“Argh… my head is throbbing like crazy”
After losing consciousness, I woke up only to find myself in the middle of an unknown forest clearing; around me, there were all sorts of people-children, adults, the elderly, and foreigners. Even animals like dogs, cats, and bears can be found, and was that an alligator?
Most of them were either panicking or still lying on the ground, groaning.
“What the hell going on!? Where am I!?”
“Is this some kind of prank for a TV show!?”
“Kyaaaaaa!? Where is this place!?”
“Wahhhh!! Mom! Dad! Where are you!?”
“Ugh, my back hurts!”
“Ahhhh!! Isn't that a bear!?”
The chaos was overwhelming but amidst the panic, some individuals stood out.
Although all of them look like weird ones.
“Ohhh!! Is THIS ISEKAI AN TRANSFER!?”
“Whoa!! FANTASY IN REAL LIFE!”
“NOW IS TIME FOR MINE SEALED RAGING BLACK LIGHTNING ON MY LEFT HAND TO AWAKEN!!”
“ARE THERE ANY FURRY HERE!?”
‘Yeah, DEFINITELY I should stay away from those people.’
I thought, slowly backing away from them.
It seemed like all kinds of living beings had been being transported here by that system.
While trying to make sense of the situation, I noticed a large shadow looming on the ground.
‘Is that…a monolith?’
In the distance stood an enormous black monolith, its sheer size almost hypnotic.
But before I could process anything further. An emotionless voice echoed in my mind.
[Met enough tutorial tester quota requirements to start]
[All tutorial tester consciousness awake confirmed]
[Proceeding to generate quest and monsters]
[Tutorial 1: AdaptationSurvive against x10 Grey wolves.
Time limits: 10 minutes.
Clear condition: Slay all the grey wolves or survive for 10 minutes.
Clear Reward : Human: Basic Survival Kits, Beginner weapon or Beginner armor of choice, food and water for 3 days, Status Window
Restoration of body
Other species: Status WindowA small increase in all states
Restoration of body
Failure penalty: Death]
[As a tutorial gift for the newcomers, all human-like participants will receive an old dagger.None-human will receive a moderate boost in intelligence and a small increase in other basic stats bonus]
With that finish, a small light materializing into old, slightly chipped daggers appeared mid-air in front of every human.
While faint light started to emerge from nearby animals. Their eyes slowly show signs of gleaming intelligence.
I quickly grab the dagger in front of me, and my instinct screams at me to immediately prepare to find a direction to run away. Something dangerous… is coming.
Then, The sound of wolves howling echoed through the forest, emerging from the trees were 10 monstrous grey wolves-larger, clearly more menace and more aggressive than any normal wolf, their crimson, glowing eyes were locked on us, they were drooling eager to attack but a blue barrier stopped them, at least for now.
‘Isn't this a bit too much!? How are we supposed to kill these things with these flimsy daggers!? They look like they'd shatter if I hit something too hard!’
[5 minutes remain before tutorial start]
“Get me out of here!! This isn't funny!!”
“Whoever put me in here! I'll kill you!!”
“This is bad! What do we do!?”
“Waaaahhhhhh!! Mom! Dad! Help me!”
“Ahh!! My stove! I hope I didn't forget to turn it off, or Granny will yell at me!”
“Status! Skill! Status Panel! Properties! Why isn't anything working!?”
“MINE BLACK LIGHTNING SHALL DEVOUR EVERYTHING!”
“WOOF WOOF ARF!!”
“NYAAAAAAA!!”
“ROARRRRRRRR!!!”
The chaos around me only worsened; the animals seemed less panicked than the humans, looking more like they were prepared to fight to the death, but both humans and animals still weren't helpful to me; if they looked like that, I scanned the crowd looking for anyone competent to leech off.
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Maybe that muscular man gangster-looking guy and the chuunibyou girl who was dressed in all black with a yellow lightning pattern and complete with black leather gloves and for some reason held a black kitchen knife in hand (clearly custom-made) around stood out, then there also was an old man who seemed far too calm.
It seems like what they carried was also transported together with them.
But, still, why are you guys panicking? Isn't it an obvious choice to stay calm and try to survive before anything else?
‘Running away alone….isn't an option; I have no idea how fast these wolves are compared to regular dogs mad due to their food getting stolen.With just this dagger, I doubt I can even pierce their fur, let alone survive.’
Shaking my head, trying to compose myself, I hastily took out rubber bands from my belt bag and tied the dagger to the broom handle, making a makeshift spear.
‘The kids…are no go, I can't even handle wolf, let alone protect them, elderly are no go either, they are unlikely to be of help…as for animals, I doubt I can even communicate with them, which left me with only choice is adults…’
[3 minutes remain before tutorial start]
‘Tsk, Damn it, there isn't enough time for thinking! I need to team up with someone closest to me!’
“Hey, cool-looking big sis over there! You, with eyepatch! Your knife looks awesome like it is brimming with forbidden power! let's team up! I’ll handle all chores, let's become ultimate survival team!”
I cringed at my own word but to attact chuunibyou, normal greeting won't work! survival come first!’
“Oh ho ho! Thou has recognized the almighty power of Black Lightning Empress! What is your name, lowly one?”
“Mine humble name is Luka! It honored to meet you, Black Lightning Empress!”
