At the same time, Ramiel was fighting to stay alive while moving constantly to reach his destination he had to evade poisonous arrows and spears coming from different angles he never expected that there are monsters who were organised and had created their own village, he was now thinking that announcing he only needs seven days to reach the heart of the sacred root was foolish, he acted based on emotion rather than using his brain to asses his limited knowledge of the un map terrain,
he cants even open his dimensional storage to access the potions, luckily he didn't place his primary weapon inside and mini camping tools, especially his leather water container, Without his dimensional storage, he would have to rely on his basic equipment and survival skills. It was a relief that he had prepared well for this trip and had backup plans in case of emergencies.
and it was just the first day, and it was high noon the heat from the sun was tolerable because of the shade being provided by those towering trees but the issue was never the scorching heat of the sun but the damp dark parts within the forest of death dead remains monster big and small could be seen, even the smallest creature can severely injure a person,
some parts that become safe are parts of the forest where the sunlight would breach the thick dome-like covering of the trees 100 meters above his head, these are random occurrences with the help of the crystal Na Ra Khu gave, the strong gust of wind would move the branches and with this, the stone would react immediately and he was lucky enough to spot one directly shining on a small watering pond that some uncontaminated beast would drink from,
even with this, it wasn't that easy because of the scarcity of fresh water inside, even drinking water was a fight for survival, his only advantage he had the stone to give him a sign that sunshine would puncture the tree ceiling and cleanse an area with water, He had to carefully observe the crystal's movements and predict when it would happen in order to increase his chances of finding water. He knew that missing this opportunity could mean the difference between life and death in such a harsh environment.
HisSurvival instinct was at its peak; even a twitching can be dangerous if left unprepared, and the mutated tiger caught his attention as it was running toward him at full speed. On the run he stood his ground, holding his battle mace, and waited for two things to happen: get killed or find the sunshine could cleanse even a ditch with water in it. Ramiel was moving in a circular motion, the miasma-infected tiger was jumping in mid-air with its fangs and sharp claws targeting his body.
Ramiel knew he had to act fast, so he swung his mace with all his might, hitting the tiger in mid-air and sending it flying backwards. As he backed up to bombard the beast, he saw a light shining downward, this made his muscles move at terrifying speed as he spun like a top and used the mace's circular force to create a whirlwind movement and smash the tiger with multiple hits.
as Ramiel spun around in a 360 rotation and mutilate the tiger's body as he landed in a devastating force and made him gouge the soil as he roll around the ground he crawl and just ran toward a ditch with a few litres of fresh water he took out his water container and just filled it and after securing his container, he just used his mouth to drink from the hole because his hand was covered with blood and torn flesh, he slurping the water when he rolling sideways as a huge bear hand destroyed his watering hole, he was still in a crouching position when the demon bear twice as big than the tiger attack him head-on, Ramiel's heart raced as he saw the demon bear charging towards him, but he stood his ground and raised his mace, ready to fight for his life. He knew that he had to be quick and precise with his movements if he wanted to survive this encounter.
claws tore the tree beside him as he used the massive height and the chain to grasp its leg and use it to restrict its movement. and was able to twirl his chance twice on its neck and just choke it while his hand got cut from the force he was using as he pulled back and used his free hand to hit the demon's bear face and not let it get a chance to smash him on any hard surface. The demon's bear's eyes bulged as it struggled to break free, but Ramiel held on tight, determined to take it down. It moves and swings its huge body from left to right when it jumps back as he changes his position on the left side of the beast, and uses its legs to push him upward as the chain is already wrapped around his arm and its left leg is on the beast's neck.
