Chapter 284
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Sekai swore loudly as he crashed through the forest without any finesse or skill whatsoever.
"Damn it, Elysia!" Sekai roared in grievance, dodging hastily under the branch.
How could such a small girl be such a big menace?
How many times had Sekai and Alec managed to attract various monsters and creatures to them? Meanwhile, the one thing that Elysia attracted, she had to attract a rank five one!?
He supposed that he should consider it lucky that she didn't attract a rank six one, then!
They wouldn't even get the chance to run away, in that case.
Originally, he thought the three of them were rather lucky.
Every so often, they stumbled across rare herbs, or rare items in the middle of the damn forest, followed by things like manuals and scrolls that contained techniques.
The more it continued on, the more baffled Sekai felt.
He was lucky, but he wasn't *this* lucky.
Just what in the world was this string of luck?
Rather, at that time, they were so lucky that the Sin almost felt as if something bad was going to happen to them.
Sure enough, the one time that Elysia was the one that fell into a cave, they found something big.
Something huge.
And it was totally suited to Elysia.
It was a whip blade that was able to channel magic through it, and would allow the user to alter its trajectory to their own will.
Since she had been fighting with her bare hands before this, the weapon that she managed to get her hands on was almost so perfect for her that it was scary.
The Sin would have been jealous, if he didn't already have an attachment to his own blade.
But… just as alluring as the weapon was, it was also guarded by something just as powerful!
A rank five monster was nothing to scoff at, and they had to wake it up in order to get their hands on the weapon.
Well, he would have done the same thing if he was by himself, but he needed a way to vent, so Sekai continued swearing as the monster chased them.
The only thing they were lucky about was that it was a monster, not a creature or a magical beast.
If it had been either of those instead, Sekai was quite sure that they would already be dead ten times over from this run alone.
"Quiet," Alec ordered, even as a smile remained on his face.
Sekai glowered back at Alec. How could the System still smile at this point of time?!
Alec felt annoyed. They already knew that it was a monster that was chasing them, yet the other was still giving the monster more clues to go on as it chased them down.
The only reason they were able to remain alive was because they led it to hit against various tree trunks and branches, slowing it down from time to time.
However, this idiot was leading it straight towards them without any chance of it getting lost.
Sekai just glared back at him. "Bastard, you think I'm leading it to us!? Well, news flash, genius, the only one that's leading it to us is you! You and your wound, that is!"
Alec resisted the urge to swear back at him.
His wound had already long since healed due to his high heal rate, but it was true that the monster was probably tracking them down due to the scent of blood from him as well.
Alec narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything, Elysia cut in with a sharp smile.
"You better not be thinking about splitting off from us."
Alec bit back the words that had been about to leave him. He had indeed been planning on distracting the monster while they ran away.
However, he had a feeling that Elysia would not be happy if he admitted as such.
Wait. He was the boss, wasn't he?
Technically he could just order her to continue running without him.
For some reason though, the words that would normally have left his lips without any hesitation, didn't today.
Behind them, the monster's gravelly roar sounded, pain, dissatisfaction and anger heard in its voice.
"Motherf*cker," Sekai angrily swore again. There were deeply set lines in his face as he kept up his pace.
He was already squeezing out so much energy to run that it felt like he was about to run dry. He didn't have much energy left to swear, but he felt like if he stopped swearing then he would stop running as well.
They'd already been chased for more than a day, and the monster showed no signs of stopping.
The only silver lining to this was that none of the other creatures or monsters took this time to ambush them either, having been scared away by a rank five monster.
Even Elysia's ever-present smile had started to grow a little strained in the face of the continuous chase.
Alec looked at the two Main Characters and knew that they wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.
Unlike the two, he still had stamina that he could use to burn, but he could feel that they were burning out.
While right now it wasn't as bad as when he and Elysia were facing off against the Meister alone.
This time, there were three of them, and the monster didn't have much intelligence besides its brute strength.
Since they were able to share the workload and split it amongst them, they were able to mislead the monster fairly well.
However, a whole day being chased as they maintained top speed had caused a drop in their stamina.
However, they couldn't drop their speed either, since the monster would catch up to them in no time if they slowed even the slightest.
Suddenly, Alec heard the sound of what appeared to be ringing crystal – as if someone had taken a metal spoon to glass. It constantly echoed in his ears, causing a throbbing feeling.
Alec frowned.
"Ye Sha, what is that?"
Ye Sha was already on it, having heard the sounds as well.
A glance at Elysia and Sekai told him that they didn't hear anything. The monster behind them didn't seem to have any change in behaviour either.
