Chapter 12 - forest

Moving through the the woods carefully, the impenetrable darkness painted the place with a dark and chilling vibe, as he traversed the branches of the forest slowly searching for a shelter.

Mikhail was actually quiet excited about the recent events, he somewhat got used to this scary darkness no more giving him the omnious and chilling sensations.He was surprised and amazed at how he easily strengthened his body, his eyes showed greed as he imagined himself being a powerhouse.

He quickly realized the potential this system holds and the advantage he got over his peers.

"But I don't think anything is free in the world " Mikhail frowned."I mean those light novel authors always gives to the MC a cheat without expecting anything in return, unfortunately this is reality, and I don't really think I'm that unique" he shrugged as a look of resolution passed throught his eyes deciding to use this aid to the fullest and expecting the worst.

"I died once, a seconde time is no different, in this life i will definitely acheive my desires and whoever come in the way will face dire consequences "

Clenching his fists Mikhail moved slowly until he reached a huge tree, it branches were so thick and big that they can accommodate more than three people sleeping on their back.

"Woah....." gasping in suprise, Mikhail eyes lit up as he checked for the presence of any creatures in the vicinity.

Thankfully there wasn't anything near the tree.

"Mutant Monsters in this world seem to be sparce but incredibly dangerous" he thought.

Nimbly climbing the tree and finding a well hidden corner. Mikhail layed on a large branche and closed his eyes as he thought.

"What should I do now, the fatty is dead, and i dont know what to do, fuck " Mikhail was tired of this suffering, constant stress and living on edge.

"Well, who cares I'll just fight my way throught this place..... I haven't even taken a good look at this world's cultures, people, history and especially the so called awakened " he continued with his desperate thought as he sighed, eventually blacking out, and instinctively shaping his body into a ball to fend off the wind.

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Mikhail opened his groggy eyes, flinching at the sunlight casting it's rays directly at his face. covering his face with his hands, he moved his sore body climbing down the tree.

" How troublesome!" Mikhail looked left and right clueless about the way back home .

Thankfully it seems that only the low rank monsters roam the forest in the day.

Right after Mikhail summoned his system

"Cool!!" Mikhail thought" I'm two times stronger than a normal human!!"

Calming his emotional he picked a random direction, he quietly moved, trying to avoid any living creatures.

Hours passed and he was still roaming the forest, attacking his nostrils was the earthly smell of wildflowers, his stamina increased tremendously but the problem was that he needed energy, his stomach was aching and he felt extreme thirst.

The thought of killing was slowly consuming his already frail mind as he moved, trying to locate any prey to satiate his hunger.

Suddenly Mikhail stopped, his eyes moving directly above his head, he definitely felt something move on the branches of the tree, but the scene in front of him was confusing, nothing seem to be on this tree, still hearing the noise, he instantly sprinted towards the tree, climbing with extreme speed.

Before he could reach the noise, a 6 feet long python pounced on him aiming for his neck while hissing, Mikhail instinctively moved his head dodging the incoming attack, almost failing to lose his balance and grip.

A crazed look flashed by his eyes, moving his hands with lightning speed he gripped his dagger and slashed at the python. Severing it's body into two.

" Hahahahaha..." Mikhail let out a creepy laugh as his body was falling from the tree.

The horrendous sound of bone breaking was heard in the area as his body made contact with the ground.

Thanks to his high vitality and strengthened bones he didn't instantly die.

His ribs, hands, legs and neck, were broken.

The pain clouded his mind as he screamed for a good five minutes.

Eventually remembering the system existence

The same sensations filled his mind as his broken bones were slowly being healed.

"Ahhhh" after fifteen minutes, Mikhail let out a sigh of relief as he got up and splattered the dirt off him.

Climbing the tree again he felt his body screaming from the pain as wasn't completely healed

Anyways as he reached the top, his eyes trembled as he looked around.Everything was green, his gaze couldn't find the end of it, the only noticable thing was a huge mountain reaching thousands of feet in height, obscuring his sight to see further.

Making up his mind to head in that direction, Mikhail climbed down and continued his adventure.

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The sky began to lose it light and strange sound started to fill the place, Mikhail wasn't sure if he was gonna survive another day sleeping on a tree .

Just as he was thinking, he spotted a small wooden house, very well hidden under the thick branches.

Is that a house?

his eyes lit up as he felt hope, the possibility of someone living here was very low, but nevertheless he didn't care.

"Is someone here... hello..." Mikhail shouted as he knocked on the door.

Unfortunately no one answered his plea.

Getting irritated by the lack of response he gathered all his strength in his legs and kicked .

"Boomm" the loud sound of the door was heard as it exploded into splinters, the rusty door worn by time couldn't handle his immense strength.

"Whhhat.... what's happening to me..." Mikhail shouted in horror as he felt his body getting sucked by an invisible power, toward what look like a space crack .

His resistance was futile, and in mere seconds his body disappeared, completely absorbed into the black hole.