Mixed Blessing System

"How did that bastard survive that damn poison?" One of the three individuals asked this of his cronies while looking toward the young man harvesting medicine.

Upon hearing that, the person who had been responsible for the 'accident' days ago that was supposed to kill Lothur looked at that individual and said. "I'd like to know about that too."

"I poisoned him with what our superiors gave us, and I saw the wretch falling in the street because of the effect of the poison and then being hit by a carriage."

"How can that be? Are you sure you didn't use that poison in the wrong way?" The same person from before said this while looking at the individual, shocked.

"I did as I was taught!"

"What's more, the effects of that poison were as they should have been. He really looked ready to die at any moment at that time."

"There is no mistake about that!"

"Tsk!"

"I'm not so sure..."

"But I will believe you since I have just returned from Holland Province. But anyway, tell me exactly what happened."

"That day, in a moment, he fell face down on the ground just before our carriage passed that spot. So he looked dead, finished for a few moments. But then he came back to life, even with all his injuries..." The individual who had watched that whole event during the transmigration of the earthling Lothur commented in a low voice.

"Oh? That's truly unusual..."

That third individual then continued. "After that, Miss Harris passed us a message informing us about this good-for-nothing guy recovering quickly after a beating."

"She could not examine his body, but she suspects something strange is happening with him or that family."

"Miss Harris said that?" That person who seemed to be the leader of the three asked in surprise. 'What is that woman thinking? Does she by any chance think that this good-for-nothing got some ability or something?'

'Impossible!'

'That brat couldn't do her own work and is thinking nonsense.' So, he pondered as he thought of the woman he was obliged to pay his respects to, but that he did not like her at all because she had surpassed him, even though she was much younger than him.

He then asked. "What else did Miss Harris say?"

"She said that if we don't resolve this by nightfall, she will have to act on her own. And that if that happens, she will pass on our failure to our superiors..."

"What?"

'Damn brat!'

'She's only raised her position a little and already acting so arrogantly?' That man clenched his fists in anger, feeling that he should get rid of Lothur as soon as possible.

"Well, then, here's what we'll do..."

With that, they quickly decided how to proceed regarding Lothur, intent on ending their previous mission that had already failed once.

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After almost 30 minutes of harvesting Tooth Grass in that area, Lothur managed to escape the insects in that place due to the torch by his side.

And because of this, he gathered almost half a kilo of medicine!

However, there were not that many plants in that area, and he was almost done with his work there before he could continue exploring the forest.

"Sigh..."

'That job is not difficult. The problem is having to go from one side of the forest to the other, constantly watching out for insects and animals.' He thought about that as he wiped the sweat on his forehead.

But as he finished his business there and prepared to drink some water, this young man began to hear strange noises becoming more and more noticeable in that area.

'What is that?' He turned in the direction of where those sounds were coming from.

As he began to feel the ground in that area shaking, Lothur finally saw shadows of more than five rhinos approaching him in the distance.

"Damn!"

'What are animals like that doing in the middle of a mountainous region? Could it be that they are beasts?' He found it strange that those animals were in a different habitat than expected. Still, he did not find it impossible thing to happen as this was a cultivation world.

Spiritual beasts could develop a lot of intellect, sometimes to the point of even competing with humans. So, it was not impossible to find a type of being like that in a strange habitat as it might be a rational reason for that.

That is why Lothur was suspicious.

In any way, upon noticing those beings coming toward him, Lothur promptly started running, trying to get away from those beings while watching them intently.

'They are not beasts!' So, he concluded that as he saw no sign from the system about the attributes of those beings, as was the case when he observed mortals.

Realizing this, the strangeness in his heart increased by another degree as he ran through that area.

Boom!

But just as Lothur was running through the area, an explosion erupted right in front of where he was trying to escape.

That did not injure him but prevented him from continuing on his way, having been reached by the group of giant animals.

"Shit!"

"This is a trap!" He clenched his hands in anger, feeling someone was playing with him.

Just as he was thinking about this, several blades flew toward his body, coming from three different places simultaneously with the horn attack one of those animals was aiming at him.

Acknowledging his predicament, Lothur wasted no time in activating his movement and defense techniques while picking up the weapon in his spatial ring.

Steel Body!

Cross Walk!

He tried to move in the small space left to him in that area, trying not to be hit by those animals.

Even if these rhinos were not spiritual beasts, their size was simply much more considerable than Lothur thought he could handle in a confrontation.

Since he was still not many times stronger than a mortal, he did not want to risk having his fragile body crushed by such beings. With that, he moved from one side of that place to the other, already carrying a large ax in his hands, preparing to attack.

But before he even had a chance to hit one of those animals, they started attacking some trees in the surroundings, as if they were no longer interested in Lothur.

'That...'

'Looks like I was just in their way? But what about those people?' Lothur tried to understand the situation. But due to his inexperience in this world, he did not know precisely how to explain the previous circumstances.

He then looked at his surroundings and saw three people approaching where he was standing, each with weapons in their hands, looking at him in shock.

"That bastard is truly fast! How did he manage to do that?"

"I don't know. Maybe the adrenaline stimulated him to do such a thing?"

"In any case, now that he has figured us out, we have no choice but to act more directly..." The group leader commented as he glared in Lothur's direction.

And seeing those people more closely, Lothur finally recognized one of them since his predecessor had drunk with such an individual before.

By focusing on that individual, Lothur finally saw his features.

[Name: Willi]

[Cultivation: level 2]

[STR: 3.1] [CON: 3.0] [DEX: 3.8] [AGI: 2.7]

'Willi?' Immediately upon remembering that name, various pieces of information flowed into Lothur's mind.

Willi was a drinking companion that Lothur's predecessor had met weeks ago and partied with him on several occasions. In fact, the last day of that individual's life from before the earthling's arrival in the cultivation world had been at Willi's side...

Connecting some information with the present situation, Lothur soon understood that this person was not a friend but an enemy in disguise.

[Name: ****]

[Cultivation: level 3]

[STR: 5.6] [CON: 5.2] [DEX: 4.8] [AGI: 4.4]

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[Name: ****]

[Cultivation: level 4]

[STR: 7.0] [CON: 6.5] [DEX: 8.1] [AGI: 7.2]

Seeing his other two opponents' attributes, Lothur realized he was not in good condition and promptly prepared for a fight.

But as someone coming from Earth, he could not help but try to at least talk to those people to better understand the situation.

"Willi, what are you doing? Why did you attack me like that? I could have died from that!" He said, looking at those people carefully, in a defensive position.

"Tsk!"

"Don't waste your time talking. Let's kill him in one go." The strongest one there said, ignoring what someone who would soon be dead had in mind.

'Kill me?' Cold sweat dripped down Lothur's back, with him facing such a situation for the first time in his life.

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