The tall grasses become rowdy as the screech makes it sway from the intense wave of the scream of an unknown beast.
Slyon's scalp went numb. He felt something scratching it.
Scuttle!
Scuttle!
He turned his head as he could heard a loud sound getting closer to his spot.
Swoosh!
Slyon's eyes noticed shadows of a massive creature emerging from tall grasses.
First, there's only one. Then it becomes two, three, four, five…up to ten.
"What are-"
Not even letting him finish, say, the ground of creatures revealed themselves with confidence.
These animals should be small, furry mammals with long ears, a short fluffy tail, and strong, large hind legs.
However, this one is a monster.
All were standing tall, looking at Slyon with hostility.
Clawed arms and muscular biceps.
They had sharp fangs too, and their eyes were more innocent than a grizzly's.
'Fucking shut! Is this one a rabbit?'
All the hairs on Slyon's back stood up.
The fear of meeting a somewhat familiar creature but far more different from the counterparts he knew.
Slyon's mind was in distress.
'Should I run? Should I fight these creatures?'
He thought while staring into their innocent-looking eyes.
'What if the one slash system is fake, and at first, I needed only to slash an ant as a beginner.'
Gulp!
Slyon swallowed his saliva.
He didn't have fighting experience.
He should enjoy this and learn since he has a system.
Slyon's feet, however, were not moving.
Terror in his eyes revealed itself.
Like bears, they might look cute and cuddly, soft and fluffy stuff given to a kid.
However, Slyon knew they could slash a person's throat, gorge on someone else's stomach while alive, and crush their skull in one push.
This is what Slyon's senses are telling him.
SCRAAAAHHH!!
A loud cry escaped from the giant rabbit's mouth.
The surrounding birds, insects, and small animals scramble to leave this place as long as possible.
For unknown reasons, maybe because he is scared, not confident enough, or to make himself feel good, Slyon blurted something unexpected.
"Herbivores?"
Slyon said.
The rabbit only stared at him, then he stared back at it.
It's a weird feeling. Slyon prayed that these creatures were as cuddly and lovable as those rabbits from the earth he came from.
Suddenly, the rabbit's fur trembled.
Pang!
The rabbits kicked the ground, and Slyon saw that as the second passed, the rabbits became more significant and more prominent in his eyes.
Slyon's eyes widened.
It was so fast.
Bang!
His vision changed!
When he had a clear understanding of what was happening.
The claws of these rabbits were trying to dig into his stomach, back, and limbs.
He wanted to slash them, but they held onto his limbs, arms, and feet, trying to split into four halves.
Suddenly, one rabbit tried to kick him while holding on to him.
Bang!
He was sent far away, the kick was too strong, and he was too small.
His stomach would've turned into a blood soup if he were a little bigger.
Fortunately, he is small.
Dug!
Slyon's body splattered on a random tree.
"Huh?"
Finally, Slyon's mind became present.
He saw the group of giant savage rabbits coming close to him again.
Stepping and smelling the air, little by little acting like their usual animalistic behaviour.
Slyon's eyes landed on his right arm, tightly gripping a rusty knife.
He didn't know why it was still there, maybe because he was too frozen in terror that he didn't let go.
Plus, he was also invincible in this state.
Ding!
[ The host experienced a bite, scratch, headbutt, claw digging, etc. ]
[ - 2500 performed slashes! ]
Seeing this, Slyon's heart throbbed.
Something in his head.
What would happen to him if he didn't hold the rusty knife tightly while being absent-minded?
Dead!?
Eaten alive!?
Why is he scared?
So what if they look like the rabbits and scary looking, he had a One Slash ability. Why would he be this absentminded?
Ding!
[ The weaker the host's body and the stronger the attack receives, the higher the minus of slashes to perform. ]
Reading all these things from the system, his face finally changed.
'Bastards!'
He cursed
This notification makes Slyon enraged and wakes him from his stupor.
He will not know if he doesn't try.
Plus, he was so angry. Why did he have to think about all that stuff?
If the system truly works on these monsters, he will at least have it a try.
Just like a game!
A game!
Slyon extended his left arm!
'Bite me!'
Raaaaa!!
The first rabbit hurriedly bit it with all its might.
Slyon didn't want this bastard to kick him again, so he raised his right hand, gripping a rusty knife.
In an effortless move, he swung his knife at the beast's head horizontally.
Swick!
At first, the rabbit was still on Slyon.
