Chapter 36
Barely Escape
Translator: Masakibluei
Tap Tap Tap .
The sounds of wet footsteps approaching . Slowly and surely .
Do you really want to use this strategy?
Is it okay to do it this way?
I bite my lips to hold my anxiety .
At the same time, I keep looking at the direction where the sound comes .
-----Tap Tap Tap
The end of the passage is being lit by the candle . The monsters which are lurking in the darkness are not visible yet . Everything will be fine . This is the right strategy . I try to reassure myself .
-----Tap Tap Tap
I have to pay attention to Erin too .
She is trembling inside of my arm .
In order to calm her down, I squeeze her shoulder .
------Tap Tap Tap
Just according to our plan, we are hiding close by the passage . It will be fine .
We curl to each other and conceal ourselves inside the ivy plants which are growing around the wall to hide from the monsters .
To avoid being detected by the monster, I have to hide our presence . A little bit more…
Activate skill
<<Stealth>>
Tap Tap Tap
Something emerges from the dark .
Something green? Or blue?
It looks blurry, I don’t know what it is .
Tap Tap Tap
The sounds of wet footsteps are coming and going .
What is that? Is that a frog??
The body of the monster is being reflected by the candlelight . The surface of the skin is covered with something wet like mucus . The monster that looks similar to a frog is walking calmly with its two legs . It may not be right to call it a frog because it can walk properly . But if you look closely, the leg is thick . The legs look like pure muscle . If that thing jumps, it may be able to reach 10 meters height .
Is it twice as big as us?
The eyes are very large just like the size of a human’s torso . But the arms are very small . It the same size as my arm .
It walks with two legs just as the 16th floor horse-man, but the impression is completely different . The horse-man looks more similar to a human but the frog looks more like a beast . I cannot sense any intelligence or any sense of order from the beast . The beast probably acts by instinct .
Tap Tap Tap
The frog beast comes really close to us . It was within the reach of our hands . It walks veeery slowly . Please just quickly go away . I can feel my heart is beating louder as the beast is coming closer . The sounds are very loud . If it comes any closer, it will find us! No matter how hard I try to suppress it, the sounds won’t stop .
No . This is not my heartbeat . This is Erin’s .
I slowly turn my head to look at her . Erin is trembling really hard and her eyes are dead . This won’t work . Even if I use all my concentration to increase <<stealth>>, we will still get found out!
Even though I gently press her body, Erin won’t stop trembling . Her mouth is open and she is about to scream out of fear .
Get a hold of yourself!
I really want to shout at her but it will not do any good .
Without any choice, I forcibly close Erin’s mouth with my right hand . Immediately, a very small scream of ”Hyaaaa” is resounded in the palm of my hand . Instinctively, I feel like I want to knock Erin down .
I feel the same, you know?
Just hold yourself . Do you want to get killed?
No matter how hard I hold her, her tremor is not showing any sign to stop .
My palm gets wet from her saliva and her voice is about to break out . Tears are starting to form from her bright red eyes . This is impossible . When I feel like giving up and turn forward, the frog beast has disappeared . The frog beast turns left and slowly fading into the dark .
When did the frog beast pass us by?
Meanwhile, Erin has gone limping and pass out .
After confirming that the frog beast had gone away completely, I release my hand and start to breathe in relief . The sound of my violent breathing can be heard .
“Let’s go, monsters are coming from behind!”
I stand up quickly and pat her shoulder . A wet gaze is directed towards me in responding . At first, I thought she will complain about how rough I was when I covered her mouth . But her response was completely different .
“I cannot do this . ”
Following my suggestion, Erin stands up but she looks like she lost all her spirit . The usual bullish and strong girl is no longer here . Hearing Erin whines make me a bit anxious .
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How many days has it been since we came to this current level? 3 days? 5 days? Or maybe a week? No, maybe it has been only 24 hours .
In this place, there is no sunshine . The passages and rooms are lit by candles in this 20th floor dungeon . There is no sense of time at this place . Whether it is morning or night, there is no way to figure it out .
In such a situation, it is quite depressing to continue wandering around the area that does not look safe . It is evident that without adequate rest, our physical and mental state will go downhill .
“It looks fine here . Let’s go to sleep . ”
“Yes . Don’t worry . If I sense the monsters are coming closer, I will wake you up . ” I gently pacify Erin who is already lying down and wrapped in a blanket next to me .
When her mental state is still unstable, it is better to treat her with more care . As much as I can, I choose more encouraging words when I speak with her .
“I understand . Then I’ll go to sleep . “
“Good night, Erin . ”
“Good night . ”
After that, she covers herself completely under the blanket to block the light of the candles . It reminds me of a hermit crab that hides under the shell to run away from the terrifying outside world and withdraw into a safe space . While looking at the hermit crab which is leaning against the magic staff next to me, I also sit down in a similar stance by the wall . Honestly, this is terrible . I also already at my limit . I want to close my eyes a little bit and rest for a while . In order to be able to sense any approaching monster, <<Search Enemy>> skill has to be activated all the time .
In order to keep activating <<search enemy>> and <<stealth>> at the same time, I have to be on guard while sleeping every day . If I did not do this, we would have been dead by now .
No . Even if I survive up until now, tomorrow I might be finished . My body feels really heavy already . I'm so exhausted .
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