Chapter 6

Night had finally fallen.

After the sun went down, the air in the forest became heavier and heavier.

Many of the monsters here seemed to be nocturnal creatures. As soon as the sky turned dark, the monsters appeared in every corner of the forest and began to enter an active state.

Under such circumstances, there was no doubt that the night here would be more dangerous than the day.

Fortunately, after the sun went down, Shien finally found a hiding place that met his requirements.

It was a cave located at the bottom of a cliff.

"If it's there, it should be enough for me to spend the night, right?"

Shien, who was hiding in the bushes at the side of the cave, saw this scene, but his face did not show any joy.

Because …

"No matter how I look at it, that guy doesn't look like he'll agree to let me go inside."

Taking a closer look, in front of the cave, there was a monster lying there.

It was a demonic dog that was as sturdy as a cheetah. Its body was covered in spots, and its fur was pitch-black. There were flames flickering on its back.

The Hellhound seemed to have fallen asleep. It lay in front of the cave with its eyes closed and its back rising and falling slightly. Its breathing was also rather stable, but every breath it took was accompanied by an unbearable heat, causing flames to spurt out from its mouth, nose, and even the gaps of its tightly shut eyes. It looked like a hellfire hound that guarded the gates of hell, causing people to feel fear.

Shien felt a little helpless.

"Although I've been mentally prepared for this …"

After all, he had specifically followed the feedback from the [Enemy Awareness] skill to find his way here, so it was natural to encounter a monster.

However, seeing such a ferocious monster appear in front of him, Shien's heart was still a little afraid.

According to the reaction from the [Enemy Awareness] skill, this Hellhound should be weaker than the Raptor during the day, causing the feedback from the skill to be weaker. But this time, it was different from the day.

This time, Shien was not being attacked, but he had to attack the monster instead.

In this way, Shien could occupy the cave and turn it into his hiding place.

"Hu …"

Shien slowly adjusted his breathing.

"It's okay, with the holy sword in hand, it's impossible that I can't do it."

Shien tightened his grip on the holy sword and encouraged himself.

"It's weaker than the Raptor during the day, and I could even kill that bird in a second, so there's no reason why I can't kill this dog."

That was what Shien told himself.

However, this time, Shien did not intend to fight it head-on.

In theory, with the protection of the Holy Sword, [Physical Resistance] and [Magic Resistance], these two skills that could reduce the damage that Sean received, Sean should be able to win even if he faced the Hellhound which was weaker than the Savage Bird during the day.

But, forgive Shien. He was an otherworld person who had not experienced many battles, and it was too difficult for him to face it head-on against such a ferocious monster.

Moreover, if they could win without any risk, why would they rush head-on?

So, Shien tried his best to suppress his breathing and footsteps, and followed the direction of the bushes and grass, while concealing his body, he quietly crept forward.

[Obtained skill — — [Concealment] — Learn? ]

At this moment, such a message appeared in Shien's mind.

Shien was stunned at first, and then quickly checked.

…

[Concealment]

Permanent skill.

Depending on the level of the skill, smell, breathing, footsteps, and even presence will be eliminated to a certain extent when in hiding, lurking, or ambushing states. If the skill level is high enough, the skill can also be used on the surrounding environment and other individuals.

…

The appearance of this skill was like a timely rain.

Originally, Shien was worried that he would be discovered by the dog.

No matter what, it was a dog, and Shien was actually mentally prepared to be exposed because of the smell.

But the appearance of [Concealment] completely eliminated Shien's worries.

So, without any hesitation, Shien learned this skill and raised it to the maximum level.

With this, the maximum level of [Concealment] was further enhanced by the holy sword, and its effect was completely explosive.

By the time Shien reacted, he had already silently appeared behind the Hellhound.

The sleeping Hellhound was completely defenseless, and its entire body was exposed in front of Shien.

Immediately, Shien made a decisive move.

"Puchi!"

As the holy sword fell, the bright and sharp blade directly penetrated the Hellhound's body.

"Awoo!"

The Hellhound let out a shrill howl, and finally woke up from its deep sleep. It opened a pair of red eyes that looked like they were burning, and a terrifying scorching flame erupted from its body.

Shien, who was very close to it, was instantly sprayed by the flames, and directly became a flaming man.

However, Shien's [Magic Resistance] skill seemed to be effective, and the holy sword's protection effect was also activated. Even though Shien was bathed in the flames, he still did not suffer any damage, and did not even feel a trace of burning sensation.

Not long after, the flames disappeared.

The Hellhound that was pierced by the holy sword fell directly to the charred ground, and all the flames on its body had been extinguished. The ground under its body was gradually dyed red with blood, and only some of the surrounding weeds were left burning slowly.

[Obtained skill – [Assassination] – do you wish to learn? ]

After successfully killing the Hellhound, Shien once again obtained a new skill.

…

[Assassination]

[Permanent Skill]

[Attack while hiding, lurking, ambushing, etc., increasing the probability of a one-hit kill.]

[Attack while hiding, lurking, ambushing, etc., increasing the probability of seeing through the enemy's weakness.]

…

There was no doubt that this was also a very practical skill, and Shien directly raised it to the maximum level while his heart rate accelerated.

"Thanks to these skills, the situation is smoother than I thought."

Sean pulled out the holy sword from the body of the dead hellhound, and then subconsciously distanced himself from it.

This was the second time he killed a monster, and Shien was finally somewhat used to it. However, the smell of blood still seemed to awaken some psychological trauma, and he did not dare to approach it.

"But I can't just leave the corpse like this, or there will definitely be monsters attracted by the smell of blood."

Thinking of this, Shien endured the discomfort, and first used the surrounding soil to bury the blood, and then dragged the Hellhound's corpse into the cave.

The cave was filled with the smell of wild beasts, and it was very unpleasant. There were all kinds of bones and rotten flesh, as if they were the souls of the Hellhound.

"No wonder you ran outside to sleep, so this place is so smelly."

Shien wanted to cry, but no tears came out.