Episode 220 – Catharsis
I am walking now.
Without even knowing where to go.
“It’s difficult….”
Still, is this a ‘real labyrinth’?
Unlike when he was kidnapped by Odin’s eyes, there was no mention of wind rushing in from somewhere.
At that time, you could use that to specify the direction of the entrance and walk there, but this is inside the ancient magic barrier. I can’t feel any wind at all.
I thought it might indeed be called ‘Labyrinth’.
“I guess it’s going well… ?”
The only thing I can trust now is my intuition and somehow following the flow of strange magic power.
Because of this, I don’t know if I’m going in the right direction, or if I’m walking in the completely opposite direction.
It’s natural because there’s no sign saying, “You’re on your way!”
However, that doesn’t mean you can’t stop your steps. If I do that, I’ll be trapped here and die.
No matter where you go, you have to walk first to have even the slightest chance of escaping the labyrinth.
I kept walking and walking as long as my feet took me.
“… Ah.”
It suddenly occurred to me.
When making plans to climb the Tower of Babel, this is what I always emphasized to Scarlett.
「”You just have to follow where the wind flows in! Then there is definitely an exit!”
When Scarlett heard those words, she gained a little confidence.
It’s not that you’re completely trapped, but you learn how to escape.
But now… Now I can’t feel any wind coming from the exit.
“Oh….”
Scarlett… It’ll be okay, right?
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“… Han Si-woo, you son of a b*tch.”
At that time, Scarlett was cursing a man.
He was crouching and leaning against the wall, muttering and cursing in a gloomy manner.
“What is the wind… ? You don’t feel anything like that? “Did you lie to kill me, Siwoo?”
Once the thinking started to turn negative, it was gradually heading towards catastrophe.
Actually, I know it can’t be like that, but… Isn’t she originally a human being?
Even people who are unfamiliar with each other tend to become cold when they criticize someone else.
Human beings instinctively curse at someone and thereby gain psychological stability.
Therefore, now Scarlett was cursing Han Si-woo.
“While walking, step on Legos. Tap your little toe on her threshold. No… No… “You must survive, Siwoo.”
Scarlett gripped the handle of her sword tightly and her eyes flashed.
“When I get out of here alive, you have to be alive too so I can kill you…” .”
In fact, she had been spouting pretentious words for a while to hypnotize her that she was strong and strong on a topic that she had neither the skill nor courage to kill, but then she suddenly decided to show her courage.
Nothing will happen if you stay here.
Once you walk somewhere, you can face either hope or despair.
“… Good! “Let’s go!”
Scarlett stood up and looked in front of her.
“… ….”
I saw a dark, damp passageway where I could not see anything because it was dark.
I trembled and looked blankly in that direction, and when I slowly turned around, I saw that just like in front, there was only a long passageway with nothing in sight….
“Ugh….”
I felt like crying.
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That’s right. There was one thing Han Si-woo was mistaken about, and it had to do with vision.
Han Si-woo’s vision is no longer limited by day and night, light and darkness. He has been living in that condition for more than several months.
Because of that, he had overlooked it until now.
He will look exactly like himself in the eyes of others.
But of course Scarlett’s eyes were ordinary.
As a result, she was in a situation where she had to go alone in this dark labyrinth without a single light.
Relying on just one tiny light!
What? Where do the little lights come from? Simple.
A few lighters placed inside the subspace bracelet.
Of course, I don’t carry it around to smoke or anything….
The job she hopes for as a knight requires a lot of movement and burns a lot of calories.
It was carried around to warm up and eat something like jjondeugi.
It’s definitely not because it’s delicious, but for the lack of calories….
“Hot. Hot. Hot. Hot. “Hot.”
If the lighter is left on for a long time, the metal part becomes hot and overheated.
Like Han Si-woo, she was not completely free from heat and cold, but she was also an awakened person. She can withstand heat much better than the average person.
However, that is only to the extent of being able to eat hot food well, not to the extent of being able to hold on to a heated iron.
“Hot. Hot. “It’s hot.”
Scarlett walked a few steps and then rested with the lights off. She walked a few more steps, then turned off the light and rested.
“Han Si-woo… I’ll curse you. Hot. “Hot.”
She did not forget to curse Han Si-wu every now and then.
Still, the good news is that no monsters have appeared yet.
Now that the only light she has is the light of a lighter, it is difficult for her to respond properly when an enemy appears.
“f*ck you… ! Please make sure it doesn’t come out… !”
She prayed.
Then, did God hear her prayer?
“Keee!”
Did he just listen and not grant her wishes?
A group of green dwarves and goblins appeared.
