Sword God in a World of Magic

Alex glanced at the horizon and noted that the sun was barely visible.

'It's already sundown. I'm not sure what manner of creatures travel around at night in this forest, but I don't want to be on the ground while night's out.'

Alex grabbed the wolf's corpse and lifted it. It was really heavy, but he barely managed to lift it up to his chest. However, it was very exhausting.

Then, Alex looked at the branches above him.

The lowest branch that could support the weight of the wolf was a full meter above him.

'I might be able to lift the corpse over my head, but I sure as hell can't throw it up there. Jumping is also out of the question. It's simply too heavy.'

'I need an alternative,' Alex thought as he put the corpse down again.

Alex paced around as he tried to think of a solution. The forest darkened more as time passed, and Alex became more nervous.

By now, the birds had become silent, making the forest appear deathly silent.

Even the constant buzzing of the insects became quieter until it eventually stopped.

Right now, the only noise in the forest was Alex's footsteps.

Then, Alex looked up at the bag in his tree.

'I have to try it! I can't waste this corpse!'

Alex quickly climbed up the tree and got his bag.

After opening it, Alex took out all his spare clothes and tied them together. Luckily, he had enough clothes to make quite a long line.

'If old-timey prisoners can use something like this to escape from prisons, I can use it to pull up a corpse!'

Alex tied his makeshift rope to the chest of the wolf.

Then, Alex climbed up to the first branch of the tree and let himself fall down at the other side, holding the rope.

CRRRR!

The rope became taught, and Alex feared that it might snap.

CRRR!

The wolf corpse slightly moved upward but stopped.

'I'm not heavy enough.'

Alex climbed up the rope, happy that his body was fit enough to do something like that.

Then, Alex tugged the rope under his arm and put his feet on the branch.

After that, Alex pushed himself off the branch.

CRRRR! THUNK!

The corpse moved upwards, but one of the knots loosened.

The wolf hit the ground, and Alex also fell down.

Luckily, he managed to protect his head with his arms. He only received a couple of bruises.

The falling corpse echoed throughout the forest, making Alex even more nervous.

With the current silence of the forest, that sound should have traveled for over a hundred meters!

want to give up on the corpse. Food was

tried again, and this time, no knots loosened. Alex made sure of

branch and pulled up the remaining part. His arms hurt and burned, but he didn't have to pull much since

corpse, he managed to

weight of Alex and the corpse, and Alex decided to quickly switch branches.

sat down at a different branch and

nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit.

was worth it,' Alex

Alex relaxed, he felt his body starting

he thought. 'It might even

he looked at the corpse and the makeshift

to the other branch, being careful to

released the knots and put parts

clothes to the side for now. He would make them into

everything was done, Alex simply sat on his

of food has been solved for now. The issue of warmth should be solved until the weather becomes

looked at the corpse of the wolf that was

shivered. 'I'm not so desperate yet. I can think about drinking blood when I'm about

released

he thought. 'I should start my expedition tomorrow.

his now-dirty clothes and wrapped them

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

to sleep,' he

shot through his head. In just a single day, he

the first time, the reality that he would

you already heard of my death, mom, dad?' Alex thought with pain. 'Do you think I'm

passed as Alex's thoughts

of the sun reached this place

wasn't as

Why?

becoming a full moon. The moon cycle wasn't completely there yet,

illuminated the dark forest, creating foreboding

shadows moved in an ominous dance

Drip. Drip. Drip.

of

sound joined

up on the branch

mind just can't

wrapped in clothing, looking at the ground. The grass had a silver sheen to it as

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

conversation with the God rang

narrowed

said that absorbing the Mana in the air can strengthen me and heal my injuries. I can't train my body right now, but I should be able to

as he sat on the

feel the Mana in the air, and there

Alex sat on the branch with closed eyes, he concentrated on

there something in the

Alex should be able

Drip. Drip. Drip.

sounds of dripping blood, the whistling wind, and rustling leaves were the only things that could be

than that, there was

kind of

he

tickling as

was something else

describe, but there was something new

have anything like this, which made this

Alex connected with the force, he felt it