Now I am outside, looking at the forest before me. Now then, let's see which direction I should go.
As I was contemplating what direction I was going. A sudden rustle was heard in a nearby bush.
"Hm, it must be a monster."
Thinking that it could be a monster, I unloaded my bag and unsheathed a sword I made.
I'm really glad that my strength can lift heavy stuff with this; I made a great product. I am also thankful to my patrons, my parents, and especially Titan's shell.
As I thought of that, a shadow flew out from the bush and charged at me. It was a horned rabbit, and as it was about to reach me, I swung my sword and cut it in half.
"Wow, I made a good weapon, didn't I?"
Anyway, I am kind of surprised to think it was easy to kill a monster. Well, I guess there is a difference between our strengths, huh?
And from the looks of it, it is coreless.
Here in this world, monsters are categorized by strength like humans. But we don't base them just on their cores but also on their age, species, and intellect.
There are a lot of debates about danger rankings, like groups and mutation. But from what I heard from the professor, the danger specifications are always on the table for debate and are changed at least yearly, if not monthly.
And this horned rabbit is ranked one of the lowest, which is F ranked. There are also lower-rank monsters, but they are mostly harmless animal-like creatures or insects that are very common and easy to kill.
But for those creatures, they were not given ranks due to being mostly deemed harmless. That even children can beat.
But for those that are ranked F to S or even higher, no matter the rank, it is dangerous for civilians.
Anyway, I dismantled the rabbit, buried the parts I didn't need, and fled the place.
This rabbit is a very good staple food, not to mention its horns contain a few magic particles that have numerous uses.
Too bad I can't dismantle it properly since it's my first time killing one. And I had to get away fast if I didn't want to be chased by monsters.
As I made a move away from the place, I heard noises.
Hmm? Let's just look at what kind of monster it is. If it's weak, I can just beat it and gain experience in fighting monsters, and if it's strong, I can just run away.
Thinking so, I climbed a tree and moved closer to the area where I had previously been.
And there I saw three goblins, just as I thought those weird noses are from them, huh.
Since they are also of F rank, this should be easy, but a surprise attack is also not a bad idea.
I say that, but they are in the upper-ranked bracket of F-rank monsters. So caution is needed because sometimes there are cores in them.
As I waited, an opportunity happened when they looked gathered.
When that happened, I activated a magic spell that stunned them using lightning elements.
Stunned, I jumped down and slashed off their heads.
That was nice. Now that I think about it, Kiara said that constant practice can help a person improve. So this may also apply to stabilizing my core and body.
Now that I've made a decision, I've started to hunt monsters throughout the night to help me improve.
Oh yeah, let's summon Titan. I was planning to summon him after getting out the forest but I thinkit is better if he also fight with me.
So I summoned him.
"Eh your eating"
Crunch!
"Let's wait after you eat."
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After Titan ate, we started hunting.
At first I thought he was going to bite the enemies to death, but instead he just casually released an energy ball right at them.
And it was a one-hit kill, not to mention silent. Really, what kind of species is he, an assassin turtle?
Anyway, it was a great hunt, and I learned to control my power more, and we continued to hunt like there was no tomorrow.
But something happened that I did not expect.
A herd of wolves suddenly attacked me, surprising me by biting my arm.
"Ah! Why you. Take this, ha!"
Whoosh ,Slush
I stabbed the wolf that bit me and looked around, and then I noticed we were surrounded.
My arm is healing, but seeing this number of monsters, I feel like I'm being scammed.
They then suddenly began their assault. From the looks of it, they are gray wolves.
They hunt depending on the season, but mostly at night, which I forgot.
Though they are ranked F, they are ranked D when in groups, especially if they have a leader.
So I need to look for it.
I kept on dodging and killing wolves as time went on, and I was getting the hang of it. Using magic sense, I was able to time my attacks and kill the wolves.
But suddenly they stopped
Awoo!
And there stood a monster that I never thought I would face.
"Moonlight wolf."
This monster is known for its majestic fur, great leadership, and silent movements, making it one of the best assassins.
But what many people know them for is their sense of competition.
There are a lot of variants of gray wolves, and those become the alphas of the pact. And this moonlight wolf is one, if not the best, of them all.
And it's an upper-E-ranked monster. making this group an "Upper D" rank danger level.
Which is bad for me since I haven't figured out how strong I am yet.
Anyway, let's fight through this and see who's stronger. After all, it seems like he wants a one-on-one match with me.
As he got near me, he readied his stance and vanished from my field of vision, and was scratched at the back.
Although I'm protected by the armor I'm wearing, I still feel the pain.
And it is surprising that I can't detect it with my magic sense. But that doesn't mean I am out of options.
Because I also have an anti for that. Well, then, let's use our anti Titan search skill.
Titan really is a hard-to-detect creature, so I did many experiments to look for him, and what I did was simple.
Gathering the mana around me and make a dome shaped sea of mana.
And I call this mana domain.
It is mostly based on a certain hunter anime with an x in the middle. But instead of a thin net, it is a dense cluster of mana.
Why did I do it like this? It is because even if I detected it when entering, it would still vanish within my area of reach.
So even if it can hide, I will still detect it; I just need to finish it fast due to the rate of consumption it has.
As I was done executing my mana domain, it got in. I slashed it with my sword, and this time it only received a shallow wound.
Which is surprising since this is the first time I didn't deal huge damage to an enemy, but also understandable since it is a high ranking monster.
"Well, then, from the looks of it, we are going to have a fair fight now, are we?"
Saying that we continued to fight and that it lost its advantage.
I got the upper hand during the fight.
And little by little, the damage accumulated, and it called out for its groups to attack.
Awoo!
Oh sh*t, it suddenly does this when it's in a disadvantageous position.
I think this was also in the record, but there is something else. And that is, they will retreat.
So after a few seconds of attacking, all of my attention was diverted, and they all escaped.
Yup, that's a moonlight wolf, alright. Once things get disadvantageous, they escape. They are both honorable in battle but cowardly in defeat. Unlike its different variants,
But still, I am lucky since it is a crescent moonlight wolf, which can be seen on its forehead.
Because once it reaches full moon markings on its head, it becomes a B-rank monster.
And it will command a high number of mutated or evolved wolves. Although it could also be said the same about the other mutations or evolutionary forms of gray wolves.
Resting myself under a nearby tree, I slowly healed my wounds.
Thunk
"Oh, why didn't I let you join the fight? I was just trying to see if I can take them all at once."
As I was resting, Titan suddenly made a gesture and communicated with me. And when I gave an answer, it suddenly-
Bite
"Ow! What the…ugh fine we'll fight together next time."
As we were discussing, we heard a loud sound nearby.
Roar
Awoo
Realizing that a fight happened at the area nearby. I got up, trying to get away from the aftermath of the battle.
But I was too late since a huge beam of light was flashing out and reaching me.
Boom!