Chapter 5
Chapter 5
SPEAR MASTER AND THE BLACK CAT 5
Fifth Episode 〜 New Power and a Determined Heart
I was able to obtain the skills <Throwing> and <Cerebral Demon Speed> .
<Throwing> I was able to understand, but as for <Cerebral Demon Speed>, I haven’t felt it so far……
“The inside of my body feels like its changing……”
My voice is excited, and it leaks out .
In this world skills seem to be acquired by one’s actions .
I pick up the torch I had thrown, and bring the flame closer to my own body, look at my feet and hands, touching my face .
Nothing has changed, they look the same .
<Cerebral Demon Speed>……
It’s an ability that raises my speed limit .
I can intuitively understand the skill, I’ll try confirming it .
“Skill Status . ”
A semi-transparent skill appears before my eyes .
Skill Status .
Acquired Skills：<Throwing＞：＜Cerebral Demon Speed＞
Permanent Skills：<True Shinso Bloodline>：＜Demonic Charm Eyes＞：＜Natural Demon Ability＞：<Torrent of Light Darkness＞：<Blood Sucking＞：＜Physical Ability Increase＞：<Magic Ability Increase＞：＜Undying＞：＜Hyper Intestinal Absorption＞
Extra Skills：＜Language Comprehension＞：＜Crest of Light＞：＜Chain Factor＞：＜Cerebral Demon Spine Revolution＞
While playing with the status screen <Cerebral Demon Speed> is derivative, it’s related to the <Cerebral Demon Spine Revolution> extra skill .
※Cerebral Demon Spine Revolution※
→＜Cerebral Demon Speed＞
→？？？
??? is the same as <Chain Factor>, is there something I can learn after this?
I touch <Cerebral Demon Speed> . I look at the details .
※＜Cerebral Demon Speed＞※
Certain conditions are required to activate .
Constant noradrenaline and adrenaline secretion are required in the brain .
Permanent brain and spinal nerve network grows and blood vessels continue to increase, explosive physical speed is obtained .
After using the skill, physical speed is drastically increased for 20 seconds .
Consecutive use is impossible, there is a 20 second time lag .
An explanation was provided regarding the skill .
So I close the translucent window .
After all it seems to be a speed increasing skill . There’s a 20 second time lag .
Even so, blood is clinging to my right hand .
I try to shake it off blood but the blood clings stickily .
“–Blood, speaking of blood……”
I observed the blood coating my right hand as I mutter quietly .
For me, this “blood” is necessary .
“If I don’t consume blood, I’ll eventually mummify . ”
Possibly, even if it’s monster blood, is it all right?
I try licking the blood on my finger as a trial .
“……Un . ”
Except–it’s delicious .
I quickly lick up my finger .
The blood makes a good feast like this……
I feel that blood is supposed to be “tasty . ”
That means, in the end, it probably effects my mind and thinking?
Probably, it will be so .
As I was able to replenish the blood, after the five days my ability will begin to fall, so it’s necessary for me to replenish to “blood” from monsters and even animals .
Speaking of vampires, if I want to unlock the permanent skill <True Shinso Bloodline> I need to drink “virgin blood . ”
I confirmed it before transmigration, and I check it again .
I touched <True Shinso Bloodline> under permanent skills .
※True Shinso Bloodline※
→？？？
The liberation condition of ※True Shinso Bloodline※, requires virgin blood .
The power of the true vampire ancestor is released by drinking virgin’s blood . In doing so the two phases evolution of “Ultimate Magical Power” is completed on this occasion .
A true ancestor suggests a founder with those words……
When transmigrating, it also mentioned the blood sucking god .
Apart from that, a simple question passes through my head .
Is only one drop of virgin blood enough?
Does the person I drink from die?
Does the person I drink from become underlings?
Or else a little blood is extracted, even if blood is sucked I may be okay .
And, it’s simple, but various question are floating through my mind .
It’ll be understood if I suck blood, I think .
Ma, first of all, get someone who is ready to die……
The first person you try to suck blood from “May die”……
So, the partner might die .
