episode_0085

“Cough, crunch, huh… What is it?”

As I grabbed my dizzy head and tried to get up, I felt something heavy.

“Zeke, are you okay!?”

Ker is on top of me as if protecting me.

It didn’t look like there was any serious damage, but it was a mess of dirt and dust.

When I struggled to get up and looked around, I saw that the ground had split open, as if a miracle had occurred by Moses, and the end was not visible.

‘Fuck, what is this… .’

I just hit it once, and this shit happened?

Fuck, it wasn’t this strong when I hit it with Fever Time before.

I got up with Kerr’s support.

There were no special injuries, but the momentary shock had completely weakened my body, so I couldn’t stand up properly.

‘Rupiah… .’

Lufia was still standing in the same spot she had been standing in before.

But unlike just before, when it was fresh, it was in a tattered state, as if it was about to collapse at any moment.

Lufia raises her trembling hand.

Exactly.

The fingers snapped, and time went back.

“New hero, you look quite tired. If you want, I will give you time to catch your breath.”

“……”

Lufia did not answer.

Instead, they split the ground, threw rusks into it, and filled the gap again.

Instead of stopping, they compressed it to the point where an earthquake occurred.

bang-!

Rusk’s mace broke through the ground and hit Lufia directly.

Time went back.

“New hero, you look quite tired. If you want, I will give you time to catch your breath.”

“……”

Lufia didn’t answer either.

However, this time there seemed to be no intention to launch a surprise attack.

I’ve already tried many different ways to attack, but it didn’t work on the current Rusk.

So attacking any more is just a waste of power.

‘What on earth happened to Rusk to become so strong?’

Did you awaken as the Lord of Death awakened?

Anyway, does it make sense to become stronger than Lufia?

‘The Lord of Death single-handedly killed all life, it doesn’t make sense.’

It’s not that it doesn’t make sense, but Rupiah is still overwhelmingly behind.

I, too, am quite embarrassed as I am seeing this for the first time while playing this game.

Anyway, there is only one option left for Rupiah in this situation.

Running away with me.

My body floated.

As expected, Lufia was preparing to run away.

“Are you trying to run away?”

But Rusk had already read Rupiah’s intentions.

“If you want to run away, try running away. However, it would be meaningless. There is no ‘retreat’ in this body’s battlefield.”

Lufia ignored Rusk’s words and quickly flew into the sky.

At the same time, my body rose into the air,

puck-!

After reaching a certain altitude, Lufia’s body fell.

As if I hit an invisible ‘wall’.

Ugh….

The sound of teeth grinding.

“It was because of this… . Because of that guy… .”

And a muttering sound.

Lufia looked anxious in many ways.

But time did not wait.

The mace flew from below and hit Lufia directly.

Time went back again.

Again and again.

You can’t win, you can’t run away.

Nevertheless, Lufia continued to turn back time.

I had an ominous feeling.

I had hoped for Lufia to be defeated.

Because I have to retry through Rusk.

However, if time continues to go back like this, you may be trapped in an infinite time prison.

In order to end the loop, someone must give up, but since Rusk does not recognize that time is turning back, there is no need to give up.

Lufia is in a situation where not only her life but also my life is at stake, so there is no way she would give up.

Time keeps going.

In the end, it was me who gave up.

I opened the system window.

Time independence was disabled.

If I do this, I will be able to see the end somehow.

*

*

The devil and lord of war.

The abominable being that I personally tore apart years ago is looking down at me.

“Is there any problem? This is ridiculous.”

A voice full of curiosity.

Since the devil doesn’t know my situation, he can’t help but wonder.

The person who had been fine just moments ago was suddenly breathing heavily, as if he would collapse at any moment.

[There is not enough arc.]

[There is not enough arc.]

[There is not enough arc.]

In order to find a way to defeat the Demon King, time retrograde was used countless times.

I tried every possible means, but it was of no use to the current Demon King.

