It's been 3 days since we go out from the island, luckily we don't meet any monsters in this forest for 3 days, the forest is so big I think maybe we need more than 1 month to pass this forest. it is weird too, jade said this forest was a dangerous place but from where I can see this forest is too quiet, I can't feel any presence near me. Is it because we passed the safest route so there's no any monster near here.
"Jade, how long before we go out of this forest?"
I ask about this forest to jade
"it needs us 2 weeks before we go out and this is the fastest route that I know"
Said jade
I'm relieved that my assumption is wrong I think we need maybe 1 month to pass this Jungle but it looks like we just need 2 weeks. because I'm not familiar with sleeping in the forest, though I don't complain about it. But still, it will cost my back it was my first time I will sleep out in the forest this long.
"Hey by the way we don't see any monster for these 3 days? are this is usual?"
I asked about the monster in this forest since jade said that this forest is dangerous.
"well it was indeed unusual, but maybe there is a high-rank monster around here who looking for prey, low-rank monster tends to hide if they felt something dangerous, but If I not wrong there is no high-rank monster near here, so maybe some monster with a rank of advance and intermediate actively seeking prey. They are the aggressive monster, after all.
"advance rank monster, huh?"
The High-rank Monster usually eats another Monster who have big magical energy the big magical they have the more monster who gonna come to prey them, but sometimes some monster who have big magical energy emit dangerous aura, this is the reason why calamity beast or Mythical Beast don't prey each other because the two of this class monster is not a fool who only rely on their instinct they can analyze and think. It is different for the intermediate or advanced rank monster, they still rely on their instinct, just like normal animals. But still, they can think before act, they can feel dangerous or know what must they do. the advance and intermediate are a little more intelligent than normal animals.
so maybe there's a monster around here who hungry? if they're hungry I'm sure we will be their prey, but they didn't appear before us in these 3 days. is it because our magic has been suppressed to none so no monster wants to eat us? should I test it now?
the wise choice is to let the monster passed us and didn't pick a fight with them, but until now I never test out my power in this world. from magic or my raw power in the village I always hold back my power because I'm afraid my power itis too big to handle. I remember the first time used my full power punch with a combination of my magic. It was so terrifying, that time I was curious of my power, and I was training at the beach that day so maybe I think... I can use my full power a little bit. I prepared my stance and aim my puna ch at the ocean, the doesn't I release all of my power that gathers around my hand, the result was... my punch can create a tsunami... I was terrified by the fact that my power can create something ominous. I decide to didn't use my full power, unless there's a state of urgency. this time it looks curious what monster will show if I leak my power, so little by little I increase my magic power and leaked it to the outside, with the sudden change of aura Jade realized that I leaked the magic intentionally
"hmmmm, master Len did you leaked the magic intentionally?"
"ooo so you realized Jade? sorry, I just want to test out something. if something bad happens can I depend on you jade?"
hearing that I will depend on jade, make her happy to hear it, she makes an interesting expression.
"Roger, this Jade whatever happens I will protect you!"
she made a pose of salute to me.
I leaked a bit of my magic only a little bit because I have big magic, I'm afraid if I leak all of my magic and the one who comes will be a calamity, Mythical rank who mark me as their enemy or even there will be no monster who comes to my direction because they're afraid.
2 minutes passed since I leak my magic, I sense 3 monsters presence approach me, they didn't emit big energy and from the size of the monsters, they are just an intermediate and advanced monster it looks like Jade realizes too.
"Master looks like there is 3 monster coming this way"
she observing our surrounding area from the top of the tree
"3? can you identify the monster class Jade?"
I'm not familiar with the aura of the monster, so I asked Jade about the monster to confirm it.
"from the aura, and the size alone... it looks like two of them is an Intermediate rank, and one of them is advance rank."
she analyzes the monster aura from the top of the tree.
