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.

remained on the tree as he looked down. At

hour passed, and Alex's ass had already started hurting

like this had paid

was so relieved that he hadn't left the

Why?

Wolf pack.

were four light-grey wolves walking around the tree

found Alex as his scent led

Alex,

wolves are normal sized, but still,

wolves weren't really bigger than their counterparts from earth, but even the wolves on

was only around 30 to 40

at the tree with their paws,

didn't bark, growl,

sound of their claws on the tree, they made no

quickly, but his head

that they couldn't get him up

'Wolves are normally brown or dark grey. I think wolves with these lighter colors are

This is probably a

some minutes, the wolves left again. There was no point in remaining here. It was easier to find

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

gigantic green hedgehog and the brown

added in his

remained on

another animal, and he certainly

A hog.

describe the hog's appearance with the word

tall as Alex, and it seemed just as

Alex thought sarcastically with an uncomfortable expression. 'Hogs are fiercely territorial and make a

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

expectation, the hog

and quickly left

and this

a meter high, and it had quite some long legs. Additionally, there were long claws coming out of its

animals here?!' Alex thought. 'Isn't it normal to only see one big animal every couple of hours? Yet, I'm

lizard seemingly smelled something of

like it

the ground with interest, and after a couple

it wasn't Alex's

silently

didn't smell me. Otherwise, it would have climbed my tree. It probably