In the end, the ‘arc’, which was gradually decreasing, soon reached its bottom.

“Phew… . Phew… .”

I’m out of breath.

To have a headache.

Open the system window and set the retrograde time to 1 hour.

And try using time reversal.

[Time cannot be turned back due to the ‘Block Retreat’ skill.]

I tried it just in case, but it was still impossible.

Before encountering the Demon King, when the Lord of Death awakens and meets Zeke.

I tried to turn back time, but failed.

The warning window that popped up at that time was,

[Time cannot be turned back before the ‘Block Retreat’ skill was activated.]

Blocking the escape route, presumed to be the devil’s skill.

The effect, as befits a warlord, is to make it impossible to escape from the battlefield she has created.

I can understand why it was blocked from turning it back to before the encounter with the Demon King.

But what on earth was the reason that time retrograde was blocked even before the encounter?

Before that, in the battle with the Demon King, there was no skill called ‘Block the retreat route’.

‘…Is it because there was no need to run away at that time?’

At that time, there were times when I went back to when the fight started, but I never went back to how it was before it started.

Even though it was difficult, I was able to win.

I started to feel dizzy.

I feel the unfamiliar discomfort of arc deficiency that I haven’t experienced in a long time.

After I passed level 100, I never ran out of arcs no matter how much I wasted.

Because the speed of recovery was faster than the speed of consumption.

However, due to the Demon King’s other skill, ‘War Fatigue’, all types of recovery effects were reduced.

To a level that is virtually unrecoverable.

My legs feel weak.

My eyes spin and my body collapses.

‘Zeek… .’

You would have done better.

I guess I can’t be like you either.

Sorry.

I’m really sorry.

Still, all of this was done by me,

It should be me who solves it.

Zeke, don’t worry.

I’ll solve it.

a little bit,

You just need to rest a little bit.

Just a little… .

*

*

dump-.

Lufia collapsed.

Rusk looked like he didn’t know what was going on.

I didn’t do anything, but the person who was fine suddenly collapsed.

‘Time is going back again.’

Even if you disable time-independent skills, you cannot see the ending right away.

You just don’t remember how time went back, but what you experience is the same.

But no matter how much I wait, time does not turn back.

It seems that Lufia’s nearly infinite arc has run out.

‘How much did you pay back?’

Lufia, who was fine even after rewinding at least hundreds of times, was exhausted due to arc deficiency.

That terrifying persistence gave me goosebumps.

“Tsk. It’s bland. I haven’t even started yet.”

Rusk looked at me, licking his lips with regret.

“You crazy person, now it’s your turn. Hurry and bring out that power.”

Rusk asked me to use fever time.

“That? I can’t use it.”

“…What?”

“That was the last time I wrote it. So I can’t use it anymore.”

But I have no reason to use fevertime.

There is no need to use it since you will be retrying anyway, but the bigger reason is the ‘number’ limit of fever time.

This damn fever time has a limit on the number of times it can be used.

The problem is that this count is reset only with ‘reset’.

Therefore, do not use it on routes that require retrying.

Because you’re just wasting the opportunity.

“You’re telling such a trivial lie.”

Rusk looked down at me imperiously.

I never thought there would be a heroine looking down on me other than Ryuka.

Of course, I’m not tall, but it feels strange.

“Krrr… .”

Ker started growling next to him.

Is he trying to protect me? By blocking the gap between me and Rusk.

“On the topic of insignificant subordinates.”

Rusk roughly kicked Ker away as if he was annoyed.

“Kang..!”

Ker falls out of the pick without any power.

When Lufia was robbed, how can we call Ker?

It’s just like a dog you meet on the street.

In the first place, is there anyone in this world who can stop the current Rusk?

“You crazy person, this is your last chance. Bring out your power! Otherwise, I will inflict eternal pain on you!”

“No, what should I do if I can’t use it?”

Why are we so obsessed with fever time?

Does this mean that he is a war lord and has a battle-mad attribute?

