“These stats look really good for the moment but I have to get a lot stronger to be able to live freely in this forest.”

Tomorrow was the day I decided I would go farther that I have ever gone inside the forest. I had prepared for this day for a week and I was in my best physical condition.

....

The sun rose slowly to the east moving at its own pace that had remained unchanged for countless years ,but I had no such luxury .I had woken up long before that preparing my gear for today’s exploration .

First I ate a breakfasts that consisted only of fruits that I had gathered in the forest for the last week, stuffing my belly with them.

After a week I had somewhat become knowledgeable about the fruits through trial and error.

It was not a fun experience in the least.

Some fruits gave me constipation, some gave me diarrhoea and one even gave me a terrible rash all over my body. Poor me had to endure all this torment repeatedly to find which were the edible ones , and which weren’t.

My anus was the most effected, alternating between constipation and diarrhoea was really ,really bad. I prayed so much in hoping to make it stop that I wouldn’t be surprised if the shit grew angel wings right then and there took flight,and went to turd heaven.

.....

Finally I got all my gear with me ,my spear ,my backpack that that was filled with some food ,the cleaver, water and some other miscellaneous stuff. I also tied three javelins to my backpack with some cloth for long range attack and set off as the sun rose in the horizon.

After a week of exploring I had sort of created a map of the surrounding area and from that I had learned, it looked like I was nowhere near the edge of the forest ,and without a map I could be stuck here forever.

To the west far away, there appeared to be a mountain rage that stretched for a long time that my eyes couldn’t see its edge .

It was consisted of more than 20 mountains that pierced the sky like gigantic spikes reaching past the clouds into the unknown.

In the south after two hours of travel there was a swamp .It appeared to be safe in first glance but the silence that prevailed there made my hair stand on its ends. There was definitely something very dangerous in there by the looks of it and I would really like never come face to face with it.

My destination today was one if the other two directions, the north ,and as far as I have explored , the north there was nothing but just trees.

....

I started my journey finally stepping into the forest, slowly as to not make any noise .I walked straight north for two hours leaving marks on the trees for me to find my way back when I returned.

During the way I was pestered by a lot of insects buzzing around me making me very irritated, but not all was bad.

During the way I suddenly saw a snake that was slithering down a tree slowly trying to blend in with the environment. It was about 2 m in length and 10 cm in girth, with a triangular head and a red blood forked tongue.

I hid behind a tree observing it and trying to figure out what to do.

Meanwhile the snake landed on the ground flaring its forked tongue in the air trying to look for for something.

‘Not good ,I’m going to be discovered.’

Right there and then I decide to make the snake the first victim of today’s conquest. I reached down and found two rocs half the size of my fist, picked them up and prepared to throw them towards the snake.

I was about five meters away from it making me have the advantage.

I swiftly rushed for another two meters towards it and with a large swing I threw the rock at the snake, but it didn't hit it.

The snake instantly became alarmed from the sudden attack rolling itself into a circle like shape with its head in the middle cocked, ready for a strike.

The first shot didn't hit and only made the snake aware of my position ruining the element of surprise, but that didn't matter anymore. I still had the upper hand in this fight.

Not a second after ,I threw the second stone which this time as expected it hit the snake. The close distance coupled with the snake rolling itself made it a bigger target for the stone.

The snake managed to evade the stone with its head but it still took damage to its body. It started to wither in pain and hiss uncontrollably because of the damage it took.

The snake was wounded but not fatally which made it still a dangerous opponent, especially now.

This time I didn't push forward, but instead stepped back. I took one of my wooden javelins from my back with my free hand and threw it hoping that this time it would strike true, and so it did.

It striked the snake in its head making it a bloody mess.

I waited until the snake completely stopped moving and the approached it ,but as soon as I was two meters from it immediately sprung forth ,opened its mouth wide and released towards me a jet of I would believe was its venom.

But it was futile.

SIDE STEP

‘Heh you stupid snake you think you can outsmart me with such a basic trick, ME who has watched discovery channel countless times in my life? To naive of you.’

I regained my posture and with two quick steps I arrived at a distance my spear could reach and then..

THRUST

I thrust my spear right through its head finally truly killing it.

After killing the snake i begun to think of what to do with its carcass.

“I wonder what snake meat tastes like?”

After removing the spear from the dead snakes head I took the cleaver from my backpack and separated its head and a part of its body .

I wrapped them in a big leaf I took from nearby, and stored it into the backpack after which I went on my merry way, deeper into the forest.