Kaelion sat leaning against the wall.
His chest rose and fell slowly.
Every breath sent a burning pain through the wound on his back.
The purple system screen flickered before his eyes.
HP: 3 / 70
Kaelion clenched his teeth.
"I won't survive long like this…"
Blood was still flowing from his back.
His head felt light.
But if he kept sitting here, he might actually die.
Slowly, he pushed himself to his feet.
His legs trembled.
For a moment he nearly lost his balance, but he caught himself against the wall.
"Bandages…"
"I need to find something."
The apartment was silent.
Dangerously silent.
Kaelion carefully looked into the living room.
It was an old living room.
An overturned chair.
A broken television lying on the floor.
Old photographs hanging on the wall.
But no one was there.
Kaelion walked slowly.
With every step, the blood loss made his head spin a little more.
He reached the kitchen.
He slowly pushed the door open.
The kitchen was small but tidy.
A few items rested on the counter.
Kaelion examined them carefully.
Items found:
• Half a bottle of water
• Two cans of food
• A kitchen knife
• A kitchen towel
Kaelion immediately grabbed the towel.
"This will work…"
He carefully reached the wound on his back.
Pain shot through his body.
He clenched his teeth and wrapped the towel around the wound like a bandage.
The bleeding slowed slightly.
He took a deep breath.
Then he picked up the bottle of water.
He took a few sips.
The dryness in his throat faded a little.
Kaelion leaned against the wall.
He closed his eyes.
But opened them again a moment later.
He still wasn't safe.
At that moment, the system screen appeared again.
Kaelion looked carefully.
Name: Kaelion
Level: 2
STR: 6
AGI: 6
VIT: 7
INT: 5
WIS: 5
LUK: 5
Available Points: 3
Kaelion frowned.
"Right…"
"I still haven't used them."
He remembered the fight with the werewolf.
The claws.
The speed.
The attacks.
If he had been a little faster…
Maybe he wouldn't have been injured so badly.
"Speed first."
Kaelion distributed the points.
+2 AGI
Then he paused for a moment.
And assigned the last point.
+1 VIT
The system screen changed.
STR: 6
AGI: 8
VIT: 8
INT: 5
WIS: 5
LUK: 5
A faint warmth spread through Kaelion's body.
His muscles felt slightly lighter.
Breathing became easier.
His HP value changed.
HP: 3 / 80
Kaelion smiled faintly.
"At least I can last a little longer."
He slowly walked toward the window.
He pulled the curtain aside.
And looked out at the city.
The night was still dark.
But the city was no longer the same.
In the distance—
Smoke was rising.
Sirens echoed through the streets.
And every now and then…
Howls could be heard.
Kaelion's expression hardened.
The werewolf pack was still out there.
"So it's really begun…"
He closed the curtain.
And leaned back against the wall.
One thing was certain.
This city was no longer the same.
And Kaelion would no longer be someone who only ran.