Title is spoilers. So I decided to make my title in numbers
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When I opened my eyes, all I saw was a blue sky and drifting white clouds.
I jolted upright.
"Huff… huff… What—what happened? Argh!"
Clutching my throbbing head, the memory hit me like a truck. Literally.
"I saved that girl… Is she okay, I wonder?"
After gathering my thoughts, I glanced around.
"…Where am I? Is this the afterlife? Did I really die?"
I pinched my cheek.
"Ouch. Still hurts… Where am I?"
I stood up and started walking straight, hoping to find a sign of life. But all I saw was forest. Dense, endless forest. I tried turning left, then right. I zig-zagged. No change. Just trees and more trees.
After about an hour of wandering aimlessly, I gave up. Mostly because of the hunger.
*growl*
"This noises, yeah, it's a noise that came when one is, hungry! and I am that guy,"
I start glanced around, looking for a food source, but still, a forest.
"... Is it time to begin my career as a hunter? Yeah. Yeah, let's do it. I can do this. Let's go, me! The path to becoming a professional hunter starts—NOW!"
*Several hours later*
*Indescribable growling noises*
"Help… someone… I'm hungry… ugh~"
Hello everyone. Yep, that's me. You're probably wondering, why and how did I end up in this situation. Well, to answer that question, firstly, we must did a little bit flashback.
*few hours earlier*
Wait, actually no. Ill just explain. It's cost less words.
*back to now*
"WHY ARE THERE NO ANIMALS IN THIS DAMN FOREST?!"
I screamed at the top of my lungs, hoping someone—anyone—would hear me.
*sigh*
"There aren't even any fruits. Just grass and weird-looking mushrooms… Wait, mushroom?"
A plump, purple mushroom caught my eye.
I stared.
It stared back. (Probably.)
*gulp*
"Looks edible."
Without hesitation, I snapped it off and took a bite.
"PFTTT! COUGH COUGH WHY THE HELL IS IT SPICY?!"
I bolted off, frantically searching for water. After a few minutes of panic running, I stumbled across a river.
"Water! Yes!"
I dropped to my knees and started slurping like a dehydrated beast.
*slurp*
"…Huh? Does water normally taste like this? It's kind of… sour? Wait, no—salty? What the hell is this taste…? And why is the water white?"
Shrugging off the weirdness, I kept drinking, desperate to wash the spicy mushroom trauma out of my mouth.
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Meanwhile, behind a thick bush not far from our mc, two orc-like creatures were watching the scene unfold.
"Should we tell him?" one grunted in their orcish language.
"I don't know," the other said. "Let's just report to the chief. There's a human in the forest."
"Alright, let's—!!!"
They both froze.
The human had dunked his entire face into the river and was slurping like a man possessed.
"…"
"…"
They stared, dumbfounded.
"That's it. I'm telling him," one said, stepping forward. But just as he moved, a hand stopped him.
The other orc shook his head.
"Sometimes… ignorance is bliss. Let him be. We have a mission. The chief awaits."
"But he—"
"Shhh…" The orc held a finger to his lips. "It's okay. Let's go."
The reluctant orc sighed and followed.
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"Puah!!"
I yanked my head out of the water, feeling refreshed.
*growl*
"…Still hungry, huh? Well, at least I'm hydrated."
I looked back at the strange, white river.
"…Seriously, why are there no fish? Isn't this supposed to be a river?"
I gave it one more glance, then stood up.
"Even though the first step was abysmal, giving up isn't an option! A true hunter never surrenders!"
I struck a pose.
"Alright, me—round two begins now!"
And just like that, my journey to become a professional hunter began—
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Yeah, no. That was a joke. I don't even know where I am, let alone what's going on.
I'm supposed to be dead. But somehow, I'm alive… dumped in some strange forest, no explanation, no guidance.
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"Well, at least I still have my phone! Hehe~"
I pulled it out of my pocket and unlocked it. My beacon of hope, my digital lifeline.
"Hehe… with this in my possession, I shouldn't have to worry abou—"
*Screen goes black. Battery logo appears*
"…"
Just like that, a legend about an indescribable scream was created.
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A/N: Ight, what's yall thought on this story? worth continuing?