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!

Alex didn't want to give up on the

and this time,

branch and pulled up the remaining part. His arms hurt and burned, but he

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

the combined weight of Alex and the corpse, and Alex decided to quickly switch branches. If that branch

down at a different branch and breathed heavily as he moved his

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

was

felt his

thought. 'It might even reach below freezing later in

looked at the corpse and the

other branch, being careful to

and put parts of his clothes

to the side for now. He would

everything was done, Alex simply sat on his branch,

warmth should be solved

of the wolf that was bleeding onto

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

Alex released a

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

wrapped them around himself as he lay down on the

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

to sleep,' he

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

the reality that he would

dad?' Alex thought with pain. 'Do you think I'm

passed as Alex's thoughts

light of

it wasn't as dark as

Why?

to becoming a full moon. The

the dark forest, creating foreboding

ominous dance in accordance

Drip. Drip. Drip.

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

sound

on the branch with furrowed

stuff has happened that my mind just can't calm down. I need

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

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

conversation with the God rang

he narrowed his

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

Alex closed his eyes as he sat on the

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

the branch with closed eyes, he concentrated on the

something in the

able to feel

Drip. Drip. Drip.

dripping blood, the whistling wind, and rustling leaves

that, there was

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

he was touching something

started tickling as Alex

there was something else in the

describe, but there was

like this, which made this force that much more

he felt it slowly enter