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nAll he could hear was a thumping noise coming from the bodies.

nIt attracted him more than anything he’s ever experienced.

nArcher slowly approached it while examining the wild dog’s body.

nHe realized the thumping sounds were coming from the beast’s chest.

n”Hmm, the heart maybe?”

nTaking out his knife from the Item Box and sliced it open.

nThump!~ Thump!~ Thump!~

nAs he grasped the still beating warm heart, the thumping got even louder.

nPulling it out as blood dripped down his hand turning it red.

nArcher brings the heart closer and examines it as he asked himself.

n”Is this what’s attracting me?”

nHis instincts kicked in and told him to eat it.

nMunch!~ Munch!~ Spelch!~

nAfter finishing the heart he felt an odd feeling circling his body.

nAn explosion erupted inside him.

nSending Archer to the ground.

nHis body felt stronger as he was laying there.

nHe decided to check his stats.

n‘Status.’

nExperience: 500

/1000

nSP: 0>1

nMana: 610

/800

n‘I think killing the wild dogs gave me 100 experiences each, and the heart gave me 100 as well as one status point.’

nFrom the memories he got from the old Archer, he knew whenever someone levels up they get two stat points to upgrade each stat by 10, some stats can get boosted higher but that’s a rare occurrence.

nAfter standing up, Archer extracted the rest of the hearts from the rest.

nHe also realized he wasn’t hungry anymore.

nIt must have been the heart he just ate.

nNeither he nor the old Archer knew anything about this.

nHe started overthinking before shaking his head.

n”I’ll see if the guild has a library when I get back”

nHe shrugged and decided to think about it later.

nAfter collecting all the hearts he ate the rest and felt the power boost flow from him after swallowing the last bite.

nExperience: 800

/1000

nSP: 1>4

nMana: 670

/800

nArcher then spent two points on mana and strength to see what results he would get.

nMana: 800>860

nStrength: 45>65 .

nSP: 4>0

n‘Oh look at that, mana gets 30 per point and strength got 10, that’s okay.’

nStoring the wild dog’s bodies, he explored the forest.

nArcher walking into the forest began searching for more beasts.

nThis feeling made his blood boil, he wanted more of it.

nLike the beginning of something new, it felt beautiful.

nHe loved the feeling of experience flowing into his body.

nIt felt like a drug he could never get sick of.

nHe continued with his first hunt.

nAfter walking for a while, the afternoon sun was high in the sky.

nBut it vanished as Archer walked deeper into the forest.

nThe trees were getting taller and bulkier.

nHe could hear animal noises normally heard in forests.

nThat’s when he suddenly heard a rustle in front of him, the same alarm feeling came over him as he jumped to the side.

nWoosh!~ Woosh!~

nTwo shabby-looking arrows flew past his face.

nHe wondered what this alarming feeling was, as it warned him again.

n—— sense of learned

nHe looked baffled at the half-hidden skill he had just learned but noticed it was something to do with senses.

nArcher jumps forward but trips as he lands.

nTurning around he saw a small green humanoid lunging from the bush with a spear made from a branch.

nThen a group walked out of the bushes surrounding Archer.

nHe panicked as he counted them.

n‘There are 15 of them, ** my life!’

nHe quickly cast his Cosmic Sword spell to fight back.

n”Cosmic sword!”

nA pitch-black sword that resembled a Greek kopis short sword from ancient times.

nArcher could feel that the sword barely weighs anything and could be wielded by him easily, it was also sharp enough to slice straight through the skin.

n”Let’s test it out Hehe.”

nHe darted forward shocking the 15 goblins trying to surround the young white-haired human in front of them.

nArcher sliced at the closest goblin who tried to block the creepy black sword with its wooden shield.

nHowever, it sliced straight through the wooden shield with no difficulty, it slashed the goblin’s throat.

nKicking the dead goblin away, seeing its blood spilling out.

nHe stood still as the goblins surrounded him.

nLaughing manically while his eyes shone brightly as he began to quote something he read in his past life.

n”HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Let me tell you a quote I know!”

n”Walls have ears,

nDoors have eyes.

nTrees have voices.

nBeats tell lies.

nBeware the rain.

nBeware the snow.

nBeware the man.

nYou think you know!”

nArcher quickly lunged forward while slashing at the closest goblin’s neck.

nThe goblins head went flying through the air, Archer pointed his small hand at a group of three goblins and fired a void blast at them.

nHe fired three Void Blasts at the two groups running at him from different directions.

n‘Void Blasts.’

nBoom!~ Boom!~ Boom!~

nThe seven goblins who were running towards Archer were sent flying when they got struck by the blasts.

