Rise Of The Ussr In Another World - Volume 1 Chapter 16 Armoured Suriles And Yelkai Evil Apes

A/N : Scheduled Chapter of the Week.

P.S. I am back comrades.

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The drone had located a large swarm of a few dozen Suriles. From the sky, they looked just like a group of crocodiles, some basking in the sunlight on the river banks, and some swimming in the water. These large lizards were quite intimidating to look at and a closely pack group of them looked like a clump of moving spines. Thanks to this spiky armour and dangerous jaws, there were few creatures in this area that would dare mess with a swarm of Suriles. They were not the largest or the meanest of monsters, but they had their numbers to rely on. Even an Iron clawed bear would be sent running when facing a wall of spikes and pike like teeth. Also, these creatures like water, and they liked it a lot. According to the encyclopaedia, they spent most of their lives in water and only came to land to bathe in sunlight and lay eggs. And when in water, they became many times more deadly than on land. When he reached near the area where the drone had found the Suriles, he activated [Stealth] and hid behind a bush a little distance from the river bank.

From here he could finally see the creatures, and was quite impressed looking at them in flesh and blood. He had seen the image in the virtual encyclopaedia, but looking at them in real was a very different experience in itself. They looked really dangerous with all those spines and the wide jaws filled with teeth. Up close, these creatures looked like a hybrid of a crocodile and iguana with spines added on top. Some of them were on the river bank, soaking sunlight, while most of them were swimming in the water, beyond sight. After considering all the factors and risks, Add was in bit of a trouble on how to deal with these monsters. They stayed on land for a very little time, and would flee into water, as soon as a threat appeared. And he was not going to get inside the water to deal with them, not yet at least. So after thinking for a while, he decided on a simple approach.

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Item : SC-214 Water Bomb

Description : A bomb which was accidentally invented while making a hydrogen fuel cell. It uses a mixture of highly compressed hydrogen and oxygen as explosive to produce a sonic wave. The bomb has a destructive ability of 1 ton of TNT (Tri-Nitro-Glycerine) equivalent. The lethal range of the explosion is around 150 metres in all directions.

Price : 5,000 CP

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The SC-214 Water Bomb was a classic example of success in failure. In the early years of world war three, a group of French scientists had been trying to invent an improved hydrogen fuel cell, which could power military vehicles, and eliminate dependency on fossil fuels. In this quest they invented a prototype fuel cell which when tested, went rouge and blew up the entire test facility. The project was shut down but the Swedish army noted the capability of the fuel cell as a weapon, and ordered it to be mass produced as a bomb, and not as a fuel cell. Over the years, many stronger variations of the SC-214 were designed, and while it was very destructive, it was a more eco friendly than any other bomb ever made since it only gave off water vapour as a by product of the explosion, and hence it was called a water bomb. The way it worked was fairly simple. The bomb’s body was a cylindrical canister made of ultra-tensile steel alloy. It was a type of delayed fuse bomb, meaning that after being detonated it exploded after a delay of a few seconds. It worked mostly like a grenade, with a small button on top instead of a pin. After the button was pushed, a 20 second gap followed, during which the bomb could be thrown. After those 20 seconds, a tiny electric spark inside the bomb ignites the compressed mixture which burns and rapidly expands in volume, but due to the steel canister containing it, the pressure reaches extremely high and ultimately causes the canister to explode, sending a strong shockwave and shrapnel in all directions.

Add chose this bomb since it was very powerful and produced a very strong shockwave, which was especially effective when dealing with living things as it literally churned their insides into mush. After taking 3 of these bombs just to be safe, he once again began looking for some bait. Suriles were hunter which hunted in swarms, and they hunted mostly in water rarely venturing to hunt on land. Add’s plan was simple, throw a bait in the river, wait for the swarm to gather around and then explode the bomb right in the middle of them. He thought of using the corpse of the Iron clawed bear he had killed earlier as bait, but that mountain of meat and bones weighed over 6 tons, and even with his increased stats, he could lift around 700-800 kilograms at most. So he needed something smaller. Noting the area where the Suriles were, in his mind he began his search for some bait. The Maned Boars would have been fine, but he didn’t see any of them around. However, after some time, he did come across another group of monsters grazing in the shrubs.