“……Haha . ”
I seize my face with my hand, and leaked a dry laughter .
I’m half disgusted with the cruel thought I had .
……As I thought, my mind seems to be changing little by little .
“Is it because I tasted blood?”
I asked the dark cave .
Of course, the dark cave does not answer .
Tsu, at this late hour . It was me who chose it in the first place .
Furrowing my brow, I open my eyes wide .
First I clench my fist tight and put power into my arm, I strike the wall next to me with my fist .
A dull sound echoes in the cave .
A small stone falls from the light shock .
My hand hurts……
There’s a trace of bright red blood on the wall where I struck my fist, cracks spread out from the area I hit .
It’s an enormous power . The power of the vampire lineage .
Though the current family is the Lucivault .
But, there’s pain in my fist, and I’m bleeding .
In order to experience the sense of pain .
……My first is sore and aches .
However, the reality is that the wound on my fist is quickly healed .
It all happens in front of my eyes, it’s genuine reality .
There’s only me in the darkness, I stare ahead into the cave .
I stretch my hand out in the darkness, again, I close my fingers into a fist like I’m taking hold of something .
And, again, when I open my palm, I make a fist .
If blood is necessary I’ll take it in .
This isn’t the old me anymore . Even more I’ll “Become Stronger . ”
In this dark place, in this unknown world, I do not change .
What I imagined, was it considerably different?
I will adapt to this dark underground world, not giving up……
“I’ll survive–”
I don’t know whether it is the result of repeated thoughts, but I felt greatly refreshed .
I grasp the torch, and advance into the depths of the dark cave .
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It showed up as 6:00 when I looked at my watch .
There’s rocks and stones scattered in large quantities here .
I pick it up .
When I pick up the stone, I try to get the feel of it by throwing it using <Throwing> .
I try throwing while running, and extending the chain .
However, the dark cave still spreads out further .
The torch light, behind…… . I wonder how long it is?
I walk while carrying such a worry .
The cave gently slopes down .
I noticed it being slanted .
I go down the slanted slope .
The light of the torch illuminates the area around me .
Hoo, it’s man-made .
Advancing along the slope, the design of the walls and floor of the cave changed .
I want to see it more clearly .
Bring the torch close to the wall, I stare .
This is certainly made by an intellectual being .
There are traces of chiseled portions and having dug .
I go down the slope touching the wall which is changing every moment .
I walk for a while, and the cave changed to a completely stone corridor .
The ceiling and floor is composed of square stones, closely packed without a gap . The stone walls are similar to Japanese castles .
Furthermore, the stone passage advances forward . Then, I discover that there’s a shelf carved on the right hand wall . A small and a finely worked artistic figure are on the shelf .
It’s similar to the ancient Egypt of earth, Mesopotamia, stuff which harks back to Sumerian civilization .
It’s surely is the trace of “some civilization . ”
I pick up the small statue with my hand, and get a little excitement .
When I was going to return the statue to the shelf, a light was seen in the back .
“Oh . ”
I leaked a sound .
Do creatures live there?
While ruminating such a question over in my head, I toss away the statue I picked up, and run there with the torch . There’s a small groove on the wall, torches are inserted into the grooves at fixed intervals .
The torch light illuminates the corridor clearly .
Gently sloping down, it feels like continuing down in a spiral .
The torch I have seems to have burn out, and I throw it away .
It’s bright here .
I descend the revolving corridor rotating around in a spiral .
But, this corridor……if it’s like an illusion like walking inside a snail’s cochlea then I’ll be walking for eternity .
There’s no fatigue, but like this, walking round and round, I’m getting tired of it .
Then it changed .
The spiral stair case which seemed to continue endlessly, in order to comply with my wish, changed from a gentle slant to a steep slope .
But, it changed too much .
Before sliding……the steep slope changes going down .
Because the uneven ground goes down more here and there it become like steps, so I go down using the steps .
A few slide down like Ishizaka, I discovered an iron door on the inner side .
An old rusted iron door .
There’s a handle to open the iron door, but it seems to be locked and no matter how much power I use it doesn’t budge and inch .
