The closer I was to my destination the less trees there were and the terrain started to change from a forest to a mountain rocky terrain, the rocks were messing with my footing so my pace decreased considerably but at least there is a upside , my Dexterity increased by a point because of all the balancing and jumping I did.
I was finally nearing my destination but the closer I was to it, the hotter the air became that allowed me to figure out that the mana area I was entering was of the fire type meaning there will be fire type beasts as they are drawn to this place.
Honestly I couldn't care less if my primary element is fire or wind I mean it will effect my personality but I will still be me and with a couple of anger management classes I thing the side effect of my element will be negated after all anger is much more manageable then being emotionless ,
I started nearing the area the air was burning hot almost to the point of making my skin boil but I held on , I need to do this now rather then later ,the sooner I have magic the more time I have to improve it .
[10 minutes of walking later]
I have finally arrived , the area is surrounded by lava lakes and the air is literally boiling my skin but the damage being delt is less then my recovery rate so I am not losing any hp
"Now I only need to find a weak beast and get its heart any suggestions where to start."
[I will suggest staying in the outer region of the mana area as the futher you travel to the center the more fire element is present in the air and stronger beasts are drawed there ]
"Great one more thing, if I ask the beast nicely do you thing it will give me its heart"
[If the beast has sufficient strength to take on a human form then figuratively yes you can have there heart but literally is a big no as beast have priority survival instinct]
"..."
[...]
"..."
"Well moving on let's get me my beast heart "
I started walking around the outer perimeter hoping to find a straggler and have a easy kill but I had no such luck as I was weaving past the lakes of lava I got a notification
[Your body has adapted to the burning heat you have gained the [Fire Resistance Lv 1] skill]
The new skill was a major help as the heat no longer burnt my skin but it didn't help in my search for a heart
"Are you sure that there are beasts here i mean i didn't run into even one and what are the chances that i will run into a mana beast imagine spending all this time looking for a monster then it turns out it wasn't even a mana beast?"
[There are beasts present in a mana zone and in a mana zone the only beast present are mana beasts as they will fight tooth and nail to keep there habitat]
" So I'm just very unlucky to not run into one "
[Any other human will call that lucky ]
"Fu*k it I'm going in "
[I advise against that course of action ]
I ignored Amira's advice and ventured futher into the area and as I continued on my path I continued to see nothing but lava I didn't see even one beast . I have spend 3 hours just walking around the inner region , I have spend so much time here that my [fire resistance] levels up to level 3 , when I was close to giving up I finally had a stroke of luck and found a lone beast.
It looked like a sabertooth tiger that was coverd in rocks and it had horns made of rock going out its head the creature looked fearsome as it munched on its smaller bredren .
'Amira what is that , the quick version please '
[The creature before you is a rocsmilodon the are feline predators that prefer to stalk there prey , the one in front of you has the fire affinity as all the creatures inside a fire mana zone and it is stronger then you so I AGAIN suggest not to engage in a fight.]
I watched as the sabertooth teared into its kill its fangs looked like they were sliding inside they went in so smooth it looked like it took the sabertooth no effort to break the creatures armor
"Yea I think I will try my chances with something else "
As I was preparing to leave the sabertooth smelled the air then it turned to face me . It was at this moment I realised that I didn't have Stealth activated .
"Amira , Its starting this fight not me and now I will be only be responding to its aggression "
[Running away is always a option ]
"I am no coward I like a challenge "
As I was having my conversation I took out my sword and got ready by taking a fighting stance , when the sabertooth was near I tried to do a swing at its eyes to blind it but when my sword came in contact with its rocky armor the sword I was using broke in two , the tiger used my momentary shock to swipe at me using its powerfull claws chosing a laceration on my lower abdomen
[-23 Hp]
I quickly got out of its range and used my broken sword as a projectile by throwing it on the only part not protected by its rocky armor , the eyeball as the sword left my grasp I was able to hear a sound it sounded like a dice roll i was unsure what happened so i took a quick peak at my notifications.
[Luck Plays a Role]
I see so that was the lucky strike skill when i confirmed my guess i focused on the fight again i saw the broken sword hit , limiting the sabertooth's vision but it had the added effect of pissing it off .
I took out another sword the sabertooth closed the distance and swiped at me again chosing me to duck under its swipe and doing a quick backroll to get out of range again.
The sabertooth did a pounce to close the distance this time, when it was in the air I pointed my weapon at its stomach region trying to impail it as the tiger came down my sword started to bend I had no choice but to abandon it by jumping to the side .
The sabertooth turned to face me and I took out my last sword and started to closely observe the sabertooth for any sign of weaknesses but the sabertooth did not give me the time it did a quick succession of swipes . I was able to dodge almost all of them but the last swipe it caused a laceration on my back .
The tiger opened its mouth to try to bite me but I thrusted my sword in its mouth trying to end it after all it can have armor on the outside but I am sure it can't protect its insides.
The sabertooth proved me wrong by bitting on my sword and melting it so it turned into goop almost instantaneously and now I am standing in front of a very pissed off sabertooth without a weapon I did the only thing I was able to do I started running away with the sabertooth quickly running behind me.
[What was that about not being a coward]
"AMIRA NO TIME FOR YOUR SNARKY COMMENTS AND FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE I AM NOT RUNNING AWAY THIS IS A TACTICAL RETREAT "
"YEA "
"A TACTICAL RETREAT "