The best territory designer of all time - Episode 26
26fury. double circle (1)
Tuduk, tuk.
A pile of dirt fell.
I tapped my eyelids..
My eyelashes are itchy..
But I can't raise my hand.
I want to shake my head, but I can't..
‘Ah, it feels just right. It's not bad.’
Everything in front of my eyes is shaking.
My vision is completely dizzy.
My mind was so dizzy that I felt dazed..
Maybe that's why it looked haphazard and without any filter..
‘what. Computer graphics are becoming more realistic..’
Someone was approaching in front of me.
Subtle reflection in the luminous mushrooms on the wall.
It wasn't a person.
No, it couldn't be dismissed as a person..
It was because the visuals were too unrealistic to be considered from this world..
‘Well done.’
Grayish silver hair and blue eyes.
The facial features were a work of art in themselves..
Even though there was a lot of soot all over my face..
He looks handsome even though the sweat has dried and mixed with soot..
Rather, it felt like it exuded another magical charm that contrasted with the aristocratic impression..
‘Ah, I'm getting annoyed after watching this..’
It's against the law for a person to be that handsome..
Its very existence is a major ecological disturbance..
So that shouldn't be a person..
It's CG.
Let's just believe that it's a CG that eats, sleeps, and talks..
Otherwise, I feel like my self-destruction will bloom endlessly..
“……Id. Are you okay??”
Don't talk to me, it's CG.
I'm dizzy now.
I feel like throwing up.
But the CG in front of me, no, Javiel raised his hand without knowing what was going on here..
All of a sudden, I slapped him on the cheek..
Jjolap!
“come to your senses.”
“…….”
Choop!
“You can't close your eyes here.”
“……stop. Until there.”
I finally came to my senses a little bit..
I hurriedly opened my mouth..
3Javiel's hand, which was about to slap a kite, stopped..
Finally, relief appeared on his face..
“Are you okay??”
“Yeah, it's not okay. Because of you.”
“yes?”
“I just got slapped?”
“thank you.”
“omg.”
“can you wake up?”
“I think it might be a bit difficult. I just got an emotional slap from someone..”
“I just did what was necessary.”
“Oh yes, I guess so..”
“Just wake up now..”
Javiel held out his hand..
But I couldn't receive his support..
The reason was simple.
Because he was also sitting on the floor..
“hey? you? Did you hurt your leg??”
“yes.”
“Where did you get hurt?.”
“I think I sprained my ankle..”
The guy pointed to his ankle..
Is the pain severe?.
It was only later that Lloyd realized that the sweat that was blooming on Javiel's forehead was cold sweat..
“Does it hurt that much? To the point where I can't get up?”
“Both sides were injured..”
“aha. So the reason you held out your hand to me earlier was to ask me to help you??”
“yes.”
“…….”
What a shameless guy..
“Am I your shuttle??”
“What is a shuttle??”
“Yes, something like that. Anyway, it's done. Wait a moment.”
Lloyd first looked at the condition of the group..
Javiel injured both legs..
The girl in my arms had fainted..
He was not particularly sprained or seriously injured..
At most there were only minor scratches or nicks..
Of course, the bruises that gripped my entire body were painful, but.
‘It's no joke.’
My whole body hurt..
There was no place that didn't tingle..
To some extent, it felt like the morning after I went to the gym for the first time in my life and got kicked around all day by a hellish trainer. Or, I felt like I was dehydrated in a washing machine all day long..
Literally every muscle and bone in my body hurt..
Even my armpit hair felt stiff.!
‘Still, it's a miracle that I survived this much.’
Luminous mushrooms blooming throughout the surrounding passageways..
Thanks to that soft light, I was able to see my surroundings..
The first thing I saw was a messed up, collapsed passageway..
The corpse of a queen ant with only the head and chest tattered was also seen..
He was finally able to realize why he and Javiel were safe in the explosion..
‘The unexpected queen ant shield saved us..’
Methane gas exploded from the rear..
However, there was a queen ant between the direction where the explosion occurred and this side..
Because this guy was chasing me..
‘The queen ant was big. So much so that she almost filled the aisle. But that size is what saved us. Like a cork stops champagne from popping.’
The body of the queen ant almost filled the passage..
