Chapitre 41: Trial of the End (4)
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Whoosh!
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"Heal!"
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[Phase 2 Completed]
[Phase 2 Survive for an Hour... Complete]
With phase two being completed, the monsters had finally stopped flooding through the holes. Only one monster was left and the group sees it.
Whoosh!
Nash moved right away and use its speed to put an end to it.
The monster tried to defend itself by running for more seconds but with Nash's speed and strength, he swiftly cut its head in one slash.
Slash!
"Hahh..."
Nash took a breath as he wiped the sweat formed on his forehead. He look at the monster and quickly put his sword back, seeing that the monster was now dead.
the group be seen also doing the same thing as they took a moment of rest and use the time for resting. As they breathe, they watch the monster's corpse lying everywhere.
Although the monster's corpse had a foul smell, the group was just relieved happy that they survive that hour. All of them was having a relieved expression as they moved their head towards where Gin is.
The group saw him slowly descending on the ground but his expression couldn't be determined due to his bloodied face and body.
Thud!
Yes, when Gin landed, the group watched him like he was a bird that had been shot by someone. All of them are having the same thoughts of Gin playing with them but after a few seconds of seeing him not standing up, they were scared to death that they sprinted towards him,
Nash, who had been observing Gin's movements after the second phase ends, swiftly run towards him. Even though he is the farthest from the group, he was the first one to reach Gin.
"Gin..." Nash spoke weakly as he picked the almost dead, appearance-wise, Gin.
"What took you so long?" Gin asked as he was covered with blood all over his body, "And, I can move just fine now. I just need someone to help me get up."
So let me go..." Gin said as he struggled to break out from Nash's grasp but he just can't.
'Just how strong is this bastard? Gin mused inwardly before continuing, 'Sigh ok. Support me them.'
Gin eventually stops breaking out as the two close their distance at the upcoming group.
"Come on. I'll use my magic to wash all of us." Kisha, who just came, spoke to the team after all of them have grouped up.
The group agreed and encircle Gin. A few seconds passed and Kisha joined in, seeing that all of them are properly placed. She began to wash everyone using her water element with the element forming above the group.
Them, it washed the group after it falls down from above.
After five tries, the group was washed yet the stink was still there but they don't care for it now. The group thanked her for it and Kisha answered them happily.
"No problem," Kisha spoke with a smile and the group all smiled back at her.
But it turned serious when another screen appeared in front of everyone.
[Final Phase is starting]
[…]
[Phase 3: Kill The Enemies]
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Everyone focused on the screen at their front, intently looking at the word 'final'. They're other meaning if you put the final in a sentence but in their situation, the word final men the ending of the trial.
But instead of being happy about it, it made them feel as the monsters that would come at them are only three.
Not a wave or a number that had many numbers but three.
'Three? I think this three is strong...' Gin mused inwardly as he thought what the three was being implied on the screen.
His face suddenly turned hard when a thought resurfaced his mind, 'Is it the monster we saw at the start? Well, if that is the case, why would be there three of them or it isn't?'
Not finding an answer, Gin slightly glanced his head in Nash's direction and use him as some sort of clue. he squinted his eyes to see if there is something to see but he only saw are calmness.
The calmness in Nash's expression, like nothing, was happen was enough to make Gin reassured. It was far by his usual expressionless face that Gin was so sure that Nash was really calm.
Gin felt relief before he proceed to talk to his group, "Attention. Yes, look at me. As the screen said, this will be the last one."
"I'll be supporting all of you this time and all o you,.." Gin paused as he formed a smile on his face, "... Will give your best now."
The group smiled back but it was far from having a relief one that weirded Gin out.
Nash, who had been holding Gin. finally, let him go as he fidgets his fingers at his sword's grip. It didn't escape Gin's eyes as he felt Nash was waiting for the right time to ask something, so he decided to make the first move.
"What is it, Nash? Is something wrong?" Gin asked he felt weird watching everyone's movements.
Nash instantly stopped fidgeting and faced Gin as soon as he was called. At the moment, the group was having the same feeling as Nash as they wanted to ask something to Gin too.
"Are you ok Gin? I mean, in a good way. You said you will take the flood of monsters on your side for half an hour, which it didn't happen as it turned into an hour." Nash paused but a slight worry was visible in his voice, "Nothing is happening at your insides, right? Like body pain, head pain, or anything that hurts."
Gin could only give him a smile on his answer but he felt scared at him inwardly, 'T-this guy is on point... Are you able to read my mind now, regressor?'
