He followed the Hand Mirrors light for quite a while.

Arks journey so far was a monotonous repetition of his daily routine.

The light of the Hand Mirror that functioned as a compass only came out at night.

Since he was following the light in a straight line, he ended up on a route consisting of mostly mountains. So when the light disappeared, he couldnt determine the direction and always wandered off.

Naturally, the method of following the Hand Mirrors light at night and wandering the area and hunting at day solidified.

Once he entered the Argus Mountains that surrounded the Jackson territory, the monsters became a level stronger.

The Magal Wolves possesses defensive powers incomparable to a regular Wolf, and the Bengal Tiger boasted of outrageous attack power with its knife-long fangs, constantly ambushing him.

However, Ark had raised his level to the limit in what was called the highest level dungeon in the Jackson area, the Shadow Forest.

There were no opponents dangerous enough for Ark, who had even hunted a Reaper.

The situation changed one week after the journey started; over two days had passed in real time.

The Magal Wolves and Bengal Tigers' attacks gradually lessened.

Based on his experience, Ark knew what the change meant.

Looks like Ive passed the territory.

Like people, what was called disposition also existed for monsters.

The disposition determined the friendship between monsters.

In other words, if similar small monsters were set to be hostile, they did not approach each other. If they were set as a natural enemies like the relationship between a mouse and a wolf, then fights between them would break out.

Thanks to this system being in place, a monsters domain was naturally made.

The ambushes of the Magal Wolves and Bengal Tigers were decreasing meant the domain was changing.

What kind of monsters domain is this?

Itd be a sticky situation if he suddenly encountered a high-level monster.

Bat, observe the surrounding carefully and inform me immediately if anything shows up.

Got it, Master.

Ark utilized Bat to increase his vigilance thoroughly as he traversed the forest. Soon, he spotted a few monsters between the thick bushes.

The face of a dog and a human's body, theyre Gnolls!

There were three of them, and they were drooling saliva while roasting a monster that looked like a Bengal Tiger under a fire. In other words, that meant they were strong enough to hunt a Bengal Tiger.

A Bengal Tiger wasnt an easy opponent either. If they were stronger than a Bengal Tiger, then they werent opponents to thoughtlessly come at.

What to do? Should I try fighting em?

Ark was contemplating when one Gnoll suddenly raised its head and let out a cry.

GRRRRR.

Its a Human. I smell the scent of a Human!

Lets catch and eat it, Human meat is more delicious.

It was a mistake to hide with his back to the wind. The Gnolls with their sensitive sense of smell carried their clubs and approached while flaring their noses.

Damn, no other choice. Skull, Bat. Assist me.

Ark swung his sword at a Gnoll as he leapt from the woods.

The Gnoll caught by the ambush received a critical hit and was thrown back.

Eyes of the Cat!

Arks irises became awash in gold as the Gnolls weak points and information were displayed.

'Level 45, many weak points too. At this level, I can somehow fight them.'

"Skull, Bat. We're concentrating our attack on one of 'em! Dark Blade!"

Ark loosed a concentrated attack on the Gnolls weak point.

It was disadvantageous to be surrounded by three level 45 monsters. When fighting a group, it was important to focus the offensive power on one opponent first to reduce the number of enemies.

With Eyes of the Cat and Dark Blade as well as the addition of the Familiars' co-op bonus, the Gnolls health decreased to 70 percent in an instant. But something strange happened.

The remaining Gnolls kept their distance even while their teammate was under attack. At that moment while Ark was thinking it was strange, the two Gnolls raised their bows.

Archer!

He had not tried fighting any monster using a bow until now.

Therefore, Ark had never even considered a countermeasure concerning a bow attack.

"Damn it! Bat, block it! If you cant block it, it's five times of food!"

"Waah, stop, you dog head!"

At Ark's threat, Bat struck the archer's face while screaming.

Its outstretched wings blocked its eyes, making the arrow fly off wildly. But the other Gnolls loosed arrow sank into Arks shoulder.

- You have been hit by a critical blow from a Gnolls arrow! 250 damage. Movement speed reduced for 30 seconds.