Chapter 7: Conversing in a different World (2)

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“Oow……”

……Too much pain! That guy’s attack, I didn’t see it . Dangerous…… .

I shivered unintentionally .

The hair on the nape of my neck stands on end, goosebumps cover my whole body .

『Well, I’ll take more . 』

The moment the words entered my brain .

I–activated <Cerebral Demon Speed> .

Increasing speed–I urgently ran along the slope .

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Scattered bone dusts dances around the ground where I was, the black arm of the monster pierced the ground .

I hurl the rusted sword at the monster .

It hits the white armor of the monster, but it was easily repelled .

I see that, and immediately run away .

–At any rate, run!

I avoid bone mountain . I hurry to run .

Blood overflows from the left side with intense pain, but I ignore it .

I jump earnestly, I run to escape .

I thought bone mountain continued on endlessly, but……I saw a decayed fort-like building coming up in front of me .

When I draw near, there are some thin black pillars at the entrance . Its–I run into the gate like place .

I run with every effort in the fortress building . There’s no door .

The inside is dark but I don’t mind it, I go through the darkness .

While going into a narrow snake like passage way but rubbing against the wall, I walk .

I walk, but the fear of a while ago revives and I shudder .

Scary……the <Cerebral Demon Speed> usable for emergencies is already removed, it can be used . I should have taken great distance .

Seeing the few good things, I looked back .

……Fuu, it didn’t come .

My stomach hurts, there’s no particular fatigue but I put my hand on the wall, and take a little break .

For the time being, I use <Reclusive Hidden Body > .

But what is it, that enemy…… . The words of the dwarf Loirr “You’d be eaten if you met” were true .

Honestly, it licked my flesh .

–Gutsu .

The abdominal wound I received before I “escaped” begins to ache to that is throbs .

I endured to pain in my stomach . To run .

I start running . Advance, jumping while I run .

This is the end of the fortress like ruins, I continue feeling through the darkness in the rubble .

Again coming to the sea of bones, I feel the sensation of crushing a bone with a step .

I went forward through the bone sea in front of me earnestly . The darkness suddenly ends, and a bright dazzling light appears in front of me .

Is it fog rather than light? Is fog shining?

The bright fog and think and dense .

The fog is heavy in the air, it fills my lungs .

“Cough*”

Unintentionally, It was enough for me to choke .

Running through the thick dense fog . It’s a little painful but I ignore it .

I continue forward inside the thick fog .

Before, it’s hard to see in the fog, but–Huh!? A building?

I stop running, and looked at the huge building .

That is, it was part of an incredibly large circular structure .

A water film is stretched inside, the circular edge is decorate with various characters and marks . (TN: Oi oi, this is a fantasy novel, what’s the stargate doing here . )

“Oioi, Is this a gate?”

Doesn’t it look just like the thing that there was in a SF movie?

Around the circular edge, letters are written dancing around like a strange snake .

『Zararapu is close to far away things . 』It seems .

I could easily read it . Thanks to the extra skill language comprehension .

The characteristic round emblem .

The circular mark divided like the yin and yang origin of the universe is displayed on top . There’s also a symbol resembling the sun, there may be some meaning to it…… .

Then, the sound of *buuuuun* and feathers behind me .

Ugh, not again . Escape!

I might be suffering from trauma .

Just hearing the sound, I grimaced .

I active <Cerebral Demon Speed> . And again I start running .

A huge building, beside the rotating circular ring, I move forward .

Well, I thought about entering the gate, but since I have a bad feeling I don’t .

The dense fog continued for a while as I ran, getting away from the black ring structure, the light of the dense fog disappeared all too soon .

Again the dark space spreads out .

I keep running in the dark without hesitation .

Dark . I can’t see the ground .

I forgot to activate <Night Vision> .

I’m desperate . I think I look desperate . I .

That is, I don’t want to meet that white alien!

While holding such a complaint, the sound of the rib I stepped on cracking resounds .

I’m using <Night Vision>, but my stomach is thrown into a sharp wall .

There’s a sharp pain as my regenerating side is scraped off . But, I endure the pain, running unconcerned .

Then, with a stupid “nuo” sound, my foot slipped and I nearly fell down .

The ground became wet and moist .

There seems to be water near here……

“……It’s water, I want some . ”

My throat is dry .

It’s no good for my body unless it’s actual blood, but……

I can’t ask for luxury .

I touch the damp ground, and get the feeling .

The ground is similar to a limestone cave, thin moss grows on the wet surface, I can tell there’s a little flow of water .

At the same time, I heard a distinct sound in front of me .

I thought it was the blood pumping in my ears at first, but the sound seems to be coming from in front of me .

*Goootsu*, far away a low bass sound vibrates in the ground .

It reverberates in the regenerating wound on my side .

Standing up, I start running in the direction of the sound while putting pressure on the wound in my side .

The sound became louder .

Eh? It’s bright, the source of the sound might be a river in an underground water vein .

That’s the perfect .

–A blue light floats in the darkness .

The pale blue light shined from the river .

I rush up to the mysterious river .

