In an instant,
the white shadow flashed with a movement too fast for the naked eye to track.
It was completely impossible to react to.
Si didn't even have time to prepare a spell.
Her figure was sent flying backward.
Like someone being struck by a car on the road when they weren't paying attention, she tumbled twice and collapsed on the ground.
The White-Eyed Tiger licked the blood off its claws,
gazing playfully at the little fellow over there.
That little fellow hadn't breathed her last yet.
Because it had held back.
Rather, it was now looking forward to the little fellow getting back up to run again.
If she didn't, it wouldn't be fun.
It wiped its face with a paw.
At this moment, the White-Eyed Tiger looked just like a big cat.
That majestic yet cute appearance would surely charm many humans.
But as the one being toyed with,
Si couldn't see anything cute about this monster at all.
"Just one hit and I've lost the ability to move..."
She was in agonizing pain all over.
Her bones were likely broken... she only had 5 HP left.
Clearly, the monster's action
had seemed like nothing more than a gentle pat.
This massive gap was despair-inducing.
The White-Eyed Tiger watched the little fellow
who couldn't get up after a long time.
The Big Tiggy tilted its head.
Then, it lowered its front paw quite regretfully.
Could it be that this human child was already done for?
She really isn't durable.
Oh well.
Since she can't provide any more entertainment,
it might as well kill her and take her back as an extra meal for the kids~
Awoo, it's decided.
The aura on the White-Eyed Tiger changed.
Killing intent suddenly flared.
The skill
Even if the skill level was only Lv.1,
it could still sense that a massive crisis was imminent.
Si felt utterly terrified.
Was it really going to end like this for her?
She had only just begun...
Her vision began to blur.
She could see the White-Eyed Tiger approaching step by step.
To inflict such immense psychological pressure on her right before death...
This damn monster!
"Roar!!!"
A world-shaking roar suddenly echoed from deep within the mountain forest.
The White-Eyed Tiger's movements stopped because of it.
Then, it quickly departed from Tsukasa's field of vision.
Did that sound seem to be calling for help from this White-Eyed Tiger?
Tsukasa's head felt heavy and groggy.
Her excessive injuries were affecting her ability to think.
Gradually, her consciousness sank into darkness... Just when Tsukasa thought she couldn't hold on any longer,
her consciousness reawakened.
Pain! Pain! Pain!
Pain pain pain pain pain—
The intense pain radiating from her entire body exceeded her imagination.
This was a level of agony she hadn't experienced in her past two lives.
For an ordinary person, these would absolutely be fatal injuries.
In fact, her HP at this moment was in a very dangerous state.
Only 5 HP remained.
She was in a bleeding state from her wounds.
If she didn't find a way to save herself, she would undoubtedly die!
Furthermore, even if she were sent to a hospital in her previous life, these injuries might not be treatable.
She didn't even know how she was still able to remain conscious.
In the skill bar, a flash of white light flickered past.
It seemed like a new skill was about to be acquired.
But in the end, it failed to manifest.
Tsukasa forced herself to stand up.
She moved forward, enduring this extraordinary pain.
Compared to the physical pain on her body,
what was even more wounded right now was her heart.
She was a Transmigrator!
And yet, she had been toyed with by a mere beast!
This was truly a disgrace!
Moreover, the fact that the opponent didn't kill her in the end, that contemptuous attitude as if treating her like an ant, made her feel even more Wrath.
Her pride and self-esteem had been crushed underfoot by a beast.
Although she had always acted quite listless,
appearing as if she didn't care about anything,
it was undeniable
that her heart was actually quite proud.
She didn't want to encounter something like this ever again.
She would engrave the memory of this injury into her heart.
This feeling of helplessness... she would never experience it a second time.
Become stronger!
She had to become even stronger!
Her next target was that White-Eyed Tiger.
She must kill that beast.
She swore it!
Tsukasa moved forward with heavy steps.
She had no way to treat her own injuries.
Among the several schools of magic she could currently learn, none included healing skills.
Although she could barely maintain her remaining HP through rest and eating, she knew she had broken several bones; if left untended, the resulting inflammation and other symptoms would surely claim her life, and in her current state, her HP could not be restored to full value.
The situation was extremely critical.
She had to find a way to save herself.
But since there were no skills to help her now,
she could only gamble on that one.
In games and reincarnation novels, usually when there is a system, leveling up can heal all injuries, but she currently couldn't be sure if this world had such a convenient setting.
Her heart was heavy.
Precisely because she felt that such a 'cheat-like' thing couldn't happen in reality, she had always been cautiously avoiding injury, even when grinding levels by seeking out small animals that posed no threat and could be killed in one hit with magic. But now that she was at a dead end, she could only take a gamble on this.
If this setting didn't exist,
then she could only pray that she would have another chance at transmigration and reincarnation next time.
Following the map in her memory, she found the location of that animal.
Tsukasa used the skill Appraisal to stare at that large python.
<#lv5# Green-Patterned Round-Eyebrowed Python
HP: 300/300
MP: 100/100
SP: 200/200 (200/200)
...>
The large python looked a bit scary.
But according to the information obtained from Appraisal,
this type of snake was non-venomous.
Furthermore, it had a gentle temperament and wouldn't attack passersby at random.
Just like now.
Even though Tsukasa was planning to ambush it,
it showed no alertness.
Tsukasa slowly opened her hands.
The surrounding air rapidly heated up.
Flames appeared on her hands,
churning and converging.
Under normal
circumstances,
a Fireball would only be the size of a human head.
But at this moment,
these two Fireballs were constantly expanding, already exceeding their original scale.
An average mage wouldn't be able to do such a thing.
Tsukasa didn't know how bizarre it was to break through the limits of a skill level.
She had simply discovered early on that she could increase the power of her magic skills, and subconsciously assumed that since this was a real world after all, even if the skill settings looked a lot like a game, magic in reality couldn't be as rigid as game skills.
She believed this kind of operation was perfectly normal.
Concentrating fully,
she focused her mana to the absolute limit of her control!
She had to ensure a one-hit kill.
She didn't dare show the slightest contempt.
<#Skill# Magic: Fireball> activated!
Boom!
The dull-sensed python was burned to death before it could even react.
The damage caused in that instant was as high as 1000.
It had already exceeded the limit of what it could endure.
And at the same time,
Tsukasa's experience bar finally reached full value thanks to its contribution.