"I-I'm fine, like I said earlier, I'm good." Gin answered but he felt that one wrong move would make the group worried so he improvise by shaking his arms, making them think that he was good on the outside, "Look at my arms, it's moving well right? Ahaha… ah…"
Seeing his also flawless acting that almost fool the group, they felt even more worried. Thanks to Nash, all of them now knew what kind of condition does Gin has right now.
They wanted to help him but with this little preparation, they just can't. They began to understand why Gin wasn't saying anything to them as it would be a problem but they thought that after the trial, they could help him.
'We have to finish this quickly.'
The group was having the same thoughts inside their minds.
With the timer going down, Gin just use it to relax his arms until someone talked inside his mind.
'You lying son of a bastard. You only have ten percent of your soul energy that you accumulated from a week and saying 'you're okay?' O spoke with its usual monotonous voice, 'I bet you're really hurt in your head, especially near your eyes.'
'Yeah, so what? What, should I tell them that I really am? Do you know what would happen if they become worried?' Gin asked O in an annoyed tone before answering, 'They'll lose focus on this trial, you shitty god.'
'Geez, why do you sound so angry? I just watched you from the whole time, right?' O spoke with a question.
Hearing O's feigning ignorance about what he is implying, Gin continued with a more annoyed tone, 'My attribute hurts like hell. The same could be said on my inheritance. Why didn't you tell me this earlier? For the record, I wish I thought about it before coming here.'
O was silent after hearing Gin's words, before saying, 'Heh. Yes. It will hurt really bad. When you used it in an irresponsible manner, but to tell you about it? Hehe, where's the fun with that?'
[Final Phase is Starting]
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[Phase 3 Kill The Enemies] [0/3]
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[Start]
'O!' Gin irritatingly shouted inwardly.
Unlike Gin who is irritated by O, the group had their full attention to the task and surroundings.
They patiently waited at the three monsters that the screen had mentioned.
Yet, nothing was happening.
No loud or running footsteps, no screeching sound was heard and no sight of a monster was seen,
Nothing.
As the silence continued, they felt anxiousness growing. They knew three was their enemy yet not sigh of them was showing up which. Still, they remain calm and watch the strangeness of the situation continue.
Tak!
Finally, after the long silence, a footstep could be heard vibrating at one hole. Seconds passed, it became two and three.
It was making a sound but it wasn't running.
The group felt that the three were just walking.
After waiting for a few more seconds, three monsters had finally come out from three holes. It continued to walk towards them in a majestic manner.
Tak!
It continued to walk with the group having a clear vision on their form as if it's a body of a human but taller.
On the left side is a monster that had gauntlets on both of its hands with an armor of a tanker. At the right was a monster that had a big brown scythe on its back with small sickles at its sides. And in front of them is rather a familiar one,.
Tak!
The group remembers what happened to the man that provoked it.
Tak!
Just a simple slash and the man's head was not connected to its body, clearly seeing the reason behind it.
Tak!
It had a head of a crow with claws on its hands.
But as they continued to walk, the group felt something different from them.
Gin finally stopped throwing words at O when he felt something wrong in his surroundings. He moved his gaze from everywhere and saw the three monsters that the screen had mentioned.
Tak!
But even though they're far away, he could feel strong pressure at the three and knew that he wasn't the only one feeling it.
'Oy oy, why are you now stronger than the last time?' Gin said inwardly as he turned his at the monster that was familiar to him and his group.
The group slightly shivered with sweats formed on their forehead as they continued to feel the monsters, emanating their disgusting yet powerful pressure.
Tak!
They wanted to move and fight.
They wanted to finish the trial quickly so that Gin could rest well but they felt their legs were stuck on the ground, stopping them from moving.
Nash was also having the same feeling. He expected that the monsters would not be this strong. It would be easy if he was someone from the first timeline, like slapping someone from the face but he just can't.
He knew he was too weak to handle the three monsters even with his group formed.
'Are we really too early?' Nash asked himself s series of thoughts entered his mind, 'But, If I didn't do it, something may—No… It is my fault. Maybe Gin was right. I am rushing things… but If I didn't do it… Shit! It's a mess...'
Tak!
It was unlike himself but he was slightly shaking due to the pressure but he still readied himself.
Tak!
The group also followed but was reluctant to fight as they were really afraid. Still, they believe in their group and were about to run at the monsters when a voice was heard on their back.
"Ok, change of plans." Gin spoke as he let out a faint sigh on his mouth, 'They're just going to die if only fear was the only thing inside their minds.'
Gin glanced half of his head at Nash and saw that slight fear was visible on his face. He saw that the thing happening was something Nash wasn't expecting.
