chapter 104
104.Final Exam…Is the End of Service (6)
“Sif. “Get up.”
“Shoes, embezzlement… I-I don’t know about such things…”
Does he dream about money while he sleeps? It’s a bit hard to wake someone up from a good night’s sleep, but you have to do your job. I lightly pinched Sif’s soft cheek.
“Get up.”
“Nyan?!”
After all, there is nothing better than moderate pain to wake you up. I looked away from Sif, who was holding her cheek and with tears in her eyes, and walked towards the direction where the trap had been activated.
What really happened?
Beast?
It’s too quiet to be a beast, and I didn’t see one while I was setting up camp and making traps and ditches.
People?
If it were a person, I wouldn’t have heard the screams by now. At least a human voice should have been heard. However, the creature caught in the trap did not even scream, but only made a sound of destruction.
…In the end, all that remains is a monster.
Considering the sound of flesh being torn, it can be assumed that it is in the category of living things. Or not…
“…Her. “I think it’s the wrong genre.”
Why is that here?
I didn’t expect to see the tentacle mass I met in the desert island dungeon again here.
It’s a little different from that, but the sight of numerous tentacles hanging from large eyes like a beholder reminded me of the tentacles in the desert island dungeon. No, no matter how I look at it, I think I’m related to him.
“John, what, what’s at stake? “What’s wrong with your expression?”
“It’s an island where a guy like that roams around.”
It wriggles as it is pierced by the sharp thorns laid out closely. What on earth is that? My head hurts just looking at it. I want to sleep.
I’m sleepy. I’m sleepy. I’m sleepy. I’m sleepy.
“…John?”
“…I’m dizzy.”
An indescribable creature struggles with its limbs to get out of the pit.
To be precise, not only the limbs but also the head.
“…What on earth have you made?”
“What on earth is that…”
Humanoid. However, where the head should be, there is a strange creature instead of a head. Before I was possessed, it looked like a creature from a horror game that I often saw on Internet broadcasts. I can tell you that I have never seen a creature like this at Survival Academy.
I hear a gasping sound next to me. I covered Sif’s mouth before the breath I swallowed turned into a scream. Why was this monster caught in a trap? That’s probably because it’s not intelligent, but anyway, it’s probably not the only one, so it’s wiser to refrain from making noise.
“Sif. Have you ever seen a monster like that?”
“No… Uh.”
It’s a monster with a strange tentacled creature stuck where its head should be. Naturally, my brain assumes the worst. Monsters that abandon their hosts and rush towards new hosts. A common sight in games and movies.
The fearful scenes that filled my mind made me feel amazing.
The genres are different. Genre.
I poured water from the canteen hanging on my waist as my head raced. Although it was a waste of water, I needed to cool my head right now. As the cold water dripped down my hair, my mind seemed to clear up a little.
“These guys might be the cause of the smoke you saw in the north.”
“…I don’t think I can start a fire…”
“I can’t be sure that these guys are the only ones.”
There is a possibility that evolved forms or variants of these creatures exist. It cannot be concluded that their intelligence is low, so the information obtained through the next reconnaissance will be an important key to attacking this rift.
“Sif. “Don’t ever get close to that guy.”
“If you don’t say anything, we’ll never get closer.”
I ignored Sif’s answer and immediately grabbed the shovel and backpack. The departure was in the morning, but additional work was needed to ensure safety from the attacks of those monsters.
“Sif. Are your eyes bright at night?”
“Of course. “There is no race with brighter night vision than us, right?”
“I will entrust you with surveillance. “If you see those monsters approaching, let me know right away.”
“Okay.”
When I looked at Sif’s face at the very serious voice of her, I saw Sif nodding her head with a rare serious expression on her face. Judging by the fact that he takes it seriously, he will do his best in surveillance work. In the meantime, I made plans to reinforce the camp.
I walked to the middle of the camp, put the shovel in the ground and used the skill.
“Production.”
Walls, walls, walls, walls, curved walls rise one after another on the outskirts of the camp. It was a structure with no way out, but that could be done later. I constantly used my skills to create an iron fortress that even most monsters could not break through.
