Facing werewolf carcass, even though inside was a person, Stevanius don't feel anything.
However, few second after werewolf body turned cold, the werewolf forms getting reverted back to human male.
Only then did Stevanius feeling uncomfortable, he wanted to vomiting that instant.
This is the first time Stevanius killing a people, it is understandable for him too feels uncomfortable. Even back on earth, Stevanius never tried to kill a person. However, it is not like he never had such a thought, there some moment on his life that he hope his hand can become a knife and stabbed the said person heart.
But, even if there a real knife on Stevanius hand, he still doesn't dare to stab the said person.
After calming himself down for about a half and hour, Stevanius still feel the urge of vomiting.
"It can't be like this.."
Stevanius doesn't want to think about the corpse anymore, he suggesting himself that what he kills are monster trying to hunt and he was just defending himself.
The hardest things about 'forgetting' this accident are, the part that person Stevanius killed also came from the earth.
If the said person are just natives of this world, Stevanius probably will not feel this uncomfortable. The people at earth, even if he doesn't know them, there was still strong sense of connection.
Stevanius tried his best to not looking at the corpse, he also tried to hold his breath when digging a holes.
To eased his mind, Stevanius will bury the person, the person might be not good ones, Stevanius knew that much after seeing the loot. However, the person are still deserve the proper burial, or else, Stevanius will definitely feel bothered if he didn't bury the person.
When he was done digging the three meters deep and two metres long holes, Stevanius went back into the corpse, put a clothes from his storage to the corpse and bury the corpse after that.
Stevanius doesn't feel good if he leaves the corpse naked, even if dead person cannot talk and cannot feels cold, at least, the corpse have a dignity.
The whole process takes more than a hours, Stevanius really wasted a lot of times.
"sigh..."
Sighing, he looked at the time.
The time showing 10:11 PM, Stevanius wasted 2 hours of his time overall. He wasn't sure if he can get back to sleep. He probably will get an insomnia.
However, that was under normal circumstances. Stevanius is not really sleeping, he was getting back inside the Dimension travel.
He get back to the camp, setting up a new ones and changing his clothes, he didn't bothered to take s shower for now.
Even when inside another dimension, the incident still bothering him. However, it is quickly washed away when Stevanius fighting a monster.
The enemy this time are cat like beast that similar to lynx, but it's fur colour are full of black and had the size of an black panther.
As for the monster name? Who knows, there not even a health bar, so there also no name tag that usually floating above.
This monster are lvl13 monster, Stevanius can take the monster head on if there only a single monster, at most, he can only take two monster at the same times.
Third of this monster are too much for Stevanius, they have superb agility afterall. His speed cannot catch up with the monster.
If he encountered multiple of this monster, Stevanius will use his usual cheap tricks. Using a poison to lower their number.
A few hours quickly passed and Stevanius used up all his remains time inside Dimension Travel.
After waking up, apparently Stevanius still thinking about yesterday incident and he lost on his thoughts because of that.
His breakfast ended up being burnt, it's all black.
When getting on the horse back, he was facing the wrong direction. And so on....
After getting small incident in the morning, Stevanius really had enough of it.
He decided to transfer the portion of yesterday night incident to the second brain. He cannot get distracted like this for long, he will surely started overthinking things.
The only way to fix this are getting himself getting used to it.
However, how could Stevanius getting used to kill a people? That akin doing impossible things for him. At least for now.
After getting the memories transferred, it's feels like heavy weight being pulled from his shoulder, Stevanius have a sigh of relief that this method works.
Even though that the emotions he felt are still there, at least, it's not makes him lost concentration anymore.
Stevanius continuing his whole purpose coming into this area, that is to hunt a Gnolls.
He actually was on dilemma, will he raid the Gnolls settlement or not. He might having good skill that came from his ax for dealing with multiple enemies.
However, just like he experienced yesterday. He easily pinned down by three Gnolls.
That, of course, because he only using pure technique ony. If he wanted to go serious, summoning Arrows Rains are enough.
However, he didn't go with the easy way. Stevanius purpose not only levelled up, but also to train himself.
There also the fact that this place are directly beside the capital or powerful kingdom, he didn't wanted to ruin his life by being high profile.
Stevanius probably too cautious with things, but that was how he dealt with strange places, this world are strange place to him.
He might can go wild here and there, but not near human civilization.
He doesn't know the power structure in this world afterall, the thing that being shown at the surfaces probably just tip of iceberg.
For example, the most powerful adventurer and adventure teams in the Calpheon or probably in the entire Rimosa kingdom is only Rank-5 team that consisted of two rank-7 adventure, three rank-5 adventure, and dozen rank-3 and -4 adventurer.
The strongest adventurer are rank-8 adventure and current vice-president of adventure guild at Rimosa kingdom.
