It was already late at night, and Rei was still standing in the middle of the training room, brandishing daggers. After showing him a few blows and briefly explaining how to apply them correctly, Arvus simply left. This attitude did not greatly surprise the guy, because the character of the teacher was clear to him from the first moments of his acquaintance.

Noticing that he was already rather tired, Rey realized how acute the problem with the supply of souls was. Without energizing, his body and mind could not withstand almost a dozen hours of continuous training. Although due to past enhancements, the body of the forest was physically stronger, but he also had a limit.

Deciding to stop there, Ray went to the house allotted to him. Although it was small, it was quite cozy. Such an attitude towards the actually alien could not but surprise, but it seems that the unity of this people was even higher than he expected.

The guy sat on the bed and thought about how to act.

“The easiest way would be to kill someone right here, but that is fraught with unnecessary attention. If someone guesses that the deaths began with my appearance ... Besides, I need a lot of souls.

After considering this, Rei went outside and turned into a snow kite. The night was an excellent cover to leave the city unnoticed. There was no one on the streets, but he still tried not to approach places with a large accumulation of heat. Having reached the city wall in a similar manner, he was once again convinced that there were no guards nearby.

In a moment, the four-winged bird had already landed on top of a tree outside the city. Descending, Rei again took the form of a snake and, at top speed, rushed forward. He had really missed those feelings the last few days. He himself did not understand why being in the body of a snake was more comfortable than in the body of a forest, but the fact remained.

Ray returned to the settlement only three hours later. That was how much time he decided to allocate every night for hunting. This was quite enough to catch 5-10 animals and have time to return before dawn.

The guy did not return to his new home, but followed straight to the training ground. As before, there was no one there, so Rei was able to calmly and without distraction continue to practice blows. Although at first it seemed a little stupid to him, it did not take long before he realized that he felt much better how to hit, and the daggers themselves seemed to become more obedient.

And now, having taken them out, he immediately noticed that the sensations were different from those that were when he first took up arms. Taking the stance demonstrated by Arvus, Rey was about to strike, but a thought came to his mind.

"Status".

Name: Ray???

Race: ???

RACIAL FEATURES:

[Immortal]

[Many Faces Level 2] (Human, Celestial Tildas, Kuring, Snow Serpent, Gsarh, Pharos Forest Native, …)

[Soul Master Level 3]

[???]

SPECIALIZATIONS:

[Hunter Lv1]

[Dagger Mastery Lv1]

“So it is, although Arvus did not help me much, but specialization appeared. Maybe it was because of her that it became easier ... "

At that moment, Rei noticed another oddity.

“Why isn’t [Hunter] growing? During this time I killed a lot of animals.”

"HM…"

Thinking about it, Rei landed the first series of punches. Remembering exactly how he got his first specialization, the guy understood the possible reason.

“It's about the form. Since then, I have never hunted in human form."

He ended the attack on the imaginary enemy with a lunge of two daggers at once.

“It's unpleasant, but it seems that in the body of the forest, I can get them too. We must try to absorb the soul in this body. If it works out, it will be great, otherwise it’s a little inconvenient to constantly turn into a person, but here at least good reflexes and sense organs are well developed. ”

Continuing to think about this, Rey delivered a few more quick blows, trying to mimic Arvus's actions as accurately as possible, which were clearly displayed in his memory.

“The only way they formally differ from animals is their high intelligence, so animals that also have it can receive specializations?”

Having made a mistake, Rei got a little angry. He picked a point on the far wall and swung his dagger. But, he turned in the air several times, crashed into the floor.

*Tsk* Need more time until it's not good enough. - snorting indignantly, Rey went to pick up the weapon, but at that time he heard a sound. The guy was always on the alert, so even now, reacting instantly, he turned around, but before he could understand what had happened, he received a blow in the stomach.

"Don't you dare spoil anything here. If you want to play, go outside.

Straightening up, Rey, as expected, saw Arvus, who was looking at him with displeasure.

- Yes. My fault.

The gray-haired man watched as the young boy he had to teach pulled out a dagger. He, despite the blunt edges, due to the force of the throw, still deeply entered the tree.

“I was able to notice…” Arvus thought with a note of approval, but nothing more. He asked about something else:

- Have you been here all night?

Ray was surprised at the question of the forest, because he did not speak too often.

- Yes, you can stay here only during the day?

Arvus did not answer, continuing to look at him with the same stern look.

– In an hour you have another lesson, your teacher will be waiting for you outside. As for my instructions... For now, finish with what I have already shown.

Nodding, Rei took up his stance again and continued to practice punches.

***

- Hey! Here-here!

Going out into the street, Rei noticed several young woodlanders, whom he had seen yesterday, but the sound of a gentle voice was not coming from them. The sun had begun to rise quite recently, so semi-darkness reigned, but for the sensitive eyes of the forest it did not differ much from ordinary lighting.

Turning his head in the direction from which the voice was coming, Rei saw a woman. The first thing he noticed was the impressive size of her breasts, which, it would seem, were ready at any moment to tear the clothes holding her back.

Looking up with difficulty, the boy noticed that the woman's face was also very pleasant. Involuntarily appraising her, he silently moved forward.

- I'm Siare. The woman smiled sweetly, leaning her whole body forward. Your teacher must have been talking about me.

“Nice to meet you, call me Ray. - the guy could not help but look at the chest swaying right in front of his eyes, but he remained just as imperturbable.

Smiling even more mischievously, the woman turned her back on him.

"Come on, let's see what you're good for."

Silently following her, Rei noticed a shooting range ahead. The place was chosen quite well, between the trees there was a narrow natural alley, and on the trees growing along it, targets were drawn. The guy was surprised by the fact that they were drawn even on those trees that were about 500-600 meters away.

Taking out a huge bow from behind her back, which was almost as long as herself, Ciara asked a question:

Have you shot a bow before?

- Not. Ray shook his head. “I'm not even sure I know how to hold it properly.

For some reason, the woman was very pleased with the answer:

“Then it’s good that I will teach you, and not Arvus.” I may be a little behind him in shooting, but I'm sure I can show you something interesting.

When she said that, her face became serious. Ciare snatched an arrow from the quiver strapped to her back and placed it on her bow. The movement was so lightning fast that Rei involuntarily thought that if he blinked, he might miss everything.

- Watch attentively.

Pulling the bowstring, the woman, without aiming for a second, let her go. With a loud bang, the arrow flew off. Even though Rei did not expect this, he still managed to turn his head after her - the reflexes of the forest affected.

The arrow hit one of the distant trees. Exactly in the center of the target, without deviating one iota.

Glancing at Ciare, whose face was once again playing a friendly smile, Rey reconsidered his opinion of her. The woman was clearly too modest about her skill.