Keep running, I'll find a way to distract him," said Fei Fei, making a sound to get the monster's attention, in which she succeeded as the monster started running after her instead.
"She sure has a death wish," I said angrily, still running, and thank goodness I found a cave in which I hurriedly entered without thinking twice.
There were also other participants who had already taken shelter there. Some of them were already injured, while some still remained unscathed.
"They should have just told us we're food for the monster," said a young man angrily.
"We've lost a lot of our companions," said a beautiful lady with tears rolling down her cheeks freely like rainwater.
"I want to go home, I'm no longer interested in this trial, I want to live," said another.
Everyone is already frustrated by the whole ordeal. I shouldn't have joined this trial. This is quite difficult than I thought. I really want to go home too, I thought with a sad expression.
I scanned through the cave. We're just fifty in number. Where did the rest go? Are they already eaten by the monster? I thought, while trembling in fear.
"We have to think of a plan or we're sure going to die," said Fei Fei, making her way into the cave in a stealthy move.
"How's it going outside? Did you kill it?" I asked her curiously as I sighted her.
"Kill what? You think it's that easy?" She yelled angrily at me, but I'm not surprised as everyone is already frustrated.
"We're really going to die then, there's no hope," said the lady earlier, who was trembling in fear.
"You're afraid of death? Why did you join the trial then? You think it's child's play?" Fei Fei yelled, her gaze directly fixed on the young lady.
"I want to be a better person, for my family and for myself. I don't want to be weak anymore. The weak are always bullied and I don't want to anymore," replied the lady with tears rolling down her cheeks freely.
"What's your name, young girl?" I asked, my brows raised at her with sadness in my tone.
"Mimi," replied the young girl sadly.
"If you really want to be a better person, then you have to survive and leave this magic realm alive," said Fei Fei calmly as she gave out a smile.
"I believe everyone can fight, right?" asked the young man who talked earlier. Now that I see him clearly, he is quite handsome. His eyes are sparkling like the shiny stars, his rosy lips fit perfectly on his rounded face. He is huge and muscular. Definition of a hot guy and my type exactly.
What the hell am I thinking in the face of death? You are crazy, Hua, I thought as I shook my head.
"Who are you?" Fei Fei asked, her brows raised at him in anger.
"I'm Muyang. We have no choice but to face the monster and fight with it," he said with confidence.
"What? It's quite stronger than us," said Mimi with fear written all over her face.
"Should we wait till it finds us instead? It's better to do something than doing nothing at all," said Muyang.
He's right, we can't just wait for death to come looking for us, but I have no fighting skills. What am I supposed to do in this situation? Looks like I'm going to die in the first trial, I thought sadly.
"Where's your sword?" asked Muyang directly to me.
"I... I... I don't have... I," I stuttered as I tried replying to him.
"We're together and we fight together," replied Fei Fei as she gazed at me with a bright smile.
"And who are you, miss?" asked Muyang.
"I'm Fei Fei, and I agree with you, Muyang. We have to do something, and that's to face that monster," she said, now standing up with her sword tightly gripped by her.
She is so cool. Only if I have just fifty percent of her confidence, maybe I'll be good, I thought.
"Let's go, Hua. We'll definitely leave here alive," said Fei Fei, bringing me back to reality with a smile on her face.
Growls...
"It's the monster. It has found us," said Muyang with a serious gaze as he unsheathed his sword.
"I'll go out first. You should all follow after I'm out. Remember, we fight with all our might. Only then will we survive," said Fei Fei as she stared at Mimi, then me, before making an exit.
"Follow behind," said Muyang as we followed closely behind him.
We soon were out to face the ugly monster once more. Others were already fighting, but the monster was more powerful.
"What if we all lose this fight? Does it mean we're all going to die?" I thought as I sighed out of frustration.
The monster had gripped Fei Fei with its claw as she struggled under him. Its mouth was wide open, ready to swallow her whole. Others were already injured and weak too from countless fights.
What should I do? There must be a way, I thought amidst fear and sadness.
"Yes! It reacts to sound, right? I could distract it to come my way," I said with a bright face.
"Hey! Come and get me, you crazy ass," I yelled at the top of my voice, as the monster dropped Fei Fei on the floor, now running after me.
"You're going to get yourself killed. I'm not afraid to die, you moron," Fei Fei scolded, but it was too late as the angry monster came running after me.
I ran with all my might, my lungs about to explode, but soon saw myself flying in the air. My hand was deeply cut by the tree branch, with blood dripping as I crashed my back against the giant tree, coughing out a mouthful of blood.
The monster grabbed me with its claws, ready to devour me whole.
Guess I'm really going to die. But it's okay, I could be lucky and either go back to my original world, I thought as I shut my eyes tightly.
What's going on? Why is everywhere quiet? Is this monster full? I thought, my eyes still tightly shut, as I noticed going down gradually as if being gently dropped like a treasure box.
"Long live your highness," I heard a voice, but where is it coming from? Am I hallucinating now? Or am I dead, I thought, opening my eyes just to see the three-headed monster bowed before me.