Over five months have passed since I entered the forest.
I've killed many tigers and slaughtered numerous wolves. As for the centaurs,
there are no more creatures by that name in this forest.
I don't know why I did this, but I wouldn't say I liked that creature because it didn't die from a single strike. So, I decided to erase this species from the forest so I wouldn't remember my failure. And for another important reason,
I am now level 35, with a fairly large army.
35 corpses, as usual, have reached level 45.
I can level up the corpses myself, but this consumes many of the black gems that dropped from the centaurs.
When I held the first gem, a message appeared to me:
"Do you want to level up one of the corpses?"
So, I thought of the words,
"Yes."
The black gem disappeared from my hand and turned into smoke, like my old cigarette smoke, black smoke in the sky.
I was curious, so I whispered,
"Analyze."
Name: Centaur Gem
The gem can enhance your mana capacity and can be turned into an elixir.
Special Abilities: Five gems can level up a type of the dark army.
So, I killed all the centaur creatures to level up my corpses.
This is what happened. They were completely exterminated.
40 white tigers. I don't know why there are so many white tigers in this forest; whenever I move, I find a group of them.
Now they are like small mice to me.
Although they are incredibly fast, one of the fastest creatures,
when they run, they seem to soar in the sky.
There are also more than 20 night wolves.
When we approach any battle, their fangs are the first thing to be revealed.
These wolves truly love blood, just like their master, they love killing and enjoy it.
I have the ability to communicate telepathically with all these creatures. It's a skill of a tamer. I can make them come to me whenever I want and give them orders easily now.
So, I gathered all the corpses within my range.
I made the wolves and tigers disperse but follow me from a distance.
I whispered,
"Super Speed."
And I darted through the forest at great speed.
I channeled Haki power into my legs to increase my speed.
But suddenly, I transformed into a large eagle
and soared into the sky.
Flying is much better than running.
But the best thing about flying is the strange feeling that moves my heart, making me feel that nothing can stand in my way.
Flying was a dream for me since I was in my real world.
Do you remember that silly question you were always asked when you were young?
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
I never had the chance to answer that silly question.
Because no one ever asked me.
But my answer was clear:
No.
No.
Of course, I didn't want to become a criminal.
As a child, I wanted to be an airplane pilot. I wanted to fly and escape from all this, to be in the sky.
To get away from my father and mother.
From that hell they called home.
From that continuous pain.
So, when I became a gang leader,
I achieved that damn dream but in a different way.
I hijacked a plane with the captain. It was a private plane owned by a politician I was conspiring to kill.
I made the captain ascend to a very high altitude.
I told him not to be afraid; I would leave him alive if he did this.
When we reached the altitude I wanted,
I killed him and became the captain.
I smiled as I did that. I had a terrifying look on my face and an evil grin that could make someone drop dead from fear.
But there was a problem. I didn't know how to fly a plane.
So, I grabbed that cursed thing the captain spoke into so the passengers could hear him.
"Dear passengers, Captain Joker announces that there are 3 minutes left until we reach hell. I wish you a peaceful journey and a slow death. Thank you."
I said that, grabbed the parachute, and jumped out of the plane. I didn't know where I would land, but I loved the feeling of falling.
So now, in the air at a very high altitude, I saw a new monster for the first time.
Eagle eyes are really strong, so I transformed again at a very high altitude back into my true form.
And I fell from that height. I fell, not knowing where I would land, but I loved the feeling of falling. I loved feeling like everything would disappear. Before I hit the ground, I transformed back into an eagle and landed softly.
Feeling in danger is a beautiful thing. You feel that everything will go away, but with your strength alone, you can keep it.
Now, I moved silently toward this monster.
This monster had a huge, very large body, but its body was like a human's, carrying a big axe on its back.
Its face was extremely ugly, and its fangs protruded from its mouth in a terrifying way.
I whispered,
"Status."
Name: Orc
Level: 40
Abilities: Death Quake
If this is an orc, I need a gem from it. It's very powerful.
So, I will test its strength.
I summoned a wolf that came after some time because it was far away. I ordered it to attack the orc with all its might.
This wolf seemed hesitant for a moment, but when I looked at it fiercely and raised my sword,
it knew the punishment for disobeying my orders.
So, it attacked quickly.
But it didn't last more than 10 seconds before the orc killed it with one strike, completely smashing the black wolf's skull as if it were nothing. Anyone who saw this scene would feel extreme fear and retreat.
But I did the exact opposite.
I smiled a terrifying smile and stood firm. I knew that when I smiled this smile, I became uglier than the creature in front of me.
But what can I do? I can't control my facial expressions when I see a strong opponent. I just smiled.
I approached the orc, raised my sword in the air, and unleashed the black aura, still wearing that stupid smile I couldn't control, the smile of death, as some called it in my real world. If anyone saw my face now, they would stab their heart out of fear. But what can I do? This is my smile.