
Two ravines. Normally, a normal person would curl up at the sight of them, but Litty did not. He observed the situation from the grassy area and planned his attack.
The bays have a lower rank than salamanders, but they move faster. Even if he attacked from this distance, they would be able to notice it and dodge it in time.
If that's the case, how about a little closer?
“Ah…! Not good!”
Bay watched Litty and the two fearlessly ran towards him one after another. As they get closer to Litty, the faster among them pounces (jumps) at him.
Litty stepped forward and bowed slightly to avoid his attack. In that small span of time, Litty carried out a sideways attack on the others who were running on the ground and were about to bite him. Fresh blood shot out from his gaping mouth from that slash.
After landing, the first ravine slammed into Litty from behind.
Realizing his movements, Litty immediately made a high jump, enough to be a few meters above the head of the ravine. Still high up in the air, he changed his position and attacked with full force from above, instantly tearing apart the back of the ravine with his sword.
“Ah, I can handle them ..”
I was worried whether I could perform well against demons I had never seen other than in books. Although the abyss was only a tier 5 demon, the sense of accomplishment was pleasant.
However, I do need to reflect on a few things. This time, there were only two demons and their rank was not high either, so I decided to hunt them down to test my abilities. However, there will be times when a large number of demons gather in one group, so I have to be very careful when dealing with them.
After all, if they were to pay attention to me and attack me, I would be in deep trouble. For adventures to come and be more dangerous, I need to improve even more.
After processing the bay, I just took back the part I needed. As I explored the area, night fell, and the first day of the exam was about to end
But the night could be more unpredictable. Unwilling to risk being the bait of the ravine in his sleep, Litty decides to take a nap.
Solo activities are inevitable because no one takes turns keeping.
It was three days longer than he expected, and even though it was not too stressful compared to the time he spent in the Demon Forest for a week, it was still an exhausting struggle.
Litty lay down early and closed her eyes.
In the morning of the second day. Fortunately, no one attacked him as he slept for a while the entire night, but he could not sleep well. While feeling a little listless, Litty suddenly wondered how Rome was doing.
Rome must have had the same problem with him. Besides, Litty doesn't trust the examiner, Rogai.
He reminded her of Aldis from Yggdrasia. Even if he survived, not necessarily he would be allowed to pass the examination.
If he stays for three days, and he doesn't acknowledge his success…
“I'm sure, will definitely make him admit it.”
He always maintains a positive attitude, but when it comes to his goals, he is too stoic.
I have to become an adventurer in this city, raise funds, and return home at least once.
Litty's heart stiffened a little at the thought of having to say goodbye to the old couple one day. Meetings and partings are inevitable if you make a living as an adventurer.
Litty decided that this was not the time to be sentimental about such things, and take another walk around the area.
He was more wary of his surroundings, making use of the lessons he learned from yesterday's encounter with the ravine. If he found enemies, he would try to attack them from behind.
He did not hesitate to kill the demons, even though they did nothing to him. In this wilderness, everyone struggled to survive, but as humans and demons, one had to die for the survival of others.
If the gap continues to grow in the region, then the forestry business by loggers will become extinct. So, for humans, it is important to keep their population under control.
Simply put, it's just a matter of survival of the fittest.
Litty, who lives deep in the woods, understands this.
Not long after, Litty saw a herd of 4 bays. He seriously thought about retreating.
However, after thinking about his fight with the 2 bays not too long ago, and coupled with the fact that he had the advantage of realizing it first, he decided to fight.
Even though he was the first to attack and kill one of the four ravines utilizing the element of surprise, there were still 3 ravines left to take care of. Surprisingly, the remaining ravines surrounded him from three different directions, as if they had done so several times.
Litty won't be able to escape, but that doesn't mean she's being harmed.
“Teyaaah!”
Compared to the Supra air attack, this was somewhat easier. He threw a fist-sized stone into the throat of the ravine that leaped towards him, to frighten him.
As for the other two, he immediately timed his Parrying Cleave and ruthlessly slashed at them. Not wasting any time, he finished off the badly injured bay as they tried to get up.
[T/N: Parrying Cleave is a 360* counter-slash used against multiple enemies to block or attack them.]
“There is only one left.”
