Serion and Luis rushed together towards the area where the third exam is taking place.
When they arrived at the place. They saw another girl standing in front of a door.
"Hi! I'm Analyn! Welcome to the final exam! This is the Survival Forest, it is a place where different kinds of beasts in different levels lived. What you need to do is to survive for three whole days inside that forest. If you have any questions, ask me." Analyn explained.
"You said three whole days? But today is the final day of the exams? The examination period should be done when the time that we finish this exam ended?" Luis asked.
"You don't have to worry boys! A day inside the forest is equivalent to an hour here, so when your time inside the forest is up, it will only consume three hours here." Analyn answered as she smiled brightly.
"Thanks for the briefing Ms. Analyn!" Serion thanked and they head towards the door.
"Oh! My last warning for you guys. When you enter that door, you will be separated, so you need to survive inside the forest independently!" Analyn warned as she waved her hands while looking at the silhouette of the two guys.
"Aren't they handsome?" Analyn exclaimed.
"You seriously need some medication, sis! Your fantasies are getting out of hand!" Anarie commented.
"Just shut up okay! Stop ruining my dreams!" Analyn retorted.
"Okay fine! I think you just need to eat, you must be starving, having those illusions of yours." Anarie suggested.
"No thanks, sis! I'll wait for their return!" Analyn giggled as she sat at the chair at the side of the door.
Meanwhile, Luis found himself standing in the middle of a forest surrounded by large trees and bushes.
"Okay, it's time to remember grandpa Francis's Survival tips," Luis muttered to himself as he listed down the tips.
Grandpa's Survival Tips!
1. Find a good source of food and water.
2. Build a steady shelter.
3. Build a fire but put it out at night to prevent wild animals to find you.
4. Always be alert.
He wrote down as he tried to ponder for any information that he missed.
"I think that's all! Now, I'll do the first one." Luis thought as he roamed around the forest to find a source of water and food.
He strolled for some time until he heard the sound of rushing water. He immediately followed the source of the sound and saw the crystal clear river.
"Okay! Water found! Now, let's find some food." Luis exclaimed as he immediately looked inside the forest to find any fruits or herbs that are edible.
He continuously used the Identification Skill from grandpa Dave's book to know if some of the fruits and herbs he gathered are edible or not.
"This skill is really useful! Now to set up some traps for meat." Luis set up the traps on the ground and he also hangs some bird traps on the trees.
"Traps fully set! Time to set up the tent!" The tent is the same tent that he brought from Earth till he got to the Sacred Domain.
After finishing everything, Luis sharpens some twigs and made a whole bunch of them. He used these to fish some freshwater fishes from the river. He cooked it together with the fruits and herbs that he gathered and that served as his lunch.
Time passed by quickly and dusk came. While Luis was taking a nap, a crackling sound came from one of the places where he set up a trap.
He walked towards the place as he heard a low whimper of a creature slowly became audible. When he reached the place, he saw a white wolf pup trapped as it whimpers. It can't get out and one can see that this pup is already exhausted that's why it doesn't have the energy to get out of the trap.
Luis opened the trap as he tried to reach out for the pup, but the wolf pup only limped back as fear can be seen from its expression.
"It's okay buddy! I won't hurt you, come!" Luis tried to pacify the fear of the pup.
It slowly approached him as it sniffed his reached out hand and cuddle it. Luis carried the pup back into his camp.
He fed the wolf pup with the remaining food that he had since lunch. He cuddled the wolf pup inside the tent and continued to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Luis was awoken by the loud howls echoing around the forest. The wolf cub was trembling from a side of the tent, shaking from the fear that was caused by the howl.
"Is there a problem buddy? Don't be scared, I'm here, I will protect you!" Luis assured in a firm tone.
The pup jumped towards Luis and let the young man carry it outside. When Luis stepped out of the tent he saw a pack of wolves circling their tent. There are twelve such wolves with dark fur and a pair of gleaming red eyes that looked like the color of fresh blood.
"Hang in there lil bud! Hold on tight because this is gonna be a tough fight!" Luis grinned as he placed the wolf pup inside his robe with its head peeking at the collar.
