Ruminas was a little uncomfortable being outside for the first time in a month, so she started looking around and moving quickly.
She went straight to the location of the convenience store, on the way Ruminas saw many traces of monsters and unfortunate people, long-dried blood stains, and small pieces of flesh left behind.
Ruminas only glanced at it and continued moving.
Everything was fine until she reached the location of the store when she suddenly heard a noise from inside.
Her vigilance was immediately heightened, she gripped the baseball bat tightly in her hand and slowly walked forward. The front of the store was made of glass, but it had long since been shattered.
Ruminas tried looking inside, it was also a chaotic scene but it wasn't caused by monsters as she didn't see much blood or destroyed furniture.
The items in the shop had almost disappeared, from those clues Ruminas concluded that the survivors had tried to take the items from here and then a fight broke out between them.
"Looks like it's not just monsters we need to be wary of…" Ruminas sighed.
Ruminas began to hesitate whether to go inside or not because the strange noise she heard was coming from inside, if she went in she might encounter something dangerous, at first glance there was nothing left for her in this place.
So she decided to leave, but as soon as she turned around, a feeling of tension came from behind her.
"There is definitely something!"
Ruminas took a deep breath and decided to turn back.
Not a monster.
The other creature had a more humanoid shape.
But the problem was that the other person's eyes were pitch black, and there was still blood on his mouth. Only then did Ruminas notice that the other person's lower body had small tentacles growing from his abdomen and moving.
"What is this…?"
The other person saw her and immediately rushed towards her, looking like another hungry beast.
Ruminas didn't want to fight outside because it might attract more monsters, so she chose to run away. However, the monster behind her was quite fast, she knew she couldn't lose it, so she ran back to the apartment complex.
If fighting, a little more privacy is needed.
Once she entered the apartment building, Ruminas stopped and turned to look at the monster. Although it had human form, it was definitely no longer human.
"A form of parasite?" Ruminas judged.
But whatever it is, there's no escaping the fact that she'll have to fight it.
At first glance, she saw that although its speed was fast, it was not as fast as the previous monster, and its body was only about the same size as hers. Furthermore, its tentacles did not extend out to be used as weapons for attack.
"I still have the advantage, now let's see if it has any special moves or not"
Ruminas quickly tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand, watching the monster charging towards him with lifeless eyes and small tentacles wriggling constantly under its belly.
The moment it pounced, she dodged to the side, using the baseball bat to swing it hard in the face, causing it to stagger slightly but without any significant injuries.
"The skin is not too hard…"
The monster immediately turned around and charged, Ruminas was a bit surprised so he immediately retreated a distance.
"The speed is not too fast but the reaction is very fast"
Ruminas wasn't too scared of this monster, she just smiled because she could use it to practice her fighting skills.
"Just be careful."
So Ruminas took the initiative to rush forward, suddenly the monster's claws grew longer and slashed a long way, forcing her to use a baseball bat to block it, but its other hand quickly attacked as well.
Ruminas immediately threw it away and took advantage of that moment to swing another powerful blow from below, sending it flying.
This is the result of her one month of practice!
"Awesome…"
Ruminas felt her hands were still shaking, but the feeling of fighting like this wasn't too bad. Based on the attacks so far, she could only tell that it had long claws.
"Still need to show it more tricks"
The monster sprang up almost immediately after Ruminas's powerful blow. It let out a low roar, its pitch-black eyes flashing with a more ferocious light than before.
Ruminas observed it more closely—despite being sent flying, its recovery speed and balance were quite good. The blow just now would have left a normal human unconscious for a few seconds, but this creature only staggered slightly before returning to its attacking stance.
"I have to be more forceful in this case."
Ruminas gripped the baseball bat tightly, taking a deep breath. She couldn't let this battle drag on for too long—even if it was for practice, making a loud noise would attract other monsters. Furthermore, she knew where her strength lay, so she had to save some energy.
This time, it was the monster that took the initiative to attack. It charged straight at Ruminas at a more terrifying speed than before, its claws growing slightly longer.
But Ruminas did not back down.
She moved to the side, dodging its attack. But then, the monster suddenly stopped mid-swing, its body twisted strangely, and attacked from an angle that a normal creature could not.
"What a quick response!"
Ruminas swung her staff up to block, but this time, instead of simply attacking with her claws, small tentacles from the monster's belly suddenly shot out!
"Damn!"
She jumped back but a tentacle managed to swipe across her arm, leaving a small tear in her shirt.
"Turns out that thing can still attack, but not from too far a distance."
Ruminas estimated it to be only about 15 to 20 cm at most.
"Then we must be more careful when approaching it."
Ruminas charged again, she swung her bat as usual and the monster blocked it with its claws, the tentacles extended to attack again but this time she quickly dodged to the side, she dropped the baseball bat and in a flash took out her homemade knife and slashed straight down.
The monster screamed as its tentacles were severed but Ruminas quickly picked up the baseball bat and stabbed it in the mouth to stop the scream.
But she quickly realized that the baseball bat was slowly corroding. When she pulled it out, part of the tip had melted.
"So the fluid in its body has the ability to corrode"
As soon as Ruminas learned this information, the monster gave him a demonstration. It opened its mouth wide and shot out a black liquid. Ruminas knew what it was so he quickly dodged it.
"That was fast…"
The liquid made a "hissing" sound as soon as it touched the ground because it was corroded.
"Maybe that's all its skill is.."
Ruminas wasn't sure but she should end the battle quickly, the night was long and full of dreams.
The irreversibly severed tentacles had already saved her one trouble, so now she could just focus on the corrosive solution and its claws.
Ruminas smiled confidently and charged forward.
She changed her stance, swinging the baseball bat with one hand while holding the knife with the other, stabbing straight at the monster's heart, but it reacted very quickly.
The sharp claws promptly neutralized the danger and counterattacked, Rumias was pushed away and the monster charged forward, its attack speed was very fast and this wooden baseball bat could not last for too long.
The baseball bat was eventually destroyed by its claws, but Ruminas took the opportunity to stab her knife. This time she succeeded, but at the same time, her left hand was also stabbed by its claws.
Ignoring the wound, she continued to exert strength and pushed the knife deeper. The monster's body shook violently, then suddenly stiffened and it fell to the ground.
Ruminas was breathing heavily.
This battle was not as difficult as the last one, but at the last minute the monster suddenly counterattacked so strongly that she almost couldn't defend herself.
As for the wound on his left hand, it wasn't as serious as the previous injuries so Ruminas wasn't too worried, just needed to bandage it.
[Congratulations Player For Passing The Tutorial]
"Huh? Who said that?"
Ruminas panicked as she heard a voice suddenly appear in her head. She looked around and confirmed that there was no one around so she was sure that the voice was coming from inside her head.