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.

the rope and tried again, and this time, no knots loosened. Alex made

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

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

and Alex decided to

down at a different branch and breathed heavily

on his fingers had been nearly shorn off, making them bleed a little bit. However, such an

this was

felt his body starting

might even reach below

looked at the corpse and the

to the other branch, being careful

knots and put parts of his clothes on a higher branch, making a makeshift

to the side for now. He would

everything was done, Alex simply

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

at the corpse of the wolf that

think about drinking blood when I'm

released

should start my expedition tomorrow. Right now, I

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

It certainly wasn't comfortable.

need to sleep,' he thought, closing

day, he had died, met a God, went

the reality that he would never

Alex thought with pain. 'Do

as Alex's

hour later, no light of the sun reached

it wasn't as dark as

Why?

The moon cycle wasn't completely there yet, but it was

illuminated the dark forest, creating

an ominous dance in accordance with the cold whistle

Drip. Drip. Drip.

only sounds besides the rustling of the leaves and the whistle of

sound

on the

much stuff has happened that my mind just can't calm

looking at the ground. The grass had a silver sheen to it as it was illuminated

Alex just sat there.

Drip. Drip. Drip.

conversation with the God rang

he narrowed his

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

Alex closed his eyes as he sat

Mana in the

the branch with closed eyes, he concentrated on the

there something in

there was, Alex should be able to feel it in the

Drip. Drip. Drip.

leaves were

that, there

slowly put Alex in some kind

like he was touching something

a while, his skin started tickling as Alex felt some of

something

to describe, but there was

this, which made this force that much more

force, he