Amidst a vast forest, a solitary figure sprinted with the desperation of a man pursued by death itself. Regardless of the obstacles that loomed before him, he pressed on, driven by sheer survival instinct.
The figure gasped for air, his clothing soaked in blood and sweat, a testament to the ferociousness of his ordeal.
Hot on his heels was a colossal lizard, its massive form looming just a few strides behind.
its a 20 m long lizard was running just few steps behind the figure.
Of course the figure was Lucas and he was heavily injured
He leaped, scrambled, and dodged, evading the relentless assaults of the lizard, each movement a gamble for his life.
Lucas knew that his situation was dire; with each passing moment, his strength waned, and the lizard's relentless pursuit threatened to overwhelm him.
Unfortunately, no matter how much Lucas stride he wasn't able to shake of the lizard, who was held on attacking him to make him his food
The lizard was a a formidable (F-) monster that had recently attained a new level of power. (F-) rank monster on its early stages means that he has recently has its break through to a new rank
Lucas hadn't anticipated encountering such a formidable foe;
he had been traversing this forest for the past two days. But after completing his quest at the Tree of Life, he had Mana fruits, and was intending to cultivate them in the safety of his cave sanctuary.
According to the information in novel
In the world he inhabited, lizards typically hunted in packs, lacking the strength to tackle prey on their own. The fact that this lizard was hunting him alone suggested that it had been abandoned or had separated from its group.
Aware of his limitations, Lucas understood that engaging the monster head-on would be a fatal mistake. He couldn't afford to be overconfident; this lizard posed a significant threat, even as an early (F-) rank creature.
As Lucas sprinted, his breaths came in ragged gasps, his body pushed to its limits. Suddenly, his right foot faltered, causing him to stumble momentarily. Seizing the opportunity, the lizard struck with its pointed tail, unleashing a deafening roar.
-'ROAR'
Lucas' eyes narrowed as he swiftly evaded the attack, rolling to the ground to escape the deadly strike.
-Boom !
A thunderous boom reverberated through the forest as a nearby tree was obliterated by the force of the lizard's assault. Lucas trembled with fear and exhaustion as he resumed his mad dash toward the safety of the cave.
Each labored breath sent waves of pain coursing through his body, and all his body was feeling Nothing but pain .
With no option left, he quickly take out one of the Mana fruits from his backpack and hastily devoured a Mana fruit, heedless of the consequences, and stowed its seed away.
In moments, Lucas felt a surge of energy coursing through his veins, his movements quickening as Mana infused his being and heart
Within some seconds Lucas energy recovered and his speed increased slightly
His body was burning with heat and his already heated heart started heating more Furiously after Devouring mana fruit ,Mana started to condense in his heart
As he was running, but seeing himself, staggering again, Lucas knew he wouldn't last long if he didn't do anything
He regretted his choice at his greed For stealing the lizards food
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(20 minutes earlier)
After getting Mana fruits and black red flower Lucas started to walk in the direction of a cave. To cultivate these Mana fruits there because it was the only safe place. He know in this forest for the purpose of cultivation.
He would rack his mind again and again to check if he was on the right track. He wasn't able to exactly pinpoint the location of the cave in his brain. Due to the dense forest.
After walking for 10 minutes, led him to a towering black tree, its ominous presence casting a pall over the surrounding landscape. A dark cavity within the tree beckoned to him, stirring both curiosity and apprehension.
Despite the warnings whispered by his instincts, Lucas ventured forth, drawn by the mystery concealed within the tree's hollow depths.
The trees And grasses surrounding the black tree seem to have withered , Leaving an empty small ground around the black tree
Locus narrowed, his eyes trying to see inside the huge cap, but because the gap was completely dark, he wasn't able to see anything
His senses was screaming at him to run away,
But his curiosity got better of him and his started moving upwards towards the huge cavity inside tree to see what is inside
After reaching inside the tree to check the interior, but he wasn't able to see clearly
Suddenly , he was greeted by the sight of small aquatic creatures illuminated by an otherworldly glow.
'LightFish'
These water beasts, with their affinity for both Water and Light, held sway over the natural elements with ease, provided they had sufficient Mana.. The fishes inside the hole illuminated
Lucas' eyes sparkled with delight at the prospect of a potential meal, disregarding any concerns about the creatures' origins or purpose.
Lucas was very happy because these fishes were very weak and small and he could eat them easily if he take them with him
Honestly, he didn't even care if these fishes were a food of monster Or not all that matters to him was now to fulfil his hungry stomach
Looking at the fishes, he seriously thought and questioned himself
-What is the rank?
He close the distance between the whole. A little. After taking a properly he had a rough estimate.
Assessing the creatures' strength, Lucas concluded that they were of G rank, weakened and vulnerable.
These three fishes were G rank, and all of them are very weak
Locus thought
-' if there are only three of them, then he can handle them easily because these are very small creatures and they are already dead'
=== Status ===
Name : Lucas Reohart
Race : human
Bloodline: ???
Rank : G
Strength: G
Agility : G
Stamina : G-
Magic intelligence:G
Luck: F
Charm: G-
[ profession]
Swordsmanship level : 1
[ Skills ]
None
[ Arts ]
None
[Bloodline ability]
????!