These were strange looking beasts, with long stretched heads, with large eyes and long drooping ears. The head also sported two curved antlers, which pointed to the front and were very sharp and pointed. The neck was short and thick, with a body that was disproportionately large with respect to their heads. They appeared to have no tails, and The hind legs were thick and sturdy while the front limbs were were thin and long ending in four fingers with sharp caws. Covered in a thick yellowish rope like fur, from a distance these looked more like a stack of hay, than a living thing. They appeared to be herbivorous as they were feeding on leaves, standing on their hind legs and tearing leaves and branches using the forelimbs. The overall length of their bodies was around three metres but they were fat and bulky. Add opened the encyclopaedia and began looking for a match.

Although there were hundreds of thousands of creatures in there, they were divided into many parts, based on their habitat, their food etc. after a lot of searching he finally found a match. These creatures were apparently called Miroos. D ranked monsters, which usually lived in groups of 10 20 individuals. They were devoted herbivores and lived a slow life, moving around in the forest, eating leaves and shrubs. However, if threatened, they would become very aggressive using their sharp claws and antlers to attack their enemies. Unlike many creatures which usually run away, they choose to fight instead. The thick fur was in fact very slippery and made it difficult for predators to grab onto them. But for Add, they were the perfect bait. As usual, he chose a tree some distance away from the group that was still eating, blissfully unaware of a human who had already decided their fate. He prepared the AX338 and began shooting.

*BANG* *BANG*

Without warning, the Miroos began collapsing one by one. Their thick fur which protected them from the bites and claws of the predators could not do much to top the powerful .338 bullets. However, Add did have to aim at their heads or other vital spots to kill them in one shot, or else, these large creatures probably would be able to take many shots before dying. Unable to see the attacker and unwilling to escape, their fate was sealed. In less than a minute 8 of the 11 Miroos were dead while only the 3 others had been smart and had run away. Add was not going to chase them, he had all the bait that he needed and there was no need to waste time on the runaways.

[Ding! You have killed Miroo x 8]

[Ding! Received 12,000 Exp. and 6,000 CP]

The exp per Miroo was not a lot a little over a thousand, still it was much better than those goblin champions who were also D ranked, but only gave 400 per head. He concluded that hunting these creatures to grind Exp. was not worth the time spent. After securing his bait, he brought the carcasses one by one near the river. It was around a kilometre long trek through the forest and he was carrying the corpses on his back, but despite them weighing almost half a ton each, it did not cause too much pains to Add who was now very strong and had invested lot of points into Stamina and agility which allowed him to move swiftly without spending a lot of energy even when carrying heavy loads. After he had gathered the corpses, he once again surveyed the river for a proper spot to commence his plan. Some distance away from the place where the drone had initially found the Suriles, there was a small sand island in the river, at a curve where the water flowed slowly. There were dozens of the Suriles basking in sunlight there. The small island was separated from the river bank by over 200 metres of water, so it had become sort of a no risk spot for them.

There were some Suriles swimming in the channel between the river bank and the small island, Add brought the corpses of the Miroos and with all his strength, threw them into the river. It was a tedious job, even with his strength, carrying almost 4 tons of carcasses and throwing them in the river. Once he had thrown in the last Miroo, he quickly retreated behind the tree line and began observing. The Suriles had long sensed the presence of the corpses in the river, but they had not begun to swarm, around the bodies. Even they knew that there was no free lunch in this world, and were very cautious. But as the blood from the corpses seeped into the water, the smell attracted the Suriles, and soon, their primal instincts of wanting to feed, overpowered their caution. At first one Surile went to test the waters, it slowly approached a corpse and took a bite, then another came and then another within a few minutes, all the Suriles in the surrounding area, and those basking on the island had gathered and were twisting and tearing the Miroo carcasses, feeding with frenzy. Add watched in silence and waited till he was sure that almost all the Suriles had gathered. Then he pressed the detonation buttons on the 3 Water Bombs and threw them in succession, right in the middle of the feasting Critters.

