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Kapitel 6: Survive [1]

One day passed since then, and Damien could be seen crouching behind a rock with his short swords out. At the moment he was stalking his prey, which was…a bunny.

Even Damien thought it was extremely lame for him to hunt bunnies, but when he carelessly attempted to kill the first one, his only reward was a deep gash on his leg that still hadn't healed.

Because of that, Damien started calling this species, Demon Bunnies, and began using hit and run tactics using his teleportation to kill them while they were off guard.

'Now'

And just like every time he hunted for the past day, he waited for his opportunity and teleported directly behind the bunny, stabbing his short swords down before he even teleported, instantly killing it.

Another discovery he made was that his teleportation ability carried his momentum. Although he had no idea how that worked scientifically, old laws of science didn't apply to the new reality.

Still, he did his best to use the old science he learned to justify his power. It was human instinct to try and define the unknown in terms one already has knowledge of.

Using his bunny killing method, he had already gained a level, but killing the same beast too many times significantly decreases the amount of experience earned, so he would have to move on to bigger prey soon.

Grabbing the fresh bunny carcass, Damien went back to the cave he had found and set up residence in yesterday. He threw the body into the pile of other bodies and sat down.

Today would be his 2nd day going without food or water, but he was holding up relatively well due to the rich density of mana in the environment. Although he had 6 or 7 demon bunny corpses, he knew it would be stupid if he ate them as he is now.

Beast mana is infused in their bodies to strengthen them and is incompatible with humans, so it's usually impossible to eat beasts unless the carcasses are purified by a priest class or similar people.

When the world first changed, there was a couple of cases of people trying to cook and eat beast meat, however, things didn't end well for them.

Through further research, it was discovered that 99% of the time, people who ate non-purified beast meat had their bodies corrupted by the foreign mana and exploded.

The other 1% of people mutated into Demi-humans, but not the cute cat girl kind of that show up in the manga, rather they would have wolf heads and wolf paws with random tufts of fur jutting out from their bodies.

These people also tended to lose most of their reasoning, becoming more animalistic and primal.

Even knowing about these abysmal odds, Damien had a certain level of confidence in mutating successfully as long as he got stronger before he attempted it.

Either way, he would have to eat the beast meat, he just decided to delay it to increase his chances. However, he could only last at most another day or two before he needs to eat.

Once Damien got his thoughts in order, he thought back to the layout he made of the floor he's on.

'I don't know which floor this is, but it's definitely near the top. There are also only classless beasts on this floor since the rest were wiped out during the raid. Although it's frustrating, there's no way to go up or closer to the surface, there's only a single staircase that leads to the next floor.'

'I can't gain much more from classless beasts unless I kill everything alive on this floor, but that'll drain my stamina to the point where I'll be forced to eat the beast meat and take my chances with mutation.'

As his thoughts followed this path, he made his decision. 'I already firmed my resolve. There's no more use in hesitating. If it means I can get stronger faster, I'll go down to the next floor.'

But first, he decided to rest. Among the classless beasts here, he could reign relatively supreme with his teleportation, so they don't usually disturb the area where he stays.

What felt like a couple of hours later, Damien woke up feeling refreshed. Since it's only been around a day and a half since he got stranded, he still had a relative view of the time.

When he got up, he looked at the pile of corpses he'd made and sighed. He didn't know if he'd be able to come back for these and felt it was a waste to save them.

'Okay. It's time to go. This will be my first time facing real danger in my life.'

With an increased sense of vigilance, Damien walked down the staircase leading to the next floor.

When he reached what he had dubbed as the second floor, he was surprised to find that plants were growing here and there. Although it was mostly as desolate as the 1st floor, it still had a bit of spice.

Damien was pleasantly surprised by this discovery, after all, this meant that there was a possibility of there being a water source somewhere in this dungeon.

As Damien vigilantly walked through this new floor, he finally met his first prey. In front of him was a grey wolf that was slightly shorter than the average human, and judging from the aura it gave off, it was probably around level 8 or 9.

Damien and the wolf eyed each other vigilantly before the wolf made the first move and pounced. Damien jumped to his right and drew his short swords. He then teleported to the left side of the wolf and slashed down.

The wolf howled in pain as a gash was created in its side and attempted to bite Damien, however, he had already teleported to the adjacent side of the wolf, repeating his previous motion.

The wolf, in its confusion, turned completely towards Damien, who vanished from the spot and continued his tactics, 3 stabs later, the wolf collapsed to the floor.

[You killed Lvl 9 Grey Wolf, obtained 50 Exp]

"Haa..haa.."

Since the wolf didn't possess a great deal of intelligence, it was relatively easy to deal with, but Damien was still gasping for air. After all, he was never in frontal confrontations before this. Still, he couldn't help but smile. Even though his fight was for survival, he found himself having fun.

Fighting, killing, growing stronger. Ever since the possibilities opened up with the introduction of mana, this was all he ever wanted to do.

As he looked forward to the seemingly limitless future, he reaffirmed his determination.

'I will survive.'


Kapitel 7: Survive [2]

Another day passed successfully as Damien continued hunting Grey Wolves. By this point, he had killed 6 more wolves and had successfully reached level 9.

