Chapter 7

In the end, Shien didn't choose to turn around and leave.

In order not to spend the night in the wilderness full of monsters, Shien chose to endure the smell.

Since the smell was so strong, it should be able to cover up Shien's smell and prevent monsters from finding him.

After entering the cave, Shien kept an eye on the various monsters' reactions that were reflected in his mind using Enemy Sense so that he could be aware of any monsters that might come looking for him at any time.

However, as he stared, he stared …

"Growl ~ ~ ~"

Unsurprisingly, Shien's stomach began to growl wildly, draining all of Shien's strength.

"Come to think of it, I haven't eaten anything all day …"

Although in the forest, because of the small stream, Shien had to drink large mouthfuls of water to replenish himself. But apart from water, Shien didn't eat anything today.

"If this goes on, I'll starve to death …"

He had to find something to eat.

However, what could be eaten in a place like this?

"Do I have to go out and hunt? Compete for survival with monsters in the middle of the night? "

At the thought of this, Shien didn't feel good.

In the next second, Shien turned his head in silence and looked to the side.

There, the Hellhound's corpse was still lying.

Shien stared at the Hellhound's corpse, and after going through many complicated psychological changes, he let out a big sigh.

"The beginning of this Second Life is bullsh * t!"

After saying that, Sean carried the Holy Sword as if he had resigned himself to his fate. He came to the side of the hellhound and cut off pieces of meat from its body.

In order to fill his stomach, now was not the time to be disgusted.

"Anyway, the Holy Sword is immune to negative statuses, so I'm not afraid of poison."

Shien was ready to risk it all.

Of course, he couldn't eat it raw. He would never eat raw demon meat in his life.

In order to roast the meat that he had obtained with great difficulty, Shien left the cave and picked up some dry branches from the surrounding bushes. He piled them into a pile and skewered the meat at the same time.

As for the fire, there was no need to worry about that.

Before it died, the Hellhound released a fierce fire that set the surrounding weeds on fire. The weeds were still slowly burning even now.

Shien used the local materials and successfully lit the bonfire. He roasted the Hellhound's meat and put it into his mouth.

"It tastes terrible …"

Shien's expression was bitter, as if he was chewing wax.

However, there was no salt, no soy sauce, and no seasoning at all. It was only natural that the roasted meat tasted bad.

Moreover, eating wax was better than eating soil. So, Shien eventually filled his stomach until he was completely full.

After that, Sean extinguished the bonfire and buried the remains of the hellhound with sand. He then returned to the cave, found a more comfortable spot, and lay down.

Perhaps it was because this was the lair of the hellhound, the temperature was not low. Instead, it was a little hot, so Sean did not freeze.

Sean placed the Holy Sword beside him while looking at the night sky outside the cave.

There seemed to be no moon tonight, but there were many stars decorating the night sky.

Looking at the dazzling stars in the night sky, Shien's tense heart finally relaxed a little.

"This world is not completely undesirable."

At least, this night scene should not have been seen in his previous life, right?

Even though Shien had completely forgotten about his previous life and had lost almost all of his memories except for common sense, Shien still remembered that in the big cities of his previous life, there were not many stars to be seen.

"And I seem to be an ordinary person in my previous life. I really don't know why the Goddess would summon someone like me to be a Hero."

Could it be because he had cheats?

But weren't those cheats given by the Goddess?

Shien did not understand.

"Come to think of it, I don't even know the name of the Goddess."

Thinking back to that beautiful Goddess who was unlike any other in the world, Shien could not help but fall into deep thought.

Then, Shien fell asleep.

…

The next day, after waking up from his sleep, Shien left the cave and continued to look for a way out of the forest.

In order to not lose his direction again, this time, Shien realized that he could not avoid a disaster. Hence, he no longer changed his direction to avoid the monsters. Instead, he took the initiative to face the monsters.

Thanks to this, Shien encountered many monsters.

He encountered the Demon Pig that could emit poisonous gas.

He also encountered the Black Snake that could transform the surrounding terrain into a swamp.

He had even encountered hordes of monsters and was besieged by them one after another.

These encounters caused Shien to encounter danger several times even with the Holy Sword in hand.

However, at the same time, Shien also learned a lot of skills from the disaster.

When he was corroded by the poisonous gas emitted by the Demon Pig, Shien learned [Abnormal Status Resistance].

When he fell into the swamp and was almost suffocated to death, Shien learned [Immortality].

When he was surrounded by the monsters, Shien was careless and had his Holy Sword knocked away. In the end, he learned [Limit Change].

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[Abnormal Status Resistance]

Permanent Skill.

Increased resistance to abnormal status.

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[Immortality]

Permanent Skill.

· Increase one's own regeneration ability and the effects of regenerative abilities.

Has a certain resistance to attacks and abilities that cause instant death.

When unable to maintain one's vital signs, one can forcibly maintain one's vital signs by consuming mana.

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[Limit Change]

Active Skill.

Works directly on one's life level.

When used, all abilities will be enhanced. The effect depends on the amount of mana consumed and the level of the skill.

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All of these skills were very useful.

Especially [Immortality] and [Limit Change]. One allowed Shien to forcibly maintain his vital signs even if he was completely submerged in the swamp. Even if he couldn't breathe, he wouldn't die. It could be said to be the ultimate life-saving skill. The other was the first active skill that Shien had obtained. After using it, Shien could directly obtain a superhuman body. Even a ten-meter tall tree could be jumped to the top in one breath. It was quite shocking.

It was also the appearance of this skill that allowed Sean to feel a power that he had never felt before for the first time.

That power was magic.

It seemed to be the power that could be used to use skills and magic.

By consuming this power, Sean could use active skills such as [Ultimate Change], as well as permanent skills such as [Immortality] that required mana consumption. It could be said to be a dream-like power.

And by using mana, Shien also obtained two skills, [Magic Conductor] and [Mana Recovery].

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[Magic Conductor]

Permanent Skill.

Greatly increases mana.

Greatly increases the effect of magic.

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[Mana Recovery]

Permanent Skill.

Consumed mana will automatically recover.

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The appearance of these two skills finally made Shien feel that he was indeed different.

After being able to feel and use mana, Shien felt that he had indeed come to the world of swords and magic.

This made Shien finally have some expectations.

"I wonder if I can use magic?"

With such expectations, Shien defeated many monsters along the way and completely adapted to battle. He gradually adapted to this forest.