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!

give up on the

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

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

corpse, he managed to grab it with his arms and finished

creaking under the combined weight of Alex and the corpse, and Alex decided to quickly switch

different branch and breathed

making them bleed a little bit. However,

was worth it,'

relaxed, he felt his body starting to

he thought. 'It might even reach below freezing

looked at the corpse and the makeshift

branch, being careful

the rope, Alex released the knots and put parts of his clothes on a higher

the clothes to the side

everything was done, Alex simply sat on

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

of the

so desperate yet. I can think about drinking blood when I'm about to

released

should be enough for the day,' he thought. 'I should start my expedition tomorrow. Right now, I only

his now-dirty clothes and wrapped them around himself as he lay

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

he thought,

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

reality that he

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

passed as Alex's thoughts

light of the sun reached this

it wasn't as

Why?

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

illuminated the dark forest, creating foreboding

an ominous dance in

Drip. Drip. Drip.

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

sound

sitting up on the

happened that my mind just can't

mattress while his body was wrapped in clothing, looking at the ground. The grass

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

with the God

narrowed

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

closed his eyes as he sat

to feel the Mana in the air, and there also has to be a way

Alex sat on the branch with closed eyes, he

something in

should be able to

Drip. Drip. Drip.

rustling leaves were the only things that could be heard

there

slowly put Alex in some kind of trance as he

like he was touching

skin started tickling as

something else

was hard to describe, but there was something new

which made this

the force, he felt it slowly enter