167. Day 2 (1)
Fire and divinity unleashed a mighty storm. It was as if two serpents were fighting each other to ascend to heaven.
“Why Ackerman… … ?”
“yes? Are you Ackerman?”
Shiana tilted her head and asked.
“yes. that fire. It’s Ackerman’s technique.”
there is no way you don’t know
‘Flame Slash’ was Ackerman’s main weapon, which he must have used at least thousands of times.
Ackerman seemed to have grown to the point where he couldn’t be pushed back by many priests, but that wasn’t the point right now.
Why is Ackerman fighting Bell’s forces on the second day?
According to the story, Bell’s faction is the first to occupy the center of the island. It was a tactic based on numerical superiority.
However, if that happens, there will be too many enemies.
A strong enemy becomes a common target, and it is bound to receive concentrated fire from other cadets.
In this way, Bell’s power weakens, and he joins Ackerman, who is passing by, and the two fight the remaining great battle.
‘I know this, obviously.’
From the 2nd day, the priest-type forces started fighting?
this is so ominous
No matter how you think about it, it was never a good sign.
In the first place, the priesthood is not a warlike force. He has a very defensive tendency to occupy and defend high ground… … .
I didn’t understand at all.
By the time I thought deeply about how to accept this.
Cyana threw a nuclear bomb at me.
“ah! So, do you know what Aren is?”
“yes? What?”
Shiana thought for a moment, then opened her mouth again.
“Cain, I don’t think you came to the Great Festival.”
“… … ?”
For an instant, time stopped as if the world had turned achromatic.
My head was dizzy from the shock as if I had been hit hard on the head.
What did I just hear wrong? Thinking back, it was a bombshell statement.
Cain won’t come to the great festival?
what is this again
I woke up and checked again.
“You think Cain didn’t come to the Great Festival? What are you talking about?”
“After Aren entered the tent, did Cain go to say hello?”
“Yeah, by the way.”
“Cain wasn’t even here.”
You feel the blood draining from your whole body. I also felt dizzy.
Something is terribly wrong. The flow wasn’t usually unusual.
Ackerman and Bell collided on the second day.
Cyana, who would not have come originally, participated in the Great Trial.
Didn’t Cain Abella participate in the great festival?
‘Damn it… … .’
I didn’t have to worry about one or two things, but how many more accidents are there?
Even if a nuclear war had occurred, it would have been calmer than now.
“Aren, what’s wrong?”
“Oh, my head hurts a little.”
I returned to the campfire holding my dizzy head.
He seemed to need to organize his thoughts a little.
Nuclear bomb-level accidents exploded one after another, so it was natural for the brain to become overloaded.
“hurt?”
Cyana touched my forehead with worried eyes, but the slightly growing horns must have been annoying.
It’s an amazing ability, but there was no time to be surprised now.
Because the situation was too serious.
“no. I’m not sick I have a lot to think about.”
Still, I couldn’t ignore the kind Siana’s kindness, so I smiled as if I was okay.
“yes. I see… … .”
She’s the type to get serious when I get serious. Since they had already revealed my true intentions, Shiana slumped and drooped her shoulders.
“Yes, Aren. I want Aren to tell me both of his worries.”
I wish I could share my worries.
To be honest, of course I like it too. If you share your worries with someone who supports you, the pain will decrease and the solutions will increase.
However, it is necessary to first examine whether this problem can be shared.
The clash between Ackerman and Bell. Cain’s absence. Siana’s intervention.
The reason I’m worried about all of this is because of the story. All the things that have just exploded are evidence that the world line has begun to twist.
It must be an ominous sign.
I am the only one who knows that this world is a ‘game’ story. It’s too difficult to get people who don’t even know the concept of a game to understand this in the first place.
If you explain it as a possessor, it will be possible somehow, but if there are more beings other than Acheron who know this, things will become quite complicated.
Being honest about everything is excluded from the options.
Then, after all, ‘using’ Siana’s power would be a better option.
It has already been proven that the choice to blindly exclude Siana and shoulder everything alone is foolish.
“Siana.”
“yes?”
“Are you sure Cain won’t be participating in the great festival?”
You just have to go straight through it.
The Cain Abella I knew was never the kind of guy who wouldn’t participate in the great festival for no reason.
If she hadn’t participated in the Great Ceremony, it was certain that she would have died or been kidnapped and imprisoned somewhere.
Even if it’s not ‘you don’t have to have Cain’ because the main thing in this episode is Bell anyway, she is definitely Ackerman’s big strength and in her own way plays an important role in eliminating the rest of the cadets.
Does it feel like one of the top predators in the ecosystem is disappearing?