The door won’t open .
“It can’t be helped . ”
With words of acceptance, I give to iron door a kick with the bottom of my foot .
The hollow iron became dented, and a hole the size of my foot appears . A large gush of sand flows out from there . As the sand flows the force increases .
–Oh, dangerous .
The force of the sand continues to increase . In the end the iron door is defeated by the pressure of the sand and bursts open . A great deal of sand flows out then, and a fast flowing stream of sand has been born .
I’m submerged in the sand, I repetitively pierce the chain above, and somehow manage to keep my posture . But, I can’t go against the flow of the sand, it flowed down the spiral corridor so that I surfed down on my butt .
On the way, I discover additional doors—yet the river of sand doesn’t stop .
But, being the state where I’m being pushed by such a force, all of a sudden the spiral corridor came to an end .
With a *don* I fell onto the hard ground with my butt .
Itetetete .
As for the place I was pushed from…there’s no slope, on the way it became appearance like a cut corridor .
The exit makes a heavy thunk sound, it’s filled with a large amount of sand .
It’s dangerous . (Or isn’t . ) I recovered my vigor at the thought of being buried alive .
Therefore I look back behind .
And, here–
“Aah, it’s wide……”
A large space spread out there .
It’s ancient shrine-like remains .
The ceiling on this side is low but rises as it goes deeper . If I went inside the structure would gradually spread out diagonally .
Deeper in the shrine where the ceiling rises, I can see a lot of big stone pillars lined up in order to support the pressure from above .
The resemble big Greek columns at the same level as the Parthenon .
A red light illuminates the pillar .
The light of a torch .
……Mm? A sound……
A sound like a bunch of footsteps comes from the right .
I see a wall, but I hear footsteps coming from the other side of the wall .
It’s it an echo?
Judging from here, I suspect this place is the entrance of the shrine, now, I am at the position of the bottom of the round u-shape?
From where I am, there’s a space ahead, and a wall goes on to the left and right . As I though, it’s U-shaped .
For now, I look to the right side where I heard footsteps .
Let’s move along the right wall……
I approach the wall at a jog .
A relief was carved on the wall .
Eeh, it’s amazing modeling . (TN: I wanted to say something better, but that’s how the author worded it . )
A person, with long elf ears, over flowing with fantasy world elements like the short figures of dwarfs with weapons, in the relief they fought against monsters and evil spirits .
As most of it has faded away I don’t understand the details, but the color and shape barely remain .
I walk alongside the wall while observing the relief .
I arrive at the corner, and quietly face the way I heard the sound come from, I peek out and see what is on the other side .
“……”
Uwa, it’s them again .
…I understood the true nature of the group making the sound .
It’s the green monsters .
Because what they’re wearing is different from the group I saw fighting the red monster, the green skinned monsters may be another monster .
Well, it seems that group of monsters is inspecting this area on foot .
Five of them . Nope, seven, eight of them .
The group of green monsters went out of sight around the wall to the other sight .
Facing near where I poured the sand into, is it the same figure?
That many is dangerous .
Let’s be careful in order to not be found .
Because in the depths it’s a large space with the pillars lined up, I look around the left side .
The complete picture of the ruins is square, from the underside I suspect the form is UU . By way of the upper part of the large space with pillars, first of all I want to grasp to terrain . There’s no doorways when I search .
Now, the place where I am is the right wall of the U-shape .
I look to the center from here .
Ah, there’s a green monster in the middle .
It stands like a sentry between the pillars .
In this situation is it good to do a surprise attack?
But, I don’t want the group of green monster to return and it not be there .
Nevertheless, well, that green monster .
It looks just like goblins commonly found in game and movies of the fantasy genre .
“It’s small fry-ish……”
Unless it’s strong?
<Throwing>, <Chain>, and <Cerebral Demon Speed> should go well here?
However, I’ll stop in the center .
A little more, I want to see what is going on the left side .
“I can’t see well from here–”
I move my eyes to the back left edge .
Since there are several large pillars, the view is restricted .
