Chereads / Reborn as the demon king / Chapter 3 - An unexpected confrontation

Chapter 3 - An unexpected confrontation

CHAPTER 3

Andrew's eyes snapped open as he was met with a world of green.Litteraly he was surrounded by an endless sea of trees,their branches tangling together like skeletal fingers.The air was thick with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves,making his stomach churn.

"Ugh,my head...is killing me",he groaned

Clutching his temples.Memories of the nine realms came flooding into his head like an unstoppable tsunami.

[PLAYER TRANSFER -COMPLETE]

A voice echoed in his head just as he was trying to figure out what it was a chorus of wolves howls pierced through the air, sending a shiver down his spine.Andrews eyes widened as he stumbled backwards,his heart racing.

"What in the world...?" He muttered looking around frantically The trees seemed to close around him,casting long,ominous shadows on the ground .

Suddenly, a twig snapped behind him.Andrew spun around,his fist clenched ready to take on whatsoever had been lurking in the shadows.

But there was nothing just the trees,the wind and the distant howling of wolves

"Well this is just great", he muttered to himself."I have no idea where I am, what going on,or what type of crazy world he had been transported to"

[TO ACESS STAT VIEWAGE -SAY STATS TREE]

"What a stats tree"Andrew muttered when suddenly a digital screen appeared before him.

...........

LEVEL-1

PLAYER NAME -ZORVATH

RACE-DEMON

STRENGTH -10[5]

SPEED-12[5]

INTELLECT -8[5]

PERCEPTION -9[5]

STAMINA - 11[5]

MANA-100

ABILITIES-[LOCKED]

unlock at level 10

........

As his gaze examined the top of the screen he noticed that there were also subsections which included

......

Inventory-[skill book]

Notification[***]

Missions[none]

Map [locked]

Unlock at level 20

.......

It was then that the truth hit him like a brick.His eyes wide with wonder and a hint of fear."what in the ...? I've been transported into some fantasy!"He looked around taking the unfamiliar surroundings,the tree's,the plant, the very air itself seemed to vibrate

With a magical energy that was both exhilarating and terrifying.

Zorvath mind reeled as he tried to process the implications he thought back at the systems voice ,the stats screen and the cryptic messages it all seemed so surreal,like a dream he couldn't wake up from ,his thought were then interrupted by the sounds of hisses that seemed to be coming at his direction his gaze jerked upwards scanning the surroundings as the hisses grew louder He could feel a malevolent presence closing in as the air thickened with an eerie, unnatural energy.

Suddenly a pair of glowing light materialized from underbush,followed by the sleek,scaled body of a massive 10 foot long snake,the creatures body was covered in dark, molted scales that seemed to absorb the light around it making it almost invincible in the dappled shade.

The snaked eyes locked into zorvath, it gaze burning with an ancient evil intelligence the hissing grew louder more menacing as the snake began to coil it body, preparing to strike.

As the snakes jaws yawned wide,revealing a perfect razor-sharp fangs,zorvath instinct took over.He sprang into action,his body reacting with an unatural swiftness. His feet

Left the ground,and for a moment,he felt weightless assive he was floating above the underbus.His movement became fluid and precise,like a predictor honed by years of survival.

In that instant,zorvath knew implicitly that he had surpassed the strength of any normal human.

Zorvath dodged and weaved, avoiding the snakes lightning fast strike with ease it was quite obvious that compared to him the snake was weak.He was about to counterattack,his knuckles whitened ready to strike,when the snake unleashed a stream of acidic venom from its mouth.

Zorvath barely avoided the death spray leaping to the side with a speed that would put a human to shame.He watched in horror as the acid landed on the green land scape,

Causing the plant and grass to writhe and melt away like wax in a furnance.

As the snake continued to spew out it acid and venom,zorvath darted between the rocks and trees,using the natural environment to shield himself from the deadly spray.He weaved and dodged his agility and quick reflexes allowing him to avoid the acids corrosive touch.The rocks and trees around him bore the brunt of the attack,their surface hissing and bubling as the acid ate away at them.zorvath knew he couldn't keep this up much longer -he needed to come up with a plan to take down the serpent before it was too late.

With his enhanced perception he was able to pinpoint the serpent vulnerable spot's-a small scale patch located behind its neck.

He focused his attention on that weak point determined to strike true.However the snakes erratic movement and relentless acid attacks made it a challenging target.

Zorvath launched a series of swift and precise strikes, but the snakes agility allowed him to deflect most of them.A few times,zorvath attacks barely missed the mark striking the surrounding area instead.

The snake countered with more acid spray forcing zorvath to dance around his attacks his movement a blur as he sought to create more opportunities,after what felt like an eternity zelph landed the decisive blow lodging his fist deep enough into the vulnerable spot as it body went Ridgid and it's venom ceased to flow .

...

[LEVEL UP]

[Level up]

[Level up]

40 coins gained during battle

......