Chapter 133 - Danger.
TN: Thank Nepper for the chapter.
“Ugh, it’s over…”
“I can’t move anymore…”
How much time had passed?
The surroundings were already covered in black exoskeletons, with spider corpses piled up to the point nothing could be seen.
Amidst the mountain-like pile of corpses, clothes and threads worn out to the point of being unusable were scattered.
“Hey, is everyone alive?!”
“S-Somehow.”
“Damn it, finding the injured is also a task!”
“Help me! My leg is stuck, and I can’t move!”
“Where are the healers?! It’s urgent! Someone is dying right now!”
I moved my steps, laboriously clearing away the spiders’ exoskeletons.
The surroundings were in utter chaos.
Some people cried out for help for their dying comrades, and some collapsed in exhaustion.
The groans of injured superhumans and the busily moving healers.
We managed to endure the terrible waves, but was the price high?
The voices reaching my ears weren’t rejoicing that it was over but fighting another war due to the aftermath.
…It was definitely this way.
Trying hard to ignore the groans coming from the surroundings, I moved my steps towards the direction where my comrades were.
“…Ah, found them.”
Before long, I was able to find my comrades.
Lyla and Ha-Yul.
Around the two, a somewhat large open space had formed.
Lyla probably cleared it.
Her condition didn’t look very good.
Because she kept dry heaving like a sick patient.
“Ugh…”
“Are you alright?”
“No, I’m not alright. Bleh.”
Did she suffer a large wound?
From a glance, it seemed she walked into the waves of monsters herself.
I wasn’t attacked, but could there have been poisonous individuals?
Such worries flooded in.
But as if to say there was no need for such worries, Lyla kept poking at her throat with her hand.
…What is she doing?
“Ugh, ugh…”
“…Is it that horrible?”
“If you’re curious, try eating what’s pooled on the floor over there.”
“I’ll pass. I’m not foolish enough to try it even after seeing you like this.”
“Good thinking. It’s really awful. Ugh…”
Ah.
Come to think of it, Lyla transforms into a werewolf when using her ability.
Recently, it seems her ability grew a bit to the point where she can also transform into a wolf’s appearance. However, it seems she still loses her reason when becoming a werewolf.
Did she drink the monster’s bodily fluids during the fight, and the taste remained on her tongue after regaining her senses?
“Ugh, it’s irritating. Why do I have to taste this when I don’t even remember eating it? Eating rotten fish would be better than this.”
“Shall I give you some water?”
“No, it’s fine. There’s no way there’s water here. I don’t want to eat your body.”
“…”
“I appreciate the thought, though.”
How did she know what Ha-Yul was about to do?
He laughed awkwardly.
“By the way, that snake girl? Did she die? Well, it is about time for her to go…”
“Who died?! I’m not dead yet!”
“Good. I knew you’d come if I said that.”
“…Ah.”
“Who do you think you’re fooling, trying to escape amid the chaos?”
When was she around here?
No, how did Lyla even know Spira was around here?
It’s not like she has the ability to excel in tracking or detection like Siwoo.
Was she trying to escape amid the chaos, as Lyla said?
Spira’s face stiffened, and in contrast, Lyla’s face brightened.
“Hurry up and come before I really turn you into snake alcohol.”
“…Eek.”
“Eek? Does this hurt?”
“…Yes.”
“Good.”
But there was no time to chat about such things, so I slowly walked towards them.
“Ah, Master. You’re he-…whoa, hey.”
“Oh, my~ You’re quite bold…”
“…”
Lyla and Spira made a fuss.
It’s not unreasonable to be this surprised.
How many hours have we been fighting? The day is gradually getting dark, but it’s still bright.
It would be natural to react like this if I were walking around naked.
“…Hand it over.”
“What? What do you…”
“Your clothes, hand them over.”
“What?!”
“Okay!”
“Eeek?!”
But I wasn’t leisurely enough to react to such fusses one by one, and I wasn’t embarrassed to show my naked body to these guys.
So I confidently decided to borrow Lyla’s clothes, and thanks to her cooperation, I got some.
“Eek…! G-Give it back…! It’s cold…!”
“How do I wear this?”
“… You’ve never worn a bra?”
“Yeah. I only wore leotards.”
I didn’t wear them because it felt like acknowledging the fact that I became a woman if I wore a bra.
But now, there was no reason to be hung up on that.
It was a situation where I had to wear even this to be of maximum help to Siwoo.
…The problem is, I don’t know how to wear this.
If I had known, I would have tried it once.
