[Item: Dagger
Number: 1
Damage: Average
Material: Iron, Nickel and Chromium
Weight: Very Light
Durability: Medium Low
Special Properties: None
Description: A basic dagger crafted from iron, designed for a single purpose; kill.]
Bittu examined the dagger, noting its craftsmanship and realizing its superiority over his arrows. Pleased with his find, he put it in his inventory when his eyes landed on the poison, "I haven't checked the description of the poison I obtained from that deer."
Turning his attention to the poison:
[Item: Poison
Number: 1
Damage: Weak
Material: Oleander, Arsenic, Cyanide
Weight: Very Light
Durability: Very Low
Special Properties: None
Description: A basic poison crafted to eliminate its designated target.]
"So, the dagger is my most powerful weapon for now," said Bittu. He now had to practice the dagger to use it in emergency situations.
Bittu then decided to take rest for a while.
After taking rest, he started to move in the direction outside the forest.
Bittu encountered many wild animals on this day.
"Looks like now I am out of the Peripheral part of the forest and has come into the middle part of the forest."
Bittu killed all the animals that came his way with his arrows; he didn't need to use his new dagger or the poison.
Bittu continued on his way, for two days when he finally had to stop once more. He stopped because he had found a lake.
The lake nestled within the heart of the forest cradled crystal-clear waters, reflecting the lush canopy above like a mirror to nature's secrets. Rippling with a gentle breeze, the serenity of the secluded oasis whispered tranquility amid the rustling leaves and symphony of unseen creatures, inviting weary travelers to its peaceful embrace. The mirrored surface mirrored the vibrant hues of the surrounding foliage, creating a serene tableau of emerald greens and earthy browns.
It has been about a month since he last too a bath. Bittu didn't immediately jumped down from the tree but waited for a while to see if any animals in the lake. He didn't want to repeat his old mistakes.
He waited for an hour eating fruits when a rabbit appeared near the lake cautiously and drank water. It drank and left. No, one attacked the rabbit.
Bittu being assured after he watched the rabbit safely return, jumped down from the tree and first drank water. He will drink actual water only now after the previous incident.
After drinking water Bittu was busy taking his clothes off when his perception triggered and he felt impending danger.
*************
A while back.
A creature that looked like a fusion of a cunning wolf and a swift cheetah was hiding in a bush a distance away from the lake. Its fur, a modest mix of mottled patterns, mirrored the subdued hues of its surroundings. It looked like this unassuming hybrid.
This creature was very crafty, it uses a rabbit that he had forced to follow it's command, to deceive cautious animals and then attack them when they are unaware. This was his attacking pattern.
This plan never failed because of its natural talents. It had a high speed than many of the animals in the forest and it also had a talent that helps it to sense anyone that is in one kilometre of its radius. He can't know their location but only that they are nearby in the circle.
Now, it has sensed an unique species that it had never senses before. So, after about an hour of its sensing the rabbit was sent as planned and it came back safe.
A while later, the creature watched as a strange monkey came to drink water. Looking at the monkey, the creature started to salivate as it's natural instinct screamed at him that this strange monkey can help him achive something inexplicable but very important to him.
Not wasting any further time, it jumped right at the time when he felt that it's prey was unaware.
It used ita paw to land a hit on the back of the monkey knocking him a distance away.
Meanwhile, Bittu felt as if he had been stuck by a car. His body started aching. Just now, he couldn't respond to the sudden danger he felt because of how abrupt it was.
Bittu took a moment to stand up but before he could see what attacked him, he was once again hit in his back.
This time the creature used its paws to make deep wound in Bittu's back on the left side. Bittu let out a scream due to the pain brought by the attack.
"Ahhhahhhhhaahbbhh.... "
Blood was ceaselessly flowing out of the wound. The wound was deep enough to reach his ribs and break them. Bittu felt unreal amount of pain. He never in his life time has felt such pain. If one wants to compare the pain, it felt like a thousand ants biting him at the same time. His body was shocked from such a lethal wound so it couldn't move at all. It went numb.
The creature cautious just looked at the monkey bleeding. It was going to wait untill he died bleeding. He won't make another move unless his prey decides to escape. He had once learned his lesson for attacking a bleeding prey and that prey had given him a painful wound. So, he just waited.
Bittu whose body was currently paralyzed due to a lethal wound was gradually loosing his consciousness. His life was sliping away as he took deep breaths...
"Huff.... Huff... Huff... "
In this time of life and death, Bittu's life flashed in his eyes. He saw his parents, brothers, sisters, friends even that he was dying in a fu*king game but it all disappeared in a flash and what remained was the sense of a... girl's back in a beautiful white and green dress with a beautiful and green environment.
The girl then looked back and Bittu felt like she was looking at him. Bittu couldn't identify who the girl was because of his blurry vision but he was sure that he had never seen this girl before.
He tried to open his eyes wider to clear his vision because his heart was filled with longing and sadness looking at the girl and his spirit felt like this his his only chance to look at her or else he wouldn't be able to remember her in a long while.
Seeing Bittu's struggle, the girl gave him a smile with tears falling from her eyes and said;
"....Don't.... Not... Again.... "The girl spoke.
Listening to her voice Bittu was...hypnotized and his consciousness that was gradually fading away got sealed...?!
She then looked at him and said in a loving but saddened voice,"... This is the only....time" But, Bittu was in no condition to hear her because he was sealed.
