Chapter 44 – Deja Vu

Episode 44 – Deja Vu

The rolling head hits my feet.

Lia’s face was distorted from how painful the moment of her death was. The heartbreaking feeling that she couldn’t even close her eyes is conveyed.

“Fuck…”

I shook off all my current embarrassment, tension, and all other useless emotions with double lust.

Surviving is the most important thing now.

“Everyone run!!!!”

“Ugh, wow!”

“I don’t want to die!!”

The team members came to their senses with shouts and fled in all directions, relying on their survival instinct.

I grabbed Deborah’s hand, which was still frozen, and pulled her.

“Deborah. Wake up! If you stay like this, you’ll die.”

“But if it’s my magic…”

“Your magic doesn’t work! “Shut up and follow me!”

It’s just astounding how magic can be used on a subject in such panic.

Above all, illusion magic is meaningless to him.

A mediocre illusion cannot have the slightest effect on a guy who has already been eroded by demonic energy and is suffering from an endless desire to kill and mania.

I ignored Deborah’s opinion and left by force.

Sabel Tiger didn’t move from that spot until we ran away.

‘Son of a bitch. Are you saying you want to play with it?’

Its sense of smell is excellent enough to accurately track prey from 5km away.

At least there is no way to escape from this guy as long as you are stepping on this mountain.

‘What should I do?’

Head rotates rapidly. I think of all kinds of possibilities and erase them repeatedly. My heated brain complains of its limits, but it doesn’t stop.

Ahhh!

At that time, a familiar scream rang out.

It’s Gail. Sabel Tiger was the first to chase after him. Now who is next? It sucks that I have to hope it goes to Shane.

Once the accident went in a different direction, this worry came to mind.

‘What about Abel?’

Abel also eventually comes to this mountain.

Because it will lead to competition with Scadia over Sabel Tiger.

I don’t think the two of them have a chance of winning if they meet that guy now. Although there may be differences, they will be hunted just like us.

It feels like there are walls everywhere.

As I was about to speed up out of impatience, I suddenly noticed that Deborah had sagged behind her.

When she turned her head back, I saw that her whole body was covered in sweat. Her breathing is heavy, as if she is going to pass out, and her legs are shaking as if she will collapse at any moment.

When their eyes met she shook her head with an awkward smile on her face that was marked with fear.

“Ha… Ha! Me, I’m fine. “I can still run.”

Fear of being abandoned.

It’s in Deborah’s face her.

I let out a long sigh.

‘If things continue like this, we’ll be caught soon.’

Her speed is beyond me, so now I have to make a decision.

I quickly came to a conclusion, took off the gravity pill, threw it into subspace, and then picked Deborah up in my arms.

“Ah… !”

“Hold on tight. “I’m going to run away at full speed.”

“Yes, yes!”

Taaat!

When I kicked the ground, my body shot forward, cutting through the air.

Even though he was holding Deborah, he was much faster than before. My body has thrown off all shackles and has become stronger.

Ahhh!

While I was running fast, I heard another scream from behind.

Shane is dead.

Now we are the target.

‘Can we escape the mountain like this?’

I was not sure when I was making the guess.

Above all, even if you leave the mountain, there is no guarantee that it will stop chasing you.

In order to make them completely give up the chase, they would have to move away so quickly that it would be inconceivable.

It was just when I was going down the steep slope.

“Avoid!”

Wide-eyed Deborah sent a warning.

Feeling a shiver run down her spine, she threw her body without hesitation, and just in the nick of time, the Saber Tiger’s sharp claws passed by.

The guy rotated his body once in the air and landed lightly on the ground.

─Krrrr!

The guy laughed and growled.

I dare to laugh at all things on the topic of the dog.

Even while thinking that, I turned around and ran away from the guy without any hesitation.

Squeezing all his energy, he punches the ground without making any effort to allocate his stamina.

Of course, the distance did decrease not significantly.

“It’s on the right!”

Another warning. I followed Deborah’s instructions and leapt to the left. Likewise, the saber tiger’s claws pass by.

Only then did I realize.

‘I didn’t avoid it.’

To be exact, Sabel Tiger is deliberately playing with it and adjusting it so that it can be avoided.

Eventually, while swinging around and running away from the Sabel Tiger, we reached the edge of a cliff. Below, a valley swollen by rain formed a rough water current.

Looking at that, a good idea came to mind.

“Deborah. “I have a good idea.”

“Yes? W-what is it?”

“You can’t say that. But it can be done only if you trust me. “Can you believe it?”

“Can I live if I believe?”

“Uh. Live unconditionally. “How are you?”

“… Then I will believe it.”

“Good. Hold on tight. Don’t fall off.”

After receiving consent, I looked at the cliff.

And the moment he found what he was looking for, he hugged Deborah tightly and threw himself off the cliff.

─Kaaaaa!

Deborah’s screams echo along the cliffside.

I pulled out her thread of infinity and glued it to my cliff, shielding her with her magic so that she screams would not deafen her ears.

Then, while running along the cliff, he web-swinged and passed through the hole in the middle of the cliff.

There was a steep slope inside.

I rolled around there frantically, holding Deborah so she wouldn’t get hurt.

Kugugoogung!

At the same time, the sound of the wall collapsing from behind hit my ears.

*

In a space completely covered in darkness, Deborah sat against the wall and cried.

“Huh… She thought she was going to die. “She thought she was going to die!”

“Sorry. But you survived.”

“Tell me in advance! Do you know how surprised I was?”

What would it have been like if I had spoken?

I don’t know, but in the worst case scenario, wouldn’t there have been a case where a scuffle broke out and the Sabel Tiger ended up as a meal?

