Chapter 134: Back to Macedonia (1/2)

The bear ripped through the trees just behind Merlin, causing splinters to fly out everywhere Merlin rolled out of the way as the bear's claw ca a deep imprint of its paw in the soft forest soil Merlin dashed back into the trees, but this ti to hide his presence

The bear seemed to be less accurate the hhundreds of leaves and splinters into the air Merlin decided that he'd rather not lead the bear back to town and risk everyone's lives, so he started running towards the yew trees instead

The bear alht him several times, but fortunately it wasn't as accurate as it once was With Merlin weaving through the trees, the bear could only seeh area where he was

'This bear's awareness stat is way too high' Merlin thought to hi another palm strike

Eventually hesure not to trip over the groove in the soil that was left thereand startedhis way over to the yew trees, he noticed that the bear seemed reluctant to approach any further

'So it is weary of this area' Merlin thought to himself 'Good to know'

Merlin ran to the other side of the clearing, and he noticed the bear start running around the area towards him

Merlin pretended to run further into the forest before activating sneak and running back around towards the yew trees

「Skill ⟪Sneak⟫ Activated, stealth increased by 30 for 30 seconds」

Merlin was trying his hardest at that point to hide his presence and it seeht past him in the direction he pretended to run

Once he felt safe, while still trying to reel in as much of his presence as possible, Merlin dashed towards the exit of the forest

There didn't seem to be any further complications as Merlin escaped the treeline and uards, who seemed a little disturbed by Merlin's lack of presence Merlin finally caluard to drop souards at ease

He quicklyinside he saw the sa much else It seemed his main role at the uild to leave, unless they wanted to join

Merlin made his way over to theher head on the desk She wasn't asleep, but she seeh to fall asleep at anytired" Merlin said as he approached "Sleeping like that is going to ruin your posture"

"I' for this last potion to brew" Tuli said in between yawns "Then I've got soement duties to deal with, and I still haven't"

"And you'd beall of that when you've actually slept" Merlin interrupted her He felt a little hypocritical as he was about to give her

He reached into his inventory and pulled out his leather gloves, putting theraram of yew needles He placed them down on the desk and as he did so, he received a couple notifications

「You have co stock III", rewards have been delivered」

「Congratulations, you are now level 6」

'I ht, staring at the level up notification 'Although I should start levelling up rabbed her own pairs of gloves, allowing her to safely touch the plants and store them away in their own jars

"Thank you Merlin" Tuli said with a sleepy tone "I think we're stocked up for the foreseeable future now"

"You're welcoloves into his inventory

Merlin reuild, it had been a little more than a week at this point so his request oing to be heading over to Macedonia for a little while" Merlin explained, "The guildevery time I come around, so if she asks where I ae along, and we hope to see you again soon" Tuli said with a s