SEVEN GATES: WAR OF CHAOS
Chapter 2.8: Leveling in the Zone of Curse
I woke up, opened my eyes slowly but it was obvious that the surroundings still looked like night, I'm sure that I've slept so long that my fatigue has gone away but this place is still night, I may have fallen asleep until the next night, naturally where in my body is almost completely exhausted because of yesterday's fight.
“What's” asked Raven to look under the tree, she immediately went down to check a white suspicious object that looks like a cloth that is wrapping something
Suddenly it moved to my surprise, it turned out that the white thing was a white wolf that was out of nowhere, it was so strange that I never remembered that there was a white wolf in this fifth zone, this fifth zone, but somehow I felt that this wolf was harmless and instead seemed to want to help me, he got up from his sleep and immediately sat facing me.
“Wolf? are you from the Flame Wolf species?” asked Raven stroking the wolf's head, Raven was very interested in stroking the wolf's head because the fur looked very smooth
“What I said, there is no way he can answer it” muttered Raven smiling
This white wolf had a child, it was the size of an adult cat she was still asleep quietly, I did not want to wake her but an adult wolf woke her up by licking her child's body when I saw her child, she said, his son woke up immediately approaching me jumping straight at me, I don't know what happened but I clearly caught the wolf cub with both hands.
I don't know why I felt so familiar with the two of them when we just met, which is strange. I had to find food immediately because my stomach was rumbling, but the white wolf immediately showed the results of the hunt, he hid the prey with tree leaves.
“Night Rabbit, and Wild Pig!” raven was surprised
“Do you want to give it to me?, it is very helpful I will cook it for you and your son” said Raven
Again I spoke to the wolf, but I knew they would not be able to answer, what was wrong with me? Have I gone crazy? ask Raven to herself
Raven cooked up the Night Rabbit and the Wild Boar with her fire magic and wind magic, she roasted the meat, Raven and the wolf ate together as if the activity was normal when they had just met.
After eating I decided to explore the surrounding area, I met some monsters like the Night Rabbit and some Flame Wolf tails, I met some monsters, but it's weird that I see night Rabbits not sleeping at night they're still very active and attacking me, when I finished defeating the monsters somehow I subconsciously took them somewhere in the cave.
As I hunted the white wolf following from behind, they saw me from a distance as if watching me. When they entered the cave they did not come in and kept waiting outside, I was very surprised to see the cave wall that was striped with lines that seemed to be made by someone, I was surprised to see, because I saw a pile of monster corpses I finally put them there but before I did not forget to take the magic crystals in the head or stomach.
Wait a minute where I know that the magic crystal is on his head or stomach, suddenly my head ached a lot trying to remember something but it seemed like the information I wanted to remember was pitch black fog made me confused. After I saw one of the inscriptions in the cave then I realized my situation now…
“It turns out I was the one who wrote the line, how many today?” tanya Raven wrote down the next line on the cave wall
There is a Post that is plastered near the storage of so many magic crystals, it says ‘Raven you are lost in this zone, every day you will lose memory, remember to write a line on the wall gua’
The magic crystals gathered by Raven were so numerous that it was enough to create a small hill two meters high, moreover the pile of corpses of defeated monsters had already piled up its bones.
I don't know how long it has been but the pile of monsters that have become bones and lines in the cave bear silent witness that I have been experiencing this situation for over a year, I deserve to feel so lonely that I have the white wolf talking…
The confusing thing in this zone is the state of the surrounding environment that is never noon, either because the sunlight cannot enter here or maybe I am cursed. I suspect that I am being cursed by a monster making my memory limited to just one day, then I have to search for that monster!
I will get out of here and take the sword from the magic crystal storage. I came out of the cave and immediately went around looking for the monster that cursed me, I had no clue but for sure I would kill all the monsters I encountered.
I met the Flame Wolf, Burst Flame Wolf, even with Aerogorilla, I also met some monsters that looked like the Wild Boar just that he had long fangs and devil horns on his head, even the tail is a round stone shape that seems to function to balance itself when standing, because the appearance of the boar's head is larger than its body.
The Wild Boar I named with Curse Boar which means Forest Pig curse, I named it so because of the attack.
SLASH
I slashed the boar, he I could defeat it with just one slash, but strangely after defeating him I even got a muscle-paralysis curse, as the name suggests this curse paralyzes the target muscle completely, yeah, because I lost my memory, so it's probably normal to be a white wolf watching me from afar and keeping me from monster attacks, he's doing it like he's used to it.
