Anon is sitting in his room, lost in thought with a very serious expression.
"I have attracted the attention of a big motherfucker now... I need to get my act together and think clearly. He will definitely hire someone big to kill me but if i act with intelligence that i lack a little bit then i can easily beat him.
System, show me the skills that are above level 50."
[Searching for skills that are over level 50...]
[30 skills found]
"Show me the skills that are only for my class," Anon commands.
[Searching skills related to the Cerebraxis class]
[Mind Control Lv.87]
[Demonic Eyes Lv.66]
[Memory Alter Lv.92]
[Chimera Maker Lv.65]
[Psychic Connection Lv.77]
[Body Modification Lv.89]
[Alluring Scent Lv.53]
[Sensoring Aura Lv.79]
"Okay, these are my main skills. This Chimera Maker skill, I remember it. I leveled it up to create cow girls, but then I got distracted and forgot about it. System, show me the description for this skill once more." Anon commands.
[Chimera Maker]
[This skill can create Chimeras by merging two or more beings. One of them must be alive for the process to succeed. The success rate is not guaranteed. If the beings being merged share the same affinity, they have a higher chance of merging than beings with different affinities.]
[Mana: Depends on subjects.]
"Alright, this is interesting. I think it's time to use this skill. I need to go to Eversong Forest and find some useful beasts to give me an advantage against the Paradise family," Anon thinks, deciding that he'll venture into the forest to create Chimeras.
"Jule, dinner is ready," Hillary says as she knocks on his room.
Without any time waste, Anon leaves his room and sits at the dining table. Once the food is served, he eats quickly and returns back to his room.
He didn't talk to anyone or asked anyone how did their day went.
"What's wrong with him?" Ian asks.
"I don't know," Hillary replies.
"Maybe he's nervous about tomorrow. Don't forget, tomorrow is his big day—the hunt festival," Moon says with a smile.
"Oh, right. How could I forget that? That's why he looks so nervous." Ian rubs his head, feeling forgetful.
"Let's eat and then get ready for his hunt," Ian suggests, and they all enjoy their dinner.
After dinner, everyone goes back to their rooms to prepare for Anon's hunt. Hillary takes care of food and water, Moon handles cheering equipment, and Ian oversees other preparations.
Everyone was preparing for the hunt tomorrow whereas Anon was preparing for something else.
"If only i had grenades here. This would've been a piece of cake. Well i won't cry about it. Let's see.. railgun check, sickles check, rope check.
Psychopathic mind.... Check. Let's go" anon said as he putted all the items into his inventory." Anon said as a smile appeared on his face.
As everyone falls asleep, Anon wakes up, lights an incense stick in Moon's room, returns to his room, gives his equipment a final check, and jumps out of his window.
"Time to hunt."
Walking through the city at night, Anon notices a dark residential area on one side and a brightly lit area on the other.
That's the red-light district—a famous place for humans who can't afford an elf slave. Thousands of humans enter the elven kingdom everyday, paying extra taxes to engage in sexual activities in the red-light district. Unbeknownst to them, they're boosting the Elven kingdom's economy.
"Stupid assholes," Anon mutters, observing them before continuing toward his destination.
After an hour of walking, he reaches Eversong Forest.
"Why don't they run carriages at night?" Anon complains, looking at the forest ahead.
While Eversong Forest appears beautiful during the day, it takes on a horrific appearance at night, as if monsters could emerge at any moment. Anon walks into the forest without hesitation.
Everything around him brightens up, and Anon becomes acutely aware of his surroundings. He senses movement and sound clearly.
"Okay, let's see... I don't sense any monsters nearby," Anon remarks as he moves forward.
After walking for ten minutes, he senses something.
"Hmmm... What's that? Looks like a bat," Anon says, using his skill.
[Name: Unknown]
[Race: Giant Sonic Bat]
[Description: These bats lack eyes and instead have large ears to listen to reflected high-pitched sounds. They use their mouths to produce ultrasonic sounds that humans, elves, or dwarfs can't hear due to their high pitch.
Giant Sonic Bats sense danger from a distance and can't be easily tamed or captured. They often stay still after sensing a weak life form and attack when it approaches. They live in the deep caves of Eversong Forest and rarely venture out. They feed on the blood of larger animals.]
