I Own the Evolution Domain

Amidst the great forest with numerous living beings inside it, a shadow traverses across tree branch after tree branch, the figure's movement precise, with direction, as if it has something it is aiming for in its mind.

Left behind each of the shadow's step are droplets of crimson blood staining the tree branches, a dead giveaway for anyone tracking their path.

'Haha… it's definitely worth it…' as he run away from the creatures persistently chasing after him, Novus thought to himself with a satisfied expression on his face, the faint, manic smile creeping up his face showing just how much he is enjoying the things happening right now.

His body is riddled with holes, wounded, pierced by arrows that came from the Goblins whose skills in tactical, planned hunting exceeds his expectations time and time again.

During the time he had been hunting, taking down both Goblins and Ebony Direwolves in small skirmishes, the cunning, gray humanoid creatures already formed their own plan, the creature they thought they already killed appearing yet another day once again, taking down their brethren once more.

Despite their relatively low intelligence compared to humans, these creatures, along with the Ebony Direwolves are sentient enough to recognize that such is the law of the Evolution Domain.

However, that doesn't mean that they can just take it lying down.

More Direwolf packs and Goblin groups begins temporarily cooperating for the sake of ending their common predator's life once and for all, prompting them to hatch a plan that will spell their target's inevitable demise.

The plan was put into motion with another small skirmish that caught their target's attention, the young man inevitably being drawn to the light of harvest, unknowingly walking into a carefully prepared trap.

It should've been a normal, easy hunt as taking down Goblins and Ebony Direwolves stealthily has become a second nature to him, making the job easier than it was before.

Man proposes, and the heaven disposes, however, as just after felling a few of his targets, he felt it, not just from Sensory Expansion allowing him to see a large number of Goblins and Direwolves approaching, but also his instincts screaming at him for the sake of his survival.

'Run.'

It has been a long, long while since his instincts scream of him of escape, causing him to realize the gravity of the situation.

Right at that moment however, there is no way for him to escape out of the rapidly enclosing encirclement without bringing a fight, the situation forcing dire measures on his part.

Murderous intent surged in an attempt to deter the creatures with their gazes trained at him, the intense, suffocating bloodlust affecting even the beastly instincts of the Ebony Direwolves, a primal sense warning them of the danger of standing against this young man.

Worse affected, are the Goblins, whose relation to their primal instincts are farther than the Direwolves, hence the reason why on top of the warning, there is also the fear of the unknown wrapping around it that shakes them to their core.

As much as they want to just flee away from the battle however, these creatures are well aware that their fear of this monster will not end until they take him down, prompting them to steel their resolve as screams and howls resounded all across the forming battlefield.

Arrows rained down from behind the trees, and from above the skies, whistling louder and louder as they approach Novus in such fast manner, forcing Sensory Expansion to its utmost limit for him to achieve his goal.

The arrows' paths of attack were revealed to his eyes, the white lines directed not only at his being, but also at all possible paths he can take to avoid it, each line crossing, tying around like silk, carefully interweaving into a trap leading him to the killing shot.

'How ruthless…' he said with a mixture of annoyance and amazement in his voice as he also made his move, his enhanced physical abilities born from his promotion to the D Tier allowing him to weave across the field of arrows with ease.

It doesn't appear all too easy though as with each step, an arrow will go past, extremely close to him, causing shallow wounds to appear, and through his talent, disappear, time and time again.

Had it been any normal person, just one graze of those arrows will be more than enough for them to be taken down as after all, the arrows aiming for Novus' life are no normal arrows, but rather ones that are laced with toxins and poisons capable of debilitating even a massive D Tier Ebony Direwolf down.

For Novus however, it comes of more as a boon than a bane.

[A new type of D Tier toxin enters the body, now absorbing the toxin into the bloodstream…]

[Detected a higher quality of poison being absorbed… progress being adjusted.]

[Absorption Complete.]

[A new type of E Tier poison enters the body, now absorbing the toxin into the bloodstream…]

[Absorption Complete.]

Amidst the stinging pain of new poisons and toxins entering his body for the first time, the young man also felt the warmth of his blood rushing to fully integrate the new substances into its stream.

Realization dawned upon him regarding these Goblins as he watches arrows pierce him.

Initially, he thought that they might only possess some couple of poisons and toxins that they can use to debilitate or outright take down their opponents, however, right now, as he encounters more and more variants of their arrows, something finally sank in.

Other than the resources he can harvest with each Goblin he hunted, these cunning creatures also provides him with resource that he can directly put into use inside the Evolution Domain, toxins and poisons.

Of course, that is only if his body is strong enough to mitigate the effects of said substances before it affects him, that is.

The torrent of arrow finally begins coming into an end, and he is already lead enough for the Goblins to execute the killing blow.

Someone among them, built larger, stronger than anyone else among this large group of Goblins rode what appears to be a Direwolf pack leader, their speed reaching an unprecedented height as both the beast and its rider momentarily disappeared from his senses.

And once they appeared once more, they are closer than they ever was before.

As powerful as they both are compared to their kin, these two still refuses to get too close to him, their speed merely an act of gathering momentum as they performed the killing blow.

There was no sound, no warning, only a single straight line heading directly for Novus heart as he sees it from his Sensory Expansion.

Carrying the same momentum as the two creature's speed, a stone spear with a dark, crimson edge heads shoots through with such speed that it just blew past everything around it.

The Ebony Direwolves and the Goblins watched in anticipation, in hopes of their weapon felling the monster, waiting for the massive spear to pierce their target's heart to inflict said target's body with the lethal toxin coating the stone spear's entirety.

It is, however, a step too late, as Novus already act before it can hit him.

There's no time to dodge, however, there is still time for him to block, or better yet, completely mitigate the attack

Mana surged across his arms as a blade formed with its tip extending from his fingers up to almost a meter away, the azure blade of corporeal energy forming an arc as it slashed exactly where the stone spear is.

The spear changes in trajectory as it was split in half, but along with it, the realization of the spear being hollow dawned upon Novus' mind.

But now, it is too late, the poisonous liquid hiding inside the spear's hollow tube splashed onto himself, quickly seeping into his skin before he could even do anything to wipe it clean away from him at all.

[A new type of C Tier toxin enters the body, now absorbing the toxin into the bloodstream…]

[Due to the tier of the toxin entering the body being of higher tier than what it can currently handle, absorption effect is being slowed down. Estimated time before complete refinement: 5 minutes.]

[Afflicted with severe hemorrhaging…]

[Due to the effects of Poison-Devouring Blood, severe internal hemorrhaging effects is suppressed to internal hemorrhaging.]

"Cough!!!" as the notification resounded in Novus' mind, he felt it, pool of blood rising up his lungs as he starts bleeding from inside out.

[Immortal Energy: 7,400/7,500]