Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex remained on top of the pine tree for quite a while as he simply looked at his surroundings in shock.

'These beasts are gigantic!' Alex thought. 'How am I supposed to survive here? If I accidentally get close to any of them, I won't even have a fighting chance!'

'Although, the God said nothing about killing everything. He simply said that I should remain here until I can survive without feeling much danger.'

'Is this what he meant with sufficient combat experience? I mean, I guess being able to survive in the wilderness could have its own perks. For example, if I ever get chased by anything or anyone, I would be able to survive.'

'These aren't the orchestrated fights I'm used to. These are real life-and-death battles, which means that fleeing is a viable strategy. I guess being able to flee is a valuable skill.'

Alex released a sigh.

'So, should I search for a cave for the night?' Alex asked himself. 'However, these mountains are around 20 kilometers away from here. If it's a straight and safe street, I could probably get there in half a day with the current fitness of my body. However, my journey there won't be safe, and I definitely need to make several turns.'

'Yeah, that doesn't work. So, I need an alternative.'

'Digging is a no-go. After all, I only have a knife. Additionally, the climate is rather cold, which makes the ground harder. On top of that, the ground should be filled with roots.'

Alex scratched the back of his head.

'I think that only leaves two things. I either need to find some humongous tree that has a big hole inside it, or I need to sleep on top of trees. Camping outside should be the last option.'

Alex sighed.

'Anyway, if I have to sleep on a tree anyway, I don't really have to look for one. These trees are all pretty big, and basically any one of them would do. I only need to cut off the needles and annoying branches.'

Alex looked up.

'It should be early afternoon, which means I still have some hours to kill. I should keep watch over my surroundings to see what kind of wildlife I can find. Knowing your enemy is already half the battle.'

Alex started climbing down the tree but didn't leave it completely.

Instead, Alex waited about five meters above the ground on a thick branch. He shaved off some of the needles of the tree to make himself comfortable.

But wait, didn't Alex say that he would look at the wildlife?

Yes, he did, but only an idiot would blindly walk through an unknown forest.

This was not earth.

Dangerous animals existed on earth, but they were not everywhere. Additionally, even if one were in an area known to have dangerous animals, these animals wouldn't be everywhere at once. These powerful animals had territories, and they needed a ton of food.

However, here, things could be different. Alex wasn't certain how many dangerous animals there were in this basin, but there probably were a few.

down. At the same time, Alex tried to

ass had already started hurting from

this

Alex was so relieved that

Why?

Wolf pack.

wolves walking around the tree Alex

him, and they very quickly found Alex as his scent led them

up at Alex, who was looking down

normal sized, but still,

even

was only around

wolves started circling the tree, and some of them started clawing at the tree with their paws, but the tree was

the wolves didn't

for the scraping sound of their claws

was beating quickly, but his head remained

they couldn't get

what an interesting color,' Alex thought. 'Wolves are normally brown or dark grey. I think wolves with these lighter

This is probably

again. There was no point in remaining here.

interest. 'They were suspiciously quiet. If they were the rulers of this place, they wouldn't need to be so quiet. This means that

got reminded of the gigantic green hedgehog and

added

on

an hour later, Alex saw another animal, and he certainly didn't

A hog.

could only describe the hog's

was nearly as tall as Alex, and it

expression. 'Hogs are fiercely territorial and make

something when it arrived below Alex's tree, but instead of looking up, it was rummaging

contrary to expectation, the

Alex and quickly left after a bit of

the next animal arrived, and this was an animal

lizard. It was probably nearly a meter high, and it had quite some long legs. Additionally, there were

see one

seemingly smelled something of interest,

thing looked like it could climb

couple seconds, it walked over to a tree

wasn't Alex's

he silently

would have climbed my tree. It probably smelled