Out of nowhere, the memory of the past flooded into his mind. The father he hated, the mother he missed… and the betrayal of the people he cared about.
“No… I don’t need any of them! I’m fine on my own! To hell with everyone!”
His head felt as if it was about to split. His cheek, waist, and shoulders all ached, making it hard for him to move, but fortunately, he could feel his energy gradually returning to him.
“Djinn, how long was I out…?” he asked while massaging his temples.
28 minutes…
Not only was his head previously hit really heavily by the mutated lynx, but it was even in the snow for almost half an hour!
Of course, Viktor was glad that he could wake up much faster than that. He could not imagine what would happen to him if a similar predator came to him while he was unconscious.
<Nothing, there’s only a rabbit a mile away. You’re currently safe.>
He could only take the Djinn’s word for it.
<Sure thing. Also, congratulations on your victory. It was… inspiring.>
“Yeah… it was no joke.”
Viktor wanted to get going, but before that, he checked his stats.
[Agility – 48 (16)]
[Battle Power – 32 (11)]
[You are experiencing the drawback of the skill.]
Seeing these numbers, Viktor let out a deep sigh. He was now probably as weak as a little boy, but at least his agility was still above normal people. That was all he needed to survive the next two and a half hours.
Viktor was left with two options: to wait until the drawback duration ends or to walk back to safety now.
If there’s going to be danger either way, wouldn’t it be better to just go?
<Kekeke, how should I know? I don’t even know the way back. I can only sense things a mile away.>
If only mobile phones could still work.
It appears that Viktor must rely on his old survival skills and experience once again.
The next hour was probably the most intense hour Viktor had ever experienced in his entire life. He had to walk through the cold wilderness among all the terrifyingly strong mutated animals by himself.
Then, when he started walking, the secret to his survival was to compare the geographical condition he previously spotted and compare it to the Djinn’s sensor. He was forced to make several detours and even cross the dangerous freezing river.
? [Mutated Brown Bear]
[Battle Power – 55]
Thus, he decided to slowly crawl past the bear.
𝙞𝑛𝓷𝓇𝒆a𝑑. 𝙘૦𝗺
Along the way, Viktor cursed about the mighty divine skill.
This experience was certainly one he did not want to experience a second time.
<There is a high-tier mutated animal inside the hut.>
“No! Are they dead!?” Viktor’s voice was not loud, but it carried not only a hint of panic.
“D*mn it! What is it! Are they fighting right now? Give me the data!”
[Mutated creature – tier 3]
“Lemmings? Tier 3!?”
He suddenly remembered the dream he had when he passed out.
Should Viktor just take his chance and leave the other?