Chapter 86: It Hurts to Be a Hero (4) (1/2)

Chapter 86: It Hurts to Be a Hero (4)

After waking up inside the spring pool, Chi-Woo checked theevery day

[Purification process of the body in the works… 99]

“Ah” He gasped as soon as he saw the number It wasn’t even 98, but 99 He al with hiot out of the pool a little disappointed He repeated the same routine today as he did yesterday He prayed, ate, drank, and exercised Judging by his biological clock, he believed thathis dinnertime exercise, Chi-Woo found a path that he hadn’t seen before until nohich was surprising since he had run at least a hundred tio this way?’ Without hesitation, Chi-Woo entle and s on a flat surface Furtherood place to do a sprint While thinking that he should take this path from time to tio?’ Chi-Woo wondered Then he ca up his senses His shuddering body was screaet out of here at once Chi-Woo whirled around and looked where he had co up this steep slope, he had reached the upper floor without even realizing it, lulled into a false sense of security because of how easy the path was to run on

“Ah…”

He froze and heaved heavily, feeling a tingling in the back of his knees like they were going limp Memories of what had happened before assaulted him—he’d been chased by a mysterious monster until he fell, rolled down to the bottom floor, and cried

‘No’ Chi-Woo shook his head Although he had trained hard for many days, he still lacked the abilities to take on this h his physical stats had risen from rank F to E, it didn’t really make a difference; he would be shredded to pieces without ever landing a finger on thisHe had to run, but his body didn’t listen to hihts, he was paralyzed The fear he had faced before was now chaining hi him

[Get a hold of yourself!]

If Mimi hadn’t shouted, Chi-Woo would have stood blankly until the ained enough senses to run back down the path he had taken

“Ahhhh!” He dashed forhile screa He was so stricken with fear that he ran without thinking until he no longer felt the monster’s presence with his synesthesia Like Hawa had told him, it seemed the monster was unable to come down to the lower floor Eventually, Chi-Woo saw a faed to stop himself

“Huff! Huff!”

He collapsed to his knees and leaned his head against the wall His whole body was soaked in sweat, and he couldn’t even breathe properly It wasn’t just the running He was as petrified as the first ti that he had barely escaped death again His hands trembled, and his back burned up from the memory of the pain he had suffered in the past

‘The tre, but his vision was also wavering as well Chi-Woo closed his eyes He felt chills spreading through his body as he re his back sliced open He had been in denial, but he had to adain, afraid of dying Chi-Woo was frightened of this monster

He pretended to be fine, but it was a facade Chi-Woo was hu one of them He tried to convince himself that his encounter with the monster was one of the h, yet the monster that just threatened his life was no spirit, but a monster It was a s his special abilities held an advantage over; it was a monster that could kill a weak human like him any time

‘What…’ Chi-Woo clenched his hands into fists ‘A down his lower lip What was the point of running every day, drinking holy water, or going through the purification process? When he was just going to run away at key moments like this? No, he wasn’t even able to run away If he had at least run away of his oill for the sake of his future, he wouldn’t have felt such a deep shame as he did now Earlier, he hadn’t been able to escape because he was so stricken by fear He was too afraid of being hurt or dying

[Have you ever pierced someone with a weapon like this sword?]

Ru Amuh’s words suddenly came to his mind

[Or have you ever been pierced?]

Chi-Woo opened his eyes wide, his pupils violently contracting He gritted his teeth and reached out for a sharp rock Then he lifted it high to strike his own arm

“…”

But he stopped with his arm in the air He couldn’t bear to strike hi pool would heal hi It was as expected After all, if one gave weapons to people from Earth and told them to hurt themselves, how many people would be able to do that? Most would hesitate to even pierce their thigh with a needle That was how an ordinary person would react, and Chi-Woo had been just an ordinary man The proble the onto the stone in his hand

“fuck!” Eventually, Chi-Woo threw the stone ahile cursing Everything was going wrong

[But you came back as a hero So, you must become one]

Like how Giant Fist was the first to sacrifice his life, he had to be a hero, too

[If he dies, he dies]

[It was Giant Fist who chose to come to Liber He has to take responsibility for his choices, and I a here]

Mua Janya had walked to the altar without hesitation, saying it was her turn now Unlike these two, Chi-Woo couldn’t take a little pain, , realizing what a pathetic joke he was In his current condition, it felt like he wouldn’t be able to escape froled

‘I…’ He couldn’t do anything on Liber With his head low, Chi-Woo whimpered Mimi couldn’t find the words to say as she looked at the sorrowful Chi-Woo; she was able to feel his feelings in real time In retrospect, it had always been like this Obstacles after obstacles ca, another obstacle blocked his path like it had been waiting to trip hih that was the kind of world Liber was, it didn’t change the fact that it was cruel

[You can’t break down Noyour situation is, don’t give up Haven’t you co up to this point?]

Mimi offered so

“It’s so…,” Chi-Woo wanted to add, ‘Easy to say’, but forcefully sed his words It was he who had chosen to coret his decision now, he only had hiainst the wall and closed his eyes again, helplessly tightening his fists For a good while, he si at all

[User Choi Chi-Woo]

Miht words Silence stretched and smothered the area as ti, Mi she hadn’t felt before It was rage An ie came out of nowhere and overflowed in Chi-Woo’s heart It was a pure rage without a hint of regret or resentment mixed in, and it wasn’t aimed at the monster or Mied that he was such a helpless, stupid idiot