Usually, lone wolves won't engage in direct combat with players, preferring to instead flee and run away. Most Level 1 players lack the speed necessary to keep up with a wolf, which is why they typically try to surround the wolf. Currently wolves are doing the same to Ren.
"Looks like I have no other choice but to fight"
Ren stands before a tree, attempting to protect himself from attacks from the rear. Four wolves charge at Ren at the same time, with two lunging and the other two attacking from the ground. Ren swipes his spear to block the wolves above, but the wolves on the ground bite Ren, one of them uses its skill some kind of skill which cause its mouth to glow for a secound.
- 30
- 30
Damage recived
-16
-25
"Damn, I just lost a chunk of my health"
The wolves typically are much weaker in health and damage, but since he ventured into the inner circle, the wolves he encountered were much stronger than the one in the outer circle. Ren grabs one of the attacking wolves by the leg, causing it to yelp in pain. He then proceeds to smash it into the body of other wolf.
- 20
- 20
Seeing his grim situation Ren decide to do something crazy he pin the wolf in his hand to the tree using its spear.
- 45
Ren grabs the dazed wolf and starts swinging him like a makeshift whip. This quickly shifts the fight from a 7-on-1 to a 5-on-1, giving Ren a better chance of survival plus by repeatedly swinging the wolf in his hand giving it no chance to fight back. If someone were to witness the scene, they might think that Ren is abusing the dogs, since the giant wolves look like dogs in front of Ren.
Ren fought like a madman trying to kick or punch wolves any chance he gets the wolves also attack him in a frenzy biting and clawing him while fighting ren was able to grab another wolf the started to swing both the wolves like nun chuks. Ren fought bravely against the wolves, taking down four. Unfortunately, one of his wolves died mid-fight. Ren beat the remaining wolves with his hands. Despite his struggle, Ren emerged victorious, although exhausted.
Congratulation! You have defeated a Forest wolf.
+125 exp
+1 Wolf claw
After the battle, Ren was exhausted but managed to stay on his feet. As he approached the wolf that he had pinned to the tree, he removed the spear and continued to fight the wolf which is now lot easier since there is only one wolf. After killing it the wolf starts to glow and disappears
Congratulation! You have defeated a Forest wolf.
+125 exp
+1 wolf hide
Ren sits near the tree while leaning against it. He checks his status and sees that he's down to 46 health points. After a bloody battle, Ren is mentally and physically exhausted. This is the first time he's ever actually had to fight, as he usually just plays strategy-based video games like Starcraft 5 and Civilization 9 instead. As Ren rests, he realizes that his health is slowly recovering, at a rate of 0.5% every minute.
While resting, Ren checks his inventory and sees that he has collected two wolf hides, three wolf claws, and a single copper coin from the battle. He already had 50 copper coins, so the total amount of copper coins he now has is 51. He also notices a pop-up notification regarding his updated journal. He opens the journal to see what happened.
New entry -
Wolves
Common grade
Level range 1 to 7
Wolves are common animals that are found almost everywhere. They are pack animals that usually hunt in groups of five to twenty, although packs of more than twenty individuals have been known to exist.
Weakness - Fire
Skill:
Howl: Howl is the "skill" that can be used by wolves and lone wolves. It allows the wolves in a pack to increase the movement speed of nearby pack members when a "Howl" is used. Lone wolves however, can utilize the "Howl" to decrease the damage of nearby creatures by 10%.
Crushing Bite: Crushing Bite is Wolf's special skill where it utilizes its full power to deliver a devastating bite that causes bleeding damage. However, due to using its full strength, the Wolf becomes slightly slower for the next 3 secounds.
When his health bar returned to full ren stand up.
"i got 875 exp 125 more to go before i lvl up i should move around carefully and only fight lone wolves.
Ren decided to spend the next couple of hours searching for lone wolves, avoiding the larger packs. He manages to find 7 wolves, then called it a day and return. Now his status screen looks like this.
Ren
Level - 2
Health - 350
Mana - 100
Experience - 750/2000
Race - Titan
Class - Thug
Strength 35
Endurance 35
Dexterity 15
Inteligence 10
Wisdom 10
Racial Talent: Impenetrable, Giant body
"The experience requirement has doubled, is it just me or it is the same case for everyone. But, on the bright side, I'm getting significantly more stat points per level compared to a regular human - I have 10 Strength, 10 Endurance, 5 Dexterity, and 5 free stat points compared to their 2 Strength, 2 Endurance, and 1 Dexterity with one free point per level."
After successfully hunting for wolves and avoiding the larger packs, Ren made his way back to the village of Elena to submit his quest. When he arrived at Elena's house, he saw that she was already awake and reading a paper. Ren knocked on her gate to get her attention. When she saw him, Elena looked up and said:
"Oh, you're back! How was your hunt? You must be lucky to find 10 wolves so quickly. The other adventurers are all over the place, trying to hunt, currently only 26 are successful in finding and killing their targets in a single day."