However, when it tried to bite him somewhere in the other part of his body, its body suddenly split into two.
A horizontal line!
However, it didn't end there.
The horizontal slash expanded, not waiting for the rabbit's cut body to fall on each side or at least have its blood spurt on the surrounding.
The massive-eared creature, the rabbit, was gone in a split second.
Not even a mist of blood was left of it.
Ding!
[ One slash system activated! ]
[ Level 1 sword slash used! ]
[ Performed slashes 179,000. ]
[ Level 5 Protein rabbit killed! ]
[ Gained 400 experience points! ]
Ding!
[ The host reached the 4th order! ]
[ Experience: 01/50. ]
[ Slashing power borrowed: 5,000 slashes! ]
[ Host estimated demise: ... ]
[ Exit. ]
Seeing this, Slyon felt his body become warm, especially on his chest.
It's so relaxing that the way he looked at the rabbit changed.
'This is really like a game!'
Slyon eyed the performed slashes.
'My hard work paid off.'
He said.
Complimenting himself for being prepared at all times.
Suddenly, the other rabbits stopped in their tracks.
They all stopped.
Seconds passed, and they were all sniffing the air.
When their eyes landed on where it was gone, they all froze.
All of a sudden, they all trembled, stepping backwards one by one.
'Huh?'
Muscles constricted!
He was speechless.
Slyon recalled what happened earlier.
'They are scared of me?'
Slyon trembled.
The intelligence of these creatures felt like pissing him off.
He would have been dead already if his rusty knife had been thrown earlier while he was frozen in terror.
'You all tried to kill me. You think I'm just going to let you all go?'
He said.
Slyon lowered his body.
He didn't know the reason why.
However, he felt like something was pushing him to do this.
He is also so pissed even though he understands this is just a regular cycle of life, strong prey the weak.
He is now strong!
However, there's a little problem.
Even if he is not from this world, he doesn't have any attachments, or he doesn't value this planet.
Somehow, he just felt like he needed to do this.
For innocents?
Maybe.
For helplessness?
Maybe?
For the weak?
Maybe.
For the hope?
Maybe.
Slyon was tired of explaining to himself.
He just wants to act on it.
He put all the weight on his back. Then his muscles tightened, and his blood circulated by gripping the rusty knife.
Slyon opened his mouth and whispered.
"Simple sword style: Vertical sword slash!"
The rabbits were all scrambling to escape as if they knew what would happen.
Slyon didn't have time to admire them for their intelligence. His body just moved; he commanded it to.
Swack!
Slyon smiled.
He wanted to say something before he murdered all the giant rabbits, and he just did.
This made him feel satisfied inside.
Slick!
All the upper bodies of the running giant rabbits are cut into two vertically.
Like what happened to Slyon's first victim, the slash expanded until their body had nothing left but memories of their wildness.
Ding!
[ One slash system activated! ]
[ Level 1 sword slash used! ]
[ Performed slashes 174,000. ]
[ 7 Level 5,7,8 Protein rabbit killed! ]
[ Gained 5600 experience points! ]
Ding!
[ The host reached the 6th order! ]
[ Experience: 34/80. ]
[ Slashing power borrowed: 5,000 slashes! ]
[ Host estimated demise: ... ]
[ Exit. ]
When Slyon levelled up, he didn't know that his motor nerves, dynamic visual acuity, speed, and body strength had become intense.
He became much more robust, even without holding a slashing tool to enter the system's invincible state.
Slyon wanted to scream.
He tried to punch the air.
Peng!
Shadowboxing to celebrate.
"The 174,000 slashes that I did for these weeks were worth it. Killing a group in one slash, the borrowed slashes would be the same."
Slyon tries to think of what he did before.
Trying to analyse it now.
"It's higher now because there are creatures level 9 or in the 9th order?"
Despite analysing those things, Slyon had one conclusion.
"Then if I kill a monster that it's too strong, the stronger the power that I borrowed that I need, the more slashing I need to compensate with?"
Slyon's head became fuzzy.
What if he kills those higher beings accidentally? Is he going to use more substantial borrowed power?
He suddenly promised to be careful about killing powerful entities.
He might kill them, but the power he will borrow would be astronomical.
After all, he only has 15 days to compensate for borrowed power.
Slyon stood up.
'Fortunately, I stack up too many slashes during these few weeks.'
He thought.
All of a sudden, a flash of light struck him!
Sending him flying to a distance.