There was madness in the forest.
The moment Neo stepped foot into it, he witnessed true chaos.
It was a night of utter insanity!
Everywhere he looked, beasts were engaged in bloody, deadly battles of life and death.
The forest reeked of blood, and hundreds of bodies lay strewn across the ground.
Neo hopped over the corpse of a golden goat and shook his head.
Treasures were truly his weakness.
Why had he decided to come here tonight?
Shouldn't he have stayed up all night by the blue pond, ready to bounce at the slightest sign of danger?
But no, he just had to bring his foolish self into this mess.
Although Neo was no longer afraid of fighting one or even two Common Grade beasts at a time, it would be a different story if five beasts pounced on him.
His only option would be to flee with his 12 inch– ahem, 7 inch tail between his legs!
Thankfully, most beasts were preoccupied with fighting each other, paying him little attention.
Neo passed by a group of blue faced rats battling against a group of blue faced cats. He briefly watched as the cats decimated their opponents within seconds before he scurried away in panic.
Those were deadly cats!
The cats' claws were disturbingly sharp—it was as if they, too, had comprehended sharpness!
As Neo dashed deeper into the forest, a huge, five metre tall wolf suddenly lunged at him!
His body tensed as he enhanced himself with his mind and leapt out of the beast's reach.
The wolf was remarkably large for a Common Grade beast. Its sheer size alone would intimidate most creatures of its rank, but why was it so fast?
Did it have no weaknesses?
After leaping backwards, Neo swiftly drew his black spear and charged at the beast with a grin on his face.
All the fighting around him had ignited his own battle spirit—this lone beast was the perfect opponent!
Boom!
Neo and the beast collided, both being pushed back an equal distance.
Neo had only used his mind enhancement and spear intent in that clash, yet he had managed to go toe to toe with this colossal creature.
A Common Grade physique combined with spear intent was a deadly combination indeed!
Bang!
Neo raised his spear to block another swipe from the beast, then he rotated slightly and deflected the wolf's heavy paw to the side.
In that split second, the beast was left open, and Neo managed to land three precise thrusts.
If there was one thing Nek was confident in, it was the speed of his thrusts... he could make his 'target' succumb to his powerful thrusts within minutes!
Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!
Blood gushed from the wounds, and the beast howled in pain.
It flung its massive head towards Neo, snapping at him. But Neo ducked at the last moment, circling around the creature.
The wolf hurriedly turned to face him, but Neo's body suddenly glowed grey as his speed skyrocketed!
Whoosh!
Neo reached the beast's hind leg before it could react and slashed at it.
His blade, coated with sharpness, sliced through the flesh like a hot knife through butter!
Boom!
The enormous wolf staggered, howling in agony as it tried to leap away. But Neo stuck to it like glue, dodging its frenzied swipes as he dashed under its belly.
His spear, coated with sharpness, was pointed upwards, and as he passed beneath the beast, he sliced through its entire stomach!
Gululu!
Blood and organs spilled behind him as he lunged at a nearby tree, rebounding off it to appear above the wolf.
Fwoosh! Boom!
He delivered a powerful downward thrust to the creature's spine.
Thud!
Neo continued deeper into the forest with a calm smirk on his face.
He had just killed a powerful Common Grade beast as if it were nothing. The feeling was incredible.
Not long ago, he would have trembled in fear if a Common Grade gorilla had pounced at him, but now he could likely take down that same beast in five moves!
As Neo ventured further, he passed by the gorilla settlement.
He glanced at the empty encampment and sighed. Even the usually lust-driven beasts had been roused by the light. What could it be?
Neo didn't know. But he could almost smell his Uncommon Grade physique approaching...
He moved past the settlement and entered unexplored regions of the forest.
Here, the beasts were at the higher end of the Common Grade spectrum, each possessing at least one type of aura.
The battles were becoming bloodier, deadlier, and more gruesome. In the past hour, Neo had dodged so many flying body parts that it was starting to feel like reflex training!
He had even dodged a pair of humongous testicles!
These fights were anything but holy...
As he ran, Neo suddenly stumbled upon three black wolves ganging up on a small, one foot tall rabbit.
He was stunned—it was the demonic rabbit!
The three wolves were incredibly powerful, completely dominating the little creature.
The rabbit's white fur was matted with blood, and it was covered in wounds. It was barely clinging to life, relying on its immense speed, but the wolves were cornering it more and more frequently.
Suddenly, the rabbit caught sight of Neo and squealed.
Its huge, round eyes grew even larger, like two saucers. Its small nose wrinkled as it sniffed pitifully, and there were even tears welling up in its eyes!
The demonic rabbit unleashed its most powerful soul attack—the attack of cuteness!
It was going all out to save it's life!
Seeing this display, Neo couldn't help but be moved.
Like a brainwashed fool, he was overwhelmed with empathy for the pitiful creature, feelings that quickly morphed into hatred for the wolves.
It might have had to do with the fact that despite being bullied by three, powerful beings, the rabbit was fighting back with all he got it another reason entirely, but...
Without hesitation, Neo made up his mind to help. After all, he wasn't afraid of Common Grade beasts...
If only he had realised those wolves were of the Uncommon Grade...