Neo's footsteps were as light as possible.
He carefully scanned the ground and surroundings with his gaze as he made his way through the tall, wet trees around him.
Neo still wasn't sure where he got the courage to actually decide to explore the forest of the underground world so soon.
Yet here he was.
Yes, he was currently within the thick forest located in the underground world.
After barely managing to enter the blue rock and get transported to the underground world, Neo had swum to the surface with all his strength, which was pretty fast considering the downward force was no more.
He reached the surface at his fastest speed and immediately began running towards the forest region.
Now before you all wonder why he decided to act like a possessed man, Neo had his reasons for acting as such.
He was simply scared!
He was scared the angry gorilla would have also just touched the blue rock and got transported along to the underground world!
If the beast abruptly poked its head out of the surface of the blue pond, Neo didn't want to be anywhere near it!
He decided to give himself a head start and wait at the edges of the forest. Alas, he waited and waited for minutes, and yet nothing happened.
No beast showed up. Not even a disturbance in the pond water could be seen!
He also noticed that the gorilla that had almost swallowed him the previous night didn't follow him either and was able to solidify his assumption.
Neo concluded that the pond only worked on… humans?
For whatever reason, that appeared to be the case. Neo didn't want to believe the gorilla was just too heavy to be transported and chose to believe that he had indeed found a safe haven!
He was most probably right!
Neo was so happy that he decided to explore the forest to kill some meat.
He was starting to regret that decision now.
What was he thinking? Just because he assassinated a baby gorilla, did he think he could kill all common-grade beasts?
Neo regretted his impulsive decision. He couldn't help it; he tended to make stupid decisions when he was happy...
My future wives must never learn of this!
So, Neo decided that he was going to only perform reconnaissance and not attempt to hunt anything yet. He would only survey the forest and check out variations of beasts, their power levels, secret locations, and possible treasures.
If he was lucky and st—
Scratch that, he couldn't be lucky. He would probably move away from any treasure unknowingly with how bad his luck was.
He knew his luck was that bad.
Swish! Swish!
Neo halted all of a sudden and ducked. He had heard the rustle of trees just now. Neo was a little scared. He had only just entered the forest, and his bad luck was already acting up?
He hadn't even truly reached the outskirts of this humongous forest!
Slowly raising his head from the ground, Neo peeped behind the tree in front of him and saw a peculiar sight before him.
A snow-white, fluffy rabbit that was barely a foot tall was happily grazing some metres away from him.
Its fluffy, big arse was raised as it munched on the green grass. The sight was extremely cute and lovely, but to this heart-touching scene…
Neo smiled coldly.
Meat! He had finally found good meat!
Neo stealthily retrieved his dear buddy and took aim.
Whirr!
The phaser came to life with a low whirr, and Neo steadied his breathing before pulling the trigger.
He was determined to get this meat!
Tiiuu!!
The green beam of energy shot out and pierced towards the absolutely harmless tuft of grass a whole foot away from the rabbit.
Neo was shocked.
I missed?
The rabbit raised its head in shock and stared at Neo with fury. Its fluffy body began to glow white, and it shot towards Neo at a rapid pace.
Neo's hold on the phaser was still steady, and he began to fire rapidly.
Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!! Tiiuu!!
Each green energy bullet that left the smoking nozzle of the phaser always ended up at least a few inches away from the small rabbit.
Neo couldn't believe his eyes. Was his aim that bad?
The rabbit didn't even have to dodge!
Within seconds, the small beast had neared his position and was barely a few metres away. Neo hurriedly pulled out his spear and prepared to thrust, alas…
Fwoosh!!
The small rabbit suddenly doubled in speed at the last moment and rammed right into his stomach like a cannon.
The attack to his kidneys was painful as hell!
Neo felt himself lifted off the ground and thrown backwards from the force of the impact. Blood spewed from his mouth, and his breathing hitched.
He had truly been caught off guard!
This tiny rabbit knew an aura skill?!
Neo's eyes suddenly widened. The rabbit had appeared in front of him once again, with its claws elongated.
It swiped instantly and almost lobbed off his head.
Thankfully, he was able to react at the last moment and lean backwards, but he ended up slamming into a tree behind him.
