The First Time

Liu Yang slowly walked towards the same spot where he had encountered the Devouring Mushroom before.

But before doing so, he took a rope and tied the unsheathed sword in his hand.

This is to prevent the sword from dropping when his hand runs out of strength due to the fear of having to fight a real creature for the first time.

Whatever happened, Liu Yang just needed to wave his arm.

The slow but heavy steps made the walk more difficult.

With each step, he felt a tightness in his throat from the sensation of seeing that creature looking at him with two holes empty and its mouth creaking.

Liu Yang's father knew he would go through a similar situation because it was normal for that to happen.

Not everyone had the guts to deal with the creatures the first time around. But only those who manage to overcome this fear will be able to pass the challenge or even great adventurers.

"This is very hard… Dad and all the other adults have been through this before and the same way I am. If they can do it, so can I. Even if it takes longer than usual." Liu Yang firmly believed that he would have a hard time dealing with the creatures at first, but that he could learn to deal with them over time.

His goal was to venture out into the world, not pass the challenge to enter the Combat School. But the beginning of his adventure was more difficult than it appeared.

After a few minutes of difficult and slow walking, Liu Yang finally arrived at the place from before.

Unfortunately, the Devouring Mushroom was already gone or gone to some unknown location.

"..." Liu Yang breathed a sigh of relief, for some reason, he thought this was the best event possible.

His heart was racing and beating very hard, nervousness was still there.

poff… poff… pofff… clang!!! clang!!!!

The sounds of something heavy falling and metal colliding with metal are heard.

Liu Yang froze on the spot because he recognized the sound.

This was the same sound that Devouring Mushrooms make when jumping to get around.

As he turned and looked back, his face paled because a Devouring Mushroom was behind him looking towards him with two dark holes.

The mouth on the top of its head salivated as if it were facing delicious prey.

"No… I don't want to die here…" His attempt to run is unsuccessful, his weak legs don't move a single centimeter.

clang!!! clang!!!!!!

The mouth full of sharp teeth was opened in an attempt to devour Liu Yang.

"NO!!!!!!!!!!!" He screamed with all his might before closing his eyes and instinctively raising his arm as a way of defending himself.

Whenever animals are in danger, they instinctively do things without knowing how it was done. People were the same.

"..."

A few seconds later, upon realizing that no pain was felt, Liu Yang slowly opened his eyes to see what had happened.

To his surprise, he saw the arm raised and the sword pointed forward.

The Devouring Mushroom was gone, but something was left behind.

"!!!!!" A shocked expression appeared on his face, but it quickly turned to joy.

"I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!! I MANAGED TO DEFEAT MY FIRST CREATURE!!!!" Shouts of joy came out of his mouth.

poff!!

His body fell to the ground from the previous fright, but his heart was still beating hard and very fast.

Before it was because of fear. Now, joy and excitement washed over him.

"Twenty percent… I need to defeat four more Devouring Mushrooms to gain a level. Are these things weaker than they appear, or is it my sword that is powerful?" Liu Yang looked at the sword strapped to his hand.

The blade covered in several rust stains was a strange sight to behold. Many would think that the sword was something useless.

"Mushroom Root… This item is first on the list. I need fifty of these items. Fortunately, it's the easiest item to drop on the list. The others are a little more difficult..." Liu Yang took the item that looked like a piece of dried root and placed it on the front of the bracelet.

The screen scanned the root and showed the item's name.

"There are still 49 left…"

The first step was taken.

His confidence improved after being able to defeat the first Devouring Mushroom with ease.

The discovery that they are weaker than they appear as good news for Liu Yang.

"My father should have said that to me, but it was better not to. Otherwise, I might have tried to attack without any kind of preparation, which could have been much worse." Liu Yang was grateful to his father for the advice he gave and let him give.

"Now is the time to look for the next target" Liu Yang's morale improved and he was able to walk more easily instead of the slow, stiff steps he had before.

The discovery about how fragile these creatures are was very valuable information.

Thus, its performance increased by more than a thousand percent.

Liu Yang walked randomly and just swung his arm with the sword attached.

The rusty-looking blade sliced ​​through the Devouring Mushroom's bodies as if they were made of paper.

After defeating four more mushrooms, his level has risen to level 2.