"I am a farmer from a small village near a forest, where everything is beautiful, wonderful, and great."
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That was my life.
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Simple.
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Peaceful.
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Enough.
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But our world was different.
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Everyone had a level.
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Mine?
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Level 3.
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Not from fighting.
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Not from training.
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Just from farming.
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Planting crops.
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Carrying water.
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Working under the sun.
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Slowly… quietly…
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I reached Level 3.
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It wasn't impressive.
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Most villagers were around Level 2–5.
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We didn't need strength.
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We needed food.
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The forest near our village was avoided.
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Not because we were weak.
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But because:
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"Nothing inside it has a level below 10."
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Still… it felt peaceful.
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That day…
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was perfect.
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Clear sky.
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Soft wind.
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Golden crops.
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I remember thinking:
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"Nothing will go wrong today."
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Then—
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everything went silent.
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The birds stopped.
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The wind stopped.
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Even the leaves stopped moving.
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My heart didn't.
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Something stepped out of the forest.
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It wasn't human.
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It wasn't normal.
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[Monster Detected]
Name: Bloodfang Boar
Level: 37
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My body froze.
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"Level… 37?"
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People ran.
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Tools dropped.
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Voices broke.
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Fear spread faster than anything.
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I didn't move.
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Then I saw them.
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Behind me.
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People who couldn't escape.
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People who had fallen.
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People who looked at me—
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not for help…
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but because I was standing there.
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Something inside me changed.
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"If I don't stand… they die."
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I grabbed my farming tool.
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Not a sword.
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Just something sharp enough.
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My hands trembled.
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My breath broke.
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My legs felt heavy.
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But I stepped forward.
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The Bloodfang Boar charged.
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Too fast.
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Too strong.
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I tried to block.
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Failure.
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Pain exploded across my face.
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My vision shattered.
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Darkness covered my right eye.
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I fell—
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but not completely.
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Through my left eye—
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I saw it.
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Still coming.
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Still unstoppable.
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Fear was there.
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Pain was there.
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Then—
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something disappeared.
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Fear.
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"If I stop now… everyone behind me dies."
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I stood again.
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No thinking.
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No hesitation.
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Just movement.
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One step.
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A shift.
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A swing.
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Everything I had—
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in one strike.
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The blade broke.
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My hands tore.
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My body screamed.
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But the strike landed.
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Silence.
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The monster stopped.
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Then—
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collapsed.
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[Enemy Defeated]
Bloodfang Boar – Level 37
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I stood there.
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Breathing.
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Shaking.
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Alive.
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Then—
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something appeared.
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[Level Up!]
Level 3 → Level 38
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My body felt… different.
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Stronger.
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Sharper.
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Clearer.
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But I didn't smile.
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Blood ran down my face.
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My right side—
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dark.
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Gone.
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"The cost… was my eye."
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I looked around.
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People were alive.
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Some were injured.
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Some were shaking.
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Some were still in shock.
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But they were alive.
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For a moment—
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no one spoke.
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Then—
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someone laughed.
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A weak laugh.
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Shaking.
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Unbelieving.
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Another voice followed.
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Then another.
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And suddenly—
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everything changed.
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"We survived!"
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Someone shouted.
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A child started crying—
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not from fear.
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But relief.
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People gathered.
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Some held each other.
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Some sat down.
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Some just stared at the monster—
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unable to believe it.
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Then—
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one voice rose above all.
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"HURRAY…!"
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Another joined.
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"HURRAY…!"
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And then—
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everyone.
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"HURRAYYYYY…!!"
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Smiles spread.
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Tears mixed with laughter.
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Fear turned into relief.
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For them—
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it was victory.
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For me—
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it was something else.
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I looked toward the forest.
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Silent.
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Still.
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Watching.
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"This won't be the last."
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And I made a decision.
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"Next time… I won't be Level 3."
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I turned toward the forest.
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"I will hunt them… before they reach us."
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The wind moved again.
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The silence broke.
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And I walked forward.
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Chapter End
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I defeated and leveled up to 38.
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Next Chapter:
The Hunt Begins