Neo didn't have the time to care at the moment. His vision caught the rabbit's body glowing once again, and he tried to move away, but…
Doof!
The rabbit hit him hard in the gut once again. Neo felt like his intestines were shrivelling from the pain.
It was excruciating!
Neo's eyes were lit with crazed fury. He watched as the beast attempted to leap backwards and smiled a cold smile.
His kick was fast and hard; he channelled all his hate for this demonic rabbit into the kick.
Too bad it missed.
The rabbit dashed to the side and evaded the kick easily before elongating its claws once again and swiping at his calves.
It was going to cripple him!
Clang!
Neo was barely able to intercept the strike with the shaft of his spear and found himself almost flung away from the force of the impact.
Really, how strong was this rabbit?
With the beast's flow finally disrupted, Neo immediately took the initiative and swept his spear.
He was going to slice this rabbit in two!
His attack glided past the rabbit's shadow. The beast had dodged the attack ages ago!
Neo didn't let it affect him; he pulled a leg back and thrust his spear.
The rabbit once again leaped to the side and evaded it, but Neo had already predicted this…
He abruptly turned the thrust into a sweep and sliced at the little beast.
Neo's spear collided with the fluffy body of the rabbit, and a low thud was heard.
His spear had hit the rabbit but was blocked by a yellow protective layer of aura around the rabbit's body.
Neo was even more shocked.
This rabbit even had access to two different kinds of auras?
It was definitely not your common rabbit.
The impact from the spear was still quite strong. It swung the rabbit to a tree and smashed its fluffy body against the hard bark.
Neo didn't let the beast recover. He pounced after it with his spear at the ready and neared it at a rapid pace.
The rabbit bared its teeth and flashed to the space behind Neo's back. It reached there in an instant and turned around, then it flashed directly to his back with its claws elongated.
Neo was prepared. The moment the beast turned around, he had already begun sidestepping; the timing was just right, and the rabbit flashed past his body.
Neo used the momentum from sidestepping to twirl around and sweep his spear at the beast.
The rabbit had exceeded the spear's range, and for a moment the attack looked pointless, but then Neo released his grip on the spear and allowed it to fling powerfully towards the flying rabbit.
Bang!
The spear hit the huge arse of the rabbit and sliced cleanly past it. It was not a proper hit, but it had grazed it nonetheless and had wounded it significantly.
The tiny yelp the rabbit released almost sounded like music to Neo's ears.
Since he had thrown his spear, Neo unstrapped his phaser once again and took aim.
Tiiuu!
This time, the bullet hit the rabbit, but the yellow layer of aura around its body protected it from getting injured.
The rabbit flashed at Neo once more, heading straight for his stomach.
Fool me twice, shame on you!
Boom!
Neo kicked out with so much force his knee hurt. His strong kick met the rabbit midway and launched it backwards with a ferocious impact.
Although the kick managed to injure the beast, it also wounded Neo's leg as the impact with the rabbit was just too strong.
His body couldn't withstand it, and his muscles ended up getting shredded.
Still, he had the initiative at the moment, and he wasn't planning on giving it up!
He lunged at the beast and tackled it to the ground. Neo planned to take advantage of his bigger size to dominate the beast, but he had forgotten one vital part...
He couldn't even catch the rabbit!
The rabbit easily evaded his tackle and swiped its elongated claws at Neo's neck once again. Neo gritted his teeth and used his left arm to block the swipe.
Blood spurted from the wound, and the pain made Neo's eyes water, but he ignored it and used his other hand to grab the beast.
He only managed to grab the ear of the agile rabbit, but couldn't even reinforce his grip before it flashed right out of his grasp and into his stomach!
Neo was dazed. Spit splashed from his mouth as his innards churned.
The fight had become extremely intense, and Neo couldn't waste any time.
He instantly rolled sideways to his spear, grabbed it, then scrambled to his feet with the weapon at the ready, looking to thrust at the slightest sight of the beast. But...
Neo watched the huge arse of the rabbit bounce as it ran away with a mixture of fury and amusement.
Okay, maybe more fury. In fact, a lot of fury!
"Come back here you damned bunny!"