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!

didn't want to give up on the

and this time,

lifted to a good height, Alex climbed up the branch and pulled up the remaining part. His arms hurt and burned, but he didn't have to pull much since the corpse was already pretty high

drop the corpse, he managed to grab it with his arms and

the corpse, and Alex decided to quickly switch branches. If that branch broke, all his work

down at a different branch and

been nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit. However, such an injury would heal

this was worth

felt

even reach below freezing later

as he looked at the corpse and the

climbed to the other branch, being careful to

the knots and put parts of his clothes

to the side

everything was done, Alex simply

food has been solved for now. The issue of warmth should be solved until the weather becomes even colder, which it surely will. What

of the wolf that

can think about drinking blood when I'm

Alex released a

he thought. 'I should start my expedition tomorrow. Right now, I only need

of his now-dirty clothes and wrapped

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

to sleep,' he thought, closing his

as the events of the day shot through his head. In just a single day, he had

reality that he would never see his family again hit

with pain. 'Do you think

passed as Alex's

of

wasn't as dark as one

Why?

to becoming a full moon. The moon cycle wasn't completely

the dark forest,

shadows moved in an ominous dance in accordance with the

Drip. Drip. Drip.

of the leaves and the whistle of the wind were the drops of blood from the corpse

another sound joined

on the branch

tired,' he thought. 'So much stuff has happened that my mind just can't calm down. I need

makeshift mattress while his body was wrapped in clothing, looking at the ground. The grass had a silver sheen to it as it was illuminated

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

God rang through

narrowed

air can strengthen me and heal my injuries. I can't train my

closed his eyes as he

the air,

branch with closed eyes, he concentrated on the

there something

there was, Alex should be able to feel it in

Drip. Drip. Drip.

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

there

sounds slowly put Alex in some kind of trance as

he was touching

tickling as Alex felt

there was something

there was something new in the

this, which made this force that much more

force, he felt it slowly enter his