As I was walking, I sensed an aura that seemed to be about equal to me in strength. I grinned and started getting excited. It was time for a real fight. I sprinted towards the strong aura and tried not to alert it before I got there, however, it was all for naught.
Finally, I could see the beast I would be facing, but It was a little too late. I immediately got hit with a spike made of earth from underneath me. I was barely able to avoid it impaling me, it still scratched up the front of my body, leaving a pretty deep cut.
The scratch was healing nigh-instantly. I decided to appraise it, I already had an idea of what it is though.
[Earth Drake:
A cousin to the powerful Wyverns, and dragons. This two-legged creature with wings is much weaker compared to a dragon. It is though, nothing to laugh at. Uses earth magic. Mid B-Rank monster.]
Ah, of course, a drake. 'Aren't they normally young dragons? Hmm, guess it's different in this world' I thought while dodging more earth-spikes. I had already entered speed mode, I might need to use plain {Body Enhancement}. We are about equal in terms of power and speed. If I were to use {Body Enhancement} I should have the upper hand.
As I tried to rush the drake, it erupted an earth wall in front of me and I smashed into it. Probably breaking a few of my bones. I healed and stood up, ready to go at him again. I rushed, but this time I was expecting the wall. I forced mana to my hands and arms, thrusting them towards the wall. The wall crumbled and I was able to get close to the drake.
Rushing forward I punch the drake on the face, the drake's face recoiled a bit from the force of my fist. Leaving me a big stinging sensation in my hand. 'This Drake has some tough hide,' I noted while thinking of my next attack. 'God, it would be so much easier if I could use magic.' I sigh and continue dodging the drake's attacks. I quickly rush towards the drake with a burst of speed and using the speed of my body, I put all of my mana within my arms and punch with all my might towards its chest.
The force of the attack was enough to break a couple of ribs, the Drake was not giving up though. It fired a multitude of spikes at me all at once. I pushed myself to the limits to dodge all the spikes, I missed all but 1, the spike impaled my calf and it was quite painful. I was hanging about 10 feet off the ground on an earth spike impaled through my calf. 'How the hell do I get out of this.'
The drake noticed I was still alive and threw a giant rock at me. I was able to keep consciousness, but I figured I should pretend dead until I figure out how to get out. Using {Body Manipulation} to slow my breathing and heart rate down to the slowest I can, I close my eyes and don't move. This plan would have worked if the drake didn't want to eat me.
As I hear it nearing closer, I realized what was going to happen, I increase my heart rate, breathing, and adrenaline. My body was ready to fight, I kicked the spike with my other leg, shattering the spike in the process. The leg that was impaled was healing and my body was in overdrive. I was pumping it so full of adrenaline. I dashed forward towards the drake and gave it a nice kick square in the face. After kicking it I landed on the ground with grace. I rushed towards the drake once again, putting all my force into one punch towards the drake.
The punch caused the ground under me to crack and my feet left an impression within the ground underneath me. The drake won't withstand this attack, pushing with all my might, willpower, and mana. I manage to send the drake flying back slightly and it seems as though the drake has lost its energy and is struggling to stay alive. I quickly rush up to it and quickly deliver a devastating blow to its head with my leg. Hearing the skull crunch underneath my foot, I would assume its dead. Along with the mana escaping through its head.
I grabbed the mana and forced it within myself. Within a millisecond I had experienced the most heartwrenching pain of my life. It was if my soul was being torn through my body, my skin was being torn off, and each bone being broken at the same time, over and over again. The agony lasted for a while, with me struggling to hold in my screams, as to not attract more beasts. When I came out of it, I noticed something slightly different. 'Status' I thought.
[
Name: Jack Richardson
Age: 19
Title: Otherworlder
Bloodline: Primordial Chaos (EX)
HP: 2,450/2,468
Vitality: 1,234
Strength: 1,259
Agility: 1,158
Endurance: 1,300
Mana: 1,194
Total Stats: 6,145
Bloodline Traits: Limitless Potential, Enhanced talent, Affinities (All Magic), Regeneration(EX)
Active Skills: Status (S), Archive (SSS), Inspect (D, 68%)
Body Skills: Martial Arts (A, 26%), Night Vision (D, 32%), Body Enhancement (E, 36%), Body Manipulation (E, 4%)
Mana Skills: Mana Sense (C, 94%), Hide Presence (D, 82%)
Magic Skills (Unusable): Earth Magic (D, 0%)
Unique Skills: Auto-Translate (EX), Acquisition (E, 78%)
Crafting Skills: Crafting (D, 65%), Building (D, 33%)
Resistances: Slashing (E, 33%), Cellular Destruction (D, 90%), Mental Fatigue (C, 5%), Physical Fatigue (D, 25%), Pain (C, 20%), Blunt (E, 44%), Piercing (F, 56%), Mana Containment (F, 1%),
Status Effects: Mana Containment (EX, Overcoming {1%}).]
AH YES! FINALLY! My {Mana Containment} is finally being cured! Although, it seems like it might take a while. I have been in this world for 2 months and 26 days, roughly. It has taken that long to gain 1%, or it wasn't possible because of how abysmally weak I was at the time. Anyways, more questions and still no answers. Guess, I have to keep making assumptions until I can figure out how the hell this all works.
I pick myself up off the ground and decide to continue walking. First I have to figure out what way I was heading. I put mana in my legs and jump straight up, above the canopy of trees and see what direction I'm supposed to go in. I fall and land with the grace of a cat, and head in the direction of the giant tree.