No survival instinct, no matter how great, makes you immortal.
After sleeping, he found himself once again in the hunting dimension.
At first, he managed to face a white rabbit, dodging and attacking with punches, but it was like punching a pillow.
His punch didn't have enough power to seriously hurt the rabbit, and things got worse when two other rabbits joined against him.
"Shit…"
Three huge rabbits versus one human.
To make matters worse, each rabbit could use powers that made them even more lethal.
*Whoosh!*
Suddenly, from the sky, a wind scythe flew and made a deep cut in one of the rabbits.
'A chance!'
When he saw that, Rito couldn't stay still.
He charged forward, dodging a wind scythe that flew toward him, stumbling and running with his hands on the ground until he stood up and ran back, reaching the injured rabbit and managing to choke the severely wounded rabbit with an armlock while the other two fled, fearing the huge Green Wolf flying high in the sky.
The rabbit being strangled by him thrashed with the remaining strength it had.
The green wolf in the sky looked down indifferently with a majestic pose, sending more wind scythes in their direction.
*Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!*
Rito used the white rabbit as a shield.
"Urghhh!!"
He groaned in pain when one of the scythes pierced through the rabbit's skin and hit his chest, making a deep cut.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
Screaming, he used all his strength to twist the rabbit's neck.
*Crack!*
At the sound of a snap, he saw the rabbit disintegrate in his arms, and then the ashes fell onto his body. Before he could feel happy, several wind scythes shot toward him.
"No!!"
He shouted, but that didn't stop him from being hit.
Arm, leg, and then head. One by one, they were cut.
…
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
Rito opened his eyes while screaming loudly.
He was sweating coldly.
His body was freezing and trembling heavily.
The sensation of being mutilated by wind blades was no joke.
"Rito?" The door was opened by Mikan.
She looked into the room with a worried expression.
When she seemed to notice he was okay, she sighed in relief.
Right after, she puffed out her cheeks, annoyed: "God, why are you screaming like that? I thought something had happened…"
"Sorry, Mikan. I just had a nightmare…" He didn't completely lie.
What he experienced was certainly a nightmare.
Even now, his body was tormented by pain.
"I understand…" She seemed a bit worried: "It was just a nightmare. Go back to sleep."
"Yeah." He replied.
Just as the door closed, Rito's eyes darkened as he suddenly felt some incoherent things in his brain.
He quickly sat up, closing his eyes while focusing his mind. A moment later, he found a small three-dimensional space in his mind. There were two red orbs floating in the space.
'How did this get here… Wait!' He thought: 'Maybe when the orbs come into contact with any part of my body, they're sucked into this three-dimensional space!'
A discovery he was unaware of. After all, he recalled the protagonist picking up the orbs with his hand. He didn't remember doing it any other way.
'This also confirms that my theory is correct, this was indeed the Pocket Hunting Dimension!'
It was one surprise after another.
Clenching his hand into a fist, he celebrated.
Then, he tried to take out one of the orbs. Soon, he saw one of the orbs disappear from the dimension and appear in his left hand.
They had no weight, but it was warm.
He looked at the light as his eyes sparkled.
'With this, I'll get stronger!'
He longed for it, he longed to become special, and with the hunting dimension, he could fulfill that desire that began to burn in his chest!
But now there was a problem. He didn't possess a refinement skill. At most, he knew how to meditate, but would that help? It's not like there was anything written about how to refine energy orbs.
'I remember he used it in battle to keep fighting, so if I train my physique, there's a chance it could be refined naturally…' He thought.
He could do basic training in his room, but it wasn't ideal. Honestly, he was a bit scared and cautious.
'I'll do it tomorrow during training with Zastin.'
At least with the increased gravity, as well as having someone he could trust in case something went wrong, it was better than trying to handle it alone.
With that said, Rito checked the time, realizing it hadn't changed much since he went to bed earlier, and decided to take another shower and go back to sleep.
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He counted the hours and minutes until the moment finally arrived.
After returning home, he changed clothes and went with Zastin to the spaceship.
In the special training room, he said: "Zastin, can you increase the gravity by one more?"
"Are you sure? Kid, understand that if you push too hard, your bones could break." He warned.
"It's fine, trust me." Rito replied with confidence.
Obviously, his confidence came from the orb he put in his mouth as soon as he entered the room.
The moment the orb entered his mouth, the faint red light turned into a warm flow that merged with his body, making him feel full of energy.
He felt that if he didn't expend that energy, he might explode, which is why he wanted to start training right away and tire himself out even faster, hence the increased gravity.
"I understand." Zastin seemed to have decided to trust him.
When the gravity was increased, Rito felt it immediately.
However, even when his bones started to creak, it wasn't enough to make him kneel.
With every loss of strength, it was replenished by the energy flowing through his body. It was like flames burning his body; Rito's skin turned red.
"Kid?" Zastin, seeing this, seemed worried.
"It's fine." Rito assured him and started doing push-ups.
Every time he did a push-up, the energy in his body surged into action.
Unlike yesterday, he continued doing the hundred push-ups without pausing.
Zastin showed disbelief. He rubbed his eyes as if he were seeing a hallucination.
After finishing the push-ups, Rito started doing sit-ups.
Just like the push-ups, he managed to complete a full set of a hundred sit-ups without breaks.
"Incredible…" Zastin murmured, impressed.
It's not that Rito was performing an immeasurable feat, but one must understand that, yesterday, Rito needed to do the sets of a hundred in five intervals.
Even so, that was already very good for an Earthling, especially with the increased gravity. And now, he was doing it with even higher gravity and without breaks. So… How could one not be surprised by this?
The squats were completed without breaks as well.
Rito was sweating much more than usual, and his sweat smelled much worse too.
At the end of the set of a hundred squats, Zastin stepped back, unable to stand the stench any longer.
At that moment, Rito looked like a piece of greasy meat being placed in a sizzling hot frying pan. His skin seemed to melt, and a greasy goo was expelled from his pores.
"How can this be…" Zastin seemed to know what was happening to Rito.
'So these are the impurities in my body…' Rito tried to guess.
Even he could no longer stand the stench, but he couldn't stop now.
He needed to start running, and that's what he did.
But he felt that it simply wasn't enough, so he turned: "Zastin, can you increase the gravity by one more again?"
"Okay." This time, Zastin didn't even hesitate to agree.
When the gravity was increased, Rito's bones creaked once more, and his body felt several times heavier.
It was worse than trying to run underwater.
He made a great effort to take each step.
But that was exactly what he needed!
With each step, the orb's energy was spent and used to give him the strength to keep going.
"Ahhhh!"
Letting out a shout, he forced his body to move faster while closing his eyes for a moment.
"Kid…" Zastin seemed impressed with his dedication and willpower.
Until the orb's energy in his body ran out, Rito kept running.
He looked like a slug leaving a trail of goo wherever he passed.
His entire body was disgusting, but he didn't care. All he thought about was running and running while expending the orb's energy within his body.
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