[You have gained 7 stat points]
Alex spends the first 5 stats on strength realising how weak he still is.
[Strength : 37.1] > [Strength : 42.1]
Uses 1 stat in Stamina and the other in Agility.
[Agility : 49.9] > [Agility : 50.9]
The moment he reaches 50 stat he could feel a sudden rush of tingling in his body. Alex starts to run back and forth. His speed feels extremely fast. 'So are you saying 50 is like one step to gain extra power up?'
[Vitality : 769/800]
"Let's see" Alex takes out the map that Kairo gave him earlier. Trying to look at the place and compare it with the map.
"Oh I forgot, you can leave now" Alex looks at the maid who was just casually looking at Alex.
"But the Lord said to escor-"
"It's fine. I know the route now"
As the Snake turned back into Naga, the wolf fell down far away.
"So you followed us all the way?" Alex looks perplexed upon seeing him.
"Woof"
"What do you want to do?"
"Woof"
"You wanna follow me?"
The wolf nods.
Alex scratches his head in distress. "Well you did saved my life after all"
"But listen, what I'm to do is extremely dangerous. You sure you wanna still go?"
"Woof"
Both Alex and the wolf starts walking together, well atleast Alex don't feel alone anymore.
Alex remembers the vivid description of what Kairo explained to him earlier. "Listen, this is the heart of the Abyss where all monsters flock together. You were extremely lucky as you came here right after the Great War ended few months ago. Most of the monsters left this area and scattered around."
Alex attentively listens to Kairo.
"There are 7 different stages in the heart of the Abyss. Stage 1 to Stage 3 is where all the Demonic beast resides, they are ten times deadlier than the Lich you just fought."
Alex remembers how the Lich's magic almost killed him, he could still feel the pain fresh.
"You are currently in stage 5, where most of the beast ran to stage 4 and lower. The beast from stage 5 are almost as strong as me but they have a conscious of their own and don't usually approach people so you should be fine as long as you don't do anything aggressive or stupid."
"Stage 6 and 7 are deaths, don't even think of going. You will die in an instant."
Alex could see genuine concern in Kairo's eyes.
'Where ever I go I would meet trouble. But if what he said later on was true I can't waste my time here.'
"Oh btw take this" Kairo gives Alex a ring.
"What's this?"
"Mana suppressing ring, with this you won't attract strong predators anytime soon"
"I appreciate it but why are you helping me so much."
Kairo smiles "It's just an investment."
...
After walking for the next 15 minutes, Alex and the wolf sees a huge mountain far away. Alex soon heads forward.
While climbing the mountain, Alex sensed the presence of someone else other then them.
A group of wolves were approaching them, at first Alex draws his sword but upon closer look it was a group of wolves.
"Hey, I think your friends wants to greet you"
To Alex's surprise the wolf wasn't very happy.
'Did they had a family fued?'
Alex immediately sensed bloodlust from the wolves, they came charging at full speed.
Both the wolf and Alex launches a team attack.
[Congratulations you have slained a Red Wolf]
[You have gained 3 exp]
All 7 of them died by Alex's hands and the rest 3 by the Wolf.
"Now that I think, you are definitely larger than the other wolves."
[Level 3 : (29/2,000) exp]
After climbing the top of the mountain Alex could see nothing else in the far other than barren lands with dead trees.
Till each and every corner it was the same. The wolf was also looking at it with keen eyes.
Alex's Sage Vision starts glowing yellow. He could see a very small tree far far away with some green leaves. Looking at the map it was far straight to the north.
"Let's go" Both of them starts moving.
"Woof woof"
"You want me to get on top of you?"
"Woof"
"You will only slow me down." Alex smirks at the wolf.
"Woooof" The wolf accepts his challenge.
"Ya let's see who is faster."
In an instant Alex takes the wolf by storm. Alex was running at 68 kilometer per hour while the wolf was running at 60 kilometer per hour.
Alex was insanely fast especially after reaching 50 stat, even without quick dash he was taking the lead. But after 30 minutes Alex was slowing down. Due to running at full speed, his pace slowed down drastically.
While Alex was now running at 30 km, the wolf hardly slowed down.
Alex was now lying on the ground out of breath, the wolf had to make a detour to check out on him. Leaning his head down towards Alex who was on the ground, the wolf smirks back.
"Fine you win. I though I could outrun you before my stamina wears out. I didn't knew wolves were this fast."
Alex now was riding on the wolf's back. After running for the next 45 minutes, they finally reaches near the forest.
Alex could sense multiple presence of beast.
"Hey, let's walk slow." The wolf nods he could also sense some extremely strong monster's presence.
After walking cautiously for the next few minutes they had safely evaded those monsters.
Soon they hear a cry, It was none other than a human's. Alex gets out of the wolf and quickly rushes towards there.
An old middle age man in fully armored suit was laying on the ground screaming from pain. His right leg was shattered and blood was all over the place.
Alex and the wolf quickly comes to the scene. "Hey are you okay-" Upon seeing his crushed leg Alex immediately frowns.
"Just what happened here"
"I don't know what a human is doing here but you should run" The injured man speaks with depressed eyes.
"There is a terrifying monster here, I'm as good as dead but if you love your life you should run"
'Run! Run!' The words echoes Alex's mind making him move backwards and starts running. His instant reaction just saved him from a disaster.
A huge Spider, almost three times the size of a Black Spider comes out and chrages his fangs at the man and drags him to itself.
Alex quickly backs down along with the wolf, he didn't stop even once. Terrified, he remembers what Kairo said. "In stage 4, the monsters are almost as strong as me. They don't attack you unless you are stupid or aggressive"
Soon another monster stands in front of Alex. It was a bear. Alex didn't had time to mess around with small fries and cuts him in ome strike.
[You have slain a Syrian Brown Bear]
[You have gained 6 exp]