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The woman in front of me this time wasn’t even annoyed by the monsters that were interfering with her.

As if it wasn’t a waste of time and emotion, they just mechanically slaughter the rabbits that run towards the bleeding ears.

Her red gaze and the desire contained within were completely directed at me, and she was smiling beautifully and fearfully.

Perhaps, if those gazes and smiles had not been filled with the joy of slaughter that had accumulated over a period of time that could have turned humans back to bare bones and dust, and without the madness brought about by the anticipation of it, I might have felt a different emotion upon encountering them.

“…It’s extremely unpleasant.”

Whatever the reason, Emma, who had me on her back again, didn’t seem to like the sight of me looking like that at all.

“Just hit that bitch like that, right? Master?”

“…I’m sorry, but please try one more time.”

“Don’t worry. It’s worth it because the owner fought it alone.”

Even though she said that, she would have been watching my back and fighting other monsters, but Emma spoke calmly.

It was very uncomfortable to ask Emma, who had cut her leg, such a favor, but her help was essential for everyone to escape together.

When I nodded heavily, Emma immediately moved her legs again and started running.

Toward a rabbit who had already slaughtered almost all the monsters that had attacked him with two swords.

And when she noticed us approaching, she also laughed, raising her blood-stained swords and aiming them as if to greet us.

Emma, who ran leaving a trail of blood behind, did not slow down even though she gritted her teeth as if trying to suppress the pain.

They just believed that I would do it and accepted all the pain.

A spear loaded with the weight of such faith was bound to be infinitely heavy, but at the same time I could never let it go, so I held the spear carefully and waited for just one chance.

And the moment the cursed rabbit jumped up and was about to swing the sword, he moved the hands holding the spear and threw down its weight with all its might.

The spear I stretched out from the back of the fastest running horse on earth had the power to pierce through any shield or armor at once, along with its owner.

The power was intertwined, shaking off the opponent’s swords that were trying to twist the direction of the spear with subtle movements, and moving at a speed that even she had not expected.

The blade of the spear struck sharply into her stomach as her clothes, which were originally white but stained red with the blood of her enemies and her own blood splattered in battle.

Normally, such a blow would have pierced her slender body in one go.

If it weren’t for the curse of God, which had allowed her neither death nor injury for hundreds of years.

Although she let out a groan as her body buckled under the powerful impact, the curse pushed the spear blade away and she was able to avoid the fate of death once again.

With her red eyes still shining with anticipation and the blood flowing from the wound in her ear scattering like tears, she held on to the spear that had pierced her with one arm and raised her sword with the other.

But I had no intention of letting her swing that sword.

While Emma continued to run without stopping, the spear blade, which had already torn off the rabbit’s ear once and contained a little of her blood, still did not retreat and was fiercely fighting with the curse.

I hold on to the window again, which is shaking from the friction and collision, and try hard not to be pushed away.

Unable to overcome the recoil, he clenched the spear with all his might with his hands, which were bursting and bleeding.

Rather, as the blade of the spear slowly approached her stomach again, and the sharpness finally touched it again, rather than being frightened, she just looked at it with an expression of pure surprise.

And the moment the spear blade succeeded in leaving a small wound on her stomach, she let out an exclamation of joy.

Of course, this alone will not be able to break the curse of immortality placed on her by God.

If it had been possible so easily, I wouldn’t have been so tempted by the offer of the first female warrior I met in this land.

But at least while fighting like this and continuing to drive spears into her body, it would be possible to crack the curse on her a little and weaken it for a while.

And if, as guessed, this forest from which she cannot escape is also part of the curse placed on her…

‘…They won’t be able to hold us in here any longer in our weakened state.’

As I gritted my teeth and pushed it back in, holding on to the shaky bars, I hoped that my guess was correct.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have time to look around and check for myself whether my guess was correct.

I ducked my head and barely avoided the blade she threw, and I had to do my best to keep an appropriate distance from her as she hung on the spear.

If she shakes off my spear and retreats far before the curse weakens sufficiently, we will not be able to escape this forest.

On the other hand, if I allowed her to get too close, my life might be cut off by her sword before I could even leave the forest.

The good news was that at least there seemed to be no need to worry about the former.

She kept running forward without any sign of retreating.

The cursed rabbit couldn’t control her excitement at the fact that I had already hurt her twice.

As if hoping to repeat the same experience as before, I half tried to drive the spear I had inserted deeper into her body, while simultaneously closing the distance and swinging the sword.

Her swordsmanship had already reached a level that humans could never reach, and it was extremely difficult in a situation where I had to keep the spear I usually use stuck in her stomach.

The moment I hurriedly pulled out the sword from my waist and received the blow that almost tore my throat, the swords that met each other twisted and changed direction regardless of my intention.

After removing my sword, I had to quickly twist the spear in her stomach and block it again with the spear.

I didn’t know how much longer I could endure it.

Fortunately, I wasn’t fighting alone.

“Stay back!”

Even as Emma was running through the forest with all of us hanging on, she swung the sword she held with both hands and struck the rabbit’s neck.

Although it was a sword strike that could instantly kill a decent warrior, it ended with her neck and head, which were protected by a curse, shaking violently, but that was enough to buy me the time I needed.

I grabbed her arm, bent it, and subdued her.

Even though her skills had reached a level that I could not fathom, her physical strength was still that of an ordinary woman.

If I could force her into a situation where a simple battle of strength rather than skill was important, I would have a huge advantage.

Of course, the fact that she did not let go of the knife in her hand even as her arm was twisted also showed how fierce her obsession and madness were.

In particular, contrary to when she was simply injured, she started to struggle wildly when I put pressure on her, as if it was extremely unpleasant.

“Kaaak!”

Unlike before, he even screamed in agony and struggled to somehow stab Nana Emma with the sword in his hand.

Well, every time he was resealed until now, he would probably have been subdued in this way and thrown into a cave, so if that memory remains, it may not be strange for him to react like this.

The problem was that it was making it more and more difficult to keep her.

‘Damn… the window keeps falling out again…’

She was now struggling to somehow escape my restraints, and the curse still lingering in her body began to push back against my spear blade in response.

‘Not yet? Now slowly-‘

“Owner! The forest scenery has changed from before!”

When I was getting more and more anxious, Emma shouted loudly on my behalf because I didn’t have time to look around.

‘it’s okay! Just a little more!’

Even if we are not completely out of this space yet, we can at least be confident that the direction itself is correct.

If he continued to weaken the curse and move like this, he would soon be able to return to the forest of reality.

However, one thing I hadn’t thought about was that the fact that we were trying to successfully escape this space would greatly stimulate it.

Or the beings that stay within that space.

-Ujijik…

“Suddenly, what is this-”

Emma couldn’t hide her embarrassment as the tree fell right in front of us with a loud noise, but like a centaur who received Epona’s blessing, she immediately lowered her body and increased her speed to avoid it.

Before I could really see what had happened, I heard a young druid shouting something urgently from behind.

As if trying to warn you about something.

While I was struggling to hold down the struggling, murderous rabbit girl, I could not understand the young druid’s words, but I was able to recognize the importance contained in the warning.

In the end, I took a risk and turned my head for a moment, and when I saw the scene unfolding before my eyes, I could understand why she had raised her voice so urgently.

Naturally, the tree did not suddenly break and fall alone.

Something huge had pushed it down and was roaring in rage as the tree failed to stop us.

And behind the large body, a mixed group of monsters resembling the trees I had seen earlier, as well as monsters I had never seen before, were running, trampling on the leaves on the ground.

As if he was going to somehow catch his prey before they escape the forest.