After receiving the senzu bean for his party, the world regains its color, and the time ticking like normal once again.
*Bang!
A pitch black sword could be seen blocking the energy-charged limb. And Kuro was the one who wield this sword.
"Sorry to make you wait... I'll accept your fight. For this is me; 'Kuroi Tensa Zangetsu'. " Kuro said while clenching the sword in his arm.
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Meanwhile...
A long white-haired youth in his mid-twenties were running frantically in a maze, his complexion was pale, weak was his body.
Every step he took was full of desperation, as if his destination was his last hope.
And every breath he exhales there's a faint mist on it, green in color. It was the poison that he got from his last fight.
His clothes were bare, leaving only his teared-up trouser left. Even a beggar have a better clothing than him!
After walking, running, and jumping all this while, his energy finally ran out, hollowed 'till nothing is left except its container, his body.
But that's fine!
Because he finally saw a camp in the distance!
"Hey, can you hear me?" Shiro shouted weakly while walking towards the camp limply.
"Hey!" A person suddenly appeared behind one of the trees nearby, surprising Shiro for a little while before regaining his composure, and said:
"..Can you help me, my party stuck in the floor below, ca.."
"What's the payment?" Without much discussion, the guy cut Shiro's speech, but he didn't mind.
"I can give you money! And sword! Everything! As long as you can save my party below."
"Is it?"
"Yes!"
As they were having their conversation, a sword suddenly stabbed Shiro from behind, blood burst out from his abdomen!
Black was its color!
"You!!!"
"Has nobody told you to not let your guard down in the dungeon... And, do you think we would believe your story? Looking at your clothes you are even poorer than the beggar on the side of the street!
You and your party are just an idiot thinkshink highly of your skill but no observation given to your enemy!
Even you did not realize that the poison in your body has long since spread out to every blood you got!
What an idiot!" The guy said whilst shaking his head.
Shiro fell to the ground, face first, his situation getting worse in every second, and right now he's dying.
Looking at the guy who stabbed Shiro from behind, the guy suddenly said something:
"You really are ruthless aren't ya? "
"Yeah, if Ottar saw his circumstance, he would assist him immediately."
"You seem to trust him that much... But don't forget, he's very loyal to goddess freya after all, so this mission is a first and foremost for him."
"True, but he could also save this guy teammate while also going deeper and finishing the task, but that's just too troublesome and would make our time longer in the dungeon, so I killed him."
"You and your impulse behavior, it could make us getting killed anytime you know... Saru."
"Tch! Back at you! Who seems to have fun watching him slowly die in front of your eyes... Damn psycho!"
The guy just smiled and gestured the guy who stabs Shiro to leave with him, leaving Shiro to rot in the dungeon by himself.