It's getting hard to move; I'm tired.
The big one with horns on it's forehead looks like the boss of the pack.
It appears to be hiding it's breath and observing.
I'm in a pleasant nervous state right now.
They have the power to overpower me, They have the claw to tear up any kind of monster, and fangs to pierce to any kind of armour.
Is what Finn thought.
The boss was cunning, He didn't lower his head.
The Direwolves stared at Finn, A vicious creature standing before him, wanting to gnaw at his flesh and bones.
I'm terrified, Not knowing what to do next.
「You have received a gift, Would you like to open it?」
The message appeared again.
"Fine, I'll accept!"
Without further-ado Finn has accepted.
Knowing he will die anyway, why not accept the gift for a change.
『 Unpacking「 Gift 」please wait a moment..』
"Why is there a cooldo-!!"
Without finishing his sentence, an immense pain was felt.
Finn arm bloodied crimson red, Sharp teeth; Slowly piercing my inner flesh, was an unpleasant feeling.
"ARGK!!
『「Pain Nullification Lv 3」is activated; Suppressing pain...』
『 「Pain Mitigation Lv 4 」is activated; Reducing pain...』
『 Users can block pain at will, are incapable of feeling pain or are highly resistant to the physical pain of any kind, allowing them to think clearly and continue to move despite a grievous injury. Users can think clearly, continue to move, ignore torture and generally function in situations where the pain would disable a normal pers-. 』
'Shut up!'
"Hgk!"
Finn forcefully raised his right arm and prepared a fist.
"I'll give you one best shot!"
『 Hit Lv1 is active 』
'BAM!'
Finn merciless straight punch; Collided with the Direwolf tough skull, I felt the top of it's skull crack and in a split second, It felt disgustingly good.
The direwolf released its mouth; whining in pain.
This is my chance, Finn managed to prepare himself; and tried to run away from the pack.
The Direwolf bite is still throbbing. My left arm is devastated. I'm losing blood, Anymore of this I'll die from blood lost. I need to patch this up fast.
Finn was determined to spare no effort.
'I can't die like this...!'
"Uo ~~~~~~~~~ n!!!"
The boss of the pack howled!
It was the start of the chase
『「 Tranquil mind 」was disabled due to exhaustion..』
It was disabled..
「 Finn, keep running! The gift unpacking is almost over. 」
A light female voice resounded in my head, My head is all fuzzy, I'm starting to hear voices..
「Finn..」
Hmm..
I looked behind my back and saw 4 Direwolves gradually closing in.
I need to think! Think, think, think, of a way to escape!
『 You have learned a new skill!「 Conceptualization Acceleration 」』
『 Accelerates the thinking process, prolonging the user's available perception of time.』
What's up with the gain of skills, I always get a new skill when I'm faced with danger!
『「 Tranquil mind 」can't be activated due to exhaustion..』
『 「 Concentration 」can't be activated due to exhaustion...』
『 「 Conceptualization Acceleration 」Has been activated.』
Only one perception skill worked this time, I need to make full use of this skill; It's just a matter of time before it's deactivated again.
「Finn!」
The light female voice resounded again in my head calling my name, Finn was deeply annoyed.
"Shut up!!"
I can't think straight, I'm in a tight situation right now. I don't have time to be talking to myself.
「Ah!! Sorry..」
What's up with that response... It's just like a normal response of a normal human being; Most of the time, The system should be tight shut, If I said "Shut up". Could this be a human?
I'm dumbfounded and accidentally let out an excuse.
"Pardon?.."
「But please just this once, Let me talk..」
"You're real?"
「Please refrain from speaking Finn Theraph, It'll quicken the use of stamina」
Crap, She's righ- He?... How should I address It .. Well let's not mind that. I'm currently being chased by wild dogs just to get eaten for Exp. I can't afford to lose my composure.
She has a female voice, I'll just address her as 'F' for now.