When wolves disappear, herbivores increase dramatically. Then there will be no grass left, and the land will become desolate.
If one falls into the cycle of nature, the aftermath becomes unimaginably large.
That’s what I’m concerned about.
“Mmm.”
Shia put her finger to her lips and thought hard about something.
“I’m not sure. It’s just that I’m the type of person who entered late, and I haven’t seen them until then.”
presented a possibility.
“I see.”
“Yes. But it’s a bit strange for Cain to be late for something like this… … .”
Just like Cain, for Siana, an hour equals a year and a half. They’re getting along a bit like enemies, but not as hostile as they seem.
On the contrary, it was close enough that we would immediately notice and worry if they didn’t show up like now.
Would you like to see yourself?
Anyway, to conclude:
It is true that Cain did not appear until the end. It was uncharacteristic of Cain, and it was clear that it was strange.
However, it is unclear whether they will participate in the Great Festival.
There is a possibility that he came in after Siana left.
Need to check. Whether Cain is on Gumadi Island or not.
‘By spreading the shadow?’
no. The risk is too great.
Gumadi Island is wider than I thought, and my magical power is not infinite.
If a situation arises in which one has to fight an enemy in a situation where one’s mana has run out, defeat is inevitable.
Isn’t this the time to enlist the help of a trusted ally?
Coincidentally, next to me is a genius magical girl whose magical power is close to infinite, and whose magical power is sensitive enough to exceed that of my shadow.
“Siana. I have a favor to ask you.”
“yes! Just say anything!”
At my words, Siana’s face turned red.
“Can you find Cain?”
“Cain? Well, the scope is too broad, but worth a try!”
Considering the size of the island, Sianna’s comment, ‘It’s worth a try!’, feels so strange that even if she wakes up from death, she doesn’t know.
Either that or not, Siana walked out of the old tree with a brisk pace.
The boundary between the night sky and the rainforest is blurred.
Ackerman and Bell’s forces seemed to have settled, but there was no sign of a fight anymore.
Cyana gazed at the cosmic sea of starry light with ruby-red eyes.
“Whoa.”
Siana took a deep breath. Soon, ecstasy unfolded.
A silver aura rose from her body, and a cluster of magic power began to spread far away, like scattering stars.
Is this really magic in the realm that humans can do?
… … awe.
The emotion I feel right now is this.
Cyana’s magical power was enough to cover the island.
I was curious and checked her status window. Her remaining magic power was [4,450/5,000].
At most, he had only used 1/10 of his mana.
The more I look at it, the sadder it gets.
After a while, Ciana called out.
“I found it!”
“really!?”
Her efforts were not in vain.
I didn’t think it was possible, but Siana actually found Cain’s magical power on this wide island.
“Yes. But, it wasn’t until recently… … just came into being! Cain’s energy.”
“suddenly?”
“yes.”
Does that mean that Cain didn’t participate in the Great Trial originally, but joined after a day? Did you just pass through a warp gate?
‘Definitely strange.’
It’s very unreliable to look back. It seemed certain that something had happened to Cain.
“Where is Cain?”
“Well. it’s east It’s not far from here.”
If so, there is a high probability that they will meet during the great festival.
There was no contact orb right away, and it was not a suitable situation to move to Cain.
It doesn’t seem like there’s anything wrong with him, so it’s probably right to wait and see. It was still difficult to confirm Ackerman and Bell’s side, so it seemed good to rest for today.
“Yeah, good job. Thank you.”
“Nope! I like it when Aren asks me.”
Anyway. Would you say that the answer is very shiana? No long explanation needed.
After I stroked her hair, I made her bed. It was the skin of a hard-dried phantom jaguar.
Since there was only one bed, Sianna and I decided to sleep together.
“Sorry… … . It should be… … .”
Cyana muttered something and stroked the leather fur. He probably felt sorry.
‘Hehe.’
The first night of the Great Festival passed in subtle guilt.
* * *
The morning of the second day was bright.
A huge number was engraved with magic in the sky above Gumadi Island.
『25』
It seems to have arisen overnight.
The meaning probably refers to the number of participants left on this island.
Considering that there are 27 participants, it means that 2 people were eliminated on the first night.
It is unknown who and why were eliminated.
It might be Bell, it might be Ackerman. Or maybe another cadet ate poisonous mushrooms and withdrew.
At least I hope not as much as Bell. Bell must be awakened in this episode.
“Then let’s move, slowly.”
“yes!”
In the morning, I filled my stomach with various fruits I picked up while picking up branches the day before.
On this side, Cyana was quite knowledgeable, so she moderately whetted her appetite with sweet and sour fruits.
“What are you doing to day?”
Shiana asked brightly.
