The path to the right of the cave leads to the woods, through it and under a canopy of densely packed trees; which, at the entrance, is where Sonika currently stands. Meanwhile, the rain has started pouring like 2minutes ago.

"System, what is the information regarding the 1st level?"

"The pathway leads to the first lightning bolt, approximately 5km from the user's current location. Advancing forward will lead to the completion of the 1st level."

Entering and advancing forward, she notices that it is rather cold and dark. 300m from the entrance; some kind of activity could be heard.

A silhouette in the tree, moving quickly and with a thud lands on the ground, 30m ahead of Sonika.

A pale blue, hairless, 1.5m humanoid crouching on all fours looking straight at Sonika smiling. But to Sonika, it was showing it's teeth. She was disgusted.

"What is a little girl like you doing in a place like this, on your way to your grandma? Hehehe" Licking with it's sharp and long tongue, mistaking the little girl's expression of fear rather than disgust.

Listening to the raspy voice of the creature, she nervously looks down at her feet, fidgeting with her hands, "What grandma?" Giggling...

Unauthorized usage: this narrative is on Amazon without the author's consent. Report any sightings.

This reaction causes the creature to lose it's collective mind, boiling with rage and dash in her direction.

Sonika, lifting her head and straightening her gaze at the oncoming thing which is barely 5m from her.

Shifting the weight onto her left leg and taking a step forward as it leaps towards her with it's right claw aiming for her chest.

Before her heel touches the ground, in a smooth flowing motion she bends her knees , "Manestream Leap!", proceeding to tackle the creature in midair, but before her left shoulder makes contact, her skin glows pink and crystals for between the spaces as her shoulder crashes into the solar plexus, causing it's chest to cave in and with a booming sound, the air between it's skin rapidly expands, shattering it's core and turning it's body into light particles.

The light particles rushes to Sonika, skin glowing red, sense at the back of her head like a whirlpool and drawing in from the network of rivulets the light particles absorbed by the flow, collecting then stabilising her sense, reverting the glow.

"System notification-",

"Battle report: Enemy defeated-",

"Looted items: zero",

"Level 1 progress: 10%"

After advancing 3km, defeating 4 more enemies and reaching a barrier of golden light, Sonika asks: "System, please give me a full progress report"

"Full progress report:

Level 1 progress: 50%

Enemies defeated: 5

Items looted: 3

Red sphere shards collected: 12

Completed red spheres: 1

Martial credit acquired: 1.2

User level: Level 1, 50% progress

Red Sphere Origins state: 1, 50% progress

User health: 30% remaining

Stamina: 20% remaining

Origin Force: 10% remaining

Entering the golden barrier, what she sees is a large 37m tall tree glowing green with a barely noticeable metallic lustre.

"User must smash the tree while absorbing it's energy to recuperate."

Edging forward and thinking to herself: "This works?" ...