It’s difficult to see from here, I want to understand the overall layout better .
Let’s check whether the left is safe .
Conscious of staying hiden–I detour to the left . Moving from pillar to pillar and looking around restlessly, I move using the shadow of the pillar .
There’s no torch on the left hand pillar and it’s dim .
This is convenient .
There’s only the wall in the left hand corner of the ruins, there’s nothing there .
As is I go to the upper right corner along the wall from the left corner .
Walking along the wall, moving .
A light is seen at one point on the wall . There seems to be a hollow .
Here is the inside of the upper right portion of the ruins .
Another one over there, it looks like there’s a doorway……along the wall, the red light is reflected in the shadow the center pillar, I lean in in order to hide for a moment .
From here, I’m able to see there’s a doorway from this angle .
Then, as expected .
I discover another doorway in the place where it seemed to sink in .
I feel like the group of goblins went away in the opposite direction .
Two torches are burning on pedestals on either side of the door, and two goblins stood guard there .
With this, I grasped the general location of the remaining goblins .
I see now, two of them which stand to protect the open door remain in the upper part .
Two more standing between the center pillars of the ruin where I looked a while ago .
I can’t tell from here, but in the lower ruins I assume that a group of goblins are inside the right U-shape .
First of all, I aim at the two guarding the door .
Using the shadow of the pillar, again I approach .
From the shadow of the pillar nearest to *gobu*, I look a little, and peeped out .
It’s two goblins .
They don’t wear helmets but wear leather armor . After all it’s the face of a goblin .
It’s a square green face . Large eyes are sunken deep into the face .
They have think green uni-brows but no hair .
I stop observing the appearance of the monster that’s appearance I watched carefully .
Named Gobutaro and Gobuemon .
Gobutaro has a weapon like a short spear .
Gobuemon has a thing like a club .
Of course, they don’t notice me .
I have a stone in both my hands . Two in total .
Since there’s no stones in this area, I have to aim carefully……
I *goku* swallowed my saliva while taking aim and hiding .
Focusing on the goblin closest to this side I aim for the head, I let the wrist snap do its work–and hurled it .
The stone collides with the head–with a dull sound it’s crushed .
The head of the goblin collapses on this side, and it fell to the ground .
With the help of the <throwing> skill, it went smoothly .
Again, I immediately hurl it–
I aim at the back of the other goblin’s head, but the stone veers of the mark, and hits the neck .
Chii, missed!
“Goobatsu!”
The goblin hit in the neck emits a strange voice, and collapses as a result of the hit . The aim was off but did it work out in the end?
“Hyuhhooo, it’s amazing, throwing . ”
※Pikon※ ※<Reclusive Body Hide> Skill Acquired※
A sound was heard in my head and I also saw <Reclusive Body Hide> in my view .
I must have acquire the reclusive body hide skill because I attacked while hiding .
Is such a thing learned immediately?
Furthermore, this <Reclusive Body Hide> . I’m able to use it from the moment I got the skill .
I intuitively understood the action for reclusive body for some time .
It’s strange .
However, words for “Skill” exist in reality, it’s displayed in front of me,
How does it work?
Is it engraved in my genetic blueprint?
I understand it’s a natural phenomenon . Recognized in my brain and understood .
With <Throwing> and <Reclusive Body Hide>, I accept it as a natural event .
However, I remember before the transmigration .
Different world, to the extent of being fantasy .
For me who experiences reality, I understand the feeling of acquiring and learning a new skill is natural, however there’s a sense of incongruity……
–A strange feeling .
It’s too strange, but I can only accept it .
Nodding several times, I accept one .
I try <Reclusive Body Hide> once .
I start to stoop over similar like I’m squatting .
When I use <Reclusive Body Hide>, movements are smooth when hiding . (TN:Not quite sure . )
Earlier with <Throwing> I was able to naturally throw . Like this, I can use an effective wrist snap, there’s a feeling of it being more precise .
I repeat the stealthy movements in the shadow of the pillar .
My suspicious movements weren’t noticed by the goblin between the central pillars .