Even if you think about it again, it was a good move not to consult.

As she lowered her head, Deborah, who had still had a glum expression on her face, suddenly saw the ring on her hand and let out an exclamation.

“Ah! That’s right. There was this!”

Deborah expressed regret and wondered why she had not remembered it until now, so she hurriedly manipulated her ring.

When I turned the magic stone at the tip halfway, a magical light bloomed and began to blink slowly.

Then it soon disappears without power.

“Huh? Why not? Clearly the magic signal must be connected?”

As if things weren’t going well, Deborah urgently manipulated the ring again.

But for some reason, this time it doesn’t even work. As the manipulation continues, cracks eventually spread in the magic stone and it breaks.

Hope disappeared from her face

“Oh, no. Wrong!”

Deborah buried her face in her knees.

Until then, I watched quietly and then expressed my curiosity.

“What did you do?”

“… “I sent a signal to Master.”

“To the owner of the Gray Magic Tower?”

“Yes. It’s a magic tool given to you to use in times of danger… “Huh!”

As strong as her faith her in her teacher she she was, her disappointment her she was also great, so she could not easily lose her cool her.

I tapped Deborah on the shoulder.

“Wake. “She’s not dead yet.”

“…”

“You could get away with nothing like this. Why are you so scared? Cheer up.”

After repeated consolations, Deborah slowly raised her head.

“Is Luan okay? “Isn’t it scary?”

“It’s not okay. It’s scary. But what can I do? “First of all, I have to do what I can.”

Emotions are contagious.

As if my calmness had passed on to her, Deborah slowly stood up.

“But what now? Her entrance was also blocked.”

“We have to move forward. Unless you plan on starving to death here.”

The entrance to the cave we entered completely collapsed in the blink of an eye.

After overcoming the fierce acceleration of gravity and barely entering the hole, a steep slope greeted me and I rolled back and forth. The moment I came to my senses, there was a sound like a thunderbolt and the surroundings were engulfed in darkness.

Right now, I’m just relying on the small light that Deborah summoned to illuminate the surroundings.

Deborah had a gloomy expression as she looked at the endless darkness beyond the light.

“What if something comes out?”

“What should I do? I have to beat him up. “If I come out, will I be worse than that crazy Sabel Tiger?”

“Still…”

“So what, let’s wait here until rescue comes? Will that work? Who checks inside the cliff? If you don’t like it, you’re here. “I will go alone.”

After repeating the same words that mothers often give to children who are upset at the department store, I turned my back and pretended to walk into the cave.

Then Deborah, who started, ran after her and hugged her left arm.

“Now, wait a minute! “Wait.”

“Why did you feel like going?”

“Well, I don’t like that, but… It’s scarier to be alone. “Don’t leave me alone.”

Deborah has been completely dependent on me like a baby following its mother.

It makes you wonder where the person who was leading all the team members with dignity just a moment ago has gone.

‘Well, I understand, but.’

If I hadn’t always assumed the worst, I would have gone out of my mind like everyone else the moment Leah’s head was ripped off.

Even to this day, the feeling of tapping my feet remains clearly.

‘Anyway, it’s surprising.’

After recalling memories of the past for a moment, I slowly lowered my head due to the pressure on my forearms.

I didn’t really notice it because she always wore a robe, but Deborah had big breasts. Would you say that if she roughly massaged it with her hand, would she be full of her?

After enjoying the touch for a moment, I waved my arms, thinking that this was not the time.

“A little further than that. If you do this, it will be uncomfortable when fighting.”

“Oh! “I’m sorry!”

Then Deborah seemed to realize what she was doing and withdrew with her apology.

Her cheeks were as red as a ripe apple.

“I wish I knew. Then leave the future to me. “I will block whatever comes out.”

“Yes! “I will only trust Luan!”

After restoring Deborah to her spirit, I slowly advanced deeper into the cave, relying on the light.

Suddenly, the words I just heard come to mind.

‘I believe… ‘ .’

After raping Alyssa, I gave up on building a trusting relationship with anyone.

Because the greater the expectations, the greater the shock when they were betrayed. The reaction that someone dear to me will have when they find out that I am a rapist is so scary.

What is Deborah like?

If this woman who follows me around and relies on me now finds out the truth, will she feel betrayed and show her disgust?

Because I don’t know that, I can’t comfort her when she’s afraid or sympathize with her sadness.

“Whoa…”

I let out a long sigh.

In such complicated thoughts, we arrived at a place other than a cave.

“This place… What is it?”

“Well. I’m not sure? But I know one thing. The probability of getting out has increased. “The cave is probably not the entrance, so there must be a separate exit.”

“Is that so? Move quickly!”

Actually, I know where this place is.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been so confident and done such a crazy thing as jumping off a cliff.

The only problem is that it is not information obtained through play.

This place was half-unimplemented, so everything I know is just a hypothesis.

At the time, a user who was excessively obsessed with strange things dug into this place for years to find out, and as a result, he found out that it was a place where there was a temple and altar honoring the moon goddess who exists in another dimension.

That’s why it was named the Lunar Sanctuary.

It may seem a little too lame considering the time it took, but what he did to find out this information is outrageous.

We had to restore the murals that had faded due to weathering over time, and even interpret the language of this world, which had a language system that was significantly different from that of Earth.

Rather, the fact that he did it proved that this user was a genius.

Anyway, back to the present, from now on, Deborah and I have to clear a dungeon that we have never cleared before.

Of course, contrary to the tension, there may not really be any threat like in a game.

However, my instincts, my unknown intuition, told me that there was a great danger lurking ahead.

‘It might have been a mistake to come here.’