Methods to Escape the Forest

Methods to Escape the Forest

Time flowed on continuously.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

On this day, in a corner of the forest, Shien, dressed in tattered clothes and wielding a dazzling Holy Sword, was facing off against enemies.

"Awoo!"

"Awoo!"

A group of monsters, clutching clubs and covered in fur, with single horns and hideous, demon-like faces, roared one after another as they charged toward Shien.

Each of them was stout and muscular, resembling an ape.

Fierce, malevolent ripples emanated from their bodies, just like that human-faced, snake-bodied Fierce Bird from before.

By now, Shien knew that those ripples were magic power.

The monsters before him also possessed magic power. By using it, they could not only strengthen their physical power but also enhance their body's resistance to damage. Some monsters could even consume magic power to spit fire or lightning, much like using magic—they were extremely dangerous.

Over these past days, Shien had even encountered monsters capable of petrifying targets they gazed upon, and others so terrifying they could curse their enemies and corrode their flesh.

It was no exaggeration to say that if not for his maxed-out Physical Resistance, Magic Resistance, and Abnormal Status Resistance skills, along with the protection of the Holy Sword, Shien would have died countless times over while facing these monsters.

Now, facing these monsters, Shien no longer felt any fear in his heart.

Watching the pack of Unicorn Monsters charging toward him, Shien didn't retreat; instead, he advanced.

"Limit Break!"

While running, Shien used the Limit Break skill without a moment's hesitation.

In that instant, the maxed-out Limit Break brought Shien a massive boost, causing his abilities in every aspect to skyrocket explosively.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Shien's speed increased exponentially. Like a blurred afterimage, he darted straight into the pack of monsters.

"Splurt!"

The Holy Sword flashed with a brilliant light, instantly slicing the leading Unicorn Monster in half at the waist, its blood spraying across the earth.

"Awoo!"

"Awoo!"

The Unicorn Monsters roared in fury, pouncing on him one after another. They swung their clubs, creating a constant whistling of wind; the shadows of the clubs were like lethal weapons, attacking Shien frantically.

To this, Shien reacted as if he had eyes all over his body. His form moved like the wind—sometimes lunging forward, sometimes darting back, sometimes shifting left or right, even ducking low or leaping high—perfectly evading every incoming attack.

With Enemy Perception constantly alerting him and relaying the position of every monster to his mind, combined with the Evasion skill, it was impossible for Shien to be hit.

On top of that, the God of War skill granted Shien instinctive, god-tier combat ability and intuition. Before long, Shien's figure became completely invisible; one could only vaguely see a gust of wind blowing back and forth, leading the monsters in circles and leaving them both shocked and enraged.

At the same time, the brilliant light of the Holy Sword flashed incessantly, sweeping back and forth.

"Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!" "Splurt!"

As the battle progressed, one Unicorn Monster after another fell to the sword's light, turning into severed limbs and broken remains, collapsing into pools of blood.

This level of combat power was like heaven and earth compared to ten days ago.

This was all thanks to the series of skills Shien had acquired.

As of now, Shien had learned a full thirteen maxed-out skills.

Adding Heaven's Grace and the Supreme God's Blessing, Shien possessed a total of fifteen skills. Compared to when he had just arrived in this Another World ten days ago, it was naturally a completely different story.

Especially with the God of War and Limit Break skills—one made Shien, who had never fought before, feel as if he were possessed by a true God of War, allowing him to display astonishing combat ability as if aided by the divine; the other provided him with an all-around boost and enhancement. With these, plus the power of the Holy Sword, Shien had naturally taken flight, falling just short of achieving godhood.

Not to mention, Shien had leveled both of these skills to the max, and their effects were vastly different from when they were at level one.

Even so, Shien still had plenty of Skill Points left.

After ten days of constant fighting, Shien had raised himself to level ten, earning a total of one thousand Skill Points. Even maxing out thirteen skills had only cost him one hundred and thirty points, leaving him with eight hundred and seventy unused Skill Points.

Therefore, based on the progress he felt, Shien could say with certainty that compared to his former self, he had truly been reborn.

"However, having been reduced to sleeping in the open every day, I don't know if I should be happy about this."

Shien's mood was complicated. He stopped fighting at some point and sighed with emotion while shaking the blood off his Holy Sword.

Around him, all the Unicorn Monsters lay in pools of blood, corpses strewn everywhere; not a single one had been spared.

Shien, on the other hand, was completely unscathed and hadn't even a single drop of blood on him.

This was naturally due to the psychological trauma caused on his first day in this Another World, which had left the down-and-out Hero terrified of getting close to blood, causing him to consciously avoid splashing blood and the pools of it on the ground.

Recalling the days of sleeping in the open, being startled awake by monsters in the middle of the night, and having to carve up monster meat to eat because of hunger, Shien felt an urge to shed tears.

"When will these days end, Goddess?"

Shien sighed and groaned, but his hands didn't slow down at all as he began to carve the meat from the surrounding Unicorn Monsters, selecting the edible parts.

Ten days had been enough for Shien to hone some survival skills in the wild, and he had no resistance to eating monster meat.

Regardless, he had the Abnormal Status Resistance skill, as well as the Holy Sword's negative status immunity and purification effects, so he didn't need to worry about an upset stomach.

Of course, whether it tasted good or whether he wanted to eat it was another matter entirely.

"This is forcing me to become Bear Grylls!"

Shien hacked a Unicorn Monster in two as if venting his anger.

Just then—

"Skree!"

Accompanied by a sharp cry, a black shadow streaked across the sky.

The moment his Enemy Perception skill reacted, Shien looked up and saw a monster.

"That is..."

The moment he saw the monster, Shien was stunned for a second, then his eyes lit up.

Because, Shien had an idea.

He had thought of a way to escape this forest.