What is more eternal pain?

Even if I tried, they would just torture me and kill me.

“…is it true?”

“Yes, it’s true. really. True. fact. No matter how much you beat or fry me, you can’t use what you can’t use.”

“……I see.”

Rusk seemed to understand my sincerity, but surprisingly, he was easily convinced.

It’s finally time to retry.

Come on, Rusk.

This is a good opportunity to repay the shame of being treated like a fool by me.

Quickly break my head.

Please turn me into a pulp with that big, beautiful mace.

“If you can’t use your strength, you are useless.”

Okay, that’s it.

If you are useless, you should die.

Hurry up and kill me, because I’m no better than a bug you ran into on the street.

I was preparing my heart to face death with anticipation,

“Third. As promised, I will give this person to you.”

“…Third?”

A snowstorm began to rage in the air.

The view was obscured by the increasingly heavy snowfall.

‘Fuck, what is it again?’

The heavy snowfall is slowly fading away,

There was a woman standing in the middle of it.

“Azta..?”

Long black hair and sharp features.

Gray eyes that couldn’t be seen because they were closed in the ice.

Everywhere I looked, it was Azta, but there was a different atmosphere somewhere.

Is it because I always see naked bodies and then see them in black dresses?

Or has something really changed?

“Nice to meet you. My old friend’s companion. My friend missed you a lot.”

A completely different way of speaking and intonation than Azuta.

“…Not Azta, but the Frost Witch.”

“I will agree. People call me that. Whatever you call it, it doesn’t matter to me, so it doesn’t matter.”

The frost witch sealed in Azta’s body has awakened.

Seeing as Rusk called her ‘Third’, this seems to be one of the monarchs.

So what is this monarch?

Jump and jump.

The Frost Witch walked towards me.

“I was impressed. It’s still beautiful. Until now and in the future there will never be such a beautiful human being. Truly perfect sculpting. If I create a work with this, the greatest masterpiece of my life will be completed.”

The Frost Witch’s cold hand touched my cheek.

This time, you’re a crazy bitch with artist attributes.

There are so many different types of crazy people out there.

widely-.

I slapped the frost witch’s hand away.

“If you touch a work of art, will it be used?”

“That makes sense. I was insensitive.”

I just meant to point out this, but I also understand it.

“Get away from Zeke!”

With a sharp voice, Ker rushes in again.

The Frost Witch didn’t look surprised at all, just put her palm to her mouth and blew out a sigh.

The gushing cold air hit Ker, and he froze.

Not a dull block of ice, but a form that preserves Kerr’s sculpture.

Is this the Frost Witch’s ‘work’?

It’s like looking at a well-made ice sculpture.

With this, I can die cleanly.

Do you like it.

“Is it my car now? Now, create your greatest masterpiece.”

As I took a confident stance, the Frost Witch smiled stiffly.

“Thank you. This is the first time something like this has happened so cooperatively.”

“Because I’m a bit unique. So shut up and do it quickly, right?”

I don’t want to take any more time.

At my urging, the Frost Witch put her palm to her mouth.

Just like that, he blew the same cold breath that he had blown on Ker just moments ago.

While my body was slowly freezing, an uneasy thought suddenly occurred to me.

Rusk said he would cause me eternal suffering.

Then you call the frost witch and freeze me. It’s contradictory.

‘…no way.’

Probably not.

It doesn’t make sense in common sense.

I desperately denied that possibility.

Because if a person freezes, it is natural for them to die.

‘But this is not a place where common sense applies.’

no.

Please say no.

There is no way to escape now.

“Completed. A truly beautiful piece of work, truly a masterpiece.”

… Fuck.

Why aren’t my fucking premonitions wrong?

My body froze.

Freezing, unable to move even a finger.

But I could see ahead,

I could hear the sound,

I could even think.

I am alive.

Even though it was frozen.

A shitty game that lacks common sense.

Fuck.