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#317
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Of course, he didn’t die.
As long as there was a protective shield, it was able to withstand being crushed by a building of considerable weight.
On the other hand, even if you fall from a high place, you may not be seriously injured.
However, in cases where these two overlapped, the condition of the protective shield could not be assured.
[Shield: 7/10]
“Huh?!”
A situation where one is stuck on the floor of a certain floor.
In such a situation, chunks of concrete fall from above.
It was so fast.
I woke up quickly, thinking that if I continued like this, I would die.
Boom!
“Ugh?!”
A chunk of concrete hit my head.
The shield absorbed most of the shock, but the body shook slightly from the faint impact that remained.
[Shield: 6/10]
If you get hit any more here, you will die.
If you get buried, your protective shield will gradually wear away and you will die.
So I looked around everywhere, full of dust.
A beam of light was seen, and a hand reached out from there.
Soon, the hand stretched out and grabbed the nape of my neck.
I was pulled and headed towards the beam of light.
Where that floating body is headed.
Two women were standing.
“Are you okay?!”
It was Ines’ hand.
Luckily, the place I fell was on the 5th floor where they were.
However, there was still a sense of confusion due to the aftermath of the shock and fall.
I swayed my body and turned my head back and forth as if reaffirming reality.
It was that moment.
A huge water ball suddenly appeared and ate my body.
A sudden situation.
Just as I was out of breath, the water ball quickly disappeared.
“Cough! Cough! “Huh?”
“Si, Mr. Xian, it’s us. We. “Are you out of your mind?”
Ah, I guess it was to help you come to your senses.
There was no need to do that.
I immediately nodded and wiped my face.
There was no dust or stone dust, perhaps because it had been washed away by the water ball.
“You’re not particularly injured, right?”
“Yes, yes…” ….”
Shannon looked around my body.
Anyway, I have a shield and am wearing armor, so what difference does it make if I look at it that way?
“It’s okay. “There was a protective shield anyway.”
“Oh, is that so? Then I’m glad…….”
“But Sian, I heard something explode. “What on earth happened up there?”
“Explosion.”
Ines tilted her head.
She seemed to be asking if she was not necessarily who she thought she was.
“One of the squires tore the blast scroll. So the stairs broke and I fell down.”
“You ripped the explosion scroll? Wait, how many stairs were broken?”
“Well, I don’t know either. “Because I was caught up in the explosion and couldn’t see anything.”
Of course, it was possible to roughly predict it.
Considering that large chunks of concrete were falling, it must have been shattered quite significantly.
“But I think it was a bit broken.”
“Damn.”
“Otherwise, there is no reason for the shield to be reduced this much.”
Ines’ face turned pale.
Her body was trembling and she quickly approached her stairs.
Boom!
And she froze in front of him.
This was because huge chunks of concrete fell one after another in front of the iron gate, making it impossible to go any further.
Blocking of the iron gate, which is probably the only passage.
In fact, it was like I was completely trapped.
“Not…… No…… !”
“Oh my God… ….”
“Ha, fucked up… ….”
Ines sat down on her floor.
Shannon and I froze and stared through the iron gate.
Ah.
What should I do now?
* * *
Three men and women trapped on the fifth floor underground.
It is natural for a young man and woman in such a miserable situation to do, but—
“Please save me!”
“There’s someone here!”
“Help!”
It was screaming.
But even though we had mouths, there was no one to hear our screams.
Empty shouting only ends in the room.
I couldn’t reach anywhere upstairs.
In fact, it was doubtful whether he would be saved even if he could reach it.
Who on earth could reach a place this far away, this deep?
“Please, please, please!”
“Mr. Ines… ….”
“What are you all doing? “Hurry up and stop pushing the concrete here!”
“…… Let’s push it together first.”
Of course it didn’t work out.
I tried using my supernatural powers and even using magic, but it didn’t budge due to the large concrete block blocking it.
“It looks like a large chunk came down and got stuck on the 5th floor… ….”
“I see. It should move at least a little, but it doesn’t move at all…….”
“Go! It’s clear that it’s not moving because our efforts aren’t enough! Just like General Robert E. Lee, persevere and keep pushing!”
No, Shannon tried to work it out with her magic and it didn’t work.
Do you think it can be done by using common sense?
And who is Robert Lee again?
I guess he’s not some weird discriminator?
“Just a little more strength…” … Uh? “Why is everyone leaving?”
“This isn’t enough. “There is no sign of it being resolved.”
“But there is no other way! “There is another exit other than here”
“Nothing. So, first, let’s take a look at the entire 5th floor. If it doesn’t work, let’s try pushing this out again.”
I didn’t look at the 5th floor properly anyway.
