The great wilderness one of the most dangerous places on the blood continent, dense forests packed with giant and thick trees , grassy ground with all sorts of exotic plants and the most important it is a place infested with magical beasts of all sorts and species.

The wilderness covers a surface of 11.2 million km², an immense territory where danger is proliferating, it has an ancient history of several tens of thousands of years, many secrets are buried inside here that civilization still didn’t uncover…

Yefan was slowly walking while keeping a cautious behavior, Wilkins warned him several times that inside the wilderness all living beings are dangerous from insects to plants to beasts , all of them constituted a potential threat , keeping a close eye on the surroundings he observed , he had to admit that danger was often paired with beauty , the beauty of nature is uncontested , Yefan felt clearly that this forest or jungle was clearly from a fantasy world , the colors of the foliage and plants were mesmerizing , blue , red , purple ,yellow …and so on it was truly a wonderful scenery .

Yefan was walking for approximately a quarter of an hour he kept in mind to not exceed the perimeter that Wilkins detailed to him, he still didn’t encounter any threat or dangerous situation but the silence made him have a sense of foreboding , it was too quite even the birds chirping was inexistent , it wasn’t like in the mysterious woods .

“Too quite usually it’s not a good sign, better be on guard “Yefan murmured.

Yefan began to feel nervous, yes he was strong, yes he was taught by the old man but then what he was just a normal high school student two and half a month ago, he never faced any danger only the dreadful situation of falling from that bridge when he first appeared in this world but this time it was different, he had to fight and on top of it was creatures that are foreign to his world , they were not simple animals but magical beasts , they were intelligent, ferocious and have the ability to use magic , a normal person with a normal mindset like him will of course feel fear , but he doesn’t have a choice he will have to face danger eventually and if he wants to leave this place he has to become stronger and survive.

Wilkins didn’t only teach him how to wield a sword or magic but also how to sense danger and have good instincts, this was absolutely required for a person worthy of the title of a warrior, to begin with Yefan had an impressive mental strength so it added to his advantages.

“There is something nearby, but I can’t pinpoint its exact location it’s like a fleeting sensation …not good!”

All of sudden, Yefan instincts were screaming danger, he felt a thick murderous aura, and he immediately drew his soul slayer from his back, just at that moment a shadow leaped from behind some bushes, it was so fast that one only saw a black flash , it directly aimed at the back of Yefan’s neck .

Yefan sense of danger became overly thick he instantly positioned his sword behind his back with his left arm countering the surprise attack with the blade.

SFX: clank!

The sound of clashing resounded in the quite forest, the shadow made contact with the sword but it didn’t take the slightest damage, it just retreated some distance and ferociously stared at Yefan who slowly turned.

“Shit what is this!”

Yefan was pushed several steps by the power of the clash, steadying himself and looking toward the source of the attack he was stunned because of the true appearance the mysterious shadow had.

A body covered in black glittering scales, four muscled and powerful legs, sharp and intimidating claws, a lean body, a long red tongue constantly entering and leaving its mouth and pale yellow beastly eyes, Yefan thought that it clearly resembled a gecko, but it’s size and appearance were miles apart, it was 2 meters long with a longue and thick tail dangling at the extremity of its back, it had a vicious and brutal aura enveloping it.

The giant lizard stared at Yefan with bloodthirsty eyes, he understood that he was its prey, this lizard is a magical beast of the first rank, [black scaled lizard] it is ferocious and highly aggressive, it’s speed is fast and it often hunts prey with surprise and sudden attacks, it uses it powerful limbs to leap in the air and tear it with its sharpened claws also its scales are abnormally hard.

“Ugh! …Shit a fucking giant gecko is my first opponent, I felt like my arm was being torn off “said Yefan while gently caressing his forearm.

After staring at Yefan for a while the Black scaled Lizard suddenly leaped and returned inside the foliage disappearing completely.

“What? Did it leave seeing as its surprise attack failed? … No that’s not it this fellow… he is roaming around I can sense him so that’s his strategy huh? Shit! “Complained Yefan with a serious expression

The black scaled lizard isn’t good at close combat and seeing Yefan parrying its surprise attack it quickly retreated inside the forest to prepare for another attempt, Yefan clutched his sword tightly in front of him and waited for the oncoming second attack.

He didn’t have to wait long before the Lizard appeared, this time it attacked from above it used the tree surface as a support to increase its speed and aimed at Yefan head, the power of its legs left deep marks on the trunk, fortunately he properly reacted in time but when the sword made contact with the lizard claw it still wasn’t able to block it completely, instead the claw grazed the chest of Yefan leaving a vertical wound.

“Gasp! agh!! “Yefan screamed from pain but he still gritted his teeth and continued to struggle with the lizard to prevent it from biting his head.

