New Age Of Summoners

Chapter 1534  Side Quest

ʼIf I have at least one percent of my real lifeʼs strength, I would have easily killed this rank 3 forest cat. What a pity! I will be dying in the claws of a rank 3 barbaric beast.ʼ

A rank 3 barbaric beastʼs strength is equivalent to the rank 3 spirit beast in real life which is equivalent to a commanderʼs realm.

So, Ajax felt his first nightmare world is the worst nightmare world where he would be dying in the claws of a spirit beast that he never thought he would die.

ʼNo…I have to do something and survive. I canʼt give up yet.ʼ

Suddenly, Ajax thought of something and clenched his fists and swore, ʼSince I am going to die anyway, I will try my best to put up a fight.ʼ

Even though Ajax wonʼt be dying for real inside the Nightmare world, he didnʼt want to give up yet.

The thing is, Ajax thought he should at least do some damage to the rank 3 barbaric beast as he hoped, he might get a few nightmare points for that.

If he died in the Nightmare World now, Ajax doubted he would be getting any Nightmare points as he entered this world a few minutes ago.

Moreover, when he enters a nightmare world for the second time, without nightmare points, he would get another bad starting point.

Therefore, he decided to at least try fighting the beast with his injured body to impress the system to get some nightmare points.

ʼDing,

    A side quest has been issued to the host.

ʼDing,

     Side Quest: Kill the rank 3 barbaric forest cat.

     Reward: 1) 100 Nightmare points (Add to the hostʼs assessment in the nightmare world at the end).

            2) One random skill belonging to the rank 3 barbaric forest cat.

Just as Ajax got the determination to survive, he received a side quest from the system, that was pleasantly surprised; however, when reading the objective of the ʼSide Questʼ, he revealed a bitter smile.

ʼI was barely able to move my body and you expect me to get a rank 3 barbaric beast.ʼ

Ajax could not help but shake his head and thought, ʼI donʼt know exactly how valuable the nightmare points are; however, judging from how the system will reward with only 100 nightmare points, I can do a lot with those points.ʼ

For now, Ajax only knows what he could do with the nightmare points; however, he still doesnʼt know how much he could buy with 100 nightmare points.

However, those 100 nightmare points gave him the strength to stand up on his two feet.

ʼI can do it. I just need to grab that sword.ʼ

When he said that he could do it, Ajax didnʼt mean he could kill it. His goal was to swing his sword at the cat when it jumped at him.

ʼAs for whether I can kill it or not, I only have one way to know it.ʼ

Ajax gritted his teeth and tightened the grip around the sword handle.

ʼGrrʼ

Seeing its prey wield a sword, the forest cat became more aggressive and rushed at him.

”Die.”

Ajax was ready for this moment and mustering all his strength, he slashed his sword at the incoming rank 3 forest cat.

ʼSwooshʼ

However, the forest cat was much faster than his slashing and dodged it without breaking a sweat.

ʼPurrʼ

The forest catʼs entire body fell on Ajax as it started clawing his chest.

ʼDamn it…without even a soldierʼs realm cultivation, there is no way I can fight this beast in close combat.ʼ

Ajax tried to grab the forest cat; however, it was agile and dodge his hand before leaving another two long claw marks on his body.

ʼI am already bleeding to death and now there are more injuries and more blood.ʼ

Feeling the pain from the injuries, Ajax wanted to give up and just die to get free from the pain.

ʼWhatʼs more, this damn beast is drinking my blood and eating me while I am still alive.ʼ

Ajax was witnessing and experiencing the things that he thought he would never experience in his life and it was all thanks to the ʼNightmare Worldʼ.

Thatʼs right! The rank 3 barbaric beast was clawing Ajax and drinking his body and eating the small chunks of flesh, making Ajax experience a Nightmare World.

ʼWait a second, if I am going to die, then why donʼt I bring it with you?ʼ

Suddenly, Ajax got a bold idea in his head.

With the current state his body is in, there is no way he could survive for more than five minutes.

ʼWith this plan, I am 100 percent sure I can kill this beast; however, I hope I can buy a good starting point or at least one of my real-life abilities for my next nightmare world.ʼ

While lying on the ground, Ajax slowly put his hand on a small cloth that was hanging around his waist.