The ravine hit by the stone scratched the ground with its claws. It seems like they still want to fight. Normally, the abyss had already run off by now, but this one seemed aggressive.
Litty accepted the challenge.
But the abyss was suddenly cut down.
“Yeah, that's a close call.”
“Checker?”
He was dressed out of place with a sword in one hand and a bottle of Sake in the other. Gulf blood dripped from the sword of the Rogai Examiner, whose face was flushed red.
He came out of the forest and killed the bay quickly. He was a bit dazed, but he could still kill the abyss under such circumstances.
“You are lucky congratulations, but you failed.”
“What? However, what you just said ... “
“If I help you, you will fail. Didn't I tell you that at the beginning?”
“I, I can drop it myself!”
“No, that's a close call. Whatever, it's a bad attitude to save.”
Little understand. This man had planned to do this from the very beginning. He will show up at the right time and run to help.
He can sell help and at the same time reject candidates he does not like. Litty, who he thought would die on the first day, surprisingly stayed put, so he was forced to take action.
“Thank you for that. However, I defeated the other three.
“Ya, right. But I saved you in the end. That's a fact.”
Litty boils at one point of this affirmation. Why is this man, as well as Aldis, so reluctant to succumb to others?
Why would I let someone like that disturb my dreams? He could not hide his anger.
“Why are you...!”
“What? Don't tell me you're trying to fight with me? No, I don't think so. You're good for beginners, but you can't beat me.
“If I win, will you accept me?”
“Ha ha ha! You don't have to do that.”
“Will you?”
Rogai, whose body temperature must have risen due to alcohol, felt cold. Unknowingly, he tried to grab his sword.
But a moment later, something jumped out of the bushes behind him.
“Wah!”
A new ravine came out and pounced on Rogai from behind. Due to the liquor and the element of surprise in the attack, Rogai's reaction speed was not fast enough to dodge or pull out his sword. The taring bay had already approached him.
“Ha!”
Unexpectedly, just before the bay was about to bite Rogai, his neck was cut off. One to attack is Rome.
Sighing, he brushed off the blood on his sword.
Rogai, who had fallen due to the impact of the ravine corpse, looked at Rome.
“Ki-kuh! What, you!?”
“That's a close call, isn't it? By the way, what happens if the examiner survives?”
“It has nothing to do with it! I can do something! Just wasting time!”
“You don't even hold your sword.”
Rogai who panicked with the intention of Rome, immediately pulled out his sword. It was not a situation that could be taken advantage of, no matter how one looked at it.
With one wrong move, he could lose his life. He knew that too, but knowing it made me feel disappointed.
Now that the alcohol he had been drinking before the meeting was increasing, he could not even stand up properly.
“Ugh, shit! You dare mock me! You mother f...!”
“Do you need help? I've got water here if you want it?
“No! I don't need it!”
“... You're really a jerk.”
“Roma-san!”
When I called out to him, I saw something strange. Something was approaching from the depths of the forest, making a very loud sound.
Both Litty and Roma knew what it was when they saw it. They had seen it before in the information from the Adventurers Guild.
“That's impossible.”
“Roma-san, isn't that the Named monster, Forest Leader ?”
The named monster was a demon that possessed extraordinary strength compared to the other demons in the area.
They could mutate, or wandering monsters from elsewhere. In the latter case, they could be a threat to the ecosystem, but the former is the forest leader.
It was the boss of the bay herd, and its body was several times larger than a normal member. It was the most dangerous demon in Baruni Mountain, and its rank was…
“It is a demon level 4.. We must immediately do something.”
“What the fuck is that?”
“Tester, do you not know? Even though you have retired from active duty, shouldn't you at least check the information about the place you entered before?”
“But this is the fourth level, right? I can take care of it!”
He could not fight with his staggered steps. It's clear to both of us.
He did not even check the information about the named monster, but instead drank alcohol and took pride in his past achievements.
For Roma, his humiliation was shown directly, and he did not care about him at all.
But for Litty, he was a worthy rescue target.
“Tester, please retreat.”
Listening to the words of a novice, who had not even reached the 5th rank, was truly embarrassing for Rogai. Normally, facing a demon of that level would make Rogai think twice before fighting him.
But the humiliation he had to accept had just begun. As if to nail, to the arrogant Rogai, Roma stood in front of him to show his protection.