As I was looking at the bra in my hand with a troubled gaze, Lyla approached me and snatched the bra.
“Raise your arms.”
“Ah, thanks.”
“How is it?”
“…Hmm, it’s a bit tight on the chest.”
“That’s shocking too…! That’s mean! I have quite the breasts too! If I go out like this…! Eek!”
“Don’t worry. There probably won’t be anyone lusting after seeing that snake tail.”
“Isn’t that really mean?!”
Will this be enough?
I wore even a bra to secure as many threads as possible, but the worry didn’t go away.
I need to use threads to arrive as quickly as possible, but using too many on the way will not help when actually fighting.
No matter how I think about it, it seems a bit lacking.
Just as I was feeling impatient…
Ha-Yul, who had been quietly watching this situation, opened his mouth.
“…Are you planning to go alone?”
“I have to. There’s no other way.”
Of course, I know Amelia is much faster than me.
If I ride on her, I’ll arrive quite quickly.
The problem is, I don’t know her location.
Fortunately, even with the corpses limiting the field of view, I was able to figure out these guys’ locations before coming here.
Thanks to that, I found a way to go to Siwoo while obtaining clothes.
It’s like a soldier going to the battlefield with insufficient bullets, but it can’t be helped.
It probably won’t be lacking either.
“…If you go a bit in the 3 o’clock direction from here, you’ll find Amelia. Dorothy is with her too.”
“What? How do you…”
“After all, it’s because my ability is what it is. With a wide range of perception, I know they were around there.”
Ha-Yul told me with a small smile.
“You need both of them, don’t you? Miss Dorothy is essential to defeat that monster, and Miss Amelia is needed to arrive there quickly.”
“…Thank you.”
“Don’t mention it.”
At that time.
When I felt annoyance and irritation towards Ha-Yul and tried to kill him.
If I had really killed him, would I have been unable to find Dorothy and Amelia?
Although it was unintentional…
I sincerely thought I was fortunate to have accepted Ha-Yul as a comrade.
“Amelia, Dorothy.”
“Oh my gosh! Wh-Where did you come from? And what are those clothes? Earlier, you were wearing different clothes…”
“There’s no time for that. We need to go quickly.”
“…You mean Siwoo?”
“Yeah. Right now.”
Should I say it’s fortunate?
They also knew Siwoo’s current situation, so no further words were needed.
“What about the others?”
“Ha-Yul will take care of that. We need to go first and help.”
“Got it.”
As Amelia tried to carry me and Dorothy in each arm, I stopped her with my hand and used my ability.
I quickly used some clothes to create a ball with threads on Amelia’s waist.
Large enough for two people to fit in.
“This will be a bit faster. Dorothy, inside.”
“…A ball?”
“I made it as sturdy as possible. It might be a bit dizzying, but… Can you endure it?”
Seeing Dorothy nod and enter the ball through the entrance I intentionally left open, I also went inside.
Lightly grasping the handle I made inside and tightly tying the entrance with threads, I told Amelia.
“You can go now! As fast as possible!”
“Leave it to me.”
Thump, thump.
Is Amelia stretching her body?
The ball tied to her waist shook up and down for a moment, and then air started moving at a tremendous speed through the slightly opened hole for breathing.
“Whoa…!”
“How is it?! Can you endure it?!”
“Faster! As fast as possible!”
“Alright. It’s not an opportunity that comes every day. Welcome to the Amelia express bus! Thank you for using it!”
When I asked Amelia, worriedly asking as if this wasn’t her top speed, to run even faster, the ball started shaking to the point of feeling dizzy, even for a superhuman.
“I’ll run at the fastest speed in the world!”
Wait for me, Siwoo.
I’ll be right there.
***
“Huff, huff… You’re quite persistent…!”
“Grrr…”
“Ah, damn it. I could have endured much longer if it weren’t for you.”
I did my best.
That thought lingered in Siwoo’s mind.
He overcame numerous life-threatening crises, but…
In other words, that’s how quickly his stamina was consumed.
He wanted to dodge with minimal movement, and it was possible when only that girl was there.
But that monster suddenly barged in.
Because of that one monster, his stamina started to run out in an instant.
“…Ah, damn it. I can’t dodge this.”
Siwoo grasped the trajectory of the girl’s transformed arm swinging in front of him and the position the monster was biting and thought.
It’s impossible.
He saw the best direction to dodge, but his body wouldn’t cooperate, so he couldn’t.
Soon, the girl’s arm swung.
After evading that arm, he tried to twist his body forcibly but failed.
The monster strongly bit into Siwoo’s body.