Idle Money System

Chapter 60

Alexander, who was up in the tree, felt something wrong. His ears perked up a little, hearing a lot of heavy footsteps. His eyes narrowed as he directed his way in full speed.

"What the heck is happening?" he muttered, seeing that hundreds of beasts were marching towards the village. He circled the forest and saw that it was in every direction.

He hurriedly went back to wake up Aeloria and Anya to take cover in the village, so he could protect all of the people at once. Since he was only one person and dealing with hundreds of beasts, he did not know if he could handle it alone.

"Should I really have to use my sword this time?" Alexander thought as he hopped from trees to trees, leaving some shadowy figures.

"It's not the time yet," Alexander muttered. If he showed his cards now, the village chief would become more wary.

"Let's just wait for a while. If the situation is really crucial then using it will be a good choice," he thought as he agreed with his idea.

Arriving at the wooden house, he opened the door. Hearing the sudden opening of the door, Aeloria woke up and saw Alexander.

She was stunned and was about to ask what was wrong with the sudden intrusion.

"Aeloria, go to the village to take cover now. The beasts will be here in just a minute," Alexander spoke, as he carried Anya on the bed towards him.

Because of this action, Anya's eyes fluttered slowly. Aeloria, hearing this, was stunned. Her still sleepy eyes were now wide awake as she hurriedly stood up.

"Let me carry Anya, so you can do your duties," Aeloria said as she opened her arms.

Alexander nodded as she let Aeloria run off first while he followed her from behind. He could hear that they were getting closer, making his eyes narrow.

"Big sis, where are we going?" Anya spoke in a sleepy voice.

"Anya, just sleep for now, okay? There are some problems going to happen again, okay honey." Aeloria spoke to Anya while she still kept running, carrying her.

Anya just hummed and her eyes were wide awake now. She knew that something bad must have happened, so she listened and looked at the surroundings. Suddenly, a silver wolf pounced to the air towards her and Aeloria.

Alexander burst in speed that he quickly appeared besides the beast, hitting its right side, as it flew like a broken kite, snapping its ribs.

He did not hold back from that, so he killed it with just one swing.

Aeloria did not panic since she felt so secure if Alex was besides her, so she continued to run, giving all her trust towards Alexander. For Alex, every beast that came to stop and hinder their way, he just blasted them away.

As they arrived, Alexander instructed Aeloria, "Go and alert the villagers, I will do my best to hold them off," Alexander muttered with a serious face.

Aeloria nodded her head, "Be careful, Alex," she muttered as she ran and began to shout to alert the villagers.

"Beast attack. Everyone, the beasts are attacking," she shouted loudly. Her shouts were heard in every house.

The villagers, who just woke up, heard her voice, hurriedly stood up and alerted the rest of the villagers. All of them began to slowly gather in the center of the village.

As Alexander stood at the village's edge, he could feel the ground vibrate with the thunderous stampede of beasts coming from all directions.

The sounds of their snarls and growls, rustling was intensifying. His senses were sharpened as the radiance of the sunrise scattered in the place.

The air was filled with the stench of blood and primal rage. In front of him, the forest's shadowy treeline stirred as some glowing red eyes appeared, one after another. Their eyes were like those of predators.

Since they are really predators.

The wave of beasts then burst forth from the trees, it is a mix of silver wolves, massive boars, and serpent-like creatures slithering at incredible speed.

*Screeech

Looking up, he could also see those flying creatures were back again. His eyes were cold looking at this.

They then charged towards his direction, fueled by endless resentment. Their eyes glowing with the same unnatural red hue that Alexander had seen before.

Alexander didn't wait for this to get close. So he dashed forward, meeting the first silver wolf in mid-leap. With one fluid strike, he drove his fist into its side, his punch was like a hammer blow that shattered the wolf's ribs.

The beast let out a sharp yelp before being flung through the air, its body spinning uncontrollably before it hit the ground, lifelessly. But there was no time to pause.

[You killed a level 7 silver wolf. You've gained 6 exp]

Another wolf came at him from his left. Alexander ducked under its snapping jaws, grabbed it by the throat, and slammed it into the ground with enough force to crack the earth beneath them.

