Using the momentary distraction, the second man whistled sharply, and the beasts went into a frenzy. They rushed at Alexander with reckless abandon, their glowing red eyes filled with madness.


    Boars, wolves, snakes, and the flying creatures all charged at once, creating a wall of fur, ws, and fangs between Alexander and the retreating pair.


    By the time Alexander fought his way through the onught, the two men had already escaped into the dense forest, vanishing from sight. He could still hear the distant howls and roars of the beasts under their control, but they, too, began to fade as the men withdrew.


    Alexander stood amidst the carnage, surrounded by the bodies of in beasts. His eyes narrowed in frustration, watching as thest trace of his clues disappeared into the shadows.


    "They got away," he muttered, clenching his fists.


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    But he knew this wasn''t over. Whoever they were, they had made a grave mistake. The next time they crossed paths again, he would be ready, and not give them any chances.


    If he took out his sword, he believed that he would have won that battle, but he wasn''t confident if he really could handle it. Since he hadn''t used any sword in his whole life, this time he must at least practice how to hold a sword, rather than shing it stupidly if he ever uses it.


    But if it really came to a longsting battle, he could win if he used ''Berserker Instinct'' to the max. But since there were a lot of innocent people here, the risk of using it to the max outweighs the benefits.


    The ce was filled with the smell of blood, and there were no more beasts to be spotted. Suddenly, behind him just 30 steps away from his current location, were the vigers, looking at this scene. They couldn''t help but gasp in astonishment. One for all vs all for one, and he actually won.


    They then loudly cheered for Alexander with their eyes shining brightly. They couldn''t help but be happy that the crisis was solved by this young warrior in front of them. It was different from the rest of the warriors who had died in this ce, but to respect the dead, they did not me those warriors since they fought with their lives for their safety.


    Alexander hearing this loudmotion, looked back and saw the vigers cheering for him wildly. Then a little girl ran towards him, filled with a bright smile.


    [Berserker Instinct was Deactivated]


    The system reminded him as his reddened eyes turned back to normal. The death aura that surrounds him also disappeared without a trace.


    "Big brother Alexander, are you okay?" Anya said after arriving in front of him.


    Alexander just smiled from this little girl who seems to care about his well-being so much. He lowered his legs a little and pinched her cheeks.


    "Of course, this big brother of yours is strong. What kind of beast can I not handle?" he said with augh, making the atmosphere more light.


    Then a beautiful woman ran towards them gracefully. It was none other than Aeloria as she arrived towards Alexander. She looked at him dotingly, her eyes were soft as she looked at him, filled with concern.


    "Don''t worry, I''m fine. This low-level beast couldn''t injure me," Alexander said,forting her, without letting her speak.


    Hearing his she inspects him for a while and, she could see that he was fully invigorated and seems like he wasn''t really suffering. She released a smile that was both gentle and beautiful as it could be.


    "That''s good that you''re okay now," she spoke, deep within her heart.


    The vigers behind also walked towards him, the man who was being assisted by another man by putting his arms towards his shoulder, looked at Alexander gratefully.


    "Young warrior, thank you very much for saving me at that time. If not, I would have died earlier," the man said, full of thanks in his tone.


    Then an olddy walked in slow steps and smiled as well, "Young warrior, thank you very much for saving this vige and also for helping me earlier. My bones were too old that I cannot even fight back," the olddy sighed as she spoke towards Alexander.


    Alexander then was bombarded by a lot of thanks from the vigers, and suddenly, a man walked towards them, filled with ck lines on his face. Seeing this, Alexander narrowed his eyes as he looked at the man.


    "Vige Chief is back!" one of the vigers eximed as he looked at the man in his fifties, walking towards them.


    "It''s really the vige chief, we''re safe now," another one uttered, seeming like the chief is the one who saved them.


    All of them weed the vige chief as he walked towards Alexander, filled with a smile, as he returned the greetings towards the vigers. Finally, he arrived in front of Alexander, his face was still filled with smiles.


    But for Alexander, he could feel endless malice and the killing intent he released was palpable. This made him narrow his eyes and really wants to expose this man in front of him. But he couldn''t, since he had no evidence, and he didn''t see any injuries on his body at all. To help him with this case.


    "Young warrior, thank you for saving the vige when I was out for the moment because of some trouble. I, Bernard, am really grateful for what you have done," the vige chief said, feeling grateful, but the killing intent in his smiling eyes was bing more thicked.


    Alexander just smiled from this and decided to wait for his actions. He wasn''t afraid and after he had found some evidence, then he could just expose this Bernard guy in front of him. He saw that the vige chief extended his hands towards him for a handshake.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    He didn''t disappoint him and also extended his hands. As both of them shook hands, he felt that his hands were being gripped tightly, but he just sneered inwardly.


    "Everyone, give thanks to this young warrior that we have survived for today. For now, gather the corpses of these beasts. With a lot of them, we are not going to worry about being starving for a long time," the vige chief spoke aloud, looking at the vigers, filled with smiles.


    The vigers heeded his words and began to gather the corpses of all the dead beasts with smiles on their faces. They were excited because all of them were starving and really wanted to eat meat. With a lot of dead beasts, they will not starve for two weeks with this.


    Bernard, seeing their actions, just smiled and put his hands behind him as he left the crowd of people as he was far away. His face turned ferocious and serious. His expression changed from sunny to night in just a second.


    Alexander was observing this vige chief''s actions, wondering if he was going to do something.


    But he didn''t, making him narrow his eyes, "I''ll give you some time to prepare," he sneered, looking at his fading figure.


    "Should we go back first?" Alexander said to Aerolia, who was right beside him, looking at the vigers filled with happiness on her face.


    Since she knows how scarce the food is in this vige, thanks to Alex, she can see hope for this vige to survive this disaster. Since beast attacks aren''t only the problem, but also food scarcity.


    Hearing what Alexander said, she nodded her head, since they still have meat, and it was a lot in her house. So, she will not participate in this gathering for food.


    "Yeah, let''s go back. I''ll heat the food again so it''s hot," she spoke towards Alexander.


    Aeloria then held Anya''s hands as they left the ce. Alexander on their way back was pondering about something while they were walking.


    He knows that the vige chief must be the one who saved the other man, he must be cautious and be wary from now on. For any surprise attacks or ambush.


    When they were back, Alexander sat at the table with Anya drawing something on the ground using a stick. He couldn''t help but be sad for Anya. Since she cannot y with someone the same age as her.


    "The food is fully heated. Anya, go wash your hands now," Aeloria instructed Anya, since the food is going to be dirty if she eats now.


    Anya nodded excitedly, since she wants to continue her distracted meal. She hurriedly sshed water on her palms. When she was back, Aeloria put a bowl of soup with meat in it. She then blew it for a few times and was very happy.


    Her face was filled with smiles, tasting the food that is in front of her.


    "Big sister is really the best," she mumbled while gulping the bowl of food in front of her.


    Aeloria couldn''t help butugh from her silly actions. For Alexander, he just looked at the two of them with a smile on his face.


    "This kind of life is actually not that bad," he mumbled in a low voice that no one could hear.


    Aeloria then served Alexander a bowl of boar soup. He took her offer and began to enjoy this moment as well.