“Hehehe sorry yes I even trouble you again” said Raven spontaneously with a smile, Raven was lying on the ground unable to move
The wolf licked its fine fur fur and looked at me as if he was telling me to just calm down because he was reliable in this kind of situation, I had once thought that this wild boar was the one who gave me the curse but the condition to give a curse this strong then the magic must continue to be active and controlled, he said, different from this boar curse that will last a while and will disappear when the mana given by the boar is exhausted.
“Hah... Will I continue this way?” tanya Raven looked at the sky covered by the dense leaves of tree trees so that it made her unable to see the sky
“Oh yes! I can go to the tallest tree and look for clues!” said Raven
A few hours later…
Finally I was able to move, I immediately climbed a nearby tree and stopped on the branch after it was high enough but how surprised I was to see a ‘ nothing above, I checked it, I checked it, better you get down and get some rest’ I know who wrote on that tree branch, yes he was me yesterday or yesterday again I don't know for sure I've tried to look for clues by looking for the tallest tree top but failed and this message prevented me from doing the same thing.
Maybe I should go back now because I don't know how long I've been exploring this place, which must be the monster magic crystals already full inside the bag. I don't remember the way home but the wolf led me to the place where I was first here, I stayed asleep there hoping that help would come.
…
“Raven, Raven, get up” said Ariana who woke me up in my room, she was wearing casual clothes and smiling at me, it seemed like she was waking up for breakfast
“Breakfast is ready” shouted Mother
“Good morning Raven” said Ariana
I opened my eyes and immediately sat in a semi-conscious state I replied to him “good morning, didn't I tell you not to enter my room carelessly, if you want to wake me up just tap the door” said Raven in a flat tone, she has not been fully aware of her sleep
“I just want to see your sleeping face” said Ariana
Our family had breakfast together in the dining room, with a bright morning atmosphere, I really enjoyed this moment, but somehow I felt like I had forgotten something very important but it wasn't too much of a distraction during my time with Ariana.
After breakfast dad talk to me “Raven do you have a schedule? I want you to train children in orphanage” said Father
“Hah? What did dad say? I can't have a schedule, I'm a Gate Hunter! Work schedule I can arrange as I please” reply
“Gate Hunter?” said Ariana looking at me with a confused expression, father and mother also turned to me in confusion
“What is Gate Hunter?” ask Ariana curiously
I know that there are no lies on the faces of my father, mother and Ariana and I was really very surprised because they did not know what the Gate Hunter was, maybe they were joking with me.
“Hahaha don't joke, that Gate Hunter is a job that exterminates monsters that come out of the mysterious gate that appears in the western part of the kingdom's death forest
When someone knocked on the door, she opened the door and greeted the guest. It turned out that the guest was my bodyguard who picked me up to go to the mansion, mother immediately told me to get ready - ready.
“You have a schedule today yes, it's a pity” said the smiling father
“Ariana? Do you really not know?” my question is, I just make sure, but I already know that Ariana really does not know
“Don't know, hurry up and go to the mansion of the young lord, your bodyguard is waiting for you, take it easy I will go in your place to train children in orphanage” said Ariana smiling confidently and looking at me as if telling me to rely on him.
Because of that smile I remembered something!
“No!” raven said get out of the house
I vividly remembered that Ariana smiled at me like that last time when she sacrificed herself to protect me, how shocked it was when I got out of the house there was a white wolf waiting for me outside.
The wolf looked at me from a distance, as if watching me from afar, Ariana chased me out and hugged me from behind.
“What's Raven? You look confused today” whispered Ariana slowly in my ear
“No! Unhand me! You're not Ariana! Ariana never hugged me from behind! He also never said a soft word to me!” said Raven letting go of her embrace forcefully
“What you say, I am Ariana, your fiancee, it is natural that you”, Ariana said
WUSH
“Wind Blade” says Raven
Wind slashes almost hit Ariana's head, Raven attacked Ariana with murderous intent.
“Ariana is not my fiancee! I know it! Who are you!” raven shouted attack again with Wind Blade
“I am Ariana, Raven. Why don't you believe” said Ariana with a plain smile
“NO YOU ARE NOT ARIANA!” raven shouted until he woke up from his dream
I woke up instantly falling from the tree branch of my bed, I felt that the dream was not an ordinary dream, moreover I felt the flow of mana around me was very strange, I'm pretty sure this is the effect of the curse, and I'm pretty sure that the monster that cursed me is near here because the flow of mana is so pronounced!
