It's been 3 weeks since I beat that stupid queen bee and I have to say, I never been so happy to get shit tons of loots from killing so many wasps.
I may have burn their corpses, but their stingers, which are perfect weapon materials for me, has helped me a lot. I uses them to upgrade my spears and made new daggers.
And let's not forget the weapon material from the queen wasps itself. I kept it safe just in case. Her stingers are perfect material for a new dagger but I ain't a blacksmith to made a unique quality.
If the material was properly used, it could create a pair of dagger with the ability to inflict poisons and armor piercing. And I know that it'll be ruined by my own paws if I attempt to do it.
So, yeah, it'll remain in my safe haven for now.
I used some of the materials to set traps just in cases that another monster try to enter my camp again. I want to slap myself for being stupid and thinking that I'll be save because all monsters leave me alone.
It was a right choice as goblins start to appear few days after I killed the queen wasp. Goblins are the second weakest monsters in this world and it shows when I able to dispatched them so easily after few months of trainings.
Each of them drops a handmade weapon, so I didn't hesitate to kill them either by my own paws or by my traps. Their loots will be used to strengthen my defenses and equipment.
One of them drops a used dagger made of iron. I was pissed at how they used it as a sword instead of dagger, so I may have raged and killed it slowly.
Yeah, not my proudest moment.
Thankfully, I manage to gain the dagger. Even if it was used by the goblins in a wrong way, it's still retain it's sturdiness and looks new.
I bet that fucker stole it not long ago and been using it for few hours or maybe a day. I can now have a proper weapon, but I'll stick with stone daggers for a while since this equipment still has limited durability.
I saw several goblins charge at me, so I simply kill each of them with nothing but my stone dagger. Sadly, the stone dagger broke again so I have to place it on my leather pouch to use it as campfire woods.
I'm so glad that I never develop a habit of taking things for granted by wasting shits or tossing everything asides. I'm at the wild filled with monsters and tossing any potential useful items are stupid.
I went back to my camp and yelp when a few wooden spears sent flying towards me. I barely dodge that as it pierced the tree behind my back.
"*whimpers*." I really need to watch where I'm going or else I'll turn to swiss cheese. I grab a spear, few wooden stakes, two pairs of daggers, a bow and arrows. I'm still suck at archery but given what I might face, it's better than nothing.
Also, it's serve as a training for myself.
I saw a rabbit passed by and I immediately load my bow with an arrow made of wood and wasp's stinger. I plan to hit the rabbit's stomach but alas it only hits the tree next to it.
Oh well, it's far better than my first attempt. That was super embarrassing back then-.
Hold up, is that motherfucking bunny wiggle it's butt mockingly!?! And it's BLEW A FUCKING RASPBERRY!?!?!
OH, YOU'RE SO FUCKING DEAD, YOU BUGS BUNNY WANNABE!!!!
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I can feel the fatigue taking over my body as I approach the spear I might've launched by mistake using the bow because I waste it all on that bunny.
Somehow, SOMEHOW, the bunny kepts running towards the nearest tree and I kept hitting the tree by mistake instead of that little rascal. In rage, I use the spear, snapping the bow, and launch it at insane speed, eventually killing the bunny.
I was in a foul mood after getting the kill, so I simply pull the spear from the corpse before making more holes on the corpse out of spite. After few stabs, I blink before blanched.
W-where did all of these agressions come from? Did I somehow gain a beast instinct after turning into one?
I don't think it is. It feels weird at first but it's not something uncontrollable. I just....let it happen?
Is this some sort of bottled up angers from my previous life?
.....I guess that make sense a bit, but I'm still not sure. I'll just leave it at my 'crazy theory' list.
I sigh before pulling out every arrows I launch and failed to hit the target miserably. I know I only learn how to use bow and arrows not long ago, but it still sucks to see I'm still terrible at it.
I hope I can find a proper teacher to teach me in this. And let's just hope I can control my temper if I did meet them. Don't want to made a terrible first impression. I should add that to my next-to-do list.
I blink when suddenly I felt an onimous air flowing around the area. I felt most of my fur stood up and I unconsciously grab my arrow alongside with my daggers.
What is this weird onimous feeling? I never felt such thing in my entire life. I look around and slowly walk towards where the ominous air might come from. It feels stupid but I need to know what I'm dealing with before running away and making plans to stay away from it.
I continue to walk until I saw a wooden shrine made in a traditional japanese style with a bottle of sake and few cups next to it. I saw a weird looking letter similar to mandarin on the shrine.
It looks similar to 'ren' but one thing is different on the letter. 'Ren' looks like the chinese word 'dao' put on top of 'xin' with a single stroke of line in the 'dao'. But there's different between the word 'dao' and this letter, the direction of the line.
Wait, isn't that the same letter in the anime N***to? Oh, it's not mandarin, it's kanji, 'nin' was it?
So, this is a shrine for a shinobi? I didn't expect this in this world.
Wait, who is that weird looking figure? It wears in a full silver armor and a horned mask that hid every part of its face, except its eyes that glows red and long grey hair. Gee, that's not ominous at all.
Wait, is that a samurai? I think it is. I mean, the armor and the long ass spear did fit the category.
I really should get out of here.....
"...monster..." I flinched as I stop moving. I saw the figure turn its head and face towards me. Okay, calm down now, Darren. I'm pretty sure there's a goblin nearby.
".....no, a human soul inside a monster's body."
....yeah, I doubt he talks other monster except me. I slowly steps out while raising my arms in surrender motion.
FWOOSH!!!
I'm so did not yelp when black flames surround the area around the shrines. Great, now I'm trapped in a flaming cage with him. How hot is this flame, by the way-?!
"If I were you, I wouldn't touch that." I flinched when the figure stood up and approach me. "I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting a unique individual to come near my tomb."
Hold up, tomb!? You mean, this is a grave and you're the ghost!? Fuck, this is so not my area of expertise!
"I suppose you'll do....." I'll do!? What do you mean by that!?!? "I am the shadow that lurks in the night, a natural predator that hides in the darkness. I was called many things, the 'true' Shinobi, the darkness incarnate. But, people mostly know me as Hanzo, the living shadow."
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"GRAH!?!" Hold up, wait a minute, what?!? You're a shinobi!? I'm pretty fucking sure you're a samurai!!
"You have approach my tomb, now prepare for a fight of your life and claim your ultimate prize or don't and you'll shall die by my hands."
.....oh fuck.
To be continued