Alex remained on top of the pine tree for quite a while as he simply looked at his surroundings in shock.
''These beasts are gigantic!'' Alex thought. ''How am I supposed to survive here? If I identally get
close to any of them, I won''t even have a fighting chance!''
''Although, the God said nothing about killing everything. He simply said that I should remain here until I
can survive without feeling much danger.''
''Is this what he meant with sufficientbat experience? I mean, I guess being able to survive in the
wilderness could have its own perks. For example, if I ever get chased by anything or anyone, I would
be able to survive.''
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''These aren''t the orchestrated fights I''m used to. These are real life-and-death battles, which means
that fleeing is a viable strategy. I guess being able to flee is a valuable skill.''
Alex released a sigh.
''So, should I search for a cave for the night?'' Alex asked himself. ''However, these mountains are
around 20 kilometers away from here. If it''s a straight and safe street, I could probably get there in half
a day with the current fitness of my body. However, my journey there won''t be safe, and I definitely
need to make several turns.''
''Yeah, that doesn''t work. So, I need an alternative.''
''Digging is a no-go. After all, I only have a knife. Additionally, the climate is rather cold, which makes
the ground harder. On top of that, the ground should be filled with roots.''
Alex scratched the back of his head.
''I think that only leaves two things. I either need to find some humongous tree that has a big hole inside
it, or I need to sleep on top of trees. Camping outside should be thest option.''
Alex sighed.
''Anyway, if I have to sleep on a tree anyway, I don''t really have to look for one. These trees are all
pretty big, and basically any one of them would do. I only need to cut off the needles and annoying
branches.''
Alex looked up.
''It should be early afternoon, which means I still have some hours to kill. I should keep watch over my
surroundings to see what kind of wildlife I can find. Knowing your enemy is already half the battle.''
Alex started climbing down the tree but didn''t leave itpletely.
Instead, Alex waited about five meters above the ground on a thick branch. He shaved off some of the
needles of the tree to make himselffortable.
But wait, didn''t Alex say that he would look at the wildlife?
Yes, he did, but only an idiot would blindly walk through an unknown forest.
This was not earth.
Dangerous animals existed on earth, but they were not everywhere. Additionally, even if one were in an
area known to have dangerous animals, these animals wouldn''t be everywhere at once. These
powerful animals had territories, and they needed a ton of food.
However, here, things could be different. Alex wasn''t certain how many dangerous animals there were
in this basin, but there probably were a few.
So, Alex simply remained on the tree as he looked down. At the same time, Alex tried to be as silent as
possible.
Half an hour passed, and Alex''s ass had already started hurting from sitting like this.
However, waiting like this had paid off.
Right now, Alex was so relieved that he hadn''t left the tree.
Why?
Wolf pack.
There were four light-grey wolves walking around the tree Alex was currently on.
They had obviously smelled him, and they very quickly found Alex as his scent led them to the tree.
The wolves looked up at Alex, who was looking down nervously.
''These wolves are normal sized, but still, they''re massive!'' Alex thought.
These wolves weren''t really bigger than their counterparts from earth, but even the wolves on earth
could weigh up to 90 to 100 kilograms.
Inparison, a german shepherd was only around 30 to 40 kilograms.
The wolves started circling the tree, and some of them started wing at the tree with their paws, but
the tree was just too massive.
Surprisingly, the wolves didn''t bark, growl, or howl.
Except for the scraping sound of their ws on the tree, they made no other sound.
Alex''s heart was beating quickly, but his head remained calm.
He knew that they couldn''t get him up here.
''Light grey, what an interesting color,'' Alex thought. ''Wolves are normally brown or dark grey. I think
wolves with these lighter colors are mainly in colder environments since their color makes it easier to
go unnoticed in the snow.''
''This confirms it. This is probably a colder region.''
After some minutes, the wolves left again. There was no point in remaining here. It was easier to find a
different prey.
Alex watched the wolves leave with interest. ''They were suspiciously quiet. If they were the rulers of
this ce, they wouldn''t need to be so quiet. This means that there are probably more terrifying beasts
lurking around.''
Alex got reminded of the gigantic green hedgehog and the brown lizard.
''Obviously,'' he added in his thoughts.
Alex remained on the tree.
Half an hourter, Alex saw another animal, and he certainly didn''t like seeing that one.
A hog.
Alex could only describe the hog''s appearance with the word fat.
It was nearly as tall as Alex, and it seemed just as wide.
''Great, a hog,'' Alex thought sarcastically with an ufortable expression. ''Hogs are fiercely territorial
and make a ton of noise when they get angry.''
The hog also smelled something when it arrived below Alex''s tree, but instead of looking up, it was
rummaging through the dirt.
Surprisingly and contrary to expectation, the hog was quite silent while digging.
Luckily, the hog didn''t notice Alex and quickly left after a bit of searching around.
Ten minutester, the next animal arrived, and this was an animal that Alex hadn''t seen before.
It was a sizable green lizard. It was probably nearly a meter high, and it had quite some long legs.
Additionally, there were long wsing out of its long legs.
''Why are there so many animals here?!'' Alex thought. ''Isn''t it normal to only see one big animal every
couple of hours? Yet, I''m seeing one every ten minutes!''
The green lizard seemingly smelled something of interest, and Alex became more nervous.
This thing looked like it could climb trees!
The lizard smelled the ground with interest, and after a couple seconds, it walked over to a tree and
climbed it.
Luckily, it wasn''t Alex''s tree.
When Alex saw that, he silently released a sigh of relief.
''It probably didn''t smell me. Otherwise, it would have climbed my tree. It probably smelled the hog.''
Alex looked at the tree where the lizard was with interest. While climbing it, Alex could still hear it, but
after some rustling, everything became silent again.
''Its legs don''t fit an arboreal animal,'' Alex thought. ''It probably walks on the ground normally.''
Alex had aplex expression on his face.
''So, it''s probably on the tree to hunt, right?'' Alex thought.
The tree was still silent, but Alex couldn''t see the lizard through all the green needles blocking his sight.
''I''m so happy that I didn''t walk around aimlessly. Even if I managed to evade all the animals on the
ground, I might walk by a tree with exactly such a lizard in it,'' Alex thought.
Alex looked over at the tree as hey down on the branch. He wanted to remain as hidden as possible.
Usually, Alex might try to kill it.
After all, he was supposed to grow stronger and gainbat experience.
This was a perfect opponent.
It wasn''t too big, and it was alone.
However, Alex decided against it.
Why?
Because, after smelling the hog, the lizard waited here in an ambush instead of going somece else!
That hog had been huge!
It probably weighed over 300 kilograms!
How was a lizard that barely weighed maybe 50 kilograms supposed to kill that thing alone?
Alex decided that the risk was too high.
Alex continued waiting, but waiting was much more stressful than before. After all, the lizard was still
there.
Even worse, Alex had heard nothing from the tree for the past twenty minutes. It was almost like the
lizard wasn''t there anymore.
Another twenty minutester, something walked past Alex''s tree again.
Alex nced down, and his heart sank.
It wasn''t the hog.
The four wolves were back!