“Ah! s.h.i.+t!”

The first attack of the fight came from the wyvern’s tail . I jumped back to dodge it before quickly charging forward with my swords thrust out . I was aiming for that opening after an attack . The wyvern had to turn its body in order to strike with its tail, and so there now a brief moment for me to come in . I aim for the side of its belly with my sword . However, the wyvern seemed to have learned a thing or two from the first half of the fight, and it immediately dropped its wings to get in the way . While they could not be used to fly, they could still s.h.i.+eld it .

I curse at this new development and quickly draw back . I could see that the wyvern’s head was now coming for me . It’s jaw opened wide in order to crush me to death . Every tooth was visible and they looked as sharp as swords . Speeding up ‘Legs of the Forest Wolf’ barely allowed me to escape it . I pull back further this time . This initial exchange was over . Both I and the wyvern were finished warming up .

I tighten my grip on the steel sword . And just like Rex, but not exactly like him, I hold a new sword in my other hand . I’ve gotten used to creating these things recently . I could imagine them easily, and without depleting too much energy . An ‘Ice Sword . ’

The clear ice emits a dark blue aura as it gleams in my hand . Its cold edge seemed to cry with rage . The magic that leaked from it was freezing the moisture in the air . And the silver and emerald wind was still around my feet . This was currently the most prepared I could possibly be for a battle .

Of course, a certain light elf who was more dependable than anyone was not here . There was no ballista either . No group of soldiers who had experienced years of harsh training . It was just me .

Well then, I could not half-a.s.s this . I wouldn’t . I would die the moment I let my guard down .

Hahh… I would have to defeat it if I wanted to live . It was possible to delay it perhaps . If I could escape from it, I’m sure the guards would take care of this for me . They would be alerted if Rex made it back to the city safely . But it would take them quite some time if they had to carry that wounded man . I would be lucky if soldiers arrived here by the afternoon . Then I had no choice but to kill it . This wyvern in front of me . All by myself .

“Woah…!!”

The wyvern roared and charged forward at the same time . I kept it in my sights as I jumped into the air and out of its way . Then I use my skill to step where there is nothing but ‘air’ and shoot forward like a bullet . Just as I am above the body covered in scales, I slash at it with my steel sword . However, it only bounces off with the horrible ring of metal on metal .

I would not hold back . I would use the skill that he had given me to the fullest . Inside of my brain, ‘Jack of all Trades, Master of None’ was showing me how to use ‘Legs of the Forest Wolf’ on four separate screens . I concentrate and concentrate . The four separate screens are then converted into a single screen . The basis of this four-part split screen was the security monitors from work . In that case, I should be able to blow it up into one screen . When I believed this, the image in my brain became one picture . I only did what was possible .

In the footage, I was unleas.h.i.+ng a powerful kick . My body immediately understands how the magic must flow in order to do this .

And so I kick out with a leg that is shrouded with wind . A silver whirlwind shoots out of my foot and smashes into the wyvern’s body .

“GGGYAAGHHH… . hhh!”

It had clearly not expected any magical attacks . The whirlwind had traveled past the wyvern’s legs and left a trail of slashes and spurts of blood . Even so, it was not a fatal wound . It just hampered its mobility a little .

The wyvern turns to me and fires a volley of wind missiles made of magic that it had gathered towards it . This was a new attack . But they did not hit me . I zigzag from left to right, dodging the attacks and getting into striking distance of the wyvern . Its jaw comes down over me just as I duck and slash up at its chest . This time with the ice sword . A thin slit appeared and the flesh was exposed . The steel sword had not been able to cut it… The air suddenly became thick with a rain of blood . It was all I could do to escape from under it as it raged uncontrollably from the pain .

Hmm, could this be…

“So, I guess magic attacks are the most effective?”

I said to no one in particular . But it was obvious as I saw the raging beast in front of me . The magic whirlwind kick had worked . The magical ice sword had worked . In that case…?

Unfortunately, the moment I was certain was the moment I had let my guard down .

“GGGRRRAAAWWGGGgHH!!! AAAaaGGGHAAGHHAAAAAAAaaAA!!!!”

Its madness had taken complete control as it rushed at me with a speed that I had not seen before . I had not expected this . There wasn’t enough time for me to move, and I could only take a defensive stance . I crossed the two swords in front of me as something that had a similar force as a truck slammed into them .

“Mmmmnnggg…!!”

‘Legs of the Forest Wolf’ was able to kill some of the momentum that drove me backward, but not all of it . My back crashed into a large tree .

“Ah…gah…ahh…”

I couldn’t breathe . The result of the heavy blow on my back . Even my vision seemed to be blinking . Everything was foggy and without color . Ahhh . This was giving me a flashback of being stabbed at the convenience store . But this was not the time to be remembering such things . The black and white wyvern was glaring at me with eyes that were mad with rage . I had to escape first . I use ‘Legs of the Forest Wolf’ to jump into the air . I double jump and move back even further . It would likely die of blood loss by itself if I could only get away . Probably .

