Aariv dodges another monster that tried to sneak up on him.

[Passive Skill: Danger Sense] - Lv. 1 ---> [Passive Skill: Danger Sense] - Lv. 2

The thunder cat growled at Aariv. The feline then started to circle the owl, looking for any weak point. Aariv kept his eyes on the thunder cat, preparing to attack.

After a tense moment between the owl and cat, the thunder cat stopped moving. A rush of electricity sparked through its body, and it leapt at Aariv.

Aariv dodged and slams the thunder cat with his talons, crushing its skull.

Defeated [Thunder Cat] - 12.

Experience is awarded.

[Incognita] - Lv. 26 ---> [Incognita] - Lv. 27

"They're just coming out of the woodwork aren't they?" Aariv questions, his foot still on the thunder cat's crushed skull. Shortly after he got to level twenty-six, Aariv noticed that some weaker monsters seemd to flee at the sight of him or become hostile and attack.

"Another mystery to add to my list I guess," Aariv said. He flew away from the dead thunder cat and went hunting.

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"Argh!" Aariv grunted as talons raked his body, unable to pierce his body due to his armor. He fired dozens of ice arrows at the monster that he was fighting.

The monster dodged and leapt away from Aariv. The monster was a hawk with feathers that looked like steel, with blood-red eyes, and had talons like knives that were larger than a human's hand. it was huge, larger than a human toddler.

[Razor-Steel Hawk] - Lv. 22 - A hawk whose feathers are harder than steel. Their feathers and talons can slice through stone and steel with ease. They are fast and their harder than steel feathers make them a dangerous foe to fight. They are called 'Demons of the Sky' as they will target any living thing and kill them no matter what, including their own kind. These hawks seem to delight in the act of killing.

Stats:

[Strength]: 402

[Endurance]: 450

[Wisdom]: 121

[Agility]: 450

[SP]: 620

[Mana]: 189

The hawk screeched at Aariv and flew at him. Aariv flapsped his wings, sending gusts of wind at the razor-steel hawk slowing it down. He took the opportunity to fly away.

The gust of wind, however, barely slowed the hawk. It quickly started to catch up to him, dodging ice arrows, fireballs, wind, and water bullets.

The hawk screeched and suddenly becoming faster and faster as it chased Aariv.

Aariv took a sharp turn to the left; the hawk speed past him in a grey blur. Aariv activated [Stealth] and quietly flew away from the direction that the hawk went.

"That hawk is too goddamn annoying," Aariv growls. The razor-steel hawk had been chasing after him once it had spotted him.

No matter how many times he had tried to shake the hawk off his tail, it always managed to catch up with him.

Aariv looked over his shoulder to see if the hawk was still after him. Sure enough, he could see the hawk, its red eyes ominously staring at him.

"Oh, come on! Why can't you just leave me alone!" Aariv growls. He dodged to the side, making the hawk slam into a tree causing splinters to fly everywhere.

Aariv immediately launched fireball after fireball at the hawk until his mana was nearly at the hawk, setting the tree on fire. The razor-steel hawk screeched in pain.

[Fireball] - Lv. 5 ---> [Fireball] - 6

[Fireball] - Lv. 6 ---> [Fireball] - Lv. 7

[Fireball] - Lv. 7 ---> [Fireball] - Lv. 8

[Fireball] - Lv. 8 ---> [Fireball] - Lv. 9

[Fireball] - Lv. 9 ---> [Fireball] - Lv. MAX

Aariv kept his guard up since the notification for the hawk's death didn't come up. Behind the smog, one single red eye could be seen and a loud screech caused Aariv to flinch.

[Fear Resistance] - Lv. 1 Acquired.

The hawk flew out of the smog, its feathers burned, and one of its eyes was burned shut. The hawk glared at Aariv with its one eye.

"Now it isn't so fun anymore huh?" Aariv asks. The hawk just screech at him

The hawk flew toward Aariv causing him to dodge. Trees were cut into pieces as the razor-steel hawk's wings slice through them.

Aariv duck under the hawk, and rake his talons the underbelly of the hawk, not leaving a single scratch on it, only sparks appeared as he scratches his talons at the hawk.