Ye Sha's brows furrowed. "I can't tell. There's something blocking me from accessing the information."
Alec fell silent.
He instantly made up his mind.
Sekai and Elysia were both flagging already, and he couldn't take care of both of them and himself at the same time. He was not suited to be a bodyguard.
"This way."
Elysia was confused but didn't question Alec's words. She felt relieved when she noticed that Alec looked like he'd stopped thinking about ditching them to draw attention from the monster.
It felt like a bad habit of his that needed to be broken. Elysia couldn't say why, but she didn't feel good when he looked like he was about to carry the burden for them.
Though they were up against a rank five monster, they weren't helpless, and she wouldn't accept that they needed a single person to 'sacrifice' for the rest of them.
If it came down to that, she'd rather the three of them faced off against the monster and try to take it down.
Sekai continued swearing the entire way, his swearing almost like a background track. They were so used to it that they were already automatically tuning it out.
Alec realized that the way they were running led to a deeper part of the unmarked forest, and the light here was darker.
It wasn't long until the little visibility they had was severely compromised.
Rather, Sekai's visibility was severely compromised.
While Elysia's vision wasn't as good as Alec's in the dark, she was able to make do.
However, that didn't matter when they suddenly stepped onto a piece of land where it suddenly gave way.
"Wait, there's a-!" Ye Sha called out hastily, but it was too late.
There were no previous indications that it was anything other than flat land.
The three Main Characters fell down a hole.
While they were falling, Alec speechlessly thought that this was a fucking cliché plot point right here.
This wasn't the first time, either!
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Sekai swore loudly as he crashed through the forest without any finesse or skill whatsoever.
"Damn it, Elysia!" Sekai roared in grievance, dodging hastily under the branch.
How could such a small girl be such a big menace?
How many times had Sekai and Alec managed to attract various monsters and creatures to them? Meanwhile, the one thing that Elysia attracted, she had to attract a rank five one!?
He supposed that he should consider it lucky that she didn't attract a rank six one, then!
They wouldn't even get the chance to run away, in that case.
Originally, he thought the three of them were rather lucky.
Every so often, they stumbled across rare herbs, or rare items in the middle of the damn forest, followed by things like manuals and scrolls that contained techniques.
The more it continued on, the more baffled Sekai felt.
He was lucky, but he wasn't *this* lucky.
Just what in the world was this string of luck?
Rather, at that time, they were so lucky that the Sin almost felt as if something bad was going to happen to them.
Sure enough, the one time that Elysia was the one that fell into a cave, they found something big.
Something huge.
And it was totally suited to Elysia.
It was a whip blade that was able to channel magic through it, and would allow the user to alter its trajectory to their own will.
Since she had been fighting with her bare hands before this, the weapon that she managed to get her hands on was almost so perfect for her that it was scary.
The Sin would have been jealous, if he didn't already have an attachment to his own blade.
But… just as alluring as the weapon was, it was also guarded by something just as powerful!
A rank five monster was nothing to scoff at, and they had to wake it up in order to get their hands on the weapon.
Well, he would have done the same thing if he was by himself, but he needed a way to vent, so Sekai continued swearing as the monster chased them.
The only thing they were lucky about was that it was a monster, not a creature or a magical beast.
If it had been either of those instead, Sekai was quite sure that they would already be dead ten times over from this run alone.
"Quiet," Alec ordered, even as a smile remained on his face.
Sekai glowered back at Alec. How could the System still smile at this point of time?!
Alec felt annoyed. They already knew that it was a monster that was chasing them, yet the other was still giving the monster more clues to go on as it chased them down.
The only reason they were able to remain alive was because they led it to hit against various tree trunks and branches, slowing it down from time to time.
However, this idiot was leading it straight towards them without any chance of it getting lost.
Sekai just glared back at him. "Bastard, you think I'm leading it to us!? Well, news flash, genius, the only one that's leading it to us is you! You and your wound, that is!"
Alec resisted the urge to swear back at him.
His wound had already long since healed due to his high heal rate, but it was true that the monster was probably tracking them down due to the scent of blood from him as well.
Alec narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything, Elysia cut in with a sharp smile.
"You better not be thinking about splitting off from us."
Alec bit back the words that had been about to leave him. He had indeed been planning on distracting the monster while they ran away.
However, he had a feeling that Elysia would not be happy if he admitted as such.
Wait. He was the boss, wasn't he?
Technically he could just order her to continue running without him.
For some reason though, the words that would normally have left his lips without any hesitation, didn't today.
