Chapter 21 – Lucia Is Laughing (4)
“Whoa…”
My stamina came back and I got my mentality back.
He had to move now because he had wasted a lot of time in an unexpected meeting with the princess.
‘…How long until the tunnel is left.’
There’s a reason why I’m so obsessed with tunnels.
Hidden Peace sleeping in the tunnel,‘Blessing of the World Tree’This is because it is a property that amplifies the physical ability and regenerative ability.
Acquiring this doesn’t really increase the stats. To say the least, but the level of increase of about 2-3 of physical stats.
Still, if you ask why this trait is necessary….
It’s because of the regenerative ability that depends on the effect rather than ability.
In this world view where recovery magic does not exist, most of the healing of wounds depends on the unique abilities of the recovery class.
Unique abilities are rarer than wizards.
And among them, the recovery series is even rarer.
If ‘Parthenon’, an academy exclusively for healers, where you can enter without any other conditions just because you have the unique ability of the healing class, is considered to be on the same level as ‘Carnea’, do you know its status?
Well, in conclusion, since I can’t always carry such a rare healer with me, I need a personal recovery method.
‘But is this right….’
After walking around to check the location for over ten years, I still felt like I was hovering in the same place.
It was because he was only thinking about running away from the princess, so he couldn’t even check the direction of the cave.
‘Should I go back and check?’
It might be quicker to go back to the giant tree and reorient it now.
However, he did not have the courage to return to the place where the princess might still be.
It was just a whim that the princess kept me alive.
Conversely, killing is also a whim.
Of course, the ‘blessing of the world tree’ is important.
However, it is not important enough to risk one’s life right away.
After all, isn’t this what you do to survive?
‘…Let’s look for it some more.’
Even in the game, it came out when I got lost. I started out like that, but…
There was a big difference between actually walking around the forest and looking through the monitor.
The ‘giant tree’ I used as a compass was literally huge, so I was able to recognize it, but all the other trees looked there.
No matter how much I wandered, I finally found a place similar to my memory.
“…What?”
…But something was a little odd.
The tunnel, which should have been hidden by tree roots, was openly exposed, and blood flowed from within.
When I smeared the blood with a branch, it became sticky.
‘I have to go in here?’
…The psychological pressure of the bloodied oysters was considerable.
If you forcibly look for positive elements, the bloodstains lead in different directions, at least the fact that there is no ‘wolf’ inside.
‘I still have to go.’
It was scary, but you can’t just throw away ‘Blessing of the World Tree’ just because it’s scary.
Soon it will be time for Lucia to call the faculty.
So, until then, you must obtain the blessing of the World Tree.
‘Whoa…. Then let’s go.’
I made up my mind and stepped into the tunnel.
***
The tunnel was not very wide.
Horizontally, I could open his arms to his, but vertically, at most, it reached my chest to his.
Of course, I had to bend over and walk.
“…”
A little further inside, the den was enveloped in complete darkness.
It would have been nice if he had brought a glowstone, but he couldn’t because all magic tools were forbidden in the test.
‘If this is the case, I should have borrowed fire-attribute magic instead of wind-attribute magic….’
I thought about that for a moment, but I shook my head.
Anyway, the only thing I practiced was the wind blade, and the one that can be used similarly to telekinesis is the wind type.
There was not enough time or talent to practice other types of magic as well as wind blades.
“…Ugh.”
The more you go inside, the fishy smell of blood invades your nostrils.
Now that I can’t stand it, I cover my mouth and nose with one hand and walk forward.
Jeopard, jerk
The road was all bumpy, and I had to walk with my back half bent, so my steps were unsteady.
If you make a small mistake, you will fall right away….
It was scary to think that I almost slipped.
Kung-
As he barely holds on to the wall, something with dozens of legs climbs up his arm.
“Fuck!”
Instinctively, a scream comes out.
It was really creepy to see an unknown insect climbing up in the dark.
“Why…. It’s just me… Oh… When is Hidden Peace coming out….”
If you look at the main characters of the game bing novels I’ve read, they go into a dungeon and get rid of one or two hidden pieces. Should I reincarnate in a garbage game like this and be surprised by only bugs?
…I really wanted to cry.
***
How long did you walk after that, 1 hour? 2 hours?
Maybe it’s only been 10 minutes or so.
The concept of time disappears.
He has no choice but to be in a dark cave where he can’t even straighten his back properly, and seeing the thick smell of blood and various insects coexist with him, his mental strength is shattered.
– Keruk.
…I think I’m hearing strange sounds now.
-Keruk, -Keruk.
“… !”
I didn’t hear it wrong.
It was making real noise.
As I held my breath and lowered my body as much as possible, the sound from the other side grew louder, and at the same time, the faintly visible light drew closer.
“Keruk..?”
A low-class monster holding a torch.
The three goblins greeted me with a tilt of their heads, but I wasn’t happy at all.
Events like this didn’t exist in the game….
“…Fuck…Reality is reality.”
Complaining doesn’t change the situation.
This space is narrow vertically and wide horizontally.
Advantageous to short goblins.
Not only that.
Place, number, equipment, everything was inferior.
…So while those guys haven’t figured out the situation yet, blow the head of the goblin in front.
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
With a thump, the goblin in the front exploded and died.
“Keruk! Kerruk!”
At the same time, the other two pull out their weapons and move away from left and right.
