With my so-so traps looking pretty disguised, I could not help but let out an exhausted yawn which only served to make me feel more drowsy. Breaking my worn out knuckles, I lazily dropped to the ground lethargicly as I felt tired beyond explanation.
"Status, Skill store"
Browsing through what seemed like an endless amount of skills, I could only Sigh in defeat at some of their ridiculous prices. Unfortunately this time, I'm not searching for any random skill, as I knew which one I needed now. Using 7 of my remaining skill points, I could basically feel my heart thump begging me not to, but I purchased it nevertheless.
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As the sky began to darken, I hid myself behind a rather large tree as I let the darkness that accompanied the night to give me cover while I layed in ambush like a motionless hunter waiting for their unfortunate prey...no...I was the hunter...yes...I am the hunter right now.
"Uhhh", Moments had turned to minutes and seconds had turned to hours yet the prey of mine was still wary of the unknown. Tiredness had enveloped my soul yet I didn't dare to move an inch, I refused to.
"Now what, Even though I laid out the traps and prepared myself...is it for nought if my prey does not come." I question in a hushed voice. Just as he felt all hope straw away from him, a demonic smile appeared on his face which with put even lucifer to shame. He contemplated if it was the right move to make as a cold and icy shiver ran across his spine in agreement. Alas, his gluttonous hunger had gotten the better of his usually calm self as he decided to follow his suicidal thoughts which had kept him alive till now.
"I don't have a choice but..ill do whatever to survive." He spoke with dagger like eyes and a voice so cold it could freeze the sun over. Gritting his teeth, he pulled out his 2 meter long spear and held it to the heavans above. With one powerful swing, he swung his spear downwards, as crimson water sprouted in the air followed by groanings of a man and finally a not so heavy yet equally loud thump.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! "
Opening my eyes which I closed out of fear I saw blood trincle down my arm to my left elbow but from there it just gushed to the ground like an open tap. Whether it was out of pride or the fear of attracting a chaotic hoard of enraged beast, I did my utmost best to hold back the tears which could be seen in my watery eyes along with holding back most of the pain and screams. I could feel my whole arm scream out in pain as if blaming me for what had went down, covering my mouth so no more screams could escape I cast my iron magic to cover the open wound before I lost more blood.
"Thhhis hurtsss tooo much...but my hunger is worse...much worse." I bellowed in pain.
It was then that I heard a ruffling racket coming from the large bushes near the 3 pithole traps that I placed in a triangular pattern.
Staring intensely at the bushes which seemed alive, as it moved and growled, I instinctively stepped back as if something was telling me to run..it was an innate feeling all creatures were born with.
FEAR!!
Not daring to look away, I noticed a black limb stretch out from the bushes followed by what looked like a massive wolf. It was insanely huge, almost double the size of wolves from earth, it's abyssal black pelt was dark, much darker than the night, it was like a shadow that darkened at night. It's claws scratched and tore the ground below it, easily reached about 7 cm in length, with paws that were around the same size of my head. It had deep ocean blue eyes which shined with a glimmer of silver as if they were 2 moons in the midnight sky.
Without a sound, it crawled an inch closer, sniffing the air around, obviously intoxicated by my sweet scent of blood which reeked of flavor.
I gulped, not out of the thought of how tasty my blood might be but out of primordial fear.
'Damn...this is what you call a real beast. That lousy ant has nothing on it.' I thought while admiring the dark and majestic beast.
With razor sharp instincts, the wolf limberly dodged all 3 of the potholes and grabbed my servered hand with its massive jaws, crushing it easily like a a packet of sause as a crimson mist spread in the air.
"Shit" I screamed trying not to puke in disgust as I watched my arm getting crushed and swallowed whole as if if were candy.
Staring in disgust, horror and admiration as I eyed the wolf like a hawk, not daring to blink. Seeing that horrendous sight, I could feel my regenerating hand tingle a bit as if it could sense the other half which now layed in the stomach of the wolf as a meaty paste.
Unfortunately for me, the wolf had caught a hold of a similar scent that stained it's fangs coming from ahead of him.
"Fu*k" I cursed in both rage and fear as I slowly looked in the direction the wolf was.