“Huh… !”
A startled Scarlett put her hand behind her back to pull her Zweihender from her back, then remembered that she had put it inside her subspace bracelet.
It was because of Han Si-woo’s advice.
The labyrinth is narrow and has the shape of a maze that is blocked on all sides, so if you use a weapon with a long reach, such as the Zweihender, there is a possibility that you will be blocked by the walls.
So, it is a good idea to bring a short weapon that can only be used in the labyrinth.
When I think of those words, I feel two short axes strapped to her waist.
Han Si-woo said it didn’t need to be that short, but… Still, I thought that if I was going to bring something short, it would be better to bring something completely short, so I brought two short axes.
A weapon that looks more like a throwing weapon than a melee weapon.
I slowly grabbed her handle and took out a bag.
The feel of the wood is definitely different from the handle of the sword.
“Whoa… Phew….”
Sweat started to flow from my forehead and down my cheeks.
A few goblins at most. A monster that normally poses no threat even with bare hands.
However, the current special circumstances made Scarlett dangerous.
Vision not properly secured. Monsters that have been strengthened several times due to the demonic energy that fills the labyrinth, and unfamiliar weapons.
‘How many?’
I stretched out my hand holding the lighter, but because the light was weak, I could barely see the one animal in front.
‘I can feel at least 3 of them….’
The goblins that can be seen are quite well armed.
Although he does not have iron armor, he is wearing tough leather clothes and holds a shield and a short sword in each hand.
‘If it’s like this, there’s no problem.’
Even though he has become several times stronger due to demonic energy, he is still a goblin. It’s not a big problem.
It was a monster that could be killed by just kicking it from the outside, so now all you have to do is hit it with a few hits with an axe.
“… ….”
The index finger and thumb of the hand that was holding the lighter were painful as if they were going to be cooked from the heat of the fire, but I couldn’t show it.
Although the situation was already advantageous, I couldn’t even hand over the initiative to the goblins.
‘I have to go in first! First, you have to kill the one in front to start… !’
As Scarlett was about to run towards the goblin, she realized she had made a foolish mistake.
Huuk─.
The feeble flame of a lighter is different from a flashlight or lantern. At least it is different from a torch.
If there is anything similar… Yeah, maybe it’s about a match.
What the two have in common is that although they are convenient, the flame is weak.
And those feeble flames.
“… Ah.”
With one violent movement, it goes out very easily.
As I moved to rush in, the lighter went out in an instant, and the whole world turned black.
Perfect darkness that we can never adapt to because not a single ray of light enters it.
In the midst of it all, Scarlett didn’t even think about turning on the lighter again.
The darkness that suddenly came upon her and her own foolish behavior caused her to panic for a moment.
Instead, other thoughts invade her head.
How far have I rushed forward now? The distance from the goblin was about 4 or 5 steps. At what pace did I run?
All kinds of anxiety made Scarlett even more confused.
‘If I swing an ax now, will it hit me? How long is this axe? How tall is a goblin? At what height should I swing it….’
However, unlike her hard-thinking mind, Scarlett’s body, already in a state of panic, behaves as it pleases.
Wedge!
I ended up swinging the ax at random.
‘I missed it!’
My heart sank.
‘I have to turn the lights on again….’
I thought about it later, but perhaps I applied too much force due to tension, and all that was left in my hand was the completely shattered remains of the lighter.
There are a few more lighters inside the subspace bracelet, but there is no way I can take them out now.
Woah!
The sound of a goblin making large movements.
Judging by the swaying wind and the shape of her sound, it appears that she is stabbing her sword quickly.
And in this situation, the area that a highly intelligent goblin would target is none other than….
‘… Neck!’
I quickly twisted my head, and just in the nick of time, I felt the cool touch of a sword grazing my neck.
“Ah.”
This is a strange thing.
Normally, in situations like this, my heart would pound and I would panic even more.
Did I lose my mind a little while living with Han Si-woo?
Strangely, little by little, my mind began to calm down.
No. It would be more accurate to say that my mind was preoccupied with something else.
The feeling you get when you avoid an attack using only your other senses, without being able to see anything.
That was dominating Scarlett’s mind.
The tension of desperately trying to figure out the enemy’s movements and attack lines without being able to see anything.
If the reaction had been even a little late, the knife that would have been stuck in the neck passed by along the side of the neck along with a cool sensation. The inexplicable pleasure.
Catharsis.
I wanted to feel that again.
“… hahahaha.”
Probably because of Han Si-woo, my head is a little messed up.
Thinking so, Scarlett, with red eyes flashing, swung the axe.