*PLOP* *PLOP* *PLOP*

The Suriles, too busy in their feeding didn’t even realise that a few small cylinders had fallen beside them and kept eating and fighting for meat. After throwing them, Add ran in the opposite direction with all his might lest he be blasted with the shock waves, and then, after 20 seconds

*BOOOOMMMM* *BOOOOMMMM* *BOOOOMMMM*

Three subsequent and deafening explosions shook the area and a huge cloud of water jumped tens of metres into the air. The majority of the Suriles who were caught in the middle of these explosions, never knew what happened and were instantly blown to bits, while a few who were a bit farther away, were sent flying tens of metres across. Add who well over 200 metres was by now could still feel the shockwave pass over him.

“As expected of the Water Bomb, luckily it was not used in large numbers back on Earth still, how antis climatic, for those dangerous lizards to die just like that”

As he was appreciating the power of the bombs, notifications began ringing in his ears. He left the riverside and went to a safe spot, in order to avoid any other beasts which may appear due to the disturbance. Once he was a good distance away, he opened the System screen and checked his spoils.

[Ding! You have killed Surile x 64]

[Ding! Received 320,000 Exp. and 160,000 CP]

[Ding! You have levelled up x 5!]

[Current Level 53 | Experience for next level 58,933/59,523]

(Well that was more than expected, 5 levels at once Anyway, now then that is done, what is left?)

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[ Mission : Makings of a hunter

Description : It is time to prove your skills at hunting and establish yourself as a true hunter. Subjugate the following monsters :

1/1 x [Iron Clawed Bear] (Completed)

0/50 x [Dire Wolf]

25/25 x [Armoured Surile] (Completed)

0/1 x [Alpha Dire Wolf]

0/50 x [Yelkai Evil Ape]

Rewards : 500,000 CP. Title : Predator

Time Remaining : 25 Days

Penalty : If the host is unable to complete this mission in due time, any random 5 skills of the host will be erased ]

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With the Iron Clawed Bear and the Suriles dealt with, he still had 25 days to complete the mission. However, the other three targets were going to be the real challenge. According to the encyclopaedia, Dire Wolves usually lived in regions with sparse forest and preferred grasslands. He realised that this was probably why he had seen only those few dire wolves till now. As far as he had heard from Kent, Dire wolves mostly lived on the other side of the River, so he would have to cross the river somehow. Of course he could just swim across the river which was around 200 metres wide, but with creatures like the Suriles and who knows what lurking n those waters, he was rather hesitant.

(Let’s leave those wolves for later; I have to find a safe spot to cross the river from first. For now I should deal with those apes.)

The Yelkai Evil Apes were also C ranked creatures and were basically a gorilla which had been turned into a monster. They were over 3 metres tall and very bulky and muscular. They had thick dull brownish grey fur on their bodies, covered with black stripes, but the blackish skin on their chest and abdomen was devoid of any fur. Their faces were hideous, and flattened. Their two tusks which hung down from their upper jaw were almost a foot long. They also had sharp nails which could tear a human apart very easily. Like apes in general, they had longer forelimbs than their legs, and mostly spent their time on land. They were omnivores and ate anything they could catch, and had a special taste for meat. These apes usually lived in small groups of 5 to 8 members and were a very dangerous threat. They were highly intelligent and their strength was on par with a Rank 4 warrior. Just their size was enough to intimidate most people and the fact that they lived in groups made the even more deadly. The Yelkai Evil Apes usually lived on the hill slopes amidst thick foliage and were quite hard to spot. They were called evil, because they had a tendency to play with their prey. They would let the prey run, catch it, and wound it and then let it run again, and repeat this until the prey died of exhaustion and wounds.

After reading the information from the encyclopaedia, Add could not help but frown. These Apes were quite troublesome. Since they didn’t live in large groups like the Suriels, he could not use the Water Bombs, as it would be too wasteful. He had to think of another mode of action. He could snipe the apes, but then again, since they lived in dense forested areas, it would be difficult, to get a clear line of fire from a distance. He also had doubts regarding their intelligence, since they could also possibly react to an attack in ways he could predict. After a lot of mental debate and thinking, he decided to go with the usual method. He would start by sniping at long range, and then when he had to reduce the distance between him and the targets, he will depend on the assault rifles. But he also wanted to keep a final weapon to rely on, if the rifles failed, just in case. And since he was in a fantasy world, what better weapon would be there to keep than a sword?