Suddenly, her expression became emotionless and chilly and she looked at nowhere and she said," Kill it and I will keep my words" to no one in particular. But, the moment she said this she started to fade away from Bittu's memory.
".... Well, I guess I should do that." said surprisingly the masked man from his space to no one in particular. He snapped his fingers and said, " This should be enough."
"... She is gone for food... Now I can finally make him my successor." said the masked man and then suddenly started to laugh..
".... Hahahahahahahahahahah.... " his laughter echoing in the space signifying his victory.
***********
Five minutes have passed and the creature was now sure that the strange monkey was dead. I mean who can survive with such a lethal wound. He then made his ways towards Bittu to eat his and satisfy his inner calling.
The moment he appeared in a meter distance from Bittu, He felt a level of threat it has never in its life felt. Fear took root in its mind, an unimaginable type of fear. He didn't even know he was capable of such fear. It was a fear one would feel when meting the height level of being.
In the next second, Bittu's unconscious body was taken over by his instincts and then in a speed that was impossible to look at from human eye he clenched his dagger and cut the creatures throat, killing it for good.
In doing so, Bittu's condition further worsened. His body that was already lethally wounded, also had it's legs, bones broken and his right arm broken too. Blood was ceaselessly flowing out of his wound and he was on death's door. His body laid in his own blood.
"Huff.. Huffff.... Hufffffff... " As Bittu took his lasts of breath. He was filled with question as to who that girl was. Not knowing answer to his question, he too his last breathe.
One second....
Two seconds....
Three seconds....
Five seconds....
Ten seconds... Nothing happened.
Right when his soul was about to leave his body. At the eleventh second, a sigh echoed in the surrounding.
".Sigh... Can't you finish what you did yourself...?!" Echoed the Yeti's voice in the surrounding and then the ice tattoo on Bittu's left arm started to glow brighter and brighter by the second until it was bright enough to cover Bittu's whole body.
The healing abilities of the water element started to heal Bittu's bones first and then hus muscles and then his skin.
In a second, Bittu's body was as good as new and stronger too. Bittu was still unconscious though.
He woke up after two hours. When he opened his eyes, he saw the body nearby and said,
" Looks like I managed to win." said Bittu with happiness.
He didn't know any of the unfolding events after his unconsciousness. He even forgot most of his fight with the creature and only remembering that he had killed the creature with his cleverness.
He went to pick up the scroll left behind by the creature.
[[Detected that the player has found a Great scroll. Would you like to open it? ]
"Yes.. " Bittu said excitedly as if whatever happened earlier was fleeting dream and it happened to someone else and not him.
[ Scroll opened:
Please choose one item from the following:
1. Mini 40
2. VSS
3. Kar98
4. M 24
5. AWM ]
Bittu was surprised to see that, finally he knew what the names on the scroll represents.
He immediately choose the sniper he thinks is the most powerful.
"AWM"
The list then disappeared from his sight and the scroll once again glowed and a AWM sniper rifel and a card appeared in its place.
Bittu picked them both up and put them into the inventory to see their description. But, to do that he had to take out all the other materials from the inventory.
[Item: Sniper rifel
Number: 1
Damage: Powerful
Material: Iron, Nickel and Chromium
Weight: Heavy
Durability: High
Special Properties: Silence lv. 2
Description: A high caliber sniper crafted from iron, designed for a single purpose; kill it's enemies like a ghost.]
[Item: Bullet Card
Number: 1
Damage: Powerful
Material: Iron, Nickel and Chromium
Weight: Light
Durability: High
Special Properties: Penetration lv. 2
Description: A high caliber bullet crafted from iron, designed for a single purpose; kill it's enemies like a ghost.]
Bittu was shocked looking at their description. They were very different from a the other materials he had gained from the system. Moreover, the buller card was of great help.
But, then he became confused as to how he should take out bullets from the sniper. He tried to touch it or say, "open" but it didn't open. He then looked at the cards and said," My... Bullets" in a depressed tone.
But, the card suddenly glowed and replacing it came five rounds of bullets. Bittu looking t the sense immediately changed his depresses face to a happy one.
Bittu immediately decided to weild the sniper and not his bow. He first decided to check it by shooting one time.
He laid on the ground putting the sniper ahead of him and put the round into the gun but the moment the round touched the gun. Bittu received a message from the AI.
" Insufficient proficiency in firearms. Unable to weild the gun. "
Bittu's expectation immediately shattered. He as a kid used to always dream about welding a sniper and kill his enemies from the shadow but the AI's message shattered his dream, making him heartbroken.
Bittu kept staring at the AWM that was currently shining from the sunlight with a sad face.
Reality hit him hard, he now has to use bow and arrow again and abandoned the sniper because if he can't use it what's the use of keeping it. It will only be a junk to him then.
Bittu unwilling to let his sniper be found by anyone else dug a tree nearby and hid it there. If he can't use it nobody else can. He also put the bullet card near the sniper that has become a card once again when the AI's message came.
Bittu then decided to finally take a bath that he had intended to to in the first place.
He took off his clothes that were already torn and worn out and jumped into the lake.
He took a nice and fresh bath in the cold water with the sunlight making it even better.
He after having fun while swimming decided to thoroughly clean his body.
He rubbed his body all around to clean them and right when the left arms turn came Bittu notices something different.