Suddenly I heard a voice from the bush, the white wolf and his son immediately responded by chasing after the monster, I followed their steps.
“Physical reinforcement stage two, Rapid Test” said Raven, the aura of his body giving off a blue color of strengthening magic mark has been successful
Raven's footsteps became fast to the point that she could chase the monster and catch it.
The monster looked like a woman with the top of a human body between her legs like a horse with four legs, she also had very long ears that pointed upwards, he said, his skin color was dark and his eyes were light blue, moreover he did not wear anything on the top.
It made me accidentally hold his chest, but because of his ugly face I immediately spontaneously slashed his head, but suddenly I stopped because he could talk and imitate the voice of Ariana “don't kill me Raven, but suddenly I stopped because she can talk and imitate Ariana , I love you” he said
I immediately slashed her head, she died instantly, I felt very upset when she imitated Ariana's voice to tease me, after the monster died I felt a little mentally relieved, a few moments later I felt a very hot taste in my eyes.
“What is this?” raven shouted holding both of his eyes, his eyes closed in heat.
I fainted among the white wolves that followed me, it seemed like I had been cursed for killing the monster.
…
A few days later…
Finally I found my way out of that dangerous zone, I was able to get out because the curse of that memory had broken me, besides that I gained a new ability that is mind manipulation, I was able to get out, I can activate this skill just by looking at the target, the skill only works to beings who have weak minds or weak mentality. Because of this ability I was able to understand the thoughts of monsters that did not speak, because I could now read a little of their thoughts.
The white wolf was finally relieved towards me because after a long time of fighting its master had managed to get out of this cursed zone in zone 4, I just found out that all this time I was in a very dangerous zone in zone four, so dangerous this zone until the monsters in zone four just did not dare to enter, because if they get in the chance of getting out is very small.
And finally I knew that my strength had greatly increased, resistance to fire, resistance to curses, I also got a very overpowering skill that is mind control I named it Mind Hack, moreover the most important thing was that the mana capacity I had was enormous because the magic crystals I had accumulated for a long time I converted into mana could indirectly add to one's mana capacity.
The conversion method is quite easy by focusing on absorbing magic crystals around the same as when focusing on absorbing mana around the air, with the mind control skill I can control my mind to make it easier to focus, which can make me perform magic without neatness more efficiently.
It's a pity because the magic crystal I got could be a lot of money if I take it to the guild but it's a mountain where I might be able to take it, she said, I only carry one bag and the rest I convert.
In these few days I tried the fire resistance ability I had by attacking the Burst Flame Wolf and letting it attack me with their fire attacks. I also tested the poison resistance I had by eating raw Night Rabbit meat.
“It looks like my perception of time has started to break” said Raven who woke up at night
Strange when I sleep at night why wake up in the middle of the night? Is it possible that the actual time is different from the one in that dangerous zone? Or is it just a perception of time broken? I don't know which one is true but for sure I only counted one day when I woke up from my sleep in that dangerous zone, so it might be different from a real time zone.
Maybe I had been stuck for a few months in that zone, I finally decided to hunt monsters as usual then continue sleeping until I woke up during the day.
“NO!” yells a girl
I woke up to the sound of the girl screaming, because I had not heard a human voice for a long time I went straight to the source of the voice and saw a girl who was about to be attacked by Aerogorilla.
Long story short I saved him and drove him to the nearest post and didn't forget to erase his memory because I felt he would be a huge hassle if he considered me as his hero or prince.
Next I looked for the nearest Aero Gorilla group because usually Aero Gorillas live in groups which means they cannot be found alone unless exiled, Aero Gorilla usually walk the way around the river, which means that they cannot be found alone, they forage for fish in rivers or eat medicinal plants that grow around rivers.
After successfully slaughtering the Aero Gorilla group I decided to return to the sixth zone to buy equipment there, especially clothing armor equipment. The white wolf and its cubs always followed me, I was finally able to name them, the adult wolf named Gedo and the little Pochi, I gave the name Gedo which means guard or protector while Pochi was to present his agility and speed which made me grow furious.
When I returned to the sixth zone I instead got a summons to the guild, the letter had been addressed to me for a long time since a few months ago, I had a bad feeling about this.