Behind them, the monster's gravelly roar sounded, pain, dissatisfaction and anger heard in its voice.
"Motherf*cker," Sekai angrily swore again. There were deeply set lines in his face as he kept up his pace.
He was already squeezing out so much energy to run that it felt like he was about to run dry. He didn't have much energy left to swear, but he felt like if he stopped swearing then he would stop running as well.
They'd already been chased for more than a day, and the monster showed no signs of stopping.
The only silver lining to this was that none of the other creatures or monsters took this time to ambush them either, having been scared away by a rank five monster.
Even Elysia's ever-present smile had started to grow a little strained in the face of the continuous chase.
Alec looked at the two Main Characters and knew that they wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.
Unlike the two, he still had stamina that he could use to burn, but he could feel that they were burning out.
While right now it wasn't as bad as when he and Elysia were facing off against the Meister alone.
This time, there were three of them, and the monster didn't have much intelligence besides its brute strength.
Since they were able to share the workload and split it amongst them, they were able to mislead the monster fairly well.
However, a whole day being chased as they maintained top speed had caused a drop in their stamina.
However, they couldn't drop their speed either, since the monster would catch up to them in no time if they slowed even the slightest.
Suddenly, Alec heard the sound of what appeared to be ringing crystal – as if someone had taken a metal spoon to glass. It constantly echoed in his ears, causing a throbbing feeling.
Alec frowned.
"Ye Sha, what is that?"
Ye Sha was already on it, having heard the sounds as well.
A glance at Elysia and Sekai told him that they didn't hear anything. The monster behind them didn't seem to have any change in behaviour either.
Ye Sha's brows furrowed. "I can't tell. There's something blocking me from accessing the information."
Alec fell silent.
He instantly made up his mind.
Sekai and Elysia were both flagging already, and he couldn't take care of both of them and himself at the same time. He was not suited to be a bodyguard.
"This way."
Elysia was confused but didn't question Alec's words. She felt relieved when she noticed that Alec looked like he'd stopped thinking about ditching them to draw attention from the monster.
It felt like a bad habit of his that needed to be broken. Elysia couldn't say why, but she didn't feel good when he looked like he was about to carry the burden for them.
Though they were up against a rank five monster, they weren't helpless, and she wouldn't accept that they needed a single person to 'sacrifice' for the rest of them.
If it came down to that, she'd rather the three of them faced off against the monster and try to take it down.
Sekai continued swearing the entire way, his swearing almost like a background track. They were so used to it that they were already automatically tuning it out.
Alec realized that the way they were running led to a deeper part of the unmarked forest, and the light here was darker.
It wasn't long until the little visibility they had was severely compromised.
Rather, Sekai's visibility was severely compromised.
While Elysia's vision wasn't as good as Alec's in the dark, she was able to make do.
However, that didn't matter when they suddenly stepped onto a piece of land where it suddenly gave way.
"Wait, there's a-!" Ye Sha called out hastily, but it was too late.
There were no previous indications that it was anything other than flat land.
The three Main Characters fell down a hole.
While they were falling, Alec speechlessly thought that this was a fucking cliché plot point right here.
This wasn't the first time, either!
Sekai swore loudly as he crashed through the forest without any finesse or skill whatsoever."Damn it, Elysia!" Sekai roared in grievance, dodging hastily under the branch.How could such a small girl be such a big menace?How many times had Sekai and Alec managed to attract various monsters and creatures to them? Meanwhile, the one thing that Elysia attracted, she had to attract a rank five one!?He supposed that he should consider it lucky that she didn't attract a rank six one, then!They wouldn't even get the chance to run away, in that case.Originally, he thought the three of them were rather lucky.Every so often, they stumbled across rare herbs, or rare items in the middle of the damn forest, followed by things like manuals and scrolls that contained techniques.The more it continued on, the more baffled Sekai felt.He was lucky, but he wasn't *this* lucky.Just what in the world was this string of luck?Rather, at that time, they were so lucky that the Sin almost felt as if something bad was going to happen to them.Sure enough, the one time that Elysia was the one that fell into a cave, they found something big.Something huge.And it was totally suited to Elysia.It was a whip blade that was able to channel magic through it, and would allow the user to alter its trajectory to their own will.Since she had been fighting with her bare hands before this, the weapon that she managed to get her hands on was almost so perfect for her that it was scary.The Sin would have been jealous, if he didn't already have an attachment to his own blade.But just as alluring as the weapon was, it was also guarded by something just as powerful!A rank five monster was nothing to scoff at, and they had to wake it up in order to get their hands on the weapon.Well, he would have done the same thing if he was by