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8. Meeting A Man Near A River

8. Meeting A Man Near A River

Seeing his new status panel Rudy feel bewildered,

Just randomly eat a fruit has given him an increase in his stats,

a mana stats in that.

Looking at the fruit at his hand, Rudy chomp on it again and

nothing has happened,

not losing hope Rudy keep chomping again

and again

until half of the fruit has been eaten

he almost lost hope when finally the panel appear again.

Requirement Has Been Met

Mana +1

Rudy feel immense joy at his founding and continue to eat the fruit

finishing one fruit he grab another and chomp on it again and again

at the last bite on the last fruit finally that panel appear again

Requirement Has Been Met

Mana +1

Consuming two fruit has give him an increase in mana by 3+,

Rudy wish to eat again but his stomach feel full right now so he

didn't have choice but to stop eating, Rudy start to think and come up

with an idea, he fix his posture and try to sit in comfortable way

and then active one of his active skill

"Stealth On"

He try to make use of his skill to drain his stamina

and then active his passive skill REST by sitting comfortably

to drain his satiety and replenish his stamina.

But, this idea proof to be a boring one,

while the STEALTH skill drain his stamina and the REST skill replenish

his stamina, but the progress are too slow and didn't feel effective at all.

Rudy decide to do another thing to use his time effectively and

remembering what displaying on his status panel last time,

his STEALTH skill are already Level 2 and his REST skill are already Level 6

It look like unknowingly both of his skill already level up without him knowing

It maybe happening last night when the tension was so high that he unknowingly ignore

the notification panel, seeing the REST skill already that high, there is a high chance

that the skill replenish his stamina more than the satiety that it takes.

Rudy decide to try another idea,

throwing five fruits on the ground, Rudy slowly climb down the tree.

at the bottom Rudy pick the fruit and put it in his cloth,

Rudy try to make a makeshift pocket by holding the bottom of his cloth up

and put the fruit inside the pocket it created.

Like that, Rudy decide to slowly explore his surrounding, trying to find a river

or another source of water, because even if he try to ignore the thirst that he feel

and try to quash it with the fruit, but it didn't work at all, and he really need to drink.

Although keeping the STEALTH skill ON made his movement feel sluggish, but it is

more safe like that.

Rudy decide to trust his Lv. 4 DANGER SENSE skill, and maneuver on the forest

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solely on his feeling of danger to avoid danger, he try to find his way on the forest.

Feeling the air start to cool down and start to feel damp on particular direction

Rudy decide to go that way, after awhile slowly he start to hear the gurgling sound of water

And then there he finally found the river, about 100 meter from him,

there is an open area of forest, about 100 meter width that consist of about 20 meter of ground

on one side and about 60 meter width of water in the middle and then another five to ten meter width on the other side,

There he find a person has been drinking there.

Near it he saw a poorly build makeshift shelter consist of bed made from twig and leaf and makeshift roof for shading from sunlight

and near that there are a slightly burn camp fire, and a little bit part of fish remain punctured by stick near the fire

"Look like he already claim that area as his, or is he just made a temporary shelter from rain and sun" Rudy pondering

Rudy decide to approach the man,

"Pardon"

"May i take a few sip of water for drink"

Rudy try to ask, as polite as possible.

and it has proven to be effective in the situation

because, although the man startled by Rudy appearance

he didn't attack or do anything harmful to Rudy

but the man didn't respond with word or anything to Rudy,

he just keep looking at Rudy with doubt and disbelief in his eyes

Rudy pondering what happen,

"is he don't understand my word, or is he speak different language or ......"

Rudy suddenly realize what happen, his STEALTH skill still ON,

that's why the man must be confused, because although Rudy stand here and speak

but his presence so thin that although the man saw him, but that man must feel that

Rudy not really here,

when Rudy speak or intentionally declare his presence, he will appear on the other people sense

but when Rudy got quite and just stand still, his presence will keep become thinner and thinner until he

disappear from other people sense.