'Hmm, this could be useful. I could mix this creature with another beast to gain ultrasonic sounds and heightened hearing. Wait... If I can sense it with my skill, it must have sensed me too. Yet it's staying still, thinking I'm weak. If it attacks, it'll be quite a show.' Anon thinks, a smile forming as he approaches the bat.
Reaching it, Anon pretends not to notice it and acts like a prey.
Squeak
Suddenly, the bat lunges at him with its giant body, but Anon swiftly beheads it using his sickles.
"Stupid... What kind of senses do you have if you couldn't sense my dangerous presence?" Anon said as he laughed at the bat and puts it's body into his inventory.
"Now, let's search for some other Monsters that have senses like you." Anon said as he started searching around.
After walking for a bit Anon came across his second target...
'Is that a dog ?' Anon wondered as he looked at a wolf like Creature but it had big horns.
[Name: unknown]
[Race: Big horned Hell Hound]
[Description: These hounds are very dangerous. Once they set you as their prey. You are done for, because hell hounds are born with the instinct to catch and kill . His skin is too hard to cut through with a normal sword or knife but his horns are very fragile.]
"Hellhound, huh? Let's see what type of instincts you have, motherfucker," Anon said as he threw a stone towards the hellhound.
Grrrrr
The hellhound immediately noticed Anon's presence and started running towards him with incredible speed.
"Come... Bitch. Let me see those beautiful fangs," Anon said as he started running in the other direction.
The hellhound was chasing him with its full speed, saliva dripping from its big jaw.
It was hungry... It was angry.
Suddenly, Anon stopped at a certain position and looked at the hellhound.
"Playtime's over," he said as a smile appeared on his face.
Rawwwrr
The hellhound roared and started running towards Anon with its full speed.
"Keep the power low. I want low body damage," Anon ordered.
[Mana output has been turned down to a minimum]
Suddenly, a javelin covered in blue and golden lights crackled through the air and pierced the hellhound's face, killing it in seconds.
Thud
Its lifeless body fell to the ground.
"I need one more beast to make a Chimera, but this time I need the beast alive," Anon said as he started walking deeper into the forest.
He encountered his next beast sooner than he had expected.
The beast looked similar to a snake.
[Name: Zar]
[Level: 90]
[Race: Vermillion Snake]
[Description: A named Vermillion Snake has very high intelligence. Compared to a fully grown human, a Vermillion Snake has similar intelligence. They know battle tactics and how to escape danger.
Once in its grip, no one can save you from instant death. Vermillion Snakes don't contain any type of poison in their fangs, but they do contain four different types of Paralytic Serums.]
"A named beast... It seems I have come a long way inside the jungle. Should I try to kill him? Or should I just go back out and search for another beast? I mean, this guy has 25 more levels than me," Anon started thinking.
Suddenly, he noticed that the Vermillion Snake was looking at something through the bushes.
Anon looked at the other side and saw an even bigger animal eating a one-horned rabbit.
It had big and long ears, sharp teeth sticking out of its mouth, a long tail, and a very sturdy yet flexible body.
It resembled a mongoose but was ten times its original size.
The wild mana of the forest did this to the animals. Their small bodies can't process the wild mana, and they don't know how to purify it.
That's why they evolved into this bigger form to easily process the wild mana.
[Name: Unknown]
[Race: Killer Mongoose]
[Level: 78]
[This beast has perfected its teeth over the years and sharpened them to the point where they can easily cut through anything. Once under its teeth, nothing will survive.
This beast has good hearing and a very sharp nose. Killer Mongoose was born as a natural hunter of the Vermillion Snake. They are immune to their paralytic poisons.]
"Seems like I don't have to do anything at all," Anon spoke as he silently observed the Vermillion Snake and Killer Mongoose.
Hisssss
The Vermillion Snake suddenly lunged at the Killer Mongoose with its Paralytic Serum-filled fangs.
The Killer Mongoose immediately jumped and dodged its attack.
Kweeeeeeee
The mongoose made a loud and high-pitched sound as it tried to grab the Vermillion Snake with its sharp claws and kill it with its teeth.
Hisssss
The Vermillion Snake moved at a very high speed and tried to dodge its claws.