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
I didn’t stop either, and once again fired my telekinesis toward the goblin on the right.
Kerruk!
However, the goblin seemed to notice as well, so he backed away her and tried to blow her head off her at the same time, but only managed to cut off one of her arms her.
Meanwhile, the goblin on the left threw a dagger at me.
“Quaaah!”
A dagger embedded deep in his left shoulder.
It’s the first time I’ve been injured like this, so it really hurts.
In my mind, I wanted to scream as I rolled across the floor.
“This… You bastard!!”
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
Poo-!
Still, he endured it and fired another telekinesis to finish off the one-armed goblin.
Now there is only one left.
Width!
At that moment, saliva is fired from the small barrel.
I was startled and quickly threw myself away, but the stinger got stuck in my right leg.
…I don’t know how I could have avoided this damn oyster if it was a little higher, but it was really painful because my movements were limited.
Kerruk!
When the goblin saw me like that, it laughed.
“Don’t laugh and look around, you bastard!”
「Wind─Blade」
Chow-!
The blade of the condensed wind slices through the last remaining goblin’s head.
“Haa…Fuck…”
She is said to be a low-level monster, but she has the advantage of numbers and space, so she almost died.
Sitting down to check it out, the needle in her thigh and the dagger in her shoulder her feel more painful.
“Should I take it out… ?”
According to the setting of ‘Aka Assistant Teacher’, poison is applied to the stinger that the goblin stings.
It was scary to touch, but I had to take it out before the poison could be absorbed further.
Boo-wook-!
In case I bite her tongue, I put the clothes in my mouth and pull out the saliva at once.
“Turn off…Ugh!”
Even after chewing the cloth like that, I thought her teeth were crushing. Stirring bare skin without anesthesia was downright crazy.
There was still a dagger left on her shoulder her, but she didn’t even think to pull it out.
“Fuck…Fuck…”
Cursing comes out spontaneously.
I tore off my school uniform and wrapped it roughly like a bandage.
…Even though it was the worst, there was one positive news.
‘…Still, I’m almost there.’
Until now, I didn’t know because it was dark, but since there is a torch, I know for sure.
In particular, the soil around here is fertile.
I, who was completely unfamiliar with farming, recognized it, so this was proof that the ‘Blessing of the World Tree’ was nearby.
Pick up the torch with the dagger-embedded arm and tap the wall with the other arm.
Smart- smart- smart-
“…Please.”
Smart- smart- smart-
It was too late to come back now.
In order to survive, they had to find the ‘Blessing of the World Tree’.
“Haha..”
As I kept knocking on the wall, the poison started to circulate, or I lost a lot of blood, so my vision got blurry.
…It’s not a ‘wolf’, but it’s just that I’m going to have a good time with a goblin.
Smart. Smart. Plump.
Then I heard a distinctly different sound.
I tried knocking on the wall again, but the sound is still different.
‘It’s here!’
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
「Wind─Blade」
Quaang-! Quaang-!
Use all your remaining mental strength and magical power to break down the wall.
Now was not the time to conserve energy.
It would be over if he did not obtain the blessing of the World Tree anyway.
Damn-!
His physical condition was already at its worst, but his mana and mental strength his were rapidly decreasing, and he was about to die.
‘Please…!’
[Telekinesis (Rank E)]
Still, let’s squeeze the last remaining strength and release telekinesis.
Quaang-!
Finally, the wall collapsed and the staggering body tumbled to the ground.
Thump!
The shock of the terrifying fall wrapped around his body, and blood poured out of his mouth. It seemed that even the insides were injured in the fall.
“Turn it off…”
It was so painful that I wanted to die, but I still saw hope.
There was a seed in front of me that emitted a feeble light on its own.
「Blessing of the World Tree」
He bit his lip and clenched his fists tightly.
Once you get that, you can survive.
…But damn, I can’t even get up because my leg is broken.
Same goes for other parts.
The only thing that moves is the left arm with the dagger stuck in it.
“Turn it off!”
Supports the body with one left arm and crawls.
Every time I moved, it felt like the blood vessels in my head were bursting with pain, but I still managed to crawl across the floor.
However, there was a limit to moving with mental power.
With the seed in front of his nose, a terrible pain climbed up his arm once, and the arm his stopped moving.
‘A little bit…!’
I desperately stretch out my fingers
…Slightly …Very little distance, no fingers touching.
That was the end.
Suddenly, as if a light had gone out, the vision darkened.
‘To die right in front of the blessing of the World Tree? So vain?’
Isn’t it too much to die without being able to use the recovery method right in front of you?
‘This…Fuck…Fucking…Fucked up…’
It was really sad for a will, but with those words, my vision was completely blacked out.
.
..
…
….
Is it a miracle that was achieved because I struggled without giving up until the end?
A drop of blood flowed from the place where the dagger was stuck and ran down the tip of Eugene’s outstretched finger and landed on the seed.
Wiggle-
The seed that sucked the fallen Eugene’s blood trembled….
Hwaaak-!
Soon enough, it began to emit a bright light that filled the surroundings.
And the floating seeds land on Eugene’s body his.
As the seeds are absorbed into the body, this time Eugene’s body begins to glow and the wounds heal one by one.
The light disappeared from Eugene’s body his, which had gone mad for a long time, and silence and darkness settled down again in the cave.
“…”
It happened without anyone noticing.