Rudy cover his mouth with his hand and deactivated his skill

"Stealth Off"

Suddenly Rudy feel his body become lighter and more easy to move

and the man surprised again by what he saw in front of him

to the man, a teenager suddenly appear in front of him call out to him but slowly become unreal

he look like there but at the same time he is not there, he just look like another tree or thing like that

could easily ignored by his eyesight sense. And then suddenly without warning the teenager appear

again in front of him, it look like some kind of curtain suddenly lift out of him and he could see and feel

the boy clearly this time.

"Who are you ?"

"No, what are you ?" the man try to call out at Rudy

Rudy shyly smile at his mistake and apologize to the man

"I am sorry, i just suddenly transport out of nowhere to here"

"and I just try to cautiously tread the forest when i met you"

"Looking at your cloth, i recognize it look like from the same world as me"

"But, to be sure. i want to ask you, are you otherworlder like me "

"or are you the real person of this world" Rudy try to ask the man

"Other world ?, what are you saying "

"this is just dream, right ?, a lucid dream that look like real"

"I got exhausted from work, and i leaning on my bed going to sleep"

"and then i saw strange thing happen, one strange thing to another strange thing happen"

and then i got thrown into nowhere, i met a beast, got terrified into silence and i almost lost my consciousness"

"strangely the pain when i fall feel so real, and the itch on my skin, and the hunger that i feel right now also feel so real"

"What happen, are we really on another world ?"

"Why, why is this happen to me ?"

"What should i do.."

The man start to come over to Rudy and try reach out his hand to grab Rudy hand, but Rudy evade that hand

and back down from the man, dread suddenly crawl at his heart. he terrified by the man behavior.

"Are this man going insane, it look like it is not good idea to approach another person, nobody could stay sane in this current situation"

Rudy keep backing down from the man, avoiding the man that try to grab him. turning his back from the man and sprint into the tree

"Stealth On" Rudy finally active his skill and disappear behind the lush of tree. after a certain distance the man finally lost sight of him

and collapsed to the ground, sobbing and crying by himself.

Rudy look at the man from a distance, shouting at the man.

"Look man, i wish to help you. but i don't want to be dragged down by you" Rudy remembering what happen last night shuddering from fright

Rudy didn't want to repeat the same mistake as the poor person last night.

But the man upon hearing Rudy voice start to track down his position and try to come over again

fortunately Rudy has already anticipated that man behavior. So, last time when that man are running toward him

Rudy take a slightly curve way to the left, going around until they are almost back to the starting point.

When Rudy shout at the man, it is to lure the man back into his own camping area.

And after shouting, Rudy hurriedly change his position by keep moving in circle and keeping the distance from each other.

"Look man, try to look at your status panel and learn from them a beneficial ability to help you survive our current circumstance"

"I believe each person got unique ability and skill to help them survive here"

"Try to made the best of your ability to survive and maybe we can work together after your current mental health has been recovered"

hearing the boy screaming the man started to feel flustered, because no matter how much he ran chasing the boy, he never could catch him

feeling anxious of his current circumstance he keep running to chase the boy, but that is until he hear the boy call him mental,

The man suddenly stood still and stop running, pondering at his self, is he really become mental

"You can try to look at your status panel by saying Status Open"

"Try it and learn from it, i hope the next time we encounter each other you would be better"

seeing the man stop chasing him, Rudy also stop running and say his part

after saying all thing he want to say, Rudy want to get away from there but he remember something else

"Here, catch this" Rudy shout while throwing the fruit at his hand.

Rudy throw it at high altitude toward the man, and he saw the man able to catch the fruit with his chest and then grab it

"Look like the effect of stealth are still applied to the fruit for a few moment after leaving my body"

"and the man only able to catch the fruit after it crash at his chest" Rudy try to ponder at his founding

the man look at the fruit confused and keep staring at it

"Try to eat it, i hope you feel better"

after finishing all he want to say Rudy turn around try to find another place for him self.

the man realize his mistake, they are two stranger that didn't know each other,

the kid didn't have any responsibility over him, and neither him toward the kid

they just a two stranger person met coincidently and he as the adult one try to burden the kid

after awhile the man come back to his sense and shouting at Rudy

"Thanks for the fruit kid" shouting the man

"You're welcome old man" from very far away the man could hear Rudy reply.

Now the man realize he only have himself to rely on

"Status Open"