The two beasts stood facing each other, separated by only a few meters, yet neither of them dared to take the first step.

’I have taken severe damage, and lost a lot of blood. I cannot continue fighting in this state, I must finish him off quickly.’ Arthur organized his thoughts, and caught his breath.

Despite his poor condition, he did not think about retreating, not out of courage, but because the scales had begun to tip in his favor, for the leopard had been injured and lost the will to fight.

The leopard cautiously examined their surroundings, and searched for an opening to flee through, its motives for retreating were clear, for predatory monsters like itself, prolonged battles were not in its favor.

For if it sustained a very severe injury, it would weaken, and would no longer be able to hunt, and in that case it would either die of hunger or simply become prey for another monster, for there was no place for the weak in the forest.

But Arthur, unlike the rest of the monsters, did not care about this rule, and decided to risk everything, he took a deep breath and gathered his strength. ’I will not let it escape after this deadly fight, just a little more and I will be able to defeat it.’

In the sky the last ray of light disappeared, and darkness imposed its dominance over the world, and at that moment Arthur suddenly attacked the leopard .

The leopard was startled, and as a defensive reaction, it surged forward hard as well and tried to intercept him.

Arthur was expecting this, he jumped nimbly to the side and dodged it easily, and while he was in the air he swiped with his sharp claws, and tore the left side of its face.

Growl!

Blood flew from the leopard ’s face accompanied by the remains of its left eye, it cried out loudly, and lost its balance for a moment.

It automatically realized it was no longer able to fight, and without any hesitation it ran away at its maximum speed, but unfortunately for it Arthur was not going to let it leave that easily.

He surged after it and pounced on it from its blind side so it would not notice him, he grabbed it and bit it by the neck.

All the leopard could do was twist and resist for a while before it fell as a lifeless corpse.

[ +9XP ]

"This bastard finally died, damn, it really put me through a hard time." Arthur panted with great exhaustion.

Joy filled his face and he felt proud of what he had done, even though he had been severely injured, to him it was worth the effort, for killing a predatory monster is not a simple thing.

His happiness did not last long, and his seriousness quickly returned to him, he stared at the battlefield filled with fur and blood, then looked at his cave which was located nearby.

"Tsk, this place is not safe, this time I was lucky and survived, and honestly I am still weak, and my reactions are slow, had it not been for the Primal Predator bloodline which kept me calm and rational, the victory would have gone to the leopard ."

As was his habit, he examined his surroundings well, then placed the leopard ’s carcass in the Dimensional Storage, and bearing the pain that weighed heavily on him he cleaned the battlefield.

He concealed their traces well, then entered his cave, and lay down on the comfortable pile of straw.

He followed his instincts which were like an innate guide, and licked his wounds. This strange act helped him relieve the pain, and his saliva contained useful enzymes that protect against some germs and speed up the healing process.

When he had rested enough, he got up with difficulty and moved a little away from his bed then took out the leopard ’s carcass, and ate it, for the fierce battle he had fought had drained almost all his strength.

[ +4XP ]

Despite his hatred of raw meat, he left nothing from the carcass except the bones and the disgusting organs.

[ — Status — ]

[ HP: 32/100 ] [ XP: 20/300 ]

[ Mana: 0/0 ] [ EP: 2 ]

Name: Arthur Grafton

Race: Wolf

Rank: F

[ — Attributes — ]

Strength: 12

Endurance: 12

Speed: 8

Agility: 5

Vitality: 10

Perception: 30

Mana Control: 0

[ — Skills — ]

Dimensional Storage (D) – Evaluation (D) – Enhanced Senses (F)

[ — Bloodline — ]

Primal Predator (SSS) ]

He licked the blood from his face, and examined his Attributes which had not changed much from the first day.

"Only two days have passed since I came to this world, that period was more than enough for me to realize how important strength is, so I cannot be lazy or rest, I must hunt and prey, and gain as much XP as possible.

Weakness is a sin whose consequences cannot be tolerated, Rank F may seem very powerful by the standards of an ordinary human from Earth, but unfortunately it is not something significant in this place, currently I am still at the bottom of the food chain."

He stared at the screen for a short moment, then commanded the system. "Add one Evolution Point to Endurance and one to Vitality. I hope this will help speed up my body’s recovery process, in my current state I will not be able to hunt for a long time and that is not a good thing."

[ Allocation Complete ]

The small increase did not bring him any improvement, he let out a short sigh and felt a little frustrated, he returned to his bed, and when he was about to sleep, a strange idea crossed his mind.

’Wait, the Primal Predator bloodline has many useful effects, perhaps it can help me recover as well, well, there is no harm in trying.’

Without any hesitation he activated the effects of his bloodline, and at that moment his pain eased greatly, and he entered a strange state of indifference, he silently monitored his physical condition, and after half an hour, he felt a little improvement, but in return, he was struck by extreme exhaustion.

At the forty minute mark he was no longer able to continue, and deactivated the effect of the Primal Predator bloodline, for he had realized that it did not work without a price, and it had drained a large portion of his vitality and mental strength.

Arthur did not find enough time to examine the results, for exhaustion overcame him and he fell into a deep sleep, and so the night passed quickly, as dawn approached a faint buzzing sound reached his ears, and his senses warned him of something approaching.

Bzzzzz!

He quickly opened his eyes, and looked at the source of the sound, and at that moment he saw a giant mosquito creeping toward him with nothing but greed for his blood.

He was a little surprised, and since he had fought insects a lot in his previous apartment on Earth he went back to pretending to be asleep, he waited for it until it got close to him, then pounced on it and tore it into three pieces with his claws.

[ +0.3XP ]

His sudden movement reopened all his wounds, intense pain spread throughout his entire body and he let out a muffled groan.