Ramiel took a deep breath and pull as hard as he can but he was still surveying the area and this action was correct as a huge two-headed Basilisk was already approaching its own prey, Ramiel knew he had to act fast, so he quickly unsheathed his dagger and prepared for the incoming attack. With one swift motion, he sliced through the demon bear's neck, freeing himself from its grasp just in time to face the oncoming threat of the Basilisk.
it was fast and agile, he was out of breath, but just ran around as both of its heads took a huge bite at the dead 15-foot-tall beast and broke it in half, it swallowed it and aimed at its new orey but Ramiel didn't stay to get eaten as he once again ran and used all of his flexibility as the land terrain move again,
as he moves in a manner performing artistic-gymnastic manoeuvres and used his mace to grapple and use the moving mass from rocks to trees to swing, jump, climb, slide, crawl, lean back, roll and even drive, Ramiel knew that he had to keep moving and use his surroundings to his advantage if he wanted to survive. With each movement, he calculated his next step and used his mace as a tool to help him navigate the treacherous terrain.,
He was still running when another humanoid savage ran after him with blinding speed, the two 6-foot-tall beings were holding rusty scythes and wearing white make-up and maniacally smiling at him, their arms and legs were longer and moving with such swiftness he could not see, but the humming sound of the wind was right behind each of their moves, Ramiel eyes were useless as they came out of nowhere to attack his blind spot,
He wrapped his arm around the chain to create a shield and attacked him without even looking at the path they were running on. While moving, he could see them run beside him, He needed to adjust his guard and just fight while moving or he would die, so his movement was now focused on knowing the enemy's action, so he used a feinting approach to read the opponents and react based on their attack As he continued to fight, he realized that his opponents were becoming more aggressive and unpredictable, making it difficult for him to anticipate their moves.
but he has no other choice; he just needs to react faster as he gets multiple slashes on his left side and defends on his right. He used his knowledge of martial arts to give an attack with a round kick followed by a butterfly twist kick and an inside crescent kick, then used that momentum to connect another foot sweep kick and another whip kick as he protected his body from getting a fatal wound, but it was too much; his entire body was filled with small cuts as he ran toward a moving rock and used that to elude his two attackers
He knew that he needed to find a way to end the fight quickly before he got too injured, so he decided to use his surroundings to his advantage and look for any potential weapons or traps that he could use against his opponents. As he ran towards the rock, he quickly scanned the area for anything that could help him gain an advantage over his attackers.
He spotted a long spear lying on the ground and picked it up, using it as a makeshift harpoon to keep his opponents at bay. With his newfound weapon, he just needs one more thing: a needle from a Mandragora flesh-eating plant to coat the broken spear with its resin,
The entire area was filled with Mandragora plants. Even if he was running from his two attacks, the plant would use this opportunity to attack him by using its paralyzing spores in the air, So Ramiel just held his breath, and with the knowledge he gained from his teacher, he knew where and how to get the resin without getting caught by the plant's traps.
Ramiel while running would just stab the plant as it tried to eat him and carefully dip the spear into its resin sack that was inside the mouth and use a branch to jam the mouth from touching him as he firmly gripped around the long protruding tongue, as it becomes helpless for a few seconds and felt the enemy was already behind him as he climbs the tree was the Mandragora was attach were still holding its tongue, and ran above a branch and used the plant rubber-like tongue to swing around the huge tree to swing to the other side, and used feint again to lure the second attack that was coming at his back With a quick turn,
Ramiel was able to dodge the second attack and throw the spear toward the first attacker. Knowing it needs to change direction if it doesn't want to collide with the second attacker, the spear journeyed in a straight path as it hit the humanoid stomach and used his mace to give the second attacker an unexpected whipping chain hit on the face as she let go of the plant's tongue and dropped on the ground where the first attacker landed and ran towards it and swung at its face in a soil-crushing motion the impact instantly killing his target, as he continued to run forward hoping the remaining enemy would stop pursuing him
Ramiel's heart was pounding as he continued to run through the area filled with dangerous Mandragora plants. He knew that his only chance of survival was to use his knowledge and skills to carefully extract the resin he needed without getting caught by the plant's traps, while also avoiding their attacks. He was able to strike back with more force and precision, finally gaining the upper hand in the fight.
it was already night and he needs to locate a safe area to sleep in so just decide to dig a hole and sleep under one of the sacred roots, a just pray no creature followed him, he was wrong.