『 Stamina :
: 0/30 = Green = Physical Stamina, The first phase.
:30/50 = Red = Mental stability, Last phase, going to my limit.』
『 Warning reaching to your limit; Once your MS reaches 0, You will collapse .』
'I'm almost out of juice!'
「At your front you will see a pathway, When you enter inside, Go left and you'll be able to locate a room, Enter it and you'll be able to see a lever, Pull it; It will slow them down, At the meantime you should collect the Gift I sent you, I reckon It will help.」
'F' speech was getting faster and faster, She could tell from my situation that I don't got much time left before I collapse.
As much as I want to ask about that, so called 'Gift' of hers. I'll just stick to her plan, Hoping It would save me from my own death. hopefully..
***
She's surprisingly right, there is a pathway upfront. I dashed between the narrow tunnels and quickly made a sharp turn to the left, The room!
I looked behind my back and saw the Direwolves 40 meters away. I saw a ton of boxes stacked up beside me.
「 The boxes! Use it to block the way!」
'BAM'
'Clang'
I obeyed and kicked one of the lower boxes, causing It to fall and crash behind me. The sound of falling boxes following the sound of metal cluttering noises.
I successfully set foot in the room.
"Huff.. Huff.."
「 Finn, The lever!! 」
'Oh right!'
I scanned the whole room for the lever.
"Found It!"
I found the lever near the doorway where I entered into, It kinda looks old.. What happens if It breaks?!
「 Pull the Lever! 」
'CRNGK!!'
I initially pulled the cold rusty lever. Good thing it didn't snap
.
It made a distorted creaking sound, It sounds like the interior mechanism of the lever was activated.
'Rattle Rattle~~'
The next thing I heard was a rattling sound that must be the chains, connecting to the door. The metallic door was slowly closing in.
Can't this go any faster!
The Direwolves rummaged through the boxes and hurriedly went through my location.
Just a little more!
"GRRRR-----"
*Woosh!!*
"Crap!"
One Direwolf miraculously made inside the room. It looks fatally wounded, The whole body is covered in blood , and there's a small dagger impaled on one of it's thighs.
"GRRRR!!"
They really wanna kill me that bad huh?
「 Get ready for combat Finn! 」
"I know!"
The Direwolf striked first, Using it's wounded legs, It forcefully pounced, but I dodge it, It's more slower, but it's still a D-Class monster. I should not let my guard dow-
*Woosh!*
"Crap!!"
It pounced again, I wasnt able to dodge it. The wolf is now on top of me. It's claw piercing my soft chest. I'm trying to hold it's leg using my two arms, to avoid it biting my head apart.
My injured arm is throbbing anymore of this, I'm gonna die!
We are both weak.
'Arghk!'
The claw is slowly deepening, My arm is bleeding a lot. I need a weapon..
I gazed around my surrounding in search of a weapon.
Bingo!
There's a small dagger between it's thigh, I let go of one arm in reach of the dagger, At the same time the wolf tried to bite me with it's fangs, Our faces a meter apart.
I stared unto it's pupil.
It's eye full of sorrow.
I pity it..
"Hgnk"
'WOOSH!!'
The wolf whimper aloud as I thrust the dagger into it's red neck. The Direwolf powerlessly collapsed on top of me, The floor was painted red.
「 Finn! Good Job!! 」
"yeah.."
'Huff..'Huff..'
My arm.. I can't move it.
I'm all worn out. I want to take a break.
'BANG' 'BANG'
It's coming from the other side of the door.
「 Open the Gift Finn! 」
"Yeah yeah.. I know"
Oh yeah, talking about the gift.
Finn was visibly confused, not towards the system that was helping him; but towards the unpacking of the gift.
"Hey, Why does it take soo long just to unpack a single gift?!"
「 Oh, that....hahaha~~ Sorry ~ (╥﹏╥) 」
'TRING'
『 The Gift is ready. 』
"Okay, Let's open it"
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< Fin Chapter 6 >