[Chapter 4: Battle against Fate]
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[Battle against Fate]

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"Fuck, fuck, fuck! Why the hell are you chasing after me?! I'm barely a snack for you, it's not worth it!"

-Roaaaaaaaar!!!-

"GO FUCK YOURSELF!!"

The terrifying roars from a monster and the desperate screams of a man could be heard all around the jungle, waking up several monsters that were still asleep at that hour and making them look with confused expressions at the source of the sound, only to hide immediately at the next second after they had seen the enormous bear monster running across the jungle.

The man being chased was none other than Ryu, whose clothes were all in tatters and his body full of scratches here and there. Compared to the previous escape from the giant snake, this time his movements were incredibly more precise, and his speed was several times superior than before, making evident the change he had gone through after gaining those 20 points in power level from the mission.

However, despite his excelling performance compared to the last time, it was far from being enough to escape successfully the monster that was chasing after him this time. The bear seemed to be some kind of alpha of some sort in the jungle, so having another monster help him like the last time was very improbable, not to mention that the bear's speed and strength were something completely out of his league.

Every time the bear would swing his arms, he would destroy an enormous part of the forest in the process, forcing Ryu to avoid the sharp fragments of wood flying everywhere, and the enormous tree trunks that would be sent flying by the strength of the bear.

The only thing that had allowed him to survive until now had been his small size compared to the bear, which helped him to be quite slippery and hard to hit.

However, it would be only a matter of time before the bear would hit precisely and kill him instantly. After all, how would an ant escape from a human's foot in an open space? Unless the human chose to change direction, it would be impossible for the Ant to escape successfully.

Although Ryu wasn't an ant, and the bear wasn't a human, it was still slowly catching up to Ryu due to its enormous height.

'I need to escape from this fucker one way or another...! But what can I do with my shitty power level? Shit, I need to think...!'

-Booooom!!!-

Another part of the forest was destroyed with one swing of the bear's paws.

'I can't defeat it... Then I have to either hide from it or kill it using something that even he can't block with his enormous power level... What am I saying? The only thing that could be able to kill that monster is a volcano, and from what I see, there's not even a mountain in sight, even less a volcano big enough for this stupid bear to fit....!'

-Roaaaaaar!!!-

-Booooooooom!!!-

Another part of the forest was destroyed once again, this time, destruction almost grazing Ryu's body.

'Then I have to hide, but how am I supposed to hide from a monster that will easily sniff me or hear even my smallest movement... Shit, fucking animals, not only do they have enormous power levels, but they also have op senses!'

While Ryu continued throwing a tantrum inside his mind, suddenly another screen appeared on the corner of his eye.

≡[New Side Quest‼]

▸Defeat the monster that's hunting you or escape from it and conserve your life!

[Rewards for completing the quest successfully:]

▸+40 of Power level.

▸+300 Z points.

▸Unlock the Z Shop feature

'Well, that's some extra motivation...'

-ROAAAAR!!!!-

-Boooom!!!-

"Aaaaaaagh!"

Just as Ryu looked with a pleased expression at the screen in front of him, an enormous explosion struck his back and sent him flying several meters away.

The bear had swung his arm once again, this time, however, the power behind that attack had finally managed to reach the body of Ryu.

-Bam!!-

-Bam!!-

-Bam!!-

After he was knocked away, Ryu's limp body pierced several trees before it finally came to a stop. His body, which had been protected in its majority from the damage thanks to his power level, still broke apart and bent in ways the human body wasn't supposed to. The most affected parts were his legs and back, making it impossible for Ryu to stand up back again.

Groaning in pain, Ryu turned to look up at the incoming bear that was slowly approaching him with its paws raised high into the air, ready to flatten him like a pancake and coughed an enormous amount of blood.

'Man, it hurts so fucking much... '

Ryu tried standing up once again, but fell immediately and clenched his teeth in pain after he felt how useless his legs were now.

"Fucking bear, I swear that if I get transported to another universe after I die I will exterminate all the bears in the world..."

-Growl-

With a raspy voice, Ryu swore at the Bear before he lifted his middle finger at it with great effort. However, his expression changed as soon as his vision focused on his hand.

Soon, he grinned as he looked at the bear, and pointed his hand directly towards it.

"I'll fucking burn your stupid face before dying though"

Feeling the ki in his body, Ryu rapidly channeled all of it in his hand and prepared to fire.

'Please, oh merciful god that sent me to this horrible jungle, allow this to be an attack strong enough to pierce this fucker's brain, or at least to burn its horrible face...'

