53 – jump over the surface

“Heo-euk…! Heo-euk…!”

ㅡChuck, chuck, chuck

There was a loud rattling sound as armor and weapons collided behind him.

When I glanced back, there were black knights chasing after us at a terrifying speed.

“sh*t….!”

“What’s so fast?!”

this is out of line

He had chosen to flee considering that the enemies were heavily armed and relatively slow-moving undead.

pestilence. At that speed, let alone run away, I think I will catch up soon.

“Tsk…”

I clicked my tongue a little and raised the speed of the staff.

It’s been 30 minutes since this hide and seek started.

I’m starting to get short of breath.

ㅡPing, Shuuuk!

The sound of another bow string being bounced from behind echoed, and the sound of arrows flying through the air was heard.

While I was contemplating which way to evade, a gust of wind blew.

“Crossing Wind!”

With a single sentence of incantation, the flying arrow and the wind colliding with the body.

ㅡKujijik!

The arrow hit by the wind is bent and pierced to the ground.

It was magic fired by Maharet, whom I was carrying.

“I’ll intercept the arrow, keep running.”

Saying so, Maharet once again loaded mana into his hand.

I smiled bitterly at him and braced my legs.

‘I’m sorry… but I’m almost at my limit now…’

My body was fatigued to the limit because I couldn’t sleep for three days.

The march lasted about 4 hours,

And, to the sprint that continues for 30 minutes.

My stamina was already burning beyond its limits.

He clenched his teeth to clear his dizzying vision.

It shouldn’t be like this.

It takes at least 3 hours to go from here to the base camp where the professors are.

My stamina stat is not high enough to continue sprinting for 3 hours.

It will probably collapse after an hour or so.

‘And… I shouldn’t even take those guys to the base camp.’

They are the ones who killed Professor Bligh, who is said to be one of the greatest geniuses of the previous generation.

I can’t even imagine what kind of mess it would be if those monsters reached the base camp.

‘The best thing is to get away from this forest.’

But… how?

The speed of the enemies is faster than expected, and the stamina is showing the floor.

Moreover, the opponent is the undead.

As long as their heads aren’t cut off or their hearts pierced, they don’t get tired or collapse.

‘Damn it… what should I do…!’

“Wind Arrows!!!”

ㅡWheei! Whoops!

While diligently rolling his head, Maharet shoots down the flying arrows again.

Perhaps because of her characteristic wind magic, the wind blows incessantly around us.

ㅡPallang…

In the middle of that wind, something came into my field of vision.

It fluttered in the front pocket of Maharet’s cross-body bag.

It was none other than a map of the forest, detailed in detail.

I ran while staring at it fluttering in front of my eyes for a while, and soon found something in it.

Something that might be a breakthrough in this unanswerable situation.

‘The canyon of the Mutangang River…?’

About 200 meters away from the current location, there was a canyon with a huge river called ‘Mutangang’.

The height of the gorge is about 40 meters, and the gap between the canyons is about 11 meters.

‘This is…!’

If you can reach this point, you can jump over the canyon with Blink and get rid of the undead who are stuck in the canyon.

After running the simulation several times in my head, I shouted at the golden sun that was running in front of me.

“Geumtaeyang! Run fast and fall into the side road! I will attract them aggro!”

“What?! Then what should you and the princess do?”

“There is a way! Stop talking and act!!”

“Damn it! Okay!!”

Following my words, Golden Taeyang exploded his leg muscles and quickly took a side road.

I shouted loudly so that the eyes of the enemies would not be drawn to him.

“Here! Corpse bastards!!”

As the golden sun quickly disappeared over the green trees, the undead knights sped up.

Inevitably, I had to increase my speed accordingly.

“Ha… ha…”

My breath is getting tighter, and my lungs are sore like crazy.

As I continued to move my feet with my tired eyes wide open, I began to see the edge of the gorge in the distance.

“Ra, Raiden! Ah, there’s a dead end ahead!!”

“I know.”

When Maharet, who was sitting on my shoulder, saw the canyon, he exclaimed in amazement.

I gripped her fluttering body tighter and fixed it.

“Now, wait! What are you trying to do…!”

“I will jump over that canyon.”

“Yes, yes!?”

“Hold tight.”

The end of the gorge was getting closer.

Down a huge gorge, a far-off precipice caught my eye.

Did you say 40 meters…?

If you fall, you will definitely die.

Even if there is a river flowing below, wouldn’t it turn into well-ripened strawberry jam the moment it hits the surface of the water?

Cold sweat ran down his forehead.