But the mongoose was fast... It grabbed the Vermillion Snake and bit it immediately.
HIIIIISSSSSSSSSS
Suddenly green blood started flowing out of the Vermillion Snake's body.
The Vermillion Snake immediately attacked back and bit the mongoose on its back.
Kweeeeee
The mongoose's blood also started flowing out, but the mongoose was still trying to bite the snake again and again.
After fighting for 30 minutes, both of them were injured, but the Vermillion Snake was more injured.
Suddenly the Vermillion Snake started running deep into the forest. It knew it couldn't win.
The Killer Mongoose followed it, and Anon followed both of them.
The Vermillion Snake and the Killer Mongoose engaged in fights as they moved deeper into the forest.
Suddenly the mongoose stopped chasing the Vermillion Snake, and the snake got away.
"It's time to play my part. The Vermillion Snake is so injured that one of my attacks, and it will be as good as dead, but I don't want him dead. That's why I have to catch him alive," Anon said as he continued to follow the Vermillion Snake.
After some time, the snake stopped under a tree and started spiraling around the tree.
"This is it," Anon said as he finally decided to attack.
The Vermillion Snake always came to this place whenever it got hurt, and it felt safe at this tree, but it didn't know that today the hunter had come to its home.
Suddenly, the lights crackled and the thunder javelin hit the Vermillion Snake's body.
Hisssssss
Before the snake could do anything, it was split into two halves and lying on the ground.
The Vermillion Snake struggled to run away in its last moments, but it couldn't.
"Shit... He is dying. I have to do it now," Anon said as he took out the previous corpses of the monsters that he had killed.
Putting everything in one place, Anon used his skill...
Suddenly a magic circle appeared beneath the body parts, and all the body parts turned into a white streak of light.
Zzzzzz
Suddenly the body started taking shape. It started forming into a dog like structure.
After one minute, the light faded, and a new creature was revealed.
"Woahhh... " Anon was shocked to see this new creature.
It was the size of a dog, had giant bat's ears, a very big monstrous mouth with fangs inside, an armored body, Sharp Green eyes and sharp claws. It's tail was similar to the Vermillion Snake's skin.
The dog went down on its knees as soon as it looked at Anon, as if submitting itself to him.
"Hmm... You are a chimera, huh? Should I give you a name?" Anon wondered as he looked at the dog.
The dog nodded in agreement.
"Wait, you can understand me?" Anon asked.
The dog once more nodded in agreement.
"Okay, that's cool... I thought I had to train you like those army dogs. So, your name should be Gin.
It was a famous alcohol back then on earth." Anon said as he felt mana gushing out of his body.
"My mana got drained when I gave him a name? Why the heck would that happen?" Anon wondered as he looked at Gin in confusion.
After thinking for a bit, Anon stopped thinking.
"Now, let's see. How do I bring you back with me?" Anon spoke as he looked at Gin.
Woof
Gin suddenly started barking.
"What?" Anon asked.
Woof-Woof-Woof
Gin barked as he started running round and round; suddenly, a white glow started coming out of his body, and he transformed into a little black puppy.
"Damn, you can transform your shape?" Anon said as he looked at Gin in surprise.
Woof
Gin barked and jumped onto Anon's shoulder.
"Let's go back, little buddy," Anon said as both of them went back to Jule's house.
The next day...
"Jule... Wake up. Don't you have the Hunt Festival today?"
"Wake up, Jule."
As soon as these sounds fell into Anon's ears, he opened his eyes and looked around.
Suddenly, he noticed that Hillary, Ian, and Moon were standing in his room.
"Hmm...? What happened?" Anon asked with a confused expression.
"Huh...? Don't you remember today is your Hunt Festival? You have to get ready; there is only one hour left before it starts," Moon spoke.
"Yeah, son. You have our full support. Just give it your best," Ian spoke.
"Well, I will pack the food..." Hillary said as she exited the room.
"Yeah... I will get some things too."
All of them left one by one after that.
"Ah, heck, I forgot about that thing."
Woof-Woof-Woof
Suddenly, Gin hopped out from the blanket and started licking Anon's face.
"Calm down, buddy. We got work to do; let's go." Anon said as he went to the bathroom and took a shower with Gin.
After the shower, Anon went to the dining table and started having breakfast with everyone.
