My Fenrir System: Heir To The End-Chapter 10: Hunters test Part - 3

"Gasp... gasp... gasp... Cough, cough, I didn't expect to survive all that!"

Erik coughs up blood, his expression is wrinkled from the pain of the wounds inflicted by the black-toothed wolves. But he is relieved that the wounds are healing, thanks to his 'Savage Regeneration' ability.

He stood for a while waiting, while the wounds healed. The sun's rays filtered through the leaves of the trees and reflected in the fresh blood that stained the ground.

Feeling the light breeze with the scent of blood, gently beat, he closed his eyes, letting the skill do its work, while he recovered from the fatigue.

After a while, when Erik felt his wounds had closed, before getting up he looked at the special watch he was given.

"It has been two hours since the test began."

When I checked that two hours had passed since the start of the race, he realized that he had been running for two hours.

"Ugrh..."

A groan of pain escaped his lips as he stood up, even though the wounds had healed, he still had a throbbing pain throughout his body.

"Phew..."

He let out a long sigh standing fully upright, he has to continue to complete the daily mission.

He was now heading towards the 'East' area where the undead skeletons were located, as it was the closest for him.

Erik is not sure if he can make it to the undead skeletons' territory alive, because he is not in his best condition, and he doesn't know if he will be attacked on the way.

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After walking for an hour and a half at a slow pace, being almost 100% recovered, he only had minor injuries that did not represent any problem.

He is now in the 'East' of the forest, in the territory of the undead skeletons.

"Wow, this place is totally different from where I was a moment ago!"

Erik exclaimed in awe at the sight before him.

The place where he stands, the land is desolate and lifeless. Everything he sees is pure death, from the ground to the trees, which are completely withered.

He had never seen anything like this in his life!

The contrast between where he is a moment ago, and now, is very different, as if it were a representation of life and death.

'... W-what is this that I am feeling?'

Looking at this lifeless place, he feels strangely comfortable. He has no way to explain this feeling.

'Could it be because I am the embodiment of the end that I feel so comfortable in this place?'

Although he has no way of confirming this thought, he feels he has something to do with it.

Smash!

While gazing at the completely desolate surroundings, Erik heard a loud noise behind him.

He turned quickly to see what had caused the noise, but when he turned around he saw a dagger only inches from his neck.

"... Damn it!"

Unable to react in time, he covered himself with the spear, which avoided being decapitated.

Clang!

The sound of clashing metal echoed through the air. Before he could react he received a clean kick in the stomach, which sent him flying a few meters.

"Puaj..."

Erik rolled on the ground after taking the kick in the stomach squarely, which caught him off guard.

"Cough!"

He coughed blood, started to sit up using the spear as a support, and looked to the front.

There he saw a man dressed in black and a hood covering his face, the only thing visible was the big maniacal smile on his face.

'I didn't realize there was someone following me...'

He hadn't felt that he had been followed, so Erik came to a quick conclusion from this.

'He's an assassin'

As in the online games, people, when they wake up, get a job, which can be: as a warrior, archer, mage, healer, support, and more.

Depending on the job they awaken, they also derive their skills.

For example, the man who just attacked Erik his job is an assassin, and one of the skills he has is "Stealth".

'Shit, if it wasn't for the sound he made, my head would be rolling on the floor right now'.

He felt a sharp shiver, run down his back at this thought, as he felt death touch his shoulder.

"..."

Erik looked at the man with a nervous expression, feeling a sharp pain in his stomach.

"Oh~, looks like you managed to get up after receiving my attack."

The man spoke with surprise, but his tone was full of arrogance and since.

"Why did you suddenly attack me!"

Erik did not understand the reason why the man attacked him, it was the first time he had seen him, so he did not understand why he was attacked.

Erik's problem is that in this matter he is too innocent, he doesn't know how cruel and dirty the hunter's world is. Because everything he has seen is from the news.

And the newscasts do not show the reality of the hunters' world, they paint everything pink, in order to have a clean image, and ignore the reality of things.

Erik, as he knew nothing about the world of hunters, believed all the lies told by the news.

And now he is realizing the reality and truth of things, the same when they tell a child that Santa Claus doesn't exist.

"HAHAHAHA~!"

The man let out a big laugh, hearing the stupid question he was asked, it had been a long time since he had laughed so hard.

"Are you seriously wondering why I'm attacking you?"