Of course, I came and went here and there to install the camera, but I only saw it as a constant coming and going.
If you look carefully, something will come out.
Moreover, now that the main exit was blocked, it was safe to say that there was no other way left for us.
Ines nodded her head after a short silence, and Shannon, in her despair, did the same.
I immediately started looking into all the rooms on the 5th basement floor.
“It’s another measurement room.”
“Oh, there is food here too.”
“This is…” … “Is this a temporary hospital room?”
It was wider than I thought and there was more than I thought.
One common conclusion was reached.
“I don’t think there’s anything in particular… ….”
“My thoughts are the same. “It was the same when installing the camera, but there was nothing particularly unusual.”
“…… “But just in case, let’s look at it in more detail.”
I set out to find the last hope.
It was a pointless act.
In the end, we had to admit that we were trapped here underground.
I sat down and time passed in emptiness.
“…… “I’m sorry everyone.”
“… ….”
“… ….”
Then the words came out.
Actually, I was the one who brought them here, so it was mostly my fault.
“If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have asked you to go with me…… Sorry.”
Because of me, these four months have happened, and I may see bad things happen in the future.
So this was the only thing I could say.
However, the expressions on both of their faces were strange.
Rather than being vaguely angry, it was as if it was something inevitable.
“No, you don’t need to apologize… ….”
“Oh my, even if it’s hopeless, what can I do?”
A feeling close to resignation.
That made me feel even more sorry.
“No, you’re in this situation because of me…… “I’m truly sorry.”
“No. “We came here by our own choice anyway.”
“Yes, you made the suggestion. The choice was ours. “There is no need to apologize that much.”
Two women who keep denying it.
But will we be able to say that even if the situation gets worse in the future?
“And now I’m trapped…… Well, it’s not like there’s no one who would go looking for us if they knew we were missing.”
“Huh?”
“That’s right. What was explained to us. “Mari knows everything, too.”
Is that so?
When I thought about it, there were a thousand of them!
“Since you’re a smart person, if you knew we weren’t coming back, wouldn’t you go out and search for us separately?”
“Well…… Because of his personality…….”
If you don’t come until dinner and can’t eat dinner, they will definitely think something has happened.
Yes, if that were the case, it would just take time, but the rescue itself would have happened.
“But then I would have to be trapped here until rescued…” ….”
“There’s a lot to eat over there anyway, right? “Why don’t we just wait?”
“Shannon is right. “Why don’t you think of her as taking a break from teaching for a while?”
Strangely enough, it seemed like it contained what he wanted.
Anyway, the positive reality has not changed.
“Yes. Anyway, all you have to do is wait until a thousand birds come…… ! “You two are right!”
It was persuasive and realistic enough.
If I waited, I would definitely be rescued.
I restored the feelings that had been plunged into the abyss.
Considering the time I would spend here, it was a luxury to waste my emotions.
Be even a little more positive.
Be a little more sane.
We tried not to lose hope in the midst of overflowing times.
* * *
And this hope was only if the situation continued.
About a day has passed.
Things changed a little when I discovered an unusual object that I hadn’t noticed until yesterday.
“Wait a minute…… This… ….”
“Huh?”
“Isn’t it a small cargo elevator?”
A freight elevator found in a corner.
Although it could only carry a few small pieces of cargo, it was large enough to fit a person if folded down.
“But this doesn’t work…” … Uh? Does it work?”
Fortunately, it is an object that is powered by magic, not electricity.
It worked perfectly fine.
“Mr. Sian, Mr. Ines! Let’s escape with this!”
“Um…… However, the size of the elevator is too ambiguous.”
“You wouldn’t know if I had a small body. “I don’t think we can get in.”
“No! “When we saw the size of this, we also thought, “Oh, that’s not possible.”
Shannon did put her body in the elevator.
However, because of her horns and tail, she couldn’t put it in completely.
“Of course the tail… ….”
“Oh my.”
This was the same for me as well.
Maybe because I was over 185cm tall, my legs were stuck no matter how much I crumpled them.
“It’s ruined.”
“I guess so.”
Hope is gone.
Now the only thing left for us is to wait for a thousand birds or commit seppuku while reciting haiku.
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“Huh? “Can I do that?”
Hope was not completely lost.
Only one person, Ines, was able to collapse.
“How is this…?” … “Aren’t you tall, Ines?”
“What…… Because I’m 5 feet 10 inches tall. It’s definitely big. But wouldn’t he be the shortest in terms of physique, not height?”
Taller than Shannon, shorter than me.
However, because it had no horns or tail, its overall physique could be said to be the smallest among us.
“Inez, can you go out and call for help? Apart from a thousand of them coming here.”
“There is nothing that cannot be done.”
He says he is fine.
Then the rest of the story was easy.