In his unconscious mind.
System reloading...
( System online )
...
" Daddy where are you?!!"
"Uncle?!! uncle?!! where did you go?!!"
Why are they soo noisy, don't they know that an old man like me needs rest the most?
"Hey, stop shouting"
Why do I suddenly hear a young man's voice, it looks like mine? Maybe, because of my sleepiness. Oh! it's hard being an old guy.
Suddenly, the voice stop. Sometimes, complaining is good when you know where to put it.
He sneered before he sleep.
Why do I feel soo energetic? I felt that i am back to the old me back then. I felt clarity when I am thinking, and I feel breathing is easier now.
Now, this is sus?
On a lifeboat, a young man was laying on it, because the lifeboat was very large that it can accommodate five full-grown men. On his side was full of bags with the unknown things inside.
The young man was very lean, he is more like a girl than a boy because his muscle density is soo low. If he has a slight bulge on his chest then calling him a girl is not as hard to believe as calling him a boy.
Fortunately, he has his bulge in a different place.
"Wait?!!"
Just when he sits back, flashes of memories attack him. Heaven reaching wave, flaming ship, two girls struggling to activate the lifeboat, and him being struck by lightning.
If I was really struck by the lightning, why am I still alive? Oh, wait?
"Whose body is this?"
Looking at his hands, dainty comparable to the hands of a girl. There was not even a callous on it just like this was a body who don't know what hard work was.
Just when he was in Delima, he heard a sharp scream on the far left.
Just when that scream was processed by his brain, he felt his body move. Even though it was sudden and his brain was still processing the voice. His body remember who it was.
Someone flashed in his mind, the girl who smiled very sweetly at him and always gave him the strength to move forward even though it was getting hard to move.
"I am so stupid, how can I forget my only daughter. I'll never forgive myself if she was hurt in any way"
His body was starting to ache due to his lack of strength.
I don't know why but I seem to be back from my old self. The me back then who had almost no strength and always reading books.
But that is not important right now. This body better does his job before my daughter had bad happen to her.
On the far front, he saw his daughter. Tear faced Emily on her front. They were facing a bug.
But also not exactly a bug.
Helbert's eyes widen at what he saw, just looking at it far away made his legs weaken a little.
He pumps more strength into his shaken limbs to hurry up before it's too late.
" Jenneva, Emily run toward me, hurry!!"
When he was just half a field away from them, he gave all his strength to shout because he felt he was too slow. He figured out that it was better if they just run toward him.
The two girls notice him from far away after he shouts at them.
"What are you looking at, just hurry that damn bug is coming at you"
The two look back and find that the bug was running toward them with his 6 limbs, his mouth was twitching like it was already imagined it eating the two.
The two scream together and without any hesitation on accelerating in his direction.
But it was no use, even though they were running toward him. They too were also slow, not just because they lack of strength in their lower body but also due to the sand.
Running across a sand surface is more taxing than running a cement street.
So the big bug was only a dozen steps away from them, it was even salivating like an animal who didn't eat for a few days.
His face became ugly after looking at that distance, even though they were now closed. It was still not enough. He need to be faster, but it was impossible for him.
His body became younger in exchange for his strength.
He can already see the future where he sees his daughter laying in her pool of blood and blank eyes.
No, please someone help me. I don't want to lose anyone, not her, please. I already failed her, not now! Please, someone, HELP ME!
Ding•
( Due to desperation of saving someone, the host learns {Acceleration} )
Without any more semblance of sanity, he only wants to reach that place faster than anything else.
His will to save his daughter helps his body and activates a skill that will be useful to his future plan.
"Jenneva hurry!!"
"Leave me, go Emily. Please take care of my father for me"
"No, I'll never leave you behind"
" But my leg, it hurt like hell"
"Just run!, Just run!"
Grabbing her bestie's hand to stop her from doing a stupid thing. Emily notice the sissy in front of her was running desperately toward them like his whole life depended on it.
"Hoy, Run! Why are running toward us?!!"
But that man was not even listening to her, No. He was soo focused that his ears block any sound. His brain was fully focused on one thing and he will do anything to accomplish it.
Just behind Emily, she was hearing the sound that scared her. It was the sound of metal clanging each other and an arthropod's limbs steps.
That sound brought cold sweat to her body, she look at her bestie and also notice horror the same as she had on her face.
But it didn't waver her will to bring her bestie to her safety. So she tighten her hand on her bestie and shouted.
" KEEP RUNNING "
She was running desperately, Jenneva also was running like crazy. Even though panting heavily, you can see the deep will to survive in the eyes of the two.
" Damn it, Someone! Help us! "
Someone, please help us, even if you are ugly, I'll marry anyone just to help us right now.
Then her face froze, and she heard a jumping sound on her back. She look back and saw the bug on Jenneva's back, ready to pierce her from behind.
At that moment, she felt the world dim. The time seemingly was slowing down.
She wants to do a thing to help her bestie but in this slow world, she was also slowed down.
Maybe it was her adrenaline that cause this, if this strange feeling was not like this situation then she might cherish this moment but right now, this moment. She just wants to close her eyes because she doesn't want to see her bestie impale right in front of her face.
" Uncle, where are you?!! Your daughter is about to be killed right now!!" In frustration, she can't help but shout all of it.
Just when she close her mouth and close her eyes, she saw a shadow dash out from her side.
And then just blood...
She saw blood flash in her field of sight.
She look at that person back, even though it was slim. She felt that she saw him and Uncle the same.
...
Daddy, I'm sorry if I can't be with you anymore.
Just like Emily, Jenneva looks at her back due to the jumping sound.
Because she was behind Emily this whole time, the bug was targeting her the most as she was near.
Her eyes, dim a little like she was hopeless. It was because the bug was about to impale her from behind.
That pincer seemingly was shining through the light, she can already imagine the pain when that blade pierce her body.
Just when she was about to close her eyes, she saw someone in her front. She felt the security in that slim back, even though it was different from what she remembered.
She felt the emotion of the person in front of her, the will to carry the world just for his daughter and protect his only family in this world.
She can't help but call him
"Daddy!!"
" Cough! You damn, bug, How dare you scare my daughter"
Helbert has miraculously arrived on her front.
Even though he saves his only daughter however he can't save himself.
In his stomach is a bug about a half a human-size was impaled on his body. The pincer was wiggling on his stomach making him vomit his blood.
Like a dam, his lower body was flooding with blood. He can even see some feces and undigested food.
His body was breaking apart, he was even crying badly.
The pain was so bad, that he can't even imagine anything more painful than this.
To stop the wiggling of the bug, also to stop it from going away he grab the pincer even though it was sharp.
With blood and saliva flowing out of his mouth he suddenly heard someone call him.
"Daddy!!"