"... Yes"

"Kakaka. The reason is simple, I do it because I can, and I have the power to do it. You may think it's irrational or absurd, but that doesn't matter to me, because in this world only the strong are right, and you! Are weaker than me so I am right!"

The man said with a crazy expression, and his eyes shone brightly as he pointed the dagger at him.

"..."

Erik did not know how to react to the man's words, because they contained some truth in them, and now he is realizing the true face of the hunters.

And everything he saw on the news, 90% of it is completely false.

Apretó con fuerza la lanza y adoptó una postura un tanto extra?a debido a que no tiene experiencia.

Erik looked nervously at the man, To be honest, he was scared, this would be his first time facing a human and he didn't know what to do.

"Why don't you..."

Seeing this, the man was about to say something, but noticing Erik's expression, he pulled out his other dagger.

He pounced on Erik laughing like a madman....

"HAHAHAHAHA~!"

With quick movements, the man was already in front of him.

Erik launched a lunge towards the man's body, who jumped to the side and dodged the attack with ease.

He then activated his "Sharp Blade" skill and launched a slash towards Erik's neck.

Erik, with a nervous expression, gritted his teeth and moved the spear to protect his neck.

Clang!

The sound of clashing metal echoed in the surroundings.

Erik and the man stared at each other.

"Khakakaka!"

The man is laughing loudly, while Erik shows a complicated expression, resisting the attack.

The man threw a kick to the side, which Erik couldn't dodge, and it connected directly with his liver, knocking him backward as he held his side with a pained expression.

"Kuh-guhk! Damn, this hurts!"

Erik grunted in pain, clutching his side, leaving him completely unprotected.

The man took advantage of Erik's vulnerability and launched a series of attacks from all sides, deliberately avoiding his vital points, while blood gushed from his body, staining the air red.

"HAHAHAHAHAH~!!! Come on, scream, scream!"

Said the man with a completely unhinged laugh as he continued to throw slashes all over Erik's body.

But contrary to what I expected, Erik didn't let out a single scream, not even a grunt, and his whole body was covered in blood and cuts.

'Why can't I hear his screams?'

This surprised the man, who expected to hear the cries of pain and desperate pleas.

'Damn it, I want to scream, my whole body hurts...'

Erik didn't understand why he didn't let out a single scream despite all the severe pain he felt.

It was as if something was holding him back, as if by screaming he was losing something important. He didn't know what that something important was that he would lose, that's why his existence refused to let out a single scream.

When she felt that the attacks were over, her whole world was completely red due to the blood that had entered her eyes.

He looked up and saw that the man was completely surprised, even a little scared. The smile he had a moment ago was nowhere in sight.

"Why did you stop the attack?"

From Erik's lips came a completely distorted voice because much of the oral cords were severed, causing the man to flinch.

"You... What the hell are you...?"

The man exclaimed in complete horror, pointing at Erik, who was recovering from his injuries.

He watched in amazement as Erik's eyes were now those of a wolf.

"You are not... hum..."

The man didn't have a chance to finish his sentence when his head was split in two by a sword.

Caused his brain and cerebellum to fall separately to the ground, followed by his eyes and teeth.

The man's limp body collapsed, his tongue and nose, as fluids from the ventricles spilled all over his body.

As the man's limp body fell to the ground, the presence of an undead skeleton is revealed behind him, armed with a sword stained with the man's blood.

"That's right, I had forgotten, we're in the undead skeleton zone."

Erik had completely forgotten that he is in the 'Eastern' part of the forest. The confrontation had made him forget where he was currently.

As he continued to watch the skeleton, his body was healing from the cuts and, in the blink of an eye, he saw an arrow inches from his face.

Clang!

As the arrow hit the spear, a loud metallic sound echoed in the desolate place.

"?!"

Erik watched this with surprise; he blinked for a second and almost ended up with an arrow embedded in his forehead.

Rattle! Rattle! Rattle!

When his vision improved, he found himself surrounded by many undead skeletons.

"One, two, three, four, five... ten... twenty... forty.... One hundred!"

As he counted all the skeletons present in the place, his expression darkened completely.

Now he could not employ the same tactic he used against the black-toothed wolves, as this place was completely desolate, and he also did not have the strength to run, due to the fact that his body was full of cuts.

"... Damn."

That was the only thing that left Erik's lips as he watched the undead skeletons run towards him.

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