nLanding quite far away with heavy thuds.

n”Hehe, six more to go!”

nArcher pounced forward while slashing the two goblins standing close, he spun around while casting Body Enhancement on his legs and shot forward quicker than the goblins could even see.

nThe last four goblins panicked and started firing arrows at Archer who inwardly cast a Cosmic Shield around him.

n‘Cosmic Shield!’

nThe same purple barrier that appeared earlier grew around him again and blocked the arrows before vanishing.

nHe finally got to the two goblins standing in front.

nCasting another Cosmic Sword so he could have two.

nPlunging both blades into the goblins while staring into their eyes with a massive smile on his face.

nErghhhhh!~~~~

nArghhhh!~~~~

nPulling the blades out as the last two goblins attacked.

nQuickly deflecting one goblin’s swipe while he stabbed the other goblin with his sword before he got to him.

nFollowing that, Archer fired a Void Blast at point-blank range.

n‘Void Blast!’

nIt tore through the goblin sending its body falling to the ground with a thud.

nThud!~ .

nArcher stood there in the middle of the carnage while looking around at his handiwork.

nSpotting a few goblins getting up from the groups that rushed him at the beginning.

nRushing forward he ended all their lives without missing a beat.

nThe Cosmic Swords were dismissed, as he sat down to catch his breath.

n‘This body isn’t used to this, hopefully, it gets stronger with time.’

nThat’s when he checked his status because he felt that similar feeling from earlier but stronger this time.

nExperience: 50

/1000

nLevel Up: 0>3

nRank: Novice

nSP: 0>6

n—— Sense Learned

nWhile Archer was looking at the notifications he pulled up, realizing he leveled up and got an unknown skill that involved his senses and got excited.

nDeciding not to spend the points for now and wanted to hunt some more.

nStanding up he went over to the bodies and started cutting out the hearts while storing them alongside the goblin bodies.

nFeeling the Item Box was close to getting full, he didn’t bother about it as he continued hunting with a smile on his face.

nSeveral hours later he walked out of the forest.

nDuring his hunt, he managed to kill four forest wolves and 10 more goblins.

nLooking back down as he checked his status.

n‘Status’

nArcher

nRace: —-

nAge: 13

nRank: Novice

nExperience: 50

/1000

nLevel Up: 3>5

nSP: 6>10

nVoid Blast: 0>1

nCosmic sword: 0>1

nMana: 860>880

nStrength: 65>75

nConstitution: 30>40

nStamina: 60>70

nCharisma: 200>260

nIntelligence: 80>90

nHe got excited once he saw his status, he gained a lot from all the hunting his done.

nAll his stats increased a tiny bit, plus Archer gathered loads of new hearts.

nClosing his eyes and thought about Item Box and saw everything he has collected so far.

n24 goblin hearts, 4 forest wolf hearts, and the bodies he managed to collect.

n4 wild dogs, 18 goblins, and 4 forest wolf bodies.

nHe inwardly congratulated himself.

n‘What a fruitful first hunt, hopefully, they all go that way, I’ll earn a lot of coins from this’

nHe remembered the currency from the old Archer’s memories.

n‘100 copper is 1 silver, 100 silver is 1 gold, 100 gold is a platinum coin.’

nShaking his head as he cleared his thoughts.

nIt was then Archer realized it was nighttime and he couldn’t continue to hunt anymore.

n‘Let’s find a tree and get some sleep.’

nArcher went off to find a suitable tree to sleep in and found one not long after that was sitting at the edge of the forest.

nClimbing up and getting as comfortable as possible, he remembered he got his first rank earlier.

nHe summoned the pop-up window for his rank.

n‘Rank’

nRank Unlocked: Novice

nArcher tried hard to recall the ranks, and he only had information until rank seven.

nIt works like this:

n0-20 – Novice, 20-40 – Apprentice – 40-60 – Adept – 60-80 – Expert – 80-100 – Master – 100-150 – Magus – 150-200 – Arch Magus – 200-250 – Grandmaster – 250 – 300 – Sage

nThat’s all the old Archer knew about the ranking system.

nHis stomach growled as he leaned up against the tree trunk while on a branch.

nHe pulled out a goblins heart he collected earlier and then chewed on it.

n‘The taste isn’t bad, but it’s not the best either.’

nHe sat there eating the hearts as he watched the grassland, his mind overthinking as usual

nHoping that Alexa and his family were okay and managed to cope with his death better than he was.

nArcher then ate the rest of the hearts he’s gathered before falling asleep to the hooting of birds and the shrieks of something hunting.

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