Versatile System Online

A few days later,

"Your wound is almost healed up, we will go out tomorrow," Amanda said, putting the dean's cloak back as it was. The previous ghastly wounds that the dean had suffered were almost close to healing. The gash had healed to the point that only scabs were left while the gaping hole in his stomach was still a bit away from healing.

The muscle and flesh had regenerated but a very minute pin like hole was still left to be closed up.

"It couldn't be helped, the wound had gone infected so it had to take more time to heal than usual," the dean muttered in disappointment.

In reality, albeit being injured; the dean had asked Amanda to go out and explore the world as much as they could but Amanda didnt want to take any chances. She always shut dean up by saying,"I can't bare the thought of you getting hurt, let alone dying and so, I wont take any chances and will only leave this cave when you are completely healed,"

Upon hearing these words, the dean was alway stumped and he would shut up but now that only a few hours were left until he was completely healed, the dean naturally appeared excited.

Apart from healing his wounds in the cave, the dean naturally practiced his skills and was back to the same pro efficiency with his scythe before he was injured.

Both Amanda and the dean sat down around the fire, hugging one another closely as they shared each other's warmth and enjoyed this rare moment of peace.

"Sighh, I wished for such moments but didnt expect them to be during such conditions," Amanda sighed, a smile still hung up on her face, clearly expressing her joy over such moment.

"Well, we all wished for different things and only a few get what they wish for so I would consider ourselves lucky, to be still together despite all that we have went through," the dean replied with a smile. His eyes were calm and gentle as he leaned forward and kissed her on her forehead and closed his eyes, falling asleep along with Amanda.

Meanwhile,

Around the small settlement guarded by formations and defensive armaments, a few battle hardened warriors stood resolutely, their hands clenched tightly around their weapons as they listened to their elder's words with focus.

"You all are to do as directed by the oracle, don't let anyone lead you astray. The world has many unknown beings and you all know of our circumstances, so for the sake of humanity, don't do anything foolish," As the elder finished speaking, the warriors nodded and turned around.

With a silent breeze, they vanished into the darkness, "May the blessing of Gods fall upon them and protect them," the elder silently prayed and slowly made his way back to the settlement.

On the other hand,

The warriors appeared at the vicinity of a forest. The forest was submerged in the darkness and as silent as the dead night. It was always like this, given the characteristic darkness that enveloped the world, the monsters of this world had evolved to the point that the predator acted in silence while the prey also hid itself in silence.

"We make camp here, this is the edge of the green zone and we will make plans for the rest of the trip before going off and heading for our destination," A warrior at the front raised his arm and sent his voice to everyone. The warriors were connected by a telepathic connection and used it as their means of communication to avoid any unwanted predators.

Everyone nodded and reached into the small bags on their waists. Putting their hands inside those bags, they took out various things and swiftly began to make camp. Their actions were swift and silent, a clear indication of their expertise in the wild.

Within the largest camp, a total of seven people sat around a communication device, their hands touching the edges of the device as they listened to the information contained within it.

It was the device given by the oracle and the instructions it contained were clear,

[1.Kill anything in sight,

2.Do not enter the red zones,

3.Upon reaching the said destination, wait for two people, help them and escort them back]

The instructions were clear and precise and the warriors understood what they implied. Their eyes practically glowed at the mention of two people because they knew that in this world, the settlement where they resided was the only settlement for humanity and hence, if there were two unknown people, they were either from any other settlement of this world or from any other world all together.

Taking the communication device, the leader put it back into his storage bag and turned to everyone. There were all clearly excited but still appeared calm and relax, this spoke of their professionalism of conducting missions in the wild and was one of the main reasons that they became the strongest of warriors amongst the settlement.

"We will leave soon but before that, lets draw some plans for future, in case we get into an unlikely situation," the leader said and laid a huge map on the table in front of him.

As they started making plans, within the cave; the dean opened his eyes and shook Amanda lightly.

At the cave's entrance was a shadow that cautiously walked into the cave. Seeing the shadow, the dean appeared cautious as he slowly backed away from his position along with Amanda.

The fire still burned within the cave and since the entrance was directly facing the fire, the dean let it be, lest the incoming monster turn suspicious and attack.

"What is it?" Amanda sent her voice telepathically as she asked. The dean only shook his head as he kept on watching. His hands were clenched around his scythe while the mana within his body slowly circulated to his legs, making sure that in case the beast attacked, the dean would be able to tackle it by doing a surprise attack.

"What is it?" The dean also thought and kept looking at the shadow. The shadow was in shape of a feline with four legs and long tail that slowly moved around the feline's leg.

"Maybe its a tiger or something of that sort," the dean thought and readied himself for battle. The feline kept coming closer and closer as its shadow slowly vanished and the monster came in view.

The dean wanted to get the first attack but right as he was about to jump forward and attack, Amanda held him from behind.

"What happened?" The dean looked back at Amanda, an urgency in his eyes as he clearly seemed to be panicked.

"You dumbo, look closely. It isn't some feral monster but a cat," Amanda said and knocked on the dean's forehead.

The dean muttered, "A cat?" Appearing stunned he looked back at the 'monster' and sure enough it wasn't some dangerous monster but a harmless cat.

"The heck, I was scared stiff by a cat," as realization hit him, he blushed in embarrassment as he shook his head and sat back down at his place.

"You deal with it, you loved such animals from the start," the dean spoke and gestured Amanda to go and play. Upon which Amanda happily nodded and quickly took the cat in her arms, smiling happily with joy visible on her face.

"Such a devious thing, it not only scared me stiff but also made a fool out of me," the dean could only shake his head in disappointment and went back to resting but even while resting, he kept his scythe close to him.

Lately, he had been feeling a premonition from death itself, clearly warning him that something dangerous was about to occur and that was also why he was so cautious with the cat appearing right now.

"Let's see just who it actually is," the dean thought and leaned on the wall, continuing to look at Amanda who was happily playing with the cat as if she was a little child.

"Sometimes I just wish for such moments to last forever and continue to see her joyful side," the dean thought with a smile.

While the two were enjoying a few moments of respite within the cave, a truly dangerous being made its way towards the cave. The being had previously heard a few sounds from that place and earlier, it sensed some shadow coming out of the cave to hunt some rabbits.

Hence, to satisfy its curiosity, the being had decided to make its way there. As its large body made its way towards the cave, the silent forest suddenly erupted in various sounds.

A snake appeared form the side as it hissed at the being, clearly making sure to inform its prey of its attack and then it swung forward but right as it did, a scaly tail appeared and swatted the snake away, killing right at the moment.

Seeing this, the other beasts that had erupted to life in hopes of a chance at killing the being retreated in fear, after all; someone with even a drop of draconic blood was not to be trifled with.