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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: An unknown old man

Myles analyzed the skill sword heart carefully to not miss any significant details. A moment later, he concluded that this skill didn't boost his strength in any way. It was just a line of words which he didn't even know how he got it!!

"Maybe this skill has a greater purpose which I will later get to know" Myles made a random conclusion.

In the end, he decided to forget about the skill. He looked around him and saw only

tall trees.

"I should head to the Eldoria Kingdom but which direction is east" Myles mumbled as he looked around him.

It was not possible for him to determine the east direction just by looking around. He got an idea. He turned his attention towards the sky and pinpointed the direction of the sun.

He saw the sun rising from a certain direction. Myles smiled slightly when he saw this since the sun always rises from the east.

Myles began to walk toward the direction where the sun was rising. As Myles was walking towards the east direction, he came across 2 cute little bunnies.

The bunnies looked at Myles like they were waiting for him to pet them. But Myles was wary of them.

However, as he stared at them for a few seconds, he fell into a strange daze.

One of the bunnies revealed their claws which looked sharp enough to tear someone's flesh and charged towards his body. The bunnies were not friendly!

"Shit this bunny is hostile. I have fallen for their trap in lowering my guard!"Myles exclaimed, his voice carrying seriousness.

However, it was far too late for him to dodge or block. One of the bunnies scratched his chest, blood started to come out from his chest. A notification also flashed in his retina.

(You have been attacked by a killer bunny)

(Your health has decreased by 5)

(You have been attacked by a killer bunny)

(Your health has decreased by 5

Current available HP: 20)

Myles ignored the notification flashing in his retina. He quickly began to channel his mana into his sword as he put up a defensive formation according to the third movement of the basic sword art.

A second later, he got into the formation. A notification flashed in his retina.

(You have activated the third movement of basic sword art. It will stay activated until you are not hit)

(Your mana has decreased by 10)

Myles ignored the notification flashing in his retina and made his guard higher than ever. Just a second later, he saw three bunnies charging towards him at an incredible speed.

Myles felt a sense of fear when he saw this. But he prepared to counterattack. When the bunnies got near him, he swung his sword by 180 degrees intending to slash all the bunnies in one swift slash.

Unexpectedly it worked successfully! His sword passed through the chest of Bunnie like a knife passing through butter, causing the bunnies to suffer from serious bleeding.

A notification flashed in his retina just a second later, confirming him of the elimination.

(You have killed 2 level 3 killer bunnies)

(You have gained 400 exp)

(You have leveled up to 3)

(Your stats have randomly increased

Stats: Health: 40 (increased by 10)

Strength: 30 (increased by 6)

Stamina: 37 (increased by 7

Speed: 29 (increased by 9)

Mana: 36 (increased by 11

Intelligence: 18 (increased by 3))

Myles ignored the notification flashing in his retina and saw the corpses of the bunnies lying on the ground. He felt a bit guilty for killing such cute Bunnies.

"It's just a game" Myles mumbled as he shook his head.

As Myles was about to deactivate the formation to make his way east. He saw two more killer bunnies jump from the bushes and charged towards him.

"Shit" Myles cursed as he braced himself for combat.

He swung his sword towards them. However, these bunnies were fast to react! They blocked Myles' weak attack using their sturdy claws!

However, they didn't manage to land a hit on him since they were sent a few cm flying backward each time they blocked his attacks.

This forced them to be in a stalemate. However, Myles' stamina was rapidly decreasing, he knew that he couldn't keep going forever.

"I need to finish this quickly," Myles thought to himself.

His mind began to race as he kept attacking the bunnies. As he was thinking what to do, a powerful howl resounded throughout the entire place.

The howl made him feel a sense of great despair and disaster.

"I think a powerful beast is coming my way. I need to quickly deal with the bunnies and escape" Myles thought to himself.

He turned his attention to the killer bunnies. His eyes widened in disbelief due to what he saw. The killer bunnies were running like a prey running from a powerful predator!

It was probably from the beast that howled. This caused Myles to become even more nervous.

"I need to escape quickly. There is no way I can kill him with my current level" Myles thought to himself.

He was just about to charge towards the west as quickly as he could. Before he could do so, the howl of beasts resounded through his ears. It was far louder than the first one!

Myles quickly looked at the source of the howl. A panicked look appeared on his face.

A black colored beast stood in front of him. The beast was a few meters in height. It had sharp claws and fangs. The beast was looking at Myles like a predator eyeing its prey.

Myles knew that the level of the beast was a lot higher than him due to pressure acting on his body! So fighting it was not an option.

"I will make a last attempt to escape," Myles thought to himself.

He had a piece of rock on his left hand so he quickly threw it. This caught the attention of the beast.

Myles had no intention of wasting the opportunity so he quickly ran towards the east. The beast quickly diverted his attention towards Myles.

The beast let out a roar of anger when it saw its prey escaping. The beast quickly charged towards him at an incredible speed.

"Shit!!" Myles exclaimed as he saw the beast charging towards him.

Just as Myles thought that all hope was last. A miracle presents itself. An old man appeared in front of the beast. He swung his sword by 180 degrees, slashing the beast.

Blood started to come out from the beast-like water coming out from a broken dam. A few moments later the beast fell to the ground lifelessly.

The beast had died whom Myles couldn't even scratch! It meant that the old man standing in front of him was very strong!

Myles scanned the man from top to bottom. The man's hair was a white as snow. He was wearing a simple white robe devoid of holes.

The sword that the man wielded was full of cracks signaling that the sword was very old.

A powerful aura was being emitted from the old man's signaling that he was very strong.

"This man is not ordinary" Myles thought to himself.

The old man diverted his attention to Myles with his ice-cold eyes.

Myles felt an incredibly strong aura coming from the man as the man stared at him.