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!

to give up on the corpse. Food

tried again, and this time,

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

had to drop the corpse, he managed

and the corpse, and Alex decided

and breathed heavily as he

fingers had been nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit.

this was

relaxed, he felt his body starting to

might even reach

narrowed his eyes as he looked at the corpse and

climbed to the other branch,

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

to the side for now. He would make them

simply

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

the corpse of the wolf that was bleeding onto

'I'm not so desperate yet. I can think about drinking blood when I'm about to die of

released

should

of his now-dirty clothes and wrapped them around himself

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

he thought, closing his

shot through his head. In just a single day, he had died, met a God, went to a

reality that he would never see his

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

as

hour later, no light of the sun

wasn't as dark as one

Why?

close to becoming a full moon. The moon

moon illuminated the dark forest,

in an ominous dance in accordance with the cold whistle

Drip. Drip. Drip.

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

another sound joined

was Alex, sitting up on the

thought. 'So much stuff has happened that my mind just can't calm down. I need to do something

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

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

the God rang through

he narrowed

absorbing the Mana in the air can strengthen me and heal my injuries. I

his eyes as he sat

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

branch with closed eyes, he concentrated

something in the

able

Drip. Drip. Drip.

blood, the whistling wind, and rustling leaves were

there was

put Alex in some kind of trance

felt like he was touching something

started tickling as Alex felt some of

was something else

there was

have anything like this, which made this force that

connected with the force, he felt it slowly