Woof
Suddenly, Gin walked up onto the table.
"Whoa... What is that?" Ian asked with a scared expression.
"Wow... A cute puppy. Can I pet him?" Moon asked.
"Yeah... You can pet him, and Dad, he is my little friend that I found yesterday," Anon replied to Ian.
"Son, I don't think you can take care of a dog, and a dog needs utmost care too. He will just dirty the house too," Ian replied.
"Dad, don't worry; he works on my command. Oi, sit down." Anon commanded Gin.
Gin immediately followed his command and sat down.
"Wow, he really works on your command, huh?" Moon spoke as she noticed the sudden change in Gin's actions.
"Well, I don't want him pooping here on our dining table," Ian spoke.
"He won't," Anon replied.
"So, do you have a strategy for the event like last time?" Ian asked.
"Yeah, I stopped making strategies since the last time. I will just go inside with no strategies at all this time," Anon replied.
"Yeah, that's one good plan," Moon replied.
"Well, I am done. I will go and wear my clothes now," Ian said as he stood up and went to his room.
"I will go and wash these dishes, after that, I will also get ready."
"Yeah, Mom, can you help me pick out a dress?" Moon asked.
"Okay, honey, I will after doing the dishes," Hillary spoke as she went to the kitchen.
"You really don't have any strategy for this time?" Moon asked with a low tone.
"No, why?" Anon spoke.
"No, it's just that you were always all strategic and excited, but today you look very calm," Moon replied.
"Yeah, that was the past. This is the present. I will go and get ready now," Anon spoke as he stood up from the table and went to his room.
'In the Forest Hunt Festival, the one who wins gets rewarded along with his family. That's why this family is so excited to go there with me.
There will be other families too. I don't know why this Jule guy always participated in this stupid competition when he knew that he wasn't going to win against Saul. Well, good for you, Jule... Seems like you are going to win today.' Anon thought as he exited his room and saw that all of the family members are ready to leave as well.
All of them locked the house and took a carriage to the location where the competition was being held.
As soon as they reached the location, they saw a big crowd of people swarming around a big stage in the middle of the city.
Anon walked down from the carriage with Moon, Hillary, and Ian.
"Hmm... Is it just me, or does the crowd in this place get double every year?" Moon asked.
"Honey, our numbers grow every year. That's a given that the crowd will increase," Ian explained.
"Well, isn't that you, Hillary?" A woman's voice rang in the environment.
Everyone looked at the source and found a woman with purple hair and purple eyes coming towards them with a muscular guy walking right beside her.
'She is Fauna, Saul's mother. She never misses a chance to taunt Hillary and me.'
"Oh, Fauna and Saul... How are you?" Hillary asked.
"Hahaha... I am good, darling. How are you and Jule?" She asked.
"Oh, we are good," Hillary replied.
"You came again, huh? Guess you never learn." Saul taunted Anon.
Anon kept silent and just looked at him.
'What a arrogant stupid?' Anon thought as he smirked.
"Don't be rude to them, Saul. They get defeated every year doesn't mean that they will get defeated this year too, right, Hillary?" Fauna asked.
"Y-Yeah..."
'You say that every year, bitch.' Hillary thought as she faked her laugh.
Behind the stage...
A man covered in full green clothes is pointing his sword at the village chief.
"You know what to do, right?" He asked with a heavy voice.
"Y-Y-Yes... Please spare my family's life," the village chief spoke with a scared expression.
"Ladies and gentlemen can i have your attention ? Please, look at me." The village chief announced as he walked upto the stage.
The crowd fell silent and everyone looked towards the stage.
"I-I, welcome you to the most beautiful competition of the Elven kingdom. 'The Forest Hunt.' " He spoke in a hesitant manner as he wiped his forehead that was dripping from sweat.
Anon looked at him with a suspicious expression.
*Clap-Clap-Clap-Clap-Clap-Clap*
Everyone started Clapping.
"W-Well, you all know the rules but i will still repeat them as always. Now before all of that, there is one change in the competition this time.
The-The competition will be held in the Evensong forest instead of the Gelard forest this time, hahaha..." The village chief announced as he laughed a bit to show as if he was speaking from free will.
