Hiding behind a tree in a thick evergreen forest was Chandler. He held the hilt of his sword tight due to the danger walking his way. Coming towards him was a Basic Orb beast, a horned wolf. The problem wasn't the wolf but its level. It is one level higher than the Basic Orb beast outside there and that was really not good.
But the good side was that it couldn't use any ability and will only attack with raw strength and its speed. Chandler was sure that he could handle it without any problem. He was relaying on his golden lightning ability, but as said earlier by his dad, this world reserves him lot of surprise which he will discover in no time.
Bit by bit, the horned wolf was approaching his direction and Chandler was waiting for it with no stress. His heart beat slowed down as there was now confidence in his eyes. Eyes that said that this beast can't be a great deal for me. The horned was still sniffing the air while it intensified with each step he took towards Chandler's direction.
Chandler changed his hiding spot and hid instead behind another tree to see if the horned wolf was sniffing him. It took some steps to his previous location and then stopped. Before it sniffed again and walked to his actual direction. Further confirming that the horned wolf was up to him.
He readied himself for the fight. It would be a tough one though. He has the grace of lightning and could finish this as fast as he wanted. But as said earlier by his dad, this world has lots of surprises to offer. He will soon discover one of them right now during this first encounter with a beast here.
Chandler then closed his eyes and concentrated. He focused on chanelling his mana all over his body and then to his palms. Streaks of golden lightning could be seen all over his arms as his gauntlets shone golden. He tried to form a lightning bolt like he did in the ritual room with his dad but that was quite difficult.
Chandler tried and tried for a long time and all that he could form was lightning bolt the size of a tennis ball. This was insane. He couldn't believe what he was seeing before his eyes. Back then he formed one the size of a handball and now he formed one which is not even half it.
"What's the matter with this place. I formed one which was much larger than this yesterday right? How is it possible that I can't reproduce that again?"
Chandler was quite confused. This was unfathomable to him. He could have never thought that things would be this hard. If he can't even produce large sized lightning bolts, he would be done for in this world within just minutes.
It was then that the horned wolf spotted him due to his lighting gauntlets. It charged toward him with no further ado at high speed. Chandler escaped at the right moment and the horned wolf hit the tree. What was outstanding was that the tree it hit immediately fell down.
"This is incredible, such strength won't be easy to beat with my current level. But I can at least strengthen my sword by covering it with lightning. I can at least do that." Said Chandler as he looked at the horned wolf.
He placed his palm on his sword and it shone golden after sometime with lightning streaks on it all over. Just from his observation, a simple sword will not be able to impale it. So he covered his sword with his lightning to make it stronger.
Charging forward to him was the horned wolf after it recovered from the strike. Chandler stood stiff on his feet taking his fighting stance, patiently waiting for the horned wolf's attack.
"Come on beast, I'm gonna deal with you right now" Said Chandler arrogantly.
The wolf who listened to this had more rage and sped up towards him. With its paw, it made its claws out which were sharp like razors. Sending it to Chandler in attempt to pierce his chest but Chandler reacted early and paried the claws with his lightning sword. But with the force behind the attack, it sent him some meters backward.
He tightened his feet to the ground and dug his sword to the ground so as to slow down his back movement. Finally stopping, it didn't take long for the horned wolf to charge back. But it was already too late for him and the horned wolf hit him with its paw on the shoulder, sending him flying backward as he hit a thick tree.
Chandler was unable to stand at that moment as he spat an ironic taste invaded his mouth. He spat a mouth full of blood. This was incredible and insane. Just a hit and he was already feeling so hurt and overpowered.
"Heck, what's this? I won't make the deal with this wolf, I have to be faster that it. Damn, I just got an idea right now. Thank god I have a highly retaintive and photogenic memory"
Chandler stood up and looked at the wolf who just stood there looking at him with its shining eyes and drooling mouth. This was just how hungry the wolf was. Here, lower level beasts will always starve. This place is ruled by power only. So the more powerful eat and establish their laws while the weaker starve and comply with the rules. Its been months the wolf haven't put something on its teeth and now that it got a potential prey, it wouldn't let it go so easily.
Chandler who was now standing deployed his aura from from his mana core. Letting it flow out of his body like a kind of mist. This technique is called Renma.
Renma consists of letting your mana flow out of your body and for a kind of zone around you. The area covered by your mana is a kind of zone which makes you able to detect any thing which penetrates in it. Your mana covers the zone and you feel all around it. This technique is very rentable and makes one very strong if he can control it. Someone who has higher level ability will deal with his enemies in a matter of seconds with this technique.
As Chandler covered a zone of about just two meters since that was all he could do at this point. Things are more insane to do here and so his capacities have drastically dropped. That was all he could do. Covering a two meters zone either was still an exploit.
Changing forward with no further ado, the wolf went at full speed to deal with Chandler and have his meal served. Chandler just stood there in his fighting stance, waiting for the horned wolf to enter his zone of mana. Seeing that he didn't move, the wolf seems to be enraged, thinking that his meal was underestimating it.
Intensifying his sword with more mana, Chandler had a difficult time to do that. Only to maintain Renma was a matter in this world and channelling more mana to his sword made things harder to handle. He will wait for the perfect moment to attack the wolf and kill it at once.
Entering Chandler's mana zone, the wolf was charging forward at high speed, with its drooling mouth and shining eyes. Chandler who wasn't far from the wolf sensed it enter the zone and readied himself for his attack. He wouldn't dare loose this chance to kill it at once with one swift cut.
So running toward the wolf with his still closed eyes, Chandler wait for the perfect moment and slided under the horned wolf to it ventral part and stabbed it on the stomach. Its skin was rather hard but the lightning covered sword went through. Still sliding down the wolf, Chandler made a large on its stomach while the horned wolf was astonishing to what just happened.
In just some seconds, Chandler slided down the wolf at high speed and made a large blood on its ventral part. Blood oozed from the cut and covered Chandler thorax and face completely dark red as some entered his mouth. The wolf was still standing after that but after some seconds, it fell to the ground, dead.
"I made it, this is really incredible. Though but that was a nice combat. Dear horned wolf I will there by borrow your flesh so I can make a succulent meal tonight."
Chandler was feeling the effect of the aftermath but it wasn't that affecting him. He felt a little dizzy due to the amount of mana he used but that was fine. After the training he went through for over 15yyears, this was just a little thing beside all that he ever endured in his lifetime.
He went to the laying dead horned wolf and cut some of its flesh and went away looking for a nice setting where he could make a fire side and grill the meat. He felt that its meat won't be that bad even though he hasn't ever eaten one. This was his only food he has for now. So eating it won't actually killed even if it was infect.