The lizard jaw was recklessly opening and closing, clearly he was still inexperienced he forgot to use the techniques the old man taught him, for example he could’ve have used the set of agility techniques the evade the blow of the lizard and with his sword striking its head, but he just blocked it, giving a chance to the magical beast to get close to him.

“No fucking way I’m dying here!” Yefan exclaimed before kicking the lizard lower abdomen.

Compared to an average human his strength was already by far on top, the power kick caused the lizard to be blown away in the air before hitting a tree, he didn’t want to use magic from the start so he only used physical strength.

It wasn’t that the lizard was powerful or Yefan was weak on the contrary Yefan was stronger than the lizard after all comparing strictly he had the power of at least a low leveled third rank magical beast but he was still a newbie in this sort of situations and didn’t use his cards appropriately .

“You fucker!”

Yefan didn’t wait for the black scaled lizard to recover and with his agile movements instantly shrinking the distance appearing in front of his target, he motioned with his soul slayer and made a diagonal slash with all the strength in his arms aiming at its short neck.

SFX: kasha!

At first the edge of the blade had difficulty to slice the scales with the struggling of the lizard but finally it was able to cut the head separating it from its body , the black scales were imbued with magic increasing its hardness , blood splattered all of the grassy floor dying it red.

“Fewh! At last it’s dead, your grandmother I thought I was going to die!” Yefan exhaled deeply before falling on his butt.

It wasn’t from physical tiredness but from mental fatigue, it was the first experience of a life and death situation for him, on the outside he appeared to joke but inside he was quite shaken , the feeling of danger so close made him feel like at any time he could’ve lost his life it frightened him but deeply he also felt another emotion , it was similar to the first time when he killed the black stripped deer , it was excitement , this time it was several times more intense his blood was boiling and without noticing he was even grinning .

Yefan stood up and slowly approached the corpse of the lizard, he noticed that the tail was still twitching, it was proof of the strong vitality of the magical beast.

“Stubborn motherfucker! …Oh reminds me can magical beasts be eaten? I didn’t ask the old man…” pondered Yefan.

Thinking of the face of Keredoth when drooling at the sight of meat he laughed.

Suddenly a muffled sound reached the ears of Yefan, without thinking this time he side stepped to the left evading the blow by an inch.

“Another one huh? This time I won’t be easily overwhelmed “

Turning to look behind him he saw a second black scaled lizard appear, Yefan made a stance and he narrowed his eyes, this time he wasn’t flustered.

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Meanwhile inside the village, the old man was eating leisurely inside his house.

(Hmm… that boy as long as he don’t go deep inside the jungle he should be alright , based on his strength he should be able to protect himself from the majority of first rank magical beasts hehe he will sustain some injuries but it will help sharpen himself… ) Wilkins was deep in thought.

Suddenly the door of the house was opened.

“Old man! Something happened!

Interrupting the flow of thoughts inside the old man mind, Keredoth rough voice reverberated inside the small house.

“Why are you yelling loudly? I can hear you know… What happened? Speak “Wilkins seeing the state Keredoth was in inquired

“Old man someone came to the village!”

“What?! Take me to see “Wilkins was surprised and also puzzled, first Yefan and now another person it became strange this never happened in quite a long time.

And like that the old man and Keredoth ruched outside.

“Old man that’s him “ Keredoth pointed toward a direction .

A tall and imposing man was standing not far, he was wearing a purple robe, he quietly stood and looked around, the old man looked closely at his appearance, his hair was long and purple, he was handsome but he had a cynical and evil expression, the most bizarre thing was his eyes even his eyes were purple colored, on his forehead was a small and sharp black horn, the aura surrounding him was wild and pressed on the surroundings making the people restless.

“No! Impossible how? It doesn’t make sense! How can it appear here!?”Wilkins seeing the appearance of the man became alarmed and his expression became increasingly ugly by the second.

The purple robed man then walked with steady steps, on his face appeared an evil and sinister smile.

“Old man what are you …what is it “Keredoth had never seen the old man lose his composure.

“Quick …quickly escape fast!!” The old man urged Keredoth and yelled toward the curious villagers.

At the same moment the purple man disappeared from his position, following it extremely mournful cries were heard, some of the villagers had their lower half completely separated, puddles of blood and intestines were scattered on the floor, it was an unsightly spectacle, the distressed cries of the panicked women and kids echoed here and there, they tried to escape but in vain.

The purple robed man was harvesting life like a mad fiend he dismembered every last one of the villagers living gore and carnage everywhere.

“No!!!!! “The old man condensed a giant ball of fire and threw it toward the purple man.

The purple robed man didn’t evade and instead sneered, the flames enveloped him, but when they disappeared his figure was still intact without the slightest damage.

The old man had sweat pouring all over his body and he crumbled on the floor breathing heavily.

Keredoth seeing his tribe slaughtered his eyes became bloodshot, his veins nearly popped with rage and anger, he leaped and punched toward the purple man.