The wolves at front pounced towards him simultaneously.
"Earth Skill: Earth Wall!" A large wall rose and blocked the pouncing wolves.
The wolves bumped on the walls and some of them became dizzy because of the force of their pounce and the sudden appearance of the wall.
The wolves on the other side pounced at the back of Luis.
"Earth Manipulation: Earth Spikes!" Luis exclaimed as spikes rose from the ground and pierced through three of the wolves but a wolf dodged and pounced at Luis as it bit him on his left shoulder.
"Damn you! Terra Weaponry: War Hammer!" Luis exclaimed as he summoned a spikey hammer and struck it at the wolf's lower body.
The lower body of the wolf was crushed and its inside was scattered as it breathed its last breath.
The stunned wolves regained their senses as they circled Luis again.
"This is going to be a hard fight, I'm at disadvantage. Hang on tight lil bud!" Luis jumped up.
"Earth Manipulation: Earth Pillar!" Luis shouted as a pillar rose from the place where he was. It boosted him up in the air as the wolves pounced towards him and gathered at the base of the pillar.
"Earth Domain: Briar Field!" Luis exclaimed at the top of the pillar as thorned vines rose from the ground and enveloped the eight remaining wolves.
"Terran Weaponry: Hundred Spires!" Luis exclaimed as hundreds of spikey spires rose from the ground. The wolves were pierced and died a tragic death.
Luis held the wolf pup on his chest as they looked together towards the bright moon shining brightly up in the sky.
The bloody scene below the pillar and the bright moon up in the sky made a unique view of an eerie but beautiful sight.
"Isn't this a beautiful sight lil bud? I hope that this moment lasts forever." Luis calmly expressed.
The wolf pup whimpered as if it's saying something.
"Is there a problem lil bud?" Luis asked when he felt that the pup's whimpers are indicating something.
The pup faced the forest as it continued to whimper.
"You want to go to the forest? Okay! I'll go with you. Earth Manipulation: Mud Slide!" Luis exclaimed as a slide was made towards the forest avoiding the spires extruded from the ground.
He placed the wolf pup down as he followed it in a certain direction. It sniffed and ran towards the bushes.
When he followed the wolf pup, he heard it howled out of sorrow. Luis immediately goes to the source of the howl and there he saw the wolf pup cuddling a dead bloody white wolf lying on the ground.
Signs of a fight can be seen around the wolf as some black and white fur can be seldomly seen around.
Some trees have some scratches on the bark and the wolf has tons of bite marks all over its body.
The wolf pup keeps on whimpering and howling as it cried towards its dead mother.
"Earth Manipulation: Pit!" Luis exclaimed as a pit, the size of the dead wolf, was made in front of a large tree.
"I'm so sorry lil bud, but we need to give your mom her rest." Luis sadly expressed as he carried the whimpering wolf pup.
Luis manipulated the earth to bring the dead body of the white wolf and buried it at the pit he made.
"Nature's Blessing: Dance of the Phantom Flowers!" Luis cast a spell as a green light glowed from the place where he buried the mother wolf.
Strange glowing flowers grew on the grave as it emitted a soothing dim glow that made the grave magical. Wisps are coming from everywhere as they gathered at the grave. They formed a phantom of the white wolf as Luis brought the pup down and the phantom gave her daughter its last cuddle as it nods towards Luis indicating that she's leaving the wolf pup to him.
Luis nodded in agreement as the phantom of the white wolf slowly dispersed. The flowers glowed dimly as the wolf sat in front of Luis looking intently towards him.
A bright red orb slowly emerged from the pup's forehead as it hovered towards Luis.
"Accept it, Luis! It's the Beast Blood Pact, it means that the wolf wants you to be its master." Eroditus explained as the half-man, half-bull appeared.
Luis accepted the Blood Pact as the blood hovered towards his forehead and seeped into it.
"Finally! I'm free! Hahahaha!" A deep voice suddenly rang as it laughed deeply.
"Who are you? Show yourself!"