Whoosh~!
Flames ignited.
A plume of black smoke rose in the forest, and bursts of crackling sounds could be heard. A young girl dressed in rags was seen dealing lethal blows to small animals scurrying in all directions.
She was like an evil witch from a dark fairy tale,
Controlling flames in her hands,
Cruelly and ruthlessly setting the forest ablaze.
On this day,
The creatures of the forest were shrouded under the witch's evil black magic!
"Hahahaha!"
Laughter like a night owl's struck terror into the hearts of the cute small animals.
that one Black Witch was simply a demon.
For her own selfish desires, she wanted to destroy this great forest and kill all the animals here. Some powerful animals united to resist the witch, but they all fell before her black magic.
The above is a true portrayal of what is currently happening before our eyes.
Miss Si had flames burning in one hand, occasionally firing fireballs at the monsters in the forest. Her other hand was covered by a heavy Earth Magic circle; for attacks she couldn't stop in time, she instantly summoned solid magical armor to take them all.
If she weren't hunting mostly weak and harmless small-sized monsters, perhaps her image at this moment would be more majestic?
But a ten-year-old loli dressed in rags didn't seem to have much of an image to speak of regardless; her current appearance was actually more like a world-disrupting demon king.
Shut up.
Si was expressionless.
The so-called 'night owl-like laughter' was pure slander.
There was no way she could laugh so ungracefully.
After all, at this very moment, she was being very careful.
Even if their levels were low, monsters were still monsters!
Moreover, no matter how she looked at her status panel, she was the weakest of the weak; even after leveling up to Lv2, her HP was only 50, which was hardly enough to give her any confidence.
If she didn't control her magic carefully and took a hit, even these weaklings could potentially be fatal to her.
What's more, she had messed up!
How frustrating!
Because Fire Magic made too much noise, monsters were quickly startled by her spells, causing a massive commotion.
Ill-tempered monsters would rise up to counterattack, while docile ones would scatter and flee. The scene was nothing like she had imagined, so she had no choice but to nervously hunt down these low-level monsters.
The paths in the forest were not easy to traverse.
Her shoes had long since worn out, making it impossible for her to run properly.
Coupled with some aggressive monsters staying behind to block her, and seeing the others about to hide, she felt a moment of panic, but even her anxiety couldn't stop what was happening.
Dammit.
A scorching fireball engulfed that vicious rabbit, instantly roasting it into cooked meat. A waft of meaty fragrance filled the air. The habits of monsters here differed from the animal knowledge she had from her past life; the timid rabbits of her previous world had somehow evolved into the aggressive 'Big Sisters' of the forest here—and they were carnivorous to boot.
A venomous snake launched itself into the air, its sharp fangs glinting with a green light under the sun. These types of poisonous creatures all possessed the
Fireball!
Fireball!
Fireball!
Tsukasa's most powerful magic was unleashed from time to time.
Facing these ill-tempered monsters, she didn't dare let her guard down for a second.
Furthermore, her magical talent didn't seem weak; the MP increase from leveling up was the highest, and the effects of her skills in this area were also the strongest. Consequently, her MP was now close to breaking into four digits. Even consuming a bit more MP wasn't a waste.
This would make her situation safer.
Naturally, it couldn't be called a waste.
Having nearly four-digit MP at Lv2—even for a Reincarnator with a 'cheat' like innate skill points—Tsukasa's talent was astonishing.
However, Tsukasa currently lacked this self-awareness.
Because in this Great Forest where monsters lived, she was just a weakling, unable to comprehend her own strength at all.
The EXP provided by small, low-level monsters wasn't high.
But that was also because these monsters themselves were very low level.
After hunting for a long time, Tsukasa's level had only risen to Lv4.
The stat increases weren't significant.
Though her HP and SP had finally broken past 100.
However, the growth rate of the EXP bar made her a bit nervous.
As her level increased, the experience required for the next level doubled. This meant that the further she went, the harder it would be to level up. It was completely different from the experience in games; in games, hunting higher-level monsters would give more experience points, but the settings of this world seemed a bit different.
A higher level didn't necessarily mean being stronger, nor did it mean possessing more experience points. Conversely, a low level didn't mean being weak or yielding less experience than a high-level one. Therefore, the idea of bullying high-level but weak monsters to grind experience seemed unfeasible.
Furthermore, she noticed that monsters leveled up very quickly.
She had only been away for two days.
The monsters that were Lv2 before had already reached Lv4.
She couldn't even fathom this kind of leveling speed.
One must realize that these low-level monsters didn't know about killing for levels; they didn't have such high intelligence, so they generally only killed when necessary for hunting prey.
And some small monsters didn't need to hunt frequently.
But even so, their leveling speed was this fast.
This made her suspect that the monsters' experience bars might be very short.
It seemed that compared to humans,
monsters, due to their low intelligence,
received compensation in other areas.
Killing a small monster yielded 5 to 10 skill points and 10 to 50 experience points, while the experience she needed to get from Lv4 to Lv5 was already as high as 1000.
In other words, small monsters could no longer satisfy her needs.
Looking at the clearing where the small monsters had fled,
Tsukasa sighed.
Although small monsters couldn't satisfy her anymore, if they hadn't run away, gathering them together probably could have gotten her one more level.
And she could have harvested hundreds of skill points.
By then, even if she entered a dangerous zone, she would have greater strength.
Unfortunately, they weren't willing to sacrifice their power for her.
She found a random spot to sit down.
She pulled out the short blade strapped to her thigh.
She sliced open the hide of a Bouncing Rabbit monster.
Then she continued to roast the half-cooked meat until it was well-done.
Once it was cooked, she cut a small piece of meat and put it in her mouth.
Delicious.
The Bouncing Rabbit meat was very chewy.
The flavor was also quite rich.
If only there were seasonings like green onions, ginger, or chili right now.
She hadn't seen any of those things in this forest so far.
Even with a divine skill like Appraisal that allowed her to see information, if something didn't exist, you couldn't see it even if you wanted to.
However, back in the dangerous zone, there was a fruit called the Red Ghost Fruit that seemed to have a spicy taste, but to get it, she would have to kill the Red Chain Snake guarding the tree.
But then again, do snakes eat spicy food too?
Tsukasa didn't get an answer.
After finishing the roast meat,
she used Water Magic to summon some fresh water and took a few sips.
After a full meal,
she would continue her leveling journey.