Add knew that there were many people in this world, who could kill the current him like swatting a fly. As such it was unwise to reveal his weapons before others, or he may be targeted by such people, and attract unwanted and lethal attention. That is why he had not exposed his guns to anyone till now. In the future, when he was among people, he would only use the common weapons of this world and not the modern weapons like guns. Those would be used when he encountered critical situations or when he was alone, at least until he was strong enough to ensure his safety. So after going through the cold weapons like swords, spears, bows etc. available with the system shop, he decided on a sword. As it was the easiest weapon to master as well as quite flexible in usage. Although many people would argue that, a spear or a bow is better than a sword, but the sword outshined any other cold weapon with its simplicity.

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Item : Hardened Alloy Katana (Grade Rare)

Description : A Katana made with a combination of hard and tensile alloys and forged with age old traditional methods. It is sharper and more durable than a normal Katana forged with carbon steel, while being slightly heavier.

Durability : 1000/1000

Price : 20,000 CP

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Add chose the Katana for many reasons. He had always been impressed with Japanese swords in his past life, the Katana in particular. He liked its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. The edge had a wavy design which looked beautiful. The Katana was a blade specialized for fast & powerful slashing and stabbing. They were made from a specialized Japanese steel called ‘Tamahagane’ which is created from a traditional smelting process that results in several, layered steels with different carbon concentrations, which increase the durability and damage of the blade.

Although long swords were versatile with many angles of attack & defence, Add chose to use the heavier and harder to use Katana. The reason being that, when compared with a Katana of similar dimensions, a long sword lacked the cutting power and speed of movement. Its single, hardened, wedge-like edge was capable of extraordinary sharpness and a curved blade is mechanically superior to a straight one at delivering edge blows to produce injury. And due to its hardness, the single curving edge of the katana is very good at penetrating even hard materials with straight-on strikes. Although the long sword won in versatility, defensive ability and few other grounds, he decided to go with speed and damage.

After choosing a sword, he then had to get some skills. He had good experience in using daggers, but he had never used a sword before, so for him who was a complete novice in terms of swords, sword related skills were a necessity. After going through the various skills, he picked three which were best suited for his weapon.

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Skill : [Sword Mastery (Passive) Lv. 1]

Description : Gives the Host the ability to wield any weapon classified as a sword with better ease.

Effect : As the skill level increases, the ease of defending, attack speed as well as damage dealt increases significantly.

Price : 7,000 CP

Skill : [Two-Handed Sword Mastery (Passive) Lv. 1]

Description : This skills allows the host to use two-handed swords more efficiently.

Effect : Increases ease of wielding 2-handed swords and damage dealt with 2-handed swords significantly. As the level of skill increases the effects also increase.

Price : 7,000 CP

Skill : [Katana Mastery (Passive) Lv. 1]

Description : This skill allows the host to use [Katana] type weapons more efficiently.

Effect : Increases Ease of handling [Katana] type weapons by a fixed amount per each level.

Price : 7,000 CP

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He also purchased a retractable knuckle which fitted on the left arm protector of the Regimental light armour. It could be set into attack position with a simple lever-spring mechanism and could also be retracted back into the rest position. Finally, he bought a more powerful sniper rifle.

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Item : Model 48-5E Retractable Knuckle Spikes

Description : A Retractable knuckle made exclusively for equipping on the Regimental Light Armour. It is made with the same alloys used in the Light Armour and is very sharp and durable. It consists of 4 sharp triangular spikes, each 3 inches long. If propelled with enough force, they can cause serious damage to bodies of creatures.

Durability : 500/500

Price : 1500 CP

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Item : Barrett M110A4 Anti-material Semiautomatic Sniper Rifle (Grade : Rare)

Description : Combining over 50 years of research and development with feedback from the most demanding military end users, resulted in the creation of this beast. While it may share the same iconic look and legendary reliability of legacy Barrett firearms, its firepower and lethality shadows all its predecessors. Everyone fears this deadly weapon. It is based on the tried and tested Barrett M107A1 rifle.

Chambering the beastly .50 BMG (12.799mm NATO) in a 10 round steel magazine, and a muzzle velocity of around 900 metres per second, this rifle packs enough punch to penetrate hardened steel plates. It comes with an improved MIL-STD-1913 rail mounted sights, lightweight quick-detach adjustable bipod and Barrett QDL Suppressor.

