Squashing the mysterious wasp against the wood, a panel appeared before his sight.
[You killed poisonous wasp: mysterious]
[You gained 10 mysterious fragments]
"Not a soul beast," he muttered, removing the hook from the carcass and placing it in the storage ring.
While he was occupied with his work, the collision against the bark didn't stop.
Thud
Buzz
The layer of bark started to flicker as the intensity increased with time.
This can't hold on.
"If a perfect beast gave me a love bite..." his body shuddered as he imagined his swollen figure since the mysterious armor wouldn't play a big role against a perfect beast.
His eyes widened as realization dawned on him.
How big a fool I am.
I'm dead.
He now remembered that if the perfect wasp was here, it meant every wasp would be here. The bark layer also thickened, which meant its layer couldn't hold for too long.
What should I do?
His eyes flickered.
"Now I've only one option."
Hardening his body and taking a deep breath, a fishing net with a 2-inch space between the threads materialized in his hand.
Releasing the deep breath, he made his final decision.
Have to catch the perfect one.
Nailing the four corners of the fishing net with arrows to the entrance of the cavity, his tightly clenched fist loosened.
As the bark slid down, the small wasps entered and got caught in the loose net.
Thud
The bark fell down while swarm of wasps also clung to his fist.
His eyes widened as he noticed a wasp smaller than his fist size surrounded by three or four double fist-sized ones.
His smile thickened.
"Caught you."
Thud
He sprinted toward the target with the corner of the net in his hand.
Swish
As if the perfect wasp disappeared from that place, only the mysterious ones were caught in the fishing net.
At this moment, his body with bluish armor was already covered by the swarm of wasps.
My body can't handle this.
Without hesitation, he used his ultimate trick: Transformation.
The humanoid monster, a mixture of orange and faint red stripes, reappeared in his place while orange flames covered its body.
Numerous living wasps were roasted alive and fell to the ground.
[You killed poisonous wasp: Beginner]
[You obtained 1 beginner fragment]
Ignoring the numerous panels before his sight, his focus from start to end was always on the Perfect Poisonous Wasp since it was the real danger.
Swish
He teleported behind the perfect wasp.
Clank
He landed a punch, but his fist felt as if it hit a solid object.
Can't underestimate any perfect beast.
In midair, the wasp skillfully handled its small body and flew in the opposite direction of the humanoid monster.
Swish
The soil flew into the air as the humanoid monster disappeared from its place.
While the remaining wasps still tried to cling to its body, they were cooked alive and fell to the ground.
Reappearing before the perfect wasp, he spread the finished net.
Swish
As the perfect poisonous wasp accidentally entered, he quickly bound the corners of the net and, with all his strength, swung it to the ground.
Thud
Thud
Swinging from one side to the other, he continued moving toward a boulder.
Thud
Gray blood painted the ground as he continued his movement.
Finally, he reached the boulder and, with all his strength, swung again.
Thud
The gray blood painted the boulder.
This process continued while he remained in his humanoid monster form.
Why didn't this idea flash in my mind earlier?
"I wasted hours on lowly wasps," he muttered, a wide grin spreading across his face as many ideas flashed in his mind, especially for smaller beasts.
While he continued swinging the net against the boulder, his thoughts roamed.
"Hilian ants are also possible, only if they don't get time to bite through the net. Or the backlash will hit me."
Ding
The boulder broke into smaller fragments, but he still continued.
Finally, a faint smile resurfaced on his face.
I got it.
The next moment, his eyes widened as he excitedly jumped to the ground.
"I got first perfect soul beast."
[You killed Poisonous Wasp: Perfect]
[You obtained Perfect Poisonous Wasp Arrow]
The next moment, an arrow appeared in his palm.
Running his fingers over it, he noticed the perfect wasp's figure on the fletching while the nock had small, delicate wings.
Knock*
The shaft remained the same in appearance, though its durability and strength were unmatched.
Finally, the arrowhead was deep black with a tint of gray, glistening faintly in the sunlight—just one "love bite" from it was enough to kill any beast.
Peering deeply at the arrow, he thought,
Can this hurt beginner extraordinary beasts?
The next moment, he shook his head.
"I've to prepare myself for any unexpected situation," he murmured, raising his head to the sun.
"Only a perfect soul beast can give me that security."
Gathering the wasps' carcasses, he approached the trunk, removed the stuck arrows one by one, and placed them in his storage ring.
...
Stretching his body, he collected some wood and built a small bonfire.
Taking out the beginner carcass of cattle, he hung it over the bonfire.
Sitting on the boulder, he tried to summon the soul beast of the extraordinary nightmare realm, but unexpectedly, nothing happened.
I've been trying since yesterday.
Staring at the bonfire, his thoughts continued to roam.
Yesterday's event was no joke—it was a very serious matter, and he wanted to know if this soul of the nightmare would help him.
His furrowed brow slowly relaxed.
"Its name is Nightmare Realm, which means its abilities must include having its own realm with some attributes and rules..."
As his analysis went deeper, he grew frustrated with his own conclusions.
Shrugging his shoulders, he tore down the roasted cattle meat and took a big bite.
"Let time decide everything since I have no power over it," he muttered.