Feel.

*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*

In the quiet depths of the forest with only a cool breeze dancing around, the sound of Riot's footsteps echoed in the forest.

This is strange... Very strange.

After walking far enough into the forest, Riot began to notice the gaffe in this forest.

"Isn't... This forest is too quiet? I also stopped seeing animals after I entered this area... Hm..." Muttering that, Riot began to tighten his grip on the axe in his right hand.

Now, Riot is in the depths of the forest more than 3 kilometers away from where Seihul Village is located. It was deep enough, but it shouldn't have been far enough to make the atmosphere of the forest change drastically like this.

In this world, there is a mysterious law, which will surely make the forests that are less touched by civilization begin to turn into a powerful monster's nest. Either because of the different influences of the density of magic energy there or because of some, other reason.

And, usually, places that are already nests of such monsters will have a gripping aura and are often shunned by other animals, such as the one Riot discovering now.

Sharpening his eyes, Riot also murmured, "I have a bad feeling about it..."

"...!!" And, sure enough, before long, Riot also suddenly found the thousands of presences that appeared not far from where he was now.

... Ah, seriously. Have I accidentally entered the fiefdom of a monster? I... Gotta hide somewhere!

Thinking about that, Riot began to turn his eyes around, to find a place that he could use as a hiding place.

Wait a minute... from what I'd feel, it seems that any monster that is heading towards me must have a small size and come here in groups. Then... Wouldn't I be able to hide at the top of the tree?

That way, Riot started climbing a fairly large tree not far from where he is currently located. However, because he found it difficult to climb with a basket on his back, Riot put a basket filled with food into a bush, and finally began to climb the tree again.

"...!! That was..." On top of the tree, Riot was finally able to see the figure of the monster herd that was heading toward him.

About 150 meters away from the tree that Riot is currently climbing, he can also see a group of more than 30 Goblins heading toward him. Although the Goblins shouldn't have such a detection ability or something, they just continued to walk straight, heading towards where Riot was. Ostensibly, they completely already knew of Riot's existence for some reason, or it was just a coincidence that was quite detrimental to Riot.

Staring intently at the goblins, Riot also muttered, "Damn... Is there nothing I can do? If I just stay here, the possibility of being discovered will be too high... Well, let's make some plans."

And, a few moments later, the swarm of goblins finally arrived right under the tree that Riot was riding on. When they arrived under the tree, all the Goblins suddenly started to look confused about something. Seemingly, they won't be aware of Riot's existence for a while either, judging by their current behavior.

Well, it was just a time matter, I'm sure. Anyway, Goblin is... One of the few monsters that have fairly high intelligence, among other monsters. Or at least, that's what I've heard from a Hunter I've met before.

Thinking of that, Riot also turned his gaze towards the axe in his right hand, "... Well, although, no matter how smart goblins are, they still won't be able to match human cunning, though." Muttering that, Riot threw the axe down, along with when he jumped down as well.

*Stab!*

"Gya-!!"

""Gyaa?!""

Seeing that one of their friends was suddenly killed by a fallen axe, the Goblins were shocked and began to panic. In the end, all of that made them fail to properly assess the situation.

And, that's what Riot targeted after.

Goblins are smart and troublesome when compared to other monsters. However, when compared with humans, they are just a group of cruel children, with weapons. Just like children who would be shocked or even cried by something unexpected even the slightest, the goblins were also shocked by the appearance of an axe that suddenly came from nowhere, and even killed one of them.

*Thud*

Landing on the ground, Riot also picked up a proprietary axe that was currently stuck in the head of a goblin, "This is the first time I have killed something humanoid... But, of course, I don't have time to care about guilt or something!!"

*Tap!* *Tap!*

Ignoring the guilt and nausea that had begun to accumulate in his chest, Riot also raised the axe back, and finally began to run towards the goblins who were in a state of panic.

"Haaa!!"

*Stab!*

One Goblin died.

"Waaahh!!"

*Slice!* *Stab!*

Two Goblins were beheaded.

"Aaaaaa~!!"

*Stab!* *Stab!* *Slice!*

That's how it is, Riot is constantly slashing and beheading goblins, as many as he can kill while they are in a state of panic at the time.

"Huff... Huff...huff... Just... 9 more goblins... Huff..." Even though Riot had tried as hard as he could, his body still couldn't keep up with him until the end, and finally started to get exhausted. In addition, the goblins have also begun to calm down again after a while, making Riot who has a very weak status among humans more even difficult, to kill them.

