The Gene Gamer

[Do you wish to leave the party?] 

"Yes" 

There was no need to stay in this party any longer. Liam was screwed over, Jin had already left the party and had likely departed for another town. Anna's situation was not clear but she had also left the party. 

She probably had her soul stolen and had her account deleted, hence the sudden leave. 

So only Bik and he were left in this party. He didn't see much potential within Bik so he was going to leave. People like Bik were the normal bunch, besides, he had already decided to leave and hunt alone when he had accumulated enough strength. 

He should quickly level up and leave the town for the city too. The drop rate of magic loots was very low; this town was just not suited to a mage like him. 

Just as he was nearing the town, a thought suddenly stroke his head. 

He had killed another player. Killing a player would result in a red name and if the guards of the town see it... he would be captured and thrown into the prison of Blue Wolf town. 

He can definitely not enter the town right now. The red color in the name would fade soon and if he waited for another day, his red name could be gone and he could enter the town freely. 

So even though he was tired both physically and mentally, he decided against entering the town. 

.....

"Fire Arrow!" a fire arrow condensed out of the air before directly shooting into the body of a large Blue Wolf. The wolf that had been hit by the fire arrow was ablaze in flames as it continuously whimpered and jumped from side to side, trying its best to extinguish the fire. 

But its efforts were in vain as soon, another fire arrow flew to it and it fell to the ground with a loud bam sound. 

[You have killed a lvl. 5 Blue Wolf]

[+20 exp]

This was a level 5 wolf and it required him 2 fire arrows to kill it. Considering he could only cast 4 fire arrows before he needed to rest and replenish his mana, he could only kill 2 lvl. 5 Blue wolves in 10 minutes. 

That's 12 lvl. 5 Blue wolves in an hour. Thinking every lvl. 5 Blue wolf drops 20 exp, it would be 300 exp per hour. 

Going by that logic, he should be able to reach lvl. 10 in 2 hours only. 

But things weren't so simple as that. 

First, the Blue wolves just weren't everywhere for him to kill. Since it was daytime, most strong wolves wouldn't come out and only the weak ones will hunt during this time. So they were kinda hard to find. 

He could sometimes also encounter weaker wolves like lvl. 1-s and lvl. 2-s. Sure he could kill them with just one fire arrow but what about lvl.4-s? He can also only kill them with 2 fire arrows as he didn't have moves that didn't cost him anything like a swordsman. 

Since the blue wolves also traveled in small groups, not just a single blue wolf, he also has to deal with 1-3 other wolves. In any case, he could only kill one or two before escaping with his life. 

Swordsmen do spend their stamina but they could replenish it just by eating bread and drinking water. 

As for mages, mana potions were necessary for them to replenish their mana. If he has entered the town, he could've bought them. Even if they were expensive, he had the money. However, he didn't enter the town so he naturally also didn't have any mana potions he could use. 

This was the disadvantage of being a mage early on. 

If he were to encounter lvl. 6 wolves, he could also kill them in 2 fire arrows although he might suffer some damage. As for the lvl. 7 wolves, he has to use 3 fire arrows and since he could only cast 4 fire arrows at most, he could only deal with one wolf from the group. The next step would be to escape.

Although it was unlikely to encounter them in the daytime. They might just travel alone during the day too. 

Also, what would happen if he encountered wolves while he was resting? He could barely escape using his intellect as a human. 

So considering all of this problem, he just decided to get into a place he can use as a shelter and only hunt one wolf at a time. He could use the remaining mana in case of an emergency like suddenly encountering wolves while resting. 

"Grr..." the remaining one wolf growled at him as if to warn him not to go any closer to it. 

Fortunately, monsters in this world felt fear just like normal animals. They were practically normal animals if not for their power. 

This was also one strange point of the game. Games like this would have monsters that have intense bloodlust for humans. They would attack a human immediately once they locate them.

Well, one can't say games like these hadn't been invented before. Just that these kinds of features were below the feature that made monsters like real animals when they were ranked in an event based on votes. 

The wolf had witnessed how this human had killed another of its kind so easily with just two attacks. Hence, it regarded Cylius as a dangerous creature that could threaten its life. 

So it didn't attack mindlessly and warned Cylius. 

If Cylius were to take a step towards it, it will surely attack without regard for pain and injuries. 

Cylius also understood this so he didn't get close to it. Instead, he took a step towards where the wolf died. The wolf nervously glared at Cylius as he picked up the loots and left the burnt body on the ground. 

After seeing Cylius leave, it finally relaxed before heading to leave the place. After throwing a cold look towards the burns carcass on the ground, it ran away from the place.