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

this time, no knots loosened. Alex made sure of

a good height, Alex climbed up the branch and pulled up the remaining part. His arms hurt and burned, but he didn't have

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

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

and breathed heavily as he moved his

shorn off, making them bleed a little bit. However, such

hope this was

he felt his body

cold,' he thought. 'It might even

eyes as he looked at the corpse

to the other branch, being careful to not break

put parts of his clothes

other half of the clothes to the side for

simply sat on

issue of warmth should be solved until the

the corpse of the

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

released

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

clothes and wrapped them around himself as he lay down on

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

to sleep,' he thought, closing his

through his head. In just a single day, he had died, met a God, went to a new world with a new body, and killed

he would never

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

passed as Alex's thoughts

later, no light of the

as dark

Why?

the moon was close to becoming a full moon. The moon

the dark forest, creating

a cold wind blew, these shadows moved in an ominous dance in accordance with

Drip. Drip. Drip.

the leaves and the whistle of the wind

sound

sitting up on the branch

stuff has happened that my mind just can't calm

sat on his makeshift mattress while his body was wrapped in clothing, looking at the ground.

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

conversation with the God

narrowed his

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

as

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

the branch with closed

there something in

able to feel

Drip. Drip. Drip.

whistling wind, and rustling leaves were the only things that could be heard in the

than that, there

sounds slowly put Alex in some kind of trance as he felt his

he was touching

started tickling as Alex felt some of his

something else in the

describe, but there was something new in the

like this, which made this force that much

Alex connected with the force, he felt