chapter 8

the days continued as normal, as john trained to breakthrough to the 2nd level.

he was getting closer each day as the Cracks on his core became even more larger, and his power was growing the larger the cracks got.

"john if you want to breakthrough faster, you will need experience, I witnessed your father breakthrough once in the heat of combat, they say that putting pressure on your core can force it to breakthrough" his mother said as she watched her son who was calmly meditating.

"if I was you I would join a guild and go on adventures, that's the way how people get stronger these days" his mother suggested as she went back inside the house.

'huh?, is she trying to get rid of me already, am still so young and she already want to throw me out into the rough world' john thought as he enjoyed his mother's company.

adventurers normally go out on adventures for weeks or months, some don't even come back alive, john wanted to leave his mother's company, but he felt as though it was to soon.

he still needed time to master his power and their was still the fact that most monsters around RoseCrown Kingdom are no weaker than a level 2 knight, he had trained to kill with his training with his mother but they were Nothing more than normal beast that did not own a mana core.

*clank!*

a enormous hiking bag was dropped by the side of john, john was forced out of his meditation by the sound of the bag hitting the ground next to him, on the bag he could see pots and pans, he can also see all types of tools.

"this should be enough for you to survive for a couple weeks, I thought you how to hunt and I thought you how to survive, in our tribe the child is left on their own to survive from the age of 4, I was to soft and allowed you to stay longer" his mother said with a smile.

"it's time for you to explore this world son, and hopefully you can become a man as strong as your father" she said as she blushed.

'wait what?' john was confused, he did not think that his mother was serious at first, he did not even get no early notice or made any preparations, his mind was blank.

*huuff* his mother took in a deep breath as her body began to glow.

"well you know what they say about chick's in a nest....." his mother said as she grabbed her son by the collar and began to run as she held him in throwing position.

"...sometimes they just need a little push!" she then throw john into the air with all her force, she threw him in the opposite direction of RoseCrown Kingdom which was that of a dense forest.

the forest was known only as the nightmare forest, it was a place that separated RoseCrown Kingdom from the formidable bandit Kingdom, in the forest their were monsters as strong as level 5 this would not be a problem for the two Kingdoms that it separates if not for its large packs of level 5 monsters that roam in the thousands.

"hmm did I put in alittle to much force, I hope that he is as bad with directions as I am" she thought as she watched her son vanished in the distance, she was hoping that john would get lost in the forest and not find his way back to early which would not help in his training.

she then turned around to go back into the house as something caught her eye.

'oh no, I forgot to send him off with the bag, and he forgot his sword, hmm that means he is in the wild without food, protection or shelter' she thought as she grabbed the bag and sword and was ready to throw it in the direction of john but paused.

"which direction did I throw him again" she said as she scratched her head.

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in the dense forest two large monsters were fighting, a large black bear with the size of two large men and a large Grey wolf that was only half it's size.

the two monsters fought mercilessly as blood splattered on the tree bark, the wold had the advantage in speed but the bear had the advantage in strength, its large paws were enough to rip a tree into two.

they both came to a stand still as they growled at each other, the two monsters were fighting over territory, in the nightmare forest its divided into 3 rings the outer ring, where numerous monsters at the level of 3 rule territory, the middle territory that was 100x smaller the the outer territory where only 20 monsters at the level of 5 rule and the inner territory where their is rumored to be a monster at the level of 6, this monster is the ruler of the nightmare forest, for monsters are double the level of any other races, a level 2 monster can only be defeated by a level 4 knight or a level 3 wizard, this is the reason why no Kingdom have tried to concur the knightmare forest for it have thousands of monsters capable of fighting a level 10 knight.

the two monsters that are fighting are bought at the peak of level 2, these monsters are close to breakthrough and would do so once they eat the others mana core, they were bought loyal followers of the previous ruler of this territory before he died.

"grrrr" the wolf had enough of being patient and went for the kill, it's speed was just unspeakable as it vanished before reappearing before the bear, it then bite into the neck of the bear with its massive teeth, but the bear did not give up as it hugged the wolf breaking its spine before clenching its teeth into the wolf.

after some time the wolf lose its grip as it breathed its last breath.

the bear then let go of the wolf and proceeded to cut it down with its large claws.

"wow that was a clever strategy their, I really got to praise you for your technique" the bear turned its head to the voice but was to late.

a popping sound was made as two small stones were shot into the two eyes of the bear.

it roared with great anger as john descended from the tree tops.