The Holy Land

4 Chapter 4: Vitality

Wilhelm slowly approached the two rabbits. Although he was, indeed, greedy for experience, he still moved with utmost caution. After all, The last oversized rabbit he faced off against was most certainly stronger than him. The only reason he came out on top, was simply because he outsmarted it.

This time, however, Wilhelm wasn't carrying a weapon, but instead, only had his fists to work with. Fortunately, he was quite skilled when it came to bare-handed combat, as such, he didn't hesitate to move forward.

The large brush kept his figure hidden and he could just barely discern the location of the two rabbits, they appeared to be feasting upon something. Curious, Wilhem quickened his pace, and as he got closer, a morbid scent suddenly assaulted his nose, causing him to frown in irritation.

It smelt of innards and blood, an odor that Wilhelm was painfully acquainted with. He split apart the huge blades of grass and poked his head out. He inspected what the rabbits were eating and couldn't help but draw in a breath of cold hair.

An unrecognizable human-like body lied there on the ground, their innards were spilled out of their abdomen and the rabbits were eating the remains with relish. Wilhelm couldn't quite determine the bodies gender, but judging by the size, he figured it was a male.

At the gruesome sight, Wilhelm could only clench his fists and grind his teeth. He inwardly cursed that fairy that sent him and others to this ruthless environment. What was the point of sending the weak humans here, when they were merely prey in this god-forsaken world?

Wilhelm hated the thought of being mere playthings, he hated the fact that a large quantity of his kin were dying much like the poor lad in front of him. He wasn't an emotional or sentimental person, however, he still possessed some form of pride.

As such, Wilhelm didn't hesitate to take a step forward and grab the two rabbits' attention. He wasn't suicidal nor stupid, no, he was quite confident of his victory. The two beasts who had just killed a human similar to him were surely going to be arrogant when facing him.

And as expected, after Wilhelm took a step forward, the two rabbits raised their heads and glared at him. Arrogance and disdain were reflected in their eyes as they gazed upon him. Their reaction was understandable, why would they fear him, he was something that looked similar to the food they were currently eating.

With this foolish thought in mind, only one of the rabbits approached Wilhelm. Its confidence was overflowing and had expected Wilhelm to flee the moment it moved, however, contrary to its expectations, Wilhelm calmy walked towards it.

As if insulted, the rabbit grew enraged and rushed towards Wilhelm, bearing its sharp pair of teeth. In response, a smile formed on Wilhelm's face as he slightly shifted his body to the right and dodged the tackling rabbit.

Wilhelm then used his increased agility to strike the lunging rabbit whilst it was still in the middle of the air. He raised his knee and accurately struck it in the groin, such was the weak point for most animals.

Immediately, a scream full of agony echoed out, alarming the other rabbit in the process. However, it was already too late. Wilhelm didn't feel like wasting any time and stomped on the neck of the fallen rabbit.

[Carnivorous Raabite has been slain]

[180 experience has been acquired]

[you have leveled up and gained one free allocatable stat point]

A few robotic messages rang out in Wilhelm's head, however, he was focused on the second rabbit, which was now approaching him. It moved much more cautiously than the other and hesitantly circled around him.

Wilhelm raised his fists in response, alas, once he did so, the rabbit got frightened and scurried away. It was clear that the rabbit now feared him. He, who killed its companion with ease.

Seeing this, Wilhelm breathed out a deep sigh and walked towards the human remains. Although it was regrettable he couldn't obtain more experience, he was already thankful at the fact he leveled up.

Once he was about 20 centimeters away from the body, he crouched down and closed the man's eyes. From what he could tell by the surroundings, it would appear that the man ran away, as the smell of mixed urine and blood entered into his nose.

He then checked the body for any valuables, although he was used to getting his hands dirty, such a disgusting smell still caused him to scrunch up his nose. After briefly checking the body, he couldn't find anything of value and simply walked away.

Wilhelm didn't care to bury the man, as he was not religious, nor was he some kind of saint. As such, he heaved the rabbit remains over his shoulder and walked back to his temporary camp. He was much more focused on the allocatable stat point he received.

Although he had already somewhat decided upon maxing agility, he was by no means, not going to use the other stats. For all he knew, stamina would increase his vitality and make him younger. Even the mere thought of being young again excited Wilhelm.

On the other hand, intelligence could possibly make him smarter, which would be a very, very, strong stat. Unfortunately, it was also possible that increasing intelligence only made his mana pool more abundant, alas, he didn't possess any spells.

Thinking to here, he soon arrived at his temporary camp and rekindled the flame in preparation for the night. He figured since the area was infested with those large rabbits, not many strong creatures were present, thus, he wouldn't sleep in the trees tonight.

Wilhelm sat next to the bonfire and heated his cold hands whilst looking at his status, to which he noticed that his stamina stat was significantly lower than the others. He figured this was due to his old age and didn't hesitate to use his allocatable stat point. After all, agility and stamina were one hell of a combo.

[you have used your allocatable stat point to increase your stamina to level 8]

Almost instantaneously, Wilhelm felt his body becoming soothed and more powerful. His withered body felt reinvigorated, alas, this feeling only lasted a few moments until everything was somewhat normal again. His body undoubtfully felt better than before, but he couldn't determine if he was becoming younger just by one stat point. Thinking to here, Wilhelm really wanted a mirror or some water.

Although leveling up seemed to sate his hunger and thirst, his body still needed such resources to live. Unfortunately, Wilhelm had not drunken any water for an entire day. As such, his tongue was extremely dry.

Wilhelm set the dead rabbit close to the fire and decided to use it as a pillow. It didn't look very appetizing at the moment, so he decided to just sleep. He inwardly decided to find a lake or river tomorrow morning, to drink, and also to see his current appearance.