"H-huh. W-wait Gin, you can rest now we can handle this." Jia stuttered after hearing Gin speaking.
Even though Gin didn't tell what the new plan is, she knew where this is headed. She thought that it is it was absurd to let Gin fight again. It was already his two times fighting at the front.
Adding more to it would be taxing.
Tak!
Gin looked at her, trying to hold back his laugh as she sees her face. He mused, 'Handle my ass. look at your movements... Even though you love fighting, you could also feel it.'
Gin let out a sigh in his mouth and was about to speak on O when the god itself interrupted.
'No. I will not tell it, you bastard.' O interjected, 'I'm telling you that you're really going to die this time. I'm serious about this.'
'I really couldn't understand you.' Gin mused inwardly before a faint smile formed on his face, 'You just read my mind right? Tell me what is it. I remembered those words and we discussed this thing. Hmm, real soul is it?'
'…'
Gin felt he hit the right words as O felt silent after saying it.
But instead of answering that he is right, Gin told his honest feeling by saying, 'O… If they die then I'll die too. Come on tell me. We are out of time.'
Tak!
'No, you're just worried about them. Fuck, ok…' O spoke in an annoyed tone but with still an impassive voice before continuing, 'If you die Gin, then I'll kill your group instantly. I'm not kidding.'
'Heh. Don't worry I will be okay.' Gin scoffs, 'So, what is it?'
After the wait, O said, 'Yes, it is called real soul. It is much different from the soul you are using now as it was only the energy of it. It is where your soul refreshes. Real soul is much more powerful but... using it may endanger your life. Worse case... you'll die if you use it repeatedly.'
Tak!
Hearing O's response that felt really wrong, Gin felt silent for a moment before replying back, 'Die... huh. I think I already felt that once, O.'
After the talk between O, Gin began to look at his group and revises the plan inside his head before saying, "Listen up. I'll hold two monsters at the front and right while you all will take the left one. Use whatever you have there to kill the monster, understood? And no buts."
"But..."
"I just said no buts, right?" Gin said with a stern voice.
Tak!
Seeing how serious Gin is about their situation, the group was only left standing and stayed silent. They knew it was their fault for Gin to have this choice and all they could do is nod.
The feelings inside them were slowly transferred onto Gin and can't help but think the word death inside their head.
Seeing the expression on their faces, Gin formed a frown and said, "Di you really just think that I'm going to die? I said I will only hold those two not killing them. And, I only said it because I can hold those monsters with ease."
Gin paused as he formed a reassuring smile, 'So, I'll be fine."
Tak!
Although they felt the smile was true, they can't help but to not smile back. They just look at Gin wordlessly.
The group then agreed and turned their focus on the gauntlet monster.
As they turned around, Kisha muttered something under her lips that only the group could hear, "You always say that…"
The group started to run at the gauntlet monster but all of them are waiting for Gin to change his mind.
Glancing half of their head in Gin's direction, they felt betrayed when they saw instead walk slowly towards the middle o the scythe and claw monster.
After finally closing the distance between the gauntlet monster, the group glanced at Gin one last time.
"We need to end this fast. I have a bad feeling that Uncle may do something crazy, although he is already one." Jasmin spoke with all seriousness.
"You're right…" Nash said in a low voice before the blade of his sword started to turn fire.
The others also positioned themselves in the right place.
Thud!
Seeing the group, the gauntlet monster let its hands down before it started to run towards them.
Whoosh!
Nash, who is at the front o the group, also started to run at the monster with the others on his back following him.
"Sword Fire Art."
Nash muttered the words under his breath before he jumps at the monster. Seeing his movements, the gauntlet monster uses its weapon and defends itself from Nash's attack.
Boom!
"Hi… Do you monsters talk?" Gin asked the two monsters as he waved his hands at them.
But, what Gin received was only their dead stares and frozen movement.
After the two stopped, the scythe monster gets its weapon from its back with the clanging sound of its chain. The claw monster also position itself as it showed signs of sprinting at Gin.
Whoosh!
Not a second later, the monster didn't waste more time as they began to run fast, thinking that Gin will be their opponent,
'Shit…!' Gin cursed inwardly before opening his eyes widely.
[Reading All Domain]
'I'll use this again...' Gin said inwardly before getting his bow placed on his body.
As he hold his bow, he started to run, not towards the monsters, but away from them. He was also running away from Nash and others as Gin didn't want the two to focus its attention at them
Clang!
He knew what he had to do right now. It was buying time for his group.
Cadeaux
-- Cadeau
reçu État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
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