Chapter 19 (1/2)
Chapter 19 From within the darkness (1)
It was a time like hell
Su for air Coth buff, my stamina was even worse than Park Go-chan’s But there was another as gasping for air more than me, and that’s Lee Hye-su
She looked like the very breath would leave her and her face was strewn in tears
On her severely fatigued and frightened face, her fear that her comrades may leave her behind was obvious
I wanted to help her but I was barely keeping up as it was
“Get on my back”
Out of the ordinary, Kang Chun-seong interfered Even with Lee Hye-su on his back he ran, leading the group
As that happened, the person in last place became me
“Hak, hak, haak…!”
It felt like my heart would explode It was to the point that I feared I would die running like this
I kept going back and forth between hoping we have a battle or to just keep running
-Meow!
Sylph’s htconsciousness back to focus
“Ah……!”
I am in awe at the view before me The flow of the small river is joined to a se surrounded with rocks and inside it, slightly hidden by the waterfall, was a small cave
“H-here…”
I was so out of breath the words didn’t properly come out of my mouth
“You’re saying we should rest here, right?”
With his physical strength buff entry level 2, Jun-h,o as in better condition than I, asked me
I nod my head
We o into the sh that as 5 people entered, it made us feel crowded
But, perhaps due to the waterfall that blocked the entrance, it felt safe
‘Thank goodness If we fight here, it will be easier to block them’
The waterfall will get rid of our body odor and stop it fro outside
The passage through the gorge is narrow so even if they attack, the fight will be easier
I un-suroup
“Let’s spend the day here”
The group nods
I un and bullet pouch disappear and collapse onto the floor Maybe it is just because of how tired I am, but as soon as I lay down, sleep floods over me
When I come to, it is pitch black
It is so dark I cannot see anything All I hear is the soft breathing of roup
As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could make out the interior of the cave
What i towards the entrance to the cave
“You didn’t sleep?”
Kang Chun-seong barely glances at me and nods his head It seems while everyone had fallen asleep from sheer exhaustion, he had kept watch all alone
I summon my board to check the time
-Name: Kim Hyun-ho
-Class: 3
-Karma: 0
-Mission: survive until the time
-Time limit: 5 days 9 hours 14 minutes
“You should go to bed now We will keep sentry now”
At the words, Kang Chun-seong immediately laid down and fell asleep
“Sylph”
-Meow
“Shh, quietly”
Sylph nods her head and rubs her face on
“Scout for me please”
Sylph nods and flies out the cave
She returns in a round It is so dark I cannot really see
“Can you draw it on my hand?”
Sylph draws a nu with a tickle, I can make out the number 271
“271 of them?”
Sylph nods her head
All of the red apes,outside and near to us They are sure that we are somewhere nearby
‘This situation is really not good’
This place we had thought to be safe was actually not that good of a spot
The falling waterfall is blocking the entrance so we cannot build a fire and because it is cold and moist, it is uncomfortable to sleep in We cannot survive for five days in here
We must escape this place
But hat ability e pierce through a net of 271 apes?
‘It’sabout it for now’
A while later, I wake the group, , and decide on our sentry order Between the four of us, we decide to each take turns of 1 hour 30 minutes
“Get up, guy”
Thanks to Park Go-chan tapping me with his feet, I’m awoken from my sleep
“Man, fuck, it’s so cold how aet a proper sleep”
Park Go-chan finishes his sentry duty and lays downaside, he quickly starts to snore
I spaced out for a good while and then kicked my sleepiness aside and summoned Sylph
“Can you go see what the red apes are doing?”
-Meow
She replied in a small voice and flies out
Sylph returns in a moment and I ask her
“Are the bastards sleeping?”
-Meow
Sylph is nodding her head
They have good night vision but they aren’t nocturnal That y
“Are they all sleeping? If not, how many of them are awake?”
Sylph draws a ticklish number 9 on my palm
‘Just 9?’
There are hundreds roa watch? It’s ht
But I can understand it There are hundreds of them and this forest is their territory They have never had to fear and so their watch is loose
‘Should I use that to e?’
I think about escaping with roup while the bastards are asleep
But that is indeed reckless
No ht by the 9 that are keeping watch In addition, we are exhausted Even if we break through their ranks, on’t be able to keep running while they chase us
‘How did it come to this?’
I had thought things were going well and according to plan
As we arrived in the forest, I had deduced that our ene water and food We were also ready for their night attack Isn’t this ood?
But alas, in the end, we are locked in this tiny gorge