Chapter 7: Conversing in a different World (2)
“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……”
The black flame spreads over the entire body of the black statue showing the border of the form .
Is the beast a leopard, tiger, or a lion?
I can see it some type of animal, but the face, has several feeler like things growing from under the neck .
What on earth is it……
“The eyes of the statue are red……”
Furthermore, I approach the statue .
Then, from behind, again, the voice “Inside my head . ”
『You won’t escape again . 』
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