351 – Friday the 13th (4)

The human body may seem fragile, but it is strong. In particular, in terms of endurance, it is overwhelming compared to other animals.

So sometimes, when I am in a state of extreme tension, I often endure without sleep for three days and nights.

However, this only lasts for about three days, and after that, you cannot overcome the desire to sleep and you tend to fall asleep.

The anecdote of a soldier who could not overcome his desire to sleep even while bombing was pouring down is very famous.

Anyway, if you draw on energy and use it, you can gain strength that you didn’t have before. Especially if it has a lot to do with survival.

“Hehe… Hehe… Hehe…”

“Gwae, are you okay? Princess.”

“Hehe…”

And this is a story that also applies to Diana, the princess who grew up as a flower in a greenhouse.

Originally, it would have been time to head to dreamland, but not now. Dreamland is a nightmare that has become reality.

Because of how much he had been running, his complexion was more than pale than blue, and he was breaking into a cold sweat.

His breathing has become stronger than before, and it looks like he might collapse from hyperventilation.

“Whoa…”

Fortunately, I was able to calm down shortly, but the fear did not go away. She remembered the scene just now.

Bright red eyes revealed through a door split by an axe. Even thinking about it again, I felt like the hairs on my entire body stood up.

‘Do I have to hold out until morning? Really?’

Diana couldn’t believe this reality. I wanted to firmly believe that someone had planned it to make fun of me.

But Karas is not the kind of person who would lie about something like that. That crazy wild man really did it.

The professors may have really been sleeping around, but they didn’t even do anything to stop him. Things were going crazy.

‘Just until morning. You just have to hold out until morning…!’

She had no intention of leaving this forest. First of all, I have no idea where the exit is.

Or, another way is to send the news to the outside world somehow. Diana shook her head as best as she could.

-Paddeuk!

“Huh?!”

“Uh, where are you? Where are you!”

But the thoughts did not last long. Because a bird, unknown whether it was an owl or an owl, flew high into the sky.

The situation was extremely tense, so every little sound brought fear to them. A forest covered in darkness where you can’t see an inch ahead.

It was a pity that Karas had just brought a lantern from her house, otherwise she would have had a hard time moving even a single step.

“Ugh…”

“Whoo. Whoo. Whoo.”

Two men and women completely terrified. We can’t keep doing this.

Diana checked her compass, looking on the verge of tears. The compass shows the students’ location.

As if I was lucky, a light twinkled not far away. It means student.

“Hey, over there…!”

“Yes, yes?”

“Go over there! Quickly! There’s someone there!”

“Yes, yes!”

Hearing Diana’s desperate cries, the male student suddenly took a step forward. Diana followed behind him carefully.

But here a problem arises. The male student must have been so scared that he walked as slowly as a turtle.

Even Diana could feel it as she followed behind her, so she couldn’t help but let out a frustrated sound.

“Can’t you go a little faster?! Turtle, what are you doing?”

“Wow, it’s going fast!”

Not at all. In fact, the male student was barely able to walk because his legs were about to give out.

Diana couldn’t hide her frustration. What can she do when she becomes a man and is so scared?

If she had any courage, she would have been liked to some extent, but she doesn’t have that.

‘We have to get out of here quickly…!’

Actually, there is a way for Diana to overcome this situation more easily.

Tear off her bracelet.

If you rip off her bracelet, you will be eliminated and will be protected by her shield. If that happens, she won’t even be able to find Shiva.

However, she was overcome by fear and her ‘survival instinct’ took precedence, so she couldn’t get her head around that point.

“Uh, how much further do we have to go…?”

“You just have to go a little further. From here…”

-aaahhh!!!

A scream suddenly echoed throughout the forest. It is the sound of a person struggling in pain.

At that shout, the two men and women stiffened, regardless of who would go first. The sound was loud, but the location was too close.

-It hurts! It hurts!! Argh!!

Close. Even if it’s close, it’s too close.

So the man and woman immediately turned around and ran away. It’s to get out of this crazy place.

-Chollarak!

“aaah!!”

“Kwaaat?!”

But the escape did not last long. The male student who had shaken off Diana and was ahead soared upward.

-Boom!

It’s not just this. As I was going up, I must have bumped into something and boom! The male student’s screams stopped along with the sound.

At the same time, the lantern the boy was holding fell down next to Diana.

“Ahh…Ahh…”

Diana’s legs completely lost her strength and she collapsed to the floor. The fearful face of her was clear.

What should I do now? Her mind went blank and she couldn’t think of anything.

She was truly left alone. She looked at her compass with her shaking eyes.

