[00 Months: 00 Days: 18 Hours]
~BOOOMM!!~
The impact my fist made with the Tree Demon was enough to send it recoiling back, finally halting in it's long march for my life.
It didn't stay motionless, however. Instead, it launched it's several vines toward , most likely in an attempt to entrap —or at least chop off my Life Force.
'Not gonna happen, buddy!'
In the end, I was still faster.
~WHOOSH!~
Slipping past the creature's vine attacks, I twisted my body to pass through it onslaught and clenched my fist to return the favor by hitting it once again.
~BAM!~
At the sa ti, my Energy Rock had built enough montum, and also struck the tree Demon on its face, sending it crashing down.
I didn't have enough ti to celebrate, however, considering the fact that the Tree had used vines to tie my legs to the ground, forcing to remain in one spot.
It then sent a massive wooden spoke flying towards at breakneck speed.
Thanks to the constraint it gave , and the shock that assailed , I wasn't going to evade the attack.
It ant certain death...
... At least, that was what showed .
"Hup!" I swiftly left my position before getting trapped by the Tree Demon's constraints, sending my Energy Rock to do more damage as I danced past its several wooden projectiles, easily reading their direction thanks to .
Since the Invisibility Cloak was useless in this fight, I had already stopped bothering with it. Instead, I was more focused on ending the fight as fast as possible.
'I'm nearing my limit already...'
~FWUUSHH~
Deftly closing the distance between and the monster tree, I clenched both my fists and coursed the full power of through my veins.
And then...
"Ora ora ora ora!!!"
... I launched a maelstrom of punches toward the fallen creature.
My fist flurry kept it stunned enough to keep striking, ensuring every blow contained every ounce of my strength.
"ORAAAAAAAA!!!"
My Energy Rock kept pounding in the monster's head too, so it was a completely overwhelming onslaught.
'Co on, man...' I pleased as my rain of blows kept crushing it's wooden body and crushing it's hard bark.
'... Just die already. Please.'
My knuckles ached like crazy, and I was running out of stamina.
and had just run out, and I didn't have any energy left for .
This was it!
All or nothing!
'So help out here...' I desperately pleaded with the Tree Demon, donning a sympathetic smile.
'... Die for my sake!'
Clasping both my hands together, accompanied by the full descent of my Energy Rock, I sent my full powered attack crashing on the Tree Demon.
~BOOOOOMMM!!!~
The earth rumbled, and I felt shards scatter about .
My body crumbled in exhaustion, and I fell off the Demon, completely spent.
'If this doesn't work, then... haaa...'
I felt everything turn blank, and my only sensations that coursed through were pains perating my aching muscles and throbbing bones.
Everything was slowly drifting away...
~DING!~
'For real? Seriously?!' My eyes instantly popped wide open, and I was back in the land of the living.
"Haa... haaa... I won? I won!"
Heck yeah! I knew I could do it! After all the running and hitting, I had to be the winner.
With heavy breaths, I watched the body of the monster fade slowly.
'But this thing really is tough. Was it really not a dangerous Demon? Or has the term 'dangerous' an sothing different in this new world?'
Even with all the Skills at my disposal, I just barely won. If this was just a regular Demon, how would the other challenging ones be like?
'I dont even want to imagine that right now...'
The good news was that I was now Level 21, and with that... I just got a little stronger.
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[00 Months: 00 Days: 19 Hours]
"Hmm... this is a bit surprising." Muttering to myself, my eyes were focused on two items before .
One appeared to be a piece of wood shaped like an almond fruit—or more accurately, its seed.
The second item seed to be a wooden vial. It had the shape of a potion, but it was completely made of wood, not the usual transparent glass.
'I don't know much about gas and stuff, but I at least know this much.'
The had lots of potions as well, and I bought an Invisible Potion during the Tutorials, so I sort of knew how they were supposed to be like.
I also saw them a lot of tis in my dreams now that I thought of it. It wasn't clear though, so my recollection of then didn't really offer any advantages.
'I've been rembering a couple of things in my dreams recently. It's like being here slowly reminds more of them...'
It was all too vague to rember anything concrete or useful, though.
I decided to wave away the distracting thoughts I had and focused once more on the Items in front of .
'So the Demon had drops. That's great. Let's check them out.'
[Item Information]
Na: Demon Tree Sap
Special Effect: Grants temporary sturdiness and vitality upon consumption. {Note: Lasts for five minutes}
Combat Ability: Vitality Specific
Energy Level: None
Durability: One-ti-Use
[End Of Information]
'This will definitely co in handy!' I grinned.
If I ever encountered a situation where I couldn't escape, and victory was necessary, I could just use this.
"What of the second one?"
[Item Information]
Na: Demon Tree Essence
Special Effect: The Essence of the defeated Demon Tree, and a catalyst for its revival. Can also be fused with other items.
Combat Ability: None
Energy Level: None
Durability: Sturdy
[End Of Information]
Upon seeing this, my eyes widened instantly. I had been so occupied with survival and so many other matters that I forgot to consider sothing so crucial.
My newly acquired Skill!
"This is perfect! It's finally ti to use it." With a bright smile, I opened my Status Window, and my line of vision focused solely on one particular Skill.
"I finally get to try out ."
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[A/N]
I wonder what will happen next.
Will the MC succeed in obtaining a loyal Demon? Will it be a cute and hot Tree Lady, or will it be the sa ugly monster he fought?
Find out in the next chapter!
Thanks for reading.
Cheers!
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