The Imperial Forest was silent.


    Too silent.


    I moved cautiously through the underbrush, my senses on high alert. I had no armor, just a basic tunic and boots, but I gripped the **Berserker Sword** tightly.


    In *Eclipse: The Eternal War*, this place was filled with low-level threats—wolves, goblins, and the occasional rogue bandit.


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    For a normal exile, this forest was a death sentence. Curse this cold father troupe.


    For me?


    **It was my starting zone.**


    A rustle in the bushes made me stop.


    [Warning! Hostile presence detected!]


    A wolf leaped at me from the shadows, fangs bared.


    **I didn’t hesitate.**


    I sidestepped, swinging the Berserker Sword in a wide arc. The moment the blade connected—


    **SLASH!**


    Blood sprayed through the air. The wolf collapsed, its body twitching before going still and blood was coming out of it''s ass??.


    [Ding!]


    **[You have slain a Lv.3 Forest Wolf!]**


    **[+100 XP]**


    **[Skill unlocked: Basic Swordsmanship Lv.1]**


    I stared at the notifications, then down at my blade.


    I had just killed a monster in this world. And it felt… natural.


    A slow grin crept across my face.


    **“Alright. Let’s farm some XP.”**


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