After using skills to bring in dirt, processing whole rocks into materials to create walls, and repeating the design with a structure that was easy to defend, I was able to create a fortress that can no longer be called a camp. When we finished building the fortress and sat down, the sun had already colored the island yellow.
“Water here.”
“Thank you.”
I gulped down the water from the canteen that Sif gave me. Since there was a lack of means of supplying drinking water, drinking it like this was almost a waste, but in the worst case, it would be enough to provide moisture by digging out groundwater. I handed the cap of the almost empty canteen to Sif.
“I can’t believe a fortress like this was built in just a few hours…”
“Thanks to you, I feel like I’m going to die hard.”
“How are you going to conduct reconnaissance?”
“…Let’s go after breakfast and rest a bit. And how did the reconnaissance go?”
“…About five similar-looking guys were caught in the trap. One of them kept moving even though its body she was so small …”
Sif trembled as she said that, as if just thinking about it was a terrible sight. I stared at that figure blankly and then looked up at the sky.
The weather was so sunny that it was hard to believe that that terrible monster existed.
“…Why on earth do people like that come out?”
It’s a true ending, and at least it’s filled with people who came out of the game. Don’t include strange creatures that look like x-rays. What on earth is the hidden truth in this world that causes a guy like that to come out? My mind becomes complicated.
When we met on the deserted island, I thought it was some kind of themed dungeon, but why did we meet again? I feel frustrated. I took some beef jerky out of my backpack and put it in my mouth. I originally planned to have a hearty breakfast, but now I have no appetite.
“…John, how are you going to conduct reconnaissance? It looks difficult, but tomorrow-“
“I will rest for a moment.”
“…Are you okay?”
“I’m not this tired. “I’m just tired. If I sleep a little, I’ll get better, so don’t worry.”
“But don’t push yourself too hard.”
“I know.”
I closed my eyes and pushed all the thoughts out of my head.
I had to do that. You have to do that…
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“Ugh, I feel bad. Why is the torso human…”
“There may have been some sort of pseudo-religious ritual on this island.”
“It’s scary to even imagine… “
As the sun slowly begins to set, we are heading north, occasionally cutting the heads of approaching strange creatures in half. Since we only packed the minimum amount of luggage, the speed of movement was relatively fast.
“Sif. “How much is left?”
“Not much time left!”
“There’s a long time left.”
I can’t force myself to think positively. I hurried my steps, crushing the still writhing head of the tentacle with my foot. Because I wanted to get away from this unpleasant island as quickly as possible. Fortunately, as we got closer to our destination, the number of monsters gradually decreased.
It was a strange thing, but I tried not to pay attention.
Because my head hurts to even worry about that.
“Is this place?”
Performance…
“…It’s not at the level of a campfire.”
A strange yet familiar, horrifying sight travels through my optic nerves and into my brain.
“!()@#*#$(!*&$(*$!!!”
A person is on fire.
Tied to a tree.
As is commonly said, it was burning at the stake.
The human, whose shape was already half burned and unrecognizable, screamed as if he was not dead yet. What on earth is this? What on earth is this crack trying to show, showing such a terrible sight?
“John…”
“Don’t talk.”
I roll my eyes. The number of strange creatures surrounding the stake is dozens. The sight of those monsters stretching out their arms as if they were dancing and playing gang-gang tag only doubled the bizarreness. It wouldn’t be surprising if a timid person fainted as soon as they saw that scene.
After choosing my words for a long time, I sighed and muttered to myself.
“…I think I need to clear it quickly.”
If you stay in a place like this for too long, you’ll go crazy.
It was a warning given by an intuition that helped me walk a tightrope for 10 years.
“Sif. First, go back to camp-“
“Let go of this! Let go!”
A scream?
I turned my head and looked at the source of the sound. From the direction I looked, I could see a small figure of someone being dragged toward the stake.
Blue light within dark red.
“John, that…”
“I’m going crazy.”
Should I save it or throw it away?
The choice was decided.
“Sif. Rescue the hostage while I’m away. “Can you do it?”
“Ugh, at this level I should get double the hazard pay…”
“I’ll put a generous amount on it, so just move around.”
“Really? It’s not a lie, right? I will definitely bring it!”
Because the person screaming was Lady Leperine.