himself, but he needed a way to vent, so Sekai continued swearing as the monster chased them.The only thing they were lucky about was that it was a monster, not a creature or a magical beast.If it had been either of those instead, Sekai was quite sure that they would already be dead ten times over from this run alone."Quiet," Alec ordered, even as a smile remained on his face.Sekai glowered back at Alec. How could the System still smile at this point of time?!Alec felt annoyed. They already knew that it was a monster that was chasing them, yet the other was still giving the monster more clues to go on as it chased them down.The only reason they were able to remain alive was because they led it to hit against various tree trunks and branches, slowing it down from time to time.However, this idiot was leading it straight towards them without any chance of it getting lost.Sekai just glared back at him. "Bastard, you think I'm leading it to us!? Well, news flash, genius, the only one that's leading it to us is you! You and your wound, that is!"Alec resisted the urge to swear back at him.His wound had already long since healed due to his high heal rate, but it was true that the monster was probably tracking them down due to the scent of blood from him as well.Alec narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything, Elysia cut in with a sharp smile."You better not be thinking about splitting off from us."Alec bit back the words that had been about to leave him. He had indeed been planning on distracting the monster while they ran away.However, he had a feeling that Elysia would not be happy if he admitted as such.Wait. He was the boss, wasn't he?Technically he could just order her to continue running without him.For some reason though, the words that would normally have left his lips without any hesitation, didn't today.Behind them, the monster's gravelly roar sounded, pain, dissatisfaction and anger heard in its voice."Motherf*cker," Sekai angrily swore again. There were deeply set lines in his face as he kept up his pace.He was already squeezing out so much energy to run that it felt like he was about to run dry. He didn't have much energy left to swear, but he felt like if he stopped swearing then he would stop running as well.They'd already been chased for more than a day, and the monster showed no signs of stopping.The only silver lining to this was that none of the other creatures or monsters took this time to ambush them either, having been scared away by a rank five monster.Even Elysia's ever-present smile had started to grow a little strained in the face of the continuous chase.Alec looked at the two Main Characters and knew that they wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.Unlike the two, he still had stamina that he could use to burn, but he could feel that they were burning out.While right now it wasn't as bad as when he and Elysia were facing off against the Meister alone.This time, there were three of them, and the monster didn't have much intelligence besides its brute strength.Since they were able to share the workload and split it amongst them, they were able to mislead the monster fairly well.However, a whole day being chased as they maintained top speed had caused a drop in their stamina.However, they couldn't drop their speed either, since the monster would catch up to them in no time if they slowed even the slightest.Suddenly, Alec heard the sound of what appeared to be ringing crystal as if someone had taken a metal spoon to glass. It constantly echoed in his ears, causing a throbbing feeling.Alec frowned."Ye Sha, what is that?"Ye Sha was already on it, having heard the sounds as well.A glance at Elysia and Sekai told him that they didn't hear anything. The monster behind them didn't seem to have any change in behaviour either.Ye Sha's brows furrowed. "I can't tell. There's something blocking me from accessing the information."Alec fell silent.He instantly made up his mind.Sekai and Elysia were both flagging already, and he couldn't take care of both of them and himself at the same time. He was not suited to be a bodyguard."This way."Elysia was confused but didn't question Alec's words. She felt relieved when she noticed that Alec looked like he'd stopped thinking about ditching them to draw attention from the monster.It felt like a bad habit of his that needed to be broken. Elysia couldn't say why, but she didn't feel good when he looked like he was about to carry the burden for them.Though they were up against a rank five monster, they weren't helpless, and she wouldn't accept that they needed a single person to 'sacrifice' for the rest of them.If it came down to that, she'd rather the three of them faced off against the monster and try to take it down.Sekai continued swearing the entire way, his swearing almost like a background track. They were so used to it that they were already automatically tuning it out.Alec realized that the way they were running led to a deeper part of the unmarked forest, and the light here was darker.It wasn't long until the little visibility they had was severely compromised.Rather, Sekai's visibility was severely compromised.While Elysia's vision wasn't as good as Alec's in the dark, she was able to make do.However, that didn't matter when they suddenly stepped onto a piece of land where it suddenly gave way."Wait, there's a-!" Ye Sha called out hastily, but it was too late.There were no previous indications that it was anything other than flat land.The three Main Characters fell down a hole.While they were falling, Alec speechlessly thought that this was a fucking clich plot point right here.This wasn't the first time, either!