At this point, I wonder if Siana really thinks she has come to a deserted island to play. That’s how Siana looked good.
“I’m going to scout today. And we need to find food for lunch and dinner.”
I have no intention of moving in earnest just yet. Because it’s too early.
After moving around the trophy around the 5th day, I planned to move to engrave the spell for the Philosopher’s Stone.
Until then, I was thinking of conserving my strength as much as possible while others were kicking and fighting.
Anyway, the level of the competition is high, including up to the 3rd grade, so it is wise to fight only when necessary.
I was confident because it was an episode I had already experienced dozens of times. Surviving until the 7th day is enough.
“Shall we move east today? Just to see what Cain is like.”
“yes. Okay.”
Siana put on her witch hat tightly and cast all kinds of protection magic on herself.
Magic that blocks almost all elements harmful to humans, such as heat, moisture, insects, and poisonous snakes, covers my body in several layers. I think life would be really comfortable if I lived as Siana.
“thank you.”
“let’s go! Aren!”
“okay.”
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Amazon’s environment is really poor.
It’s insanely hot and humid, a tropical downpour might strike at any moment, and you have to keep an eye on the rough grass brushing your shoulders and the bugs and snakes crawling on the floor.
Once again, I respected the hyungs who filmed their survival stories there.
Following them, she was armed with a strong spirit to overcome harsh environments, but thanks to the genius magical girl, that determination was in vain.
‘Insanely comfortable.’
I was walking around the Amazon Rainforest in a dry state, as if I had turned on an air conditioner.
When an insect the size of a palm approached me, sparks flew and it was erased, and all of Cyana’s magic umbrellas bounced off even in the pouring rain.
Thanks to that, I was able to gather food in a very pleasant condition.
Shock like right now! Just like how he easily subdued the poisonous snake that fearlessly attacked Cyana.
“Aww. Aren, you must do that… … ?”
“yes. I heard somewhere that a viper cuts off its head and then buries it on the floor. And you were aiming for Siana. You must avenge yourself a hundredfold.”
I decapitated the snake with sharp fangs and carefully buried it on the ground in case it moved.
Protein is important. From what I learned from watching the video, I heard that it is better to eat protein when it is available.
“Hiyayak! Go, don’t come any closer!”
Of course, Shiana is freaking out right now.
It’s like that even after seeing all the things you don’t want to see.
I quickly peeled off the flesh of the snake, then skewered the meat on a skewer trimmed with a knife.
“The fire was lit!”
Siana quickly lit a bonfire and finished preparing for lunch.
The snake meat was being cooked to a golden brown on a skewer.
After all, there was knowledge, so it was easy to survive. Even if you just follow what you saw in the video, you will eat half of it. Thank you, bear! Tight bro!
“Don’t drink… … !”
and tasting.
The taste was very stable. Siana’s rave reviews proved this. Where did the frightened girl just now disappear?
I meditated as I chewed on the snake meat.
Deep in the east, they reconnoitered, collecting food and gathering enough materials to decorate the base camp.
Rainforests get dark quickly, so you have to return to base camp when the sun is up. Now that I’ve finished eating, it’ll be just right when I go back.
The food collection reached its goal, but during the reconnaissance, it did not meet Cain or any other cadets.
I only confirmed that the number over Gumadi Island had decreased to 『23』.
Even as Cyanna and I peacefully eat snake meat, the competition is still going on.
‘Should I check with the shadow?’
The island was so large that it was close to a waste, but finding Cain was important.
Anyway, today was going without anything special, so I decided to use the shadow.
mana: [130/171]
It’s not as good as Siana, but she invested a lot of magic in her own way to spread the shadows.
I was able to grasp the presence within about 1 km.
‘… … !’
Am I good at using shadows?
The movement of the cadets was immediately detected.
‘There’s also Cain.’
A total of five people were detected in my shadow.
Excluding Cain, the other four seemed to be chasing one person.
The one pursued is, of course, Cain.
At that moment, the movement of one person detected in the shadow stopped, and at the same time, the number displayed in the sky changed from 『23』 to 『22』.
The situation is urgent.
It was clear that Cain was dealing with some ‘crowd’ alone.
“Aren!”
“yes. Cain is dangerous.”
Shiana also jumped up as if sensing the situation far away.
We ran in the same direction as if we had promised.
Cain was not far off.
Not long after running, I was able to meet Cain, who was being chased by three cadets.
Cain hasn’t confirmed us yet.
So was the rest.
Cyanna and I are ready to intercept the cadets chasing Cain.
The moment I was about to attack, three more people were detected in my shadow.
‘bell?’
And one of them was none other than Bell Irushi.
It was hard to believe.
… … Bell was hunting Cain.