I wasn’t an expert on dragon resilience .

I dashed through the air as I shook my head and tried to clear my conscious . Just as color began to return, I looked back to see the wyvern chasing me at full speed .

Suddenly, I notice that my right-hand felt strangely light . Keeping the beast in my sight, I bring my right hand into view .

“Ah? What!?”

The steel sword that chief had made was broken in half . But this is a steel sword!? And where is the other piece! Once I was far enough to not be immediately attacked, I looked around vainly for the other half . It turned up in a most unexpected place .

It was protruding from my thigh .

Just as it entered my sight and I understood what had happened, a rush of pain a.s.saulted me .

“s.h.i.+TTTT!!!”

s.h.i.+t-s.h.i.+t-s.h.i.+t-s.h.i.+t-s.h.i.+t!!!! How did I not notice!? And I’ve been stabbed before!! d.a.m.n, I didn’t understand it!! Aaah, it’s no use . Every time I moved I could see the colors disappear as the pain comes in . I had to do something about it . It was all or nothing . I returned the broken sword into its sheath and grabbed the broken shard that was in my leg . My gloves were only leather but I didn’t care .

And then, I removed it with a single jerk .

And then, I removed it with a single jerk .

“AAGGGAAAAAHAA!”

A vibrant stream of blood begins to pour . I quickly throw the shard away and cover the wound with my hand . It’s difficult to bring my consciousness under control, but I am eventually able to focus and cover the wound with magic . There was a red layer of ice when I removed my hand . I didn’t think it would work . But the freezing temperature of the ice also helped to dull the pain .

The wyvern that continued to chase me had a look in its eye that suggested he would drag me down with it no matter what . And so I generated an ice sword in my right hand, and instead of turning away, I jumped towards it . My body twisted while in the air until I was upside-down and both ice swords came down into its forehead . Surely magical swords would cut through . I had believed this, but the scales on its forehead did not admit the ice blades entry . And then the two blades were mercilessly shattered into fine pieces .

Daaamn . If ice swords weren’t going to cut it…I had nothing left . My wounded leg was going to be more of a problem if this continued any longer . I needed, I needed something . I think as look around me .

“This…this is near my campsite!”

Right, the place I had been sleeping until this morning . I knew because I had scouted the area . If the tree I slept in was close by, that meant something else was too!

I run over to the biggest tree and ignore the hanging rope, instead, I do a double jump and land on the tree branch . The hollow bag was there just like I had left it this morning . I thrust my hand inside without hesitation and grasp the thing I was searching for before pulling it out .

“The ancient elven sword…!”

I grip the handle of the sword we found in the forest ruins, and pull it out of its sheath . The light emerald blade s.h.i.+nes in the light . A powerful relic from the age of advanced magic . I had to believe it was worth something . The wyvern was now at the base of the tree and taking in a deep breath . The wyvern breath . I hold the blade in front of me and jump down from the branch .

“GGRRRAAAGHH!!”

The wyvern breath is unleashed, and a storm of raging wind blows the branches from the tree . But the silver and emerald wind around my legs would not be overwhelmed . With a boost I fall even faster, the sword is held straight in front of me as the high-density breath attack hits me .

“GGRRRAAAGHH!!”

The wyvern breath is unleashed, and a storm of raging wind blows the branches from the tree . But the silver and emerald wind around my legs would not be overwhelmed . With a boost I fall even faster, the sword is held straight in front of me as the high-density breath attack hits me .

“AAAHHHHHH!!!!”

With a shout, I push Legs of the Forest Wolf to its absolute limit . And for a moment, there seemed to be a standstill . But it was I who won .

The ancient elven sword cut through the breath attack . The unleashed power exploded on both sides, blowing away nearby trees . And past the violent winds was the wyvern’s face . The sword went right into its gaping jaw, and with as much strength as I could muster, I slashed it open .

“GGGGOGGAAHH…hh…!!”

The cry is weak and the hurricane around us stops . It’s lower jaw and upper neck falls to the ground . A flood of blood erupts in the same instant and bathes the forest floor in red . And with no strength left within it, the wyvern sinks into the b.l.o.o.d.y lake .

I was finally able to relax . With a sigh, I looked at the fallen wyvern . This monster that lay in its own blood was killed by my own sword . I had defeated it .

I defeated it alone… I silenced the Legs of the Forest Wolf skill now . My body was exhausted . I needed some rest . But I didn’t have time . I needed to pack everything and go back to Spiris immediately…

I pick up the hollow bag and use the now sheathed sword as a walking stick . It was likely that I would faint if I didn’t return to Spiris soon . And pa.s.sing out here would only mean that I would become food for other monsters .

The evening sunlight illuminated the forest . And with that warm light at my back, I dragged my body that was covered in wounds . I headed straight for Spiris .