Predictable C-Rank Danger Beast

/////The next day////

Morning came and the sun’s rays fell upon Vincent awakening him. The first thing he did was to use his map to locate a water source to clean himself.

On his way there he noticed a dark beast.

“A dark beast! But it’s only a C-rank” he said after reading its aura.

The dark beast was about the height of an average human. It had four legs, a long thin tail. It was covered in light brown fur.

A monstrous being

“I can take it.” He thought confidently.

With the camouflage illusion still on. Vincent moved toward the dark beast with caution that rambled without direction

When Vincent came a bit closer. The dark beast stopped for a moment and stared in his direction.

In response, Vincent held his breath and did not move. the beast will pass him over and let its guard down again. but it didn't.

It too did not budge from its position.

‘It’s just a C-Rank, why is it so troublesome! Why can it sense me?’

‘My illusion masks my scent, smell, sound.’

[But does it mask your Ether?]

Vincent could not reply as the Dark Beast ran out of patience and attacked first with a body ram.

Vincent braced himself and rolled to the side evading the attack and made the Dark Beast go on to dash through multiple trees before it reached a stop.

If the dark beast had hit him, he may come out unscathed but would be dazed allowing the beast to bypass his defenses.

As he saw the C-Rank dark beast dash through many trees, Vincent could not help but pat himself on the back for not underestimating it.

‘The dark beast can sense Ether.’ He noted.

[I wonder how you figured that out sherlock.]

''Roar!"

'*Sigh*, it just had to roar. More dark beasts will get attracted here now. I’ll have to finish this quick' Vincent thought in exasperation.

He withdrew from his storage ring the sword [Moonlit: Protector of Illuminated Dreams]. The familiar sword came out and was hoisted to the side.

[Moonlit] was a sword with a strong blade made of an unknown silver metal that had complex engravings on it which was inlaid on it. It had a jewel-studded guard, a sapphire encrusted grip, and a spherical pommel of gold-looking material.

[Moonlit] looked like a sword for heroes, guardians, and protectors.

After grabbing it and assuming a stance he felt familiar from the Fire Planar giant memories. Vincent buckled his legs and gathered his ether for an ability.

[Ether Burst]

Boom

Due to Ether Burst, Vincent sped through the forest in seconds and soon appeared above the neck of the dark beast.

Vincent swiftly slashed at the neck of the dark beast. However, the danger beast sensed it beforehand and dodged the slash but Vincent was not going to let it go .

He used Ether Manipulation to create a green floating foothold of Ether. He kicked the foothold and used it as a medium to redirect himself at an even greater speed once again attempting a slash at the neck of the Dark Beast.

This time the dark beast couldn't dodge even after he sensed it.

Moonlit’s blade cleanly cuts through the dark beast, separating the head from the body.

After the death of the dark beast, Vincent took a breather and stored [moonlit] back into his storage ring.

“Should I?” He said tempted to devour the corpse of the Dark Beats.

“…No. I still don’t know what would happen if I devoured it. Also, I need to get out of her, the roar and the fight must have attracted some unwanted attention. This place is not safe anymore.”

Reaching a decision, Vincent stored the dark beast and left the area.

“I shouldn’t use Ether Burst for now. More noise, more attention. But what if I…”

Vincent jumped onto the tree branch above him and moved through the trees using branches as footholds and jumping platforms.

Vincent didn't change his path and still headed towards the river to clean himself and also Moonlit.

/////30 minutes later/////

“Jumping through trees for this long is so boring. It makes me want to reminisce to pass time.”

“First, I died by a truck, rather I committed suicide.”

'Then I was reincarnated or reborn into the body of a 16-year-old fox demi-human slave.'

'After that, I got The Word in a dangerous encounter after blacking out and letting my subconscious take over.’

“Strangely enough, I don't remember much about the battle. I wish I could... Wait, I have The Eidetic Library of Knowing, the memory should be there” he speculated

'I'll check when I reach shelter'

More time passed and Vincent finally reached a water source, FreeVern Creek.

The river flowed downstream to an end that couldn't be seen just like the beginning. Vincent got rid of his clothes and entered the river. The flowing river tried to pull him with it but Vincent was strong enough to root himself in position.

After his bath, Vincent wore another set of clothes and headed to the capital.