‘I might really die from cringed at this rate…’
“Oh ho ho! You are quite amusing! Well-manner and Great Taste! I'm Known as Black Lightning Empress Rudmilia Vongerichten de Novem!You should feel proud to be able to stand in front of being such as I! Oh ho ho!”
‘Sorry, Rudmilia-what? Ugh whatever, I already have bad feeling about this… Good looking but with that personality and taste! It all outweight the good point! at least she need to be good meat shield’
“Yes, your grace! Please lend this commoner a strength to survive this trial!”
“Well said!, Very well!, I shall generously grant you the right to accompany me!”
‘Secured the meat shield. Success!’
Just then, another person approached-a beautiful girl in idol-like outfit with nervous expression.
“Are you guys togethers? Can I join your group?” she asked, clearly desperate.
I watched the reaction of chuunibyou girl lost in moment.
She don't seem to mind surrounding, I guess, I'm who decide then?
before turning to respond to her question.
“What can you do?” I asked skeptically.
“Do you have other weapon besides that old dagger? Even I have this spear!, can you even do anything to help us?”
I asked while proudly show my pathetic broom spear.
[1 minute remaining]“I… I can handle self-defense and can cook simple meal!” she stammered, her voice shaking.
‘Hmm…it not bad, A cook is useful in this who know where wilderness, although I don't know if we can even find food in this forest, food from quest reward only allow for 3 days worth, it's not enough when I don't even know how long it I need to survive in this place…I guess it's fine to let her join, worst case, she's bait for those wolves’
“Fine, grab your dagger and stick together with us!” I said, motioning her to follow us.
I looked around see that others people already grouped up together, only few people still too confused or too afraid too move around, while animal strangely didn't attack us human at all and only been glaring at those wolves.
[5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1]
[Barrier deactived, Tutorial 1, Mission Started.]
Awoooooooooo!!With loud howl, the wolves lunged, their speed terrifying fast.Scream erupted.
“Ahhh!! help me!”
“No, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!!”
“Get off me! Ahhh!!”
Situation become desperate, The scream of human dying like pig being drag to slaughterhouse.Being the signal that started the tutorial.
‘Damn it! They're way too faster than I thought!, bait or not it won't be able to outrun them with their speed at all! Even if ran away, sooner or later they will found me!
It's better to just stick togethers, run away while hope for none of them, to come after us while we running away!’
The east, south and north were pack with people and animals. The west is our best bet to survive, even if it lead deeper into the forest.
…It's risky but we have no choice but to run toward west to escape from here.
I hurriedly turn to speak with slightly shaking but still act proud and important Rudmilia-something something.
“Oh, the great empress! Please clear open the path to our survival!” I called out to Rudmilia, trying to mask my nervousness.
“we lowly one shall follow right after you!”
“O-Ohoho! V-very well!, I-I shall carve open the path foward to promised land with mine black vendetta blade!!”
she stammered but quickly brandished her black kitchen knife and dagger in a flashy dual-wield pose.
Rudmilia started run ahead of us toward west with her black kitchen knife and old dagger. Cutting the path blocking us forward.
To my surprise, A sparkling light flash burned the obstacle plants she cut, whenever she swung her black kitchen knife, make me gasp in shock.
‘Is that electricity? Don't tell me…did she really rig her knife it to make it be able run electric flow on blade with battery!?….no wonder her set up look so bulky! there tube connected between her knife handle and her bulky waistband on top of her leather gloves. Those are most likely battery.’
With those heat cause plant to become easier to cut.
make me chuckle a bit at tiny bit of good fortune in this situation.
‘Unexpectedly tried approach her was a big gain huh? With that knife despite inefficiency it will help clear the path in short-term and maybe can even be use to kill one of those wolf if they chasing after us, it way better than these old dagger… really, if they didn't transported us together with our belongings on the body, we definitely are screwed’
“Let's go Hurry!”
I yell at idol girl pulling her along, who been following behind us with ragging breath.
With Rudmilia's knife clearing the way, we managed to run quite far away from massacre scene happening behind us.
[8/10 grey wolf remains]
!! Hope fickled. Maybe someone or something was actually managed to kill those wolves!? But my relief was short-lived.
While feeling hopeful that the worst case scenario might not come afterall, suddenly I feel chill coming from behind me, toward right side.I hurriedly ducked myself toward ground instinctively.
A grey wolf, slightly injuried, leap passed where my head has been, it landed, turned toward our direction, growled.
“This… This is really real bad situation isn't…”
I muttered, gripping my spear tightly.
Rudmilia noticed the situation, quickly turn her back running toward us.
The idol girl froze in fear but at least she didn't immediately scream and run away attracting more of those wolves or other lifeform we yet to see that live in this huge forest.
‘Damn it!, Why me!?, out of 3 people why you have target me first!, Now, whatever I like or not I end up have to take highest risk!’
While we both glaring at each other, the wolf seem like it can't wait any longer, let out a menacing roar then charged toward me, Used it claws to swiping away at me.
I dodged to side to wolf side trusting my spear into its flank.
But
Cracked!
The spear broke on impact. The dagger barely managed to pierced its side, but it hardly take any damage, it's only serve to make the wolf feel even more enraged, become even more aggressive compared to before.
‘As expected this damn knife is totally useless!’
I can't help but cursed internally at how weak this dagger is, it will take some time for Rudmilia to reach us, I need to hold on until then! While preparing for the next attack.