"Come on boy,don't you want a piece of me?"
Taunting the deer,Ryan ran away as it came charging again. However,compared to the hefty momentum following it at the start,it seemed already burntout now.
They had been going at it for a while now and the deer was already showing signs of exhaustion.This was good news for Ryan and bad news for the deer because the weaker it got,the easier it was for Ryan to eliminate it.
However,the whole jumping and running he had also been doing was also taking it's toll on him as he was also feeling tired,he had contemplated giving up and just running away countless times but the fact that the next moment might be a breakthrough pushed him on,the system mission rewards also edged him on.
Thus while both beast and human were tired,each was still holding up,trying to outlast the other. However it was clear from their conditions that Ryan was taking the upperhand and all he needed was a single opportunity.
And that opportunity came soon when the Blood bone deer came running towards him and accidentally stepped on a smooth rock causing it to miss a step. It instantly lost it's balance and crashed to the ground.
Seeing this Ryan's eyes lit up as he thought"This is my chance!" Grabbing a sharp jagged rock he had specially found for this scenario,he went in for the kill aiming right in the center of the head. To ensure that this blow was a sure death one,he actually came closer leaving only a mere four feet seperating them.
He was just about to hurl the rock when he saw the expression of the deer change. Yes it changed! You might be wondering how a deer could have an expression but it really did with the tired,listless face turning into a sinister,smirking face.
From the collapsed posture,it sprang up in an instant,rising as if nothing had happned. With it's hooves high in the air and it's antlers aimed at his face,it struck at him with deadly precision.
Instantly,he knew he had been tricked as the system's reminder came back to haunt him.
[It's basic stats are higher than yours]
"Holy shit! Am screwed!"
Thanks to the his heightened reflexes he was able to swivel his body by a full 180 degrees, however that only compromised him as the deer's antlers connected to his butt raising him high above the ground. The next few seconds seemed stretched out for an eternity as he flew forward like a human cannon before smacking against a tree. Thankfully it wasn't as intense as that of the meteorite explosion but it still hurt as hell!
Gritting his teeth he grabbed the tree for support before standing up. He couldn't wrap his head around how the deer was able to plan all these. It was nothing but a mere dumb beast yet how did it hatch out such a sinister plan?
"Hey system I thought you said that these beast only had mutations to their physiques why is this deer able to scheme? This is illogical!"
You couldn't blame him as no normal human would ever expect a beast to have such a level of cunning. Typically beasts like these usually had the intelligence of a two or three year old. This one however seemed like the mischevious antics of a nine year old!
It was simply absurd!
[I never said that the beasts were only enhanced by the virus physically. Why do you think I said the world as you know it is no more? Host work hard,humans are no more at the top of the food chain.]
Hearing the system,he wanted to refute but was unable to as he remembered that it didn't really mention anything about the direction of mutation. Thinking about it he really was the one in the wrong as evolution could head in any direction.
"Okay that aside but system,can you help out? Give me a weapon or something or else am gonna die! It wouldn't make sense if I die even before it's a full day we bonded together right?"
[Host,if you die,I can just find another host.]
Ryan:ಠಗಠ
"At least help me out with something, I admit that I was wrong earlier okay. "
[Sigh….host despite your high IQ you come off as dumb at times,why haven't you used the newbie pack you were given?]
Hearing the system insult him,he wanted to retort,however the latter half of the sentence stunned him as he really didn't think of that. Newbie packs we're usually like a powerup the system gave the host. They typically contained some good stuff.
"Hehe,I never really thought of that." With an awkward smile,he quickly accessed the system panel. The whole place was greyed out due to the fact that he had not unlocked it but there was a shiny black box floating around. It was very long,about a meter and seemed to be made of a strange material. Whatever was inside definitely had to be really badass!
"I hope it's a Katana or something similar,a dagger would also be nice too." He muttered as he clicked on the box,the next moment the box appeared right next to him. He could hear the footsteps of the deer as it approached him causing him to open the box in a hurry,he had no time to waste.
However,the system seemed to be toying with him because instead of the expected Katana or dagger,it was a wrench that he found in the box,a one meter long wrench.
[Unranked Tool: Gravity wrench]
[Description:It's a special wrench]
Ryan:"..."
Who the hell did that?!
"System what the hell is this? Why is there a wrench in the box,what am I supposed to do with it?"
[Host,the system rewards are random,you got a wrench means you got a wrench. Make do with it.]
"What that fu–" he wanted to curse but the deer had already found him. He couldn't afford to start arguing with the system as the deer was already charging at him. Grabbing a hold of the spanner, he found it extremely heavy like he was trying to lift a huge rock, but that feeling went away faster than it came. The next moment he bolted running as fast as his legs could carry him. However he soon found that his legs were flailing as the deer's attack really knocked the wind out of him thus he stopped and turned to face the deer.
"I can't run forever."
Gripping the wrench tightly,he stared at the charging beast while swallowing hard. He knew that a wrench was not a weapon for fights but he had no choice, furthermore,he had a feeling that the system definitely wouldn't give him a random piece of junk.
"Here goes nothing." When the deer was almost about to gore him,he made a sharp side turn moving out of the way.
"Ouch!"
His ribs hurt like hell from the sudden movement but he gritted his teeth and endured it.
As soon as he raised the wrench high,it seemed like someone pressed the slow-motion button as everything around him instantly became slow. The wrench in his hands also seemed to change from a weird looking wrench into a huge pillar of pure destruction,it's weight instantly going up by nearly a thousand tons!
Surprisingly,while he could feel this weight increase,it didn't burden him as he actually felt like it was light!
With the momentum from his downward swing and the pull of the added weight,the spanner drew a sharp silver arc in the air before landing on the beast's head.
CRUNCH!
A sickening cracking sound reverberated through out the forest. The poor deer started bleeding from the nose as it's legs started to shake. The next moment,it fell to the ground breathing it's last.
Right before it died, it couldn't help but wonder what it did to the heavens to deserve this. It's career as a mutated beast ended before it even took off!
CLANK!
"I did it!"
Dropping the spanner,Ryan couldn't help but yell at the sky The trouble he had gone through was like nothing he had ever experienced before. While solving calculus problems was challenging to most, it was a breeze to him. This was the first difficult thing he had done in a while causing him to feel—excited.
Something in him seemed to click as he looked at the beast's carcass.
He was no longer that pure nerd!