The hawk's sharp talons shot towards Aariv ready to impale him.

The hawk's talons scratch Aariv, cracking his armors, and was cutting into his back. Aariv dive to the ground as he felt blood running down his back.

He hid in the shadow, activating [Stealth], and check his wounds, blood was gushing out but he could it was slowly healing.

[Lesser Regeneration] - Lv. 2 ---> [Lesser Regeneration] - Lv. 3

"I can't hurt that damn hawk since its feathers are too hard," Aariv said. "Slicing won't work, so I guess I'll have to dent it."

The hawk flew around angrily, searching for him, slicing trees or other monsters in anger. Aariv checks his wound, the wound was scabbing, then he checked his stats.

Name: Aariv

Species: [Incognita] - Lv. 27

Skills:

[Peck] - Lvl. MAX

[Passive Skill: Flight] - Lvl. MAX [Passive Skill: Night Vision] - Lvl. MAX [Stealth] - Lvl. 12

[Appraisal] - MAX [Pain Resistance] - Lv. 9 [Peck] - Lv. 5

[Scratch] - Lv. 9 [Hypnosis] - Lv. 9 [Will] - Lv. 2

[Ice Magic Mastery] - Lv. 1 [Ice Manipulation] - Lv. 6 [Forest Magic Mastery] - Lv. 2

[Forest Manipulation] - Lv. 5 [Earth Magic Mastery] - Lv. 4 [Earth Manipulation] - Lv. 7

[Water Magic Mastery] - Lv. 1 [Water Manipulation] - Lv. 8 [Wind Magic Mastery] - Lv. 5

[Wind Manipulation] - Lv. 8 [Ice Arrow] - Lv. 8 [Ice Claws] - Lv. 5

[Stone Claws] - Lv. 7 [Vine Whip] - Lv. 8 [Stone Spikes] - Lv. 7

[Stone Wall] - Lv. 3 [Ice Wall] - Lv. 3 [Barkskin] - Lv. 5

[Stoneskin] - Lv. 6 [Roots Strike] - Lv. 3 [Wood Wall] - Lv. 2

[Fog Create] - Lv. 2 [Water Bullet] - Lv. 8 [Wind Bullet] - Lv. MAX

[Gust] - Lv. 8 [Bubble] - Lv. 6 [Ice Spikes] - Lv. 7

[Passive Skill: Danger Sense] - Lv. 1 [Blood Mastery] - Lv. 1 [Blood Manipulation] - Lv. 2

[Blood Armor] - Lv. 5 [Mana Sight] - Lv. 1 [Fire Magic Mastery] - Lv. 2

[Fire Manipulation] - Lv. 4 [Mana Manipulation] - Lv. 2 [Cooking] - Lv. 7

[Skinning] - Lv. 8 [Fire Resistance] - Lv. 5 [Fireball] - Lv. MAX

[Passive Skill: Lesser Regeneration] - Lv. 2 [Fear Resistance] - Lv. 1

Stats:

[Available Stat Points: [34]

[Strength]: 345

[Endurance]: 298

[Wisdom]: 402 (+35)

[Agility]: 398

[SP]: 632

[Mana]: 65/745

"One fireball costs twenty mana so I can cast three fireballs," Aariv said, as he looked back at the hawk. The hawk was starting to get near him. It didn't know where that he was exactly but could tell he was close. "Well, got to make the most of them."

Aariv stretched his body and took flight, straight into the razor-steel hawk, right into its face, catching the bird in surprise. A small ball of fire began to form, growing bigger and bigger until it flew onto the hawk's body.

A cloud of smog covered the two, Aariv flew out of the cloud, coughing, feathers singed and bruised, but was slowly healing. He had grabbed the hawk with his talons and wasn't letting go.

Another fireball was cast and covered the two in an explosion. The hawk screeched loudly, hurting Aariv's ears and causing him to freeze, making him loosen his grip.

The hawk slammed its head onto Aariv, sending him to the ground.

Aariv managed to catch himself just in time and stop himself from slamming to the ground, by flapping his wings.

Now hovering over the ground, Aariv glared at the hawk.

"Why won't you just die!"