60- Revealed 2 “What are you dazing off for? Quickly use the ‘Purple dome Mushroom’.” Armelia’s shout woke me up from my thinking. I took out the ‘Purple dome Mushroom’ from the inventory and asked Armelia “Why are you giving me the ‘Purple dome Mushroom’? You have helped in taking away half of the snakes and without your help, it would have been impossible for me to get the ‘Purple dome Mushroom’, so half it should belong to you.” To this Armelia replied with a flat tone “I don’t need the ‘Purple dome Mushroom’, I decided to steal it as I felt that it might be useful in suppressing the poison in your body. Plus, I... I wanted to thank you for saving me yesterday and as a token of apology for hurting you yesterday, so I felt that taking a little risk and helping you get this ‘Purple dome Mushroom’ was the correct thing.” When I heard this, a trace of warmth filled my heart. . A 15–16-year-old boy who has hardly seen any cruelty of the world in his life and, was living
61- Setting out 1 “Hmm?” As I opened my eyes, I felt pain all over my body. As I was trying to sit properly, two hands supported my back and helped me sit. I turned my head and saw that it was Armelia, who helped me. For this, I simply thanked her and asked, “What happened to me? Did I faint?” To this Armelia replied, “Yes, you were screaming with pain, but suddenly you lost consciousness. How are you feeling now?” I nodded my head and again asked, “Yes, although there are still some after-effects of the pain and burning sensations, I feel ok. How long was I unconscious?” “Hmm... I think you were asleep for almost one day. Actually, I did not go out of the hidden cave as I was afraid that some monsters will find us or you might have another problem. So from what I feel, you were asleep at least for the whole day.” Replied Armelia. Hearing this, my eyebrows got raised subconsciously, which means that it might be nighttime now. But suddenly I remembered something
62- Setting out 2 After done eating, I saw that Armelia was yawning, so I asked her, “Hey Armelia, did you not sleep?” Armelia replied, “As you were unconscious and I was worried that any accident might happen with you while I was sleeping, so I did not sleep.” Hearing this a smile appeared on my face and I rubbed her small head with my hand. And said, “Thank you for taking care of me. Sleep for a few hours and then we will set off.” “Heyy...” Armelia shyly looked at me with half-closed eyes and her face was slightly red. It was like she enjoyed the feeling but she wanted to show an angry expression as I touched her head and treated her like a small girl. I removed my hand and went a little away from Armelia and laid down. Seeing me lay, Armelia also laid down and closed her eyes. As I had enough sleep, I was not sleepy. So, to pass some time, I decided to check the unread messages from the system. So, I started looking at the messages one by one. ‘ding’ ‘Hid
63- Setting out 3 ‘ding’ ‘Defense - HP hidden function upgraded’ ‘After upgrading, for each increase of (Defense) stat by 1, will result in an increase of HP limit by 20.’ Reading this, I hardly managed to keep myself from shouting. Just imagine, that someday my HP is more than 10000; at that time even if due to the poison my HP decreases by 1 per minute, then it will not matter. Because according to my calculation it will take at least 7 days for my HP to reach zero. What is the concept of 7 days? A lot of things can be done in 7 days. Although currently my HP is around 5000, but I correctly remember that till yesterday my HP was lower than 1500 and when I woke up from my sleep, almost half of my HP was gone. This means I was in a situation, where I may even die in sleep. Which is seriously not a good/honorable way for a young guy like me to die. Plus, who knows, when will I get out from this god-forsaken forest and get some money, or else my current money will
64- Trouble 1 I picked up the few ‘Violet Leaf Orchid’ which grew on a bush and stored them in the storage box. And ate one ‘Violet Leaf Orchid’. The ‘Violet Leaf Orchid’ tasted bitter nevertheless, I ate it and swallowed it completely. After waiting for a few minutes, nothing happened. I smiled bitterly and realized that it was my wishful thinking that my chances will be high enough to get a ‘Strength’ or ‘Agility’ stat. Shaking my head, I continued walking with Armelia and continued using the ‘Observation’ skill. . ‘ding’ Bone Washing flower: -> Is helpful for those who are in the Beginning and Refinement stage, especially when refining, cultivating, and reinforcing bones. -> Rank I Item ‘ding’ Blood Ginseng: 10 years old -> Helps in recovering lost blood and improving blood quality. -> Rank H item. ‘ding’ ‘Found Red Skinwood’ ‘ding’ ‘Found Chlamir’ ‘ding’ ‘Found Hematite’ ‘ding’ ‘ding’ Like this, I started collecting all the useful herbs,
65- Trouble 2 ‘ROARR...’ Suddenly, I felt like my ear drums were about to rupture and the blood in my body was churning wildly. ‘ding’ ‘-130 HP lost due to sound wave attack’ A trail of blood leaked from the corner of my mouth. After a few seconds, the roar’s soundwave vanished. And it took me another few seconds to calm down and saw that I lost 130 HP, which made my back cold with sweat. Whatever monster it was, just its roar made my blood churn and lose HP. Then one can only imagine at what level the monster is at. And this just gave me goosebumps. I decided that it would be wise for us to run away from here. Although, I would like to know what monster possesses such strength, but only a fool would go and check that out. (Author comment- Finally, the ‘intelligence’ stat is showing its effect.) I turned my attention towards Armelia, who was kneeling on the ground and she also had a trail of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. And saw that she was sti
66- Fight or Flight 1 “Hehehe, looks like these kids found us.” Following this sentence, many men came out who were hiding behind trees and bushes. Then a man bald man with a big beard came forward and spoke, “Hehehe, what are you kids doing in such a dangerous place? Did you by any chance get away from your parents and got lost in the forest? Or did you guys run away from your home to escape some shitty marriage fixed by your family?” Hearing this everyone started laughing. And hearing this voice, I can confirm that this guy was the one who spoke earlier and from the looks of it, he must hold a high position in the group or he might even be the leader of the group. And his words might sound friendly, but I can sense the hidden malicious and killing intent behind the bald man’s words. The bald guy’s body is not much scary, he is about 5.6 or 5.7 feet tall, or in simple terms, he has a height equal to mine. And he has a huge tummy. He’s wearing nothing but a sleevele
67- Fight or Flight 2 As we do not have much time, I decided to go with the first option. I did not choose the second option because, although the bald guy’s team is divided, I cannot take the risk of waiting for the ‘right time’ and then escape, who knows when the other people might join the group. And if that happens then I can only wash my neck and wait for them to kill me. As for Armelia, I don’t have to say what will happen if she gets caught by these people. So, I shook my head and told the bald guy that, “Thank you for your offer but we have some work and it will not be convenient for you guys to waste your valuable time on escorting us out of here. If we are done here, both of us will take our leave and goodbye.” With that, I took Armelia’s hand and turned around. But as soon as I turned around, the bald guy spoke coldly, “Hey brat, here we were magnanimous to help you guys, but you fail to appreciate that.” “Hey, what are you waiting for? Just capture these tw