Durability : 400/400

Effective Firing Range : 1800 2000 metres

Price : 20,000 CP

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Technically speaking, the M110A4 was a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper system developed by the American Barrett Firearms Manufacturing company. Utilizing state of the art design, manufacturing, and materials, every component of the rifle has been engineered to be lighter and stronger than its predecessors. The M110A4 was optimized for use with a sound suppressor, providing a much-needed signature reduction capability to the sniper. Lighter, stronger, more accurate, and more capable; the M110A4 has truly been engineered for action. It is made of lightweight steel alloys and aluminium upper receiver with integral 23″ (58.4 cm) 27 MOA M1913 optics rail which can mount the sights and covered with anti-corrosive coatings.

It was one of the best .50 calibre sniper rifle of the 21st century. The later versions and derivatives of this model used even larger calibre bullets, and were feared across the battlefields. Designed in the USA, this gun was manufactured widely in many countries during World War 3. He had also used this gun many times, when they had been captured from defeated enemies. The M110A4 was the last of the heavy calibre sniper rifles which could be used by a single man without external support. Its firepower was enough to penetrate any lightly armoured vehicles, and even thick concrete walls did not offer much safety against its rounds.

After concluding his shopping spree, Add took out the Katana from his inventory. The system was kind enough to provide a sheath and a belt for holding the blade. The Katana was around 1.5 metres in length including the hilt, and weighed more than 5 Kg. As soon as he held it in his hands Add felt as if he had used it for a long time. Such was the might of skills Ah! The hilt which was covered with a type of cloth, along with the rectangular guard, provided a firm grip. Pulling out the weapon from its sheath, revealed a slightly curved greyish blade with a cold metallic shine. It looked quite ready to kill. He swung the large blade around with some effort, and it sliced apart the air with ‘whoosh’ sounds while he performed the basic moves of a Katana like ‘Slash’, ‘Stab’, Guard and parry many times. Although these were but the most basic of moves which he instinctively knew because of the skills, coupled with the passive bonuses of his other skills, he would able to deal substantial damage. Then he also checked the Barrett sniper rifle, which was light black in colour and was around 15 kg in weight and 1.5 metres long. He stored the rifle along with some ammunition that he purchased in the inventory. Finally, he assigned all his newly gained stat points into strength and then went to rest for the night after having a dinner of nutrient bars and water.

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Three days later, the young master Weismann was making his way upwards, towards the higher slopes of the hills. Till now he had been roaming in the foothill regions and valleys, but the [Yelkai Evil Apes] lived even higher up, so he had to climb. The forests had changed their structure and instead of the moderately spaced trees below, dense foliage covered these higher slopes, with tall trees growing dozens of metres high and spreading thick canopies. The atmosphere was moist and there was a lot of under growing vegetation on the forest floor. Add who had ditched his original green-brown camouflage uniform, was now dressed in a black-grey camouflage which suited the dark ambience of these forests. He had also worn the Regimental Light Armour which fit snugly onto him and attached the knuckle onto it. The katana was kept at his waist. Coupled with the SIG SG 716 slung from his shoulder and the large backpack on his back, he looked rather impressive, a samurai-soldier hybrid of sorts. He had dealt with a lot of monsters on the way, starting from giant snakes, to groups of feral rats and even some carnivorous plants, which could eat prey the size of a dog whole. There were also bigger threats such as a large cat-like monster called [Creothrax]. It had given him quite the trouble with its agility and reflexes.

The constant fights and attacks were a nuisance, but thanks to that he had gained two more levels along the way. He again added the points into strength and 4 skill points to the sword skills each and 3 to the Body Strengthening. After level 10, each skill required 3 skill points to max. With these upgrades and his regular use of the Katana when dealing with the monsters, his usage of the Katana had noticeably improved. In fact he used his guns very less in the past days. All the while however, he had not spotted a single [Yelkai Evil Ape] that he was looking for. He was still using the drone, albeit much less since there was not enough sunlight to charge it frequently. The thick canopies and tall trees were making it very difficult to spot the apes which lived on the ground. Finally, he was forced to stop using the drone and continue searching by himself. It was only another day of trekking that he finally spotted a group of 9 of these apes.

