Since Nimbo had leveled up enough, he was carrying two different hammers in both hands. He used one to hit the body of the wolf that had jumped on him and threw the other at another wolf coming from behind Eren.
Both the wolves and this group of elves were instantly stunned by a great bear's roar from within the forest.
At that moment, Eren raised the sword in his right hand and cut off the head of a startled wolf. It was such a quick sword move that no one in the group noticed the sword move before the wolf died.
[Congratulations! You have reached Level 29. All stats are +1. You acquired 1 Stat Point to use!]
"Hey. I leveled up. How are things with you?"
No one in the five-man hunting group was close to reaching the next level. They walked for a while and moved away from where the bear's roar had just been heard.
In the group that started to rest, only Rabbu-i still seemed energetic.
She removed the plastic clip from her blonde hair and froze it with her mana. And with a sudden movement, she threw it behind a tree.
The ice clasp pierced a small rabbit like a sharp steel blade.
"Let's go home for dinner."
While Eren was checking his stats, the group gathered their belongings from where they had left them. When everyone came together a few minutes later, Eren wasn't there.
..
About ten minutes ago, Eren was walking through the bushes waiting for everyone to return from where they had left their personal belongings. He leaned his sword, which was tiring to carry in normal times, against a thick tree trunk and lowered his trousers. Then she peed behind the tree.
Just as he was about to retrieve his sword, he felt something approaching his face from behind the tree. His eyes began to shine, and the fast image began to slow down. It was as if time slowed down in slow motion.
Eren turned his head to the side, unable to reach for his sword fast enough. He tried every move he could make to escape the fast thing. However, no matter what Eren did, the flying thing in the air made quick zigzags and hit Eren on the back of his neck.
He passed out afterward.
He was carried inside the split trunk of the tree next to which he had peed. When Eren and the person carrying him entered the tunnel inside the tree, the outside of the tree returned to its former appearance.
It looked just like a normal tree.
..
When Eren woke up a few minutes later, nothing on his clothes had been touched, but his hands were tied with vines. It was in an extremely hot environment and because it was dark, he couldn't see anything until his "wolf eyes" skill started working.
Then he saw a strange woody creature sitting in front of him. It was like the miniature size of a normal tree. It had small twig arms and feet, and a long nose with a leaf at the tip. It was covered all over with moss, branches and leaves.
As the creature continued to stare emotionlessly at Eren, another voice was heard from behind.
"My father cannot speak. He didn't want to learn any common language"
Another tree creature, similar to the one on the other side but slightly smaller spoke with him.
She walked over to the older one, but her curious gaze was on Eren. She looked cute with her tiny body and hands. She was more lovable than her father, who seemed quiet and frightening.
Why did Eren realize it was a woman? She had long, shoulder-length vines on her head and two large wooden breasts in the front.
Eren could actually tear apart the slender tree branches they tied him to. At that moment, his body was strong enough to achieve this. But he chose to wait.
"Who are you?"
He did not expect a direct and short answer.
"We are Ents."
Eren felt like he had been shot in the brain. He had previously thought that the elves and some historical details on this planet were similar to those in the books on Earth.
But he hadn't believed that another race in the books could be real, or at least he could encounter them so quickly.
"What do you want from me?"
The Young Ent was cuter and smaller than the ones in the books and movies. It was at most one meter tall. She went to her father and sat on his lap. She spoke with a perfect elvish. "We don't want people to take control of the forest. Will you fight with us?"
Eren smiled. He had an (are you serious?) expression on his face.
"Maybe you haven't noticed, but I'm human too."
Little Ent girl made a sweet sound. She was surprised.
"But our totem friend in the Wood Elves Village told us to trust you. According to that being, you are different and can help us in the war."
For the next few minutes, little Ent and Eren talked about many different topics. When Eren finally got the answers he was looking for, he suddenly contracted his entire body and tore the rope-like vines he was tied to.
"If you have nothing else to say, I have to go home. My friends are wondering about me. I need to think about what we talked about."
Ent had trouble understanding Eren's long elvish sentence.
After hearing it, she thought for a few seconds and then understood the full meaning.
Eren realized that this Ent also learned the Elvish language with the help of a skill and her way of learning it or her language talent wasn't high enough as Eren. Besides, this ent who was so good at speaking was still a boy.
"OK. But hurry. The Alpha of the Wolves started attacking all intelligent species in the forest."
Eren passed through the wooden door that opened behind him. He found himself in front of the giant tree on which he was leaning his sword. He took his sword and went to his friends, who were probably still looking for him.
But he did not return to the village. When he found his hunting group, he told them that he had other things to do and wanted to go into the forest on his own. Eren desperately told them to be quiet as all four said they wanted to follow him.
He walked to the cave where two little wolves who had been driven out of the wolf packs lived. He told the four following him to just be quiet and sit in the flower field.
They had both grown a bit bigger when he found two cubs inside the cave. They were still not as big as their huge relatives outside, but the gap had narrowed a lot. In a few weeks, these pups would become adults.
They both thought that an enemy was coming. This cave would become a very popular place if noticed by other wolves and it would be impossible for them to hold on to it as two cubs.
But they both got excited as they saw Eren.
"Hurrr…(Was that you, Dwarf?)"
The talkative wolf wagged its tail and approached Eren and sniffed it.
"Hurrr…(You smell more delicious)." The other, quieter, made a strange comment without approaching Eren.
Am I starting to look delicious because of my charisma stat? It's weird.