It was his herb collection bag and from the outside appearance, one could tell it was fully filled with the herbs.

ʼAargh…damn it. Just wait for a few seconds.ʼ

While he was trying to execute his plan, the rank 3 forest cat continued to strike Ajaxʼs chest and licked his blood before jumping away to avoid Ajaxʼs other hand.

ʼMeowʼ

After dodging Ajaxʼs other hand, the rank 3 forest cat licked its paws and ate the bits of meat stuck in its claws while looking at Ajax with a human-like smile.

ʼThis little beast….if I am not injured, I would have thought of a better plan to kill you; however, I think it is not a bad thing to kill you with the current method.ʼ

Soon, he found a purple-coloured flower in his bag which he crushed without any hesitation and rubbed on his injuries.

”Munch”

After applying the juices from the flower to his injuries, Ajax swallowed the pulp and said to the cat, ”No matter how much you drink my blood, you canʼt kill me.”

Ajax scoffed at the cat before saying, ”Now, I will take some rest.”

After saying that, he closed his eyes and hoped, ʼI hope it takes the bait.ʼ

What Ajax consumed just now was a poisonous leaf flower and the most valuable ingredient that he found during this trip to the Blackmoon forest.

When he found the poisonous leaf flower, Vunn was excited; however, never in his wildest dreams, Vunn expected that he would be eating it.

ʼOther than poisoning myself, there is no way I could kill the rank 3 barbaric forest cat in my current state.ʼ

Ajax was not regretting his decision to eat the rank 4 poisonous leaf flower; instead, he was hoping the rank 3 barbaric forest cat to drink his blood and eat his flesh while he still have consciousness.

ʼI donʼt know whether the system would count if I kill it after I die. So, it is better to stay conscious and witness its death.ʼ

What Ajax was hoping for was not an impossible feat because the properties of the poisonous leaf flower would act at a different rate for different beings.

ʼDing,

     Herb name: Poisonous Leaf Flower.

     Grade: Rank 4.

     Effect: It can even poison everyone with the strength of rank 4 or below ranked beings.

     Note: The poison from this herb acts faster for the rank 4 beings compared to the rank 1. The stronger the consumer, the faster the poison acts.

Ajax was completely relying on that ʼNoteʼ; however, the problem is, that he had already lost so much blood.

Moreover, he even started to lose consciousness, making him a little anxious.

ʼMeow?ʼ

The forest cat looked at the young barbarian in front of it and frowned for a moment.

ʼSwooshʼ

Nevertheless, maybe it found Vunnʼs blood tasty, or it was too hungry, it didnʼt hesitate to jump onto Vunn and started feasting on it.

ʼAarghʼ

ʼI need to..argh….endure it.ʼ

Even though Ajax had experienced various kinds of pains in his life, whatever he was feeling was on a completely different level.

Maybe it was because he didnʼt have enough strength which magnified the pain by a few more levels.

ʼI have to do it.ʼ

Nevertheless, Ajax continued to endure the pain with his eyes closed and completely allowed the forest cat to eat them.

Time continued to pass and a couple of minutes passed by.

ʼThis cat is so cunning that it was not clawing my critical parts and trying to keep me alive.ʼ

Ajax thought he would lose his consciousness and die already; however, the forest cat didnʼt let him die as it didnʼt claw too deep or strike his critical parts.

ʼDing,

    The host has successfully completed the side quest ʼKill the rank 3 forest catʼ.

ʼDing,

    The host is rewarded with one of the forest catʼs skills.

ʼDing,

    The host awakened the skill ʼWild healingʼ, which can heal minor and medium injuries.

After who knows how long, just when Ajax was losing his consciousness, he received a series of system notifications that acted like an alarm and woke him up.

ʼWhat? Did I kill it? Excellent.ʼ

Ajax opened his eyes with great effort and saw the forest cat lying on the ground beside him with its stomach facing up.

ʼDing,

    The host has died of severe blood loss.

ʼDing,

    Teleporting the hostʼs consciousness out of the nightmare world to the endless space. Please wait while the system assesses the hostʼs survival rating in the nightmare world.

Nevertheless, just as he became happy to see the corpse of the forest cat, Ajax also died along with it.

ʼI wonder how many Nightmare Points I will get.ʼ