So far so good I’m quietly sneaking up the place where the goblin corpse fell while rejoicing .
The goblin that had its neck crushed is still breathing . But, when I see the face of the goblin, the breathing peters out and it stops moving . From the neck of the body, I collect the bloody stone, and put it in my pocket . I got a short spear as the reward from the victim . It has no money .
The difference in the size of the leather armor is too much, I leave it as is . Because there is a dirty cloth tied around the waste with a string, I took it .
I endure the faint smell of the cloth .
Also, just to be safe, I have to hide this body .
I move it to the shadow of a pillar in the left corner……
As I hid the body of the goblin in shadow of the pillar, I advance towards the inside of the door to the two goblins I killed were protecting . I entered and immediately there were stairs going down .
I go down the stairs .
There was a passage before the stairs went down .
It leads to the lower right from the upper right corner .
From the front and back . It’s the one in front .
I choose the passage in front of me . I walked carefully next to the right hand wall .
While bending down and using <Reclusive Body> hiding, I arrive at a corner .
–I look ahead from the corner .
There’s no one there .
There’s only a similar passage, there seems to be no presence .
I turn at the corner, and advance along the small passage .
Then, I discovered a door on the left .
I can advance ahead, first, I decide to examine the door here .
I grasp the old red iron handle and break it .
It’s an old room .
There’s a strange circular silver container on the slant, a faint white light leaking from inside .
It’s probably the source of light . A magic light .
I search the room using its light .
There are clouded spider’s webs throughout . The smell of mold is present as well .
There’s a stone chair and desk, and a bookshelf further in .
Somehow or other, this place seems to be an ancient library .
The books on the book shelf have rotted away and gathered dust, so I’m able to figure this room was used a considerably long time ago .
The bookshelf is made of some kind of building stone and extends lengthwise deeper into the room .
The bookshelf made of stone was built firmly . I grasp the short spear, and look to the interior of the bookshelfs . I confirm no one is there .
There’s no one there .
I return to the place close to the entrance and sit down, deciding to take a little break .
I bite the fruit like peach I got a little while ago .
–It’s delicious . It tastes like a mango and pear were put together .
Chewing *munch munch*, I eat .
Which reminds me, I haven’t eaten anything yet……
When I look at the clock, it shows 11:00 .
Today, for the whole day, I walked and ran in the cave .
I, even then, experienced no fatigue .
Did my appetite decrease somewhat?
After all, the stamina doesn’t seem to be ordinary .
I’m free so I’d like something to read, I looked for a book .
On the bookshelf, “Life of the Arotoshu Tree”, “Sword of the Weiss”, “Baptism of Orimiru”, “Ashura Calendar”, and, I found many readable books with the title written on the cover, I stretched out a finger to the book .
–But, the moment my finger touched the book, the book quickly crumbled to dust .
It’s rotted away .
Although the words stayed readable, it was in vain .
There’s no helping it .
I give up and go further along the book shelf .
I decide to take a rest in the corner .
With my back at the corner of the wall, I close my eyes, and motionlessly for a while, I calmed myself .
Naturally closing my eyes, I fall asleep .
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“–Tsu . ”
While exhaling, I woke up .
When I check my watch it’s 3:00 in the morning .
Fortunately, the green monsters resembling goblins don’t seem to have come to this room .
Moving, there’s no helping it even if I’m here .
I have to escape from this ruins-like place .
I grasped the short spear and left the ancient library .
Again, I open an old iron door .
I returned to the small passage .
For the time being, I choose to go left .
Right is the way I came from .
The passage became wider as I advance .
Suddenly I come upon a crossroads .
There’s passages going left right and forwards .
I choose to go strait, and advance .
Then, again the passage becomes small . When I pass through the small passage, I came into a big bright hall .
A huge red curtain is raised up coming from the walls .
Oh, an emblem?
The emblem is made of three intersected bars with an ax in the middle .
–Huh?
Uhyu, there was a group of goblins further in the hall .
Moreover, their figures were *chichikuri* embracing each other .
“Ugee, oh what?”
I unintentional speak after seeing the unpleasant figures of the goblins .
