63 Chapter 28: The Systems First Mission (1/2)

Instantly transporting us to an unknown location as I crashed onto the grassy lands.

Unable to see... I did not know where I was...

As I raised my head one thing was certain, I wasn't close to Sharoo anymore...

As I tried to calm down and collect my thoughts something far worse occurred to me.

”Where are the others?”

I said hoping Haruka would pound my head for being stupid, but, instead... there was no response...

Eve kept quiet, but that wasn't one of my concerns, as I knew I couldn't have lost her.

I looked around... In doing so, I quickly realized Haruka was nowhere to be found.

The environment although at first glance similar to the forests surrounding Sharoo where overgrown with lush rainforests, with all the green surrounding me, one could even say I got stuck inside a jungle.

Having to find Haruka I bolted off into the lush green environment where I found myself in...

Hoping to find her as panic began to come over me, unable to believe I had lost someone so precious to me within seconds, I sat out determined to find her.

As I looked around, wary of my surroundings, I suddenly heard a voice inside my head.

”She... can't... be... far, right?”

”Eve!”

A window popped up that eve was being rebooted.

As Eve had finally been rebooted, her groggy and sluggish answer almost made it seem like she had been sleeping. As if the passage through the portal had drained her from energy, as it had taken its toll...

Thankfully she was now slowly regaining consciousness as I wasn't alone anymore inside of the unknown environment. Looking around me I truly didn't know where I should have been looking first.

The only thought in my mind was to find Haruka, all alone in this world...

Eve noticed that I began to worry and assured me about her safety.

”Master, Haruka isn't hurt, she must have gone out to explore the environment as she must have awakened before us.”

I kept looking around when suddenly, I heard the rustling of the bushes around us.

Eve warned me about the incoming creatures as an ”alert” notice popped up in front of me,

blinking bright red. I quickly duck into one of the remaining bushed when the beasts jumped out.

At first glance, the beasts appeared to be ferocious boars...

But before I could see the alert window changed into the appearance of the beast.

Giving me a detailed three-dimensional view as it began informing me about its nature,

habits, diet, living environment, rarity, and characteristics.

[Race Catalogue Unlocked]

[Introducing incoming species;

Name: Savage Angus

Rarity: Low-Grade

Living Environment: lives in open plains, overgrown forests,

and environments flourishing with plant life.

Nature: The nature of these ferocious animals, tends to clash with all other life residing in the area, as they protect their territory with their life.

Habits: Loving towards their family, but savagely cruel to anyone who is trespassing within their territory or those who have ill intentions to those of their brethren.

Diet: Omnivorous; Plants, berries, small bugs and animals

Characteristics: Wide beefy shoulders, razor-sharp tusks, big hoofs giving it an edge in reflexes, and A soft fur that cushions most impacts.]

As I had examined the information and the window disappeared it became clear I had two options.

I could either hide until they would pass me allowing me to continue my search, or confront the beasts and see just how ”savage” they were...

Wanting to stay away from the trouble I decided it was better to hide, but Eve must have read my mind as a window with a theme I had never seen before popped up in front of me.

The window was covered in black flames and read the following text;

[Survival Notice;

As you have arrived in an unknown world it is of the utmost importance to stay alive and survive through the harsh and unknown environments...

”The System” has been synchronized to your consciousness allowing you to create missions based on ”your” survival.]

Immediately after the window burned away only to lid up another one.

[Mission Notice; Use Your Surrounding, As you Fight For Survival!

There are too many to confront, stay hidden, and wait for the right opportunity to take them out from the shadows.

Requirements to clear the mission;

Kill all Savage Angus 0/5

Reward;

1000 exp

5 attribute points

”?” Reward]

I didn't know how to approach the beasts as it looked like they went berserk on the small prey they had caught. Some of them had collected some plant life and began to savagely smear their caught prey in them.

I knew this wasn't the time to strike as I held my breath and watched without moving an inch or making a noise. Fascinated by the nature of the beasts I looked for an opportunity to strike,

but couldn't find an opening...

As their prey had almost been prepared, most of the Angus went their separate ways.

At last... it looked like the long wait had paid off as an opportunity arose with the last remaining Angus.

Carefully it prepared the leaves, as it gently lay it over the prey.

Slowly I got closer when suddenly the bushes at the other side began to rustle...

*rustle* *rustle*

Alarmed by the noise the Angus looked at the bushes that kept rustling.

Now focused on the bushes in front of me I quickly took this chance to blend with the shadows surrounding the area.

A small bunny jumped out of the bushes as the Savage Angus looked relieved.

Now closed in on the back of the beast I swiftly struck at its spine.

The artifacts surrounding my wrists began to react at my intentions as sharp shadow-like blades formed. Taking this unique opportunity by the hand I swiftly struck the beast in the back.

With a single strike, the beast was taken down, as a small window insight showed me the results.

[Defeated 1/5 Savage Angus. Gained 50 exp.]

As the reward window closed I couldn't help but feel,

that ”The System” resembled the mechanics of a videogame.

As the beast vanished in black smoke as if it had never been there, a small crystal-like back in the fields when I had fought with the wolfs dropped from within the smoke.

Quickly it cleared leaving the small rock behind.

As I closed in to pick it up another a few small things shined close by,

as if the beast had dropped something other than the crystal.

As I tried to reach out to whatever was lying on the ground I noticed something strange.

Not only did a raw piece of meat lay there on the ground, the sharp claws of the animal and not to mention both its tusks lay there waiting to be collected.

I quickly tried to pick them up when another window popped-up.

This time it wasn't the usual notice window as it had more to say.

[Notice Window;

”The System” allows the user to collect items in their represented ”Inventories” this has been created to give the user as many opportunities to develop as possible, as this, in turn, allows the user to ”craft”, ”sell” or ”upgrade,” said items.

This is why creatures defeated or ”killed” by the user not only allow the user to ”gain” experience. But also allow them to drop items to further benefit the user.]

As the items didn't lay there on the ground anymore I tried to think of a way to view what I had collected.

I silently began going through names.