Huff... 4 on the right, 2 on the front, and 3 on the left, huh...

With his body and axe already covered in goblin blood, Riot thought of that, while staring fiercely at the remaining goblins.

Looking toward the goblins, Riot can see how angry they are for seeing their brothers die. However, even so, it seems that the goblins will not just attack him indiscriminately. With a few rusty iron knives and a wooden bat, the goblins also seem to have devised a retaliatory plan for Riot.

Meanwhile, Riot himself was supporting his body with an axe and began trying to catch his breath back, while closing his eyes.

Huff... This is my first fight, and I am also likely to die. After all, I'm weak. Very weak.

Tightening his hand grip on the handle of his axe, the thought flashed inside Riot's head.

However, am I truly going to die? I thought I'd tried as hard as I did, but that wasn't enough. Besides, my body has also reached its limit.

Thinking about that, Riot also opened his eyes again, and began to stare at all the remaining goblins.

What do I have to do to get away with this all...? Skill? What skill do I have?

Asking about it in his head, Riot also opened his status menu.

The only Skill I have, is just... [(???), lvl.(?)]... This skill. What exactly is this skill? Is my high detection ability surely the ability of this Skill?

While Riot was asking about it inside his head, suddenly, a goblin emerged from the bushes behind Riot, with an old dagger in his hand.

*Tap!* *Tap!*

"Gyaa!!"

"!!!"

Oh shit! I was too lost in my thoughts!

Finally realizing the presence of the goblin, Riot immediately tried to twist his body, with his axe ready to slash directly at the goblin's head.

"Gyaa!"

""Gyaa!!"" However, at that time, the goblins who had only been silent staring at him since just now, suddenly also began to rush towards him, under the direction of a goblin.

*Swoosh*

Ah, what should I do? If I stopped my swing towards this one goblin, I would have been hit by an attack from those 8 goblins. Whereas if I turn my axe back towards those 8 goblins, then I will also still be hit by attacks from these goblins!!

During his swing and the screams of his body, Riot's head began to fill up with all that.

But...

Calm.

... Eh?

... At that moment, suddenly an unfamiliar voice appeared inside Riot's head, along with the appearance of a comfortable sensation that enveloped his body.

In addition, all the movements of the goblins began to slow down until they almost didn't move, including Riot.

... Feel.

"Feel?" Hearing the voice sound back inside his head and saying that, Riot also asked back about it, while increasing his vigilance.

Yes, feel your surroundings, nature, living things, everything. Feel everything in this world. If you do... You'll get what you need.

In response to Riot's question, the voice also gave Riot such an answer before laughing a little at him, and finally disappeared.

Feel it, huh... Hm...

Reflecting on that, Riot began to look around him again.

The moving speed of the goblins and myself began to slowly return to its normal speed... So, I don't have much time left. I have no other choice but to try.

Deciding that, Riot began to close his eyes again. And, instead, Riot began to sharpen all of his five senses, to a level he had never reached before.

Feel... Feel... Feel... Feel... What should I feel?

Even though Riot had tried to "Feel" whatever was meant by "Everythings" said by the mysterious voice, he eventually became confused about what exactly "Everythings" was.

Does he have to feel the whole presence of sentient beings in the world? The entire world element, from the smallest to the largest? Or... All those things? Confused by such questions, Riot's concentration collapses, and it becomes a failure to do what the voice exactly wants.

"What is this...?" However, Riot didn't completely fail.

Opening his eyes, Riot was greeted by thousands of red light spots that were currently roaming freely around Riot and the goblins, although it should be that at this time here it was moving very slowly.

"..." Not understanding what to do next, Riot can only stare at all of them, trying to at least understanding even a little bit about them.

However, the other party also finally noticed Riot's gaze at the time.

"He. See. Us?" One of the red lights said, with a curious tone.

"Human? Impossible." Another red light said, denying the words of the previous red light.

"Wait. He. See. Really. We are." Another red light said as it stared intently at Riot.

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

"What?"

Hearing the words of the red light, all the other red lights began to tremble and finally, fell silent while looking at Riot.

"You. We. See? really." Approaching right in front of Riot's face, one of the red lights started asking Riot about it, in a threatening tone.

... What... What exactly happened to me? Besides, what exactly are they are? I... Don't understand...

Even after being confronted by such a question, Riot's mind remained focused on something else and didn't care about the red light question at all.

I am... So confused...