The Yelkai made nests from shrubs, leaves and branches onto the ground which they spent their nights in. Up close, they looked even more horrid than in the image in the encyclopaedia. There was one large male leading the group consisting of females. The male was almost 4 metres tall and was even more muscular and gigantic. Add spotted them from metres away thanks to his perception. But as he was on a slope which had a steep angle, there was not any place behind him to snipe from effectively. So he made a detour around the group and then approached from another direction. The male was quite lazy, as it spent most of its time sleeping while the females scurried about digging for roots, and searching for fruits. The Yelkai did not have many predators, as their size and strength were enough to deter most of those that lived in this region. So they were quite carefree and didn’t leave any sentries around. The male Yelkai was sleeping a bit farther than the females. This made it a better target. Most warriors below 5th rank would never want to mess with a male Yelkai since these were extremely aggressive as well as resilient creatures and were quite hard to kill.

Since they were so dangerous, so even veterans who had dealt with them before would always approach them in groups and never alone. Unless you were a Rank 5 warrior or above, coming face to face with a group of Yelkai Evil Apes, was pretty much the end for you. Even a Rank 5 would not have the confidence to deal with more than 5 of these on his/her own. But young master Weismann had no qualms about that. Till now, he had not faced any major challenges, and he had mostly won his battles from a distance. But the circ.u.mstances this time around made it such that he had to get in close. He kept his back pack down and loaded the SIG 716 with armour piercing bullets for extra effectiveness. Regular bullets usually had a copper sheet covering a lead core, but these bullets were solid pieces of hardened carbon steel, and were designed to penetrate through bullet resistant jackets with ease. They were quite pricey tough. Add purchased 600 of them for 600 CP. He checked everything and then began his attack.

He had previously located an open area a little distance away from the group of Yelkai, and laced tat place with remotely detonated SKN-50 landmines. His plan was to lure the apes there. So he approached them, activating his stealth skill, although its effect was only half when he was moving, it was better than nothing. He approached slowly in the cover of bushes and shadows, trying not to make as little sound as possible. From his position, a female Yelkai was the closest, and it noticed him when he was around 30 metres away and began growling and tried to leap towards him, but Add too, since his cover was blown, without wasting any time directly opened fire opened fire.

*Ratatatatatatatata*

*GUUUUAAAAAA*

The pain from the bullets piercing its skin made the ape howl in pain, which alerted the other apes around. Add kept firing, and emptied the entire magazine into it but that was still not enough to kill it. As he watched the other apes nearing fast, he reloaded a magazine and retreated while throwing some fragmentation grenades as he retreated. As long as he was within 50 metres from them, he could still sense them.

“Tch… damn monkey”

The apes were really hardy, although he was not expecting to kill them with the SIG, the fact that even 30 Armour piercing rounds were not enough to kill them, still felt bad. The female whom he had shot was wounded badly, but still not dead and the male which had woken up was violently beating its chest and roaring in anger, as it chased him trampling and tearing through the shrubs and small trees. The grenades did little but slow them down by blowing in their faces. Add was quite fast with his footwork but the apes were catching up, they were adapted to move in this thick forests after all. As a result, he changed his tactics, moving in zigzag manner and continued throwing the grenades. This prevented the apes from getting close enough to him. Within a few minutes of chase, he had arrived at the place, and as soon as the apes were in the range of the mines, he pressed the detonator.

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

Tens of explosions send thousands of metal balls flying at very high speeds, which went right through the surrounding trees and shrubs, leaving them full of holes. Still, even these were not enough to kill the Yelkai who were caught in them, all hey managed to do was hurt them and enrage them even further. Luckily for Add, of the 9 chasing him, 5 had their eyes wounded by the explosions and could not chase him any further as they were now thrashing on the ground in agony. The male was still behind Add, but he was wounded, with dark brownish blood oozing from the multiple wounds on its body. Still, it was more enraged than hurt as its menacing roars testified. Now that only 4 apes were behind him, Add decided to take a gamble, he couldn’t always depend on guns and modern weapons to fight, and sometimes it was best using silent weapons. So he stored his SIG assault rifle in the inventory, and set his knuckle to attack position. The katana was with a cold ‘shiiinnnggg’ sound, and the sharp blade was ready for action.

