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

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

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

corpse, he managed to grab it with his arms

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

and breathed heavily as he

of the skin on his fingers had been nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit. However, such an injury would heal very

this was worth

relaxed, he felt

might even

eyes as he looked at the

branch, being careful to

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

clothes to the side

was done, Alex simply

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

the wolf

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

Alex released

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

of his now-dirty clothes and wrapped them around

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

he thought,

a single day, he had died, met a God, went to a new

time, the reality that he

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

passed as Alex's

hour later, no light of

as dark as one

Why?

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

illuminated the dark forest, creating foreboding

in an ominous dance in accordance

Drip. Drip. Drip.

sounds besides the rustling of the leaves and the whistle of the wind were the drops of

sound

was Alex, sitting up on the

happened that my mind just can't calm down. I need to do something to distract

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

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

God rang

he narrowed

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

closed his eyes as he

feel the Mana in the air, and

the branch with

there something

Alex should be able to feel it

Drip. Drip. Drip.

and rustling leaves

than that, there was

in some kind of trance

he

tickling as Alex

was something else in the

hard to describe, but there was

which made

connected with the force, he felt it