After a tiresome month in his previous location where he came to be upon his arrival in this hellish forest. Rei Kirigaya has finally escaped after he took a day or two, to recover his body after he forcefully used his muscles at his match with his foe. Even though a day has passed and he hasn't encountered even a single monster in his journey, which made him wonder what was all the fuss about. Was his skill exaggerating or was it warning his past self about a danger he wasn't able to overcome
'Man... Why is it so peaceful? I can't even detect the slightest hint of danger with my senses. Even my nose hasn't smelled something unusual when I arrived at this place, there's a lot that differentiates this forest and my old one. The most noticeable change is that it's too thick, the one I lived on for a month has an open area. Riverside and a hill along with a few more places that I patrolled, this place is just, well a forest... Anything you'll see when you try to go a little deeper into the environment, this is the only exit I could've thought of crossing,'
While there were a few exits he could've chosen instead of the forest. Those choices have their separate problems that he has to avoid if he were to choose the rocky area in the mountains. He wouldn't have any kind of resources being it so tall he could only find a few flying monsters and his lack of water. The river was also a great choice to escape but once he took a dip in that body of water he found a few more threats. They were equally deadly to the sea serpent and it would also take him a long time to make a raft. Which resulted in him choosing the forest where he could find fruits he can use as his beverage alongside monsters that would be beneficial to increase his growth
"I got to say you're awfully quite talented in hiding your presence!!?" With the knives, he acquired from the goblin camp he threw one of the few in a direction where he heard a screeching noise. Covered with the poison he carries in his bag, he walked closer to the location of his enemy. Surprised he was when it escaped his attack and he only was able to strike a root. He was about to leave when he didn't see any monster in his path only for a message that made him stay
[System: The hostile target isn't affected by the poison which the user: Rei has inflicted on its body]
He didn't doubt the message that came from the system and with a single swing of his blade, the tree bleeds an unusual fluid. Which made it clear it was a monster that was perfectly hidden from its environment, it screamed that alerted the few within its range. And when he was finished with his first victim, he found himself surrounded by a dozen trees, plants, and bushes. This environment had not a single monster was proven to be a den filled with a sentient type of greenery that was after his life
[System: You've killed a new monster]
'So this is the reason why I was warned by my skill, the only question I have is who the fuck water these trees? And what kind of fucking fertilizer did you even apply!!? Guess it's time to do a little exercise, my body's aching after I sat in the cave for two whole days of recovery,'
[System: The collected experience will now be given to the user]
[System: The Monsters' information will now be accessible]
[Overgrown Sprouts - Vegetation that had grown too much that they started to develop sentience over time their abilities will differ depending on what plant they are made of. Due to them being a nature-related monsters they possess a unique immunity that makes them unable to be poisoned. Even with this kind of ability due to their body being mostly coming from nature, their body's main weakness is fire]
"I already grew too much that not even a simple difference of numbers would give me a disadvantage. Your leaves are a little tall than the average how about I trim them for you? Don't worry about the pay, since I'll get them in your experience," They shot him with a projectile that was filled with their own created toxins, even spreading lots of pollen to weaken his body. Yet he wasn't affected even by their projectiles wasn't posing a threat to his body, who knew that increasing his immunity would come in handy?
[System: System exclusive skill Poison immunity has taken its effect, the poison that you're body has received is lower than the skill. Making it unable to cause any kind of symptoms to be applied to the user's body, their poison isn't seen as a threat. The spikes however can damage your skin, but it is at the point where the user would suffer a fatal injury]
"Krreeeeigh!!!" They hissed at him after they attempted to lower his fighting capability failed even though he was showered by a dozen of their poison. Instead of continuing such a worthless method, their roots were launched targeting his body which can shift and change its direction
'How the hell am I supposed to dodge these homing roots? Wait a minute how did they do it in those action-packed movies again, oh now I remember,'
Continuing their chase to strike his soft flesh, they were too many for him to parry so he went past the body of its wielder. Sending its root to its wielder knocking it to the ground before he makes quick work on their bodies. He started by slashing every root they have within their bodies before he continued and finally landed a finishing blow
"Well, I guess that's that," He kept on walking and encountered overgrown sprouts from every corner as he goes deeper into the forest. It wasn't tiring, rather he was annoyed that these little plants are jumping at his body irritating him with their constant arrival. Making him light a fire that scares them away making him continue venturing deeper into his chosen exit. Once he found a big rock that not even the sprouts could climb on he seized the opportunity to rest at its highest point
"I can't do anything than rest how about I practice using sharp senses other capabilities?" He closed his eyes and took a deep breath whilst his mind was focused on his senses. Instead of appointing it into a singular sense, he tried to maximize every one of his senses to its max
[Status: You're trying to use the full potential of your sharp sense please understand that there will be some difficulties since your levels are too low]
[Status: You have activated Sharp sense]
The only features of sharp sense he had been using until now was only sharpening his sense of danger. The moment he increased every single feature, was strong enough to make him panic, and immediately turned it off. The sensation was unbelievable it was even more stimulating and peculiar than the state he entered by using danger sense
"Holy shit I would've died back there that was insane," Wiping off the sweat on his forehead that was the result of his skill, he tried to remember everything that he experience
Just activating his skill was unreal his eyes, could see farther than a human eye can do his nose can sniff out anything. And he could immediately distinguish a scent from an object, monster, or individual. His sense of pain made him reorganize his crouching since it shows a sign of him developing some cramps. His sense of touch can identify anything that it touches as long as it has previously touched like his hand has its memory of the object it touches. Lastly, his sense of hearing made him hear the cries of monsters from every corner until he heard a familiar noise
"Help!!!? Someone, help us... We're under attack!!!?"
"There's a person!!!" He quickly left the rock and run as fast as he can in the direction he heard the noise by the time he arrived he found a bloody scenery. Displaying a lot of human corpses almost made him puke at a simple glance, their organs were showing from their wounded body. Missing limbs were found scattered in every location he gazes into, it was too intense that his body was reacting, making him vomit which he swallows back up to waste not a single food he had previously eaten
[System: The system-exclusive skill Composure is helping your body control in controlling your emotions. The shock that you receive from such a gruesome sight has increased the effectiveness of the skill. It can still grow even further as long as your body hasn't fully adapted to such a horrific sight]
"Bleegh that taste so nasty I can't throw up I only have a few lumps of meat stored inside my bag. As much as I like to puke right about now, I can't I don't have the luxury to do that kind of thing. Is there anyone else? I thought I heard a voice a while ago it wasn't that long," By the time he finishes wiping off the drool within his mouth, he heard it once more, the screams he previously heard were close to his area. Without a doubt, he hoped to help the individual not because he needed some assistance. It was the fact that his sanity was decreasing after a month has passed without any contact with another individual