The light took me to a place unfamiliar to me. I felt so sorry and helpless to the point that I couldn't stop blaming myself for everything.
"If only I had been stronger then, surely this thing and the destruction of the world would not have happened."
Suddenly another portal light appeared. I thought it was Hanna but I was too naïve. From that light, it was not Hanna who appeared, but a monster named Crawler. The demon king still didn't give up on killing me to the point that he sent monsters into the portal. I tried to get up and go as far away from the monster as possible with my body still covered in wounds and a broken left hand.
Realizing I couldn't escape with this scarred body, I forced myself to use my eyes to find the quickest escape route and where traps could be set to stop the monster. Fortunately, not far from my place, there was an alley with piles of shelves that looked like they could be used as traps. I ran to where the shelf was and hid.
"Hey hero, maybe this body has no eyes and nose, but I can feel your mana. I know you're around here, GET OUT!!"
When the monster was right with the fragile shelf, I pushed the shelf I was hiding from which caused the other shelves to collapse and fall on the monster. I seized the opportunity to go as far as I could from the monster.
"YOU COWARD, I MAKE SURE YOU WILL DIE AT MY HANDS IN THE NEAR FUTURE!!!!!!"
For 4 days I just walked aimlessly with cuts and blood, in this unknown world without eating and drinking.
Walking between narrow alleys is like getting lost in a maze that has no way out. I also still can't use my eye power anymore because my mana is running out.
Among the alleys I passed, I saw a black shadow at a glance that looked like I was eating something. I don't know for sure what it was, but maybe I just saw it wrong because as a result of the last fight I almost lost my sight. I peeked into the alley to confirm what it really was, but the creature had disappeared. I looked around the alley but the creature completely disappeared.
As soon as I turned my body, the creature was already in front of my eyes. The creature roared loudly at me. Reflexively, I immediately used one of my skills, trying to run as far away from the creature as possible. My gaze focused towards the back, making sure the creature wasn't chasing me anymore but it turned out that my escape ended in a dead end alley.
"Long time no see a hero. Maybe last time you managed to trick me, but this time you can't escape anymore."
The lack of an opening to escape from the monster forced me to pull out my scythe and fight against it. I intend to end this fight as quickly as possible because otherwise I will definitely lose. I swung my scythe and threw a few slashes at the monster, but it was able to deflect it easily. Without giving me a pause I continued my attack by spreading gunpowder and then sprinkling it with fire magic which I released through my mouth, causing successive explosions. I jumped through the smoke and slashed the monster's body in half.
That's what was supposed to happen but when I turned my body around, the monster wasn't there even though I was sure it had slashed it. I realized the monster's presence behind me, but unfortunately I hadn't had time to move the monster first hit me so hard that I was thrown high into the air.
I was thrown far enough and landed in a pile of garbage. This time I was completely cornered and I also exhausted my strength to fight. The only way I thought of to win this battle was by using sacrificial magic but it would have a tremendous impact on my body as well. I tore off my left hand and then started casting spells.
"I myself am Kanzaki Akira, One of the heroes. With this blood sacrifice I released the remaining strength I had!!"
The blood on my hand turned into a magic spell, then a powerful magic wave hit the monster. The blood from my hands was not enough to finish off the monster. I forced my body to amplify the impact of the magic wave until blood came out of my mouth.
My sacrifice paid off, the monster's body was no longer visible and I couldn't sense the mana around me. My vision began to blur and I lost consciousness.