9. First Blood

Wait, why didn't the system notify me after I killed it? As soon as the thought entered my mind, I felt a strong sense of danger right behind me...

As I felt like death was closing in on me, all of my senses became overwhelmed. Archer's eye got activated as I felt My perception of time slowing down and everything was moving in a slow motion , the world bacame clear and silent except for a humming that filled my ears. My senses all went into overdrive, and i could even feel the air being torn as something rushed straight for my head.

I had barely enough time to react. I allowed my instincts to take over and cocked my head to the side as an arrow skimmed my right ear.

I didn't even get the luxury to turn around and see who was attacking me, as someone rushed out of the bushes with an axe slashing at my head.

My eyes widened at the sudden attack. I was forced to block the attack with my bow in order not to be skewered by that axe. The force of the attack was enough to make my feet stumble back a few steps while the enemy continued its assault on the bow held between us.

I managed to block the blows with the help of Archer's eyes, but the force behind them kept knocking me back.

The attacker had obviously been waiting for just such an opportunity, because it wasn't long before he managed to tear through the wooden shaft holding my bow together and run their blade deep into my shoulder. My legs buckled under me, but I caught myself on the ground and tried to regain some semblance of composure. 

My entire arm could have been severed if it hadn't been for the bow absorbing some of the attack's momentum. As we fought, a mixture of blood and wood splashed onto the grass, and I clenched my jaw in pain. This was bad; it was really, really bad.

As if the warrior's constant assault wasn't enough, I felt another arrow coming at me from the side.

I took a step backwards to avoid the arrow.

The warrior charged at me again, but this time I channelled my mana in my arms and perfectly blocked the attack. The warrior was taken aback by my ability to deflect his blow, and that brief pause allowed me to slash his neck with my knife.

• You have killed a [Human-lvl1], TP earned- 20

As his head rolled across the floor, I felt a strange new sensation course through me. It was as if I had just tasted something delicious and couldn't get it out of my mouth, or something along those lines.

'Well shit,' I exclaimed aloud as the warrior's body collapsed to the ground and blood began to leak from its neck wound. 'That looks like fun.'

"Wh..what did I just said? Fun? I was stunned.

I didn't know from where these foreign thoughts came to me, nor could I explain why they were so clear and sharp. But I didn't have the time to dwell on this as another arrow flew at me and I dodged it easily. I gripped my knife tighter and decided to take down the next one who attacked me.

I found the archer, who was hiding in the bushes a good distance away from me. I sprinted towards him, not wanting to give him any more chances to shoot at me, and he fired another arrow at me. But I easily dogged them, rushing to his side before he could react what I was doing.

When he saw me approaching, he panicked and let go of his bow and raised a knife towards me. I deflected his blow with my own blade and slashed him across the chest, knocking him off balance. I ran over to him after he collapsed. His eyes widened in fear as he saw that I was about to stab him.

He tried to scream, but no sound came out of his mouth; instead, his face contorted and puffed into a terrified expression as I drove my knife through his head.

• You have killed Human-lvl1, TP earned- 15 •

My hand had been trembling since I had killed the first person. But, more than that, I felt a sense of europhia unlike anything I'd ever felt before. As if I was born to do this, and nothing else mattered.

The sight of the dead body on the ground, the fresh scent of blood, seemed to have awakened something deep within me, as if I had finally become truly alive.

"You fucking bastard!. Die..."

I didn't even get to enjoy this new felling as someone rushed with a sword pointing at my heart. I tried to deflect the attack but it was too strong and knocked me down into the ground. It took all of my strength just to keep myself from losing consciousness. My ears rang, my vision blurred.

I was already tired from the previous fight and had used a lot of my mana, I could feel the exhaustion creeping up on me. But there was no time for rest.

"Bastard, don't worry I won't give you an easy death," said the man who'd attacked me. He was tall and muscular with dark hair that reached his shoulders.

Arrgghhhhh...

I screamed in agony as he stabbed his sword into my leg, yanking it out and driving the tip deeper into me. The blade pierced my flesh, muscle, and sinew before burying itself deep within me. He drew back the sword, dragging it across my thigh with a wet tearing sound. The wound bled profusely.

My vision became hazy. "Am I going to die like this?" I wondered.

No, no...

I used every ounce of my strength to coat my right leg with mana and kick him in the legs. The blow was powerful enough to knock him off his feet, and he collapsed on top of me.

I aimed my knife at his heart as he fell. I pushed the dagger towards his heart with one final burst of energy and determination.

"Yo.. you..".

Blood gushed from his mouth as he wheezed. I didn't give him a chance and viciously bit his neck. He became lifeless and limp on top of me in the span of a single moment.

• You have killed [Human-lvl2], TP earned- 20.

As the blood flowed in my mouth, I felt a deep hunger growing inside. My mind screamed at me to feed. My vision got redder and redder. I could hear a voice calling me to drink his blood, to devour him....

I listened to the voice and then my mind went blank.

Blackness overcame me and then everything went black.