Fighting the five beasts was not an easy task. It drained Evan fully.
Now that fight was over Evan stood in front of the same building where he had encountered the beasts.
' Let's retrieve the bag. '
He had also dragged the lifeless body of one beast.
' I can preserve it. '
Although he had two days worth of food, it was only if he ate his meal one time a day but now that he had hunted the beast he could eat two times!
Keeping it for longer is no good, it will go bad!
This was also the reason that he had only taken one of the bodies, others may go bad and they will increase the weight ultimately decreasing the traveling speed.
Seeing the bag, the first thing he did was grab a water bottle to wash his face which was covered with the blood of the beast.
and drink some of it to quench his thirst.
" Ah! Finally, I am free from that disgusting taste. "
When he cut open that last beast the blood gushing out from it's head poured into his mouth, tasting really really disgusting.
Evan finished drinking from the bottle in one go!
He threw the empty bottle away.
' Let's find a quiet place to stay. '
Picking up his bag, he got back on track.
What was his initial goal was?!
Finding a safe place!
***
It was half past 8 and the sun was almost gone leaving a dark sky.
A faint light coming from one of the rooms in the destroyed building could be seen.
Evan had found this place just 15 minutes ago and determined it to be safe, so he decided to stay here tonight.
The room was very dark and simple there was nothing to describe it had walls on all sides. One of the sides contained a large window and there was only a single door that's all.
He had lit the fire to cook his meal, he had chosen to cook the meat he received from the old man, or else it would do bad first.
Leaving the meat to cook for a while.
He was now sitting near the fire and extracting the meat from the beast that he had killed today.
It's not that he was very experienced in it but he had seen an old man doing this for last month. So he was not having the difficulties a Newby would be having.
While butchering the beast Evan was also repeating what had happened today.
' Will I really last a whole two months? '
' No, I will make it. '
With a determined look, he analyzed his fight.
This first fight was a great experience for Evan, but he didn't let it get into his head.
He was injured there were few scars on his body, he could have been hurt more if it wasn't for the armor and his cautiousness.
But still...
" Well, I have to say that I was lucky this time. "
' Who knows what sort of enemies will I encounter to go forward? '
He slightly stared at the sword with which he was cutting the raw meat into pieces.
' I survived because of it. '
Having the sword was the main factor that helped him win this fight.
So he wanted to learn more about the sword.
With this thinking, he decided that he would be doing his training whenever he reached the resting point.
' So last start from today after I finish what I am doing. '
After finishing the extraction check on the fire.
Seeing that the meat was almost cooked he placed his sword down and sat near the fire.
He only began eating when the meat was fully cooked.
Eating to his fullest he grabbed the sword again hoping to practice with it.
This was his first time holding a sword and there was no one to teach him.
It's also not like he watched any videos on Earth he only knew that this equipment was used in wars and battles centuries ago.
' I will start with basics. '
He started with what he thought were the basics
Slash, thrust, and parry.
Yes, only three because that's merely what he knew and could do.
Picking up the sword he swung it a few times.
" Yes, I like this feeling. "
' I wonder if this is how it is done. '
He then started practicing some moves like a combos of slash and stab.
His movements like very flawed. There was no footwork just some naive swinging a sword.
" Hmm, I still need an example, from where I can at least witness how to swing a sword. "
Unfortunately, no one in these ruins can teach him and Evan knows it.
" I can only rely on myself. "
He was struck with reality again.
There was no old man here to take care of him and no hero was coming to save him from these ruins.
If he wanted to make it alive he had to fight his way out, alone.
he put out the fire, as light can attract the mutated beast roaming in the night which was something that Evan didn't want.
Taking care of everything Evan laid on the ground forcing himself to sleep.
As for being attacked in the sleep?
He had been searching for a place just to stay a single night for an hour just to ensure that no such thing happens.
The room was fully isolated, there was only one place from where any beast could attack and that was windows. To counter that Evan had chosen to stay on the fourth floor so no beast could reach him.
' Unless they could fly. '
Anyway, surviving today he started to plan about what to do starting tomorrow.
' Traveling ten kilometers, looking for something useful, learning the sword, and most importantly surviving. '
Yes, this is all he would be doing for the next 2 months.
With such a determination Evan fell asleep.