stay alive and if they behaved well, they would have a promotion in a few decades.

The leader of the horsemen was oblivious to the reactions of his team before approaching the corpse of one of his companions.

He examined the eye wound with a bit of surprise.

He then approached the ravine to see if there was any trace of the slave who jumped.

"It is not even possible to see the silhouette of him." The leader looked at the direction where the current was going with various thoughts in mind.

He turned to his team before barking orders at him.

"That slave is dangerous, he managed to kill one of our own and nothing tells us that he won't come back for revenge! Head to the end of this stream in search of his whereabouts, no one will rest today until they find a trail of that ant!

"Yes sir!"

The team members nodded at their leader's words as they felt fear for the slave after seeing the corpse of one of his teammates.

They split up into two groups, one to leave the slaves in the compound while the other went in search of the only slave who managed to escape.

The leader stayed in the ravine for a few minutes before returning to his horse.