Our intrepid MC gets dumber than the first book. He is in a forest, yet never thinks to gather information using his own skills as a SCOUT. He just goes along with people that openly discuss killing him. Walks into traps intentionally just assuming he will be fine. Fails to understand that other people may be higher level or more powerful. Assumes stealth is all powerful. Openly tells people he is a noob and moron, despite having a bounty on his head. The only reason he knows anything is because his enemies tell him once they realize he is retarded.

This means the only reason the MC survives is because of plot armor. It is not even subtle.