4 David and Goliath (1/2)

On the forest floor, a figure could be seen drawing circles in the dirt with a stick as he muttered, ”A farmer…”

The figure, Axel, sighed before standing up and continuing on. After a couple hours of walking, he came across a small mountain. Axel looked to his surroundings before shaking his head.

”It's too steep to go over so I'll have to be careful and go around.”

Axel looked towards the barrier and walked inside. After walking for a bit, he withdrew the bow just to be safe.

A few birds flew past Axel while some squirrels dashed past him. That's when Axel noticed something odd.

”They're all going in the same direction…” Said Axel as he decided to follow. However, Axel missed that the animal's eyes all had a slight amber glow.

He walked through brushes and brambles until he came across a cave.

”I hope this isn't-” Said Axel but before he could finish, a loud roar echoed from the cave. It only took a couple seconds before a large white snake slithered out from within. It's amber eyes glared at Axel.

Axel quickly tried to make distance before the snake could attack, however, the snake dashed head first into him, sending him flying.

Axel quickly stabilized himself and rolled a couple times when he fell to the ground. He wiped a trickle of blood from his lips as he said, ”Just my luck...”

With a bow in hand, Axel began to weave between the trees as he waited for an opportunity. The white snake let loose a roar as it swung it's tail, decimating everything around.

”Pfft!” Blood sprayed from Axel's mouth as a log hit him directly in the chest. His face paled as his body trembled. He kept trying to think of a way out but came up blank.

Axel hid behind a large rock and screamed in his head, ”SYSTEM!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO!!!”

[Calm dowm and think.] Said the system before becoming inactive again.

He cursed the systems 8 generations before it hit him. He realized that while the snake was superior to him in everything, it's also huge. He only needed to hit it with something huge and he knew just where to get it.

Axel dashed out from behind the stone and yelled, ”Hey! You scaly bastard! Catch me if you can!”

Axel then turned towards the mountain and ran like hell.

While the snake couldn't understand the human language, it could tell it was being taunted and chased after him.

With the mountain face in sight, Axel smiled as he ran faster. Once he arrived, he went directly to the mountain face and pressed his arms on it.

Axel repeatedly muttered, ”Come on… come on, come on, come on!” Before he finally felt a connection with a small grove of trees atop the mountain.

He closed his eyes as his hands glowed green. This was Axel's first time using nature magic so he needed to focus. He forced the tree's roots to grow in every direction when a hissed resounded from behind him.

Axel dropped to the ground, barely dodging the tail which brutally smashed against the mountain face.

He saw that nothing happened and decided to risk it. Axel grit his teeth as he smacked his ass and said, ”Dumbass! You wouldn't even be able to hit a tree!”

The snake's eyes glowed in rage as it's head started to glow in a dark red hue. It charged towards him like an arrow, smashing into his right flank and sending him flying.

Axel spat a couple mouths full of blood before collapsing. He panted as he watched his plan play out. Once the snake made contact with the mountain face, the shock from the attack loosened the already loose rocks, trees and boulders, causing a rock slide.

Axel guessed that a couple trees wouldn't be enough so he made the roots stretch as far as he could. This, however, made the entire top of the mountain unstable as the mountain collapsed to all sides.