If I Survive the SSS-Rank Demon Realm with a ‘Useless’ Skill, I’ll Become the World’s Strongest Alchemist: Building a Comfortable Base and Enjoying a Fun Life in Another World with My Companions~

Chapter 33

Tanning the pelt required no special skill. I washed off the grease with [Dissolution] and preserved it with [Oxidation]. Now it was ready for use. I made a rug out of it, which made lying on the stone floor much more comfortable.

Having learned to hunt monsters like this, I no longer relied solely on Rainbow Fruit for food. I chewed on dried meat and sipped water from plant stems. Protein and hydration were covered.

However. The Demon Forest remained an extremely dangerous place. Though my level had increased, and I could now take on S-rank monsters like Cocatrices, SS-rank monsters were another matter. Creatures like the Basilisk, which could kill a Cocatrix in one bite. I wasn’t strong enough to face them yet.

The Demon Forest was teeming with SS-rank monsters. Expanding my exploration range was still difficult. Though life had become somewhat comfortable, I was still barely surviving in a small corner of this forest.

On nights when the cries of unknown monsters echoed deep into the cave, after securing food and sleep, human emotions began to surface.

—Loneliness.

This was unavoidable. After all, every living thing here was either food or an enemy. I fought alone, ate alone, and slept alone.

“………………”

There was no one to talk to.

“I’m lonely…”