Tsu, shi, oops .
“Giyago! Nu?”
“Getsu . ”
“Gotsu!?” “Ningenda!” “Why, Human gaa!””Gorose!”
“Eh……tsu . ”
My eyes swim quickly as I take in the hall . There was a passage to the left and right, in an instant I choose the left passage and use <Cerebral Demon Speed> .
I activate the skill .
–And escape .
I run . Run .
“Gunuootsu . ” “Get him!” “Oe!”
Goblin voices . I think there were nearly ten of them? I can’t look back .
I run through the passage .
Around the corner is a door with what appear to be strange old markings on it .
There’s no time to open it .
I hurl my shoulder at it–and break down the door .
I rush into the room while rolling .
There’s a shock to my shoulder, but it’s not painful .
The <Cerebral Demon Speed> runs out now .
A cloud of dust rises up .
“Cough, cough . ”
Grit whirls up into my mouth, and gives me a coughing fit .
While twisting my face I check the surroundings .
Excepting the low round column in the middle of the room–
“It’s just, a wall . ”
The room I knocked the door of down and invaded, was a circular room with mysterious symbols carved along the walls .
The pattern is countless thin lines like the veins of a leaf .
The sealed space was surrounded with a strange atmosphere .
If I need it, this is a dead end .
The effect of <Cerebral Demon Speed> already ended long ago .
“Itazooo . ” “This human, fast . ” “I found him, here-su . ”
Meanwhile, the goblins that ran after me came into the circular room .
I’m trapped .
Only three of them……can I kill them?
Short spear in hand, a stone in my pocket .
Surrounded, dangerous……
The time lag for <Cerebral Demon Speed> is just a little longer .
There’s the <Chain> skill too, I’ll survive .
The goblin smiles, comes approaching me……
I withdrew backing up .
My back leg hits the central pillar of the room .
“Long time-ro, Human . ” “Demon, guuu . ”
Reinforcement Goblins enter the room one after the other .
I put my foot up the central column, the moment my weight moved to the pillar–the ground shakes?
–Eh?
–The ground is shaking!?
No, falling–Rururuuuu–
I immediately eject <Chain> . But, the chain doesn’t reach the ceiling .
The earsplitting sound of howling wind .
Time, it’s already too late…… . I fall head over heel……
Uheeeeeee, I say such a thing .
I fall, falling .
The goblins seem to fall, too .
Serves you right, I cannot say .
Well that room .
The whole room seems to have been a hexagonal pitfall trap .
–Shit, I extend the chain to the side–but there’s no wall .
Easily, it proves right without minding it, I produced the chain .
The chain penetrates through several goblins in the midst of falling, but it was just that .
The wind blows up vigorously, I feel like my body is falling like an arrow .
I’m skydiving with no parachute .
An unpleasant thought crosses my mind .
This, if I arrive below, will my body be destroyed?
Eeeeh, I don’t want that
Chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain, chain .
I repeatedly eject <chain> many times, but the width seems considerably wide too–in vain, the chain shoots into the sky .
My body is of Vampire lineage . I don’t think I’ll die even if it’s crushed, but… it will hurt first .
It’s for so long I’m able to think to that extent, I still admire it while in the middle of falling .
Suddenly–with a *bua*, the sensation of piercing something .
I felt the sense of the air clogging up my ears . Did the atmospheric pressure even change?
This, how far will I fall……
I up the repeated ejection of <chain> .
Many times, many times, many times, <chain> is shot out, then–
A whole bunch of chain–did it get stuck!?
The chain bends and doesn’t break off, carrying me to the wall in one go . Feeling to chain for how many second, I rejoice, but, the though ends there, it broke .
–I crash into to wall with awful force .
The sound of the impact as my head is smashed, my brain shakes .
–The side of the wall collapsed .
Blood seeps into the cracks on the wall, it collapses .
Half of my left shoulder is torn off, instantly adhering, repeatedly tearing–the broken ribs are healed, the bones protruding from my chest also .
I reel at such extraordinary pain and shock several times, I completely black out . The <chain> disappeared automatically when I blacked out .
