Death.
...
In an instant, another two hours passed by.
Ekhael's sweat already covered his whole body, he didn't know how many times he swings his axe, if he would guess it is probably a hundred or two.
He was a little exhausted, the only thing that makes him continue swinging is the progress he made so far.
The cut he made already surpasses more than half of the tree.
If he persists and continues for another hundred swings he would be able to take down this whole tree.
Just the amount he could get in this single tree would probably count to one or dozens of wood!
If he continues to chop another tree, sooner or later he would be able to get the necessary wood materials for his hut.
"Then it would not be far to upgrade my hut and the wooden dummy!"
Ekhael grins, he could already see his wooden manor become a stone or concrete manor and his wooden dummy increased in durability.
His excitement could be seen in his dazzling eyes.
Swish, Swish!
With that, Ekhael continues swinging his axe.
Soon enough, another hundred swings of his axe hit the tree.
Immediately distancing himself, Ekhael watches the tree in front of him create a loud creaking sound. Slowly the tree tilted to the side before it completely collapsed.
...Crash! ...Boom!
Finally!
Ekhael heaves a sigh of relief before approaching the tree on the ground. Raising his hand towards the fallen tree Ekhael muttered in a low voice "retrieve".
Upon muttering in a low voice, an amazing scene unfolds in front of him.
The tree in front of Ekhael slightly glows in yellowish color before suddenly disappearing in front of his eyes.
This!
Although he learned it on the World Chat he didn't expect the visual would be this good.
As he was still thinking about the thing that unfolded in front of him, the familiar sound of metal hitting metal echoed inside his mind.
Ding!
[ Congratulations upon obtaining 15 blocks of wood! ]
"A fifteen wood at the first tree is not bad," Ekhael said in satisfaction.
...
Wiping the sweat on his forehead, Ekhael was prepared to go back to his Lord Manor when a sudden movement on the tall bush meters away from him caught his attention.
As he was surprised by the sudden movement, a four-legged creature suddenly came out of the bush.
It has the body of a feline, with a long body almost reaching a meter in length and more than 30 cm in height.
Its sharp claw which was sharper than his axe glinted with metallic luster and its sharp eye which looked straight into Ekhael's face, revealed a playful look.
"F**k..." Ekhael cursed under his breath. Without further ado, Ekhael turned around and ran straight toward his Lord Manor.
However, upon seeing the distance between him and the Protection area of the Lord Manor, Ekhael's eyes couldn't help but to constrict.
"Ho...How..." He should be only a few meters away from the protection area of Lord Manor earlier yet...
"How the distance suddenly increases by more than tens of meters!"
This is nonsense!
Utterly nonsense!
As he was running for his life, Ekhael couldn't help but feel despair. He regretted his choices earlier.
"I shouldn't have gone out first, I should have trained until I got stronger..."
...
Faster.
Ekhael mustered all his strength on his legs just to run faster, however even though his speed is fast, the feline on his back is much faster.
Raising its claw high, the feline without hesitation dashed toward Ekhael.
Ekhael who was in front of the feline could feel all his hair stand. His life is in danger!
Gritting his teeth, Ekhael grips his axe and slashes toward his back instinctively.
Using all of his strength, Ekhael manages to hit the feline cleanly.
Crash!
However, after slashing his axe with his full strength Ekhael lost his balance and fall to the ground.
Hiss.
Ekhael grasps for breath as he forcefully stands upon falling to the ground.
Where.
Raising his head, Ekhael looked at the surrounding area before finally looking at the feline on the ground.
Although he managed to land a clean hit on the feline and he manages to wound it, he could clearly see that it was not deep enough to seriously injure it.
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