Without any hesitation, he crushed its windpipe, ending its life in an instant. He stood back up just in time to see a large boar charging toward him, its tusks glinting dangerously in the towards him.

Alexander just sidestepped casually from the charging boar and delivered a punishing elbow to its side, the impact so powerful it caused the beast's legs to buckle. But the boar wasn't down yet—it turned with surprising speed, aiming its tusks at Alexander's midsection.

Seeing this Alexander smiled coldly and increased the forces making a cracking sound on its leg nailing it to the ground, as spider web cracks were created. The beast's head snapped downward with a bone-crunching sound as its body slumped to the ground.

[You killed a level 9 Boar. You've gained 11 exp]

Still, the assault didn't let up. More beasts were pouring from the forest, a seemingly endless wave.

Then a pair of massive serpents coiled around the base of a tree, their bodies were thick in other words big, moving in a zig-zag motion as they hissed.

They darted toward Alexander with fangs bared, aiming for his legs.

He jumped slightly from this, avoiding the first strike, he then grabbed the second serpent by its neck mid-air. With a sharp twist, he snapped its body like a whip, slamming it into the other serpent with a brutal force that left both writhing in pain.

The serpents hissed in agony, but before they could recover, Alexander stomped down hard, crushing the head of one under his boot, while delivering a swift punch that crushed the skull of the other.

[You killed a level 8 Forest Serpent. You've gained 8 exp]

[You killed a level 7 Forest Serpent. You've gained 6 exp]

Even as he dealt with the serpents, more wolves were closing in, surrounding him in a deadly circle.

They pounced in unison, while their bodies flying at him from every direction with their claws outstretched, as their jaws snapping in the air.

Alexander leaped into the air yet again, spinning his body in a full circle. His legs extended in a wide, sweeping kick that created a small whirlwind around him. The wolves that had lunged at him were caught in the spinning vortex of his legs, as their bodies flew away like ragdolls.

The power behind the kick sent some crashing into trees, while others hit the ground hard, their bodies were broken and unmoving.

[You killed a level 5 silver wolf. You've gained 3 exp]

[You killed a level 6 silver wolf. You've gained 4 exp]

[You killed a level 5 silver wolf. You've gained 3 exp]

...

"This is going to be endless," he said with red eyes.

[Berserker Instinct activated]

The system prompted, as his aura turned red from the killing intent surging out in him.

As he landed, Alexander's eyes scanned the battlefield. The forest seemed alive with the movement of more beasts that were coming.

Boars, wolves, and now larger creatures with horns and thick hides that resembled mutated bulls were emerging from the woods. The flying creatures circled above, waiting for their moment to strike.

The situation was growing more dire, but Alexander stood his ground, a lone warrior against a wave of enemies.

Just as he finished fending off another boar with a powerful knee strike, three more wolves leaped from the shadows, trying to catch him off guard. Alexander dropped to the ground, his hands bracing on the earth as he kicked out with both legs in a wide, sweeping motion.

His spinning kick connected with all three wolves at once, their bodies sent flying like debris in a storm. But the numbers kept growing.

The beasts were now attacking from every side, pushing Alexander to his limits. He was a moving so fast he is leaving a blur of images, dodging, striking, and countering every attack with a lethal strike that left his enemies broken even worse dead.

[Berserker Instinct: Power increased by 10%.]

The ground around him was littered with the corpses of beasts, but more kept coming. His body surged with energy as his fists connected with the hide of a massive bull-like creature, sending it crashing backward into a cluster of wolves.

His eyes were crimson, as he charged at them like a hunter. With a punch, the air was distorted as it hit the big bear in the chest. It caved in and flew like it was hit by a missile, hitting the rest of the beasts behind it.

Alexander then stood his ground as more than 20 beasts attacked him from all sides, even in the air. With a stance, he released a barrage of punches. That hit every beast, with just one hit, some were unconscious while some died from the impact.

[Berserker Instinct: Power increased by 20%.]