If second in command of organisation such as adventure guild are rank-8 adventurer, shouldn't the president even stronger that him?
No and yes, no it is because the president of Adventure Guild are just ordinary people that can easily being crushed by other people just like a ant.
However, Stevanius got the feeling that the thing aren't that simple. That's why it is also 'yes'.
Even for someone with limited knowledge such as him, he already knew that the world not simple as it seems.
'a world that threat and resources empty, when the resources and threat appear, it is will gone the next day. For who knows how dozen decade long'
'monster are still exist even before traveller brought the changes, but the amount are limited yet again, only after traveller came did the monster become abundant'
'however, there still no 'resource' left at all'
The question remains on 'what this resource are?'
They ware 'beast' but not 'normal' ones, what differentiate them and how to discover them?
That was still remains unknown to Stevanius, he already asked information regarding the 'beast' in some cities before, but the answer he got are obviously similar from one another, and it's didn't say much too.
Stevanius asked to different information broker few times, the answer he got also similar to the first one and the second.
He feels like that the information are written script, they're purposely made to answer ordinary people question. The real information seems like not a thing that can be bought just by using money.
The people above that know about the information probably keeping things tightly. Even for enemies, they also seems had tactics understanding from one to another.
The 'resource' is already so scarce, there no way for them wanted to add more competitors, that is stupid things to do.
...
Back to the reality,
Stevanius already near enough from Gnoll settlement, he was definitely doing a suicide attack currently.
He doesn't have enough skill, and yet, jumping into a tiger den. He really asking for death.
However Stevanius was helpless, to improve his skill quickly, all he could do is by challenging himself.
He needs to know where exactly his limit are, Stevanius always doing a trick when encountered a dangerous battle. He cannot always like that, there will be a moment that his trick will be useless.
Like he said multiple times, he needs to improve himself.
Battling at the another dimension over this months didn't make Stevanius getting user to battle at all. He was, in fact, still clumsy, often make mistake, inexperienced, and so on...
However, the Solomon ax are different, it is having the 'experience' from veterans afterall.
Using this help, Stevanius will quickly getting used to battle.
The quickest way for him to improve himself is putting himself at war, where someone being pressured with life and death situation everyday.
Even for someone who shy, timid, coward, and so on. Will become brave, courageous, person.
That is, under premises of the said person survive until the end, and their will to survive are stronger that makes them fearless anymore. It is neither they die, their companion die, or the enemy dies.
Just as Stevanius arrived at the area, he bumped into small Gnolls team that instant.
The team consisting of 5 Gnolls, 3 close range one and 2 long ranger.
Without beating around the bush, he brandished his ax into this Gnolls. Now, Stevanius aren't fighting while a advantage on him, in fact, he is at disadvantage situations right now.
Before the long ranged one can launch their attack, Stevanius get the initiative before them.
He throws two of his ax with all his might into the two Gnolls at the back line.
The Gnolls with a shield seems react quickly and trying to block the two attack, but unfortunately for him. The attack are too fast and he late just millisecond.
Stevanius doesn't care about the Gnolls who at close combat for now. The moment he threw the ax, he also using his charge skill to get closer into the two Gnoll.
And just like he guessed, only one ax ended up hitting the Gnoll, the said Gnoll are being thrown away by the force that Stevanius put on the ax, this guy definitely died.
The another Gnoll that having sigh of relief that the ax hitting an tree instead of him a moment ago turned into grave after seeing Stevanius getting closer.
The Gnoll tried his best to retaliate by launching an attack using a crossbow, but, unfortunately for him, the enemy are to fast and nimble. He can only launching two attack before being eliminated by Stevanius.
After eliminating the two Gnoll, He knew that the attack are coming.
Without thinking twice, he jumped out to the side evading the attack.
However, even if he knew that the attack are coming, he still ended up being hit. There is a wounds at one of his leg, caused by sword attack.
The three Gnolls are launching an coordination attack just now. Gnoll with ax and shield, and Gnoll with a sword using jump attack, while another one remaining Gnoll charging forward using its spear thrust attack.
Seems like being prepared if the attack are failed, the gnoll with the spear quick launching three consecutive attack into Stevanius, two vertical attack and one thrust.
This attack aren't supposed to kill Stevanius, rather, it is to buy a time for another two Gnolls, so Stevanius easily dodge them.
However, Stevanius already losing the initiative here. The two Gnoll will stabilise themselves and launch their attack in a moment.
He only had one of his ax at his hand, his action will very limited when attacking and blocking the attack from three Gnolls.
So, Stevanius quickly ran the moment he evade the attack. He was coming to the direction of Gnoll that being thrown away at.
The Gnoll trying to stop what Stevanius wanted to do, but they failed in the end.
"Let's the real fight begin!"
Said Stevanius after getting the another ax.