Completely exhausted, blood sprays out from everywhere on my body .
I do a nose dive in one breath .
Dooooon, dogoootsuntsu!
A dull crash resounds and echoes .
Pieces of bone are scattered .
From the shock of the impact at the bottom, my consciousness is restored, but, I was attacked by an undetermined fierce pain in my body .
As if I promote such pain, I rolled down bone mountain .
The long pit I fell from fortunately led to this “Skeleton Mountain . ” The many bones became a cushion, I fell on the heap of skeletons and while it absorbed the impact my body rolls
I finish rolling when I arrive at the bottom of bone mountain .
A twitch, my body doesn’t move .
I arrived……
I feel relieved, then, again I fainted .
After a while, how much time passed–
At last, I wake up .
“Itetete . My entire body hurts . ”
Haha, there’s too much pain .
On my chest and thigh, splintered bones stick out here and there .
From a laying down posture, I pull out bone fragments I don’t think are mine, and a sharp pain runs through my body .
Bururi, my whole body shook, and muscles relaxed .
“Guaa, sigh……ite . ”
While biting my lip to suppress the pain, I look at the wound I remove the bone shard from . Blood overflows from the wound, but the wound closes up in an instant .
I’m stunned at the recovery abilities of the vampire lineage .
“Su, amazing……”
Well, is it all right? I……
The pain is now a more common pain .
Yes I’ll be paralyzed while I recover like this .
But even if I say paralyzed, I fainted from the extreme pain earlier .
Immortal, but the sense of pain is normal .
By the way, other than such a thing, where am I?
I stand up unsteadily, and look at the bone mountain before me–
Like the remains of a battlefield and a landfill . It’s probably the bones of humans and monster accumulated in large numbers .
Just above, a huge pit opens .
This, is it the hole I fell from?
I look into the hole . Pitch-darkness .
Well, by crashing from such a height, okay, well, I was saved .
A normal human would have had their left arm torn off first, having both the chest and head destroyed would have been “Instant Death . ”
Speaking of pitch-darkness, it’s bright here .
The sources of light emit bright light, I turn to face it .
–There seems to be light everywhere .
Is there a large cauldron hanging from the ceiling by chains?
A strange orange flame burns in the pot .
“It’s totally the pit of hell……”
I look around the area but there’s only bones .
There are scattered old spears, swords, and armor among the bones too .
“Is anything here usable?”
I lost the spear I picked up a while ago .
Then, while cautiously stepping on the bones on the ground, there might be a weapon that seems usable or an armor that could be worn, the search begins .
The huge bone mountain before my eyes, there seem to be many of them, but because the bone mountain seems unstable I detour around it .
“Ooh, does the size match?”
Then I discover a cuirass that seems usable .
It covers everything above my thighs .
I attach the cuirass with green scales and red from my bloodied jeans . The jeans are bloodied and tattered full of holes, but because this fits, I decide it’s good .
It just fits .
Searching for other armor, moving bones aside, I move forward . (TN: Not really sure . )
I pick up a rusted brown sword this time .
Using the sword, I pushed a bone aside and looked .
I’m able to find armor equipment, but the only things I can find are broken things that were crushed and full of holes .
However, I found a good looking gauntlet that seemed to fit .
It’s only the right hand, but the grey armor seemed to have some green scales mixed in with a darkish firm metal on the back .
It seems to be old, but it’s better than nothing at all .
I stretch the clothe out into a string and attach it to the claps on the back of the cuirass to bind it together .
I fitted it to my wrist .
I check my watch then . The watch was broken . The face is badly cracked and the needle is bent, it has completely stopped .
Aaaaahhh, the precious light, the power of civilization……
–I should throw it away .
I throw my watch away into the bone mountain .
–The legacy of civilization, taken away!
I continue going around bone mountain .
As usual, the bone are piled up in large quantities on the ground . It was hard to walk .
Jumping ahead from the middle to walk, already playing, I decide to move .
There it is, at last!
As my jumping power also rose considerably, I was able to jump considerably far .
