Chapter 86 - Dark Forest

After charging at Nathan non-stop, the rabbit suddenly fell to the ground.

"Eh? What happened to you?" Nathan looked at it concernedly,

He picked it up and took a closer look.

Then he suddenly chuckled as he saw the eyes of the rabbit.

"It seems like you got dizzy after charging at me head first for quite some time, huh."

Nathan smiled as he shook his head, "Well, you're my friend now. I'll name you Rara."

After he said that, Nathan started to walk around to see where he was, with a horned-rabbit on his arms.

If people saw Nathan like this, they would probably look at him like he's a weirdo.

Because, horned-rabbit is a very aggressive monster that lives on the grassland.

Even though they are not that strong, if you were unprepared for their attacks, you would probably die.

Luckily, it seems like this place where Nathan appeared was quite far from any human settlement.

"Now, I should start looking for Natalie, that cheeky girl."

Nathan said as he walked around patting the horned-rabbit in his hand.

He stopped walking, bent his legs, and jumped while exerting force into his feet.

*Boom!*

With one jump, Nathan reached 10 meters high, giving him a great view of his surroundings from above.

He could feel the wind brushing past his hair.

"Wooohooo!"

Nathan was exhilarated with the feeling of 'flying' even though it is not real flying.

In his hands, Rara seems to have passed out after seeing that it's high up in the air.

It was scared out of it's fragile life.

Looking at the horizons from this height gives Nathan a wonderful feeling that he can't explain in words.

All he can think of right now is realizing a childhood dream of his, which is to fly in the sky.

'Someday, someday I will get the ability to really fly. When that happens, I will roam the world freely like the wind!'

Nathan vowed with a bright and determined smile on his face.

….

Jumping here and there, Nathan soon arrived in a forest with huge trees.

He landed outside the forest and looked at the towering trees all around him.

"Hmm, this forest feels a little eerie…" he said, frowning heavily.

Nathan can feel a heavy vibe coming from the forest.

"I just hope that Natalie isn't in this place."

He said as he walked forward, officially entering inside the forest.

Nathan vigilantly looks at his surroundings as he walks through the forest.

Fortunately, he did not encounter any dangers along the way.

"Hmm, maybe this forest isn't really that bad." He said as he started to lower his vigilance.

Then—

"Issa, dodge!"

Nathan suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from nearby.

"Natalie!?"

Turning his head in that direction, he saw Natalie and Issa facing a black dog that looked more powerful than normal.

"Grrrrah!"

It bared its fangs and was about to charge at them.

Seeing that, Nathan hurriedly picked up a rock from the ground and with all his strength, he threw it at the dog.

*Boom!*

A heavy sound echoed as stones traveled at a fast speed that you won't even be able to follow with your naked eye!

The stone thrown by Nathan hit the dog, piercing a hole through its body.

*Puchi!*

The continued to move forward without interruption until it finally hit a huge tree.

*Boom!*

Seeing all that, Nathan was a little stunned, "Did I… do all that?"

Originally, Nathan doesn't have a clear view of his strength since there was no proper place for him to exert force without damaging things.

Only now did he get the chance to see how much power he really has in his body.

While Nathan is still feeling incredulous, Natalie reacted,

"Brother!"

She ran towards him and hugged him.

Nathan came back to his senses, he looked at Natalie in his arms for a while before he furrowed his brow and started scolding her.

"Didn't I tell you to stay inside your room? I already told you it is dangerous to explore places that you don't know about, why aren't you listening to me!?"

Nathan's lecture lasted for 10 minutes before he stopped.

With a pitiful appearance, Natalie said with a sad voice, "But… I just want to get stronger to not be a burden to you anymore. I want to help you in my own way…"

Seeing that appearance, Nathan paused, and sighed helplessly.

Massaging his forehead, he said, "Well, don't worry about it. I just hope that this will be the last time you're going here without telling me."

Natalie nodded her head, "Okay, brother."

Then she suddenly remembered something, with a confused expression, she asked, "But, brother, how did you enter here?"

Nathan smirked, "Did you already forget who gave you the awakener?"

Natalie immediately nodded understandably, "Hmm, make sense."

They talked for a while a few trivial things before Nathan asked,

"Anyway, what are you doing in the dangerous forest?"

"Uh! That's right!"

Natalie turned around and picked up Issa, who's been hiding behind her.

"We were here to look for the evolution stone that can be used by monsters so that Issa can go to the next level."

"An Evolution stone, huh." Nathan rubs his chin thoughtfully, then he said, "Well, I will come with you to make sure you won't encounter any dangers."

"Really!? That's good then!"

Hearing that Nathan will help them, Natalie cheered happily along with Issa who also seemed happy.

Seeing Natalie having fun with her pet, Nathan looked at Rara and noticed that it was unconscious.

Remembering all the things he did, Nathan smiled wryly.

"Sorry about that, Rara." He murmured.

Natalie also seems to notice the rabbit on Nathan's eyes.

"You have rab— wha!?"

She was about to get near it when she was suddenly surprised to see the sharp red horn on its head.

"Why are you hugging a horned-rabbit like that!?" She raised her voice, obviously scared of Rara.

Nathan tilted his head, "Eh? Isn't it cute?"