There is only one light around her. Apparently there were three just a moment ago, but it has been reduced to one.

This means that the wicked guy dug a trap.

‘How…What should I do…’

– Rustling

She was so panicked that she couldn’t do anything. A rustling sound was heard from behind Diana.

Diana’s body trembled at this, but she slowly turned her head. She prayed that it wasn’t what she saw.

But the sky is also indifferent. What emerged from the bushes was the worst nightmare itself.

Red eyes that glow ominously even in the dark. Those eyes were looking directly at me.

“aaahhh!!!”

Her survival instinct gave her strength on her feet. Diana used up all her strength and ran away.

The night of nightmares is not over yet.

*****

No matter how sincere I am with my concepts and jokes, there are times when I must not cross the line.

Strictly speaking, it is a time to pay attention. If you play pranks during poetry, who will join in the pranks?

In that sense, I focus on the original goal of playing tag, but when I really feel like it’s not working, I tend to return to my original form.

“Ugh…”

“Are you okay?”

“No… I’m going to die from pain…”

For example, when an injury occurs. Students who are not eliminated but have difficulty moving.

The female student in front of me has also injured her ankle so badly that she cannot move. If it weren’t for the location tracker, it would have been quite dangerous.

I freed myself from Jason’s possession and took off my mask. Next, the condition of the female student’s ankle was checked.

‘My bone is broken.’

Judging by the severe swelling of the ankle, it is not just a sprain but a fracture. First aid is urgent.

I happen to have a first aid kit with me. These are the things the professor gave to his teaching assistants, just in case.

“How did you get hurt?”

“I accidentally fell into the trap I set…”

“You made it?”

“No. It was made by the Frozen Princess.”

“Hmm. “I kind of know what it is.”

Raina is good with her hands. In particular, Frozen has many animals related to bears, so they tend to use bear traps well.

Perhaps this student was one of the students who had a campfire. It was when I personally educated Leo.

For your information, I just ignored the traps and broke through. Since it’s already like this, we need to remove other traps as well.

“First, first aid. I’ll take off the bracelet later.”

“Thank you.”

This guy knows manners. The student bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

The priority is to fix the misaligned bones and ankle. Fixing misaligned bones is the job of a skilled doctor.

I am also skilled as I have had many broken bones while living in the Forest of Chaos. First, I brought a splint nearby.

“It will hurt. Quite a bit.”

“I can bear it.”

“Really?”

Then believe and move the broken bones…

“aaahhh!!!”

“··· ···”

“It hurts! It hurts!! Ahhh!!!”

What a cruel thing to endure. I was busy treating a student who was making a fuss.

I wanted to faint, but I forced myself to hold back.

“A.C.”

-Bah!

But it didn’t work because there was too much fuss. So I knocked him out with a chestnut.

At the same time, the bracelet’s magic was activated and it began to be covered with a shield. First aid has been completed so far.

“aaah!!”

“Kwaaat?!”

“Huh?”

Suddenly, a scream was heard from behind. Now that I think about it, I heard there are a lot of traps nearby.

I approached slowly, wondering if I had fallen into that trap. For reference, I didn’t even wear a mask.

“aaahhh!!!”

As soon as I showed my face, the woman presumed to be Diana ran away screaming.

I haven’t done anything yet.

“······What is it?”

What on earth happened that made me scream like that as soon as I showed my face?

Anyway, I guess I should stick to my main job(?) Again. I put on the mask and walked away.

‘Where on earth is Kara anyway?’

I can’t find it at all. I became even more curious because she wasn’t one to be taken lightly.

Could it be that he fell into a trap and fainted? I don’t know if it’s morning, but it’s likely because it’s night.

‘I have to find Raina first.’

I looked at the compass. And I couldn’t help but make a puzzled expression.

This is Diana, who ran away until her legs were on fire earlier. But the light that marked her was coming back here.

‘What is it?’

Eventually, when the sign reached near me. I spun my body in that direction.

I thought it was really Diana. I think that would be funny as is.

-Rust!

“Huh! Huh! Huh…?”

“··· ···”

“aaah!!!”

Diana turns around again and runs away. I just stayed still.

I looked at the compass again in doubt…

‘······What is he doing?’

They were circling around the same spot. This isn’t direction, it’s just loss of sense of direction.

What I can’t do is panic and it’s dark at night, so it’s almost impossible to get a sense of direction.

“Huh, why?! Boo, obviously…!”

“··· ···”

“Uh-huh!! Uh-huh!!”

Now he runs away crying. I feel sorry for everything I see.

‘······I’ll just have to make room for you.’

All I could think was that it was getting more and more pitiful.