“Ooh . ”

I spontaneously raised my voice in admiration .

I can see a fast flowing underground river .

If I wasn’t being chased, I would have been more impressed .

I gently scoop up the water from the fast flowing river with my hand .

The water which overflows and drips down my palm doesn’t shine .

It seems to be a stone on the river bed that’s making the river shine .

Making a bowl with my palms I scoop up the water and carry it to my mouth . I gulped down the water .

“Puhaaaa . ”

It’s water after a long absence .

Yummy, it’s delicious . It tastes slightly hard .

As it was the first taste of water after a long time, I’m energized .

Well really, I don’t change much, but I go ahead walking along the underground riverside at a brisk pace .

The sound of flowing water is intense, a roaring sound beats directly against my ear drums .

I don’t mind it, and run in the direction of the sound .

There was a subterranean waterfall slapping down from above .

The cascading water flows vigorously from the top of the cave . The water cascades to the bottom from 20 meters .

The spray flew in my face .

It’s cold . A thin fog wraps around the area, it seems to be creating the mist .

Because a faint light shines from the bottom, it was a fantasy scene .

“Beautiful–”

While I was immersed in such a fleeting fantasy–

『Found you』

Again I heard a strange voice in my head .

『Nevertheless, you, don’t use that “Mysterious Skill” so suddenly? 』

Hey–it’s that monster!

When I turn around, the white monster if flying, floating in the sky .

The sound of wings, it looks like I didn’t hear it over the sound of the water……

Again I’ll escape . I activate <Cerebral Demon Speed> immediately .

There’s no diving board, but–I throw my body into the underground stream .

It’s like a high jump competition in the Olympics . I do a nose dive in the waterfall .

When I collide with the water, a plunging sound echoes .

Surely, a spray of water went up .

It’s a good mark for the monster, but there’s no helping it .

The waterfall is considerably deep .

I crawl up from the deep water and reach the surface, and swim with the current .

Luckily, I’m good at swimming .

I went to the medium and high-level swimming club .

However, dirt loosens and floats . I’m dirty I say so myself .

But, I don’t worry about such a thing .

I swim faster than I run . I increase speed and swim .

Going along with the current I’m considerably fast .

I drift steadily . When the river calms down, the 20 second <Cerebral Demon Speed> burst expired .

I swim using a breast stroke to move in the quiet water, I change from a breast stroke to a crawl and swim .

After a few minutes, I saw a cave like the limestone cave .

A cave with a low ceiling, nothing organic, I go there .

I’m determined and plunge underwater . I dive deep underwater .

The temperature of the water became colder .

I swim paddling with both hands, and continued diving .

Oh? Breathing……can I go without doing it?

It’s strange, but I seem to be okay without breathing .

My left side is regenerating . The blood is flowing but……

I swim without minding it . Blue stones shined at the bottom of the river, but they disappeared and it became dark .

It became complete darkness . I activate <Night Vision . >

I continued advancing through the dark water .

As I advanced considerably, for now, once, I lifted my face up from under the water .

“Puhhaaa . ”

I inhale deeply . While air fills my lungs, I understand there’s artificial stone building when I look around, the stones building is worn here and there when I look .

I observe the stone building while swimming slowly .

There’s ruins here . Above there’s bright lights visible all around .

Mm? There’s a stair way in front of me, stairs spread out inside the water……

I crawl out of the water, seeing the light source I go up the stone stairs with soaking wet feet . On the stone, an iron pan is hanging in the air .

The orange flames illuminated a shrine .

As the undulating flames can be seen from underneath, I assume the flames in the pan are burning vigorously .

It resembles the illumination that was in the sea of bones but it seems slightly different .

When I finish climbing the stone steps, it becomes a passage resembling to character 卜 .

The stairs dropdown then spread out into the water . The stairs continuing to the right seem to spread out up to the ruins .

I chose the right hand stairs .

There may be “something” enshrined in a part of the shrine .

I climb up .

After all the stairs led to the central part . When I turn to the side to go up the smaller stairs……

“……a plaza, mm, dead gray statues are decaying, a black animal statue……”

A big stair case continued rising inside .

In the cobblestone circular plaza, was the top .

There are stairs, and something manmade is at the top, possibly .

But, for the time being, I’ll look at the stone statues .

On the circular dais is a human figure without arms or a head, an elf missing a leg, a dwarf with one arm, a statue reduced to a body and face with a horn growing from it, and other sculptures with fantasy features I haven’t seen before, statues lines up like broken ancient Greek sculptures .

But, the old statues stoop in a circle, I was worried about the black beast statue that stood in the middle .

There’s no damage and it almost looks new .

The shape clearly remains .

On top of a huge orange stone pedestal was the “Black Beast Statue,” but it had a presence like it was the master of these shrine ruins .

A mural is carved on the pedestal too .

Several candles placed as offerings were shriveled up under the mural .

Here, someone has come .

Did they come to pray to the black beast?

And, I stare at the black beast statue .

This statue…… clearly, is different from the others .

A dark colored haze appears floating on the surface .

“Unpleasant, aura? It’s like a black flame, but……”