Not Something a Human Should Do

Not Something a Human Should Do

Even without any memories of himself from his previous life, Shien still knew that before reincarnating, he had been an ordinary person completely unrelated to anything called "combat."

At the very least, based on the few memories remaining in his mind, Shien could tell that his previous life had been lived in a very peaceful era, in a very peaceful country. Never mind fighting—he had probably only gotten into a fight a handful of times.

For someone like Shien to fight vicious monsters from Another World?

No matter how he looked at it, there was no chance of victory.

But from the moment Shien raised the Holy Sword in his hand and learned skill after skill, all of that was destined to change.

"Gree!"

The Fierce Bird's cry still echoed in his ears.

"Clang!"

The Holy Sword in his hand continued to shine.

Feeling the astonishing power surging from the Holy Sword into his body, Shien calmed down unbelievably quickly.

Time around him seemed to slow.

The Fierce Bird, diving down with vicious ripples emanating from its entire body, also seemed to slow down.

The Enemy Perception skill issued a clearer, sharper warning than before, allowing Shien to grasp the speed and position of the monster descending from above.

The Evasion skill seemed to stimulate Shien's instincts, making his body naturally understand the best speed, movement, timing, and direction for dodging.

Meanwhile, the Two-Handed Sword skill he had just learned flooded his mind with countless methods and techniques for wielding the Holy Sword, giving Shien a feeling.

That was, he could wield the Holy Sword in his hand perfectly and cut down the enemy before him.

And so—

"Whoosh!"

Just as the diving Fierce Bird was about to crash into Shien, he suddenly moved as if aided by a god. Following the Evasion skill's guidance, he shot to the left in an instant with a faint rush of air, covering some distance.

The Fierce Bird swept past the spot where Shien had stood a second earlier. One of its wings nearly sliced across the eyes of Shien, who had darted left, whipping up a fierce gust.

However, the instant the Fierce Bird's charge missed, before it could fly away, Shien moved again.

This time, it was the Holy Sword he had been gripping tightly all along that moved.

"Shing!"

The Holy Sword let out a clear cry as it cut through the air. Like a brilliant arc of light, it slashed toward the Fierce Bird, which had no time to react, at astonishing speed.

"Splurt!"

The next moment, a crisp, clean sound of cutting rang out, followed by a spray of blood.

Before the Fierce Bird could even scream, its head was severed. Its human-like head flew into the air, while its massive body crashed into the ground under its own momentum, scraping along the earth and kicking up dust as it dyed the ground a horrifying red.

Standing so close by, Shien was splashed all over with blood. He remained in his slashing stance, breathing heavily as his body trembled.

"Skill acquired—God of War. Learn?"

A new message appeared in his mind.

But this time, Shien could not learn it immediately.

Feeling the lingering warmth of the copious blood covering him and smelling its overwhelmingly pungent stench, Shien could not help bending over and vomiting violently.

That bout of vomiting left Shien pale and weak all over, his heart beating faster than ever. In the end, he collapsed onto the ground, unable even to hold the Holy Sword, looking utterly miserable and frail.

Shien could only struggle to take off the blood-soaked clothes he was wearing and toss them aside. Only after the overpowering smell of blood had moved away from him did his complexion improve somewhat.

"This really isn't something a human should have to do!"

Shien could not help cursing again.

If he could, Shien truly wanted to ask those protagonists in web novels who could kill people and slaughter monsters without changing expression the moment they arrived in Another World just how they managed it.

Never mind anything else—just being drenched from head to toe in scalding blood, with that unbearably pungent smell of blood all around him, was enough that Shien did not believe anyone could endure it without changing expression the first time.

"Maybe I'm not a protagonist."

Shien could only smile bitterly, but he did not dare keep lying there.

The Fierce Bird's appearance had told Shien that this forest was far from safe. All kinds of danger could emerge at any moment.

Especially when he had used the Holy Sword just now. Perhaps because of its ability to raise skill levels, Shien's Enemy Perception skill had suddenly expanded its range greatly, allowing him to sense many vicious presences similar to the Fierce Bird.

Now that he had let go of the Holy Sword, the range and effectiveness of Shien's Enemy Perception skill had diminished. He could no longer sense any other enemies, but that apparently only applied to the area within a hundred meters.

When the Holy Sword had enhanced Enemy Perception earlier, Shien had sensed an area spanning over a thousand meters. He had detected quite a few creatures like the Fierce Bird, including monsters that seemed even more dangerous than it.

So, this was truly not a place to linger.

"I should leave this forest as soon as possible."

Shien climbed to his feet and picked up the Holy Sword that had fallen to the ground.

The moment he picked it up, the effect of Shien's Enemy Perception skill expanded greatly again, allowing him to sense the monsters within a thousand meters once more.

That also confirmed Shien's earlier thought: all of his skills had been leveled up by the Holy Sword's effect.

After briefly checking his various statuses, Shien discovered several changes.

First, after that battle, Shien's level had risen from its initial Level 1 to Level 2.

In addition, his Skill Points had changed from the initial one hundred to one hundred ninety-five.

Seeing this, Shien thought for a moment before learning the God of War skill he had just acquired.

At once, Shien's Skill Points decreased by one.

"Does learning every skill cost one Skill Point?"

Before killing the Fierce Bird, Shien had learned a total of five skills, consuming five Skill Points.

Then, leveling up had given Shien another hundred Skill Points, which was why his Skill Points had become one hundred ninety-five.

Now, after learning another new skill, his Skill Points had fallen to one hundred ninety-four.

Furthermore, Shien discovered that every skill he had learned could be leveled up, and they were all currently at Level 1.

No, rather, all skills except Heaven's Grace and Supreme God's Blessing, which he had possessed from the start, could be leveled up.

"No wonder the Holy Sword can raise skill levels."

With that in mind, Shien upgraded the Two-Handed Sword skill.

As a result, after reaching Level 10, the skill seemed to be maxed out. Its display changed from Two-Handed Sword (Lv.1) to Two-Handed Sword (Lv.Max), and it could no longer be upgraded.

In other words, every skill that could be leveled up had a maximum level of ten.

Moreover, each skill level required one Skill Point.

And if he had guessed correctly, every time Shien raised his own level, he would gain another hundred Skill Points.

"So every time I level up once, I can max out ten skills?"

Shien was left speechless.

Anyone could tell that this was absolutely not normal.

Shien could not help turning his gaze toward one particular skill.

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