Alex opens his eyes to see he was in a cold, damp earth of forest, where pale moonbeams seem to shine.
Soon he becomes aware of a burning ache in his right hand, glancing down to see blood coming from his chest where there was a large scar. And soon he saw his bloodied shirt and panicked and screamed.
From his ribs, he tightens with each breath as he lies amid fall, and when he tries to turn, a sharp snap of pain travels through his shoulder. His voice emerges as a hoarse rasp—"Where-Where…am I?"—echoing against the silent forest, but there was only silence.
And then after a few minutes he took control over the body and seemed to be calmed down. He blinks repeatedly, sweeping dirt and hair from his face, only to find out that he should be dead due to the meteor fall that destroyed my entire family on the earth with me, yet I was here alive, lying in a shitty forest with agonizing pain all over the body.
Pushing himself onto trembling elbows, he forces one leg under him, teeth clenched , arms shaking, boots sinking into soft soil.
As he tried to walk, he thought about his family. Would they be still alive like me because i new i was alive from this pain?
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Ding!
( Welcome to the world of Solara, host )
Name : Alex towel
Age : 16
Cultivation: None
[The system is unable to use its full functions due to the host's terrible condition and keeping him alive.]
[ Quest : Kill 5 slimes and 1 horn rabbit.
Time limit: 6 hours.
Reward: 600 EXP, all system functions activated, basic overview of the current condition and the world.
Failure: DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
Alex's vision was hazy, the world around him blurred by pain and confusion. The system's countdown blinked each second, hammering. Five slimes and one horned rabbit. That was the mission, and 6 hours still his death.
He looked around, trying to see any sign of the creatures. The surrounding forest was dense, shadows stretching long .
It was as if the forest itself was holding its breath, waiting. The stillness unsettled Alex. It was unnatural, like the forest was alive.
He had no idea where to look. His body was battered, blood seeping from multiple wounds The pain was sharp. His clothes were torn, dirt and leaves clinging to him. He was not a hunter.
In the twenty-first century, he'd grown up surrounded by technology and comfort. The idea of tracking animals and killing them was a foreign subject to him. Then, as he was silently moving through the forest, he saw it.
It was a small creature with a bluish outer layer and a small stone inside it. Yes, it was a slime. . He had found his first target. But he hesitated. The slime's appearance was a jelly-like substance. He knew, from countless RPG games and novels, that slimes had a core inside their bodies—small, and the outer layer, however, was acidic.
Touching it directly would not kill him, but it would still worsen his injured areas.
He looked around nervously and found a stick with a sharp edge almost similar to the spear; he reached out, grabbing it. . He took a breath and stabbed the stick towards the slime.
The first blow missed; it didn't reach the core, the slime retreating into the shadows. Alex cursed it, feeling frustrated. He stabbed again, aiming at the core. It connected, and like that, the slime was dead.
Now one slime down. Four more to go. And a horned rabbit.
[ Killed a low level-slime]
[+100 EXP]
[Still 4 more slime and 1 horned rabbit]