It was a peaceful evening, the Winds blow through the tall trees of the Magic Forest, the leaves of the trees rustle against one another producing a rather solemn and calm atmosphere, which was misleading because in this Magical Forest roams countless Magic Beasts, They are fearsome abhorrent abominations which disregards Common Sense and vehemently opposed the Words of God.

One of said Beast was currently chasing an extremely unlucky youth which seems to be armed with a short sword and equipped with a steel plated brigandine-like armor and a small round wooden shield, he is one of the so-called <>. The youth has walnut brown hair and red colored eyes with a well-sculpted, good looking face and a well toned and well trained lean body. But the youth sports a few burnt patches on his armor because the beast chasing him which is a <> is a creature that is capable of using [Fire Magic <>]. The <> has a hunched over small human-like frame with a head of a bat with black fur all over it's body. Let's see what the youth is thinking about, shall we?

====[The Youth's POV]====

My name is Luke Vesner, I am an Adventurer who recently just got permission to hunt in the notorious <> because I passed the Advancement Exam for E-ranked Adventurers. But now is not the time to think about such things because I am currently in a dire situation. Because for some reason, I got lost and separated from my designated Hunting Party and now am getting chased by a <>.

My day could not get any worse, except it DID get worse because the damn Gargoyle hit me a few times with It's <> spell. Thankfully I invested quite a bit into my equipment so the <> did not do as much damage as it could have, but hot damn does it hurt each time it hits me. Anyways I am running out of breath already because the Gargoyle was quite the quick bastard, and It's been chasing me for a while now, luckily it was a <> that is chasing me because if it was a winged <> I'd be dead by now.

Ohh God, what sins did I commit to deserve this!!?? I definitely don't want to be caught by that, because Gargoyles eat their prey ALIVE FOR SOME REASON. I don't know why, Nature is cruel man. Anyways I've got to do something!, maybe if I run outside the Forest the Gargoyle may give up on me.. Nevermind, I have no idea where I am, I can't decide what direction is the quickest to exit the Forest.. am I really going to die here.. No no no NO NO NO NOOO!!! I don't wanna die a virgin~!! I want to have a harem with beautiful babes in it!! Sh*t!

As I thought of that, I unfortunately tripped on a tree root and fell on my face.. Are the trees doing this on purpose or something?? As the Gargoyle closes in on me I thought

⟨Aaahh.. This is it.. My life is over.. Goodbye my non-existent harem.. Goodbye my hopes and dreams.. ⟩.

But then, suddenly somebody or something shot out a powerful Attack Magic which hits the Gargoyle on it's heart, and with an ear piercing screech, the Gargoyle burned up and died. Damn, whoever casted that Attack Magic must have been an extremely talented Mage, to even cast it chantlessly. They're certainly better than any other Mage I've known, maybe even better than the Court Magicians in the Capital. I must thank whoever it was, I mustn't anger them.

As I was collecting my thoughts and processing information about what happened, a voice reached out to me, saying

" are you alright ? "

Although the voice was cold, monotone and unarticulated, my heart was relieved to know that somebody else is here, maybe it was the Magician that saved me from the Gargoyle earlier, in that case I must thank him. As I panned my head from side to side searching for the source of the voice, I was stunned by what I saw, instead of an elderly sage-like Magician old man or an extremely beautiful Elven babe in a Magician's robe. What I saw was something shaped like an upright rectangle, yes, a rectangle. A 2 meter tall, 1 meter wide, black Slab with a brilliant lustre to it's surface, it was so shiny it almost hurts the eye to look at. As I was doubting whether that Slab was the source of the voice, it called out to me again saying

" are you okay ? "

And yes, the source of the voice was the Slab, it was cold, monotone and unarticulated, just like earlier when it called out to me the first time. Aahh.. this has to be a dream, right?? there's NO WAY a rectangle could talk RIGHT??! aahh.. it's no use to think about that. As I was thinking about that, the fatigue from running away from the Gargoyle catches up, and I immediately passed out from exhaustion...

===[ Author's Note ]===

Good day everyone! This is my first time writing a webnovel. Because I read so much of them I thought that I was going to try making my own. As always because this is my first time, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM is always welcomed :)

Please be informed that this is a work of fiction and any and all resemblance to a real Person or Place or Thing or Idea is PURELY COINCIDENTAL and know that this humble author does not mean any harm whatsoever.

And no, the Adventurer Luke is NOT the mc.