I was lying down on the grass, waiting for the angel to appear.

I didn't talk to Jihye this regression, as I wanted to test the waters.

I thought of the last time I fought the wolf; it was only me and that sports jacket girl. That was definitely not enough combat power.

I myself have gotten a huge upgrade, but that is not the same for other people.

While I can regress and get stronger, these people do not have the same opportunity.

Therefore, it's up to me to see how we can defeat this wolf.

Convincing the middle-aged group to stay at the field would be a huge help.

But people are going to get killed, and I don't know if I was ready for that.

The middle-aged group had a lot of people, but they had never fought a strong monster.

They would usually just overpower the goblins with numbers and skills.

But that wolf could easily tear at least one of them apart in the blink of an eye.

It would be different if they willingly stayed in the field. But convincing them to stay was akin to killing them personally.

Maybe killing more monsters can influence the wolf to spawn while the middle-aged group is still in the field.

'No' that won't work either; that is still the same as killing them.

The girl with the sports jacket was strong and had a lot of combat experience.

So I didn't have a problem convincing her to stay. I couldn't imagine her dying before the wolf.

Do me and that girl just duo kill that monster?

But why was that girl even fighting the monster in the first place?

Even if she fought the monster, the only one who would get a reward was me.

She would have to teach me how to control my mana. But that was a little pointless now, as I think I have figured out how to control it.

But that raises the question again: why fight the wolf?

Was it really to save the people on the field? I couldn't believe that. There is no way that rude girl would want to save people.

But maybe I was wrong, and she really did want to save people.

She did try to stop me from entering the elite forest.

Ah!

It was like a light bulb was at the top of my head.

What if killing the wolf gives you an amazing reward?

That would make so much more sense. She wanted to kill the wolf because of the reward.

And that reward would far outweigh taking the time to train me.

Then again, training me could also be a lie. But that really doesn't matter now, as I don't need it.

The main thing was: how do we kill the wolf with the least possible aftermaths?

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The angel appeared as usual. I stood up while the angel was speaking.

Another thing I found out while training my mana with Jihye

The angel is not real. At least the one in front of me is not real.

The pressure that I felt has also become bearable.

Which was evident by my standing up while it was talking.

Well, the reason why I don't think the angel is real is because, usually, when you stand up, you divert your attention to something that moves.

Especially when there is immense pressure that is forcing people to stand still.

But the angel kept on with his speech, like I didn't exist.

This wasn't my only claim; I also tried to speak with it.

It didn't react at all and kept on with the speech like it was a recording.

Therefore, I came to the conclusion that the angel in front of me was not real.

Well, not like this piece of information was important or anything.

It really couldn't help me at all. Honestly, it might be worse that it wasn't real.

Because getting information from it is now impossible.

I looked around to see that people were staring at the angel.

No one really fought against the pressure. Even the girl with the sports jacket, who was super strong, couldn't fight against the pressure.

I personally think it's because their skill hasn't activated yet. Maybe the immense pressure is like a stimulant that is supposed to activate their skill.

The angel finished his speech and dropped the weapons.

I went to get a sword and dagger and walked towards the west side of the forest.

Slowly, the mana in my hand increased.

I approached one of the trees, and with one swing, the tree was almost cut in half.

My sword was stuck in the middle. This was only possible because of my mana.

By imbuing my hand with mana, I could make it more powerful.

Why not imbue the sword with mana?

Because I still couldn't do that yet. The way I use my mana is different from Jihye.

She would control her mana to go out of her body or even let it flow freely to a body part.

But I couldn't do that. We both use mana, but the way we use it is different.

My mana flows like waves, and therefore all the mana in my body is spreading evenly.

If I wanted to store mana in a body part to make it more powerful, I would need to do it differently than Jihye.

If the mana was like water and kept flowing in and out of my hands, I would need to stop the mana in my hands and wait for the next wave.

Slowly, like that, I can store more and more mana in my hand.

This is different from Jihye, who can just freely flow the mana into her hand without 'waiting for the next wave'.

There is one con to this. It is much slower than Jihye, but this was the only solution I found.

After pulling the sword out of the tree, I started sprinting towards the elite forest.

I slowly got faster and faster because more and more mana was being 'stopped' at my legs.

If this was Jihye, she would instantly reach maximum speed if she used mana.

Instead, I slowly got faster and faster as more mana was stored in my legs.

Until almost all mana is stored at my legs, which is where I am reaching the maximum speed I could muster.

It felt amazing to run this fast. I felt like I could break the worldrecord with the speed I have right now.

I ignored every goblin on my way as I sprinted towards the elite forest.

After what felt like 40 minutes, I could finally see the straw houses.

I stopped to get a water bottle and an energy bar. After that, I kept sprinting towards the elite forest.

The mountain that was in the far distance slowly got bigger as I was approaching the elite forest.

"Whew, I am finally here". I wiped the sweat from my forehead with my arm.

The sprint really made me exhausted, but it was a good warmup.

The reason I went to the elite forest was to kill some of the bigger goblins.

I need to level up a little before the fight with the wolf.

After resting for a few minutes, I entered the forest.

I didn't feel afraid or nervous anymore; my heart was beating fast.

But it was not for fear; it was for excitement.

I felt more confident now, and I wanted to see my progress.

Rustling.

I heard some leaves get stepped on, and I unsheathed my sword.

I looked at the source of the commotion, and slowly a big goblin stepped out.

It was huge. I think I forgot how big these goblins were.

Seeing the muscular body of the goblin it reminded me of Kang Sangwoo.

Kang Sangwoo is a 195-cm bodybuilder, and I think he would still look smaller than this goblin.

It wasn't the same goblin as before. This monster did not have leather armor or a sword.

Instead, it was fully showing its muscular body, with only some fur covering its private parts.

In its hands was a great axe. It looked very menacing, but it made a mistake.

Because the shaft of the great axe it was holding was made of wood.

As soon as I heard the footsteps, I was already storing mana in my legs.

We soon locked eyes, but it was already too late for him.

With a huge force, I leapt towards the goblin, ready to attack.

It was shocked, and the goblin tried to block with the axe.

Snap!

I cut through the wooden shaft, and my sword was still keeping its momentum towards the goblin.

I made a huge slash wound on the goblin, and I quickly attacked again, trying to keep the momentum.

Usually the small goblins would be dead by now, but these big goblins were truly resilient.

After a few more attacks, I could finally see the light in its eyes slowly becoming faint and blurry.

Thud!

It fell down, signifying its death.

Rustling.

But that wasn't the only goblin.