Stacked Damage: 834

Minutes ago…

"It's fine, we are stronger now, remember?" 

Alab remembered saying those words before they entered the inner part of the wilderness but facing against a large monster with a skeletal body? He couldn't help but chicken out. 

It was an undead monster that stood on its two feet. Standing, it reached a great height of 20 meters, making the 190 cm duo look like an ant before it. 

Imprints of players it killed could be seen on its bloodied sharp claws. Its 200 cm teeth gnawing on the remains of the players. Looking at the monster, Althea fell in shock.

"I--it's TRex!" 

The monster was an undead Trex. An S-grade monster. 

"Run!" 

Despite holding the S-grade item, [Sword of Avarice], his intuition was telling him that fighting that monster was futile. Not to mention that Althea's skill [Life Drain] would not work on undead monsters. 

*pant

The duo then began their little exercise, assisted by the deadly Trex who hunted them. If it was not for the sturdy trees that hindered the mobility of the Trex, and the fact that undead inherently had low agility, they would be killed in no time. 

Not to mention that they were still in Tutorial so huge restrictions must be set on it. 

"Wahh!!!" 

"Isn't this fun? Bro? Hehe"

Seeing the Trex being pressed by the large trees, the duo enjoyed the luxury to chat. 

"What do you mean by fun?! We are going to die!", Alab cried in his heart. 

—-

The chase had been ongoing for a quarter-hour now, Alab threw some attacks on the monster when he had the chance. After all, he had to stack damage and the restricted monster was a good target. 

[You have dealt physical damage of 228 to Semanticore]

[You have dealt fire damage of 50]

[Stacked Damage: 834]

(8 base physical damage + 220 from the sword)

Alab was elated at seeing his stacked damage increase! He had thrown three attacks in total and he had not missed in between. 

As he was planning to attack again, they entered an open area.

"Wahhhh!!!! Run, Althea! Run!!!", Alab shouted as there were no more trees to restrict the movements of the Trex. 

On his side was Althea that was running with her tongue out. Looking at her back, adrenaline rushed over her body at the sight of the Trex speeding up. 

They were doomed! 

"Bro, I don't think I can run anym—"

"Do you want me to carry you? Siz?!" 

"Ah… no, I can run just fine" 

As if they had succumbed to death, the duo exchanged some teases. They looked ahead of them and saw a total of 7 girls fleeing into the wilderness. 

Their bodies were now on verge of tripping from exhaustion. 

'Arghhh, I wish this monster would just die!', Alab wailed as the ground trembled from the heavy steps of the Trex.

In front of them, the space distorted as two girls appeared. It was a fat girl and a beautiful girl. Alab had no chance to examine their appearances, only that the beautiful girl was being harassed by the other. 

"Bro… I think we should help her", Althea screamed after seeing the fat girl flee, leaving behind the powerless girl.

"You are so kind, siz!", Alab replied. 

He was thinking the same as Althea. Alab couldn't possibly let the girl be trampled to death by the Trex. 

He then threw the [Sword of Avarice] to Althea as he shouted. "Take care of the sword for me, I will be carrying her"

Althea nodded. With his heart beating with fear of being caught by the monster, Alab rapidly took the girl in his arms. There was no time to ask for permission.  

"Arghh! She is heavier than she looks! Siz", he screamed. 

Hastening their speed, the duo urged their adrenaline to keep rushing out of their adrenal glands.

"Just a little more!" 

Right after that shout, the duo exited the open area. Large trees brought relief to their bodies as they took a breather. 

The Trex on the other hand got restricted by the large trees again. 

"There is no time to rest, let's run, Althea!", Alab said as the monster seemed enraged now. The sturdy trees were easily shredded by its sharp claws. 

The trees no longer restricted the enraged Trex. 

"Run!"

and with that, another running session began… 

—-- 

Meanwhile, in the Inner part of the Wilderness. 

Kevin tailed the last player to leave the outskirt. He was certain that the boy was an SSS-grade player. 

He had been tailing him for a day now. The boy was rather energetic as he climbed trees and enjoyed the wilderness. If Kevin remembered correctly, it was the same stubborn boy who took a long time to submit his knife before entering the Tower in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

The boy seemed to love nature as he examined almost every plant he came in contact with. For that reason, their time spent venturing had been protracted in the Inner part. 

Kevin already understood that the strongest item, SSS-grade, must be hidden in the Center part of the wilderness. He just needed to wait till this living 'radar' pointed to the exact location.

With his enduring patience, Kevin persisted despite the long wait. 

"What type of tree is this?! It's so tall!", the boy shouted in delight as he embraced a large tree. It was evident that he was not the cautious type. 

It was for this reason that even after fighting a rogue monster, the boy never notice his stalker. 

Kevin then sat below a tree as from the information he gathered these past times, the boy would immerse himself in examining the tree for at least an hour. 

Holding a pouch made out of interlocked vines, Kevin took out his food. It was a piece of meat from the monster he killed earlier, covered by a fragrant leaf. He then threw some seasonings he collected along the way. An aromatic scent then entered his nose as Kevin took a bite. 

His situation could be said to be the best among the surviving players. Aside from he had not missed his meal time, his food could be classified as top-class. 

A scene of an angelic boy eating his own-made cuisine in a depressing wild could now be seen. If there were flirty girls at the moment, they would drool at such a sight. 

Taking the last bite of his lunch, Kevin then took water from a bamboo-like tree he found earlier. With a sip, he wiped his mouth as he had his fill. 

Unlike him, Alab and Althea had not eaten yet. It was said that in these desperate situations, one's senses would be heightened. 

*sniff

Alab sniffed as an aromatic smell pierced his nose. Maybe purely out of extreme hunger, his olfactory told him that savory food was lying ahead. 

After having his fill, Kevin looked behind him. The large trees were shaking as something massive was trampling on them. 

It took him no time to see a tall Trex coming his way. 

In front of the Trex, a girl and a boy carrying a girl were running for their lives. 

"I smell food, Althea!", Alab shouted

*sniff sniff

"I smell nothing", Althea responded. 

Hiraya who was being carried could help but get mad, the monster was getting closer to them. 

"Stop with your talk, just run! Fast!", said Hiraya as she rested on Alab's arms. Her face blushed red. 

Kevin, looking at the odd trio, tucked the water into his pouch and was about to run when…

"There! That guy! I smell food coming from him!", Alab shouted as he pointed to Kevin…