He immediately went on the offensive, turning on his heels, and rushing towards the apes. The male watching him getting closer lunged at him throwing a punch with its large and bulky arms, but Add narrowly evaded it by ducking and sent a slash onto the ape’s side with all his strength. The result was better than he was expecting, as a deep wound was left by the strike, causing the male to cry out in pain and t tried to hit Add again, but he was gone from its side by then. The Yelkai were wounded because of the explosions and were nowhere near their peak state. This gave Add enough margin to use his smaller size and agility to dodge their attacks while sending strikes with the katana every now and then. He was not focusing on a single Yelkai; rather he was running around in circles, confusing them with his random movements while also throwing grenades every now and then. The confused and wounded apes were really helpless, as Add kept attacking them and retreating. The five who had their eyes wounded also joined the fray, but they were rather useless as they could barely locate where Add was, and by the time they could react he was gone from their range. He rushed towards an ape which was wildly swinging its arms and avoiding a punch narrowly, he sent a punch on its face with his knuckle spikes, which smashed its face in badly. This was apparently too much for the poor ape, as it immediately died.

[Ding! You have killed Yelkai Evil Ape x 1]

[Ding! Received 8,000 Exp. and 4,000 CP]

He continued his attacks using the trees as cover, and his agility and speed to out manoeuvre the big apes. With the combination of his katana and knuckles he was very effective in fighting them. One ape sent a punch towards him and he returned a punch with his knuckles. As the giant fist of the ape met with the small fist of the human, Add felt a strong jolt run though his arm, as it numbed in pain. But the ape was not well off, the spikes and the 39 points of strength behind the punch had broken the bones in its wrist causing it great pain. Add jumped over it and with a diagonal slash he made a deep wound on its shoulder just beside its neck and then retreated. As he repeated such tactics, he was also hit and grazed a few times, but he had been able to whittle down their numbers by 6 and now only three were left. But Add was now running out of stamina, so he decided to finish things fast.

(Let’s end this charade [Imaginary Time])

The world turned grey as time seemed to slow down. The attacks of the apes appeared very slow and sluggish. Add who was now near the male ape, put all of his strength into the blade and attacked its thick neck. The blade was embedded in its thick neck muscles and bone, but it managed to cut in halfway through. Next he charged at the next closest ape and pierced its chest with the katana, and he didn’t stop there, the last ape had its eye socket penetrated with the katana and the blade pierced its brain. As the effect of [Imaginary Time] wore off, the familiar pain assaulted his body, making it difficult for him to stand. Coupled with the wounds he had gotten from the fight, he was in a bad shape. Although the armour had protected him properly, but the sheer strength behind the attacks, had still managed to injure him. As he looked at the dead Yelkai, he opened his status and saw that his HP had dropped from 500 to just 310 so he purchased an intermediate health serum from the system and drank it. This serum recovered 200 Health per bottle. He could immediately feel his pains decreasing, but the backlash from [Imaginary Time] was still there.

[Ding! You have killed Yelkai Evil Ape x 8]

[Ding! Received 64,000 Exp. and 32,000 CP]

[Ding! You have levelled up! ]

[Current Level 56 | Experience for next level 16097/64551]

(9 down. 41 more to go.)

He mumbled as he dragged his tired body through the forest. The Yelaki Evil Apes were really strong, although he had levelled up a lot, battling them was by no means an easy task. Still, this was something he had to do. Over the next 8 days, he continued hunting them, using mine traps, guns and close combat in tandem. He got hurt many times as well, but as he kept fighting them, gradually he got accustomed to their fighting ways and habits, and as he reached close to his target of 50, he was able to battle them without taking much damage. The end result was that his control over the Katana improved a lot, while his reflexes also improved. Last but not the least, his level had increased to 60 and the experience for further level ups had again increased drastically.

“Now then, all that is left to deal with the wolvesbut”

He had around 12 days left, and 50 Dire wolves and the Alpha Wolf to kill, his schedule could be said to have become somewhat tight. However, he knew that the Dire wolves were perhaps the most dangerous and difficult target to achieve. Wolves were intelligent and cunning in their nature, and they worked perfectly in teams and could even deal with much more stronger and dangerous enemies than themselves. For completing his mission, he first had to cross the river, and there were some more weapons he had to purchase to deal with them. He could not help but complain in his mind, as he made his way towards the region where the Dire Wolves lived.

“SighI feel like I am some forced mercenary.”

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