Kerry kept running, almost to the point of exhaustion and losing consciousness.
Fortunately, today's "curved forward" experience was not a mere coincidence.
As her consciousness blurred and she nearly tripped, the Behind-the-scenes Path surfaced again.
32°, 73°, 123°, 421°.
She kept turning, moving in angles so bizarre that they shouldn't exist, relying on her faint remaining will and instincts to keep fleeing, escaping the cages of countless souls, the Demon's Cave serving the Evil God, and the half-alive, half-dead monster.
She stumbled forward, swimming slowly like a newborn tadpole in a world no longer belonging to humanity.
Kerry stopped not because she wanted to, but because the path had come to an end.
The girl who returned to reality was surprised to find that she had not returned to the world outside the ancient castle, and not even close to the surrounding walls that could be easily climbed.