Rex chopped through the tangled mass of thorn bushes using the iron tip of the Primseal spear like a machete.
The glowing shard of compass light hovered a few paces ahead, leading him deeper into the dark, razor-sharp thicket.
Heavy, purple-skinned fruits hung from the branches above— thick, melon-sized pods leaking a sweet, syrupy nectar that smelled of like wild honey.
"Wow, food," Rex muttered, severing two of the heavy pods with a quick flick of his blade and catching them under his arm.
He took a sharp step back into the clearing, adjusting his grip on the harvest while glaring down at the floating pink system text hanging over his head and watching him for no reason.
'And as for you,' Rex thought, eyeing the System's emoji-filled tirade. 'Middle finger and middle-school heart emoticons? That's nice of you. Useless.'
『 USELESS?! I JUST SAVED YOU A TRIP DOWN TO THE RIVERBED WITH MY REWARD! 』
'Yea. "Reward" that almost costed me my life."