But, the scene continues to not change at all .
This bone place is a huge cave, it’s nothing but an ocean of bones . Where ever I look, the horizon is covered by the sea of bones .
Luckily, it’s bright so I can advance easily……
Intently, running across the sea of bones, walking, jumping, I continue .
One or two days have probably already passed .
I’m thirsty . I want water .
But, in here it doesn’t seem likely to find food or water .
Also, there are bone mountain .
On top of it, there’s also a huge pit .
There seems to be a bone mountain under the huge pit like the once I fell through .
If I can get high, I may be able to understand the layout of this place……
“Let’s try it . ”
Muttering so, I look up the bone mountain in front of me .
Yoshi, let’s do it in one go .
I put strength into my legs and run .
At first I was able to climb with a good feeling .
But, my feet are immediately caught by the sea of bones even if I jump, I’m then buried and swallowed up by a whirlpool of bones . My feet rapidly sank into the bone mountain as it collapsed and my body spilled down .
Since there’s no helping it, I advance along the side of the bone mountain .
Small bones, are crushed underfoot while I walk .
The sword I take hold of in my hand is substituted for a walking stick .
In such a way, I pass several bone mountains .
Another bone mountain……is what I though then .
Slowly, zoazoa, and, it is a group of moving people? But I saw it .
I approached .
Hm? Huh, oh, it’s a group of corpses .
Zombies . The living dead are moving corpses .
There’s skeletons made of only bones too .
I took care to slowly walk around the group of corpses .
Part of the group, noticed me .
The decomposed zombie corpses all moaned, and came this way .
Uhyu, don’t come here!
I turn my left left wrist towards a zombie, and extend <chain> .
–The aim is the head .
The chain makes a swish sound as it advances, piercing through the head of the zombie .
The zombie who lost its head collapsed weakly to the ground .
–I did it .
I was terribly idle in my previous life .
I remember that I loved drama, movies and games were zombies came out .
While remembering the scene I enjoyed in my previous life, I ejected and reeled in the chain, slaughtering the slow zombies .
But, if they were the serious heinous running zombies, I don’t think I would have such a composed attitude .
With a rusted sword equipped in my right hand and the chain in the left, I stick the sword into the head of a zombie, killing it .
As I don’t know how to use a sword, I just use it by stabbing with the sharp end .
The zombies stop moving if I smash their head, it also works on the skeletons even if they’re only made of bones . Yet, in addition to being slow, shaking and clattering, I was able to kill them by destroying the bleached skeletons with my chain .
When I finish killing several zombies and skeletons, is the source of the zombies the white fog surrounding the bone mountain? That sort of thing can be confirmed by sight .
Oi, a ghost?
That’s probably what it is, I approach and observe the white fog……
If I think it’s shaped like a person, it’s a ladybug?
It shines . Is it a group of shining lady bugs?
Why? Shining with a white light, the group of ladybugs float like fireflies .
“Why here?”
When I’m going to touch with my hand, the ladybugs swiftly moved nose diving in a fine zig-zag .
Curiously, I tried feeling around on the ground .
“Otsu . ”
On the ground there was a blurred hard to read character written on the ground .
Re, Te, Ta, Wa, Me, Su, Mu .
Different world characters . They can be read, but several placed have been worn down .
White light shines under the characters, there was a necklace decorated with big beautiful ladybugs .
The ladybugs are beautiful crafted like a work of art .
A chain of gold is on the end of the decoration .
On the backside of the ladybug, there seem to be several lines of grooves like an ordinary necklace .
However, the light just now? The fog? Sort of……
『……』
“Mm?”
When I hold it in my hand, a faint wind blows .
The ladybug pendant shined white for an instant .
“Being an insect, foreboding? For the time being, let’s take it……”
Muttering so, I hang the necklace around my neck .
The necklace stops shining then .
Leaving that place, again, I begin to advice along the side of bone mountain .
I walk determined .
The sea of bones spread out like an infinite hell .
Haa, how long will it take?
My sense of time is already completely out of order .
Only the sound of bones crunching echoes .