Ink Lily Academy..
It was the only Academy in the whole of Bee City, the nearest city close to Wally's town.
After realizing that the Invoking System was legit, Wally's once bleak hope was rekindled.
Packing up some clothes in an old sweatbag he had purchased at the town flea market a few years ago, he began his long journey to Bee City.
Since he wasn't sure how the Academy's tutition was going to cost, he decided against taking a public transport to the city and instead opted to trek.
After leaving the gates of his small town which was known as Hammock Village, Wally inhaled deeply.
Today.. his journey to become the world's greatest Magi has just began.
"System, Invoke!" he called out lightly.
-[The Spirit of Ryhuang, the Ancient Dragon Priest has been successfully invoked]
Golden streaks began surging through Wally's body. Feeling the explosive strength coursing through him, He stomped the ground heavily, using the force to leap into the air before breaking up into a sprint.
Since he wanted to save as much time as possible, Wally decided to take the quickest route, by passing through the Great Bear Forest.
Once, it was a path that many locals took when they wanted to visit Bee City to either sell some of their wares or buy some things.
However, a Great Bear had suddenly migrated, taking base at the forest.
Great Bears were stronger than normal bears since they were what the society coined as Exotic Beasts.
Exotic beasts were a special class of animals that could absorb world energy to reinforce their bodies, increasing their physical capabilities.
For these kinds of existences, only a true Magi could deal with them. However, the prequisite to be Magis was high, atleast Hammok Village lacked one.
Since then, the Great Bear became a forbidden area and a breeding ground for Exotic beasts.
The only reason Wally decided to travel through the Great Bear Forest was because he was out of options.
Plus, he felt confident that he could take care of his safety, now that he had the system.
Zip!
A figure with golden streaks dancing around their body sped through the Great Bear Forest, leaping from tree branches, at a speed that was comparable to the world's best athlete.
"Hm?" Wally seemed to have sensed something, prompting him to leap back from the branch he was previously standing on.
Bang!
A large meaty tail covered in black glistening scale, smashed against the tree branch.
Hiiiss!!
A large black cobra with a large spike on it's forehead, hissed with frustration when it saw it had failed to catch it's prey.
"What the.." Wally stared at the new adversary in shock and fear.
That was because, the Cobra before him was two times longer and larger than any he'd ever seen.
"An Exotic beast!" he suddenly thought of a scary possibility.
-[Ping!]
-[Exotic Beast Located!]
-[First Mission Issued; Wrestle Down your Adversery]
-[Before you is a Spike horned Cobra, at the 7th star tier. Defeat it with your Super Strength and Speed]
-[Mission Reward: 10 INV coins]
"W-What?!" Wally was stunned silly when he saw the latest notification on the system's screen.
Unfortunately, the Spike horned Cobra wasn't ready to give him time to think. Swinging it's tail, it attempted to slam him against the ground and crush all his bones.
"Yikes!" Wally jumped out of the way.
He wanted to initiate a backflip, but ended up landing on his stomach.
"Hisss!" the Spike Horned Cobra sent it's tail towards hir direction, intending to smash through his chest.
"Move! Move!" he swiftly rolled away.
Gritting his teeth, he managed to stagger up to his feets, while panting heavily.
A suffocating silence ensued. Both man and beast engaged in a silent face off..
Except that the Spike Horned Cobra's eyes kept darting about, looking for openings to exploit. As for Wally, he was besides himself with fear.
Staring straight at the cold eyes of the serpent, cold sweat slid down his forehead.
Somehow, a strange force pinned him to the ground.
No matter how much he tried, his body just wouldn't respond to his commands.
This was fear.. deep fear!
"Tch.. I've just unlocked the system.. My.. My journey to the top has only just begun. I can't die here, not yet!"
Eyes flashing with conviction, Wally bit down on his tongue, off-setting the fear with pain.
Sprinting towards the Spike Horned Cobra, he picked up a snapped tree branch, waving it like a sword.
"Hisss!" the Serpent shrieked as it opened it's huge mouth, intending to chomp down on Wally.
"Tch!" Wally swung the tree branch, pinning it against the serpent's mouth, thereby causing it to be unable to close it's mouth.
"Take this!!" Wally roared, landing a mighty punch on the serpents left eye.
Hisss~
The serpent hissed in pain, however, Wally was far from done.
Clenching his fist, he sent his index finger straight into the serpent's eyes, crushing them.
Plist
Blood splayed as the Spike Horned Cobra stiffened, before falling to tie ground, dead.
-[Mission Completed!]
-[You have recieved 10 INV coins]
-[New Mission Alert!]
-[Collect your spoils]
-[The Corpse of an Exotic beast like the Spike horned Cobra, holds many treasures. The two fangs can be used to forge excellent throwing daggers]
-[The Scales can be used as the main material to forge an excellent protective suit of armor and the flesh can be eaten by Magis, to nourish their bodies]
-[Hurry up and claim your spoils]
-[Reward: 5 INV coins]
"Tsk. Tsk. How do I even carry this thing?" Wally groaned with frustration, when he suddenly felt a severe ache coursing through his body.
-[The invoking of Ryhuang, the Ancient Dragon Priest has been withdrawn]
-[Your body has reached it's limit. Take a rest]
"No! No! No! not now.." Wally panicked.
Take a rest? In this dangerous area? was the system playing a trick on him?
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The ground vibrated deeply as Wally heard approaching foot steps.
Bam!
An exotic beast landed before him.
It was a humongous tiger, the size of a grown man. However, it's fur was sleek and hardened, with sharp spikes protuding from it's back like a porcupine.
Grrr..
The exotic beast growled, exposing it's fangs at Wally.
-[Exotic Beast Located!]
-[New Mission Alert!]
-[Run For Your Life!]
-[Before you is a Ferghana Tiger, an Exotic Beast at the 5th tier that excel at brute strength and good body defense. Do your best to survive it's assault!]
-[Mission Reward: 35 INV coins]
"This system must be joking.." a sick joke played out on Wally's lips.
Survive? Forget about running, he couldn't even move a single limb. The pressure he felt from the Ferghana Tiger was five times that of the Spike Horned Cobra.
The situation was hopeless. There was no surviving it.
Grr..
Losing it's patience, the Ferghana Tiger pounced on it's prey, brandishing it's claws.
"Flame Arrows!" at the moment of despair, Wally suddenly heard the cry of a familiar feminine voice, from behind him.