"but master Len you're really skilled aren't you? controlling that much power and only letting out a little bit of your magic. is it for me it was near impossible I can't skilfully hide my presence or power like you do. you really like what the elder said to me you have the perfect control of your focus"
Jade was impressed with my control skill.
"is that so? thank you, but this is usual for me when I was in the dorm"
Somehow it makes me embarrassed to hear it.
"as expected the first generation of our village is really amazing isn't it? if only I can live at that time, sigh..."
she makes an amazed expression while sighed
"hahaha"
I just gloat it with a laugh. She doesn't know that dorm is for the people who have trouble in society, so maybe you can't enter that dorm if you don't have any problem in society.
"Jade one is coming, I'm gonna challenge it. buy the time for me from the second and third monster"
"Roger, Len Len"
len len? it looks like I have another nickname right now.
one of the monsters comes out from the forest and face me. this monster looks like a pangolin but have four hands and have a sharp tail. this monster... I guess he is an Intermediate monster, I analyze the monster, what is their weapon to attack me? and how I countermeasure it? I know, maybe this is too exaggerated, but this is for safety, and this is my style of fighting.
'he have four hands, every hand have a big claw and the tail have... hmmm the tail...'
The monster tries to attack my head, I succeeded in evade his attack, but from what I look the tail likely having poison in it.
"Woah that's dangerous, the next he will attack with the tail and the claw"
I already finished analyze and know the monster attack pattern. I should already guess it. What I guessed becomes true. The pangolin attack with his tail, again and again. his main weapon was his tail because there's poison in it, the attack is failed because I can dodge it or block it, the pangolin is in a rage because he can't hit me. he tried to rush the attack to me, the pangolin uses his tail and claw at the same time to attack me, but before he can hit me, I grabbed his tail and use his tail to defend from his claw, and the claw is bounced back. his skin is really tough as expected of pangolin based monster, I pour a little magic on my body and my feet, my strength is doubled up, no, maybe it was tripled up. I lift the monster body and slam it to the ground the monster scream in pain, but there's not a scratch on the monster skin, after that, I throw the monster to another monster who is coming to my direction, jade is persuaded that the monster but tell her that I will throw the monster at her direction.
"Jade dodge it"
Jade is busy trying to buy a time for me.
"Okay... oops that was close."
the pangolin monster that I threw crashes into another monster. I put a little of my magic on my foot to accelerate and rush to the pangolin monster. I prepared my stance of tapak suci. 'for your information tapak suci is one of Pencak silat technic' I condensed the magic and my inner power on my two palms. I gather all the magic until I felt that this is enough to destroy the pangolin monster skin. In front of me, the two monsters fly into midair because of the crash, I prepared and unleashed my punch on the two of the monsters.
"tapak suci - Dragon technic"
I whisper the technic name, the attack that I unleashed have the form of a dragon, it was the manifestation of my power when I focused to use it on my palm. My attack hit the two monsters, their body can't handle the shock from my punch their skin fell off, I can hear the crack from their skin, they scream in pain because I hit them very hard and suddenly the body monster of two monsters explode from the inside.
"Holy sh... that was brutal"
I was seeing the inner body of the two monsters scattering around like rain.
Jade who watches it while keeping another monster busy surprised seeing my technique
"Woah, that's amazing but it's gross. don't use it again Master Len"
I agree with her. If use it on a person it will be a disaster and leave a bad taste in my mouth.
"haha I will consider it"
this skill is too brutal after all.
"Jade pass that monster to me"
there's another monster that I need to kill so I can't think of anything before I kill it.
"okay, catch this"
Jade uses her raw strength on her axe and throws the monster at me. The monster that jade throws is bigger than those two that I kill earlier and have an appearance like a mole, but there are two big fangs on the monster's mouth the monster float in the midair in front of me, right now I change my stance to the kungfu technic that I know and used my normal technic. I gather my power a little bit and kicked it. I hit the monster ribs sound of bones destroyed can be heard from the monster, and the monster passed away. this technic is really more acceptable to me, finally, all the monsters already dead.