'Damn, it took 6 years for me to reach level 5 but now I've added another 4 levels to that within 3 days. I know the circumstances aren't even close to being in my favor, but maybe this is the kind of environment I needed for my growth'

'Status'

[Status]

[Damien Void]

Human

Male - Age 17

Level 9 - [Classless]

Experience value: 250/1,000

Titles [•••••••, Bearer of the Void Physique]

Affinities: Space

Physique: Void Physique

Magic Power: 100

STR: 5

AGI: 8

DEF: 3

INT: 6

DEX: 8

Skills: [Short Distance Teleportation Level 3], [Minor Telekinesis Level 2], [Minor Regeneration Level 5]

After constantly using his teleportation skill in battle, his mastery began to grow, increasing his distance limit to 25 meters. Furthermore, he passed time by playing with his telekinesis to pull his blades towards himself and managed to increase its level once.

Naturally, with all the healing he's had to do with his constant scratches and gashes from battles, his regeneration had the most improvement.

'Sadly my physical stats are still stagnant, even though my mana capacity has increased 5 fold. I still haven't been able to test my theory about my Void Body, but I have a feeling that the best place to test it is when I eat and am forced to mutate.'

Damien decided to stop hunting for a bit and train his abilities. Although he hadn't failed in a hunt yet, it was only due to his teleportation and the low intelligence of the beasts he fought. He knew that as he went further down into the dungeon, his current advantages would fade.

Sitting down in a meditative pose, Damien closed his eyes, trying to feel the space around him. Even before he awakened, he always felt an intrinsic connection to space, as if his awareness was always better than it should be. This feeling only became more prominent after he came in contact with mana.

He did not doubt that if it wasn't for his Void Body holding him back from physical improvement, he would've had enough talent to rival the likes of Elena and Jin.

As he focused on this intrinsic connection, Damien felt like he was in the middle of an endless ocean. Layers upon layers and waves upon waves crashed down on him from every direction, seemingly upholding the laws of space in the area.

As he dove deeper into this phenomenon, he felt as if he could connect any two of these layers and simply walk to the point in space where they begin and end.

'I see, so this is the underlying principle behind my teleportation ability. I'm subconsciously connecting two points in space and transporting myself through the spatial layers. If it's like that then I wonder if…'

Damien connected himself to a faint layer of space he felt past the end of his perception and willed himself forward.

"Cough..cough.."

Suddenly, he appeared 30 meters away from his original position, however, he was now kneeling on the floor and coughing up blood. Still, his eyes were as bright as ever.

'So that's how it is. Usually, I just see a blur before I'm at the point where I wanted to be but I felt it clearly this time. If my body isn't strong enough, the spatial turbulence caused by the connection of two non-adjacent points in space will rip me to shreds.'

'As my understanding of my spatial affinity grows, I can lower the amount of turbulence, increasing the distance I can travel. Similarly, as long as my body grows strong enough, the distance limit will not matter anymore. It looks like I have to test my theory on the Void Body sooner than I originally planned. Only then can I start growing.'

Since he wouldn't make progress in the spatial element for a while, he decided to train his swordsmanship. Damien took a stance and swung his swords repeatedly, trying to lower the amount of wasted motion as much as possible.

Hours passed like this until the day came to an end, and Damien finally finished training. By the end, he had awakened the skill [Sword Mastery].

Although it was only level 1, it still signified that he had stepped on the right path. Damien decided that it was best to rest for a while before he started fighting without abusing his teleportation. Only like this would he be able to consistently improve.

Earth POV

In a hospital somewhere in Los Angeles, a young woman could be seen sitting patiently beside a hospital bed. She was 17 years old, with dark blue hair and matching eyes that had lost some of their light. Combined with her trained body, she was no doubt someone who could be considered a top beauty.

On the bed was a middle-aged woman with black hair, her eyes were closed as she remained in a coma for the last 6 years.

"Aunty, I'm sorry," Elena said with tears in her eyes. "I told him I would protect him, but in the end, he was the one who saved me. That bastard who screwed him over isn't even trying to pretend like he didn't do it."

Thinking about that hateful Jin, Elena's eyes grew red with fury. It had been 4 days since Damien had been trapped in the dungeon, and Jin had been flaunting himself like he didn't do anything wrong. To make matters worse, he was now openly attempting to pursue Elena and make her his woman.

"Aunty, no matter what, I refuse to believe that he's dead. Damien would never leave you behind. That bastard has to come back. After all, I-I never told him how I…never mind." Elena sighed.

No matter what people said, no matter what the odds of survival are, Elena adamantly insisted that Damien was alive.

When he disappeared through the gate, Elena had raged and punched Jin so hard he flew 10 meters before he managed to stop himself. She would've done much worse if she wasn't stopped by her guild.

After that incident, she took some time off and began visiting the hospital almost daily. She had also taken over Damien's mother's hospital bills in his stead.

"I promise you that I'll get stronger. So strong that when he comes back, he won't even recognize me. Next time I see him, I'll properly tell him everything. At that time, aunty, I hope I can have your support as well."

Checking the time, Elena got up. "Goodbye for today aunty, I'll probably come back pretty soon so you don't have to worry about not having company."

Elena left the hospital room and sighed. She wiped the tears that were forming in her eyes as she resolved herself. 'Never again. Never again will I be forced into a position where he has to protect me.'

'When he comes back, he'll definitely be strong, and at that time, I must be able to stand before him confidently.'

Just like Damien did a few days prior, Elena resolved herself to become stronger than anyone.


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