Its large body served as a cork..
It seemed to have prevented the pressure of the methane gas explosion that occurred at the rear..
‘Thanks to this, most of the explosion energy was dispersed into other directions..’
If I hadn't done that?
This one would definitely die.
‘You were lucky. Even though that guy blocked most of the explosive power, seeing him sore like this is like saying everything..’
If he had been hit directly by the explosion, his body would not have been found..
The evidence was the corpse of the queen ant, which had been reduced to a torn piece of rag..
‘He was fine even when he was hit by a sword full of Javiel's power..’
The explosion, how powerful was it?.
I got goosebumps.
Lloyd shook his head vigorously and said, shaking off the goosebumps..
“Let's move right away. If you stay here you'll die.”
I was lucky and didn't get caught in the explosion..
Still, I couldn't feel at ease yet..
In fact, the situation was still grim..
“Is everyone dead on the other side??”
As he was helped up, Javiel glanced away..
Where his gaze was directed, there was a collapsed passageway..
Lloyd nodded..
“maybe.”
Path in the direction where the explosion occurred.
Across the collapsed passageway, there will be a world of hell spreading out..
The beast ants that would have been caught in the explosion were certain to die instantly..
Other survivors are?
“Most of the passageways must have collapsed. He must have been crushed alive by a huge amount of dirt and buried alive. rest of it? It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it. I'm probably dying of suffocation.”
Coal seams spread throughout the ant caves.
The coal seam would have caught fire..
A large amount of toxic gas will be generated..
You will suffocate in that terrible heat and gas..
“So, the ants on the other side of the collapsed passage can be considered annihilated..”
The explosion and fire in the underground tunnel were that scary..
Even in the modern world with advanced technology, it was the same..
Even with the best safety equipment and rescue systems, unfortunate casualties continued to occur every year..
So even beast ants would be no exception..
Massive fire and combustion action.
You won't be able to survive in an oxygen-depleted environment like that..
“By the way, let’s avoid it for now. Shut up!”
Now it was our turn to survive..
Lloyd gave strength to the arm that supported Javiel..
I forced the guy with both injured legs up..
Then I quickly turned around, turned my back to the guy, and bowed slightly..
“piggybacked.”
“yes?”
“Get on your back.”
“thank you.”
“omg.”
The guy carried me on his back without even thinking twice..
He even tilted his head while carrying me on his back and said something like this..
“Mr. Lloyd, by any chance.?”
“ok?”
“Did you think I would hesitate??”
“No, just out of courtesy.?”
It's true.
I thought he would pull it off once or twice. So, 'I don't want to be carried by a black man, right? 'Because it's extremely hateful?' He even prepared cliché lines like.
However, Javiel's shamelessness and cool-headedness far exceeded our expectations..
“You made a good decision. It is a reasonable judgment. It would be easier for me to move if I was carried on my back rather than supporting someone who has both injured legs..”
“Hey, I guess I made it an obvious assumption that I would definitely take you with me.?”
“So are you going to throw it away??”
“I saw you doing it.”
“But you already carried it, right?.”
“That's why it's so heavy, man. Why is this guy who looks as slim as an anchovy so heavy?.”
It's not that it's not, that guy Javiel was much heavier than he looked..
The whole body is full of muscle..
I felt like I was carrying a piece of iron..
“I think it's not because I'm heavy, but because Lloyd's stamina is poor..”
“Wow, should I really just throw this away and go away?.”
“I won't let go.”
“Are you a leech??”
“Have you ever seen such a handsome leech??”
“Look at the shamelessness. He even says he’s handsome now.”
“I'll lend you some mana instead..”
“Ah, nyye nyye. I'm so thankful that you use it so openly as a shuttle, so I guess I should at least give it a grand slam..”
“You mentioned the shuttle earlier, but what is the Grandeur??”
“Ah, there is such a thing. Just hold on tight so it doesn't fall off.”
“All right.”
Lloyd didn't stop walking even while arguing with Javiel..
Actually, it was difficult. I'm exhausted.
Every time that happened, he gave me mana..
It was the mana that was infused with the shady mind technique of Triple Circle, a sword expert advanced level..
The effect was enormous.