“You son of a bitch!!!!”

“No Keredoth don’t!!!” the old man tried to stop him but he was late.

When the punch was near the face of the purple man, he slowly lifted his arm.

The entire arm of keredoth was separated from his body and dropped to the floor.

“ughh !!! My arm… “

Without having the time to even finish his sentence the purple robbed man made another movement with his hand and this time the head of Keredoth was decapitated, his corpse continued gushing blood before slowly falling on the ground.

“Humph!” the purple man snorted he stepped lightly on the corpse of Keredoth before walking toward the struggling Wilkins.

He then stopped in front of the old man and looked at him, his eyes were so cold there was no emotion in them, he killed the villagers like killing mere ants.

“The barrier finally disappeared, pathetic human I won’t kill you seeing as you are already dying “the purple clothed man voice was freezing and contained deep contempt.

Wilkins was extremely unwilling, he stared at the purple clothed man with hatred.

(If I had my previous power nothing of this sort would’ve have happened …)

“How can a fiend bat appear here? Moreover you already have a human shape” declared Wilkins

The purple clothed man was surprised.

“Oh… not bad you have seen through my identity but I have no intention of replying to your question “

He then turned around and took some steps before disappearing without leaving a shadow.

The old man looked at the disaster the man left, he felt extremely painful, all the villagers were massacred without leaving a single one.

(at least that boy was lucky …)

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In the wilderness a young man was standing with a long sword in his hand, his clothes were stained with blood, all around him were several corpses of giant lizards, the young man was Yefan.

“Pant …pants …shit that was the last one I’m tired better return now “

SFX: ahhhh!!!

Suddenly a sharp cry was heard, Yefan was surprised, his hearing was good so he clearly knew the direction where the sound came from.

“What was that? This sound human cries …the direction… it’s the village!!”

Yefan without hesitation sheathed his sword and madly rushed toward the village, after several minutes he reached his destination, when he arrived he totally froze.

Rivers of blood, several dismembered corpses, heads limbs and gore, an extremely horrible sight, the shocked Yefan began to vomit violently.

“W…W…what happened? No! Impossible it must be a nightmare …yeah that’s it it’s a nightmare hahaha” Yefan wasn’t able to believe what he was seeing.

He knelt heavily on the floor, tears began to pour from his eyes and his expression was heartbreaking.

“No… no why? The villagers they were good people why!!!! “

“That’s right the old man “suddenly Yefan remembered the old man he stood up and ran toward his house.

Each step Yefan took, he remembered the children happily playing, the women diligently cooking and doing chores, the young men laughing and eating , each step he took his eyes became redder with grief , those people…those cheerful and kind people now became cold corpses with despair on their faces .

Suddenly Yefan stopped, in front of him laid a corpse and a head.

“No my friend … Keredoth …sob …sob …no…“

“B…boy you’re here? “a week voice reached Yefan ears.

“Old man!!! Your alive! “Yefan quickly ran toward Wilkins “what happened old man why!!?”

Wilkins state was truly not good, he exhausted all his Mana in one go and his crippled root was further damaged due to the pressure.

“C..calm down and hear me “

Yefan became distressed and his tears were flowing but he still nodded unwillingly.

“A powerful beast appeared here and slaughtered all of them … it’s a beast from the eight rank …he took a human shape he wore a purple robe his eyes were purple and his hair was also purple it’s a fiend Bat …boy in your state you will be just an ant in front of him so don’t be stupid and look for him … I don’t know why but magical beasts now can enter this forest so you need to quickly go …this old man is dying I lived long enough I was just sustaining my life with magic and now it’s exhausted … I won’t stop you from taking revenge but not now become strong first …”

“No old man you won’t die …”

“Shut up and hear me you brat! Cough …cough … I…i have a last wish if you succeed in leaving the wilderness …I have a granddaughter in the Haranian kingdom I left her at a young age please if you can take care of her …”

“No old man!”Yefan eyes were red extreme grief engulfed his heart.

“Silly boy … will you promise me? “The voice of the old man was becoming bleak and his breathing was weak but he slowly moved his hands and took off his storage ring from his finger.

"and boy , take this ... the things inside will help you on your journey ..."Wilkins put the ring in the hand of Yefan while saying those words with a feeble voice.

“Sob …I promise old man …I promise master!”Yefan clutched the ring of the old man tightly in his hand and cried in sorrow.

Wilkins made a warm smile before slowly closing his eyes giving his last breath …

Yefan gazed at the old man, he felt rage, his eyes became blood shot , murderous intent overflowed from his body , his hair began to change color to bright blue, the two symbols on his face also shined a blue light , a blue fire and crackling blue lightening enveloped him , he looked at the sky before delivering a mournful cry.

“aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!”

A regrettable tragedy unfolded …

End.