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Lucas gauged at his stats from the corner of his eyes he could fight them as they are already in half dead health, and he himself is a( G) rank
He wasn't sure how it would go, but Lucas was competent in himself that he can defeat them, but in the end, if he really suffered a setback, he would lower his ego and Retreat immediately as these fishes cannot leave this place in fear of there captive
Pondering for a while and thinking about all the future scenarios, Lucas unsheathe sword from his waist
Lucas picked up a few Small size stone from nearby and threw one stone inside the tree hole with force
The Stone hit head of one light fish
With a deft throw of a stone, Lucas incited the creatures' wrath, prompting them to emerge from their sanctuary in a frenzy of rage and confusion.
-SCREEECH !!
Screaming sound busted from inside the tree before three fish crowd out from the gap madly searching for the attacker
Lucas saw those fishes and was little surprised. After seeing The creatures, with their glistening scales and menacing red eyes, behind the head, they had gills And their wings
There menacing red eyes, fixated their gaze on Lucas, who stood resolute in the face of their hostility.
They are Illuminating Light which is beneficial to their name, 'Light fishes'
The Golden hair of Lucas fluttered Also, coupled with his expressionless Face as he looked very beings
Unsheathing his sword, Lucas charged forward, his heart pounding with a mixture of fear and exhilaration.
He tightly grabbed his sword and started running towards the nearest fish who came forward to attack him
-WHOOS!!!
In the heat of battle, Lucas marveled at his newfound courage, despite his lack of combat experience
Honestly, I am scared shitless in all years of life. I have never even killed a bug, And now I am brave enough to just attack Head on, even if these fishes were G rank and weak
The other two fishes horridly started making their way towards him. One of the fishes suddenly opened his mouth and shot a beam of water which was enough to Pearce his body
Lucas widen his eyes slightly seeing the water beam he jumped sideways, barely dodging the beam with a roll to side
The beam hit a nearby tree for creating a small hole for it to pass through it . Seeing this Lucas stood up from ground seeing the destruction of a single beam attack.
He mutterd to himself
-" what the hell ? They were supposed to be weak"
Before he could think one of the spider appeared in front of them, there was only one thought in his mind
' I am very weak and even this week fishes are stronger than me'
Lucas rolled to the side, avoiding the pointy beam again from one of the fishes he threw out two stones at one of the fishes before attacking the fish with a sword
-SHOOHHHS!!
To his surprise, his stones found their mark, weakening his adversaries' defenses and paving the way for his decisive blows. with His sword strike he managed to kill it in a single hit , making a scream in horror of its own death
-SCREEECHHHHH !!
The other two fishes seeing Seeing their friend die, looked at Lucas with Angry eyes and they increased their attacks furiosity
But seeing their attacks, but not landing on Lucas, both of the G rank, monsters opened their mouth and started throwing countless water beam. One after another.
Lucas, who was trying his best to dodge their water beams, but with his agility stat This is the best he could do at the moment Barely dodging these onslaught of attacks
This helped the fishes in lowering the distance between them in mere seconds
After he dodged another water beam Lucas again throw two stones at fishes, both of them retreated avoiding to be hit by stones but one fish was hit
While the uninjured fish tried to engage with Lucas, as his partner started to retreat towards the tree Lucas eyes shine With a glint
See the situation he was in Lucas thought
-' I Can't let it go back inside'
He is dodged another water beam before throwing one stone at spider who was shooting water beam as a cover for his friend
The fish tried to avoid the stone to not let it self get injured, retreated a little
Taking advantage of this chance, lucas fastly went towards the injured fish and swing his sword. Horizontally the fish screamed loudly. When a huge red light appeared on its back. Its body shake slightly before cutting in half and fell on the ground with a low thud
The last fish went Berserk , after seeing both of his comrade died without caring about consequences he made his way towards Lucas
Lucas looked at the incoming fish and throwing five stones While keeping his distance
Even though his agility is high it were not able to avoid all the stones from such a close distance among the 5 stones 2 directly collided with the fish making its cream in Pain
Taking the advantage of Fish distraction from Pain Lucas knew that this was his opportunity to eliminate his last opponent
He quickly covered their distance and penetrated his sword inside the skull of the last fish and finishing the battle
As the life started to wash away from its hand, fish looked at Lucas in horror with blood short eyes
After directly penetrating, the sword at the center of fishes, head and killing him
"Hu .. hu"
With heavy breathing, Lucas looked at the sky and nodded solemnly .
-' considering it was my first fight with the monster that too with the affinity, I don't think I did bad maybe 4 out of 10 points'
" ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"
Lucas laugh at himself For the number, he gave himself, he shook his head and looked at the fish bodies
Actually, after fighting with them, he was not that exhausted maybe because they were already very weak and half dead
He was sure he could deal with one or two light fishes even if they were not half dead
While Lucas was packing the dead body of fishes,
he was interrupted by roar
-ROAR!!!!
Whirling around, Lucas was confronted by a sight that filled him with dread—
Before him was massive lizard , 20 m Long with four legs and a black tail with a killing point standing at the edge of black tree, looking angerly at Lucas, its menacing form silhouetted against the backdrop of the black tree.
It was a early (F-) monster
he immediately regretted his decision of killing these fishes,
Trembled looking at the site in front of him and immediately swallowed all the saliva present in his mouth
With a surge of panic, Lucas turned and fled, his heart pounding with terror as the monstrous creature pursued him relentlessly.
In that moment, Lucas regretted his decision to engage the water beasts, realizing too late the peril he had unwittingly unleashed upon himself.