Every time I received mana from this guy, I felt like a well-oiled power cultivator..
“Whoo, whoo! I feel strong. Fast and fast! hook! Phew!”
“Would you like more??”
“Oh my, such shabby mana for such a precious body..”
“…….”
“Shut up and give me more. hurry. I'm dying from this, really..”
“All right. However, if you are caught up in a conversation and your breathing is disturbed, the operation of your mind will also be disturbed. The depletion of physical strength is also worsening. So please refrain from excessive chatter..”
“Shut up and just walk? Nope? Whoo, whoo!”
slap!
“ouch! Why are you hitting me?!”
“Wow. Hey.”
“……I really throw it away?”
So the two of them fought each other and took advantage of each other..
If Javiel used Lloyd as a shuttle, Lloyd used Haviel as a fuel tank..
Moreover, this kind of small talk was comforting to each other..
‘If I were trapped in a place like this alone, I would have a serious breakdown..’
Lloyd's shoulders trembled..
A dark cave hundreds of meters underground.
The torch disappeared in the explosion..
The only light is faint luminescent mushrooms growing here and there.
If I were isolated like this with no one to talk to, I would feel scared like crazy..
Moreover, perhaps because I was carrying him and moving around, a welcome message appeared before my eyes..
Ding dong.
[Javiel Asrahan greatly appreciates your actions..]
[Javiel Asrahan is showing feelings of trust towards you for the first time..]
[Javiel Asrahan's affinity for you has increased by +6..]
[Current relationship with Javiel Asrahan : -14]
[Obtained 108 RP by visibly improving relationships with key characters.]
[RP you currently own : 157]
Lloyd glanced back at Javiel on his back and smiled..
“Damn, thank you?”
“What do you mean?.”
“That's it. It seems like a familiar path is starting to appear now..”
“That's how I see it too.”
Fortunately, it wasn't difficult to find the way up..
I had to fight countless beast ants on the way down earlier..
The traces of that fight were all along the path we came down..
In other words, the corpses of ants that had been chopped up by Javiel were lined up in a row..
All you had to do was walk in the direction where the corpses were scattered..
A passage became increasingly familiar to the eye..
Every time that happened, hope bloomed..
The light in my heart became brighter..
That was certainly the case until the collapsed passage blocked the path ahead..
“Tsk.”
Did it collapse when the explosion occurred earlier?.
Lloyd shook the sweat from his forehead..
I looked at the collapsed passageway..
Using the surveying skill, I explored to the other side of the blocked area..
However, I could not see the passage on the other side that was opened within a 5 meter range..
In other words, to clear this road, a tunnel of at least 5 meters had to be dug..
‘5Meter is better. Maybe 50 meters.’
In that case, it seemed quicker to maintain my surveying skills and find another uncollapsed path..
Lloyd took a step back..
didn't have much time.
‘Need to hurry up…….’
It was then.
Quadddd! Grumble!
“……!”
There was a loud noise..
The whole cave shook..
A cloud of dust came rushing in..
But Lloyd instead jumped into the dust..
And then I saw it.
The way back is broken.
The meaning was clear.
“Are we really trapped here??”
“I guess so..”
There was no joke this time..
Lloyd put down Javiel..
I looked into the collapsed passageway in the back..
Similarly, no open passage was visible within a range of 5 meters..
‘ruined.’
completely trapped.
My heart was pounding..
My eyesight became dark.
The worst thing I feared had happened..
‘How long can I last here?.’
Lloyd quickly figured out the space they were trapped in..
only a few meters away.
That means oxygen depletion will come sooner..
‘30minute? maybe it's shorter.’
After that, there will be a lack of oxygen..
It will end without a single move.
But I couldn't just suck my fingers like this..
Lloyd took out the fainted bell from his arms..
I handed it to Javiel..
“You wake him up quickly. Either slap me like you did before or whatever. okay? I need to use it right away.”
“All right.”
Javiel also seemed to understand the situation and received the bell without saying anything..
Lloyd turned his head coolly..
‘It's a judgment call..’
There is no more back.
If it ends here, everything is over..
Every possible means had to be tried..
157 RP currently collected.
The time has come to pour it out effectively..
After making a decision, Lloyd opened the skill window..
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