s holding its breath after the small massacre that had just oc

ing. My stomach still burned from Kevin's sword cut, and for

least former friends. I stared at my hands for a long moment. It was strange

ion is so simple. They wanted to kill me, but I killed them first-simply surviva

ation was

about it later, the priority now

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ore I kill, the stronger I grow. Simple,

now the next problem appeared: I was alone in the monster forest without foo

or Mana Sense allowed me to faintly sense the energy c

ich was very interesting. Previously, this information would have made me pani

needed food, and the nearest monster might be the so

fying when alone, with the sounds of insects, moving leaves, and the occasional snapp

te pleasant, and near the stream were two small monsters drinking, resembling rabbits if they h

ication

Hare

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preciated. The first monster leaped quickly, and I activated Ember Slash, heati

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ts fur ablaze. The Night Hare screamed and fell to its

sona

, my agility was much better now, I closed the distance quickly, stabbing, killing con

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outine of killing, absorbing, growing, repeating. L

at the demon-eyed rabbit monster for a long time. Hm

surviving an assassination at

ood. A few minutes later, the monster meat was burning on the stalk. The

, I ate while sitting near the river the night

ise, no one calling my name-just me and the forest. It was strange, but not bad, in fact, it was

ranch rock I held my eyes slowly closing, I have to sleep for a few hours tomo

ed again. No, not yet. I needed to get stronger, much stronger, strong enough to make everyone thin

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