Soon, an enormous ball of energy gathered on Ryu's hand, making him smile widely, and alerting the bear who watched in bewilderment how its prey was suddenly doing something incredible.

"Hahaha, die motherfucker!!"

-Bang!!-

"Aaaaaaaah, my eyes!!"

-Roaaaaar!!!-

Unexpectedly for Ryu and the bear, the ball of energy on Ryu's hand that was supposed to damage the bear soon exploded into an enormous explosion of light and blinded both of them.

While Ryu rubbed his eyes with a pained expression, soon another screen appeared on the corner of Ryu's eyes, even though he wasn't able to see it.

≡[ New Skill!]

-Taiyoken/Solar Flare (Active)

▸Emits an incredibly dazzling beam of light that can blind the enemy due to its intensity.

[Advice: Please note that if the user emits the Taiyoken from a part of the body that is in the user's field of view, it is very probable that the user will be blinded too.]

"Did my Ki just explode on my fucking face?! Shit, as if being chased by an enormous bear wasn't problematic enough!"

A few seconds after that, after trying to not trip over anything while he was still blinded, Ryu started being able to recover his sight and started looking around in a hurry. Soon enough, he was able to see the enormous bear scratching his eyes with a pained expression on its face while it growled in anger.

Immediately after that, Ryu's eyes shone with a new light, as he finally started recovering hope.

'It is my opportunity to escape!'

However, at the next second Ryu let out a dry laugh as he noticed once again that almost all of his body had been rendered completely useless after being damaged by the bear, with only his hands and arms being able to work properly. So he couldn't escape, nor could he fight back, the bear was too strong for him to even injure it.

'Damn it... What else am I supposed to do?'

Ryu looked around, still in hope that something might be of help, and soon he noticed a pile of logs that had landed next to each other after the previous attacks of the bear that he could use to hide for the moment. However, his legs didn't work, and he was still at a fair distance from the pile, not to mention that the bear would recover its sight at any moment, reaching that place was looking like an impossible task. However, he was not someone to falter upon such a thing, even if the pain was killing him inside. Soon, he looked at his hands once again and gulped in nervousness before his eyes burned with conviction.

'Let's fucking moveeeee!!!'

Soon, Ryu started feeling all of his Ki leaving his body and going directly towards his arms, which soon caused them to muscle up and several veins to pop up in them. However, Ryu didn't stop to observe such change take place and immediately started crawling through the muddy ground with all his strength concentrated on his arms.

His speed was astonishing, but even then such a thing didn't come without a price. His nails soon started being torn off and blood started oozing from his hands, the pressure of dragging his whole body at such speed was being too much for them to withstand. His muscles were also turning red from overheating and overpressure. However, even before such pain, Ryu didn't stop, as his eyes continued gazing at his only hope a few meters away from him.

'I swear I'm going to hunt this guy as well if I become strong enough in a later date...! No, I swear that I will burn down this whole jungle and that every fucking monster here will become my fucking dinner when I become strong enough!!'

With anger overflowing his mind and adrenaline suppressing the pain going across his whole body, Ryu started moving vertiginously through the ground.

It was at that moment as well that the bear recovered his sight.

-Roaaaaaar!!!-

Soon, the eyes of the bear started traveling all across the jungle, looking for Ryu with an enraged expression. However, it was still too late and it didn't manage to catch the moment when Ryu reached the pile of logs and hid inside it.

-Sniff... Sniff...-

The sniffing sounds of the bear echoed all around the jungle, making it obvious that it was looking for its prey... And soon, it came to a stop.

-ROOAAAAAAARR!!!!-

-BOOOOOOOOM!!!-

With one big swing, the bear brought down its paw and smashed a certain place with all its might, creating an enormous shockwave and forming an enormous crater where its paw had impacted. Below his pam, a bloody mess could be seen, making the bear snort with a satisfied tone, and soon lick the blood in his palm calmly.

Several meters away from there, a man could be seen breathing roughly while grabbing his chest with an incredibly pale face.

'Holy fucking shit, I thought it had sniffed me... Probably an animal got caught in this mess and attracted its attention...'

[Beep!]

≡[Quest completed!!]

▸Defeat the monster that's hunting you or escape from it and conserve your life!

-You have received:

▸+40 of Power level.

▸+300 Z points.

▸Unlock the Z Shop feature

"..."

Ryu looked at the screen in front of him in silence for some seconds, before he started laughing with a wry expression on his face, not knowing whether to rejoice or to cry.

"Hahaha... I wanna go home..."

...

-End of the Chapter-

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