I caught my breath and prepared to take off.

The remaining distance to the jumping point is about 5 steps.

opportunity only once.

‘f*ck, I don’t want to die in a place like this.’

Stepping on the last remaining step, he jumped vigorously into the air.

“Kyaaa!!!”

Maharet is frightened and let out a shrill scream.

I don’t care, I stare at the other side of the gorge.

Even though I was tired, my balance did not break when I ran. It was a perfect jump.

A distance of 11 meters, jumped 1 meter, so the remaining distance is 10 meters.

It’s a perfect fit.

Now all you have to do is use Blink…

“Blink×10”

ㅡFajik

As I chanted the chant, my vision flickered and my body moved.

The place where the body moved is, of course, the other side of the canyon…

…..what?

Why are you still floating in the air?

Clearly Blink was activated, but our bodies were still floating in the air.

what is this…

What caught my bewildered eyes was the other side of the canyon, about two meters away.

The distance was not enough…?

Obviously, the distance was perfectly measured…?

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Just before the bouncing body stopped resisting gravity and the fall began.

A familiar mechanical sound rang in my ears.

ㅡTitling!

[Use the skill ‘Blink’ 10 times!]

ㅡ Beep Big!

[There are only 8 remaining uses of the skill ‘Blink’!]

[Modify the number of uses from 10 to 8!]

ㅡTitling!

[Use the skill ‘Blink’ 8 times!]

Blue windows passing by in front of my eyes.

It was only then that I remembered the fact that I had just used two blinks to block the arrows that were flying towards Maharet.

oh sh*t

f*cked.

The body’s levitation stops, and the body tries to start the falling motion.

At that, I threw the body of Maharet I was holding onto the canyon with all my might.

“Raiden…?”

She mutters my name as she is thrown by me.

“Flee quickly-“

To that murmur, I couldn’t answer to the end.

Because my body started plummeting down there.

The blue sky was reflected in my vision for a moment, then quickly receded.

—-Raiden…!

I wonder if I can hear Maharet’s scream, but soon it goes away again.

The wind hits the body fiercely, and the feeling of tremendous speed circulates throughout the body.

Cutting through the atmosphere, I advance toward death at a rapid pace.

Below me, I see a river that flows calmly.

Probably, my body will turn to mush as soon as it collides with that water surface.

Seeing the sense of speed that feels fast and the surface of the water getting closer and closer reminds me of the last memory of my previous life.

Come to think of it,

Even then, I fell and died.

Damn, same ending twice… damn…

It was the notification sound in the status window that brought me back to my senses, which had been hardened by panic.

ㅡTitling!

[The number of uses of the skill ‘Blink’ has been charged 1 time!]

[Remaining number of uses (1/10)]

[1 hour 29 minutes 59 seconds until next charge]

I stared blankly at the blue window that appeared in front of me and smiled dejectedly.

f*ck, what’s the point if it’s charged now?

The acceleration of the body has already stopped, and there is only less than 4 seconds left before it collides with the surface of the water.

In this situation, what can I do with just one blink?

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Just fall down and follow…

…….

….Wait, isn’t it?

Thoughts passing through my mind for a moment.

…..What if I don’t reach the surface?

For every outcome, there is a process.

For example, ‘swing the sword.’ If the action is the result,

Before the sword is swung, ‘grab the sword.’, ‘raise the sword.’ This means that there are intermediate process values such as

The same is going to happen to me soon.

‘Go into the water.’ Before obtaining the result of ‘collision with the surface of the water.’ There is a process called

And this ‘collision with the surface of the water.’ In the process called, my body will become like a tomato thrown against the wall.

……But if

What if you could skip this intermediate step?

‘It collides with the surface of the water.’ Skip the process of

Only ‘goes into the water.’ If only you could get the result…?

My accelerated body will come to a stable halt in the water,

It won’t collide with the surface of the water, so it won’t become an open tomato.

‘then….!’

‘It collides with the surface of the water.’ The way to avoid the middle process is simple.

Right before my body touches the surface, I use the remaining blink to skip the surface and go into the water.

I clenched my teeth and opened my lethargic eyes.

The sleep that is approaching before you know it.

Because of facing death, the senses stand up dozens of times more fiercely and sharply than usual.

Opportunity, this time only once.

‘Ah f*ck no matter what,’

—-It’s not like dying the same way twice.

Water surface comes within jump range.

0.02 seconds before my head crashed into the water.

I memorized the chant correctly.

And at the same time…

“Blink×1”

ㅡFajik

vision flickered.