'Okay, something is wrong with him. His face is telling that someone is forcing him to say all of this.' Anon figured out.
"We all know that Gelard forest is almost empty and there is no sense in holding the competition there, so for a change we have decided to hold the competition in the Evensong forest."
"Huh ? Evensong forest ? Isn't that a dangerous forest ?"
"Yeah, i don't know why the village chief would decide something so dangerous ?"
"Why would the village chief do that ?"
"We Should talk to him."
"F-For those who want to take their children out... I can understand your concern as a parent myself but this competition is going to be a bit difficult this time. So, those who are men enough to participate in the competition please come to the stage." The village chief announced.
'Ah... So it's to lure me out. Seems like he hired a professional this time huh ?' Anon immediately found out as a smile appeared on his face.
One by One candidates started walking up, on the stage.
Few minutes in and only 17 candidates are on the stage, compared to last year this wasn't even the 1/4th.
"Honey, What should we do ?" Hillary asked Ian.
"Well, it's i say we go back." Ian spoke.
"I also vote to go back." Moon spoke.
Anon was standing there with his hands in his pockets. He was calm and very collected at this moment.
'Hmmm... If he is looking to lure me in, he must be observing me from some corner but I can't identify him in this crowd.' Anon thought.
"Jule, let's go back son. This isn't your normal forest... Evensong forest is too dangerous for you. Let's just go back and see the other contestants." Ian spoke as he tapped on Anon's shoulder.
"Yes brother, that's a lethal ground. There are very dangerous beasts inside that forest and we can't loose you for such a stupid competition. Let's go, we will participate in next year's competition." Moon spoke.
"Na, I am going." Anon spoke as he looked at Ian and Moon.
"What ? But are you even ready for that ?" Ian asked.
"I am ready for it, Dad. Just trust me." Anon said as he looked at Ian with a mature and calm look.
"O-Okay." Ian spoke as he sensed maturity in Anon's voice.
"Good, i will see you soon." Anon said as he started walking towards the stage.
"Dad... We can't let him do this. That's the Evensong forest, the dangerous and life threatening beasts live there. Why did you permit him to go ?" Moon immediately spoke.
Ian turned towards her and spoke... "There was maturity in his voice. It was as if i am talking to someone, who has a lot of experience.
I-I think he will be okay."
Moon just staired at Ian in confusion as she tried to understand what he just said.
Anon stopped as he saw Saul walking back.
"What's up Saul ? Aren't you participating ?" Anon asked.
"No, Honey. Saul is not some kind of idiot who will participate in such life threatening competition." Fauna spoke.
"Yeah, i understand. You are saying that he is not a man, right ? I can understand that, only a strong Mother's strong boy can participate in this competition." Anon mocked both of them at the same time.
"Oi, Are you saying i am not man enough ?" Saul asked as he closed his distance between him and Anon.
"Well, i am not saying that maybe your mother is because if you were a man, you wouldn't be running away like a pussy. You would've been participating in that competition." Anon replied as he walked away.
"That fucker. Mother, i am going to participate in the competition bye." Saul spoke as he started walking towards the stage.
"No, son stop-" before she could've said anything Saul was on the stage.
"Well, Well... Seems like you decided to man up huh ?" Anon taunted Saul.
"If i got the chance inside that forest... I will crush you into pieces. So be careful." Saul spoke as he warned Anon and looked at him with an angry expression.
"Yeah, same to you." Anon spoke as he smiled and looked forward.
30 minutes later... Only 70 guys and 58 girls are standing on the stage.
The rest of the parents left the area and went back to their homes.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have our contestants. These brave fighters will be fighting in the Evensong forest for a handsome amount of 1 gold coin and a trophy for winning the competition.
Now, let me explain the prices for the first 3 winners...
The first position will be rewarded with 1 gold and the winning trophy as i already mentioned.
The second position will be awarded with 50 silvers and a Silver medal.
The last and third position will get 10 silvers and a bronze medal.
These were the prices, now comes the time for the rules.
There are only two simple rules...
First rule, you can't kill anyone.
Second rule, You have to help your friends, if you see them in a life and death situation.
If you don't follow these rules you will be eliminated from this competition immediately.
Now, i will tell you your goal that you have to accomplish in order to win this competition." The chief explained.