I submit my quest to elena and earned 10 copper coins.
Quest Rampant wolves complete
Reward received
+10 × copper coins
"Madam Elena, may I please ask you about the village and what kind of creatures live in the nearby forests? I'm an adventurer, so I'm curious to learn more about the land around me. Is there anything you can tell me about the area or creatures that live nearby?"
She shook her head and continued, "You're a curious one, aren't you? It's nice to see someone asking something other than about work. Rasnov is a very old village in Wallachia, having been around for centuries, with only three other cities being older than this one in this country. When our enemy nation Mumtaj attacked Wallachia, our king, Romanian Vlad Drăculea, brought his army to the village, where they leveraged their geographical advantage to shoot at the enemy army below using cannon magic, defeating them before they could cause any damage to the village. We still have one magical cannon left from the war but it is to old yo be used and there is no cannonballs left."
Elder Elena excitedly shared information about the history of the village and the surrounding area, including its resources and the local wildlife. Ren, taking this information, used the system notes to write down the important facts. While the Elder continued talking about these topics and explaining their significance, Ren took great care to record everything she said, so that he could refer back to the notes and utilize any helpful information he learned for his adventures. One of the important things he learn was the forest surrounding the village is called Hola Baciu forest and who are the top craftsman of the village.
After getting the information from Elder Elena, Ren thanked her and decided to look for a place where he could spend the night in the game. As Ren navigated through the village he encountered a player who was buying items from the village merchant. The player notice him and was visible stunned as he saw Ren walk past him.
Pov change from Ren to unknown player.
As Bullet played through the game, he thought to himself that the developers weren't exaggerating when they praised the game improvements, as the combat system was significantly better than that of the previous generation game. He although was frustrated that players couldn't select their spawn point, as all of his friends were in different countries except for Fredrick, who was in a different village but lived in the same country. He considered creating a new account to play with his friends, but ultimately decided against it since Fredrick was in the same country as him.
"Do you have any mage skill book boss" Bullet is currently trying to find something that can increase his damage potential so that he can level up to level 10 and leave the current village. The game provide a lot freedom to the player. At any time, players can choose to exit the village area where they currently are and explore the rest of the world. However, the majority of the world is covered in a dense fog that prevents travel until players acquire a map to navigate through it. Additionally, high-level monsters are distributed throughout the areas covering the roads between villages and towns. This means that players must wait until they reach a sufficiently high level, which is lvl 10, before being able to use the caravan to leave the safety and peace of the village to explore the outside world.
While Bullet was engaged in a conversation with the village merchant, he heard some footsteps nearby and turned his head to see what was approaching him. To his shock, he witnessed a massive human-like figure walking towards him, clad in rusty armor that was far too small for its size. The sheer size of the individual left Bullet speechless, as the man was not of typical human proportions.
'what the hell since when did we have such a npc in this village.' After the giant pass by him, bullet wake up from his stupor only the see the giant enter the local inn. 'Is this a rare npc that moves from on place to another maybe he release a quest tommorow'. Since most players log out in the safe zone they didn't need go to inn hence it didn't came to his mind that the giant might be a player. 'I should contact my party be ready for tomorrow.'
Pov Ren
Ren entered the inn and had to crouch his head due to the low door as he was too tall to fit through without doing so. The innkeeper could not speak when he saw the tall individual walk inside. The height and presence of the mysterious giant disoriented him, leaving him speechless as his welcoming words did not come out
"Excuse me, sir how much will be for night"
"uh 5 coppers sir" innkeeper gulp as he spoke.
"Alright here are your copper, can you tell me where is the dinning area."
The innkeeper showed him the dining area, which only contained a few people he ignore there surprise yelp and move to examine the furniture, none of them will be able to fit him and more likely break, while sighing in frustration Ren decide sat on the floor, he call the nearby curious waitress.
"what's on plate today, miss."
"Vegetable Soup, bread, cheese, jerky for 3 copper per plate."
"I want 5 plate, here are the coins."
Ren found himself quite hungry and tired after a long day, but he patiently waited for his order of food to arrive in front of him. He devoured the meal, enjoying every bite. After expressing his gratitude to the chef and concluding the meal, Ren asked the innkeeper for his room keys. Upon reaching his room, Ren realized that he couldn't fit inside the tiny room or the small bed within. Without any other options, he decided to simply use the bedsheet and pillow to create a makeshift sleeping place on the floor of the room.
"Lets check my journal one more time before sleep"
As Ren scanned through his journal, he remembered the experience of battling wolves. To his suprise, the fight had left him with a feeling of euphoria, almost as if he had been expressing all of his pent-up frustration and aggression from a lifetime of immobility in the fight. The sheer thrill of the battle had left him in a sort of trance as he enjoyed the experience of moving freely and using his massive body to fight off foes.
"Tomorrow i will go and find Vasile to learn a skill than i will fight challenge a wolf pack"